1.   Determine the zeros of the function y = x3 + 2x2 - 5x - 6.
    A. -3, 2, 0 B. -3, -1, 2
    C. -1, 2, 3 D. -3, -1, 4
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  2.   Write a polynomial equation of least degree with roots -1, 2i, and -2i.
    A. x3 + x2 + 4x + 4 = 0 B. x3 - x2 + 4x + 4 = 0
    C. x3 + x2 - 4x + 4 = 0 D. 3x + x2 + 4x - 4 = 0
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  3.   If you solve 2m2 + 8m + 1 = 0 by completing the square, first divide each side of the equation by ____.
    A. 2 B. 1
    C. 8 D.
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  4.   Solve the equation 2x2 -x + 4 = 0 by any method.
    A. 1 i B. i
    C. i D. i
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  5.   Find the value of k so that the remainder of (x3 - 3x2 + kx - 6) ÷ (x + 2) is 0.
    A. k = 6 B. k = -11
    C. k = 11 D. k = -13
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  6.   Use the Remainder Theorem to find the remainder for the division of
(x4 - 3x2 + 2x - 1) ÷ (x - 1). The remainder is ____.
    A. 2 B. 1
    C. -1 D. 0
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  7.   Find the number of positive real zeros for
f(x) = 3x5 + 2x3 + x2 + 7x - 1 = 0.
    A. 4 or 2 or 0 positive real zeros B. no positive real zeros
    C. exactly 1 positive real zero D. 4 or 2 positive real zeros
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  8.   In a polynomial equation, if there is one change in sign of the coefficients of the terms, ____.
    A. there could be one or three positive real zeros B. there is one imaginary root
    C. there is exactly one positive real zero D. none of the above is correct
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  9.   Determine between which consecutive integers the real zeros of
f(x) = x4 - 4x2 + x - 3 are located.
    A. between -2 and -1 and between 2 and 3 B. between -3 and -2 and between 5 and 6
    C. between -4 and -3 and between 3 and 4 D. between -3 and -2 and between 2 and 3
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  10.   Determine the number of complex zeros of the function
f(x) = x5 - 4x2 + 2x - 1.
    A. 3 B. 2
    C. 5 D. 4
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  11.   Solve > 0.
    A. -2 < x < 0 or x < 1 B. -1 < x < 0 or x > 2
    C. -1 < x < 0 or x > 1 D. -2 < x < 0 or x > 2
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  12.   Solve + < .
    A. a < 0 or a > 5 B. a < 0 or 0 < a < 5
    C. a > 0 or 0 < a < 5 D. 0 < a < 5
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  13.   Solve .
    A. 1 B. 3
    C. 2 D. 0
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  14.   Solve 4.
    A. 0 x 8 B. x 8
    C. none of these D. x 0
    Hint

  15.   Determine the type of polynomial function that could be used to represent the data in the following scatter plot.
   
    A. quartic B. linear
    C. quadratic D. cubic
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  16.   Use a graphing calculator to write a polynomial function to model the set of data.
   
    A. 1.3x + 0.9 B. 0.9x - 1.3
    C. 0.9x + 1.3 D. 1.3x - 0.9
    Hint



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