Chapter 2 Polynomials Review Name________________________

1. Write an equation for the polynomial of smallest degree which has the following graph:
y


y  a ( x  2)2 ( x  1)( x  3) given (0,2)
 1
 2  a(0  2) 2 (0  1)(0  3)  2  12a  a 
x
6
         1

y  ( x  2) 2 ( x  1)( x  3)
 6





2. Using the graph of the polynomial function given below, answer the following questions.

a. Is the degree of the polynomial even or odd? even

b. Is the leading coefficient positive or negative? positive
c. Why is x 2 a factor of the polynomial? because of the touch and turn at x = 0

d. What is the minimum degree of the polynomial? 8

e. Formulate three different polynomials whose graphs could look like the one shown.

p ( x)  .001x 2  x  9  x  6  x  4  x  4  x  6  x  9 
j ( x)  .00002 x 2  x  9  x  6  x  4  x  4  x  6  x  9 
           h( x)  .0000001x 2  x  9  x  6  x  4  x  4  x  6  x  9 

3. Perform the indicated operations.

a. (7  8i)  (2  11i) b. (7  8i)  (2  11i)

9  3i 519i
4  3i
c. (7  8i)(2  11i) d.
5  2i
14  77i  16i  88i 2 (4  3 i ) (5  2 i )

14  61 i  88(1) (5  2 i) (5  2 i )

102  61 i 20  8 i  15 i  6 i 2
25  4 i 2
14 23
 i
29 29
 Factor the polynomial g ( x)  2 x  5 x  4 x  3 completely. Sketch the graph, labeling all zeroes
3 2
4.
and the y-intercept.

3 2 5 4 3 


6 3 3 


2 1 1 0 


2
g ( x )  ( x  3)(2 x  x  1) 

       


g ( x )  ( x  3)(2 x  1)( x  1) 


1 
zeroes : x  3, 1, 

2 




5. Find all zeroes, both real and complex, of the polynomial f ( x)  x 3  3x 2  7 x  5

1 1 3 7 5
2 (2) 2  4(1)(5)
1 2 5 x 
2 2
1 2 5 0
16 4i
( x  1)( x 2  2 x  5) x 1  1   1  2i
2 2

zeroes : x  1, 1  2i

6. Write the equation, in factored form, of a polynomial function of least degree given that passes
through (-6, 0), (1/2, 0), (4, 0) and (2, 8).
 1
f ( x)  a ( x  6)  x   ( x  4)
 2
 1
8  a  2  6  2    2  4 1  1
 2 
f ( x)   x  6  x   x  4  
3
3  2
8  a 8     2 
2
8  24a
1
a
3
7. Write the expanded form of the equation of a polynomial function who have zeroes at x  3 and
x  2  5i
x  2  5i would also have to be a zero

  
f ( x)   x  3   x  2  5i   x  2  5i 
   

f ( x)   x  3 x  2  5i  x  2  5i 

f ( x)   x  3  x 2
 2 x  5ix  2 x  4  2 5i  5ix  2 5i  5i 2 
f ( x)   x  3  x 2
 4x  9 
f ( x)  x 3  4 x 2  9 x  3x 2  12 x  27
f ( x)  x 3  7 x 2  21x  27
8. Describe the end behaviors of both odd and even degree polynomial functions.

For odd degree polynomial functions, the left and right end behaviors are
opposite.
For even degree polynomial functions, the left and right end behaviors are
the same.

9. Sketch the graph of the function and describe its multiplicities and end behavior.
f ( x)  x( x  2) 2 ( x  3) 2 y



0 is a zero of multiplicity 1 

x
2 is a zero of multiplicity 2
       
-3 is a zero of multiplicity 2 


End behaviors:
Falls to the left and rises to the right 


10. Given the equation f ( x )  x  5 x  5 x  23x  10 .
4 3 2

a) How many positive real zeros does it have? 2 or 0

b) How many negative real zeros does it have? 2 or 0

f ( x)  ( x ) 4  5   x   5   x   23   x   10
3 2

f ( x)  x 4  5 x3  5 x 2  23x  10
c) Find all zeros of this function. Show your synthetic or long division and the quadratic formula to
solve. Show all work.
x2  2 x  1  0
2 1 5 5 23 10
2 14 18 10 2  2 2  4 1 1
x
5 1 7 9 5 0 2 1
5 10 5 2 44
x
1  2 1 0 2


f ( x)   x  2  x  5  x 2  2 x  1  x
2 8
2
22 2
x
2
x  1 2

zeros :  2, 5, 1  2, 1  2

11. Find the equation of the polynomial in expanded form with degree 4 and zeroes -1, 1, 3, and 5.

f ( x)   x  1 x  1 x  3 x  5 

 
f ( x)  x 2  1 x 2  8 x  15 
f ( x)  x 4  8 x3  15 x 2  x 2  8 x  15
f ( x)  x 4  8 x3  14 x 2  8 x  15
12. Write a polynomial function of least degree in both factored form and expanded form
with zeros -1, +1, 3i.

-3i would also have to be a zero

f ( x )   x  1 x  1 x  3i  x  3i 

 
f ( x )  x 2  1 x 2  9i 2 
f ( x)   x 2
 1 x 2
9 
f ( x)  x 4  9 x 2  x 2  9
f ( x)  x 4  8x 2  9
13. Perform the given operations for each expression and write the result in the standard form a + bi.

4  3i
a. 5i(2  11i) b.
2  3i
 10i  55i 2 4  3i 2  3i
 
 55  10i 2  3i 2  3i
8  12i  6i  9i 2

4  9i 2
17  6i

13
17 6
  i
13 13
14. For the function f ( x )  x  x  1
2

a) Does the Intermediate Value Theorem guarantee that in the interval  3,3 , there exists an
x value for which f ( x )  0 ? Explain why or why not.

f (3)   3   3  1  7

2

f (3)  32  3  1  13
The Intermediate Value Theorem does NOT guarantee that in the interval
[-3, 3], there exists an x value for which f(x) = 0 because 0 is not in the
interval [7, 13]
b) Does the Intermediate Value Theorem guarantee that in the interval  3,3 , there exists an
x value for which f ( x )  10 ? Explain why or why not.
The Intermediate Value Theorem does guarantee that in the interval
[-3, 3], there exists an x value for which f(x) = 10 because 10 is in the
interval [7, 13]