Algebra 2 Final Exam A

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Matching (1 point each)

1. Axis of Symmetry (Standard Form) ______ A. (𝑝, 0) (𝑞, 0)

2. Vertex (Standard Form) t

______ B. 𝑛 − 1

3. Axis of Symmetry (Intercept Form) ______ C. 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎2 − 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏 2 )

4. Axis of Symmetry (Vertex Form) ______ D. 𝑎3 − 𝑏 3 = (𝑎 − 𝑏)(𝑎2 + 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏 2 )

5. The Vertex (From Vertex Form) ______ E. 𝑥 = ℎ

6. The Discriminant q
______ F. 𝐴 = 𝑃𝑒 𝑟𝑡

7. The Quadratic Formula k

______ G. 𝑥 =
−𝑏
2𝑎

8. General Standard Form r

______ H. 𝑎𝑛 𝑥 𝑛 + 𝑎𝑛−1 𝑥 𝑛−1 + ⋯ 𝑎𝑜 𝑥 0

9. General Intercept Form ______ I. (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑐 + 𝑑)

10. General Vertex Form ______ J. 𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 − ℎ)2 + 𝑘

−𝑏±√𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐
11. Difference of Two Squares ______ K. 𝑥 = 2𝑎

12. Vertical Intercept (Standard Form) ______ L. (0, 𝑐)

𝑟 𝑛𝑡
13. X-Intercepts (Intercept Form) ______ M. 𝐴 = 𝑃 (1 + 𝑛)

14. Difference of Two Cubes ______ N. 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎 − 𝑏)

15. Sum of Two Cubes ______ O. 𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 − 𝑝)(𝑥 − 𝑞)

𝑝+𝑞
16. General Form of a Polynomial ______ P. 𝑥 = 2

17. Turning Point Rule (degree = 𝑛) ______ Q. 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐

18. 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑎𝑐 + 𝑑𝑏 + 𝑑𝑐 by Grouping ______ R. 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐

−𝑏 −𝑏
19. Compound Interest Formula ______ S. ( 2𝑎 , 𝑓 ( 2𝑎 ))

20. Continuous Compounding Formula ______ T. (ℎ, 𝑘)

21. What is the axis of symmetry for the quadratic function given by 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 1 ?
(a) 𝑥 = 4 (b) 𝑥 = 2
(c) 𝑥 = 3 (d) 𝑥 = −2

22. What is the vertex for the quadratic function given by 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 7)2 − 5 ?
(a) (5, −7) (b) (7, −5)
(c) (−5, 7) (d) (−7, −5)

23. What can be said about the graph of the quadratic given by 𝑦 = −2𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 1?
(a) 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑒, 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑦𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑥 = −2, 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 (−1, 0)
(b) 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤, 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑦𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑥 = 2, 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 (0, −1)
(c) 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤, 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑦𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑥 = −4, 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 (0, 8)
(d) 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑒, 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑦𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑥 = −2, 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 (0, 1)

24. Which of the following is the equivalent of 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 2)2 + 9 in standard form?

(a) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 11 (b) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 + 9
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(c) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 13 (d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡

25. What are the zeros of the quadratic function 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 4) ?

(a) 𝑥 = −3, 5 (b) 𝑥 = −1, 4
(c) 𝑥 = −4, 1 (d) 𝑥 = 3, 5

26. What is/are the solution(s) to the quadratic equations 2(𝑥 − 1)2 + 4 = 36 .
(a) 𝑥 = ±4 (b) 𝑥 = −5, 3
(c) 𝑥 = 1, −4 (d) 𝑥 = 5, −3

27. Factor 3𝑥 2 + 19𝑥 + 6 .

(a) (𝑥 + 3)(6𝑥 + 2) (b) (𝑥 + 6)(3𝑥 + 1)
(c) (3𝑥 + 3)2 (d) (𝑥 − 6)(−3𝑥 + 1)

28. Factor 𝑛2 − 10𝑛 + 25 .

(a) (𝑛 − 25)(𝑛 + 1) (b) (𝑛 − 10)(𝑛 + 5)
(c) (𝑛 − 5)2 (d) (𝑛 + 5)2

29. What is the value of 3𝑖(3 − 𝑖) ?

(a) −3 + 3𝑖 (b) 3 + 9𝑖
(c) 12 (d) −3 + 30𝑖

30. Simplify (7 + 3𝑖) + (4 − 2𝑖) .

(a) 3 − 𝑖 (b) 3 + 5𝑖
(c) 11 + 5𝑖 (d) 11 + 𝑖

31. Given the quadratic expression 𝑥 2 − 24𝑥 + 𝑐 , what 𝑐 value would allow you to have it be a
perfect square trinomial?
(a) 576 (b) 144
(c) −144 (d) −576
32. In the quadratic equation given by 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 8 , which of the following is the correct use of the
quadratic formula to find the roots?
1±√(1)2 +4(2)(8) −1±√(1)2−4(2)(8)
(a) 2(8)
(b) 2(−1)
1±√(−1)2 −4(2)(8)
(c) 2(2)
(d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡

33. A quadratic equation has 𝑛𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 solutions. What can be said about the value of the discriminant?
(a) 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒
(b) 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑
(c) 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 0
(d) 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒

34. A parabola passes through (−2, 0), (6, 0), and (3, −15). What is the equation of the quadratic in
proper 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚?
(a) 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 6) (b) 𝑦 = −(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 6)

If air resistance is neglected, the height ℎ in feet of an object projected upwards from an initial height
of ℎ𝑜 with an initial velocity of 𝑣0 feet per second, is given by the following equation:
ℎ(𝑡) = −16𝑡 2 + 𝑣0 𝑡 + ℎ0
where 𝑡 is the number of seconds since it has been projected and the −16 represents the
gravitational constant of the Earth. A projectile is launched vertically upward from the ground with an
initial velocity of 128 feet per second.

35. What is the 𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 that the projectile will have while in the air?
(a) 128 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡 (b) 64 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡
(c) 32 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡 (d) 256 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡

36. How long will the projectile be in the air for?

(a) 6 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 (b) 12 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠
(c) 8 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠 (d) 4 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠
(a) 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑎𝑙 (b) 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑎𝑙

37. Classify the polynomial: 7 + 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 4

(a) 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒 2, 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑎𝑙, 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 2
(b) 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒 4, 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑎𝑙, 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 − 1
(c) 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒 6, 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑎𝑙, 𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 7
(d) 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒 4, 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑎𝑙, 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 1

38. Which of the following end behaviours is correct when applied to polynomial 𝑦 = −2𝑥 2 + 7 ?
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) → +∞ 𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → −∞ (b) 𝑓(𝑥) → +∞ 𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → +∞
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) → −∞ 𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → +∞ (d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦

39. Perform the indicated operation (𝑏 + 𝑎3 − 1) − (3𝑏 + 6𝑎3 − 8)

(a) 7𝑏 + 7𝑎3 − 9 (b) −2𝑏 − 5𝑎3 + 7
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(c) 𝑏 + 7𝑎 − 9 (d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡
40. Find the real number solution(s) to the equation 27𝑥 3 − 1 = 0 using any method you know how.
1 1 1
(a) 3 , − 3 (b) 3
(c) 9 (d) ±9

41. You are told that (𝑥 + 1) is a factor of 𝑓(𝑥). What does this mean?
(a) 𝑓(0) = 1 , 𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 (0, 1) 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑓(𝑥)
(b) 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 1
(c) 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑇𝐼 − 84 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑎 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑥 = −1

42. What are the 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 rational roots of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 5 + 4𝑥 + 3?
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(a) ±1, ±2, ± 2 (b) ±1, ±3
1 4
(c) ± 3 , ± 3 , ±1 (d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒

43. How many real solutions does the polynomial 0 = (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 3)2 have?
(a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5

44. What happens at the 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 if a root, (𝑥 − 𝑘) , has an even exponent (is repeated)?
(a) 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑚 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑚
(b) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑥 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑠
(c) 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑡 (𝑘, 0)
(d) 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒

45. Find all 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 zeros to 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 + 6 .

(a) 0, ±2 (b) −1, −2, −3
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(c) 0, −1, −2 (d) ±1,
3

46. What is the 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 number of turning points that 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 6 + 𝑏𝑥 3 + 𝑐𝑥 + 𝑑 can have?
(a) 6 (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) 4

47. Which of these 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 a 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 of the graph to the right?
(a) (−1, 0) (b) (−4, −4)
(c) (4, 18) (d) (0, −1.1)

48. Which of these is a 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜 of the graph to the right?

(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 0 (d) −2

49. Which of these is the 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒 of the polynomial shown in the table below?
(a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) 4
50. Which of the following represents the cube root of 512𝑗 6 ?
(a) 170.66𝑗 2 (b) 8𝑗 2
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(c) 22.63𝑗 (d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

51. The formula for the volume 𝑉 of a dodecahedron (a solid with 12 regular pentagons as faces) is
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given by the formula 𝑉 ≈ 3 𝑎3 where 𝑎 is the length of each edge of the dodecahedron. If a solid is
constructed with a volume of 1,584 cubic feet, what is the length of each side?
(a) 3 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 (b) 4 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
(c) 6 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 (d) 12 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠

52. Which of these is the simplified version of the expression √200 − 3√2 ?
(a) −2√198 (b) 97√2
(c) 7√2 (d) √200 − √18

53. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 3 . Which of the following is equal to 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) ?
(a) 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 4 (b) 4𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 4
(c) 2𝑥 2 + 7 (d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡

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54. Which function is the inverse of 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 𝑥 − 5 ?
1 1
(a) 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = 𝑥 + 2 (b) 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = 𝑥 + 5
5 2
(c) 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = −2𝑥 − 10 (d) 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 10

55. What is performed on the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 if the resulting graph is 𝑔(𝑥) = −2√𝑥 + 3 + 4 ?
(a) 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠, 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑, 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 3 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4 𝑢𝑝
(b) 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠, 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑, 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 3 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛
(c) 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒, 𝑠ℎ𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑘, 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 3 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛
(d) 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠, 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑, 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 3 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4 𝑢𝑝
1
56. What is the solution of the equation (3𝑥 + 5)2 − 3 = 4 ?
8 14
(a) 3 (b) 3
11
(c) (d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒
3

57. Which of the horizontal asymptote of 𝑦 = 1.5 ∙ 4𝑥 − 5 ?

(a) 𝑦 = 1.5 (b) 𝑦 = 4
(c) 𝑦 = −1 (d) 𝑦 = −5

58. Which of the following represents the amount remaining in an account with an initial investment of
200 dollars at an annual interest rate of 2% that is compounded annually after an undisclosed amount
of years goes by?
(a) 200(1 + .02)𝑡 (b) 200(1.2)𝑡
𝑡
(c) 200(0.02)12𝑡 (d) 200(1.02)12
59. Identify the exponential 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑦 function below.
1
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 6(2.2)2𝑥 (b) 𝑓(𝑥) = (. 3)𝑥
2
3 −3𝑥
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) = (1)𝑥+2 (d) 𝑓(𝑥) = 10 (4)

60. Which of the following expressions represents the value of a cell phone, purchased for $900, that
𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 in value by 24% each year, for 3 years?
(a) 900(. 24)3 (b) 900(1.24)3
3
(c) 900(. 76) (d) . 24(900)3

(20 points)
61. The polynomial of focus is 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 − 12

(a) Identify the degree: (b) Identify the leading coefficient:

(c) Identify the vertical intercept: (d) Fill in the blank regarding end behaviour:
𝑔(𝑥) → _______ 𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → −∞
𝑔(𝑥) → _______ 𝑎𝑠 𝑥 → +∞
How do you know this is the end behaviour?

(e) Using your 𝑝 and 𝑞 values, use the Rational Zeros Theorem to list all possible rational zeros:

(f) Using any method, find one actual zero: (g) Give the corresponding factor to the
zero that you found in part (f)

(h) Using Polynomial Long Division, divide this (i) You should have obtained a quadratic with
factor out of the original polynomial 𝑔(𝑥) : no remainder. Factor this quadratic.

(j) Using the ZPP on your factors from (i),

find the other two zeros:

(k) Verify that one of these two zeros actually

evaluates to 0 by plugging it into
(g)(x) by hand, showing work:
(l) Create a table of values from −4 to 4 for (m) What is the most number of turning points
g(x) by using your graphing calculator: this polynomial can have, and how do
you know?

(n) Use the concept of finite differences on

your table to the left to show that the
polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) is indeed a cubic.
Show all work.

(o) Graph 𝑓(𝑥) on the axes below. (p) Find all local minimum and maximum
points to the nearest thousandths
place using 2𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 on your
graphing calculator (turning points).
List them here.

(q) What is the total number of zeros that

𝑓(𝑥) has, and how do you know?
(12 points)
62. Solve each equation below. Show all work.

0 = (𝑥 + 3)(2𝑥 − 1) 56 = (𝑥 − 6)2 + 7 −17 = 𝑥 2 − 13𝑥 + 25

3
5
4𝑥 4 = 108 −2√2𝑥 − 1 + 4 = 0 (𝑥 + 12)3 = 27

(4 points)
63. You purchased an antique table. The value of the table, 𝑉, in terms of 𝑡 years, is modeled by the
function 𝑉(𝑡) = 525(1.056)𝑡 .

(a) How much did you initially purchase (b) By what percent is the value of the table
the table for, and how do you know this? increasing by each year? How do you know?

(c) What is the estimated value of the table

10 years from now?

(4 points)
64. The number of students at a high school was 640 in 2017, and decreased by 3% each year for an
extended number of years.

(a) Create an exponential decay model that gives the

population, 𝑃, in terms of the number of years, 𝑡, for
the population of this high school since the year 2017.

(b) What was the predicted population of the high school

in the year 2022?

(c) Assuming the population continues exponential decay,

in what year is the high school expected to only have 500 students? Justify.