GRAPHS OF

POLYNOMIAL
FUNCTION
MATH GRADE 10
VOCABULARY
POLYNOMIAL - made up of several combination of constants,
variables and exponents.
DEGREE OF THE POLYNOMIAL – the largest exponent of the
variable
LEADING COEFFICIENT – the coefficient attached to the degree of
the polynomial.

END BEHAVIOR OF THE GRAPH - describes the behavior of the

graph of the function at the "ends" of the
x-axis. “ What is going on at the ends of
each graph?”
ODD - DEGREE Polynomial
( 3rd and 5th Degree )

a < 0 ( negative)
ODD - DEGREE Polynomial
( 3rd and 5th Degree )

a > 0 ( positive)
EVEN - DEGREE Polynomial
( 4th and 6th Degree )

a > 0 ( positive)
EVEN - DEGREE Polynomial
( 4th and 6th Degree )

a < 0 ( negative )
PRACTICE:
EXAMPLES:
Sketch the graph of the following functions.
PRACTICE:
Sketch the graph of the following functions.