MEDAL!!!
what key features are necessary and how they can be used to create the sketch of a polynomial function.

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MEDAL!!!
what key features are necessary and how they can be used to create the sketch of a polynomial function.

anonymous · Answer

help please and a fan!

anonymous · Answer

@satellite73

anonymous · Answer

or anyone!

joannablackwelder · Answer

Hm, I'm not sure exactly what the questions is asking. Is that the whole question?

anonymous · Answer

Molly has made it to the Million Dollar Level on the popular math game show, Brains of Math Destruction. Unfortunately she is stuck on the last question, but she is allowed to call one expert for help. She calls you and asks, "How can key features be used to create a sketch of any polynomial function?"

Explain to Molly, in complete sentences, what key features are necessary and how they can be used to create the sketch of a polynomial function.

joannablackwelder · Answer

Key features of polynomials are the vertex, axis of symmetry, x and y intercepts

anonymous · Answer

the degree of the polynomial can be one of them?

joannablackwelder · Answer

Yes, absolutely!

anonymous · Answer

so how are they necessary?

joannablackwelder · Answer

The degree will help you find the end behavior.

joannablackwelder · Answer

To give you some key points/ideas of what the graph will generally look like.

joannablackwelder · Answer

Make sense?

anonymous · Answer

yep!

anonymous · Answer

how are vertex, axis of symmetry, x and y intercepts necessary to graph the polynomial function?

joannablackwelder · Answer

The vertex shows you where it changes concavity.

joannablackwelder · Answer

X and y intercepts give you a couple of points of reference.

joannablackwelder · Answer

Axis of symmetry is only applicable to even degree polynomials.

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks a lot!!!

joannablackwelder · Answer

No worries. Happy studies!

anonymous · Answer

oops sorry