document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148406>Question 148406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-1,2) (0,0)(1,-2) Form an equation from these plots and answer the same questions above:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is the degree of the polynomial odd or even?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is the leading coefficient of the polynomial positive or negative? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of zeros?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108759 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=108759\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If we plot the points we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now draw a curve through these points to get the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now if we find the equation of the line through those points, we get the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note: let me know if you need help with finding the equation of the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Is the degree of the polynomial odd or even?</b>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The degree is odd since one end of the polynomial goes in the positive y direction and the other end goes in the negative y direction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Is the leading coefficient of the polynomial positive or negative?</b>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the leading coefficient is -2, this means that the leading coefficient is negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Number of zeros? </b>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the graph, we can see that there is only one zero\r<BR>\n" );
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