Equations and Inequalities

Virginia SOL A2.EI.6

Represent, solve, and interpret polynomial equations.

What students need to be able to do

  • Determine a factored form of a polynomial equation of degree three or higher, given its zeros or the x-intercepts of the graph of its related function.
  • Determine the number and type of solutions (real or imaginary) of a polynomial equation of degree three or higher.
  • Solve a polynomial equation over the set of complex numbers.
  • Verify possible solutions to polynomial equations of degree three or higher algebraically, graphically, and with technology.