MI 3
March 9, 2012
Poly Unit Test
Name: ______________
2 pts.
Show all work! Calculators are not allowed.
State whether the following statements are true or false. Briefly explain your reasoning.
_____ 1) y  2( x  5)2  3 has two real zeros.
2 pts.
_____ 2) If Q( x)   P( x) , P ( x) and Q( x) have the same zeros.
2 pts.
3 pts.
_____ 3) The graph of the polynomial y  x5  3x3  6 x  5 could be as shown below:
4) Write the equation of a seventh degree polynomial, with integer coefficients, with a bounce
point at x  2 , a pass- through point at x  6 , and an imaginary root at 2  i . Write out your
polynomial equation in factored form.
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5) Determine whether each of the following is a polynomial. If it is a polynomial,
state its degree, if not a polynomial, explain why.
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g ( x)   x 2  2  2
x
k ( x)  3x8  5 x 7  x 0
3 pts.
6) Evaluate (3  5i)  (1  i) .
4 pts.
7) Solve for z and express the answer in a  bi form:
(3  2i ) z  (4  i)  2  3i
2 pts.
8) Find the sum and the product of the roots for the given polynomial without actually finding
its roots:
g ( x)  2 x 6  8x 4  5x 2  14
Sum = ___________________
Product = _______________
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4 pts.
9) Write the equation of a polynomial function of smallest degree with the graph given below.
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4 pts.
3 pts.
10) Sketch the graph of p ( x) 
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3
1
( x  1)3 ( x  2) 2 ( x  4) . Indicate x and y intercepts clearly.
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11) For what values of k the remainder is the same when x 2  kx  4 is divided by x  1
and x 1 ? Show your work clearly.
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4 pts.
f  x   2x3  3x2  4x  15
12) Determine the exact values, over the
complex numbers, of all the zeros of :
y
f  x   2x3  3x2  4x  15
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Show your work clearly.
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4 pts.
13) Solve z 3  125  0 and graph and label the solutions clearly.
z
im aginary
real
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