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GE1359 Problem Set 3 (Part 1)

The document contains a problem set with 6 questions covering topics in polynomials including: expressing functions in standard quadratic form, finding vertices and graphing quadratics, polynomial division, using the remainder theorem, factoring polynomials, finding domains of rational functions, and resolving expressions into partial fractions.

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GE1359 Problem Set 3 (Part 1)

The document contains a problem set with 6 questions covering topics in polynomials including: expressing functions in standard quadratic form, finding vertices and graphing quadratics, polynomial division, using the remainder theorem, factoring polynomials, finding domains of rational functions, and resolving expressions into partial fractions.

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GE1359 Problem Set 3 (Part I) Summer 2022

1. For each of the following functions,


(i) express it in the standard form of quadratic function;
(ii) find the vertex;
(iii) sketch the graph;
(iv) find its domain and range.

(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 − 36 (b) 𝑔(𝑥) = −2𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 + 14


(c) 𝑓(𝑥) = −𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 25 (d) 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 30

2. Find the quotient and the remainder for each of the following cases:
(a) Dividend: 𝑝(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 + 11𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 4 Divisor: 2𝑥 + 1
(b) Dividend: 𝑝(𝑥) = −3𝑥 3 + 13𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 29 Divisor: 3𝑥 − 1
(c) Dividend: 𝑝(𝑥) = −21𝑥 3 − 7𝑥 2 + 37𝑥 − 12 Divisor: 7𝑥 2 − 1
(d) Dividend: 𝑝(𝑥) = −6𝑥 4 + 8𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 21 Divisor: 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 2

3. Use the remainder Theorem to find the remainder when


(a) 𝑝(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 + 16𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 9 is divided by 𝑥 − 2;
(b) 𝑝(𝑥) = 6𝑥 3 − 11𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 4 is divided by 2𝑥 + 1;
(c) 𝑝(𝑥) = −3𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 8 is divided by 3𝑥 − 1.

4. Factorize each of the following.


(a) 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 10 (b) 𝑝(𝑥) = 3𝑥 3 + 8𝑥 2 − 33𝑥 + 10
(c) 𝑝(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 2 (d) 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 4

5. Find the largest possible domain of each of the following (real-valued) rational functions.
−𝑥 3 +5𝑥+11 −𝑥 4 +2𝑥−9
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 +9𝑥 2 +23𝑥+15 (b) 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 −3𝑥−2

2𝑥 3 +𝑥−5 (𝑥+3)2
(c) ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 3−𝑥 2 +2𝑥−2 (d) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥+3

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6. Resolve each of the following expressions into partial fractions.
3𝑥 2 +18𝑥+18 𝑥 2 +4𝑥+1
(a) (b)
𝑥 3 +7𝑥 2 +14𝑥+8 𝑥 3 +3𝑥 2 −𝑥−3
−4𝑥 2 +9𝑥−23 𝑥 2 +4𝑥+8
(c) (d)
𝑥 3 +5𝑥 2 +3𝑥+15 𝑥 3 +9𝑥 2 +27𝑥+27
4𝑥(𝑥+4) 𝑥 3 +9𝑥 2 +9𝑥+15
(e) (f)
(𝑥 2 −4)(𝑥+2) (𝑥 2 +1)(𝑥 2 +4𝑥+4)

2𝑥 5 −𝑥 4 +2𝑥 3 +8𝑥 2 +5𝑥−1


(g)
𝑥 4 +𝑥 3 +𝑥+1

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