Chapter 4 Bonus Exercises
Chapter 4 Bonus Exercises
Chapter 4
Find the discriminant of each quadratic equation then state the number and type of solutions.
1) -2a 2 - 4a + 4 = 6
Find the coordinates of the vertices of each figure after the given transformation.
4) reflection across y = -x
V(-3, 3), W(-2, 4), X(0, -1), Y(-3, -1)
6) y = -3x 2 + 12x - 11
y
2
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 10 x
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
7) y = x 2 + 8x + 12
y
2
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
10
-4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2
2
9) y = -2( x - 3) - 2
y
-3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
State the possible number of real roots and the possible rational roots for each equation. Then
find all rational roots.
11) 2x 2 - 11x + 2 = 0
State the possible number of real roots and the possible rational roots for each equation. Then
find all rational roots. One root has been given. Then find the real zeros and graph the function.
1
12) 25x 3 - 25x 2 - x + 1 = 0; -
5
Write a polynomial function of least degree with integral coefficients that has the given zeros.
5
14) -3, - , 1
4