North South University

Department of Mathematics and Physics

MAT 116
Assignment 02
Spring 2023

Solve the following questions:

1. Graph the function 𝑓(𝑥) = −3𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 2 using properties of the quadratic functions.

2. A projectile is fired from a cliff 200 meter above the water at an inclination of 450 to the horizontal, with
a muzzle velocity of 100 meter/second. The height h of the projectile above the water is modeled by
 32x 2
h x    x  200
1002
where x is the horizontal distance of the projectile from the face of the cliff.

(a) At what horizontal distance from the face of the cliff is the height of the projectile a maximum?
(b) Find the maximum height of the projectile.
(c) At what horizontal distance from the face of the cliff will the projectile strike the water?
(d) When the height of the projectile is 50 meter above the water, how far is it from the cliff?

3. A farmer with 3000 meters of fencing wants to enclose a rectangular plot that borders on a straight
highway. If the farmer does not fence the side along the highway, what is the dimensions and largest area
that can be enclosed?
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4. Draw the graph of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥+2)2 − 3 using graphing techniques showing all the steps.

5. Find a polynomial of degree 3 whose zeros are 4, 1, -2 and y intercept 16.

6. Find a polynomial of degree 5 whose zeros are -4, 2, 0 (multiplicity 3) and contains the point (-2, 64).

7. Find a polynomial of degree 4 whose coefficients are real numbers and that has the zeros 1, -2 and -3 - i.

8. (a) Determine the least degree of the polynomial function given by the following graph.
(b) Find the real zeros with their minimum multiplicity and y-intercept of the graph.
(c) Hence find the polynomial function of the graph.
 x 2 (3  x)( x  4)
9. Solve the inequality  0 algebraically and graph the solution set.
( x  5)( x  1)

10. Solve the inequality

3  x 3 (2 x  1)  0 algebraically and graph the solution set.
x3 1

11. Find all the zeros of f x   x 5  x 4  4 x 3  8 x 2  32x  48 using synthetic division. Write f(x) in
factored form.

12. Find all the zeros of f x   2 x 4  2 x 3  11x 2  x  6 using synthetic division. Write f(x) in factored
form.