Changing a Coefficient in Polynomials of Low Degree

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This Demonstration illustrates how changing a coefficient affects the shape of the graph of a poynomial and its first and second derivatives. Observe the variation in the location and number of critical and inflection points.

Contributed by: Angela Sharp, Chad Pierson, and Joshua Fritz (August 2008)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA


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