Algebra 2 · Chapter 3 · Lesson 3.12 · Printable PDF

Modeling with Polynomial Functions Worksheet with Answer Key

4 problems on modeling with polynomial functions: using differences to find degree and leading coefficient, fitting a cubic through four points, a museum cafe count, and reading a cubic regression for a repair shop's revenue. 2 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Use differences to find the degree and leading coefficient from each table.
  2. Find the cubic through four points, and explain why differences do not work there.
  3. Word problem: people counted in a museum cafe over a day.
  4. Word problem: Mei's bicycle repair shop revenue from a cubic regression.

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