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Practice Chapter 2 Test - Part 1 Date________________ Period____

For each function, determine the real zeros and state the multiplicity of any repeated zeros and
sketch the graph.

1) f ( x) = -2x 3 + x 2 + 3x
y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

2) f ( x) = -2x 4 - x 3 + x 2
y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

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For each function, identify the holes, intercepts, and any asymptotes. Then sketch the graph.

-2x 3 - 8x 2
3) f ( x) =
x 3 + 7x 2 + 12x
y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

x 2 - 3x + 2
4) f ( x) =
-4x + 16
y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

Divide. Write your answer in fraction form.

5) (2x 5 + 4x 4 - 10x 3 + 29x 2 + 14x - 23) ¸ ( x + 4)

6) (10x 3 + 12x 2 - 18x) ¸ (5x 2 - 4x - 1)

Evaluate f ( x) at k.

7) f ( x) = x 4 - 6x 3 + 8x 2 + 4x - 4
k=1

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Determine whether the upper and lower bound tests indicate k is an upper bound, a lower
bound, or neither bound on the real zeros of f ( x).

8) f ( x) = 4x 4 - 2x 3 + 4x 2 + 2x - 8
k=2

Write a polynomial function of least degree with integral coefficients that has the given zeros.

9) 3, 1, -5, -3

State the possible rational zeros for each function. DO NOT SOLVE.

10) f ( x) = 5x 5 - 15x 4 + 22x 3 - 66x 2 - 15x + 45

Find all zeros.

11) f ( x) = 3x 3 + 5x 2 + x - 1

12) f ( x) = 5x 4 - 4x 2 - 1

Factor each to linear factors.

13) f ( x) = 5x 5 + 10x 4 + 46x 3 + 92x 2 + 48x + 96

Solve each inequality.

-x + 29
14) £5
x+1

Find all zeros.

15) f ( x) = 2x 3 + 7x 2 - 14x + 5

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 Answers to Practice Chapter 2 Test - Part 1 (ID: 1)
1) y 3
2) y 1
8 2 {
Real zeros: 0, , -1 } 8 {
Real zeros: 0 mult. 2, , -1
2 }
6 6
4 4
2 2

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8

3) y
4) y
8 Holes: x = 0, x = -4 8 Holes: None
Horz. Asym.: y = -2 Horz. Asym.: None
6 x-intercepts: None, y-intercept: None 6 1
x-intercepts: 2, 1, y-intercept:
4 4 8
2 2

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2 -2
-4 -4
-6 -6
-8 -8

1 4
5) 2x 4 - 4x 3 + 6x 2 + 5x - 6 + 6) 2x + 4 + 2
x+4 5x - 4x - 1
7) 3 8) Upper bound 9) f ( x) = x + 4x 3 - 14x 2 - 36x + 45
4

1
10) ± 1, ± 3, ± 5, ± 9, ± 15, ± 45, ± , ± , ±
1
5
3
5
9
5 {
11) -1 mult. 2,
3 }
i 5 i 5
{
12) 1, -1,
5
,-
5 }
13) f ( x) = 5( x + 2)( x - 2i 2 )( x + 2i 2 ) x - ( i 30
5 )(
x+
i 30
5 )
14) (-¥, -1)∪[4, ¥) 1
15) { 2
, -5, 1 }

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