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IB Mathematics HL

Test – Polynomial Functions, Equations & Inequalities


Syllabus content on test: ▪ polynomial functions ▪ quadratic formula and discriminant ▪ factor and factor
theorems ▪ polynomial division ▪ sum and product of roots of a polynomial equation ▪ rational functions
▪ solving equations involving radicals, absolute value and in quadratic form ▪ solving inequalities
total marks on test: 60
Part I: No calculator – questions 1-7 [39 marks]

1. The polynomial x3  3x 2  ax  b has the same remainder when divided by x  2 as when


divided by x  1 . Find the value of a. [5 marks]

4x  8
2. The function g is defined as g  x   , x , x  2.
2 x
Sketch the graph of y  g  x  , clearly indicating and stating the equations of any asymptotes and
the coordinates of any axes intercepts. [5 marks]

3. Given that 2  i is a root of the equation x3  6 x 2  13x  10  0 find the other two roots. [5 marks]

4. x  2 and x  2 are factors of x3  ax 2  bx  c , and it leaves a remainder of 10 when divided by


x  3 . Find the values of a, b and c. [6 marks]

5. Given f  x   x 2  x  k  1  k 2 , find the range of values of k so that f  x   0 for all real


values of x. [5 marks]

6. If  and  are the roots of the equation 2 x 2  6 x  5  0 , find a quadratic equation with integer
coefficients whose roots are:
1 1
(a) 2 , 2 (b) , [8 marks – 4 marks each]
 1  1
The polynomial h  x    px  q  leaves a remainder of  8 when divided by  x  1 , and a
3
7.
remainder of  27 when divided by  x  3 . Find the value of p and the value of q. [5 marks]

Part II: calculator allowed – questions 8-12 [21 marks]


x2  3
8. Find the values of x for which 7 [4 marks]
x 1
3
9. Find a polynomial of lowest degree with integer coefficients that has zeros x  and x  1  2i .
2
[4 marks]
10. Solve the inequality x  3  7 x  9 [4 marks]

11. Find the value(s) of m such that the following equation has two distinct real solutions.
mx 2  2 x  m  2  0 [4 marks]

12. Find the roots of the quadratic equation x 2  6 x  k  0 given that one root is three times the
other root and that k is a constant. [5 marks]

Bonus question: The polynomial P  x   x3  mx 2  nx  8 is divisible by  x  1  i  . Find the value


of m and the value of n. [+ 3 marks]

© InThinking – IB Maths HL & SL

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