Chapter 5 Vocab

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Across
  1. 5. a point on the graph of a function where no other nearby points have greater y-coordinate
  2. 7. coefficient of a term with the highest degree
  3. 9. an equation in the form of (f)x= axb, where a and b are nonzero real numbers
  4. 10. the use of synthetic division to evaluate a function
  5. 13. for any numbers a,b,c and a=0, an equation where u is some expression in x
  6. 14. quotient when a polynomial is divided by one of its binomial factors
  7. 15. maximum and minimum values of a function
  8. 16. method used to divide polynomial by a binomial
Down
  1. 1. the greatest degree of any term of a polynomial
  2. 2. the point on the graph of a function where no other nearby points have lesser y-coordinates
  3. 3. point at which a graph turns. the location of relative maxima or minima
  4. 4. polynomial that cannot be factored
  5. 6. where the coefficients represent real numbers and a is a nonnegative integer
  6. 8. behavior of the graph as x approaches positive infinity or negative infinity
  7. 11. to write an expression without parenthesis or negative exponents
  8. 12. function that is represented by a polynomial equation