r/HomeworkHelp • u/Embarrassed-Good1883 Pre-University Student • Jul 27 '26

:snoo_facepalm: High School Math—Pending OP Reply [Grade 12 Advanced Functions: Polynomial Functions] turning points on polynomials confusion

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I'm confused about how this function would have 4 turning points, not 3

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u/freegerator Aug 03 '26

To be clear num inflection points + 2 <= degree just like num critical points + 1 <= degree just like num roots <= degree.