Poly Test - NonCal 2017

The polynomial x² + 2x - 15
can be written as (x - 3)(x + 5). 
At which value of x are the x-intercepts?

• One solution is x = -3
  The other solution is x = 5
• One solution is x = 3
  The other solution is x = -5
• One solution is x = 0
  The other solution is x =
  -3/5
• No solution

Is (x - 1) a factor of
x³ + x² - 3x + 1?

• Yes, remainder is 0.
• No, remainder is 0.
• Yes, the remainder is 4.
• No, the remainder is 4.

Write the expression
(x + 6)(x - 4)
as a polynomial
in standard form.

• x² - 24
• x² - 2x + 24
• x² + 2x - 24
• x² - 24x -24

Write the polynomial in factored form that has
zeros at -2 (Multiplicity of 3) and a
zero at 4 with (Multiplicity of 2).

• (x - 2)³(x + 4)²
• (x + 2)³(x - 4)²
• (x - 2)³(x - 4)²
• (x - 2)⁴(x + 4)³

Write in standard form
4x⁴ + 6x³ - 2 - x⁴ 

• 4x⁴ - x⁴ + 6x³ - 2
•  3x⁴ + 6x³ - 2
• 5x⁴ + 6x³ - 2
• 9x⁷ - 2

What is the degree of the polynomial?
4x⁴ + 6x³ - 2 - x⁴ 

• cubic
• linear
• quadratic
• quartic

Name the number of terms
4x⁴ + 6x³ - 2 - x⁴ 

• Monomial
• Binomial
• Trinomial
• Polynomial of 4 terms

Considering the leading term of 
y = -3x³ + 5x² + 1
What is the end behavior?

• Up/Up
• Down/up
• Down/Down
• Up/down

What are the zeros of 
y = (x + 3)(x - 1)(x + 4)

• -3, -1, 4
• -4, -3, 1
• -1, 3, 4
• 0, 1, 3

Determine the end behavior of the graph of the polynomial
y = -3x⁴ + 6x³ - 2

• Up / Up
• Up / Down
• Down / Down
• Down / Up