Practice Test A

  1. Find the x-intercepts of the graph of f(x)=x26x+2.

  2. Graph f(x)=3(x+2)2.

  3. Find the vertex of the parabola described by y=7x2+14x+3.

  4. Find the domain of the function f(x)=x21x2+3x4.

  5. Find the quotient and remainder of x32x25x+6x+2.

  6. Graph the polynomial function P(x)=x54x3.

  7. Find all of the zeros of f(x)=2x32x28x+8, given that 2 is one of the zeros.

  8. Find the quotient that results from: 6x3+x2+17x+32x+3.

  9. Use the Remainder Theorem to find the value P(2) of the polynomial P(x)=x4+5x37x2+9x+17.

  10. Find all rational roots of the equation x35x24x+20=0 and then find the irrational roots if there are any.

  11. Find the zeros of the polynomial function f(x)=x4+x315x2.

  12. For P(x)=2x185x13+6x35x+9, list all possible rational zeros found by the Rational Zeros Test, but do not check to see which values are actually zeros.

  13. Describe the end behavior of f(x)=(x+3)3(x5)2.

  14. Find the zeros and the multiplicity of each zero for f(x)=(x24)(x+2)2.

  15. Determine how many positive and how many negative real zeros the polynomial function P(x)=3x6+2x37x2+8x can have.

  16. Find the horizontal and vertical asymptotes of the graph of

    f(x)=2x2+3x2x20.
  17. Write an equation that expresses the statement “y is directly proportional to x and inversely proportional to the square of t.”

  18. In Problem 17, suppose y=6 when x=8 and t=2. Find y if x=12 and t=3.

  19. The cost C of producing x thousand units of a product is given by

    C=x230x+335 (dollars).

    Find the value of x for which the cost is minimum.

  20. From a rectangular 8×17 piece of cardboard, four congruent squares with sides of length x are cut out, one at each corner. The sides can then be folded to form a box. Find the volume V of the box as a function of x.

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