1.
What is the degree of the polynomial
p(x)
= 2
x
5
- 6
x
4
+ 2
x
2
+ 7
x
- 9?
A.
5
B.
3
C.
2
D.
4
Hint
2.
What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial
p(
x
)
= -3
x
5
+ 4
x
3
- 5
x
2
+ 4
x
- 6?
A.
-3
B.
4
C.
-6
D.
3
Hint
3.
Find
f(x + h)
for
f(x)
=
x
2
+ 2
x
.
A.
x
2
+ 2
x
+ 2
h
B.
x
2
+ 2
x
+
h
C.
x
2
+ 2
xh
+
h
2
+ 2
x
+ 2
h
D.
x
2
+ 2
xh
+
h
2
+ 2
x
Hint
4.
Find 4[
p(x)
] if
p(x)
=
x
2
- 3
x
+ 2.
A.
16
x
2
- 12
x
+ 2
B.
4
x
2
- 12
x
+ 8
C.
4
x
2
- 3
x
+ 2
D.
x
2
- 12
x
+ 2
Hint
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