1. Find all complex zeros of the polynomial x 3−3x 2−8x30 . Show and explain every step.

2. Write, in standard form, a degree-4 polynomial with real coefficients whose zeros are –1, 3,
and (5 – 2i). Show and explain all steps.

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3. Solve the inequality −1 . Show and explain all steps. Write the solution set in
 x−2
interval notation.

4. Give equations of all vertical, horizontal, and oblique asymptotes (if any) for the following
two functions. Show and explain all steps.
 x 2 −9 x2
(a) f  x =
 x−1 x3

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(b) g  x= 2
x −4x−60

5. Sketch the graph of f  x = x1 x 2 −1 x 22 . Explain all steps, and in particular,
determine the end behavior of the graph as well as its behavior near each zero.

6. Identify the vertex, the y-intercept, and the x-intercepts (if any) of the graph of
f  x =2x 26x−20 . Then use the above information to sketch the graph of the function.
Show all work.

7. Explain how one can see, without graphing, that the following function has a maximum
value. Then determine what this maximum value is, and for what value of the variable x it is
assumed. Show all work.
f  x =−3x 25x−8

8. Based on the graph of f below, sketch the graphs of the following functions:
(a) g  x= f  x −2−1
(b) h  x =−2f  x
x
(c) k  x= f  
2
For each graph, explain how it is related to the graph of f.

9. Calculate the average rate of change of f  x =x 3−5x2 from -1 to 4. Show all work.

10. Use the graph below to answer the following questions. Explain how your answer relates
to the graph.
(a) In what interval, or intervals, is f decreasing?
(b) What is the range of f?
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11. Find the domain of the function f  x =
 x −9
. Explain your reasoning.
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12. Write the standard form of the equation of the circle for which the points (3, -1) and
(-7, 23) are at the opposite ends of a diameter. Show all steps of your work.
13. Write the slope-intercept equation of the straight line that contains the point (-7, 2) and is
perpendicular to the line whose equation is 3x5y=6 .