1.   What is the degree of the polynomial p(x) = 2x5 - 6x4 + 2x2 + 7x - 9?
    A. 5 B. 3
    C. 2 D. 4
    Hint

  2.   What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial
p(x) = -3x5 + 4x3 - 5x2 + 4x - 6?
    A. -3 B. 4
    C. -6 D. 3
    Hint

  3.   Find f(x + h) for f(x) = x2 + 2x.
    A. x2 + 2x + 2h B. x2 + 2x + h
    C. x2 + 2xh + h2 + 2x + 2h D. x2 + 2xh + h2 + 2x
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  4.   Find 4[p(x)] if p(x) = x2 - 3x + 2.
    A. 16x2 - 12x + 2 B. 4x2 - 12x + 8
    C. 4x2 - 3x + 2 D. x2 - 12x + 2
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  5.   If a graph represents an even-degree polynomial function, what cannot be true?
    A. It could be true that as,. B. It could open downward.
    C. It could have 1 real root. D. It could have a negative leading coefficient and as .
    Hint



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