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1). A polynomial is to be constructed that has 8 turning points. What is the minimum degree of the polynomial?
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2).A polynomial that has 5 turning points is multiplied by another polynomial that has 7 zeros. What is the minimum degree of the new polynomial?
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3). A polynomial is to be constructed that will touch the x axis at most 5 times. What is the minimum degree of the polynomial?

Answer 1

Given the following polynomial find the maximum possible number of turning points.
f(x)=x^11+x^10+x^12+x^9
11

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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