The Concept of Polynomial and Rational Functions

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Read:

  • Chapter 5 of the textbook (Abramson, J. (2017). Algebra and trigonometry. OpenStax, TX: Rice University. Retrieved from https://openstax.org/details/books/algebra-and-trigonometry)
For the paper:

  • Reflect on the concept of polynomial and rational functions. 

  • What concepts (only the names) did you need to accommodate these concepts in your mind? 

  • What are the simplest polynomial and rational function you can imagine? 

  • In your day to day, is there any occurring fact that can be interpreted as polynomial and rational functions? 

  • What strategy are you using to get the graph of polynomial and rational functions?

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