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Polynomial Function
Name each polynomial by degree and number of terms.

1) -2x 3 + 5 - 8x 4 + 5x 2
A) quartic polynomial with four terms B) quintic binomial
C) quadratic polynomial with four terms D) cubic monomial

Simplify each expression.

2) (4 + 7v 4 ) - (13v + 12 - 7v 3 ) - (13v 4 + 11v 2 )

A) -6v 4 + 7v 3 - 22v 2 - 16v + 1 B) -6v 4 + 7v 3 - 11v 2 - 13v - 8
C) -6v 4 + 7v 3 - 11v 2 - 16v + 1 D) -6v 4 + 7v 3 - 11v 2 - 16v - 8

Find each product.

3) (3r 2 + 4r - 5)(5r 2 + 6r - 4)
A) 15r 4 + 2r 3 - 61r 2 + 14r + 20 B) 15r 4 + 24r 2 + 20
C) 15r 4 + 38r 3 - 13r 2 - 46r + 20 D) 5r 4 - 46r 3 + 37r 2 - 14r - 12

4) (-10x + 10 y)(-10x - 10 y)
A) 64x 2 - 25 y 2 B) 64x 2 + 80xy + 25 y 2
C) 100x 2 - 200xy + 100 y 2 D) 100x 2 - 100 y 2

Find each term described.

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5) 5th term in expansion of (n + 2m)
A) 244n 2 m 4 B) 160n 3 m 3 C) 60n 4 m 2 D) 240n 2 m 4

Divide.

6) (n 5 - 4n 4 - 7n 3 + 3n 2 + 4n - 1) ¸ (n + 1)
3 5
A) n 4 - 5n 3 - 2n 2 + 5n - B) n 4 - 5n 3 - 2n 2 + 5n +
n+1 n+1
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C) n 4 - 5n 3 - 2n 2 + 5n - 1 D) n 4 - 5n 3 - 2n 2 + 5n + 1 +
n+1

Factor each completely.

7) 8a 3 - 7a 2 - 24a + 21
A) (8a - 3)(a 2 + 7) B) (a 2 - 3)(a 2 - 7)
C) (8a - 3)(a 2 - 7) D) (a 2 - 3)(8a - 7)
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8) 64u 6 - 125v 6
A) (4u 2 + 5v 2 )(16u 4 - 20u 2 v 2 + 25v 4 ) B) (4u 2 - 5v 2 )(4u 2 + 5v 2 )
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C) (4u 2 - 5v 2 ) D) (4u 2 - 5v 2 )(16u 4 + 20u 2 v 2 + 25v 4 )

9) 2x 8 + 8x 5 - 42x 2
A) 2x 2 ( x 3 + 3)( x 3 - 7) B) 2x 2 ( x 3 - 6)( x 3 + 10)
C) 2x 2 ( x 3 + 7)( x 3 - 3) D) 2x 2 ( x 3 + 21)( x - 1)( x 2 + x + 1)

Find all roots.

10) x 5 + 7x 3 + 6x = 0
i 2 i 2
A) {0, 2i, -2i, i, -i} {
B) 0, i 6, -i 6,
2
,-
2 }
C) {0, i 5, -i 5, i, -i} D) {0, i 6, -i 6, i, -i}

Evaluate each function at the given value.

11) f (m) = m 4 - 5m 3 - 2m 2 + 17m - 34 at m = 5

A) -14 B) -12 C) 11 D) 1

Write a polynomial function of least degree with integral coefficients that has the given zeros.

12) 5 mult. 3
A) f ( x) = x 3 - 8x 2 + 75x - 125 B) f ( x) = x 3 - 15x 2 + 75x - 125
C) f ( x) = x 3 - 21x 2 + 75x - 125 D) f ( x) = x 3 - 15x 2 + 75x - 130

Factor each. One root has been given.

13) x 4 - 14x 3 + 55x 2 - 52x + 10 = 0; 4 + 14

A) ( x + 1)( x - 5)( x - 8x + 2) = 0
2
B) ( x - 1)( x - 5)( x 2 - 8x + 2) = 0
C) ( x - 1)( x - 5)( x 2 - 8x + 1) = 0 D) x( x - 5)( x 2 - 8x + 2) = 0

Write a polynomial function of least degree with integral coefficients that has the given zeros.

14) -3 + 6, -3 - 6, -3i
A) f ( x) = x + 6x + 12x 2 + 53x + 27
4 3
B) f ( x) = x 4 + 6x 3 + 4x 2 + 54x + 27
C) f ( x) = x 4 + 6x 3 + 12x 2 + 54x + 27 D) f ( x) = x 4 + 5x 3 + 12x 2 + 54x + 27

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State the possible number of positive and negative zeros for each function.

15) f ( x) = 9x 5 + 15x 4 + 39x 3 + 65x 2 + 42x + 70

A) Possible # positive real zeros: 0 B) Possible # positive real zeros: 0
Possible # negative real zeros: 5, 3, or 1 Possible # negative real zeros: 3 or 1
C) Possible # positive real zeros: 1 D) Possible # positive real zeros: 2 or 0
Possible # negative real zeros: 7 Possible # negative real zeros: 5, 3, or 1

State the possible rational zeros for each function. Then find all rational zeros.

16) f ( x) = 5x 3 + 28x 2 + 10x - 3

1 3
A) Possible rational zeros: B) Possible rational zeros: ± 1, ± 3, ± , ±
5 5
± 1, ± 2, ± 3, ± 4, ± 6, ± 12
1
Rational zeros: -
3
5 { } Rational zeros: - { } 5
1 1 3
C) Possible rational zeros: ± 1, ± D) Possible rational zeros: ± 1, ± 3, ± , ±
3 5 5
3 3
Rational zeros: - { } 5
Rational zeros: - { } 5

State the number of complex zeros, the possible number of real and imaginary zeros, and the
possible rational zeros for each function. Then find all zeros.

17) f ( x) = x 4 - 16
A) # of complex zeros: 4
Possible # of real zeros: 2
Possible # of imaginary zeros: 4, 2, or 0
Possible rational zeros: ± 1, ± 2, ± 4, ± 8, ± 16
Zeros: {2, -2, 2i, -2i}
B) # of complex zeros: 4
Possible # of real zeros: 4, 2, or 0
Possible # of imaginary zeros: 4, 2, or 0
Possible rational zeros: ± 1, ± 2, ± 4, ± 8, ± 16
Zeros: {-4, -2, 2i, -2i}
C) # of complex zeros: 4
Possible # of real zeros: 4, 2, or 0
Possible # of imaginary zeros: 4, 2, or 0
Possible rational zeros: ± 1, ± 2, ± 4
Zeros: {2, -3, 2i, -2i}
D) # of complex zeros: 4
Possible # of real zeros: 4, 2, or 0
Possible # of imaginary zeros: 4, 2, or 0
Possible rational zeros: ± 1, ± 2, ± 4, ± 8, ± 16
Zeros: {2, -2, 2i, -2i}

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Find all roots.

18) x 4 + 7x 2 + 12 = 0
2i 3 2i 3
A) {2i, -2i, i, -i} B) { 3
,-
3
, i, -i }
i 6 i 6
{
C) 2i, -2i,
2
,-
2 } D) {2i, -2i, i 3, -i 3 }

Describe the end behavior of each function.

19) f ( x) = -x 5 + 4x 3 - x
A) f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞ B) f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞
f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → +∞
C) f ( x) → -∞ as x → -∞ D) f ( x) → -∞ as x → -∞
f ( x) → +∞ as x → +∞ f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞

Sketch the graph of each function.

20) f ( x) = -x 3 - 11x 2 - 35x - 27

A) y
B) y
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8

C) y
D) y
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8

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 Answers to Polynomial Function
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D
5) D 6) C 7) D 8) D
9) C 10) D 11) D 12) B
13) B 14) C 15) A 16) D
17) D 18) D 19) A 20) D

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