In the past, you’ve seen linear and quadratic equations and their graphs. A linear equation is a polynomial of order 1, which me
ans that the greatest exponent for a variable is 1. A quadratic equation is a polynomial of order 2. In what types of situations could you make use of polynomials of order 3 or higher? How would the graphs of these polynomials change? How would they change if there was a variable in a denominator of an equation? What if the variable was part of an exponent?
Some situtations at the supermarket and other daily activities you would need a polynomial equation with an exponent of 3 or higher. The graph looks more like an S than a U. With a variable as a denominator it looks like two slopes that are opposite of each other. With a variable as an exponent its either a straight line or a weird curve that starts on the y axis before dipping down a bit and curving up.
