Honors PreCalculus Name:

WS 2.1 – 3

1. Sketch the graph of the function. Identify the vertex, axis, of symmetry, and x-intercepts.
f(x) = (x + 3)2 – 2

2. Write the equation of the parabola in standard form. Determine the vertex, x-intercepts, and
axis of symmetry.
a. f(x) = 2x2 – 12x + 2 b. f(x) = -x2 + 4x - 9

3. Write the standard form of the equation of the parabola.

4. Write the equation of the parabola with vertex (-2, -5) that goes through point (-1, -8)

5. A farmer has 350 meters of fencing available to enclose a rectangular portion of his land. One
side of the rectangle being fenced lies along a river, so only three sides require fencing.
a) Express the area of the rectangle as a function of x, where x is the length of the side parallel
to the river.
b) For what value of x is the area largest?

6. The height of an arrow shot into the air is h(t) = -16t2 + 45.6t where h(t) is the height of the
arrow above the ground t seconds after it is released. Find the maximum height the arrow
reaches.
7. Identify the end behavior of the graph of the polynomial function.
a.) f(x) = x3 – x2 b.) f(x) = -5x4 + 3x2 - 1

8. Tell whether the degree of the function is even or odd and whether the leading coefficient is
positive or negative.
a.) b.)

9. Sketch a graph of the function. (No calculator!)

a. f(x) = x3 + x2 – 4x – 4 b. f(x) = x3 + 6x2 + 9

Divide.

10. (3x4 – 3x2 + 6x + 6) ÷ (x2 – x + 1) 11. (3x4 – 9x3 – 36x – 43) ÷ (x – 4)

12. One of the zeros of f(x) = x3 + 6x2 – 31x – 36 is –1. Find the other two zeros.

13. Evaluate f(x) = x6 + 3x5 + 8x3 – 7x2 + 37 for x = -3.

14. Is (x – 5) a factor of f(x) = 3x5 – 4x3 + 2x2 – x + 10?