Question

Algebra II: help with functions, please!

Answer 1

You are having a meeting with the CEO of a technology company. You have interpreted the number of laptops produced versus profit as the function P(x) = x4 -3x3 -8x2 + 12x + 16. Describe to the CEO what the graph looks like. Use complete sentences, and focus on the end behaviors of the graph and where the company will break even (where P(x) = 0).

Answer 2

@johnweldon1993

Answer 3

Okay, well end behavior of an even degree polynomial with a positive leading coefficient will go up to infinity on both ends



and then to find where p(x) = 0, we just need to factor this down and see what value of 'x' will make this equal 0

Answer 4

How do we do that?

Answer 5

@johnweldon1993 You with me?