Name___________________________Date_____________Period______ Polynomial Functions Fill in the value table, sketch graph, state the degree, and give the number of turns in each graph. a) b) X Y X Y -2 -2 - -1 -1 0 0 1 1 c) d) X Y X Y -2 -4 -1 - 0 -2 1 -1 2 0 e) f) X Y X Y -3 -3 -2 -2 -1 -1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 g) h) X Y X Y -2 -2 -1 -1.5 0 -1 1 0 2 1 2 3 i) j) X Y X Y -2 The number of zeros determines the number of -2 x-intercepts on a graph. - The number of direction changes correlates - with the degree of the function. -1 -1 End Behavior: the way a graph behaves as and . - - Local Maximum: the coordinates of a turning point when the point is higher than 0 all points near it 0 Local Minimum: the coordinates of a turning point when the point is lower than 1 1 all points near it 2 2
Name___________________________Date_____________Period______ Polynomial Functions X Y -4 - -2 -1 0 Fill in the value table, sketch graph, state the degree, and give the number of turns in each graph. a) b) X Y -2 - -1 0 1 c) d) X Y -2 -1 0 1 2 X Y -2 -1 0 1 X Y -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 X Y -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 e) f) g) h) X Y -2 -1 0 1 2 X Y -2 -1.5 -1 0 1 2 3 X Y -2 - -1 - 0 1 2 i) j) X Y -2 - -1 - 0 1 2 The number of zeros determines the number of x-intercepts on a graph. The number of direction changes correlates with the degree of the function. End Behavior: the way a graph behaves as and . Local Maximum: the coordinates of a turning point when the point is higher than all points near it Local Minimum: the coordinates of a turning point when the point is lower than all points near it