Polynomial Retest Packet

The function shown has:

• Degree two with negative leading coefficient.

• Degree three with negative leading coefficient.

• Degree four with negative leading coefficient.

• Degree four with positive leading coefficient.

Which of the following could be a possible equation for the function shown?

• f(x) =-2x³ + x² - 5x + 1

• f(x) = 2x³ - 4x² + x + 1

• f(x) = 3x² + 5x + 1

• f(x) = -2x³ +3x - 1

f(x) = x³ - 3x² - 4x

Find the zeros of f(x).

• {-4, 0, 1}

• {-1, 4}

• {-1, 0, 4}

• {-4, 1}

How many zeros does the polynomial function
 P(x) = 3x⁴+4x-8 have?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Add or Subtract to Simplify:
(4n⁴ - 8n + 4) - (8n² + 4n⁴ + 1)

• -8n² - 8n + 3 
• -7n² - 8n + 3 
• -6n² - 8n + 3
• -7n² - 4n + 3

Add to simplify the expression.

(4a³ - 8a - 4a²) + (7a³ - 7 - 6a)

• 11a³ - 4a² - 14a - 7

• 5a³ - 4a² - 14a - 7

• 5a³ - 4a² - 20a - 7

• 5a³ - 9a² - 20a - 7

Multiply the following together:

(2x + 3)(x² + 4x + 1)

• 2x³ + 8x² +2x

• 3x² + 12x +3

• 2x³ +11x² +14x +3

• 2x³ + 12x +3

What is the factored form of a function if it has zeros of 2, 3 and -1 and all factors have a multiplicity of 1?

• (x-2)(x-3)(x+1)

• (x-1)(x-2)(x-3)

• (x-1)(x+2)(x+3)

• (x+1)(x+2)(x+3)

In the above graph complete the following end behavior:
As x --> -∞, f(x) --> ____
As x --> +∞, f(x) --> ____

• -∞
  -∞
• +∞
  -∞
• -∞
  +∞
• +∞
  +∞

In the above graph complete the following end behavior: (f(x)=y)
As x --> -∞, f(x) --> ____
As x --> +∞, f(x) --> ____

• -∞
  -∞
• +∞
  -∞
• -∞
  +∞
• +∞
  +∞