Cubic and Quartic Functions Cambridge （三次和四次函数剑桥）.pdfVIP

C H A P T E R 7 Cubic and Quartic Functions E Objectives To recognise and sketch the graphs of cubic and quartic functions. L To divide polynomials. To use the remainder theorem and the factor theorem to solve cubic equations. To find equations for given cubic graphs. To apply cubic and quartic functions to solving problems. To use finite difference tables to find rules of sequences generated by polynomial P functions. In Chapter 4 we looked at second degree polynomials or quadratics. A third degree polynomial is called a cubic and is a function,f , with rule M f (x ) = ax 3 + bx2 + cx + d ,a = 0 A fourth degree polynomial is called a quartic and is a function,f , with rule f (x ) = ax4 + bx 3 + cx2 + dx + e,a = 0 A In Chapter 4 it was shown that all quadratic functions could be written in ‘perfect square’ form and that the graph of a quadratic has one basic form, the parabola. This is not true of cubic or quartic functions. Two examples of graphs of cubic functions and two examples of quartic functions are shown. S 207 Cambridge University Press • Uncorrected Sample Pages • 2008 © Evans, Lipson, Wallace TI-Nspire Casio ClassPad material prepared in collaboration with Jan Honnens David Hibbard 208