Exam - Precalculus CH 4 Test
Exam - Precalculus CH 4 Test
Exam - Precalculus CH 4 Test
I. Ring the letter of the correct answer. Write your neat solution (when necessary) in another sheet of paper.
A. B. C. 0 D. E.
y
E. y = x(x + 2) (3 – x) -2 3
y
3. The graph shown on the right represents
A. y = (x + 1) (x – 1) R
1 Q
B. y = (x + 1) (1 – x)
C. y = (x + 1)2 (1 –x)
P S
D. y = (x + 1)2 (x – 1) x
-1 0 1
E. y = (x + 1)2 (1 – x)2
4. If f(x) = , then f( ) =
A. B. C. D. E.
5. Let f be a polynomial function with f(3) = 0. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. x + 3 is a factor of f(x) D. x – 3 is a factor of f(x)
B. x = 3 is a zero of f(x) E. 3 is an intercept of f(x)
C. The remainder when f(x) is divided by x – 3 is zero.
6. Let f(x) = 2x3 + 7x2 + 2x – 3. Which of the following is not a possible rational root of f ?
A. -3 B.-1 C. 1 D. E.
7. Let f(x) =(x + 2) (x2 + x – 1) – 3. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. The remainder when f(x) is divided by x + 2 is -3.
B. The remainder when f(x) is divided by x - 2 is -3.
C. The remainder when f(x) is divided by x2 + x - 1 is -3.
D. x + 2 is not a factor of f(x)
E. f(x) is not evenly divisible by x + 2.
8. Which of the following cannot be the number of real zeroes of a polynomial of degree 5 with real coefficients?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. E. 4
2 2
9. Let g(x) = . Which of the transformations of f(x) = produce the graph of g?
x3 x
A. Translate the graph of f left 3 units.
B. Translate the graph of f right 3 units.
C. Translate the graph of f down 3 units.
D. Translate the graph of f up 3 units.
E. Vertically stretch the graph of f by a factor of 2.
x2
10. Let f(x) = . Which of the following statements is true about the graph of f?
x5
A. There is no vertical asymptote.
B. There is a horizontal asymptote but no vertical asymptote.
C. There is an oblique asymptote but no vertical asymptote.
D. There is a vertical asymptote but no oblique asymptote.
E. There is a horizontal and vertical asymptote.
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11. Which of the following is the solution to 0?
( x 2) 2
A. (-2,) B. All x -2 C. All x 2 D. All real numbers E. There are no solutions
12. Which of the following is the solution to (x2 – 1)2 0?
A. {-1,1} B. {1} C. [-1,1] D. 0,1] E. There are no solutions
1. Given: f = {(1,-1), (2,3), (-3,0)} and g = {(0,3), (1,1), (2,-4), (3,5)}, find
f ÷g fg
Use the Remainder Theorem to find the Find the value of k if x3 + x2 + kx + 3 is When kx3 + px2 – x + 3 is divided by x – 1,
remainder when f(x) = 3x3 – 2x2 + x – 5 is divided by x + 1 and the remainder is -3. the remainder is 4. When this polynomial is
divided by x + 2. divided by x – 2, the remainder is 21. Find k
and p.
3. Prove that -3 is an upper bound for the real zeros of f(x) = 4x4 + 4x3 – 15x2 - 17x – 2 .
4. List all possible rational zeros of f(x) = 2x4 - x3 – 4x2 - x – 6 . Which ones are zeros of the function?
5. Determine the possible number of positive and negative real roots of the following:
x2 x 1 x 2 3x 7
f ( x) f ( x)
x2 1 x3
a) A box with no top has to be made by removing squares of width x from the corners of a 30 cm by 70 cm piece of
cardboard. i) Find the equation that models the volume of the box. ii) Determine x so that the box has a volume
of 5 800 cubic cm.
b) Suppose that x ml of distilled water are added to 50 ml of pure acid. i) Express the concentration C(x) of the new
mixture as a function of x. ii) How much distilled water should be added to the pure acid to produce a new
solution that is 60% acid?
c) A sports store determined that it needs to sell its customized shirt for ₱525 in order to be competitive. It costs
₱432 to produce each shirt and the weekly overhead cost ₱40 000. i) Express the average cost that includes the
overhead of producing one shirt as a function of the number x of shirts produced each. ii) Find the number of
shirts that must be sold each week to make a profit of ₱800 000.