NAME: ___________________________

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

MHF4U1 - UNIT 3 – POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS

TEST

1) For the function f ( x)  5( x  3)(2 x  5)( x  4) 2 , state the following properties.
(K – 6 marks)

a) Degree: _______ b) Leading coefficient: ________

c) Zeros: ________________________ d) Number of turning points: _________

e) End behaviour:

2) Divide (6 x 3  11x 2  9)  (2 x  1) . 3) Divide (3 x 4  2 x 3  3 x 2  5 x  8)  ( x 2  3 x  1) .

(K – 3 marks) (K – 3 marks)
4) Factor 2 x 4  x 3  23 x 2  46 x  24 . (A – 4 marks)

5) Factor 40 x 5  135 x 2 . (A – 3 marks)

6) For the graph of a polynomial function shown on the right, state

whether the leading coefficient of the polynomial is positive or
negative, and whether its degree is even or odd. (K – 2 marks)

Sign of leading coefficient: _____________

Degree even or odd: __________________

7) The graph on the left was obtained by transforming the graph of

y  x 3 . Determine the equation of the graph. (A – 3 marks)
8) Sketch the graph of f ( x)  x 4  4 x 3  20 x 2  48 x using the zeros and end behaviour. Be
sure to show all calculations. (I – 6 marks)

9) Determine the equation of the degree 6 polynomial

shown on the right. You may leave your answer in
factored form. (I – 3 marks)
 10) The function f ( x)  ax 3  bx 2  116 x  30 has a factor of x – 3. Furthermore, when f(x) is
divided by x + 1, the remainder is 96. Determine the values of a and b. (I – 3 marks)

11) A student named Polly Nomial claimed that the function f ( x)  3(2 x  4) 7  1 has local
maxima and minima. Is Polly’s claim correct? Explain. (C – 2 marks)

12) Complete the following table. (C – 4 marks)

Type of Polynomial Minimum Number Maximum Number Minimum Number Maximum Number
Function of Zeros of Zeros of Turning Points of Turning Points

Cubic

Quartic