Friday, 24 July 2015

Polynomial Functions - Quadratics

We looked at applications of polynomials.
We saw that we can

  • Enter a table of data into our Calculators L1 and L2
  • Perform Regressions (Stat> Calc #4 Linear, #5 Quadratic or #6 Cubic)
  • Decide which is best (Look at the r or r^2 values - closer to 1 or -1 is better)
  • Copy and Paste the best function into y= to graph (y=   VARS   #5Statistics > > Enter)
  • Set your windows in the context of the question 
  • Solve problems using either the 2nd> Calc #1 Value if you know X and are looking for Y, OR graph y2 = known value and find the intersection
Here are some notes:



# of Turning Points = Number of Local Max or Min Points




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