The document contains 38 multiple choice questions about polynomials and their graphs. The questions cover topics such as finding the zeros of polynomials, identifying polynomials based on their graphs, determining factors and remainders when polynomials are divided. Most questions are at difficulty levels 2-4, with a few at level 1 or 3, and involve analyzing polynomials, their graphs, factors, and properties.
The document contains 38 multiple choice questions about polynomials and their graphs. The questions cover topics such as finding the zeros of polynomials, identifying polynomials based on their graphs, determining factors and remainders when polynomials are divided. Most questions are at difficulty levels 2-4, with a few at level 1 or 3, and involve analyzing polynomials, their graphs, factors, and properties.
The document contains 38 multiple choice questions about polynomials and their graphs. The questions cover topics such as finding the zeros of polynomials, identifying polynomials based on their graphs, determining factors and remainders when polynomials are divided. Most questions are at difficulty levels 2-4, with a few at level 1 or 3, and involve analyzing polynomials, their graphs, factors, and properties.
The document contains 38 multiple choice questions about polynomials and their graphs. The questions cover topics such as finding the zeros of polynomials, identifying polynomials based on their graphs, determining factors and remainders when polynomials are divided. Most questions are at difficulty levels 2-4, with a few at level 1 or 3, and involve analyzing polynomials, their graphs, factors, and properties.
3 1. P(x) =2x −18x PART 6 Given the polynomial function P defined above, what are its zeros? A. {−9,−6,2,3} B. {−9,0,2} C. {−3,3} D. {−3,0,3} anaronsooarnonenmeoroaooroseoaarozoootetttttt Correct Answer: D Difficult Level: 2
2. Which of the following functions could represent the graph BELOW in the xy-plane, where y=P(x)?
A. P(x) =x2+6x+8 B. P(x) =x3+6x2+8x C. P(x) =x2−6x+8 D. P(x) =x3−6x2+8x
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Correct Answer: B Difficult Level: 2
3. A polynomial has zeros at −9, 2, and 0. Which of the following could be the polynomial? A. x2−7x−18 B. x3+7x2−18x C. x3+7x2−18x D. x3+6x2−25x+18 Correct Answer: B Difficult Level: 2
4. (x−7) (x+5) (2x−3)
Given the polynomial above, what are its zeros? A. -7, 5, -3 B. {7, - 5, 3} ! C. {-7, 5, -!} % ! D. {7, -5, !}
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5. 2(x+55) (x−17) Given the polynomial above, what are its zeros? A. x=−55 and x=17 B. x=−55, x=−2, and x=17 C. x=−17 and x=55 D. x=−17, x=2, and x=55
⑤ Correct Answer: A Difficult Level: 2
6. G (z) = (z−1)5−(z−1)4 The polynomial function G is defined above. What is the
product of the zeros of G? Fill in the blank: •
Correct Answer: 2 Difficult Level: 2
7. The polynomial function P has zeros at 3 and 6. Which of the following could be the definition of P? A. P(x)=x2+9x+18 B. P(x)=x2−9x+18 C. P(x)=x2+3x+6 D. P(x)=x2+6x+3 o-tontttTRTRTR-TT-o-mos-TR.to Correct Answer: B Difficult Level: 2
8. Which of the following equations could represent the graph below in the xy-plane? I. y=(x−3)(x+3) II. y=(x−4)2 III. y=(x+2)(x+7)
A. only B. only C. I and only D. I, and
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9. h (t)=(t−8)1(t−4)2(t−2)3(t−1)4 The polynomial function h is defined above. How many distinct zeros does h have?
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Correct Answer: 4 Difficult Level: 2
10. x3 +25x2+50x−1000 The polynomial above has (x−5) and (x+10) as factors. What is the remaining factor? A. (x+2) B. (x-2) C. (x+2) D. (x-20) Correct Answer: C Difficult Level: 2
11. x3+7x2−36 The polynomial above has zeros at −6 and 2. If the remaining zero is z, then what is
noosrnnstttntatdnozxrosoo the value of −z? Correct Answer: 3 Difficult Level: 3
12. The function p is a polynomial of t such that (t−10), (22−t), (t+10), and (20+t) are all factors of p(t). Which of the following could be the graph of y=p(t) in the ty-plane?
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Correct Answer: A Difficult Level: 3
13. Which of the following graphs appears to represent a polynomial function with a double zero?
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C. D. Correct Answer: D Difficult Level: 3
14. g(x)=x4−4x3+6x2−4x+1 The function g is defined above. Given that all zeros of g are integers between
ณ็ณ็ −1 and 1inclusive, how many distinct zeros does g have? Correct Answer: 1 Difficult Level: 3
15. x2−ax+24
If one of the zeros of the polynomial above is 8, what is the other zero? Correct Answer: 3 Difficult Level: 3
16. For a function g, the graph of y=g(x)y=g(x) is shown BELOW. When g(x) is divided by (x+10), the remainder is −20. Which of the following is closest to the remainder when g(x) is divided by (x−10)? %
A. -28 B. -2 C. 2
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17. The polynomial function f is defined as f(c)=(c−k)(c2−4c+4) where k is a constant.
The value 2 is a zero of f. What is the remainder of f(c) when divided by (c−2)?
Correct Answer: 0 Difficult Level: 3
18. Which of the following graphs in the xy-plane have −3 and 5 as all of their distinct zeros for −6≤x≤6 ?
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III. A. I only B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I. II and III. maeonnaonnnnonoooonoo Correct Answer: B Difficult Level: 3
19. Given some rational constant a, which polynomial equation could represent the graph BELOW in the xy-plane?
A. y=a(x+1)2(x−5) B. y=a(x+1) (x−5) C. y=a(x+1) (2x+1)(x−5) D. y=a(x−1) (x+5)2
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Correct Answer: B Difficult Level: 3
20. The equation s=(t+3)2(t+2)(t+1)(t)(t−1) is graphed on the st-plane. What is the
product of the t-intercepts of the graph?
Correct Answer: 0 Difficult Level: 3
% 21. q(v)=(v−8)(v−5)(v−4)(v+5)(v+10) The function q is defined above. If the sum of the zeros of q is s, what is the value of s?
22. (x−√3)2(x−√7) Given the polynomial above, what are its zeros? A. x=−√3 and x=−√7 B. x=√3 and x=√7 C. x=3 and x=√7 D. x=−3 and x=−√7 nonornsreeooesolltohostnonoosnn Correct Answer: B Difficult Level: 3
23. The graph of the polynomial equation y=α(t) is shown BELOW. Which of the following must be true?
A.The leading coefficient is positive.
B.The sum of the distinct t intercepts is negative. C.The constant coefficient is positive. D.The product of the distinct t intercepts is negative. Correct Answer: D Difficult Level: 3 noraanrnonrsoeoosooooooseoaoaaa
24. The graph shown at left could represent which of the following equations? %
A. h=−(b−10)(b−20)(b+20) B. h=(b−10)(b−20)(b+20) C. h=−(b+10)(b−20)(b+20) D. h=(b+10)(b−20)(b+20) Noaeonononeoaeestottdexosoo Correct Answer: A Difficult Level: 3
25. x3+7x2−36 The polynomial above has zeros at −6 and 2. If the remaining zero is z, then what is
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26. The polynomial function f is defined as f(m)=(m3−m2−17m−15)(m+1). When
27. p(n)=(n3−12n2+47n−60)(n−4) q(n)=(n+13)(n−4) The functions p and q are defined above. One of the functions has a zero at n=5. What
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28. Which of the following could be the equation corresponding to the graph BELOW? %
A. s=a⋅a⋅a⋅a B. s=(a−1)(a−1) C. s=a⋅a⋅a⋅a⋅a D. s=(a−1)(a−1)(a−1) tooontmss Correct Answer: C Difficult Level: 4
29. p=(w−30)(w2+178w+7921) Given that −89 is a double zero of the polynomial equation above, which of the following could be the graph of the equation in the pw-plane?
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30.ℓ(x)=x4+36x2−10,000 The polynomial function ℓ is defined above. What is the remainder of ℓ(x) when divided by (x+10)?
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Correct Answer: 3600 Difficult Level: 4
31. g (w)=(w+13)3(w+19)2 The polynomial function g is defined above. When g (w) is divided by (w+16), the remainder is r. What is the value of r ?
Correct Answer: 243 Difficult Level: 4
32. A function pp is defined as p(x) = (x−a)(x−15)(x−20)+15 where a is a constant.
33. A function w is a defined as w(x)=ax2+bx+c where a, b, and c are constants.
If a=3 and w(3)=w(15)=0, then what is the absolute value of b?
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34. A function s is defined as s(x)=(x−4)(x−5)2. A function h is defined as
h(x)=(x−a)s(x). For some constant a, (x−a)3 is a factor of h. What is s(a)?
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35. 12x2+ax+2 ! If one of the zeros of the above polynomial is ! , what is the other zero?
! Correct Answer: ! Difficult Level: 4 % 36.For any polynomial function h, the polynomial function g is defined to be g(w)=(w−25)(w−1)h(w). If h has zeros at 1 and 3 only, what is the sum of the distinct zeros of g?
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37. The polynomial function ff is defined asf(x)=(x−c1)(x−c2)(x−c3) (x−cn) for
some positive integer n. Each of the values c1, c2, c3,,, cn is a real number. The graph of y=f(x) is shown BELOW. Which of the following could be the value of n?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
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38. The polynomial function f is defined as f(m)=(m3−m2−17m−15)(m+1). When
