MHF4U Test #1: Chapters 1-3 Solutions

Part A – Multiple Choice [K/U – 20 marks]

1. An equation representing a function that extends from quadrant 3 to quadrant 1 is

a. y = x3 b. y = –2x5 c. y = 2x6 d. y = –5x4

2. The degree of the polynomial function y = x3 – 2x2 + 5x – 1 is

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

3. The function y = 6(x – 1)4(x – 2)2(x + 1) changes sign at

a. x = 1 b. x = 2 c. x = –1 d. it doesn’t change sign

4. Which of the following is not a polynomial function?

a. y = x3 –x2 + 1 b. y = x c. y = 2x(x –1) d. y = 2x

5. Which of the following is an even function?

a. y = 2x4 + x3 b. y = 2x4 + 11 c. y = 2x4 – x d. y = –x3 + x5

6. What is true about the function as ?

a. from above b. from below c. d. f(x) is undefined

7. The graph of the function y = x4 is transformed to the graph of the function y = –2(x – 3)4 + 1 by
a. a horizontal stretch by a factor of 2, a reflection in the x-axis, a translation of 3 to the left, and a translation of 1 unit up

b. a vertical stretch by factor of 2, a reflection in the x-axis, a translation of 3 units to the right, and a translation of 1 unit up

c. a vertical stretch by a factor of 2, a reflection in the x-axis, a translation of 3 units to the left, and a translation of 1 unit up
d. a vertical compression by a factor of , a reflection in the x-axis, a translation of 3 to the left, and a translation of 1 unit up

8. What is the remainder when x2 + 3x is divided by x?

a. 4 b. –3 c.0 d. you cannot divide by x

9. If 2x3 – 9x2 + 4x – 7 is divided by x – 3 to give a quotient of 2x2 – 3x – 5 and a remainder of –22 , then which of the
following is true?
a. 2x3 – 9x2 + 4x – 7 = (x – 3)(2x2 – 3x – 5) + 22 b. 2x3 – 9x2 + 4x – 7 = (x – 3)(2x2 – 3x – 5) – 22
c. (x – 3)(2x2 – 3x – 5) = 22 d. (x – 3)(2x2 – 3x – 5) = –22

10. Which function is always positive?

a. b. c. d. B and C

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Show all work from this point forward for full marks.

11. Solve the following:

a) . b) ✓✓✓ & ✓✓✓

(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 3) = (𝑥 + 7)(𝑥 − 7) 4𝑥 + 4 > 16 + 7𝑥

𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6 = 𝑥 2 − 49 4 − 16 > 7𝑥 − 4𝑥
5𝑥 = −55 −12 > 3𝑥
𝑥 = −11 −4 > 𝑥

12. Determine algebraically or graphically the intervals when the following function is negative:
𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 − 16𝑥 − 20. Show all steps for full marks. ✓✓✓✓

𝑓(−2) = 0
(𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 − 16𝑥 − 20) ÷ (𝑥 + 2)

𝑦 = (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 10)

𝑦 = (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 5)

𝑥 < −2 −2 < 𝑥 < 5 𝑥>5

𝑥+2 − + +
𝑥+2 − + +
𝑥−5 − − +
𝑓(𝑥) − − +

Therefore, the function is negative when 𝑥 < −2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 2 < 𝑥 < 5.

Part B – Thinking and Investigation [TI – 20 marks]

1. Estimate the slope of the tangent to the graph of the function at .✓✓✓✓

𝑓(2.001)−𝑓(2)
𝐼𝑅𝑂𝐶 = 2.001−2

43.028013 − 43
𝐼𝑅𝑂𝐶 =
0.001

𝐼𝑅𝑂𝐶 ≅ 28.013

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2. The height, h, in metres, of a weather balloon above the ground after t seconds can be modelled by the function
h(t) = –2t3 + 3t2 + 149t + 410, for . When is the balloon exactly 980 m above the ground? ✓✓✓✓✓

980 = −2𝑡 3 + 3𝑡 2 + 149𝑡 + 410

0 = −2𝑡 3 + 3𝑡 2 + 149𝑡 − 570

−2(5)3 + 3(5)2 + 149(5) − 570 = 0

(𝑡 − 5) is a factor

0 = (𝑡 − 5)(−2𝑡 2 − 7𝑡 + 114)
0 = (𝑡 − 5)(−𝑡 + 6)(2𝑡 + 19)
𝑡 = 5, 6, or − 9.5

Therefore, the balloon is at exactly 980m above the ground at 𝑡 = 5𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 6𝑠.

3. (x – 1) and (x + 3) are both factors of the polynomial p(x) = ax3 + 12x2 – 11x + b. Find the values of a and b.
✓✓✓✓✓✓
𝑓(1) = 0 𝑓(−3) = 0
0 = 𝑎(1)3 + 12(1)2 − 11(1) + 𝑏 0 = 𝑎(−3)3 + 12(−3)2 − 11(−3) + 𝑏
0 =𝑎+𝑏+1 0 = −27𝑎 + 141 + 𝑏
𝑏 = −𝑎 − 1 𝑏 = 27𝑎 − 141

−𝑎 − 1 = 27𝑎 − 141
140 = 28𝑎
𝑎=5
𝑏 = −5 − 1
𝑏 = −6

4. Solve the following inequality using an algebraic method: ✓✓✓✓✓

3
𝑥−2
≤ −1
3
+1 ≤ 0
𝑥−2

3 𝑥−2
+ ≤0
𝑥−2 𝑥−2
𝑥+1
≤0
𝑥−2
3
Therefore, ≤ −1 when −1 ≤ 𝑥 < 2.
𝑥−2

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Part C – Communication [COMM – 20 marks]
***Fully label your graphs for full marks!***
1. Determine an equation for the graph of the polynomial function shown. ✓✓

𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎(𝑥)2 (𝑥 + 2)2

−1 = 𝑎(−1)2 (−1 + 2)2
𝑎 = −1

Therefore, 𝑓(𝑥) = −𝑥 2 (𝑥 + 2)2 .

2. Determine an equation in factored form for the polynomial function with zeros 2 (order 2), , and 3 that passes
through the point (1, 6). ✓✓✓

𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑎(𝑥 − 2)2 (3𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 3)

6 = 𝑎(1 − 2)2 (3(1) − 2)(1 − 3)

𝑎 = −3
Therefore, 𝑦 = −3(𝑥 − 2)2 (3𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 3).

3. Given the following information about the function y = f(x), sketch the shape of the function. ✓✓✓

(x-2)2 > 0 for all x

(x+1) < 0 for x< -1
(x+1) > 0 for x> -1.

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4. Consider the function.
a) Determine the key features of the function:

i) domain and range✓✓

𝐷: {𝑥𝜖𝑅|𝑥 ≠ −4, 2}
1
𝑅: {𝑦𝜖𝑅| 𝑦 ≤ − 𝑜𝑟 𝑦 > 0}
9

ii) intercepts✓✓
𝑁𝑜 𝑥 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡.
1
𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 = (0, − )
8

iii) equations of any asymptotes ✓✓

𝑥 = −4, 𝑥 = 2, 𝑦=0

iv) intervals where the function is increasing and intervals where the function is decreasing✓✓

𝐼𝑛𝑐: (−∞, −4)𝑈(−4, −1)

𝐷𝑒𝑐: (−1, 2)𝑈(2, ∞)

b) Sketch a graph of the function. ✓✓✓✓

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Part D – Application [APP – 12 marks]
1. The average speed of an airplane is 11 times that of a car. It takes the airplane 20 h less than the car to travel 1500
km. Determine the average speeds of the airplane and the car. ✓✓✓✓

Let x represent the speed of the car.

Let 11x represent the speed of the plane.

Time for car – time for plane = 20 hours

1500 1500
− = 20
𝑥 11𝑥

16500 − 1500
= 20
11𝑥

15000 = 220𝑥

𝑥 = 68.18
11𝑥 = 750

Therefore, the speed of the car was 68.18 𝑘𝑚/ℎ and the speed of the plane was 750 𝑘𝑚/ℎ.

2. a) Use long division to divide (x3 + 3x2 – 7) by (x + 2). Express the result in quotient form. ✓✓✓
b) Write the corresponding statement that can be used to check the division. ✓

a)

𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 7 3
𝑄𝑢𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚: = 𝑥2 + 𝑥 − 2 −
𝑥+2 𝑥+2

𝑏) 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 7 = (𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 2) − 3

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3. The volume of a rectangular box is x3 + 16x2 + 83x + 140 cm3. The box is (x + 5) cm long and (x + 7) cm wide.
How tall is the box? ✓✓✓✓

𝑥 3 + 16𝑥 2 + 83𝑥 + 140 = (𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 + 28)

= (𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 + 7)(𝑥 + 4)

Therefore, the height is (𝑥 + 4)𝑐𝑚.

Test Summary

Knowledge & Thinking & Communication Application

Understanding Invest.

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