unit 1

Question 1

Parabola general form

Answer 1

y = ax^2 + bx + c

Question 2

Parabola vertex form

Answer 2

y = a(x-h)^2 + k

Question 3

Parabola standard form

Answer 3

y = a(x-h)^2 + k

Question 4

For a polynomial graph of degree n …

Answer 4

Maximum n-1 turning points
Exactly n zeroes (including imaginary, real, rational, irrational)
(At most n real zeroes)

Question 5

Lower bound in synthetic division

Answer 5

Alternating + and -
Lower bound means that no values beneath that can be a zero

Question 6

Upper bound in synthetic division

Answer 6

Only + in the last row
Upper bound means that no values above that can be a zero

Question 7

Slant asymptote

Answer 7

Only if the degree of the numerator is exactly 1 more than the degree of the denominator