Alternate Factoring Methods &Sum and Difference of Squares and Cubes
Creating Equations from Roots
Possible Roots, Remainder Theorem & Descartes Rule of Signs
Finding all Roots
Polynomial Characteristics
100

8r^3 − 64r^2 + r − 8

(8r^2 + 1)(r − 8)?

100

Write the polynomial function of the least degree with integral coefficients that has the given roots. 

5,-3

What is

x^2-2x-15 ?

100

What are the possible roots of 

x^4 -3x^3+2x^2-3x+9

 +-1, +-3,+-9?

100

Find all real and rational roots of:  x^2 - 2x-35 

What is 7 and -2?

100

Graph the equation below and determine the x and y intercepts and give the domain and range.

f(x) = x^3+6x^2+9x. 

What is the x-intercepts are -3 and 0. The y-intercept is 0. The domain and range are all real numbers. 

200

7xy − 3n − x + 21ny

What is 

 (x + 3n)(7y − 1)? 

200

Write the polynomial function of the least degree with integral coefficients that has the given roots.

0, -4 and 5

What is 

x^3-x^2-20x

200

Find the possible roots

2x^4 - 3x^3-6x-12

What is 

+-1/2,+-1,+-3/2,+-2,+-3,+-4,+-6,+-12 ?

200

Using the rational root theorem, find the zeros (the roots) of each of the following polynomial function:

x^3−2x^2−5x+6

What is 

-2, 1, 3

200

 Find the function f (in factored form) whose graph is given below.   


f(x) = (x-2)^2(x-1)x(x+1)

300

16m^2 -225

(4m+15)(4m-15)?

300

Write the polynomial function of the least degree with integral coefficients that has the given roots. 

3, sqrt3

What is 

x^3-3x^2-3x+9

300

Determine if 3 is a factor of


 (x^4+x^3-7x^2-x+6).

What is yes

300

Using the rational root theorem, find the zeros (the roots) of each of the following polynomial function:

3x^3+x^2−12x−4

What is 

-2, 1/3, 2

300

The degree and lead coefficient of

 f(x)=-x+5x^2-6x^3+10

What is degree 3 and lead coeffcient of -6?

500

y^2 +9

 (y+3i)(y-3i)?

500

Write the polynomial function of the least degree with integral coefficients that has the given roots. 

1, -2, 2i


What is 

x^4+x^3+2x^2+4x-8 ?

500

Determine how many possible positive roots there are of: 

x^4 - 3x^2 +5x +9

what is 2 or 0?

500

Using the rational root theorem, find the zeros (the roots) of each of the following polynomial function:

5x^3+8x^2−79x+30

What is 

-5,2/5,3

500


 f(x) = x^3-6x^2+32?

600

216a^3 − 125b^3

What is 

(6a-5b)(36a^2+30ab+25b^2)

600

Find the factors that has the given roots.

4,4/5,2/5

 

What is 

(x-4)(5x-4)(2x-5)

600

Determine how many possible negative roots there are of:

x^6 + 3x^5+5x^4+3x^3+3x^2-2x-15

What is 5, 3, or 1?

600

Using the rational root theorem, find the zeros (the roots) of each of the following polynomial function:

x^4-x^3-19x^2-11x+30

What is 

x= -3,-2,1,5

600

Find the absolute maximum and minimum of the graph below: 

What is maximum (0, -2,) and minimum (-2, -6)?

800

108 − 4x^3

What is 

4(3 − x)(9 + 3x + x^2)

800

Find the equation of a function with the roots 3 and -1. Both roots have a multiplicity of 2.

 x^4-4x^3-2x^2+12x+9?

800

Find the remainder when the equation below is divided by: x-2

 2x^3+3x^2-17x-30 


 -36?

800

Using the rational root theorem, find the zeros (the roots) of each of the following polynomial function:

2x^4−x^3−9x^2+4x+4

What is 

x=-2,-1/2,1,2

800

determine the intervals of increase and decrease

What is increasing (-1, 1) and decreasing 

(- oo, -1)and(1,oo)

1000

(x-3)^2-y^2

What is 

(X-3+y)(x-3-y)

1000

Write the polynomial function of the least degree with integral coefficients that has the given roots.

4, 4/5, 5/2

What is 

10x^3-73x^2+152x-80 ?

1000

State the possible rational zeros for

-2x^4-15x^2 +50x+4x^5-25+30x^3

 +-1/4,+-1/2,+-1,+-5/4,+-5/2,+-5,+-25/4,+-25/2,+-25?

1000

Using the rational root theorem, find the zeros (the roots) of each of the following polynomial function:

6x^4−5x^3−14x^2−x+2

What is 

x = -1,-1/2,1/3,2

1000

Which equation is a quartic function with zeros at -4, -1, 2, 3?

 x^5-2x^4-5x^3+10x^2+4x-8