Bringing It All Together

Assessment Task - Honors Algebra 2

BeforeyoubeginEACHsectioninthisassignmentyoumustanswerthefollowingquestionscarefullyandincomplete
sentences.
a. Whatistheproblemasking?
b. Whattypeofinformationistheproblemgivingyoutoworkwith?
c. Whatstrategies,formulas,orvocabularymightbenecessaryforthisproblem?
d. Howarethefirstandsecondproblemsinthissectionsimilar?Different?
e. Howwillyouknowthatyouareright?

Sketching the graph of a factored polynomial

State the degree and list the zeros and y-intercept
Sketch the graph of the function by hand ( no calculator assistance)
1. f (x) = x(x + 2)2
2. f (x) = (x 3)2 (x 1)2
3. f (x) = x(x + 2)(x 3)2
4. f (x) = (x 2)2 (x + 1)3

Finding the Rational Zeros

Use the Rational Zeros Theorem to list the possible zeros
Test all of the possible zeros and box any that are actual zeros
1. f (x) = 2x3 + x2 2x 1
2. f (x) = 2x3 + 5x2 + 2x + 5
3. f (x) = 3x3 2x2 9x + 6

Factors from Zeros

Using the listed Zeros, write the factors that would cause a function to have such a zero
Check with a calculator that your function does cross the x-axis in the indicated places
1. X-intercepts: -1, 2, 5
2. X-intercepts: -3, 0, 4
3. X-intercepts: -2, -1, 0, 1, 2
 You MAY NOT begin work on this page until:
#1: Everyone in your group has finished all parts of the front page
#2: Mrs. Davey has checked off your work for the front page
#3: You have completed the beginning questions for this section.

This portion of the task is completely individual, you may use no notes except for your work for side one.

Putting it all Together

Identify all the possible zeros
Find the actual zeros
Use the zeros you find to create factors
Sketch the polynomial using the factors, leading coefficient, degree and any other information you
can gather as guides.
Write out a brief explanation of what methods you used to sketch in complete sentences.

Use long division when factoring the first polynomial

1. f (x) = 2x4 5x3 2x2 + 11x 6

Use synthetic division when factoring the second polynomial

2. f (x) = 3x4 10x3 + 7x2 + 4x 4