SOLUTION: The function f is a fifth-degree polynomial with
the x-intercepts -4, 1, and 7,
y-intercept 112 and
f (x) ≥ 0 for x ≤ 7
I know it would have to have (x+4)(x-1)
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Question 953542: The function f is a fifth-degree polynomial with
the x-intercepts -4, 1, and 7,
y-intercept 112 and
f (x) ≥ 0 for x ≤ 7
I know it would have to have (x+4)(x-1)(x+7) and possibly either squared or cubics for exponents but I am confused about how I would insert the 112 and the f (x) ≥ 0 for x ≤ 7. I don't understand what those last two are asking me to do to make it true.
Thanks
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
given:
a fifth-degree polynomial with
the x-intercepts , , and ,
y-intercept and
for
By hypothesis, has factors , , and by the Factor Theorem.
==> for some 2nd degree polynomial .
To determine :
We need for .
==> for
Note that each factor is negative for some .
There a few ways to deal with this; here is one way.
Note that both and change signs when , while does not.
Since we need to be quadratic, we can take for some constant .
Now, we have for some .
Note: that we have not changed the x-intercepts by repeating some of the factors
Since is never negative, needing for reduces to needing for .
*This is guaranteed if .
Finally, we use to determine :
==>, which is indeed negative.
Hence, we can take
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The function f is a fifth-degree polynomial with
the x-intercepts -4, 1, and 7,
y-intercept 112 and
f (x) ≥ 0 for x ≤ 7
:
We have the three factors (x+4)(x-1)(x-7), the y intercept 4 * 1 * 7 = 28 not 112.
28 goes into 112 4 times so lets change the factors to (x+4)(x-1)(4x-28)
4x + 28 = 0; x still equal -7
but now we can construct the equation
FOIL(x+4)(x-1) = x^2 + 3x - 4
:
x^2 + 3x - 4
X (4x - 28)
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4x^3 - 16x^2 - 100x + 112 but this only a third degree equation but satisfies the requirements
Green line is y=112
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