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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Nov
Pages: 5
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Cubic Polynomials with Rational Roots and Critical Points
Gupta, Shiv K.; Szymanski, Waclaw
College Mathematics Journal, v41 n5 p365-369 Nov 2010
If you want your students to graph a cubic polynomial, it is best to give them one with rational roots and critical points. In this paper, we describe completely all such cubics and explain how to generate them.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Formulas, Graphs, College Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Teaching Methods
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