Chapters 1 to 3

Chapter 1

REVIEW
6. Consider the function f(x) x3 5x2 4x 5. a) Determine the instantaneous rate of change at the point where x 2. b) Determine the instantaneous rate of change at the point where x 4. c) What special kind of point occurs between the points in parts a) and b)? Explain. 7. A section of rollercoaster can be modelled by h(x) 0.0025x(x 8)(x 16)(x 32), 0 x 32, where x is the horizontal distance and h is the height relative to the platform, with all measurements in metres. a) Determine the maximum and minimum height of each hill and valley. Round answers to two decimal places. b) What is the average rate of change of the rollercoaster between each pair of maximum and minimum points? c) Where would the instantaneous rate of change of the rollercoaster be the greatest? Justify your answer using appropriate calculations.

1. Sketch a graph of each polynomial function. Determine the x- and y-intercepts. a) y b) y x3 x

4

2x2 2x
3

x 8x
2

2 12x 16

2. Describe the symmetry and the end behaviour of each function. a) f(x) b) g(x) 5x
4 3

2x

3 2

3x 3

4x

5x

7x

3. a) Determine the average rate of change of the cubic function f(x) 4x3 for the intervals i) x ii) x 2.0 to x 1.5 to x 2.5 2.0

b) Find the average of these two rates of change and describe what the result approximates. 4. Sketch graphs of the functions in each pair on the same set of axes. Label fully. a) f(x) b) f(x) x3 and g(x) x and g(x)
4

0.5(x (2x

1)3 6)
4

Chapter 2
8. Write two possible equations for a quartic function with zeros at x 7 and x 0 and a zero of order two at x 3. 9. Write an equation representing the family of curves dened by the graph shown. Provide two possible examples of specic functions that are members of this family and give the y-intercept for each.
y

5. A function is represented by the table of values.

x 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 y 288 50 0 18 32 18 0 50 288

a) Sketch a graph of the function, assuming that all zeros are given in the table and that they are each of order 2. b) Determine the degree of the function. c) Write an equation in factored form to represent the function. d) Explain what effect the leading coefcient has on the graph.

10. Use long division to divide. State the restriction on the variable. a) 4x3 b) 3x
4

5x2 5x
2

6x

2 divided by 2x 2

28 divided by x

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11. Use the remainder theorem to determine the remainder of each division. a) 6x3 b) 3x
4

7x2 x
3

5x 2x

8 divided by x 1 divided by 3x

2 4

19. Describe what happens to the function 4 f(x) __ as x approaches each value. x 3 d) 3 a) b) c) 3 20. State the domain and the range of the function x 2 f(x) __ . x 1 21. i) State the key features of each function: domain and range x- and y-intercepts equations of the asymptotes slope of the function in each interval change in slope for each interval ii) Sketch a graph of each function. 6x 1 1 b) f(x) __ a) f(x) __ 2x 4 x2 9 22. Determine an equation for the rational ax b function of the form f(x) __ that has cx d an x-intercept of 2, a vertical asymptote at x 1, and a horizontal asymptote at y 3. 23. Solve each equation. 2x 3 1 _ a) __ x 2 3 10 b) ___ x x2 3x 5

12. Use the factor theorem to determine whether the second polynomial is a factor of the rst. a) 4x5 b) 3x
3

3x3 15x
2

2x2 10x

5, x 8, x

5 4 2,

13. Determine the value of k so that, when 3x4 4x3 kx 3x 6 is divided by x the remainder is 3. 14. Factor fully. a) x3 b) 2x a) x3 b) 5x3 a) x2 b) x3
3

27 4x2 2x2 23x2 7x 3x2 6 4x 13x 19x 9 0 12 0 6 20 21x 0

15. Find the real roots of each equation.

16. Solve each inequality.

17. The mass, m, in tonnes, of fuel in a rocket t minutes after it is launched is given by m t2 140t 2000. During what period of time is the mass of the fuel greater than 500 t?

Chapter 3
18. Which graph represents f(x) A
y

24. Solve each inequality. Show your solution on a number line. 3 a) __ 2 2x 4 x 3 b) __ x 1 x 4 __ x 2

1 __ ? (x 1)2
y

1 y

25. The prot, in thousands of dollars, from the sale of x kilograms of tuna sh can be 5x 400 modelled by the function P(x) __ . x 600 a) Sketch a graph of this function. b) State the domain and the range. c) Explain the signicance of the horizontal asymptote. 26. The current, I, in ohms (), in an electrical circuit after t milliseconds is given by 11 t I __ . What is an appropriate domain 10 t for this function? Explain your reasoning.

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