Lesson 7.1 Flashcards
General form
When a polynomial is written with the powers in decreasing order
Term
A variable raised to a power multiplied by a coefficient
Constant term
The number a
0 (Y-intercept)
Leading term
The largest coefficient
Degree
The power of the term with the greatest exponent
Monomial
Polynomial with one term
Binomial
Polynomial with two terms
Trinomial
Polynomial with three terms
What does the graph look like of x with an even exponent
Parabola
What does the graph look like of x with an odd exponent
āSā shaped
Domain
Possible x values
Range
Possible y values
Maximum
Highest point on the graph
Minimum
Lowest point on the graph
Local maximum
Highest point in a certain region of the graph
Local minimum
Lowest point in a certain region of the graph
Roots/zeros/x-intercepts
Where the graph crosses the x-axis
End behavior
A description of what happens as x becomes large in the positive or negative directions
