Thread: Constructing polynomial functions

Pretty lost on this.

"Construct a polynomial function with the stated properties. Reduce all fractions to lowest terms.:

Third-degree, with zeros of -2,-1, and 3, and passes through the poing (4,12)"

Originally Posted by mankvill

Pretty lost on this.

"Construct a polynomial function with the stated properties. Reduce all fractions to lowest terms.:

Third-degree, with zeros of -2,-1, and 3, and passes through the poing (4,12)"

If is a zero then is a factor. So .

Now substitute (4, 12) and solve for k.