Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Alg2/Trig E: How can we solve higher degree polynomial equations?

Alg2/Trig E:  
Let's turn higher degree polynomial equations into something familiar... Graph a cubic equation and notice how many times it crosses the x-axis. Since there are three roots, is there a way we can factor and use the Zero Property to solve for all the roots? Use substitution for higher degree polynomials, such as, 4 and 5.

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