Odd-Numbered Answers to Exercise Set 2.

2: Polynomial Functions

1. (a) Yes 25. 8 y

6
(b) Degree: 3
4
(c) Binomial
2
x
3. (a) Yes −8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8
−2
(b) Degree: 1
−4
(c) Binomial
−6
−8
5. (a) No
(b) N/A
(c) N/A 27. 8 y
6
7. (a) Yes 4
(b) Degree: 2 2
x
(c) Trinomial
−8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8
−2

9. (a) Yes −4

(b) Degree: 4 −6

(c) Trinomial −8

11. (a) No 29. y

(b) N/A
(c) N/A Note: The scale on the
y-axis will vary,
x
13. (a) No depending on
−8 −6 −4 −2 0 2 4 6 8
(b) N/A the value of n.
(c) N/A

15. (a) Yes

(b) Degree: 7
(c) Binomial 31. (a) y = x3

17. (a) No (b) y = x 2

(b) N/A (c) x 6
(c) N/A

19. (a) Yes 33. E

(b) Degree: 9
(c) Trinomial 35. B

21. (a) False 37. F

(b) True
(c) True 39. (a) x-intercepts: 5, − 3 y-intercept: −15
(d) False
(b) y

23. (a) True 5

(b) False x

(c) False −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8
(d) True −5

−10

−15

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 Odd-Numbered Answers to Exercise Set 2.2: Polynomial Functions

41. (a) x-intercept: 6 y-intercept: −36 49. (a) x-intercepts: 2 , − 4, 5, − 1 y-intercept: 40

3
(b) 12 y 80 y
(b)
x 40 x

−2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 −4 −2 −40 2 4 6
−80
−12
−120
−160
−24 −200
−240
−36 −280
−320
−360
−48 −400
−440

43. (a) x-intercepts: 5, − 2, − 6 y-intercept: −60 51. (a) x-intercepts: 0, − 2, 4, − 6 y-intercept: 0

(b) y
(b) y
30
100
x

−8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8
50
−30

x
−60
−6 −4 −2 2 4 6
−90
−50
120

45. (a) x-intercepts: 4, 1, − 3 y-intercept: −6 53. (a) x-intercepts: 3, − 4 y-intercept: 144

(b) 9 y (b) y
144
6

3
x

−6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 72
−3

−6
x
−9
−6 −4 −2 2 4
−12

15

47. (a) x-intercepts: −2, 4 y-intercept: −16 55. (a) x-intercepts: −5, 4 y-intercept: −500

(b) 8
y (b) y

x
250
−4 −2 2 4 6 x
−8
−8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6
−16 −250

−24
−500
−32
−750
40

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 Odd-Numbered Answers to Exercise Set 2.2: Polynomial Functions

57. (a) x-intercepts: −3, 4 y-intercept: −576 65. (a) x-intercepts: 0, − 5, 5 y-intercept: 0

(b) 288
y (b) y
60

x 40

−6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 20
x

−288 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6
−20

−40
−576
−60

80

59. (a) x-intercepts: 0, 2, − 3, 4 y-intercept: 0 67. (a) x-intercepts: 0, 4, − 3 y-intercept: 0

(b) y (b) y
60
100
40
x
20
−4 −2 2 4 6 x

−4 −2 2 4 6
−100
−20

−40
−200
−60

300 80

61. (a) x-intercepts: 0, 1, − 1 y-intercept: 0 69. (a) x-intercepts: 0, − 3, 3 y-intercept: 0

(b) y (b) y
60
0.002 40

20
0.001 x

−4 −2 2 4
x −20
−1 1 −40

−0.001 −60

80

63. (a) x-intercepts: 0, 2, 4 y-intercept: 0 71. (a) x-intercepts: −4, 1, − 1 y-intercept: −4

(b) y (b) y

4 8

2 4
x
x
2 4 6
−4 −2 2
−2
−4

−4
−8
6

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 Odd-Numbered Answers to Exercise Set 2.2: Polynomial Functions

73. (a) x-intercepts: 3, − 3, 2, − 2 y-intercept: 36

(b) 45
y

36

27

18

9
x

−4 −2 2 4
−9

−18

1
75. P ( x ) = − ( x + 4 )( x − 1)( x − 3)
2

77. P ( x ) = 3 ( x + 2 ) ( x − 1)
2 2

79. y

10

−4 −2 2 4

−5

81. 10 y

2
x

−4 −2 2 4 6 8
−2

83. 2 y

1
x

−3 −2 −1 1 2 3
−1

−2

−3

−4

85. 2 y
x

−6 −4 −2 2 4
−2

−4

−6

−8

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