AP Precalculus

AP Precalculus
Corrective Assignment
Name: _______________________________ Date:_______________
Unit 1A CA – Polynomial and Rational Functions
For each function, identify what the dependent and independent variables represent.
1. 𝑟 𝑐 is a function where 𝑐 is the number of coyotes 2. Mr. Brust’s weight
and 𝑟 is the number of rabbits on the property.

Dep:
Calories eaten at
Thanksgiving
Indep:

Dep:

Indep:

3. Let the function 𝑓 be increasing or decreasing, but not both. State whether the function is increasing or
decreasing on the given interval and justify your answer.

𝑥 15 30 50 75 110
𝑓 𝑥 43 40 35 25 12

4.
a. On what interval(s) is the graph concave up?
𝑓 𝑥y

b. On what interval(s) is the graph concave down? 𝑓 0 𝑎

c. On what interval(s) is the graph increasing? ℎ 𝑖 𝑗 𝑘 𝑙 𝑚

𝑔
x

d. On what interval(s) is the graph decreasing?

e. Find the zeros of the function.

f. Find the 𝑦-intercept of the function.

5. Calculator active. Find the average rate of change of the function ℎ 𝑡 𝑡 3 on the interval 𝑥 1.

6. Using the information in the table below, find the average rate of change for each interval.

𝒕
2 4 6 8
weeks
𝑩 𝒕
2 12 17 20
wild boar

a. 2 𝑡 8 b. 6 𝑡 8 c. 2 𝑡 6

7. Calculator active. Estimate the rate of change of 𝑓 𝑥 at 𝑥 2.

8. Increasing the number of cigarettes someone smokes increases their chance of lung cancer. Does this scenario
represent a positive or negative rate of change?

What is the average rate of change for each function on the given intervals?
9. 𝑦 3𝑥 6 on 2 𝑥 5 10. 𝑦 𝑥 3𝑥 4 on 2 𝑥 1
 What is the rate of change of the average rates of change for each function over consecutive equal-length
intervals?
11. 𝑦 7 3𝑥 12. 𝑓 𝑥 2𝑥 3𝑥 6.

13. The values of a function are given at selected 𝑥-values in the table below. The function’s concavity does not
change. Determine if the function is concave up or concave down. Justify your answer.

𝒙 6 8 10 12 14
𝒈 𝒙 8 6 0 14 34

Find the leading coefficient and the degree of each polynomial.

14. 𝑓 𝑥 4𝑥 3 15. 𝑓 𝑥 8𝑥 5 9𝑥

L.C. _____ Degree: _____ L.C. _____ Degree: _____

Let 𝒇 𝒙 be a polynomial function with the given values. Are there any guaranteed extrema? If so, state
where they occur.
16. 𝑓 13 0, 𝑓 0 5, and 𝑓 2 3. 17. 𝑓 1 0, 𝑓 0 8, 𝑓 4 3, and 𝑓 6
0.

Is there a global maximum or minimum for each function?

18. 𝑓 𝑥 2𝑥 1 19. 𝑓 𝑥 3𝑥 4𝑥 2 20. 𝑓 𝑥 2𝑥 7𝑥 𝑥 𝑥
Find the following extrema. If there are none, cross it off and write NONE.

21. Absolute min of _____ when 𝑥

22. Absolute max of _____ when 𝑥

23. Relative min(s) at 𝑥

24. Relative max(es) at 𝑥

For each polynomial function, find the intervals for each condition.
25. 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 4𝑥 45. When is 𝑓 𝑥 0? 26. 𝑔 𝑥 𝑥 5 𝑥 1 𝑥 6 . When is
𝑔 𝑥 0?

For each polynomial, the degree is listed along with all of its real zeros. Find the number of NON-REAL
zeros the polynomial has.
27. The degree of a polynomial is 5 with real zeros at 28. The degree of a polynomial is 10 with real zeros
𝑥 3, 𝑥 0, and 𝑥 2. 𝑥 2 has a at 𝑥 5, 𝑥 2, and 𝑥 11. 𝑥 11 has a
multiplicity of 3. multiplicity of 4.

Given one non-real zero of a polynomial, find another zero.

29. 9 2𝑖 30. 8 𝑖
31. Find the degree of the polynomial from the given input and output values.

Input 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Output 100 107 118 115 80 5 158 397

State whether the following graphs represent functions that are even, odd, or neither.
32. 33.
y y

x
x

State if the following functions are even, odd, or neither.

34. 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 1 35. 𝑓 𝑥 6𝑥 2𝑥 𝑥 36. 𝑓 𝑥 3 5𝑥 3𝑥

Describe the end behavior of each function using limit notation.

37. 𝑓 𝑥 7𝑥 12 38. 𝑝 𝑥 8𝑥 6𝑥 𝑥 39.
y
𝑔 𝑥

x
40. Sketch the graph of a polynomial function that could match statements lim 𝑝 𝑥 ∞ and
→
lim 𝑝 𝑥 ∞.
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Answers to Unit 1A Corrective Assignment

1. Dependent: Number of rabbits. 2. Dependent: Mr. Brust’s weight.
Independent: Number of coyotes. Independent: Calories eaten at Thanksgiving.
3. 𝑓 is decreasing on the interval 15 𝑥 110 because for
4a. 𝑥 𝑖 and 𝑥 𝑘 4b. 𝑖 𝑥 𝑘
all 𝑎 and 𝑏 in the interval, if 𝑎 𝑏, then 𝑓 𝑎 𝑓 𝑏 .
4c. ℎ 𝑥 𝑗 and 𝑥 𝑙 4d. 𝑥 ℎ and 𝑗 𝑥 𝑙 4e. 𝑥 𝑔 and 𝑥 𝑚 4f. 𝑦 𝑎

5. 3.5358 6a. 3 wild boar per week 6b. 1.5 wild boar per week 6c. 3.75 wild boar per week

7. 0.25 8. positive 9. 3 10. 4 11. 0 12. 4

13. Concave down because the rate of change is decreasing
14a. 4 14b. 2 15a. 9 15b. 4
over equal-length input-value intervals.
16. No guarantee. 17. Yes, on 1 𝑥 6. 18. none 19. min 20. max

21. none 22. max of 4 when 𝑥 1 23. 5 and 1 24. 3 and 1

25. 9, 5 26. ∞, 1 ∪ 6, ∞ 27. 0 28. 4 29. 9 2𝑖 30. 8 𝑖

31. 3 32. odd 33. even 34. Neither 35. Odd, 𝑓 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥

36. Even, 𝑓 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥 37. lim 𝑓 𝑥 ∞ and lim 𝑓 𝑥 ∞ 38. lim 𝑝 𝑥 ∞ and lim 𝑝 𝑥 ∞
→ → → →

39. lim 𝑔 𝑥 ∞ and lim 𝑔 𝑥 ∞ 40.

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