Objectives
- Students will recognize the similarities and differences among power and polynomial functions of various degrees.
- Students will describe the effects of changes in the leading coefficient on the end behavior of graphs of power and polynomial functions.
Vocabulary
• degree of a polynomial
• end behavior
• leading coefficient
• polynomial function
About the Lesson
In this activity, students will examine several power and polynomial functions to determine their similarities and differences and characteristics of their end behavior.
*Note: This activity contains an optional AP Practice Questions document for those students preparing for the AP Precalculus Exam.