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Degree & Number of Zeroes

See how the graph shape depends on the degree.

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Maximum zeroes
2
Shape
Parabola
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Upwards
Shape of the polynomial graphMaximum zeroes: 2
degree 2 — at most 2 zeroes
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y = k·xⁿ

A polynomial of degree n has at most n zeroes and its graph meets the x-axis at most n times.

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