MENU Polynomials & Beyond: A Precalculus Project : by - Mir Mahmood, Hasham Khawaja, & David Asis

 

Polynomial Crossword Puzzle

The polynomial puzzle. This crossword puzzle features some of the key terms in understanding polynomials.

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1 . One of the steps involved when writing the standard form of a polynomial is completing the ______.
2 . The graph of a second degree polynomial is called a ___________.
3. This is the other type of division besides synthetic division.
4. When a quadratic function is in this form: ƒ(x)= a ( x - h )2 + k it is said to be in ______ form.
5. A parabola can be _________ up or down.
6. The _______ zero test allows you to find real zeros by doing p/q .
7. y = ƒ(x) ± c represents a vertical _______.
8. ____________ Rule of Signs was named after a mathematician who based finding zeros on variation in signs.
9. A _____ of a function ƒ is a number x for which ƒ(x) = 0 .
1. The _________ Value Thoerem verifies the existence of real zeros of polynomial functions.
2. A parabola represents a ________ Function.
3. According to the leading coefficient test, if the exponent is odd and the leading coeffiecient is positive, the the graph falls to the ______ and rises to the right.
4. This type of polynomial is used for divisors of the form x - k.
5. The ________ is the highest or lowest point on a parabola.
6. You can use Descartes Rule of Signs to determine the number of positive or negative _____ zeros in a function.


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