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Title:
Hotmath Algebra 2
Author:
Hotmath Team
 
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Chapter:Polynomial FunctionsSection:Analyzing Graphs of Polynomial Functions Using Zeros
 

Problem: 1

Find a polynomial with zeroes at – 1, 0, and 3. Write the function in standard form.


Problem: 3

Find a polynomial with a triple root a 7, and no other zeros. Write the function in standard form.


Problem: 5

Graph a function and find the zeroes of the function.

f(x) = x3 + 3


Problem: 7

Graph a function and find the zeroes of the function.

f(x) = 2x3 – 2x


Problem: 9

Draw the graph of y = (x – 1)2. Find the zeroes of the function and their multiplicity.


Problem: 11

Draw the graph of y = (x – 1)2(x – 2)(x – 3). Find the zeroes of the function and their multiplicity.


Problem: 13

Draw the graph of y = x(x + 1)2. Find the zeroes of the function and their multiplicity.


Problem: 15

Sketch the function, and then approximate the real zeros to the nearest tenth.

r(x) = x5 + 2x4 – 2x3 – 3x2 + 1


Problem: 17

Sketch the function, and then approximate the real zeros to the nearest tenth.

h(x) = x3 – 2x2 + 1


Problem: 19

To shorten the list of possible rational zeros, use the graph shown. Then determine all the real zeros of the function f(x) = 8x3 – 30x2 – 3x + 35.


Problem: 21

To shorten the list of possible rational zeros, use the graph of the given function and determine all the real zeros:

f(x) = 2x3 – 5x2 – 4x + 3


Problem: 23

To shorten the list of possible rational zeros, use the graph of the given function and determine all the real zeros:

f(x) = 2x4 + x3 – 7x2 – 4x – 4


Problem: 25

To shorten the list of possible rational zeros, use the graph of the given function and determine all the real zeros:

f(x) = 3x5 + x4 – 243x – 81


Problem: 27

The sides of a box have the following relationship:

The width of the box is 4 ft less than its length, and the height of the box is 2 ft less than its length.

Suppose the volume of the box is 105 ft3 , what is its length?


Problem: 1

Find a polynomial with zeroes at – 1, 0, and 3. Write the function in standard form.


Problem: 3

Find a polynomial with a triple root a 7, and no other zeros. Write the function in standard form.


Problem: 5

Graph a function and find the zeroes of the function.

f(x) = x3 + 3


Problem: 7

Graph a function and find the zeroes of the function.

f(x) = 2x3 – 2x


Problem: 9

Draw the graph of y = (x – 1)2. Find the zeroes of the function and their multiplicity.


Problem: 11

Draw the graph of y = (x – 1)2(x – 2)(x – 3). Find the zeroes of the function and their multiplicity.


Problem: 13

Draw the graph of y = x(x + 1)2. Find the zeroes of the function and their multiplicity.


Problem: 15

Sketch the function, and then approximate the real zeros to the nearest tenth.

r(x) = x5 + 2x4 – 2x3 – 3x2 + 1


Problem: 17

Sketch the function, and then approximate the real zeros to the nearest tenth.

h(x) = x3 – 2x2 + 1


Problem: 19

To shorten the list of possible rational zeros, use the graph shown. Then determine all the real zeros of the function f(x) = 8x3 – 30x2 – 3x + 35.


Problem: 21

To shorten the list of possible rational zeros, use the graph of the given function and determine all the real zeros:

f(x) = 2x3 – 5x2 – 4x + 3


Problem: 23

To shorten the list of possible rational zeros, use the graph of the given function and determine all the real zeros:

f(x) = 2x4 + x3 – 7x2 – 4x – 4


Problem: 25

To shorten the list of possible rational zeros, use the graph of the given function and determine all the real zeros:

f(x) = 3x5 + x4 – 243x – 81


Problem: 27

The sides of a box have the following relationship:

The width of the box is 4 ft less than its length, and the height of the box is 2 ft less than its length.

Suppose the volume of the box is 105 ft3 , what is its length?