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Standardized Test Prep

5-1 Polynomial Functions

Multiple Choice
For Exercises 1–7, choose the correct letter.
1. Which expression is a binomial?
x
2x 2 3x2 1 2x 1 4 x29

2. Which polynomial function has an end behavior of up and down?

26x7 1 4x2 2 3 6x7 2 4x2 1 3
27x6 1 3x 2 2 7x6 2 3x 1 2

3. What is the degree of the polynomial 5x 1 4x2 1 3x3 2 5x?

1 2 3 4

4. What is the degree of the polynomial represented by the data in the table at x y
the right? ⫺3 77
2 3 4 5 ⫺2 24

5. For the table of values at the right, if the nth differences are constant, what is ⫺1 1
the constant value? 0 ⫺4
212 12 1 6 1 ⫺3
2 ⫺8
6. What is the standard form of the polynomial 9x2 1 5x 1 27 1 2x3 ? 3 ⫺31
27 1 5x 1 9x2 1 2x3 9x2 1 5x 1 27 1 2x3
9x2 1 5x 1 2x3 1 27 2x3 1 9x2 1 5x 1 27

7. What is the number of terms in the polynomial (2a 2 5)(a2 2 1)?

2 3 4 5

Short Response
8. Simplify (9x3 2 4x 1 2) 2 (x3 1 3x2 1 1). Then name the polynomial by
degree and the number of terms.

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