This document provides instructions and examples for an activity identifying properties of polynomial functions from their standard form expressions. Students are asked to analyze 5 polynomial functions and fill in a table with the degree, leading coefficient, and constant term for each. The table includes examples like the function f(x)=x^4 + 5x^2 + 4 which has a degree of 4, leading coefficient of 1, and constant term of 4.
This document provides instructions and examples for an activity identifying properties of polynomial functions from their standard form expressions. Students are asked to analyze 5 polynomial functions and fill in a table with the degree, leading coefficient, and constant term for each. The table includes examples like the function f(x)=x^4 + 5x^2 + 4 which has a degree of 4, leading coefficient of 1, and constant term of 4.