BEHAVIOR OF GRAPH
OF POLYNOMIAL
FUNCTION
• Is the leading
coefficient a positive
or a negative
number?
• Is the polynomial of
even degree or odd
degree?
STANDARD FORM LEADING DEGRE BEHAVIOR
COEFFICIEN E OF GRAPH
T
POSITIVE ODD FALLING-
RISING
• Is the leading
coefficient a positive
or a negative
number?
• Is the polynomial of
even degree or odd
degree?
STANDARD FORM LEADING DEGRE BEHAVIOR
COEFFICIEN E OF GRAPH
T
POSITIVE ODD FALLING-
RISING
NEGATIVE ODD RISING-
FALLING
• Is the leading
coefficient a positive
or a negative
number?
• Is the polynomial of
even degree or odd
degree?
STANDARD FORM LEADING DEGRE BEHAVIOR
COEFFICIEN E OF GRAPH
T
POSITIVE ODD FALLING-
RISING
NEGATIVE ODD RISING-
FALLING
POSITIVE EVEN RISING-
RISING
• Is the leading
coefficient a positive
or a negative
number?
• Is the polynomial of
even degree or odd
degree?
STANDARD FORM LEADING DEGRE BEHAVIOR
COEFFICIEN E OF GRAPH
T
POSITIVE ODD FALLING-
RISING
NEGATIVE ODD RISING-
FALLING
POSITIVE EVEN RISING-
RISING
NEGATIVE EVEN FALLING-
FALLING
ACTIVITY
BEHAVIOR OF GRAPH
USING TABLE OF
SIGNS
Example
y=(x+4)(x+2)(x-1)(x-3)
y=
MULTIPLICITY OF A ZERO OF
POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION
y=
ROOTS MULTIPLICITY ODD OR EVEN CROSSES TO X-AXIS OR IS
TANGENT TO X-AXIS
MULTIPLICITY OF A ZERO OF
POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION
y=
ROOTS MULTIPLICITY ODD OR EVEN CROSSES TO X-AXIS OR IS
TANGENT TO X-AXIS
1
-2
-1
3
MULTIPLICITY OF A ZERO OF
POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION
y=
ROOTS MULTIPLICITY ODD OR EVEN CROSSES TO X-AXIS OR IS
TANGENT TO X-AXIS
1 2
-2 3
-1 4
3 1
MULTIPLICITY OF A ZERO OF
POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION
y=
ROOTS MULTIPLICITY ODD OR EVEN CROSSES TO X-AXIS OR IS
TANGENT TO X-AXIS
1 2 EVEN
-2 3 ODD
-1 4 EVEN
3 1 ODD
EXAMPLE