1.   Find f(4) for f(x) = x3 - 2x2 + 3x - 7.
    A. 11 B. 37
    C. 2 D. 1
    Hint

  2.   One of the factors of x3 - 7x + 6 is x - 1. Which of the following is one of the other factors?
    A. x - 3 B. x - 2
    C. x - 6 D. x + 1
    Hint

  3.   What must be true in order for a term xa to be a factor of a polynomial f(x)?
    A. f(a) = 0 B. f(a) must be negative
    C. f(a) must be positive D. a must be positive
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  4.   What is the height of a computer whose base is x2 + 4x + 4 and whose volume is x3 + 3x2 – 4?
    A. x – 1 B. x + 2
    C. x + 1 D. (x – 1)( x + 2)
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  5.   If a binomial xa divides a polynomial, what must be true in order for it to be a factor of the polynomial?
    A. It must divide the polynomial in half. B. The remainder must be 0.
    C. The polynomial must be at least of degree three. D. There cannot be any other factor xa.
    Hint



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