Name:

____________________________________________________ Period: ____________ Date: ____________________________

1.7 POLYNOMIAL END BEHAVIOR STUDENT NOTES

Review: Determine the degree and leading coefficient of the following polynomials:
-
-

f ( x) = 6 x 2 - 8xO 3
+ 5 - 4x g (t ) = 1 - t -O t 2 j (n) = 4n2 + 10nO 4
+ 3 + 3n3 - 9n
Degree: 3 Degree: 2 Degree: 4

Leading Coefficient: -8 Leading Coefficient:

-

I
Leading Coefficient: 10


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Tb
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h( x) = 5x8 + 3x5 - x 2 - 4 x - 8
Degree: 8
s( w) = (4w + 5)(3w - 4)
2
p(b) = b2 (2b - 7)(3b + 1)2
Degree: 5
-
.

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2b
Degree:


Leading Coefficient: 5 Leading Coefficient:
12 Leading Coefficient:

Degree:

18

Leading Coefficient:
Objective: To determine the end behavior of a function, if a function is even or odd and use this




information to help me sketch a graph.


2
How many “ends” of the graph are there?_________
2
So we will need to write ____________ math sentences to write the end behavior.
approaches
X
Remember ! → −∞ means _________________________ X approaches
! → ∞ means____________________________________________
to
- as

What is happening to -
a What is happening to
n
this graph as ! gets this graph as ! gets
negative? negative?
What is happening to What is happening to
this graph as ! gets this graph as ! gets
as
positive? - as
positive?
v
u
So we write: as So we write:
)
-

As ! → −∞ As ! → −∞ flex → as
fcx )→ - as
,
As ! → ∞ As ! → ∞ → as

f- G) → as
-

,

What is happening to What is happening to
this graph as ! gets this graph as ! gets
negative? negative?
What is happening to What is happening to
this graph as ! gets this graph as ! gets
positive? positive?

So we write: So we write:
As ! → −∞ > f As ! → −∞ , f- G) →
as
→ as
-

As ! → ∞ , fcx) →
•
As ! → ∞ , f- G) → - as


continuous
1. The graph of a polynomial function is _____________________________, (meaning it can be drawn without
lifting the pencil off the page).

one than
less
2. The maximum number of turning points is _____________________________________ the degree of the
polynomial.

EXAMPLE: What is the max number of turning points of %(!) = 8! * ? 3-1=2 .

3. The End Behavior of the graph is determined by the ______________________________ and the leading
coefficient.
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degree
-11 think of where
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ends
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LEADING COEFFICIENT
for evenlodd think
POSITIVE negative
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In which box does p (b) belong?
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End Behavior

End Behavior

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L: as x ® ________, as
L: as x ® ________, f ( x) ® ________ . In which box does h( x ) belong?
.
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- -
f ( x) ® ________

R:
h( x) = 5 x0
as as
R: as x ® ________,
as f ( x) ® ________ .
as as x ® ________, f ( x) ® ________ . 8
+ 3x5 - x 2 - 4 x - 8
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End Behavior

as
L: as x ® ________,
as

End Behavior

•
as
f ( x) ® ________ . L: as x ® ________, f ( x) ® ________ .
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as
R: as x ® ________, as . R: as x ® ________,
as f ( x) ® ________
as .
f ( x) ® ________
- - -

EXAMPLE: Are these functions even or odd? Positive or negative?

f(x) = -x5 + 4x3 – 5x – 2 g(x) = 2x3 + x2 – x – 2 h(x) = -3x4 + x3 + 2x2

odd
negodd pos neg even


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REAL ZEROS – Remember, zeros are where the graph crosses/touches the x-axis (as in x = ___)
Odd-degree functions have an odd number of real zeros and Even-degree functions have an even number
=
- - -
of real zeros.

EXAMPLES:
Degree: 3 O 4
Degree:
O
End Behavior: End Behavior:
odd
Pong
even

neg
• a
Zeros: o Zeros:

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SKETCHING QUICK GRAPHS - End behaviors, zeros, and degrees help us sketch quick graphs!!

EXAMPLES: Sketch the graph of the polynomial functions with the following characteristics.

A) an odd function with zeros at -3, 2, and 4
-

with a positive leading coefficient

,

-

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B) an even function with

=
zeros at -3, -1, 1, 3

II
with a negative
leading coefficient


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C) an odd function with zeros -5, -2, 0, 1, 3
-

that starts in quadrant II.

-

II I

For each function state the degree, leading coefficient, maximum number of turning points and
the end behavior, then sketch a graph (with the max number of turning points).

1. g ( x) = -3x 4 + 5x3 - x + 4 2. h( x) = 8x + x3 - 9 x 2 + 7

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4
Degree:

Leading Coefficient:

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Degree: 3

Leading Coefficient:

Max number of turning points: 3 Max number of turning points:

-
End Behavior End Behavior
as

as as as
L: as x ® ______,
L: as x ® ______, g ( x) ® ______ . h( x) ® ______ .
-

S as
as as
R: as x ® ______, h( x) ® ______ .
-

R: as x ® ______, g ( x) ® ______ .
- - -

3. f ( x) = 2 x 2 - 8 x - 5 4. q( x) = -10 + 3x - 6 x5 - x 2

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Degree: 2- Degree: S

Leading Coefficient:
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Leading Coefficient:

Max number of turning points:
Max number of turning points:

End Behavior End Behavior



as as
as f ( x) ® ______
L: as x ® ______, as. L: as x ® ______, q( x) ® ______ .
-

as g
as R: as x ® ______, q( x) ® ______
-

as
R: as x ® ______,
-

f ( x) ® ______ . .


5. h( x) = x(- x + 3)(3x - 4) 6. f ( x) = (2 x + 1)2 ( x + 1)( x - 1)
Xo X
-

321=-3×3 (2×32 x. x = 4X4

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-
.

Degree: >
odds Degree:
4
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Leading Coefficient:
Leading Coefficient:

Max number of turning points:

Max number of turning points:

End Behavior End Behavior


as
p h( x) ® ______ as
L: as x ® ______, .
-
L: as x ® ______,
as
f ( x) ® ______ .

as as
as as
R: as x ®-
______, h( x) ® ______ . R: as x ®-
______, f ( x) ® ______ .


7. d ( x) = (5 - 7 x)( x + 5)3 ( x - 5) 8. v( x) = x(3x + 5)2 (1 - x)3
→ x. x3 X = -7×5 -

X ( 3×51 X )3= -
-
9×6
oedyd
Degree: 5 Degree: 6 even

µ

Leading Coefficient:

Max number of turning points:
7,9


Leading Coefficient:

-9
Max number of turning points:
gneg
M

End Behavior End Behavior

Is

Is -5 Is
L: as x ® ______, d ( x) ® ______ . L: as x ® ______, v( x) ® ______ .

R: as x ® ______, d ( x) ® ______ . R: as x ® ______, v( x) ® ______ .