MAT135H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.2: Coefficient, Cubic Function, Quadratic Function

• School: UTSG
• Department: Mathematics
• Course: MAT135H1
• Professor: natalia Christina Garcia

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Mat135h1 f - calculus 8th edition (stewart) - section 1. 2. Linear function y = mx + b m is the slope, b is the y-intercept. General formula: p x( ) = ax x n + an 1x n 1 + + a2x 2 + a1x + a0 where n is a nonnegative integer and a0, a1, a2,, an are constants, called coefficients. Domain of a polynomial is r = , . The degree of the polynomial is n where the leading coefficient an i polynomial of degree 1 is linear function. Of the form f x( ) = x a, where a is a constant. Three types: a = n, where n is a positive integer z+ Two general shapes, dpeending on if n is even or odd. If n is even, f x( ) = x n is an even function, and is similar to parabola y = x 2.