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Warm Up: Solve & Sketch the
graph:
f ( x)  x 3  x 2  2 x

0  x x2  x  2 
0  xx  2 x  1
x0
x  2
x 1
Graphing Polynomials &
Finding a Polynomial
Function
Equivalent Statements:
 x = a is a zero of the function f.
 x = a is a solution of the polynomial equation

f(x)=0.
 (x-a) is a factor of the polynomial f(x)
 (a, 0) is an x-intercept of the graph of f

Multiplicity
Repeated Zeros
For a polynomial function, a factor of x  a  , k  1,

k
yields a repeated zero x  a of multiplicty k .
1. If k is ODD, the graph CROSSES the x  axis

at x  a.
2. If k is EVEN , the graph TOUCHES the x  axis
at x  a.
4 2
Sketch the graph: f ( x )  2 x  2 x
End behavior:
4 2
0  2 x  2 x
2
0  2 x x  1  2

0  2 x x  1x  1
2
x0 x  1 x 1
Multiplicity of 2. Through these

Touches. Points.
Multiplicity - repeated zero –
Means…………..
 If it occurs an odd number of times, the
graph crosses the x-axis at the zero.
 If it occurs an even number of times, the

graph will just touch the x-axis at the zero.
3 2
Sketch the graph: f ( x )  3 x ( x  2)
5
1st Term would be 3 x .
0  3 x x  2 
3 2 End Behavior:
x0 x2
Mult. of 3
Goes Through
Mult. Of 2
Touches
x y
1 3
2 2
Sketch the graph: f ( x)   x ( x  2)
1st Term would be  x4.
0   x x  2 
2 2 End Behavior:
x  0 x  2
Both have a multiplicity

of 2.
Just Touch!
x y
-1 -1
Can you write a
polynomial function if
you know the zeros?
Find a Polynomial function that has the given
zeros: 6, -3
x  6 x  3
x  6x  3
2
x  3x  6 x  18
2
x  3 x  18
zeros: 0, 3, -5
x  0 x  3 x  5
x x  3x  5
x 2

 3 x x  5 
3 2 2
x  5 x  3 x  15 x
3 2
x  2 x  15 x
zeros: 3, 2, -2, -1
x  3 x  2 x  2 x  1
x  3x  2x  2x  1
x 2
 2
 5 x  6 x  3x  2 
x 4  3 x 3  2 x 2  5 x 3  15 x 2  10 x  6 x 2  18 x  12
4 3 2
x  2 x  7 x  8 x  12
zeros: 5  2 and 5 2
x  5 2 x  5 2
x  5  2 x  5  2 
2
x  5 x  x 2  5 x  25  5 2  x 2  5 2  2
2
x  10 x  23
Long & Synthetic
Division
Use Long Division and use the result
to factor the polynomial completely.
x2 6 x 3  19 x 2  16 x  4
1st Step:
2nd Step:
x  26 x  7 x  2
2
x  22 x  13x  2
Divide using long division:
 
3 x 3  2 x 2  17 x  17   x  3
2 5
3x  7 x  4 
3 2 x3
x  3 3 x 3  2 x 2  17 x  17
3x  9 x
 7 x 2  17 x
2
 7 x  21x
4 x  17
4 x  12
5Remainder
Divide using long division:
 
x3  64   x  4 
2
x  4 x  16
3 2
x  4 x 3  0 x 2  0 x  64
x  4x
2
4x  0x
4 x 2  16 x
x  4x 2
 4 x  16  16 x  64
16 x  64
0
You Try: Divide using long division
 
6 x 3  20 x 2  10 x  5   x  2 
2 47
6 x  8 x  26 x  2

3 2
x  2 6 x  20 x  10 x  5
3 2
6 x  12 x
2
 8 x  10 x
2
 8 x  16 x
 26 x  5
 26 x  52
R :  47
Divide using long division
  
2 x 4  4 x3  5 x 2  3x  2  x 2  2 x  3 
2 x 1
2x  1  2
x  2x  3
2 4 3 2
x  2 x  3 2 x  4 x  5 x  3x  2
Synthetic Division
Divide using synthetic division to find
the zeros:
 
x 2  10 x  21   x  3
31  10 21
3 21
1 7 0
x  3x  7   0
x3 x7
Divide using synthetic division:
 
x 4  10 x 2  2 x  4   x  3
3 1 0  10 2 4
3 9 3 3
1 3 1 1 1
 3 1 
x  3 x  3x  x  1 
2

 x  3
You Try: Divide using synthetic division – Find zeros:
 
x3  8 x 2  11x  20   x  4 
4 1  8 11 20
4  16  20
1 4  5 0
x  4x 2  4 x  5
x4 x5 x  1
x  4x  5x  1
You Try: Divide using synthetic
division:
 1
 4 3 2

6 x  5 x  16 x  10 x  8   x  
 2
1
6 5  16  10 8
2 3 4 6 8
6 8  12  16 0
1 3
 x   6 x  8 x  12 x  16
 2
 2
You Try: Divide using synthetic
division:
 
x 4  12 x 2  32   x  2 
2 1 0  12 0 32
2 4 16  32
1 2 8 16 0
x  2x 3 2
 2 x  8 x  16 

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Warm Up: Solve & Sketch the

 x = a is a solution of the polynomial equation

 (x-a) is a factor of the polynomial f(x)

 (a, 0) is an x-intercept of the graph of f

For a polynomial function, a factor of x  a  , k  1,

yields a repeated zero x  a of multiplicty k .

1. If k is ODD, the graph CROSSES the x  axis

Multiplicity of 2. Through these

 If it occurs an even number of times, the

Both have a multiplicity

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