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    Honors Precalculus

    Analysis of Polynomial Functions – Worksheet I

    For problems 1 – 3, find the roots of the polynomial function by factoring.

    1. P(x) = x3 – 16x 2. P(x) = x3 + x2 – 12x

    3. Which is greater, the value of P(–3) or the remainder when P(x) = 2x3 – 3x – 1 is divided by (x + 3)?

    4. Perform the following division. Identify each of the following: dividend, divisor, quotient, and
    remainder.
    ( )
    2 x 3 − 3x 2 + 2 x − 4 ÷ (x + 2)

    5. Determine if the following divisors are factors of the polynomial function. Show your work and
    explain your reasoning.

    a. f(x) = 2x3 + x2 – 5x + 2 b. f(x) = –3x4 – 3x2 – 2x – 3


    Divisor: x + 2 Divisor: x – 3

    6. Find the value of k so that the remainder of the following division problem is 2.

    (3x 3
    )
    + kx 2 − 2 x + 4 ÷ ( x − 1)
    7. For what value of k is the binomial (x – 2) a factor of the polynomial 2x3 + kx – 3?

    8. Given that one root of the function f(x) = 2x3 + x2 – 12x + 9 is x = 1…

    a. Find the other two roots. b. Write the function in completely


    factored form.

    9. Use the calculator to sketch a graph of the function f(x) = x3 – 7x + 6. Based on the graph,
    state the zeros of the function and their multiplicities. Then, rewrite f(x) in factored form.

    10. What are the possible rational roots of the function f ( x) = 3 x 3 − 2 x 2 + x − 12 .

    11. Determine the left and right hand behavior of each of the following functions. Give a reason based
    on the leading coefficient test for each one.

    a. f ( x) = −2 x 5 + 4 x 2 − 3 b. f ( x) = 3 x 4 − x 3 − 2 x − 1

    c. f ( x) = x 3 − 2 x 2 − x + 2
    12. Give the graph of each of the following functions by stating the zeros, their multiplicity and the left
    and right end behaviors of the function.
    a. f ( x) = −( x − 1)( x + 2) 2 b. f ( x) = ( x − 1) 3 ( x + 3)

    13. Determine if the following statements is/are true or false about the
    graph of the function pictured to the right. Give a reason for your
    answer.

    a. The graph is a graph of a quartic function.

    b. The function has two negative roots of multiplicity of 1.

    c. The function has one positive root that has a multiplicity of 2.

    d. The leading coefficient of the equation of the function is negative.


    14. Determine if the following statements is/are true or false about
    the graph of the function pictured to the right. Give a reason for your
    answer.

    a. The graph is a graph of a cubic function.

    b. The function has a negative root which has a multiplicity of 3.

    c. The function has two positive roots that each has a multiplicity of 1.

    d. The leading coefficient of the equation of the function is positive.

    15. Identify the zeros of the function graphed to the right.


    Then, identify the multiplicity of each root based on
    the behavior of the graph at each root.

    16. Consider the polynomial function f(x) = –3x3 + 2x2 – x + 2 to determine if the following statements
    are true or false. Provide explanation or work to support your answer.

    I. As x → −∞, the graph of f(x) → −∞.

    II. As x → ∞, the graph of f(x) → −∞.

    III. When f(x) is synthetically divided by (x + 2), the remainder is 36.


    17. Determine the left and right end behavior of the graph of the function g(x) = –2x4 – 3x2 – x + 1.
    Give a reason for your answer.

    18. For each function shown below, state the degree and determine whether the
    leading coefficient is positive or negative. Assume that the functions do not have any imaginary
    roots and all roots are real and appear in the graph.

    19. Consider the polynomial function g(x) = 2x3 + 7x2 – 9 to answer the following questions.

    I. Use synthetic division to show that (x – 1) is a factor of g(x)?

    II. Write the function as a product of linear factors and then, state the zeros and their
    multiplicities.

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