Across
- 2. A quartic polynomial has this degree
- 4. The name given to a 4th degree polynomial
- 10. A polynomial function with a degree of five has at most this many zeros
- 12. You always look for this firs when factoring
- 15. The name given to what a function does as x approaches infinity or negative infinity
- 16. The number of times a linear factor occurs in a polynomial function
- 17. If the discriminant is this value, then you only have 1 real root
- 18. The quadratic equation has a ______ of 2
- 19. The maximum or minimum of a parabola
- 22. I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus under this
- 24. The zeros of a polynomial are also called this
- 26. The most famous reindeer of all
- 27. A function with a degree of zero
- 28. When the graph of a polynomial function "bounces" at the x-axis, that means there are an ____ number of zeros at that point
- 29. This method, along with completing the square, can be used to solve any quadratic equation
Down
- 1. (a + bi) and (a - bi) are call complex _______
- 3. When a turning point is higher than any point around it, it is called this.
- 5. A trinomial is classified this way
- 6. This method of factoring is used usually with a polynomial containing 4 unlike terms
- 7. Because we are from LHS, we are Lion _______
- 8. The name given to the coefficient of the highest degree term of a polynomial
- 9. Then one ____ Christmas eve, Santa came to say
- 11. This is where a polynomial function changes direction
- 13. Mrs Bull/Coakley post this in Google Classroom weekly so I know what's happening every day of the coming week
- 14. When terms are the same degree with same exponents they are called this
- 20. As long as the discriminant is positive, your roots are this
- 21. If the discriminant of a quadratic is 12 the roots will be this
- 23. When a zero has an odd multiplicity, the graph of the function does this to the x-axis
- 25. Mrs Wylke and LHS clubs have been sponsoring the ____ days of Christmas for the last 2 week.