Operations with Polynomials
Roots and Zeros
End Behavior
Factoring Techniques
Factoring Polynomials
100

(4x2-3x+8)+(3x2-9x+4)

What is 7x2-12x+12

100

How many roots are in the following polynomial equation. 

What is 3. 

100

What two terms determine the end behavior of the function and the range of the function?

What is degree and leading coefficient

100

The largest number that is a factor of all terms is called...

What is Greatest Common Factor. 

100

Factor completely. 

f(x)=5x2-7x+2

What is (5x-2)(x-1). 

200

Subtract -4x2-x+10 from x2+10x. 

What is 5x2+11x-10

200

Find the zeros of the function using graphing technology. Round values to the nearest thousandth (if necessary). 

f(x)=1.9x2-12.3x+17.5

What is

x=2.111 and x=4.362. 

200

State the end behavior of the polynomial:

What is

As x approaches infinity, f(x) approaches infinity, and as x approaches -infinity, f(x) approaches infinity.

200

This is known as.

Sum of Two Cubes

200

Factor completely.

f(x)=2x3-28x2+80x 

What is f(x)=2x(x-10)(x-4). 

300

Expand the expression to a polynomial in standard form. 

(-3x+1)(-2x2+5x+5)

What is 6x3-17x2-10x+5.

300

Using the Rational Zero Theorem, list all possible rational zeros of the function: 

f(x)=-4x4-x3-18x2-26x+5

What is 

x=1, -1, 5, -5, 1/2, -1/2, 5/2, -5/2, 1/4, -1/4, 5/4, -5/4

300

State the end behavior of the polynomial:

What is 

As x approaches infinity, f(x) approaches -infinity, and as x approaches -infinity, f(x) approaches infinity.

300

This is known as when we need to factor with 4 or more terms. 

What is factor by grouping?

300

Factor completely. 

f(x)=x4-14x2+45

What is f(x)=(x+3)(x-3)(x2-5). 

400

Express the result in the form: q(x) + r(x)/b(x).

(x4+8x3+16x2-x-18)/((x+3)

What is x3+5x2+x-4-6/(x+3). 
400

Is x=1/3 a zero of the function, 

f(x)=3x4+2x3-16x2-10x+5? 

What is yes, since f(1/3)=0. 
400

State the end behavior of the polynomial: 

f(x)=-14x3-7x4+56x2+126x+63


What is 

as x approaches -infinity, f(x) approaches -infinity, and as x approaches infinity, f(x) approaches -infinity.


400

What is the formula in factored form for a difference of cubes? 

What is 

400
Factor. 

f(x)=8x3+27

What is f(x)=(2x+3)(4x2-6x+9). 

500

Given f(x)=3x3+kx-18, and the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x-1) is -11, then what is the value of k? 

What is k=4. 
500

Find all zeros of the function 

f(x)=3x3-2x2-2x+3

using the rational zero theorem. 

What is x=-1, x= (5+square root 11 i)/6, x= (5-square root 11 i)/6. 

500

State the end behavior of the polynomial: 

f(x)=165x3-1512x+1728-3x5+12x4-390x2

What is: 

As x approaches infinity, f(x) approaches -infinity, and as x approaches -infinity, f(x) approaches infinity.

500

This is the factored form of a difference of two squares. 

What is 

500

Factor: 

64m6+1

What is (4m2+1)(16m4-4m2+1).