Graphs for Polynomials Functions

1. Graph each of the following polynomial functions

a. y = (x 1)3
b. y = x3 + 2x2
c. y = x4 1
d. y = (x 3) (x + 1) (x 5)
e. y = x3 4x
f. y = (x 2)3 (x + 3)
g. y = (x 2)2 (x + 3)2
h. y = (x 1) (x + 3) (x 3)2
i. y = 5x2(x + 4) (x 3) (x + 1)2
j. y = 2x(x + 5) (x 4) (x + 1)2

a.

y= (x 1)3

b.

y = x3 + 2x2

(2, 0)

c.

y = x4 1

d.

(0, 0)

y = (x 3)(x + 1)(x 5)

(0, 15)

(1, 0) (3, 0) (5, 0)

(1, 0) (1, 0)

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e.

y = x3 4x

f.

y = (x 2)3 (x + 3)

(0, 0)

g.

(3, 0)

(2, 0)

(2, 0)

y = (x 2)3(x +3)2

h.

(2, 0)

y = (x 1) (x +3) (x 3)2

(3, 0)
(3, 0)

i.

(2, 0)

(3, 0)

y = 5x (x +4) (x 3) (x +1)2

j.

(1, 0) (0, 0)
(4, 0)

y = 2x (x +5) (x 4) (x +1)2

(5, 0)
(3, 0)

(1, 0)

(1, 0)
(4, 0)
(0, 0)

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