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Graphing Polynomials Lesson 5 - Real Zeros (page 4 of 4)
---- This algebra lesson shows how to graph polynomials with real zeros.

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This one has a twist...

Find the real zeros of

then draw a rough sketch of the graph:

Do you see the twist? It's the (5 - x) guy!

So, what's his basic shape?

f ( x ) = x ( 5 - x ) ( x + 3 ) ( x - 1 ) ( x + 7 ) ... the x terms give -x^5 ... the graph will be an upside down 5th degree polynomial

What are the real zeros?

x ( 5 - x ) ( x + 3 ) ( x - 1 ) ( x + 7 ) = 0 gives x = 0 or 5 - x = 0 or x + 3 = 0 or x - 1 = 0 or x + 7 = 0 which gives x = 5 , x = -3 , x = 1 , and x = -7

real zeros: -7, -3, 0, 1, 5

graph of f ( x ) = x ( 5 - x ) ( x + 3 ) ( x - 1 ) ( x + 7 ) ... the zeros are -7 , -3 , 0 , 1 , 5

TRY IT:

Find the real zeros of the functions and draw a rough sketch of the graph:

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