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e. Determine the intervals over which the value of f(x) is positive. Determine the intervals over which
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Building Cubic and Quartic Functions
1. Consider the functions k(x) 5 x 2 1, m(x) 5 x 1 2, n(x) 5 x 2 3, and f(x) 5 k(x) ? m(x) ? n(x).

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2. Consider the graphs of the quadratic function g(x) 5 (x 2 2)2 and the cubic function f(x) 5 g(x) ? h(x).
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b. Determine the degree of the function f(x). Explain your reasoning.

a. Determine the degree of the function h(x). Explain your reasoning.

c. Determine the zeros of f(x). Explain your reasoning.

b. Determine the x-intercept(s) of h(x). Explain your reasoning.

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d. Determine the y-intercept of f(x). Explain your reasoning.

c. Determine the y-intercept of h(x). Explain your reasoning.

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d. Determine the equation of the function h(x). Explain your reasoning.

3. Determine 2 linear functions and 1 quadratic function such that the product of the 3 functions will
build a quartic function with a double root at 21 and a y-intercept at (0, 23). Write the equation of
the quartic function. Explain your reasoning.

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4. Determine 2 quadratic functions such that the product of the 2 functions will build a quartic function
with only 2 x-intercepts at (22, 0) and (1, 0) and a y-intercept at (0, 28). Write the equation of the
quartic function. Explain your reasoning.

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