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Find the Zeros of a Polynomial

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find all the real zeros of the function y = 2x3 - 19x2 + 38x + 24 given that (x-4) is a factor.

a)

x = 1/2, -6

b)

x = -1/2, 6

c)

x = 4, -1/2, 6

d)

x = -4, 1/2, -6

2.

Find the Roots of the Polynomial

2x3 - 11x2 + 12x + 9 = 0

a)

-1, 1, 3

b)

-1, 3/2, 3

c)

-1/2, 3, 3

d)

-1/2, 1, 3

3.

Use the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra to determine the total number of roots.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

What is the total number of roots for the following equation?
y = 4x6 - 12x5 - x4 + 2x3 - 6x2 - 5x + 10

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

5.

What is another word for zeros?

a)

solutions

b)

x -intercepts

c)

roots

d)

All of the these!

6.

-3x2+x+4=0
How many roots does this equation have?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

0

d)

4

7.

How many zeros does the following function have?
f(x)= x5 - 3x3 + x

a)

8

b)

9

c)

5

d)

3

8.

Which of the following is a COMPLETE  list of all possible Rational Zeros?
f(x) = 3x3 + 2x2 - 6x + 7

a)

±1, ±7, ±1/3, ±7/3

b)

±1, 7

c)

±1, ±3, ±7, ±7/3

d)

±1, ±3, ±7, ±1/3, ±7/3

9.

According to the Rational Root Theorem, what are the all possible rational roots? 2x3 - 11x2 + 12x + 9 = 0

a)

±1,±2

b)

±1,±3,±9

c)

±1,±3±9,±1/2,±3/2,±9/2

d)

±1,±2,±1/3,±2/3,±1/9,±2/9

10.

Which of the following is a COMPLETE  list of all possible Rational Zeros?
f(x) = 2x3 + 5x2 - 9x + 5

a)

±1, ±5, ±1/2, ±5/2

b)

±1, ±2, ±5, ±1/2, ±5/2

c)

±1, ±5

d)

±1, ±2, ±5, ±1/2, ±5/2, ±2/5

11.

Find all zeroes given a factor of (x+3). y = 2x3 + 5x2 - 6x - 9

a)

-1,-3,-3

b)

-1,-3,3/2

c)

3,3,3

d)

-3,2/3,-1

12.

Find all the zeros of f(x) = x3 -3x2 + x - 3

a)

3 and -1

b)

1 and - 3

c)

3, i, and -i

d)

3 and i

13.

What are all the possible rational roots of x3 - 4x2 + 5x - 12?

a)

+-1, +-2, +-3, +-4, +-6, +-12

b)

+-1, +-2, +-3, +-4, +-6

c)

+-2, +-3, +-4, +-6, +-12

d)

+-1, +-2, +-4, +-6, +-12

14.

List all of the possible rational zeros

p(x) = 3x2+x+7

a)

-1/3, -7/3, -1, -7, 1/3,7/3,1,7

b)

1/3,7/3,1,7

c)

1, 7, 14, 21

15.

What are the zeros of the given graph ? Choose all that apply.

a)

3-3

b)

1-1

c)

11

d)

33