REVIEW OF CHAPTER 3 - 201

EXERCISES ON: 3.2 ABUJIYA R. M.

1 2 The far-left and the far-right behavior of the graph of the

3.2 3.2
polynomial P  x    x  3 x  1  2  x  is as follows:
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A) down to the left and down to the right

B) down to the left and up to the right
C) up to the left and down to the right
D) up to the left and up to the right
E) none of the above

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3.2 3.2

The graph of the polynomial f  x   x  x  2 x is

4 3 2
5 6
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A) tangent to x-axis at x = 0 and is below or on the x-axis on the

interval (–1, 2)
B) tangent to x-axis at x = 0 and is above or on the x-axis on the
interval (–1, 2)
C) tangent to x-axis at x = 0 and is below the x-axis on the
intervals (–1, 0) and (2, ∞)
D) above the x-axis on the intervals (–1, 0) and (2, ∞)
E) below the x-axis on the intervals (–∞,–1) and (0, ∞)
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EXERCISES ON: 3.2 ABUJIYA R. M.

7 The polynomial P  x   2 x  4 x  4 x  8 has a zero between 8 The graph of f  x   8 x  2 x is below the x-axis on the
4 2 2 4

3.2 3.2
interval(s):
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 0 A)  ,  2    2,  
C) 2 and 3 B)  ,  2    0, 2 
D) 0 and 1 C)   2, 0    0, 2 
E) 3 and 4 D)   2, 0    2,  
E)   2, 2 

9 The set of all x for which the graph of the function 10 The number of turning points of f  x   x5  x 4  x3  x 2 is
3.2 f  x     x  3  4  x  is completely above the x-axis on the 3.2
2 3

interval: A) 2
B) 4
A)  4,  
C) 1
B)  , 4 
D) 5
C)  ,  
E) 3
D)  3,  
E)  ,  3   4,  

11 Which one of the following is true about the graph of the 12 Which one of the following polynomial has graph given below ?
3.2
polynomial function f  x   x  x  3  x  1 ? 3.2
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A) p  x   3 x 3  21x 2  33x  15
A) the graph crosses the x-axis at two points B) p  x   3 x 3  12 x 2  33x  15
B) the graph has y-intercept at – 27
C) p  x   3x 3  12 x  15
C) the graph crosses the x-axis at three points
D) the graph lies above the x-axis in the interval ( 1, 3 ) D) p  x   3x 3  21x 2  33x  15

E) the graph is increasing on the interval ( ,  1 ] E) p  x   3x 3  12 x 2  33x  15