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The following statements are about the topic of Polynomial
function. Please read the statement carefully. Encircle the best
correct answer.

𝑓(𝑥)=3x^4−2x^2+5
1. What is the degree of the polynomial function

a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5

2. What are the zeros of the polynomial function

g(x)=x^3−4x^2−x+6?
a) 1, 2, 3
b) -1, 2, -3
c) 1, -2, -3
d) -1, -2, 3

3. The remainder when the polynomial p(x)=3x^4−5x^3+2x^2−x+4

is divided by (x−2) is:

a) 0

b) 1

c) -5

d) 4

4. Which theorem states that if f(x) is a polynomial function and 𝑎a

is a zero of f(x), then x−a is a factor of f(x)?
a) Remainder theorem

b) Factor theorem

c) Intermediate value theorem

d) Fundamental theorem of algebra

5. The number of turning points in the graph of a polynomial

function of degree n can be at most:

a) n

b) n+1

c) n−1

d) n/2 (when n is even)

6. Solve for x in the polynomial equation x^2 −5x+6=0.

a.) x=1,6

b.) x=2,3

c.) x=−2,−3

d.) x=1,2

7. Which of the following is a polynomial function?

a) 1/x

b) √x

c) x^2+3x−7

d) sin(x)

8. Which of the following is a factor of the polynomial

h(x)=x^3−8x^2+15x−10?

a) (𝑥−2)

b) (𝑥+2)

c) (𝑥−1)

d) (𝑥+1)

9. What is the factored form of the polynomial f(x) = x^2 - 4 ?

 a) (x + 2)(x - 2)

b) (x + 4)(x - 1)

c) (x + 3)(x - 3)

d) (x + 1)(x - 1)

10. Which of the following is a factor of the polynomial x^3−4x^2

+4x?

a) x−2

b) x+2

c) x−1

d) x+1

11. The end behavior of a polynomial function is determined by:

a) Its leading coefficient and degree

b) Its constant term

c) Its intercepts

d) Its vertex

12. Which of the following is a possible graph of a cubic polynomial

function?

a) A straight line

b) A parabola

c) A curve with two turns

d) A curve with three turns

13. Which of the following is a factor of x^4 −16?

a.) x^2 +4

b.) x^2 −4

c.) x^2 +2

d.) x+2

14. Which of the following is an example of a quadratic polynomial?

 a) 2x^3 - 3x^2 + 1

b) x^2 - 5x + 2

c) 3x + 4

d) 4x^4 - 2x^3 + 1

15. Which of the following is a polynomial function?

a.)f(x)= 1/x^2

b.) f(x)=3x^4−5x^2 +2

c.) f(x)= √x

d.) f(x)=ln(x)

16. Which of the following is a factor of the polynomial x^3

−6x^2 +11x−6?

a.) x−1

b) x+2

c) x−3

d) x+1

17. How is synthetic division used with polynomials?

a) To find the quotient and remainder when dividing one

polynomial by another

b) To find the product of two polynomials

c) To simplify polynomial expressions by dividing out common

factors

d) To find the derivative of a polynomial function

18. What is the sum of the multiplicity of all zeros of a polynomial

function?

a) The degree of the polynomial

b) Twice the degree of the polynomial

c) Half the degree of the polynomial

d) One less than the degree of the polynomial

19. Which of the following is the graph of a quadratic polynomial
function with two real zeros?

a) A line intersecting the x-axis twice.

b) A parabola intersecting the x-axis at one point.

c) A parabola intersecting the x-axis at two points.

d) A cubic curve intersecting the x-axis at three points.

20. What is the value of P(2) for the polynomial P(x)=x^3 −4x 2
+6x−24?

A) 0

B) -4

C) 4

D) 8

21. What is the degree of the polynomial function

g(x)=2x^6−3x^3+4?

a) 3

b) 4

c) 5

d) 6

22. If a polynomial function has a degree of 2, how many roots can it

have?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) It depends on the coefficients of the polynomial.

23. Solve for x in the polynomial equation x^4−5x^2+4= 0. What is

one of the roots?

a.) x=−2

b.) x=−1
c.) x=1

d.) x=2

24. Solve the equation 2x^2 −8x+6=0. What are the roots of the
equation?

a) x=1 and x=3

b) x=1 and x=2

c) x=2 and x=3

d) x=−1 and x=−3

25. Which of the following is not a possible number of turning points

for a polynomial function of degree 5?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5

26. The end behavior of a polynomial function refers to:

a) The behavior of the graph as x approaches positive or negative

infinity

b) The behavior of the graph at the origin

c) The behavior of the graph at the x-intercepts

d) The behavior of the graph at the y-intercept

27. What is the degree of the polynomial function P(x)=4x^3 −2x^2

+x−5?

a.) 2

b.) 3

c.) 4

d.) 1

28. Is the function h(x) = x^4 - 2x^3 + 5x^2 + x - 3 a polynomial?

a) Yes
 b) No

29. What does "multiplicity" refer to in polynomial roots?

a) The number of roots of a polynomial

b) The degree of a polynomial

c) The number of times a root appears in the factored form of the

polynomial

d) The distance between roots on the x-axis

30. What are the roots of the polynomial g(x) = x^2 - 9 ?

a) x = 3, x = -3

b) x = 9, x = -9

c) x = 2, x = -2

d) x = 1, x = -1

31. If x^2 −5x+6=0, which of the following is a solution to this

quadratic equation?

a) x=2

b) x=3

c) Both x=2 and x=3

d) None of the above

32. Which of the following statements about the polynomial function

f(x)=x^4 −4x^3 +3x^2 +2x−5 is true?

a) It has no real zeros.

b) It has at least one real zero.

c) It has exactly four real zeros.

d) It has an imaginary zero.

33. Odd-degree polynomials have which type of behavior?

a) They rise to the left and fall to the right

b) They rise to the right and fall to the left

c) They rise or fall on both ends

 d) They have a straight line as a graph

34. A grocer spent a total of (a^3+5a^2+2a+10)pesos in purchasing

disinfectants worth (a^2+2)pesos per gallon. How many gallons of
disinfectant was purchased by the grocer?

a) (a–2)gallons

b) (a+5)gallons

c) (a+2)gallons

d) (a–5)gallons

35. Which of the following is an example of a linear polynomial?

a) 2x^2 + 3x + 1

b) 3x^3 - 2x + 5

c) 4x + 2

d) x^4 - 4x^2 + 1

36. Find the roots of the polynomial 2x^2 −7x+3=0. What is one
root?

a.) x= 2

b.) x= 3/2

c.) x=1

d.) x=3

37. What is the polynomial 3x^4 −2x^3 +5x^2 −x+7 evaluated at

x=−1?

a) 6

b) −6

c) 8

d)−8

38. Which of the following statements about the polynomial function

f(x)=x^3−6x^2+11x−6 is true?

a) It has no real zeros.

b) It has exactly one real zero.

c) It has exactly two real zeros.

d) It has exactly three real zeros.

39. Even-degree polynomials have which type of behavior?

a) They rise to the left and fall to the right

b) They rise to the right and fall to the left

c) They rise or fall on both ends

d) They have a straight line as a graph

40. If p(x)=x^4−8x^2 +16, what is p(2)?

a) 0

b) 8

c) 16

d) 32

41. What is the value of f(2) for the polynomial function

f(x)=x^3−3x^2 +2x−1?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

42. . Which of the following statements about the polynomial

function

f(x)=x^4+3x^3−2x^2−5x+6 is true?

a) Its leading coefficient is negative.

b) It has exactly two complex zeros.

c) It has at least one positive zero.

d) Its constant term is 6.

43. The polynomial x^3 −6x^2 +11x−6 can be factored into which of
the following?
a) (x−1)(x−2)(x−3)

b) (x+1)(x+2)(x+3)

c) (x−1)(x+2)(x−3)

d) (x+1)(x−2)(x−3)

44. Solve the polynomial equation x^3 −6x^2 +11x−6=0. What are
the roots of the equation?

a.) x=1,2,3

b.) x=−1,−2,−3

c.) x=1,−2,3

d.) x=2,3,4

45. The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra states that:

a) Every polynomial function has at least one real zero.

b) Every polynomial function can be factored into linear factors.

c) Every polynomial function of odd degree has at least one real

zero.

d) Every polynomial function of degree n has exactly n complex

zeros.

46. Which of the following graphs represents a polynomial function

of degree 2?

a) A parabola opening downwards

b) A straight line passing through the origin

c) A cubic curve with both ends pointing downwards

d) A hyperbola with vertical asymptotes

47. What is the degree of the polynomial f(x)=4x^3 −7x^2 +2x−5?

a) 3

b) 2

c) 1

d) 0
48. Which of the following graphs represents the polynomial
function

f(x)=x^3−3x^2−4x+12?

A) A cubic curve with one local minimum and one local maximum

B) A cubic curve with two local minima

C) A quartic curve with two turning points

D) A quadratic curve with a single vertex

49. What is a polynomial function?

a) A function with multiple variables

b) A function that can be expressed as a sum of terms, each term

being a constant multiplied by a variable raised to a non-negative
integer power

c) A function that involves only addition and subtraction

operations

d) A function that involves only multiplication and division

operations

50. What is the degree of the polynomial f(x) = 3x^2 - 5x + 1 ?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4