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WorksheetsUnit 3 Review -Polynomials
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
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What period do you have Precalculus?
What is another way to say "where a function crosses the x-axis"?
x-intercept
zero
root
all of these.
How is the constant term of an equation in standard form related to the graph?
It is the y-intercept
It is the x-intercept
It is the multiplicity
There is no relationship
The degree of the polynomial determines the max number of roots.
True
False
How many roots or zeros does the equation
f(x) = 5x4-8x3+4x2-6x+3 have?
3
4
5
0
Is the leading coefficient for the polynomial shown positive or negative?
Negative
Positive
Cannot be determined
What is the degree of the polynomial shown in the image?
4
5
7
6
What is the y-intercept for the polynomial given:
y = 3x2 + 9x5 − 4 + 10x8 + 2x9 ?
2
-4
9
3
Which one could be a representation of the equation of this graph?
−x(x−4)(x+3)(x+7)
−x(x+4)(x−3)(x−7)
x(x−4)(x+3)(x+7)
x(x+4)(x−3)(x−7)
How are factors related to x-intercepts?
They are the same
They are not related
x-intercepts are found by setting the factors=0
x-intercepts are found by setting x=0
What is the end-behavior of the function f(x)=−x3+2x2−x−4 ?
x→−∞limf(x)=−∞ and x→∞limf(x)=−∞
x→−∞limf(x)=∞ and x→∞limf(x)=−∞
x→−∞limf(x)=−∞ and x→∞limf(x)=∞
x→−∞limf(x)=∞ and x→∞limf(x)=∞
Zeros: – 5(multiplicity of 3), 9(multiplicity of 2), – 2, 4
Degree: 7
(x + 2)(x - 4)
(x + 2)7(x - 4)7
(x - 4)
Even Multiplicities have which of the following effects on the x-axis?
touches and bounces back
wiggle
crosses the x-axis
Which of the following is a COMPLETE list of all possible Rational Zeros?
f(x) = 2x3 + 5x2 - 9x + 5
±1, ±5, ±1/2, ±5/2
±1, ±5
±1, ±2, ±5, ±1/2, ±5/2
±1, ±2, ±5, ±1/2, ±5/2, ±2/5
Solve by using Rational Root Theorem:
x3 - 7x - 6 = 0
1, 2, 3
-1, -2, 3
-1, -2, - 3
1,-2,-3
If you were dividing x6 + 4x3 + 2 by a binomial, how many 0's would you need when setting up the top row of your synthetic division?
0
2
4
6
According to the Rational Root Theorem, what are the all possible rational roots?
2x3 - 11x2 + 12x + 9 = 0
±1,±2
±1,±3±9,±1/2,±3/2,±9/2
±1,±3,±9
±1,±2,±1/3,±2/3,±1/9,±2/9
How many positive solutions does the following polynomial have?
f(x) =3x5 - x4 + 3x2 - 6x +11
4, 2, or 0
3 or 1
4
3
How many possible negatives solutions does the following polynomial have?
f(x) = x4 - 3x3 - 17x2 + 39x -20
3 or 1
3
1
2 or 0
State the number of complex zeros for this function.
7, 5, 3, or 1
4
5
7
Find all zeros.
Write a polynomial function of least degree with integral coefficients that has the given zeros.
Which formula is the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra Formula?
There are infinitely many rationals between two reals.
An nth degree polynomial always has 2 x-intercepts
An nth degree polynomial has n solutions.
