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Math 176: Test for Chapter 2

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1. Do the division. Express the result as a polynomial and a remainder.

 
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2. Do the division. Express the result as a polynomial and a remainder.

 
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3. Do the division. Express the result as a polynomial and a remainder.

 
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4. Do the division. Express the result as a polynomial and a remainder.

Use the following table of images from a graphing calculator to answer questions 5 through 9. These images characterize certain polynomials. Each image gives a complete characterization of a polynomial. No essential information has been cut off from the image.

____________________ 5. For the eight images given on the table above, which are an image of an

____________________ 6. For the eight images given on the table above, which are an image of a polynomial that could have at most

____________________ 7. For the eight images given on the table above, which are an image of a polynomial that has a

____________________ 8. For the eight images given on the table above, which are an image of a polynomial that could have exactly

____________________ 9. For the eight images given on the table above, which are an image of a polynomial that could have exactly

Use the following table of images from a graphing calculator to answer questions 10 through 13. These images characterize certain rational functions. Each image gives a complete characterization of a rational function. No essential information has been cut off from the image.
____________________ 10. For the eight images given on the table above, which are an image of a rational function that has

____________________ 11. For the eight images given on the table above, which are an image of a rational function that has

____________________ 12. For the eight images given on the table above, which are an image of a rational function that has exactly

____________________ 13. For the eight images given on the table above, which are an image of a rational function for which there are exactly

____________________ 14. Eliminate the fractions from the following equation, and then simplify the equation into a standard polynomial format.

____________________ 15. Solve the equation given in problem 14 by finding the real number solutions to the answer for problem 14, give your answer rounded to 4 decimal places.

____________________ 16. Graph the following system on the grid provided below: "Caution! Your browser is not supporting Java.

_______ 17. The following graphs were done with a ZOOM Standard setting.
f(x)A possible transformation of f(x)

_______ 18. The following graphs were done with a ZOOM Standard setting.
f(x)A possible transformation of f(x)

_______ 19. The following graphs were done with xMin=– 10, xMax=10, yMin=– 700, yMax=700, and yScl=100.
f(x)A possible transformation of f(x)

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