Final Exam Review Questions

Chapter 1 - Polynomial Functions

1. How many of the following functions represent polynomial functions.
1

f x 5 x3 x 2 4

I.

f x 2 x 2 7 x 1 3

II.

f x x 4 9029 x 3 17 x 2 4765

III.

f x 5 x3 3x 2 2 x 4
IV.

f x 3x 1

V.
f x
VI.
a) 2

1 2
x 5x
2
b) 3

c) 4

d) all

P x x 3 ax 2 x 5
2. Determine the value of a in
a) -2
b) 3

P 2 3
if

c) 2

d) -3

P x
3. In the partially completed synthetic division below, a polynomial
1

-2

15

is divided by

x 2.

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The division statement, expressed in
division is:

, that best represents the above synthetic

P x x 2 x3 2 x 2 6 3

a)
P x x 2 x 3 2 x 2 6 x 3 15

b)
1

P x x 2 x 6 15
c)
P x x 2 x 2 6 15

d)

4. When the polynomial

a) -94

2a 3 7 a 6

b) 10

is divided by

c) 66

a4

, the remainder is;

d) 106

y x 4 x3 7 x 2 x 6
5. Determine one factor the following polynomial:

x 2
a)

x 3
b)

x 3
c)

6 x 3 23x 2 6 x 8

6. One factor of
2 x 1 and 3x 2
a)
2 x 1 and 3x 2
b)
6 x 1 and x 2
c)
6 x 1 and x 2
d)

x 6
d)

is

x4

. The other two factors are:

P x
7. If -2, 0, and 4 are the only zeros of a fourth degree polynomial function,

, which of the

P x
following is a possible factored form of
P x x x 2 x 4
a)
2
2
P x x x 2 x 4
b)
P x 6 x2 x 2 x 4
c)

P x 4 x x 2 x 4
d)
8. Which of the following is not a polynomial function?

y 5 x3 3 x 2 6 x 3
a)

y 6 x 2 5 x 4

b)
g x 3x x 2

f t t 4 1

c)

d)

9. Which of the following could not be a polynomial function?

a)

b)

c)

d)

10. Which function corresponds to the graph to the right?

f x x3 4 x2 3
a)
g x x 4 2 x3 x 2 7 x
b)

h x 2 x3 7 x2 9 x 6
c)

j x x 4 3x 3 x 2 3x
d)

f x x3 3 x 2
11. Which of the following is the inverse of
a)

b)

c)

d)

y
12. What is the equation of the inverse of

a)

c)

1
1
y 2 x 3 x 2 4 x
5
2

1
1
x y3 5 y 2 y 2
2
4

b)

1 3
1
x 5 x2 x 2
2
4

1
1
y x3 5 x 2 x 2
2
4

y
d)

1
1 3
1
x 5x 2 2
2
4

13. What is the greatest number of real roots that

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

5 x 3 3x 2 7 x 4 2 x 6

can have?

d) 5
4

1, 1, 4
14. Which cubic function has zeros of

y 4 x 1 x 4
a)

y 5 x 1 x 4

b)
y x 1

x 4

c)

y 2 x 1

x 4

d)

3, 1, 2, 4
15. Which quartic function has zeros of

y 2 x 3 x 1 x 2 x 4
a)
y 4 x 3 x 1 x 2
b)
y 7 x 3 x 1 x 2 x 4
c)
y 5 x 3 x 1 x 2 x 4
d)

16. What is the equation of the cubic function

shown on the graph at the right?
y 2 x 1

x 3

y 3 x 1

x 3

a)
2

b)

y x x 1 x 3
c)
y 2 x 1

x 3

d)
17. What is the equation of the quartic function
shown on the graph at the right?
y
a)

1
2
x 3 x 1 x 2
3

y 2 x 2

x 1 x 3

b)
y 2 x 1 x 3 x 2

c)
y x x 1 x 3 x 2
d)

y x 2 x 3 x 4
18. Which of the following represents the graph of
a)

b)

c)

d)

3, 2, 6
19. Which equation represents the cubic function with zeros

and a
6

y-intercept of
y
a)

18

1
x 6 x 2 x 3
2

y
b)
y

y x 6 x 2 x 3 54
c)

d)

1
x 6 x 2 x 3
2

1
x 6 x 2 x 3
2

5x3 8x 2 4 x 0

20. Solve:
2
, 0, 2
5
a)

2, 0,
b)

2
5

c)

5
, 0, 2
2

2, 0,
d)

5
2

21. How many of the following functions are not polynomial functions?

f x x2 6 x 2

f x 7 x 3 3x 2 5 x 9
i)

ii)
y

y 2 x x 3 x 5
iii)

iv)
f x

v)
a) 2

x2 x 7
x 3

b) 3

3 4 5 2 7
x x
2
3
12

y 3x 2 5 x 2

vi)
c) 4

d) 6

22. Which of the following graphs could be the graph of the polynomial functi
P x c x a

x b

if a 0, b 0, and c 0

The Partial graphs of four polynomial functions of degree four are shown. There are no
x-intercepts other than the ones indicated on the graphs. Use the graphs to answer questions #23-25

23. All the functions which have a zero if multiplicity 2 at

a) Graph 1

b) Graph 2 and 3

c) Graphs 3 and 4

x 1

, are represented in

d) Graphs 2, 3, and 4

24. All the functions which have three distinct zeros are represented in
8

a) Graph 1

b) Graph 3

c) Graphs 1 and 3

d) Graphs 3 and 4

x 4
25. If the polynomial in Graph 4 is multiplied by
Which of the following statements must be true?

f x
, a new polynomial,

, is formed.

y f x
a) The x-intercepts of the graph of
b) The x-intercepts of the graph of
c) The y-intercept of the graph of

y f x
y f x
y f x

d) The y-intercept of the graph of

will be 3 and 8.
will be -5 and 0.
will be 4 units above the y-intercept of Graph 4.
will be 4 times the y-intercept of Graph 4.

Written:
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26. Divide the following polynomials. Express the answer in the form
3x3 x 2 2 x 4
x4
a)

b)

c)

a 3 a 2 4a 12
a2

12 x 3 5 x 2 x
4x 3

P x ax3 bx 2 3 x 4
27. Determine the values of a and b in

if

P x ax 2 bx c
28. Determine values of a, b and c in

3 y 3 4 y 2 by 6
29. When the polynomial
the value of b.

P 1 2

P 2 2
and

P 0 1 P 1 6
P 1 2
if
,
, and
.
y2

is divided by

, the remainder is -40. Determine

P (5) P 2 0,
30. If

P x
determine a second degree of the polynomial

31. Find the values of a so that

x 1

is a factor of

x 4 4 x 3 ax 2 4 x 1

32. Write an equation for a polynomial function that has the given zeros:
3, 2,5
a)

1, 0, 4, 4

2, 2, 2

b)

c)

33. Sketch a graph of each function:

y x 1 x 3
a)

y x x 3

y x 1

b)

x 2

c)

34. Determine the zeros of each function:

f ( x ) x3 10 x 2 21x

f ( x) 2 x3 x 2 3x

a)

b)

35. Determine the equation of each function:

2,1, 4
a) cubic function with zeros

and a y-intercept of 24.

4, 84)

3, 0, 2
b) cubic function with zeros

and contains
1, 1, 2, 4

c) quartic function with zeros of

and a y-intercept of

40

36. Determine possible equations of the following functions:

a)

b)

10

Multiple Choice Answers:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

a
c
d
d
b
b
c
b

9. a
10. d
11. b
12. c
13. c
14. c
15. e
16. d

17. a
18. a
19. b
20. a
21. a
22.
23.
24.
25.

a
c
b
d

26.
27. Written Answers:

x 4 3 x 2 13 x 54 212
28. a)
29. b)

a 2 a

a 2 8

4 x 3 3x 2 x 1 3
30. c)
31. a=1, b= -2
32. a=3, b=2, c=1
11

7, 3, 0

33. 3

x 5 x 2

34.
35. a=6
f x x 3 x 2 x 5
36. a)
2
f x x x 1 x 4
37. b)
3
f x x 2
38. c)
39.
40.

48. a)
1, 0,

3
2

7, 0,

2
3

49. b)

50. c)

51. d)
52.

3
3
, 0,
2
2
y 3 x 2 x 1 x 4

53. a)

41.
42.

54. b)

43.

55. c)
56.

44.
45.

57. a)

46.
47.

3
y x x 3 x 2
2
y 5 x 1

x 2 x 4

y x x 2 x 1 x 1
y x 2 x 2 x 1 x 1

58. b)
59.

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