What is the y-intercept of the polynomial f, of, xf(x) defined below? Write the y-value only.
f, of, x, equals, minus, 4, x, squared, minus, 2, x, to the power 6 , minus, x, to the power 5 , minus, 7, x, to the power 4
f(x)=−4x
2
−2x
6
−x
5
−7x
4
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What is the degree of the polynomial f, of, xf(x) defined below?
f, of, x, equals, minus, 2, x, to the power 7 , plus, 10, x, to the power 4 , minus, 4, x, to the power 6 , minus, 9, x, cubed, minus, 4, x, to the power 5
f(x)=−2x
7
+10x
4
−4x
6
−9x
3
−4x
5
Put into standard form:
Put into standard form:
f, of, x, equals, minus, 2, x, to the power 7 , minus, 4, x, to the power 6 , minus, 4, x, to the power 5 , plus, 10, x, to the power 4 , minus, 9, x, cubed
f(x)=−2x
7
−4x
6
−4x
5
+10x
4
−9x
3
Leading Term:
Leading Term:
minus, 2, x, to the power 7
−2x
7
Degree: 7
1 answer
What is the y-intercept of the polynomial f, of, xf(x) defined below?
f, of, x, equals, minus, 4, x, squared, minus, 2, x, to the power 6 , minus, x, to the power 5 , minus, 7, x, to the power 4
f(x)=−4x²−2x⁶−x⁵−7x⁴
To find the y-intercept, evaluate f(0):
f(0) = −4(0)² − 2(0)⁶ − (0)⁵ − 7(0)⁴ = 0