1.   Find f(-2) for f(x) = 2x4 - x3 + 5x + 1.
    A. -57 B. 31
    C. -29 D. -21
    Hint

  2.   What must be true in order for a term xa to be a factor of a polynomial f(x)?
    A. f(a) must be negative B. a must be positive
    C. f(a) must be positive D. f(a) = 0
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  3.   The volume of a refrigerator is . Its height is x + 2. What are the other two dimensions?
    A. x + 6 and x – 1 B. x – 3 and x + 2
    C. x – 6 and x + 1 D. x – 2 and x + 3
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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)( x + 2) B. x + 1
    C. x – 1 D. x + 2
    Hint

  5.   Simplify
    A. B.
    C. D.
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