That's a lot of points for this question. You don't have to offer that much.
Leading Coefficient: When written in standard form (starting with the variable with the highest power, going to the variable with the next highest power ... all the way down to a number with no variable), the leading coefficient is the number in front of the variable with the highest power.
Let me put this less technically. Find the variable with the highest power. The number in front of that variable is the leading coefficient.
Write this in standard form. 5x^4 -2x + 1
The number in front of the x^4 is the answer.
5 <<<<< answer
Answer:
The correct answer to the question is:
The difference between Shelly's and Terrence's total points.
The complete statements are:
- For the single roots -1 and 2, the graph crosses the x-axis at the intercepts.
- For the double root 3, the graph touches the x-axis at the intercepts.
<h3>Missing part of the question</h3>
Complete the blanks for the function f(x) = (x + 1)(x-2)(x - 3)²
<h3>How to fill in the blanks?</h3>
The function is given as:
f(x) = (x + 1)(x-2)(x - 3)²
Express as products
f(x) = (x + 1) * (x-2) * (x - 3)²
Include the multiplicities
f(x) = (x + 1)¹ * (x-2)¹ * (x - 3)²
The factors that have a multiplicity of 1 are single roots, while the ones with multiplicity of 2 are double roots.
This means that:
- 1 multiplicity = x + 1 and x - 2
- 2 multiplicity = x - 3
The graph crosses the x-axis at 1 multiplicity and it touches the x-axis at 2 multiplicity
Hence, the terms that complete the blanks are crosses and touches, respectively
Read more about polynomials at:
brainly.com/question/4142886
#SPJ1
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation: