POLYNOMIALS- LAB ACTIVITY

1. Consider the quadratic polynomial y=4−x 2. To draw its graph, we construct the
table of values as under:

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 The shape of the curve looks like the inverted U- shape

2. Consider the quadratic polynomial x 2−2 x−3. To draw its graph, we construct the
table of values as under:

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 The shape of the curve looks like the U- shaped letter.

Fig 2.
3. Consider the polynomial f ( x )=x 2
The graph will look like the following:

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 Fig 3.
Since the graph of the polynomial touches the x-axis at a single point, so the
polynomial has two equal zeroes.

4. Consider the quadratic polynomial x 2−3 x+ 4 .

The graph will look like the following:

Fig. 4.

Since the Graph is not cutting the x-axis at any point, so this polynomial has no zero.

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 Students will repeat the above steps with the following polynomials as well:

−2 x2 +3
−5 x 2+ x −1

The following observation table will thus be completed by all:

OBSERVATIONS:

Polynomial Shape of the graph Number of Zeroes Nature of the

(open Zeroes Zeroes
upwards/downwards) (equal/unequal)
4−x 2
x 2−2 x−3
x2
x 2−3 x+ 4
−2 x2 +3
2
−5 x + x −1

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