Devin's Makeup #2

Polynomids and Function Notation
a degree is the highest exponent.
-0-constant
-1-linear
-2-quadratic
-3-cubic
-4-quartic
-5-quintic
-a root, a zero, and x-intercepts are the same thing. A polynomial is an equation with only addition and subtraction of terms. The leading term of the function is the term with the highest exponent.

The function notation is f(x). Plug in what is in the parenthesis for x. To factor a polynomial use synthetic division.
x^9+5x^7+4x^10+9x^2+4
There are a few questions that can be used to help solve polynomials.
a. is it a polynomial?
yes
b. what is the degree?
10
c. what is the leading term?
4x^10
d. what is the leading coefficient
4