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Test #
CALCULATOR
You should not spend more than 7 minutes on this question. You must finish the test by the end of class. No extra time.
1a) Find any relative maxima or minima. Round answers three decimal places. f(x) = x5 +x3 6x
1b) Find anywhere the following function crosses the x-axis. Round answers three decimal places. f(x) = x5 +x3 6x
When finished, raise your hand, and put your calculator on the floor. You may not use your calculator again.
Test #
CALCULATOR
You should not spend more than 7 minutes on this question. You must finish the test by the end of class. No extra time.
1a) Find any relative maxima or minima. Round answers three decimal places. f(x) = x5 +x3 6x
1b) Find anywhere the following function crosses the x-axis. Round answers three decimal places. f(x) = x5 +x3 6x
When finished, raise your hand, and put your calculator on the floor. You may not use your calculator again.
Test #
2) Find a polynomial function of the lowest degree with real coefficients that has the zeros below and whose leading coefficient is
one.
0, -1, 4i
A) f(x) = x3 + 16x
B) f(x) = x4 + x3 + 16x2 +16x
C) f(x) = x4 x3 + 16x2 + 16x
3
3
4
3
2
D) f(x) = x - x + 8x + 8
E) f(x) = x + x + 8x + 8x
C)f(x) = (x 4)2 3
5) Which of the following is NOT a possible rational zero of f(x) = 2x4 17x3 + 35x2 + 9x 45?
A) -9
B)
C) -
D)
E) 15
C) f(x) = x3 2x2 + 3x 6
9) Simplify
A)
5+2
1
4
29
29
B)
10
29
4
29
C)
10
29
4
29
D)
4
29
10
29
E)
4
29
10
29
10) Find all the zeros, real and non-real, of the polynomial p(x) = x3 + 7x
A) x 0, x 7
B) x 0, x i 7
C) x 1, x i 7
D) x 1, x 7
E) x 0, x 7
11) Bobby correctly factored f(x) = x3 +9x2 +11x 21 as f(x) = (x +7)(x - 1)(x + 3). Based on that result, Joey said that the graph of the
polynomial will have zeros at (7, 0), (-1, 0) and (3, 0). Is he correct?
A) No, Bobby should have written the zeros as (0, 7), (0, -1) and (0, 3)
B) Yes, Bobby correctly identified the zeros of the polynomial
C) No, Bobby should only have positive values for the zeros of the polynomial.
D) No, Bobby should have set each binomial factor equal to zero and then solved for x to determine the zeros of the
polynomial.
14) (Choose 2) Use Descartes Rule of Signs to determine the number of possible NEGATIVE real zeros of
f(x) = 3x4 + 5x3+ 6x2 + 8x 3
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 1
E) 0
FREE RESPONSE-Please show ALL your work.
15) Find all the real zeros of the polynomial f(x) = x 4 + 12x3 + 27x2 and determine the multiplicity of each.
f(x) = x4 + 12x3 + 27x2
16) Sketch a graph of the polynomial function that is a fourth-degree polynomial with four real zeros and a negative leading
coefficient.
18) Using the factor (x + 2), find the remaining factor(s) of f(x) = x3 + 7x2 + 14x + 8 and write as a product of linear factors.
19) To model the path of a soccer ball, a student can use a quadratic equation such as y = x2 + 11x 28, where y represents the
height of the ball and x represents the horizontal distance that the ball traveled.
Part A:
Assume that the xaxis represents the ground. How far did the soccer ball travel horizontally in the air?
Part B:
The equation was modified to become y = (x2 + 11x 28)(x2 + 9). What is/are the complex zero(s) of this new equation?
Test #
CALCULATOR
You should not spend more than 7 minutes on this question. You must finish the test by the end of class. No extra time.
1a) Find any relative maxima or minima. Round answers three decimal places. f(x) = x5 +x3 5x
1b) Find anywhere the following function crosses the x-axis. Round answers three decimal places. f(x) = x5 +x3 5x
When finished, raise your hand, and put your calculator on the floor. You may not use your calculator again.
Test #
CALCULATOR
You should not spend more than 7 minutes on this question. You must finish the test by the end of class. No extra time.
1a) Find any relative maxima or minima. Round answers three decimal places. f(x) = x5 +x3 5x
1b) Find anywhere the following function crosses the x-axis. Round answers three decimal places. f(x) = x5 +x3 5x
When finished, raise your hand, and put your calculator on the floor. You may not use your calculator again.
Test #
3) Sketch a graph of the polynomial function that is a fourth-degree polynomial with four real zeros and a negative leading
coefficient.
4) Using the factor (x + 2), find the remaining factor(s) of f(x) = x3 + 7x2 + 14x + 8 and write as a product of linear factors.
5) Find all the real zeros of the polynomial f(x) = x4 + 12x3 + 27x2 and determine the multiplicity of each.
f(x) = x4 + 12x3 + 27x2
6) To model the path of a soccer ball, a student can use a quadratic equation such as y = x2 + 11x 28, where y represents the
height of the ball and x represents the horizontal distance that the ball traveled.
Part A:
Assume that the xaxis represents the ground. How far did the soccer ball travel horizontally in the air?
Part B:
The equation was modified to become y = (x2 + 11x 28)(x2 + 9). What is/are the complex zero(s) of this new equation?
MULITPLE RESPONSE-choose all that apply
7) (Choose 2) Describe the right and left hand behavior of the graph of q(x) = 7x 5 + 12x3 25
A) Rises to left
B) Falls to left
C) Rises to right
D) Falls to right
8) (Choose 2) Use Descartes Rule of Signs to determine the number of possible NEGATIVE real zeros of
f(x) = 3x4 + 5x3+ 6x2 + 8x 3
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 1
E) 0
MULTIPLE CHOICE choose the correct answer.
9) Which of the following is NOT a possible rational zero of f(x) = 2x4 17x3 + 35x2 + 9x 45?
A)
10) Simplify
A)
10
29
B)
5
2
5+2
4
29
C) 15
D) -9
E)
9
2
1
29
4
29
C)
4
29
10
29
D)
4
29
10
29
E)
10
29
4
29
C) f(x) = x3 2x2 3x + 6
14) Bobby correctly factored f(x) = x3 +9x2 +11x 21 as f(x) = (x +7)(x - 1)(x + 3). Based on that result, Joey said that the graph of the
polynomial will have zeros at (7, 0), (-1, 0) and (3, 0). Is he correct?
A) No, Bobby should only have positive values for the zeros of the polynomial.
B) No, Bobby should have written the zeros as (0, 7), (0, -1) and (0, 3).
C) No, Bobby should have set each binomial factor equal to zero and then solved for x to determine the zeros of the
polynomial.
D) Yes, Bobby correctly identified the zeros of the polynomial.
18) Find a polynomial function of the lowest degree with real coefficients that has the zeros below and whose leading coefficient is
one.
0, -1, 4i
A) f(x) = x3 + 16x
B) f(x) = x4 + x3 + 16x2 +16x
C) f(x) = x4 x3 + 16x2 + 16x
D) f(x) = x3 - x3 + 8x + 8
E) f(x) = x4 + x3 + 8x2 + 8x
19) Find all the zeros, real and non-real, of the polynomial p(x) = x3 + 7x
A) x 0, x 7
E) x 0, x 7
B) x 0, x i 7
C) x 1, x i 7
D) x 1, x 7