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4.5 Warmup 05/06/2024

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Use Descartes Rule of Signs to determine the possible number of positive roots the following polynomial equation.

5x4-9x3+ 5x2-5x-4=0

a)

4 , 2 or none

b)

3 or 1

c)

4

d)

3

2.

How many negative solutions does the following polynomial equation have?

6x5 - 2x4 + x2 - 7x +1=0

a)

1

b)

4,2 or none

c)

3 or 1

d)

3

3.

How many possible negatives solutions does the following polynomial equation have?

2x4 - x3 - 10x2 + 3x -4=0

a)

1

b)

2 or none

c)

3

d)

3 or 1

4.

How many positive solutions does the following polynomial equation have?

f(x) =x4 + 3x2 - 6x +15

a)

3 or 1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

2 or none

5.
How many zeros does the following function have?
f(x)= x5 - 3x3 + x
a)
8
b)
9
c)
5
d)
3
6.

List the possible rational zeros of

f(x) = x3 - 4x2 -4x + 16

a)

1, 2, 4, 8, 16

b)

±1,±2,±4,±8,±16\pm1,\pm2,\pm4,\pm8,\pm16

c)

±1,±4,±14\pm1,\pm4,\pm\frac{1}{4}

d)

-2 and-4

7.
List all possible rational zeros
f(x) = 3x5-5x2+x+6
a)
1, 2, 3, 6, -1, -2, -3, -6
b)
1/3,2/3,1,2,3,6,-1/3,-2/3,-1,-2,-3,-6
c)
1/3,2/3,1,2,3,6
8.

What is the behavior of the graph of a given polynomial function  f(x) =  x5 + 2x4 + 3x2 + 4f\left(x\right)\ =\ -\ x^5\ +\ 2x^4\ +\ 3x^2\ +\ 4  

a)

Rising to left, falling to right

b)

Falling to left, rising  to right

c)

Falling both left and right

d)

Rising both left and right

9.
What are the
zeros of the polynomial
y = 3(x + 4)(x + 1)(x - 3)?
a)
-4, -1, 3
b)
3, -3, 4, 1
c)
4, 1, -3
d)
3, -4, -1, 3
10.

If a zero of a polynomial function has multiplicity 3 that means:

a)

The x intercept is at (4, 0)

b)

The graph will "bounce back" at that zero

c)

The graph will "pass through" at that zero

d)

Zeros cannot have multiplicity of 4