Question

can someone explain this

Answer 1

what

Answer 2

how are solutions of a polynomial function connected to the graph

Answer 3

i thought they just tell whether the line is up/down/ etc.. but im not sure

Answer 4

if you have a function f(x), the value of f(x) is the height above the x-axis for a given x
so if you solve f(x)=0, , and get x={a.b}, what is this saying about the height of the graph and where?

Answer 5

so basically its just telling height and location of a intercept?????

Answer 6

precisely :)
(an x-intercept specifically..)

Answer 7

but the height at an intercept is what?

Answer 8

* an x-intercept

Answer 9

the y int

Answer 10

the height at the x intercept is the y intercept?
no, that only happens when the intercept is at the origin...

Answer 11

then i am a little lost.... dont u put the x int into f(x)=x^3 and do that with the other x ints found in the function and then just graphing it

Answer 12

yes that is true, perhaps I am misunderstanding the question
if by solve, they mean solve f(x)=a for any a, then your previous answer was closer
rereading it, it seems like that is the more likely interpretation
so at f(x)=a, what is the height of f(x) ?
if the solution to f(x)=a is x={p,q}, what does this say about f(x) at the points x=p and x=q ?

Answer 13

im sorry but im confused about whatyou just said

Answer 14

given that the value at f(x) at some point is its value at that point, what is the height of f(x) at f(x)=a ?