Week 8 Assignment MA 105 College Algebra
Week 8 Assignment MA 105 College Algebra
Week 8 Assignment MA 105 College Algebra
Select the correct description of right-hand and left-hand behavior of the graph of the
polynomial function.
Select the correct description of right-hand and left-hand behavior of the graph of the
polynomial function.
f(x) = 4x2 - 5x + 4
Falls to the left, rises to the right
Falls to the left, falls to the right
Rises to the left, rises to the right
Rises to the left, falls to the right
Falls to the left
QUESTION 3
(4x3 + x2 - 11x + 6) (x + 2)
4x2 - 5x - 6
4x2 - 7x + 3
4x2 - 2x - 2
4x2 + 5x - 12
4x2 + 7x - 4
QUESTION 5
Use the Remainder Theorem and synthetic division to find the function value. Verify
your answers using another method.
h(x) = x3 - 6x2 - 5x + 7
h(-8)
-849
-847
-851
-848
-845
QUESTION 6
The total revenue R earned (in thousands of dollars) from manufacturing handheld
video games is given by
R(p) = -25p2 + 1700p
where p is the price per unit (in dollars).
Find the unit price that will yield a maximum revenue.
$38
$35
$36
$37
$34
QUESTION 8
Find the domain of the function and identify any vertical and horizontal asymptotes.
Vertical asymptote: x = 0
Horizontal asymptote: y = 2
Domain: all real numbers x except x = 5
Vertical asymptote: x = 5
Horizontal asymptote: y = 0
QUESTION 10
horizontal: y = 5; vertical: x = 0
horizontal: y = 1; vertical: x = -5
horizontal: y = 1; vertical: x = 1 and x = -5
horizontal: y = -1; vertical: x = -5
horizontal: y = 0; vertical: none
QUESTION 12
x-intercepts: (3, 0)
no intercepts
x-intercepts: (-3,0)
x-intercepts: (0,0)
x-intercepts: (3,0)
QUESTION 13
QUESTION 14
The game commission introduces 100 deer into newly acquired state game lands. The
population N of the herd is modeled by
where t is the time in years. Find the populations when t=40. (Round your answer to
the nearest whole number.)
1,442 deer
1,632 deer
1,594 deer
1,550 deer
1,500 deer
QUESTION 15
Evaluate the function at the indicated value of x. Round your result to three decimal
places.
Function: f(x) = 6000(6x)
Value: x = -1.3
584.191
784.191
-584.191
684.191
-784.191
QUESTION 16
QUESTION 17
log366 = 1/2
36 = -6
36 = 6
6 = 36
36 = -1/6
36 = 1/6
QUESTION 19
Find the exact value of the logarithmic expression without using a calculator.
4 ln e7
7
28
4
e
1
QUESTION 21
Solve for x.
6x = 1,296
6
10
4
-6
-4
QUESTION 23
Solve the exponential equation algebraically. Approximate the result to three decimal
places.
ex - 8 = 12
ln20 2.485
ln20 2.996
ln20 -2.485
ln20 2.079
ln20 -2.996
QUESTION 24
The populations (in thousands) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 2000 through 2007
can be modele by
where t represents the year, with t = 0
corresponding to 2000. Use the model to find the numbers of cell sites in the year
2001.
2,418,774
2,419,774
2,421,774
2,420,774
2,422,774