ProblemA
𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥! − 7𝑥! + 29𝑥! + 141𝑥! − 773𝑥 + 348Guidelines
• Eachpersoninthegroupneedstoactivelyparticipateintheposter’screation.• Eachpersonneedstopickadifferentcolortowritewith.• Eachpersonneedstowritehis/hernameonthefrontoftheposterinthechosencolor.• Allcolorsneedtobeequallyrepresentedinthesolutiontothegivenproblem.
Yourpostershouldcontain:
• Theoriginalpolynomialfunction• Theequivalentfactoredformoftheoriginalpolynomial• Workshowinghoweachfactorwasfound.YoucanusethegraphorthetabletodetermineTWOofthezeroes.
Approvedmethodsforfactoringincludelongdivisionand/orquadraticformula.• Graphofthefunction.
ProblemB
𝑓 𝑥 = 6𝑥! + 17𝑥! − 76𝑥! − 292𝑥 − 240Guidelines
• Eachpersoninthegroupneedstoactivelyparticipateintheposter’screation.• Eachpersonneedstopickadifferentcolortowritewith.• Eachpersonneedstowritehis/hernameonthefrontoftheposterinthechosencolor.• Allcolorsneedtobeequallyrepresentedinthesolutiontothegivenproblem.
Yourpostershouldcontain:
• Theoriginalpolynomialfunction• Theequivalentfactoredformoftheoriginalpolynomial• Workshowinghoweachfactorwasfound.YoucanusethegraphorthetabletodetermineTWOofthezeroes.
Approvedmethodsforfactoringincludelongdivisionand/orquadraticformula.• Graphofthefunction.
ProblemC
𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥! − 5𝑥! + 9𝑥 − 45Guidelines
• Eachpersoninthegroupneedstoactivelyparticipateintheposter’screation.• Eachpersonneedstopickadifferentcolortowritewith.• Eachpersonneedstowritehis/hernameonthefrontoftheposterinthechosencolor.• Allcolorsneedtobeequallyrepresentedinthesolutiontothegivenproblem.
Yourpostershouldcontain:
• Theoriginalpolynomialfunction• Theequivalentfactoredformoftheoriginalpolynomial• Workshowinghoweachfactorwasfound.YoucanusethegraphorthetabletodetermineONEofthezeroes.
Approvedmethodsforfactoringincludelongdivisionand/orquadraticformula.• Graphofthefunction.
ProblemD
𝑓 𝑥 = 8𝑥! + 34𝑥! + 32𝑥 + 6Guidelines
• Eachpersoninthegroupneedstoactivelyparticipateintheposter’screation.• Eachpersonneedstopickadifferentcolortowritewith.• Eachpersonneedstowritehis/hernameonthefrontoftheposterinthechosencolor.• Allcolorsneedtobeequallyrepresentedinthesolutiontothegivenproblem.
Yourpostershouldcontain:
• Theoriginalpolynomialfunction• Theequivalentfactoredformoftheoriginalpolynomial• Workshowinghoweachfactorwasfound.YoucanusethegraphorthetabletodetermineONEofthezeroes.
Approvedmethodsforfactoringincludelongdivisionand/orquadraticformula.• Graphofthefunction.
ProblemE
𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥! − 17𝑥! − 7𝑥! + 73𝑥 + 60Guidelines
• Eachpersoninthegroupneedstoactivelyparticipateintheposter’screation.• Eachpersonneedstopickadifferentcolortowritewith.• Eachpersonneedstowritehis/hernameonthefrontoftheposterinthechosencolor.• Allcolorsneedtobeequallyrepresentedinthesolutiontothegivenproblem.
Yourpostershouldcontain:
• Theoriginalpolynomialfunction• Theequivalentfactoredformoftheoriginalpolynomial• Workshowinghoweachfactorwasfound.YoucanusethegraphorthetabletodetermineTWOofthezeroes.
Approvedmethodsforfactoringincludelongdivisionand/orquadraticformula.• Graphofthefunction.
ProblemF
𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥! + 13𝑥! + 4𝑥 + 52Guidelines
• Eachpersoninthegroupneedstoactivelyparticipateintheposter’screation.• Eachpersonneedstopickadifferentcolortowritewith.• Eachpersonneedstowritehis/hernameonthefrontoftheposterinthechosencolor.• Allcolorsneedtobeequallyrepresentedinthesolutiontothegivenproblem.
Yourpostershouldcontain:
• Theoriginalpolynomialfunction• Theequivalentfactoredformoftheoriginalpolynomial• Workshowinghoweachfactorwasfound.YoucanusethegraphorthetabletodetermineONEofthezeroes.
Approvedmethodsforfactoringincludelongdivisionand/orquadraticformula.• Graphofthefunction.
ProblemG
𝑓 𝑥 = 16𝑥! + 12𝑥! − 94𝑥! + 48𝑥! + 18𝑥Guidelines
• Eachpersoninthegroupneedstoactivelyparticipateintheposter’screation.• Eachpersonneedstopickadifferentcolortowritewith.• Eachpersonneedstowritehis/hernameonthefrontoftheposterinthechosencolor.• Allcolorsneedtobeequallyrepresentedinthesolutiontothegivenproblem.
Yourpostershouldcontain:
• Theoriginalpolynomialfunction• Theequivalentfactoredformoftheoriginalpolynomial• Workshowinghoweachfactorwasfound.YoucanusethegraphorthetabletodetermineTWOofthezeroes.
Approvedmethodsforfactoringincludelongdivisionand/orquadraticformula.• Graphofthefunction.
ProblemH
𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥! + 3𝑥! − 4𝑥! − 3𝑥 + 2Guidelines
• Eachpersoninthegroupneedstoactivelyparticipateintheposter’screation.• Eachpersonneedstopickadifferentcolortowritewith.• Eachpersonneedstowritehis/hernameonthefrontoftheposterinthechosencolor.• Allcolorsneedtobeequallyrepresentedinthesolutiontothegivenproblem.
Yourpostershouldcontain:
• Theoriginalpolynomialfunction• Theequivalentfactoredformoftheoriginalpolynomial• Workshowinghoweachfactorwasfound.YoucanusethegraphorthetabletodetermineTWOofthezeroes.
Approvedmethodsforfactoringincludelongdivisionand/orquadraticformula.• Graphofthefunction.
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FactoringPosterRecordingSheetVisiteachpostertocompletethetablebelow
ProblemA𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥! − 7𝑥! + 29𝑥! + 141𝑥! − 773𝑥 + 348
FactoredForm
Degree #ofrealzeroes #ofcomplexzeroes #offactors
ProblemB𝑓 𝑥 = 6𝑥! + 17𝑥! − 76𝑥! − 292𝑥 − 240
FactoredForm
Degree #ofrealzeroes #ofcomplexzeroes #offactors
ProblemC𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥! − 5𝑥! + 9𝑥 − 45
FactoredForm
Degree #ofrealzeroes #ofcomplexzeroes #offactors
ProblemD𝑓 𝑥 = 8𝑥! + 34𝑥! + 32𝑥 + 6
FactoredForm
Degree #ofrealzeroes #ofcomplexzeroes #offactors
ProblemE𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑥! − 17𝑥! − 7𝑥! + 73𝑥 + 60
FactoredForm
Degree #ofrealzeroes #ofcomplexzeroes #offactors
ProblemF𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥! + 13𝑥! + 4𝑥 + 52
FactoredForm
Degree #ofrealzeroes #ofcomplexzeroes #offactors
ProblemG𝑓 𝑥 = 16𝑥! + 12𝑥! − 94𝑥! + 48𝑥! + 18𝑥
FactoredForm
Degree #ofrealzeroes #ofcomplexzeroes #offactors
ProblemH𝑓 𝑥 = 2𝑥! + 3𝑥! − 4𝑥! − 3𝑥 + 2
FactoredForm
Degree #ofrealzeroes #ofcomplexzeroes #offactors
Summary1)Makeaconjectureabouttherelationshipbetweenthedegreeofapolynomialandthenumberoffactorsapolynomialhas.2)Makeaconjectureaboutthedegreeofthepolynomial,thenumberofrealroots,andthenumberofcomplexroots.3)Makeaconjectureaboutthenumberofcomplexrootsapolynomialhas.Application1)Youareaskedtofactor𝑓 𝑥 = 15𝑥! + 32𝑥! + 841𝑥! + 12𝑥 − 50.Howmanyfactorsdoesthispolynomialhave?2)Whenfactoring𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥! − 6𝑥! + 9𝑥 − 54,Mr.Trenfield’sanswerkeystated6and3𝑖aretheonlyroots.Whataretworeasons(withoutsolving,baseduponyourconjectures)youknowthereisanerrorinthekey.