Test: (Unit 1) Polynomials and Rational Functions Name:

Section 1: Part A (14 Questions – 40 Minutes)

No Calculators Allowed

Directions: Read the following problems carefully. Work out each question and circle the best answer. Be sure to write
your answer choices on the separate answer sheet as well.

1. The graph of a function k is shown in the figure above. Which of the following best describes the behavior of the
graph of k from point A to point B?
(A) The graph of k is increasing and concave up.
(B) The graph of k is increasing and concave down.
(C) The graph of k is decreasing and concave up.
(D) The graph of k is decreasing and concave down.

2. The function g is a polynomial with the following end behavior:

lim g ( x ) =  and lim g ( x ) = −
x →− x →

Which of the following could be an expression for g ( x ) ?

(A) −3 x 5 + 4 x 2 + 1
(B) − x 4 + 2 x3 + 6
(C) 2 x3 − 7 x 2 + 4 x
(D) 4 x 6 + x3 − 5
3. The graph of function f has a hole at x = −1 and a vertical asymptote at x = 3 . Which of the following functions
could be f ( x ) ?
x2 − x − 6
(A) f ( x) = 2
x − 2x − 3

x2 − 2x − 3
(B) f ( x) =
x 2 + 3x + 2

x2 + x − 2
(C) f ( x) = 2
x + 2x − 3

x 2 + 3x + 2
(D) f ( x) =
x2 − 2x − 3

4. The figure above shows the graph of a function h . For how many values of b does the function h have an average
1
rate of change of over the interval from x = −2 to x = b ?
2
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
 x −2 0 2 4 6
f ( x) −5 −4 −1 4 11

5. The table above shows values for a function f at selected values of x . Which of the following statements about f
best fits these data?

(A) f is best modeled by a linear function because the rate of change over consecutive equal-
length input-value intervals is constant.

(B) f is best modeled by a linear function because the change in the average rates of change over
consecutive equal-length input-value intervals is constant.

(C) f is best modeled by a quadratic function because the rate of change over consecutive equal-
length input-value intervals is constant.

(D) f is best modeled by a quadratic function because the change in the average rates of change
over consecutive equal-length input-value intervals is constant.

6. The polynomial function p is given by p ( x ) = − x( x + 3)( x − 2) 2 . Which of the following could be the graph of p ?
(A) (B)

(C) (D)
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7. The polynomial h is given by h ( x ) = x 2 x 2 + 1 . Which of the following describes the zeros of h ?

(A) h has exactly three distinct real zeros.

(B) h has exactly four distinct real zeros.
(C) h has exactly one distinct real zero and two non-real zeros.
(D) h has exactly two distinct real zeros and two non-real zeros.

8. Let f ( x ) = x 2 − x − 6 and g ( x ) = 2 x 2 + x − 6 . What are all the intervals on which g ( x )  f ( x ) ?

(A)  −2, 0
(B) 0,  )

(C) ( −, − 2  0,  )

 −2, 0  
3 
(D) , 
2 

2 x 2 − 3x + 7
9. The rational function r is given by r ( x ) = . Which of the following statements about r is correct?
x−4

(A) The graph of r has a horizontal asymptote of y = 2 .

(B) The graph of r has a slant asymptote of y = 2 x − 3 .

(C) The graph of r has a slant asymptote of y = 2 x + 5 .

(D) The graph of r has a slant asymptote of y = 2 x − 11 .

 x g ( x)

−4 −6

−1 −3

2 1

5 4

8 5

11 4

10. The table above shows values for the polynomial function g at selected values of x . Which of the following claim
and explanation statements could be true about g ?

(A) The least possible degree of g is two.

(B) The least possible degree of g is three.

(C) The least possible degree of g is four.

(D) The least possible degree of g is five.

11. The functions m and n are defined for all real numbers. In the xy -plane , the graph of n is constructed by
applying three transformations to the graph of m in this order: a horizontal dilation by a factor of 2 , a horizontal
translation of 4 units, and a vertical translation of −8 units. Which of the following is the correct transformation that
maps the graph of m to n in the same xy -plane ?
1 
(A) n ( x ) = m  ( x + 4)  − 8
2 

1 
(B) n ( x ) = m  ( x − 4)  − 8
2 

(C) n ( x ) = m ( 2 ( x + 4)) − 8

(D) n ( x ) = m ( 2 ( x − 4)) − 8
12. The graph of f is shown above with the six points A, B, C, D, E, and F labeled. What are all the points where the
graph of f has a local maximum?

(A) C only
(B) E only
(C) C and E only
(D) A, C, and E

13. Let g be a polynomial function whose graph has a point of inflection at x = 3 . Which of the following statements
about g must be true?
(A) The graph of g has a relative extremum at x = 3 .
(B) The graph of g has is tangent to the x-axis at x = 3 .
(C) The graph of the rate of change of g has a relative extremum at x = 3 .
(D) The graph of the rate of change of g has crosses the x-axis at x = 3 .

x 2 + 2 x − 24
14. The function r is given by r ( x ) = . What is the domain of r ?
x3 + 8 x 2 + 12 x
(A) all real numbers x where x  −6, x  4
(B) all real numbers x where x  0, x  −2
(C) all real numbers x where x  −6, x  0, x  −2
(D) all real numbers x where x  −6, x  0, x  −2, x  4
Test: (Unit 1) Polynomials and Rational Functions Name:

Section 1: Part B (6 Questions – 20 Minutes)

Graphing Calculator Required
Directions: Read the following problems carefully. Work out each question and circle the best answer. Be sure to write
your answer choices on the separate answer sheet as well.

15. The function f is given by f ( x ) = 1.07 x 3 − 11.17 x 2 + 23.71x + 2.13 . Which of the following values is an
absolute extremum for the graph of f on the closed interval −1  x  8 ?

(A) −27.495
(B) 5.653
(C) 16.427
(D) 24.770

t (days) 3 7 13 18 27
V (t ) 62 54 49 37 41

16. The function V gives the number of vehicles available for sale at a used car dealership. The table above gives values
of V ( t ) for selected values of t , in days since the beginning of a particular month. A quartic regression is used to model
these data. What is the value of V ( 29 ) predicted by the quartic function model?

(A) 34.258
(B) 39.250
(C) 41.293
(D) 63.590

17. Let k be a polynomial function who rate of change can be modeled by the function R , given by
R ( x ) = −3.261x3 + 5.362 x − 1.584 . Based on this model, how many points of inflection does the graph of k have?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
18. The graph of y = f ( x ) , consisting of three line segments, is shown above for −3  x  4 . Which of the following
is the transformed graph for y = −2 f ( x + 3) + 1 ?
(A) (B)

(C) (D)
19. Starting at time t = 0 minutes, a copy machine makes copies at a constant rate of 30 pages per minute. Two
minutes after the first copy machine begins making copies, a second copy machine makes copies at a constant rate of 40
copies per minute so that both machines are simultaneously making copies. Both copy machines continue to make copies
at their respective constant rates until t = 6 minutes. Let C represent the total number of copies made by the two copy
machines after t minutes. Which of the following piecewise functions is an appropriate model for the function C ?

30t , if 0  t  2  30t , if 0  t  2
(A) C (t ) =  (B) C (t ) = 
70t , if 2  t  6 70 ( t − 2 ) , if 2  t  6

 30t , if 0  t  2  30t , if 0  t  2
(C) C (t ) =  (D) C (t ) = 
60 + 70 ( t − 2 ) , if 2  t  6 70t + 60, if 2  t  6

2.08 x 2 − 3.3x − 4.48

20. The rational function r is given by r ( x ) = . At which of the following x-values does the
1.44 x 2 + 8.62 x + 6.44
graph of r ( x ) have a hole?

(A) x = −5.111
(B) x = −0.875
(C) x = 1.444
(D) x = 2.462