Period4 - Factoring In

As a class, I would like you to briefly comment on the findings of your investigation today.

In your response, give me an example of a function (minimum degree 4) with 4 x-intercepts. Justify how you know it has 4 x-intercepts.

There is an applet on explorelearning.com that can help you play with the functions. Enter "Polynomials & Linear Factors" into the search box and you will have a 5 minute pass to explore.

Period1 - Factoring In!

As a class, I would like you to briefly comment on the findings of your investigation today.

In your response, give me an example of a function (minimum degree 3) with 3 x-intercepts and justify how you know it has 3 x-intercepts.

TThere is an applet on explorelearning.com that can help you play with the functions. Enter "Polynomials & Linear Factors" into the search box and you will have a 5 minute pass to explore.