REVIEW OF CHAPTER 3 - 201

EXERCISES ON: 3.4 ABUJIYA R. M.

1 The number of all possible rational zeros of 2 The sum of all possible rational zeros of
3.4 P  x   4 x 5  2 x 3  20 x 2  6 is 3.4 f  x   4 x5  4 x 4  37 x3  37 x 2  9 x  9 is

A) 16 (a) 0
B) 12 (b) 1
C) 20 (c)  1
D) 10
(d)  3
E) 22
(e) 3

3 The sum of negative zeros of the polynomial function 4 If A and B are distinct rational zeros of the polynomial
3.4 f  x   3x 3  11x 2  6 x  8 is 3.4 P  x   x 3  2 x 2  4 x  8 , then A + B =

14 A) 0
A) 
3 B) 4
11 C) 2
B) 
3 D) 2
17 E) 4
C) 
3
D) 4
E) 5

If x1 is the largest real zero of P  x   2 x  7 x  2 x  3 ,

3 2
5 4 5 2 6
3.4 The sum of all integer zeros of f  x   x3  x 2  x  is 3.4
3 3 3 then the value of 12 x1  5 is equal to

A) 1 (a) 11
B) 1
7
C) 3 (b) 
2
D) 0 9
(c) 
E) 3 2
(d) 41
(e) 17
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EXERCISES ON: 3.4 ABUJIYA R. M.

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3.4 3.4

9 The number of the x – intercepts of the graph of 10 The sum of all non-integer rational zeros of the polynomial
3.4 r  x   x 4  2 x3  2 x 2  2 x  1 is equal to 3.4 p  x   4 x 4  4 x 3  23x 2  x  6 is equal to

A) 1 A) 0
B) 3
2 B) 
2
C) 3 C) 1
D) 0 D) 1
5
E) 4 E)
2

11 The number of possible positive and the number of possible 12 According to Descartes rule of signs, which one of the following
3.4 negative real zeros of f  x   5 x  12 x  6 x  3x  1 are
4 3 2
3.4 statements is FALSE about the zeros of the polynomial function
p  x   x5  x 4  2 x 2  x  1 ?
A) one positive and either three or one negative zeros
B) one positive and three negative zeros A) three negative zeros and two non-real complex zeros
C) one positive and one negative zeros B) one positive zero and four non-real complex zeros
D) one negative and either three or one positive zeros C) one positive zero, two negative zeros, and two non-real
E) one negative and three positive zeros complex zeros
D) three positive zeros and two negative zeros
E) three positive zeros and two negative zeros