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Mathematics
Undergraduate 1
03/18/2012

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Term
3.1.1

How do you find the axis of symmetry?
Definition
x = -b/(2a)
Term
3.1.2

What is the vertex form of a quadratic?
Definition
y = a(x - h)^2 + k
Term
3.1.3

What is the vertex of y = 3(x - 4)^2 + 1?
Definition
(4, 1)
Term
3.1.4

How do you find the y-intercept?
Definition
Plug in x = 0.
Term
3.1.5

What is the y-intercept of y = x^2 + 3x - 2?
Definition
(0,-2)
Term
3.2.1

If a binomial divides a polynomial with a remainder of zero, what does that mean?
Definition
It means the binomial is a factor of the polynomial.
Term
3.2.2

If x = k is a zero of polynomial p(x), then what does p(k) = ?
Definition
0
Term
3.2.3

Let f(x) = (x - k)q(x), what does f(x)/(x-k) equal?
Definition
q(x)
Term
3.2.4

Let f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c. Let f(k) = 0 and f(p) = 0. What does f(x) factor to?
Definition
f(x) = (x - k)(x - p)
Term
3.2.5

Let f(k) = p. Find the remainder of f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c.
Definition
p
Term
3.3.1

If x - k is a factor of the polynomial q(x), what does q(k) equal?
Definition
0
Term
3.3.2

If f(x) has three zeros, it has 3 factors.

True/False/Not enough information
Definition
Not enough information
Term
3.3.3

Let f(x) = 6x^4 + 7x^3 - 12x^2 - 3x + 2. Let f(1) = 0, f(-2) = 0, f(1/3) = 0, f(-1/2) = 0.

Factor f(x).
Definition
(x - 1)(x + 2)(x - 1/3)(x + 1/2)
Term
3.3.4

Let f(x) = ax^5 + bx^2 + cx + d. Given f(x) has one complex zero, then it must have 2 complex zeros.

True/False/Not enough information
Definition
True.
Term
3.3.5

Given polynomial f(x):

Applying Decartes' rule of signs produces 3 sign changes of f(x) and 1 sign change of f(-x), how many possible positive and negative zeros can it have?
Definition
Positive zeros: 3 or 1

Negative zeros: 1
Term
3.4.1

What would the end behavior of f(x) = ax^k1 + bx^k2 + cx^k3 + ... + d be if a > 0 and k1 is even?
Definition
Up and Up
Term
3.4.2

What would the end behavior of f(x) = ax^k1 + bx^k2 + cx^k3 + ... + d be if a > 0 and k1 is odd?
Definition
Down and Up
Term
3.4.3

What would the end behavior of f(x) = ax^k1 + bx^k2 + cx^k3 + ... + d be if a < 0 and k1 is odd?
Definition
Up and Down
Term
3.4.4

What would the end behavior of f(x) = ax^k1 + bx^k2 + cx^k3 + ... + d be if a < 0 and k1 is even?
Definition
Down and Down
Term
3.4.5

If (x - k)^2 and (x - p)^3 is a factor of polynomial f(x) = ax^5 + bx^3 + cx^2 + dx + e, where does the bounce occur?
Definition
At x = k.
Term
3.5.1

If f(x) = p(x)/q(x), how do you find the zeros?
Definition
Set p(x) = 0 and solve.
Term
3.5.2

Let f(x) = p(x)/q(x). How do you find the y-intercept?
Definition
p(0)/q(0)
Term
3.5.3

Let f(x) = p(x)/q(x), how do you find the vertical asymptotes?
Definition
Set q(x) = 0 and solve.
Term
3.5.4

Let f(x) = p(x)/q(x). Let the degree of p(x) > q(x), what is the horizontal asymptote?
Definition
None.
Term
3.5.5

Let f(x) = p(x)/q(x). Assume x + k is a factor of p(x) and q(x). Where is the hole?
Definition
At x = -k
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