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CURRENT CHAPTER IS 10, POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS

Current quizaroo #  10

                        1)  Use synthetic division to find the value of the function  f(x) = x3 - 6x2 + 3x + 5
                             when x = 3.
 

                                                            a) 0
                                                            b)  -13
                                                            c) 20
                                                            d) -4
                                                            e) 15
 
 
                        2)  What is the least number of times a cubic function can cross the x-axis?

                                                                      a)  0

                                                            b) 1
                                                            c) 2
                                                            d) 3
                                                            e) Not enough info to tell
 

 
                        3)  How MANY POSSIBLE zeros will the function:  f(x) = 2x3 + 3x2 - 5x + 12 have?
 
                                                            a) 3
                                                            b) 6
                                                            c) 12
                                                            d) 8
                                                            e) 16
 
 
 
                        4)   Find the rational zeros of P(x) = x3 + 3x2 - 25x - 75
 
                                                            a)  3, 5, -5
                                                            b)  3, 5, 5
                                                            c)  -3, 5, -5
                                                            d)  -3, 5 double
                                                            e)  -3, -5 double
 
                   
 
                        5)  Find the complex solutions of x4 - x3 - x2 - x - 2 = 0
 
                                                            a) -1, 2, i, -i
                                                            b) -1, 2, 1 double
                                                            c) -1, -2, i, -i
                                                            d) -1, 2, i
                                                            e) 1, -2, i
 
                    
 

                        6)  How many rational zeros does the function P(x) = x4 - 4x3 + 7x2 - 6x - 18 have?
 
                                                            a) 0
                                                            b) 1
                                                            c) 2
                                                            d) 3
                                                            e) 4
 
 
 
                        7)  
 
                                    What is a possible equation for the above graph?
 
                                                                      a)  y = (x + 1)(x - 1)
                                                            b)  y = (x + 1)2(x - 1)
                                                            c)  y = x(x - 1)(x + 1)
                                                            d)  y = (x + 1)(x - 1)2
                                                            e)  Not enough info to tell
 

 

The last three questions refer to the above equation!
 
                        8)  Name any zeros of the above rational function.
 
                                                            a) (0, 0)
                                                            b) (-2, 0)
                                                            c) (2, 0)
                                                            d) (0, -2/9)
                                                            e) doesn't cross the x- axis
 
                         9)  What are the vertical asymptotes of the above rational function.
 
                                                            a)  x = 3
                                                            b)  x = 0
                                                            c)  x = -3
                                                            d)  x = 3, x = -3
                                                            e)  doesn't have any vertical asymptotes


                        10)  Name any horizontal asymptotes of the above rational function.
 
                                                            a) y = 3, y = -3
                                                            b) y = 3
                                                            c) y = -3
                                                            d) y = -2
                                                            e) y = 0
 
 
 
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