Polynomial and rational
      function
HOW IT WORKS
EVERYONE STARTS WITH 100 POINTS

   WRITE YOUR ANSWER TO THE
    QUESTION ON THE SCREEN

WAGER A POINT AMOUNT (YOU CAN’T
WAGER MORE THAN WHAT YOU HAVE)
IF YOUR ANSWER IS CORRECT,
          ADD YOUR WAGER
  IF IT’S WRONG, SUBTRACT YOUR
               WAGER

THE PERSON WITH THE HIGHEST POINT
      VALUE AT THE END WINS

  EXTRA CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN TO
      1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PLACE
ALSO…
 PUT AN ASTERISK BY ANY QUESTION
YOU FEEL PARTICULARLY STUMPED ON.
WE’LL GO OVER THESE AT THE END OF
              CLASS.
QUESTION 1
ANSWER I
QUADRATIC
QUESTION 2
WHAT TWO THINGS DO YOU LOOK AT IN
  ORDER TO DETERMINE THE END
    BEHAVIOR OF A POLYNOMIAL
           FUNCTION?
ANSWER 2
DEGREE AND LEADING COEFFICIENT

    (OR JUST LEADING TERM)
QUESTION 3
ANSWER 3
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF REAL ZEROS: 6
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF X-INTERCEPTS:
               6
  MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TURNING
           POINTS: 5
QUESTION 4
ANSWER 4
QUESTION 5
ANSWER 5
QUESTION 6
ANSWER 6
QUESTION 7
ANSWER 7
QUESTION 8
ANSWER 8
QUESTION 9
ANSWER 9
POSSIBLE NUMBER OF POSITIVE REAL
          ZEROS: 3 OR 1

POSSIBLE NUMBER OF NEGATIVE REAL
            ZEROS: 0
QUESTION 10
ANSWER 10
QUESTION 11
ANSWER 11
QUESTION 12
ANSWER 12
QUESTION 13
ANSWER 13
QUESTION 14
ANSWER 14
QUESTION 15
ANSWER 15
BONUS
WHAT IS THE GREEK TRANSLATION OF
          ASYMPTOTES?
ANSWER
“NOT TOUCHING”
Polynomial and Rational Jeopardy

Polynomial and Rational Jeopardy