Question

Make a line graph of the data in the table and conjecture on the minimum degree of a polynomial model

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Answer 1

@peachpi

Answer 2

is that everything there is to this question?

Answer 3

yeah which is why I am confused because the choices are either 1, 2, 3, 4

Answer 4

I'm guessing they're asking you for a degree of the polynomial you get when you plot the points. Looks like a parabola to me

Answer 5

what does the 1, 2, 3 or 4 mean?

Answer 6

I think those are the degrees they want you to choose from.

Answer 7

like if the points made a line the polynomial would be linear and degree would be 1.
A parabola like shape could be any even degree, but the smallest would be 2.

Answer 8

ok I see let me graph it and I will see what it looks like

Answer 9

that's what I got

Answer 10

that's way I got, so what degree would you say that is?

Answer 11

So you said a parabola is a even degree so that would leave 2 or 4 but how do you know which one is it?

Answer 12

because they asked for the minimum degree

Answer 13

oh I see so the minimum would be 2

Answer 14

yeah

Answer 15

Ok thank you :)