1. Warm-up What is the standard form of a linear equation?
What is the standard form of a quadratic equation?
What is the standard form of a cubic equation?

2. Polynomial and Polynomial Functions Section 6-1: Polynomial Functions
Goal 2.04: Create and use best-fit model to solve problems.
Goal 2.06: Use cubic equations to model and solve problems. A) Solve using graphs. B) Interpret constants and coefficients.

3. f(x) = ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + e a is the leading coefficient
Standard Form:
f(x) = ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + e a is the leading coefficient

4. Classifying Polynomials by degree and number of terms

5. Simplify and write in Standard Form
1. 7x + 3x x + 5 linear/ binomial 2. x2 – 4x4 + 2x2 -4x4 + 3x2 quartic/ binomial 3. –x3 + x4 + x x4 – x3 + x quartic/ trinomial

6. 4. 4x + 5x2 + 8 5x2 + 4x + 8 quadratic/ trinomial 5
4. 4x + 5x x2 + 4x + 8 quadratic/ trinomial 5. 3x5 + 4x 6 quintic/ binomial 6. x3(x2 + 2x) x5 + 2x4

7. Find a linear, quadratic and cubic model for the data, and then determine the model that is the best fit for the data.

8. Classwork/ Homework Classwork: P. 303 #3, 10, 17, 23 Homework: