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You are about to

travel to a

mystical
land

That many have

heard of,

That many have

heard of,
but few have ever seen.

Welcome
to

The
Land of

OZ

Polynomial
Functions in

Long
division of
polynomials

Synthetic
division to
find zeros

Define a
polynomi
al
function

Factored form
of polynomial
from xintercepts

Identify
zeros of a
function

Determine number
of real and non-real
solutions

Click a bubble

End
Behaviors
of a
function

Welcome to Munckinland
Dorothy. Would you like to
learn about the end
behaviors of functions?

The first thing that you

need to know is that the
degree of a function
determines which
direction the end
behaviors go. The
Lollipop Guild will
explain.

So Dorothy. There are two different ways

end behaviors can react in a polynomial
function. It can either look like a rainbow,
like the beautiful ones we have in Oz, or like
a funny sideways s thing. Ya understand?

I think so. You wouldnt by

chance have any pictures
would you?

Eh. Pictures. The gal wants

pictures. Dont worry, we got
some right here.

Lookie here. If we had an equation that had an even number as

a degree, itd look like this thing here. As you can tell, the end
behaviors are:
X - Y
and
X Y
But if the equation were reflected over the x- axis and the arch
went the other way, both Y end behaviors would be -

And this is the funny s thing that equations with an odd

degree look like when theyre graphed. Kind of weird, huh?
This equations end behaviors are:
X- Y-
X Y
If it were reflected over the x-axis, they would be:
X- Y
X Y-

Do you understand
darling?

Yes. I think I do.

Thank you Glinda.

Polynomial
Functions in

Long
division of
polynomials

Synthetic
division to
find zeros

Define a
polynomi
al
function

Factored form
of polynomial
from xintercepts

Identify
zeros of a
function

Determine number
of real and non-real
solutions

Click a bubble

End
Behaviors
of a
function

Scarecrow? Are you

there?

Over here Dorothy.

Oh there you are! I have a

question, do you know
anything about using long
division with polynomial
functions?

Do I know anything? Havent

you heard? I have a brain now!
Of course I know how to use
long division with polynomial
functions. Watch this:

Pay attention to the leading x of the divisor and x

of the dividend. If you were to divide x by x, what
would you have? X. Put that on top.

There. Now multiply that x that you just put on top

by x+1, which turns into x + 1x. Put that under
the x and 9x of the dividend.

Perfect! You can now subtract x +1x from x-9x.

Fantastic. Now you can carry the -10 down from

the dividend.

Now the process starts all over again. Take the

-10x and divide it by the x of the divisor. It turns
into -10, so put that on top.

So now what you want to do is take the -10 that

you just put on top and multiply it by the x+1. It
turns into -10x-10. Put that under the other -10x10. Now subtract just like you did before.

And presto! Your work is done.

Oh Scarecrow, thank
you! That makes it so
much clearer.

No problem Dorothy, Id do anything

to help. You are the one who helped
me get this brain. But now you better
be off. You have many other things to
learn

Polynomial
Functions in

Long
division of
polynomials

Synthetic
division to
find zeros

Define a
polynomi
al
function

Factored form
of polynomial
from xintercepts

Identify
zeros of a
function

Determine number
of real and non-real
solutions

Click a bubble

End
Behaviors
of a
function

Tin man? Tin man?

Ive heard you can
teach me synthetic
division.

Synthetic division? I can

help you with that. Its
quite easy.

x + 5x+6

Lets look at the equation x+5x+6 and try to

divide it by x-1. First take all of the coefficients and
draw them inside a boxed section.

. Just like that.

Now take the 1 form x-1 and plant it outside of the

box.

Take the first coefficient and slide it down the

division symbol.

Then multiply the one you just carried down by the

planted one, and put the product under the next
coefficient, which would be 5.

Add 5 and 1 to get 6, and place that under the

division bar.

Excellent! Now the process repeats itself. Multiply

the carry down by one and place it under the next
coefficient.

Finally, add 6 and 6. The answer, if other than 0,

is the remainder. 12 is the remainder here.

I had no idea it was that simple. That

was incredibly helpful, thank you.

Why, youre welcome! Have fun on

your other adventures!