Just as sentences are made up of words and words are made up of letters, …
… many things in mathematics are made up of polynomial functions, …
… the letters of which are the basic power functions consisting of a variable raised to a power.
This tool will allow you to become familiar with the graphs of power functions.
You choose any power between 1 and 10 inclusive by using the slider control.
You can also enter a power directly into the text field.
Some of the things you should keep an eye out for are the differences between even and odd powers …
… and the difference between raising large and small numbers to powers.
Keep an eye on both of the graph areas …
… as you choose different powers.
Good luck on your investigation of power functions. Try to feel the power!