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which of the following are polynomial functions?

The second graph (smooth, rising/falling curve with a local max and min) and the third graph (downward-opening parabola) are polynomial functions.

Categoría: calculus Actualizado: 2026-02-09

Pregunta

which of the following are polynomial functions?

Pasos de solución

  1. Understand the question

    which of the following are polynomial functions?

  2. Explanation

    Step1: Recall polynomial graph rules

    Polynomial functions have smooth, unbroken graphs with no sharp corners or horizontal line segments (constant slope sections that are not part of a smooth curve).

    Step2: Analyze first graph

    The first graph has a sharp corner at the origin, so it is not a polynomial (this is the graph of $y=|x|$, an absolute value function, not a polynomial).

    Step3: Analyze second graph

    The second graph is smooth, continuous, with no sharp corners or flat segments that break smoothness. This fits the shape of a cubic or higher-degree polynomial, so it is a polynomial function.

    Step4: Analyze third graph

    The third graph is a smooth, downward-opening parabola ($y=-ax^2 + b$, $a>0$), which is a 2nd-degree polynomial. It has no sharp corners or breaks, so it is a polynomial function.

    Step5: Analyze fourth graph

    The fourth graph has a horizontal flat segment, which creates a non-smooth transition (not a continuously differentiable curve everywhere, which polynomials are). This is not a polynomial function.

  3. Final answer

    The second graph (smooth, rising/falling curve with a local max and min) and the third graph (downward-opening parabola) are polynomial functions.

Respuesta

Explanation

Step1: Recall polynomial graph rules

Polynomial functions have smooth, unbroken graphs with no sharp corners or horizontal line segments (constant slope sections that are not part of a smooth curve).

Step2: Analyze first graph

The first graph has a sharp corner at the origin, so it is not a polynomial (this is the graph of $y=|x|$, an absolute value function, not a polynomial).

Step3: Analyze second graph

The second graph is smooth, continuous, with no sharp corners or flat segments that break smoothness. This fits the shape of a cubic or higher-degree polynomial, so it is a polynomial function.

Step4: Analyze third graph

The third graph is a smooth, downward-opening parabola ($y=-ax^2 + b$, $a>0$), which is a 2nd-degree polynomial. It has no sharp corners or breaks, so it is a polynomial function.

Step5: Analyze fourth graph

The fourth graph has a horizontal flat segment, which creates a non-smooth transition (not a continuously differentiable curve everywhere, which polynomials are). This is not a polynomial function.

Answer

The second graph (smooth, rising/falling curve with a local max and min) and the third graph (downward-opening parabola) are polynomial functions.

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Question Analysis

Subject mathematics
Sub Subject calculus
Education Level high school
Difficulty unspecified
Question Type with image, multiple choice
Multi Question No
Question Count 1
Analysis Status completed
Analyzed At 2026-02-09T20:23:19

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which of the following are polynomial functions?

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