Unit 3 review

1. A geometry teacher distributes sheets of construction paper to her class so that they can create open nets of
rectangular prisms. She instructs her students to cut squares from each of the four corners of the construction
paper, and then fold up the remaining sides to form a box without a lid. Each sheet of construction paper is 20
inches long by 15 inches wide.

a. Let x represent the side length of a corner square in inches. Write a function V(x) to represent the volume
of a box in terms of x.

b. What is the greatest possible integer value of x? Explain your reasoning.

c. For what integer value of x is the volume of the box a maximum? State the volume and dimensions of this
box.

2. Describe the end behavior of the function .

As _____

As _____
.

3. Determine the product, h(x), of the linear and quadratic factors.

and

4. Given , use synthetic division to divide it by x - 3.

.
5. A function and one of its factors is given. Use long division to determine another factor.

6. State whether the each graph represents a function that is even, odd, or neither. Briefly explain your reasoning for
each.

a. c.

b. d.

7. The graph of the basic cubic function is shown. Suppose that . Graph k(x) on the
same coordinate plane as h(x) and label it.
 8. Sketch the basic shape of each function on the set of axes, given the number of zeros of the function.
a. Cubic polynomial with b. Quadratic polynomial with
1 real zero exactly no zeros

9. Factor the polynomial completely.

10. Use the Binomial Theorem and substitution to expand the binomial .

11. Sketch the graph of the cubic function that is the product of the functions shown.
12. The graph of is shown. Determine all zeros of the function.

13. The function p(x) models the attendance at a museum exhibit from the time it opens to the time it closes 8 hours
later.
a. Suppose the exhibit opens at 9:00 AM. Estimate the time(s) during which the attendance was greater than
100 people. Round to the nearest half hour.

b. Explain what happened to the attendance around 1:00 PM.

c. Determine the average rate of change in attendance between 10:00 AM. and noon.
Explain the meaning of your answer in terms of the problem situation.