YOUR TURN:
Draw a
rough sketch of

and make a note
of its features.
Let's move on to odd
degree polynomials. Our easiest odd degree guy is
the disco graph... We really should give him a
more mathematical name. How about Standard Cubic
Guy?
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Notice those tails. They go
in opposite directions! |
Boring without any wobbles
though.
Pop this guy into a graphing
calculator:

The tails do the same thing as
Standard Cubic Guy... But, we get to cross three times (3rd
degree!) |
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So, what would this guy look
like?
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