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The curves of cubic and quartic polynomials.
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The coefficient a of the leading term (the one with the highest ) determines the broad shape of its graph:
Cubic
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Quartic
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The curve of a polynomial touches the x-axis at each real root. The shape of the curve at these points depends on whether the root is unique or repeated:
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