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The graph of a polynomial function has four turning points. What do you know about the degree and local extrema of this polynomial

The graph of a polynomial function has four turning points. What do you know about-example-1
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Given :

The graph of a polynomial function has four turning points.

If there are 'n' turning points of a polynomial , then the least possible degree of polynomial is


n+1

The graph of a polynomial function has four turning points.

The least possible degree of this polynomial with 4 turning points is


4+1=5

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