Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 3 - Section 3.2 - Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs - 3.2 Exercises - Page 266: 36

Answer

$P(x)=x^{3}(x+3)(x-3)$ Zeros: 0,+3,-3 Graph: See image below.

Work Step by Step

Factor out $x^{3}$ P(x) = $x^{3}(x^{2}-9)$. The second term is a perfect square. (+3 and -3 are factors of 9 whose sum is 0). $P(x)=x^{3}(x+3)(x-3)$ Zeros: 0,+3,-3 The degree of the polynomial is 5. The leading coefficient is positive. The end behavior of $x^{5}$ is positive infinity for $x\gt0$ and negative infinity for $x\lt0$. There are zeros at 0,3 and -3. The graph represents $-x^{3}$ in the middle of the two intercepts. The graph starts from negative infinity and It has a local max at x=-2.324 where the y-value is 45.174 and a local min at x=+2.324 and y=-45.174 where the graph reverses direction and shoots up.
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