Investigating Trigonometry and Algebraic Topics On-Line

Henrico County Public Schools

Lesson Materials

Lesson 3-2: Roots of Polynomials

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Objective:

The student will be able to find the roots of polynomials using synthetic division and the fundamental theorem of algebra.

Directions 1	Directions 2	Animation 2
Hands-On Activities	Other Web Sites	Puzzles and Problems

Use the sliders to change the values of a, b, c and d in the cubed function.
Try positive and negative values and see how the graph changes.

edc.org: An edc website with practice problems, hints and solutions pertaining to the Remainder and Factor Theorems and polynomial division. edc.org
Interactive Math: A website containing notes on finding the roots of a polynomial. Interactive Math

Matching Puzzle (Click the blue button)