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1.5 GRAPHING POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS USING INTERCEPTS

Absolute Maximum and Minimum Values:

1. A function f has an absolute maximum at a if f ( a ) ³ f ( x )
for all values of x.

2. A function f has an absolute minimum at a if f ( a ) £ f ( x )
for all values of x.
( a, f ( a )
*Note: a represents a specific x-value, as opposed to x,
which represents all x-values.

Local Maximum and Minimum Values:

local
1. A function f has a ____________________________ (or relative maximum) at a if f ( a ) ³ f ( x ) when x is
max
is close to
a x
_________________________________________.
very C Ea Exa
local min
2. A function f has a _____________________________ (or relative minimum) at a if f ( a ) £ f ( x ) when x is

is close to a x
_________________________________________. C c a e xD
very

Odddegree functions will a Even degree will
never have an absolute
0 have an absolute
Max or min
absolute 0
A
local

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Note: When maximum or minimum is used without specifying absolute or local, it should be assumed that

absolute
it is an ______________________ maximum or minimum.






For each graph state:
i) the sign of the leading coefficient, the degree of the polynomial, and, its resulting end behaviour
ii) zeros (clearly label on your graph) and order for each
iii) y-intercept (clearly label on your graph)
iv) local and/or absolute maximum/minimums

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No absolute
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For odd degree polynomials:

- Absolute maximum/minimum: none

- Local maximum/minimum: n - 1 (at most) where n represents the degree; can have as little as 0
- x-intercepts: n (at most) ; 1 (at least)

For even degree polynomials:

- Absolute maximum if leading coefficient is negative. Absolute minimum if leading coefficient is positive.
- Local maximum/minimum: n - 1 (at most) where n represents the degree; can have as little as 1.
- x-intercepts: n (at most) ; 0 (at least; i.e. with vertical translation)