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42 KNOW / 12 APP / 12 INQ / 12 COMM /6

MHF4U1 - UNIT 4 – POLYNOMIAL EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES

TEST

1) Solve the equation 2 x 4 − 23 x 2 = 7 x 3 − 118 x + 120 . (K – 3 marks)

2) Solve the following inequalities. (K – 4 marks)

a) 3 x − 5 ≤ 7 x + 19 b) 3 x − 15 < 5( x + 1) < 3x − 8

3) Solve the inequality x 3 − 6 x 2 − 9 x < −14 (K – 5 marks)

4) Solve the inequality − 3x( x + 1) 2 ( x 2 + 5 x − 3) ≥ 0 . Round your final answer to the nearest

tenth, if necessary. (A – 5 marks)

5) A box that holds an expensive pen has square ends, and its length is 13 cm longer than its
width. The volume of the box is 60 cm3. Determine all possibilities for the dimensions of
the box. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a centimeter, if necessary.
(A – 5 marks)

6) Fill in the boxes below with numbers to create an inequality with no solution. (A – 2 marks)

(x − 5)2 + >0
7) Consider the function f ( x) = 2 x 3 + 4 x 2 − 7 x + 1 .
a) Determine the average rate of change of f(x) on the interval − 2 ≤ x ≤ 4 to the nearest tenth.
(I – 3 marks)

b) Determine the instantaneous rate of change of f(x) at the point where x = 3.4. Round your
final answer to the nearest tenth. (I – 5 marks)

8) Solve the inequality 6 x + 1 > 28 . Do not use any rounded values in your answer.
(I – 4 marks)
9) Show that the double inequality 2 x + 7 < 5 x + 1 < 3 x − 2 does not have a solution.
(C – 4 marks)

10) Edwin claimed that the equation given below does not have any real number solutions. Is
Edwin’s claim correct? Explain. (C – 2 marks)

71245x 4 − 99812 x 3 + 75 x 2 = 50000x 4 − 5153x 5 + 6279 x − 80541