Cards In This Deck

• $\text{What are the two key features you must label when sketching a cubic graph?}$
  $$\begin{gathered} \text{1. Points where the curve crosses the axes (roots and y-intercept).} \\ \text{2. The general shape (determined by the sign of the }{x}^3\text{ coefficient).} \end{gathered}$$
• $$\begin{gathered} \text{True or False?} \\ \text{The graph of }y=(x-2{)}^2(x+1)\text{ crosses the x-axis at }x=2\text{.} \end{gathered}$$
  $$\begin{gathered} \text{False} \\ \text{Correct Answer: It touches the x-axis at }x=2\text{ (repeated root).} \end{gathered}$$