Transcript text: Activity 8:
Sign on and Sketch Me
For each of the following functions, give
(a) the $x$-intercept(s)
(b) the intervals obtained when the $x$-intercepts are used to partition the number line
(c) the table of signs
(d) a sketch of the graph
1. $y=(2 x+3)(x-1)(x-4)$
2. $y=-x^{3}+2 x^{2}+11 x-2$
3. $y=x^{4}-26 x^{2}+25$
4. $y=-x^{4}-5 x^{3}+3 x^{2}+13 x-10$
5. $y=x^{2}(x+3)(x+1)^{4}(x-1)^{3}$
For each of these polynomial functions, answer the following:
a. What happens to the graph as $x$ decreases without bound?
b. For which interval(s) is the graph (i) above and (ii) below the $x$-axis?
c. What happens to the graph as $x$ increases without bound?
d. What is the leading term of the polynomial function?
e. What are the leading coefficient and the degree of the function?