Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A

Precalculus

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

B or A 1. Sketch the graph of the function.

____
Are exact
same? P(x) = ( x  2 )( x + 2)

a. d.

b. e.

c.

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D
____ 2. Sketch the graph of the function.

P(x) = ( x  1 )( x + 1)( x  2 )

a. d.

b. e.

c.

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C
____ 3. Sketch the graph of the function.

P(x) = (x – 2)(x + 2)(x – 3)

a. d.

b. e.

c.

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E
____ 4. Sketch the graph of the function.

P(x) = ( x  1 ) 2 ( x  2 )

a. d.

b. e.

c.

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B
____ 5. Sketch the graph of the function.

1
P( x ) = ( x + 2 )3 ( x  5 )
2

a. d.

b. e.

c.

A
____ 6. Determine the end behavior of the graph of the function.

y = 7x 3  7x 2 + 5x + 3

a. y    as x   , and y   as x  
b. y    as x   , and y   as x   
c. y   as x   , and y   as x  
d. y   as x   , and y    as x  
e. y    as x  , and y   as x  

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B
____ 7. Determine the end behavior of the graph of the function.

y = 8x 3 – 7x 2 + 3x + 7
a. y   as x   , and y   as x  
b. y   as x  , and y   as x  
c. y   as x  , and y   as x  
d. y   as x  , and y   as x  
e. y   as x  , and y   as x  
?
____ 8. The graph of a polynomial function is given.

Find the coordinates of all local extrema.

a. ÊÁ  1,0 ˆ˜ , ÊÁ 2,3 ˆ˜
Ë ¯ Ë ¯
b. ÊÁ  1,0 ˆ˜ , ÊÁ 3,3 ˆ˜
Ë ¯ Ë ¯
c. ÁÊ  3,0 ˜ˆ , ÁÊ 2,3 ˜ˆ
Ë ¯ Ë ¯
d. ÁÊ  3,0 ˜ˆ , ÁÊ 3,3 ˜ˆ
Ë ¯ Ë ¯
e. ÊÁ 0,3ˆ˜
Ë ¯

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Short Answer

1 4 4 3
1. The graph of a polynomial function P(x)   x  x is given.
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(a) From the graph, find the x-intercept(s).

0,4
x = __________

(b) From the graph, find the y-intercept(s).

0
y = __________

(c) From the graph, find the coordinates of all local maxima. ?

(d) From the graph, find the coordinates of all local minima. ?