Question

Molly is on a game show. To win $1,000,000, she must answer this question: What key features are necessary—and how are the features used—to create the sketch of a polynomial function? What is Molly's winning answer? Explain in complete sentences.

Answer 1

A polynomial function refers to a function expressed by a polynomial, with only positive integer (non-fraction, non roots) values for the exponents, such as:


`(a_(1))^(n) + (a_(2))^(n-1) + (a_(3))^(n-2) +...+ a_(n)`

Remember that
`(1)/(x)` can be written as ,