2.2-2.4 Test Flashcards
Leading Coefficient Test
f(x)=3/4(x⁴+3x²+2)
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Leading Coefficient Test
f(x)=-x²+6x+9
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Finding Zeros
f(x)=2x²+11x-21
0=(2x-3)(x+7)
Zeros; 3/2, -7
Finding Zeros
f(x)=-12x³+20x²
0=-x²(12x-20)
Zeros; 0, 5/3
Finding Zeros
f(t)=t³-3t
0=t(t+√(3))(t-√(3))
Zeros; 0, ±√(3)
Intermediate Value Theorem
f(x)=3x³-x²+3
(-1,0)
Intermediate Value Theorem
f(x)=x⁴-5x-1
(-1,0) (1,2)
Long Division to Divide Polynomials
24x²-x-8)/(3x-2
8x+5+(2/(3x-2))
Long Division to Divide Polynomials
5x³-13x²-x+2)/(x²-3x+1
5x+2
Long Division to Divide Polynomials
X⁴-3x³+4x²-6x+3)/(x²+2
X²-3x+2-(1)/(x²+2)
Using Synthetic Division to Divide Polynomials
6x⁴-4x³-27x²+18x)/(x-(2/3)
6x³-27x
Using Synthetic Division to Divide Polynomials
2x³-19x²+38x+24)/(x-4
2x²-11x-6
Using Synthetic Division to Prove Factors f(x)=20x⁴+9x³-14x²-3x A) x=-1 B) x=3/4 C) x=0 D) x=1
A)yes
B)yes
C)yes
D)no
Using Synthetic Division to Find the Value of the Function
f(x)=x⁴+10x³-24x²+20x+44
A) f(-3)
B) f(-1)
A)-421
B)-9
A) verify given factors
B) find remaining factors
C) use your results to write the complete factorization
D) list all zeros
E) check it by putting the original function and your answer to part c into a graphing utility, and graphing them on the same plane
f(x)=x⁴-4x³-7x²+22x+24
(x+2)(x-3)
A) if you got this far, good job B) (x+1),(x-4) C) f(x)=(x+2)(x+1)(x-4)(x-3) D) -2,-1,4,3 E) I could really care less