S5 Pol 5 Graphing Polynomials
Success Criteria
Graph a polynomial given its factorised form.
Factorise a polynomial and draw a subsequent graph.
Describe the features of a polynomial graph.
Determine if a polynomial has multiplicity of 2 or 3 and use to draw a graph.
Open Ended Task
David used a graphing program to draw a graph of a polynomial. Unfortunately, he clicked the buttons that turned off the scale on the axes. The graph that was generated is shown below.
What could be the equation of the graph?
(Give three possible answers)
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