{"id":273,"date":"2026-01-30T23:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/chapter\/polynomial-functions-get-stronger-key-precalculus-practice-page-answer-keys\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T23:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:02:46","slug":"polynomial-functions-get-stronger-key-precalculus-practice-page-answer-keys","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/chapter\/polynomial-functions-get-stronger-key-precalculus-practice-page-answer-keys\/","title":{"raw":"Polynomial Functions: Get Stronger Key -- Precalculus Practice Page Answer Keys","rendered":"Polynomial Functions: Get Stronger Key &#8212; Precalculus Practice Page Answer Keys"},"content":{"raw":"\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bc-section section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"chapter standard\" id=\"polynomial-functions-get-stronger-key\" title=\"Polynomial Functions: Get Stronger Key\">\n\t<div class=\"chapter-title-wrap\">\n\t\t<p class=\"chapter-number\"><\/p>\n\t\t<h1 class=\"chapter-title\">Polynomial Functions: Get Stronger Key<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ugc chapter-ugc\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Quadratic Functions Solutions<\/h2> <p>3.&nbsp;If [latex]a=0[\/latex] then the function becomes a linear function.<\/p> <p>5.&nbsp;If possible, we can use factoring. Otherwise, we can use the quadratic formula.<\/p> <p>7.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)={\\left(x+1\\right)}^{2}-2[\/latex], Vertex [latex]\\left(-1,-4\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>11.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=3{\\left(x - 1\\right)}^{2}-12[\/latex], Vertex [latex]\\left(1,-12\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>15.&nbsp;Minimum is [latex]-\\frac{17}{2}[\/latex] and occurs at [latex]\\frac{5}{2}[\/latex]. Axis of symmetry is [latex]x=\\frac{5}{2}[\/latex].<\/p> <p>17.&nbsp;Minimum is [latex]-\\frac{17}{16}[\/latex] and occurs at [latex]-\\frac{1}{8}[\/latex]. Axis of symmetry is [latex]x=-\\frac{1}{8}[\/latex].<\/p> <p>21.&nbsp;Domain is [latex]\\left(-\\infty ,\\infty \\right)[\/latex]. Range is [latex]\\left[2,\\infty \\right)[\/latex].<\/p> <p>23.&nbsp;Domain is [latex]\\left(-\\infty ,\\infty \\right)[\/latex]. Range is [latex]\\left[-5,\\infty \\right)[\/latex].<\/p> <p>29.&nbsp;[latex]\\left\\{3i\\sqrt{3},-3i\\sqrt{3}\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>31.&nbsp;[latex]\\left\\{2+i,2-i\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>35.&nbsp;[latex]\\left\\{5+i,5-i\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>39.&nbsp;[latex]\\left\\{-\\frac{1}{2}+\\frac{3}{2}i, -\\frac{1}{2}-\\frac{3}{2}i\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>41.&nbsp;[latex]\\left\\{-\\frac{3}{5}+\\frac{1}{5}i, -\\frac{3}{5}-\\frac{1}{5}i\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>53.&nbsp;Vertex [latex]\\left(1,\\text{ }-1\\right)[\/latex], Axis of symmetry is [latex]x=1[\/latex]. Intercepts are [latex]\\left(0,0\\right), \\left(2,0\\right)[\/latex].<\/p> <p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230010\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_02_201.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x) = x^2-2x\"><\/p> <p>55.&nbsp;Vertex [latex]\\left(\\frac{5}{2},\\frac{-49}{4}\\right)[\/latex], Axis of symmetry is [latex]\\left(0,-6\\right),\\left(-1,0\\right),\\left(6,0\\right)[\/latex].<\/p> <p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230010\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_02_203.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)x^2-5x-6\"><\/p> <p>57.&nbsp;Vertex [latex]\\left(\\frac{5}{4}, -\\frac{39}{8}\\right)[\/latex], Axis of symmetry is [latex]x=\\frac{5}{4}[\/latex]. Intercepts are [latex]\\left(0, -8\\right)[\/latex].<\/p> <p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230011\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_02_205.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=-2x^2+5x-8\"><\/p> <p>59.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)={x}^{2}-4x+1[\/latex]<\/p> <p>61.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=-2{x}^{2}+8x - 1[\/latex]<\/p> <p>63.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=\\frac{1}{2}{x}^{2}-3x+\\frac{7}{2}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>65.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)={x}^{2}+1[\/latex]<\/p> <p>67.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=2-{x}^{2}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>69.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=2{x}^{2}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>85.&nbsp;50 feet by 50 feet. Maximize [latex]f\\left(x\\right)=-{x}^{2}+100x[\/latex].<\/p> <p>91.&nbsp;2909.56 meters<\/p> <p>93.&nbsp;$10.70<\/p> <h2>Polynomial Functions Solutions<\/h2> <p>1.&nbsp;The coefficient of the power function is the real number that is multiplied by the variable raised to a power. The degree is the highest power appearing in the function.<\/p> <p>3.&nbsp;As <em>x<\/em>&nbsp;decreases without bound, so does [latex]f\\left(x\\right)[\/latex].&nbsp;As <em>x<\/em>&nbsp;increases without bound, so does [latex]f\\left(x\\right)[\/latex].<\/p> <p>13.&nbsp;Degree = 2, Coefficient = \u20132<\/p> <p>15.&nbsp;Degree =4, Coefficient = \u20132<\/p> <p>17.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{As }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex]<\/p> <p>21.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{As }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex]<\/p> <p>23.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{As }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex]<\/p> <p>25. <em>y<\/em>-intercept is [latex]\\left(0,12\\right)[\/latex], <em>t<\/em>-intercepts are [latex]\\left(1,0\\right);\\left(-2,0\\right);\\text{and }\\left(3,0\\right)[\/latex].<\/p> <p>27.&nbsp;<em>y<\/em>-intercept is [latex]\\left(0,-16\\right)[\/latex]. <em>x<\/em>-intercepts are [latex]\\left(2,0\\right)[\/latex] and [latex]\\left(-2,0\\right)[\/latex].<\/p> <p>29.&nbsp;<em>y<\/em>-intercept is [latex]\\left(0,0\\right)[\/latex].i x-intercepts are [latex]\\left(0,0\\right),\\left(4,0\\right)[\/latex], and [latex]\\left(-2, 0\\right)[\/latex].<\/p> <p>31. 3<\/p> <p>33. 5<\/p> <p>47.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{As }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex]<\/p> <table id=\"fs-id1165137654655\" class=\"unnumbered\" summary=\"..\"><thead><tr><th><em>x<\/em><\/th> <th><em>f<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>)<\/th> <\/tr> <\/thead> <tbody><tr><td>10<\/td> <td>9,500<\/td> <\/tr> <tr><td>100<\/td> <td>99,950,000<\/td> <\/tr> <tr><td>\u201310<\/td> <td>9,500<\/td> <\/tr> <tr><td>\u2013100<\/td> <td>99,950,000<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <p>49.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{As }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex]<\/p> <table id=\"fs-id1165134122930\" class=\"unnumbered\" summary=\"..\"><thead><tr><th><em>x<\/em><\/th> <th><em>f<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>)<\/th> <\/tr> <\/thead> <tbody><tr><td>10<\/td> <td>\u2013504<\/td> <\/tr> <tr><td>100<\/td> <td>\u2013941,094<\/td> <\/tr> <tr><td>\u201310<\/td> <td>1,716<\/td> <\/tr> <tr><td>\u2013100<\/td> <td>1,061,106<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <p>51.&nbsp;The <em>y<\/em>-intercept is [latex]\\left(0, 0\\right)[\/latex].&nbsp;The <em>x<\/em>-intercepts are [latex]\\left(0, 0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(2, 0\\right)[\/latex]. [latex]\\text{As }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230011\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_03_216.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=x^3(x-2).\"><\/p> <p>57.&nbsp;The <em>y<\/em>-intercept is [latex]\\left(0, -81\\right)[\/latex].&nbsp;The <em>x<\/em>-intercept are [latex]\\left(3, 0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(-3, 0\\right)[\/latex]. [latex]\\text{As }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230011\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_03_222.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=x^3-27.\"><\/p> <p>59.&nbsp;The <em>y<\/em>-intercept is [latex]\\left(0, 0\\right)[\/latex]. The <em>x<\/em>-intercepts are [latex]\\left(-3, 0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(0, 0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(5, 0\\right)[\/latex]. [latex]\\text{As }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230012\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_03_224.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=-x^3+x^2+2x.\"><\/p> <p>61.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)={x}^{2}-4[\/latex]<\/p> <p>63.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)={x}^{3}-4{x}^{2}+4x[\/latex]<\/p> <p>65.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)={x}^{4}+1[\/latex]<\/p> <p>69.&nbsp;[latex]V\\left(x\\right)=4{x}^{3}-32{x}^{2}+64x[\/latex]<\/p> <h2>Graphs of Polynomial Functions Solutions<\/h2> <p>1.&nbsp;The <em>x-<\/em>intercept is where the graph of the function crosses the <em>x<\/em>-axis, and the zero of the function is the input value for which [latex]f\\left(x\\right)=0[\/latex].<\/p> <p>7.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(-2,0\\right),\\left(3,0\\right),\\left(-5,0\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>9.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(3,0\\right),\\left(-1,0\\right),\\left(0,0\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>13.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(0,0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(-5,0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(4,0\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>17.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(-2,0\\right),\\left(2,0\\right),\\left(\\frac{1}{2},0\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>19.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(1,0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(-1,0\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>21.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(0,0\\right),\\left(\\sqrt{3},0\\right),\\left(-\\sqrt{3},0\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>25.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(2\\right)=-10[\/latex]&nbsp;and [latex]f\\left(4\\right)=28[\/latex].&nbsp;Sign change confirms.<\/p> <p>27.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(1\\right)=3[\/latex]&nbsp;and [latex]f\\left(3\\right)=-77[\/latex].&nbsp;Sign change confirms.<\/p> <p>31.&nbsp;0 with multiplicity 2, [latex]-\\frac{3}{2}[\/latex]&nbsp;with multiplicity 5, 4 with multiplicity 2<\/p> <p>33.&nbsp;0 with multiplicity 2, \u20132 with multiplicity 2<\/p> <p>37.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{0}\\text{ with multiplicity }4\\text{,}2\\text{ with multiplicity }1\\text{,}-\\text{1}\\text{ with multiplicity }1[\/latex]<\/p> <p>39.&nbsp;[latex]\\frac{3}{2}[\/latex]&nbsp;with multiplicity 2, 0 with multiplicity 3<\/p> <p>43.&nbsp;<em>x<\/em>-intercepts,&nbsp;[latex]\\left(1, 0\\right)[\/latex]&nbsp;with multiplicity 2, [latex]\\left(-4, 0\\right)[\/latex] with multiplicity 1, <em>y-<\/em>intercept [latex]\\left(0, 4\\right)[\/latex]. As&nbsp;[latex]x\\to -\\infty[\/latex] ,&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex] , as&nbsp;[latex]x\\to \\infty[\/latex] ,&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex] .<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230012\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_04_202.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of g(x)=(x+4)(x-1)^2.\"><\/p> <p>45.&nbsp;<em>x<\/em>-intercepts [latex]\\left(3,0\\right)[\/latex] with multiplicity 3, [latex]\\left(2,0\\right)[\/latex] with multiplicity 2, <em>y<\/em>-intercept [latex]\\left(0,-108\\right)[\/latex] . As&nbsp;[latex]x\\to -\\infty[\/latex],&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex] , as [latex]x\\to \\infty[\/latex] ,&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex].<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230013\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_04_204.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of k(x)=(x-3)^3(x-2)^2.\"><\/p> <p>47.&nbsp;x-intercepts [latex]\\left(0, 0\\right),\\left(-2, 0\\right),\\left(4, 0\\right)[\/latex]&nbsp;with multiplicity 1, <em>y<\/em>-intercept [latex]\\left(0, 0\\right)[\/latex]. As&nbsp;[latex]x\\to -\\infty[\/latex] ,&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex] , as&nbsp;[latex]x\\to \\infty[\/latex] ,&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex].<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230013\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_04_206.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of n(x)=-3x(x+2)(x-4).\"><\/p> <p>49.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=-\\frac{2}{9}\\left(x - 3\\right)\\left(x+1\\right)\\left(x+3\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>53. [latex]f\\left(x\\right)=-\\frac{1}{8}\\left(x +4\\right)\\left(x+2\\right)\\left(x-1\\right)\\left(x-3\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>55. [latex]f\\left(x\\right)=\\frac{1}{12}\\left(x +2\\right)^2\\left(x+3\\right)^2[\/latex]<\/p> <p>59.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=\\frac{1}{3}{\\left(x - 3\\right)}^{2}{\\left(x - 1\\right)}^{2}\\left(x+3\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>63.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=-2\\left(x+3\\right)\\left(x+2\\right)\\left(x - 1\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>65. [latex]f\\left(x\\right)=-\\frac{3}{2}{\\left(2x - 1\\right)}^{2}\\left(x - 6\\right)\\left(x+2\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>75.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=4{x}^{3}-36{x}^{2}+80x[\/latex]<\/p> <p>77.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=4{x}^{3}-36{x}^{2}+60x+100[\/latex]<\/p> <p>79.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=\\pi \\left(9{x}^{3}+45{x}^{2}+72x+36\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> \n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n","rendered":"<div class=\"bc-section section\">\n<div class=\"chapter standard\" id=\"polynomial-functions-get-stronger-key\" title=\"Polynomial Functions: Get Stronger Key\">\n<div class=\"chapter-title-wrap\">\n<p class=\"chapter-number\">\n<h1 class=\"chapter-title\">Polynomial Functions: Get Stronger Key<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ugc chapter-ugc\">\n<h2>Quadratic Functions Solutions<\/h2>\n<p>3.&nbsp;If [latex]a=0[\/latex] then the function becomes a linear function.<\/p>\n<p>5.&nbsp;If possible, we can use factoring. Otherwise, we can use the quadratic formula.<\/p>\n<p>7.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)={\\left(x+1\\right)}^{2}-2[\/latex], Vertex [latex]\\left(-1,-4\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>11.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=3{\\left(x - 1\\right)}^{2}-12[\/latex], Vertex [latex]\\left(1,-12\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>15.&nbsp;Minimum is [latex]-\\frac{17}{2}[\/latex] and occurs at [latex]\\frac{5}{2}[\/latex]. Axis of symmetry is [latex]x=\\frac{5}{2}[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>17.&nbsp;Minimum is [latex]-\\frac{17}{16}[\/latex] and occurs at [latex]-\\frac{1}{8}[\/latex]. Axis of symmetry is [latex]x=-\\frac{1}{8}[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>21.&nbsp;Domain is [latex]\\left(-\\infty ,\\infty \\right)[\/latex]. Range is [latex]\\left[2,\\infty \\right)[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>23.&nbsp;Domain is [latex]\\left(-\\infty ,\\infty \\right)[\/latex]. Range is [latex]\\left[-5,\\infty \\right)[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>29.&nbsp;[latex]\\left\\{3i\\sqrt{3},-3i\\sqrt{3}\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>31.&nbsp;[latex]\\left\\{2+i,2-i\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>35.&nbsp;[latex]\\left\\{5+i,5-i\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>39.&nbsp;[latex]\\left\\{-\\frac{1}{2}+\\frac{3}{2}i, -\\frac{1}{2}-\\frac{3}{2}i\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>41.&nbsp;[latex]\\left\\{-\\frac{3}{5}+\\frac{1}{5}i, -\\frac{3}{5}-\\frac{1}{5}i\\right\\}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>53.&nbsp;Vertex [latex]\\left(1,\\text{ }-1\\right)[\/latex], Axis of symmetry is [latex]x=1[\/latex]. Intercepts are [latex]\\left(0,0\\right), \\left(2,0\\right)[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230010\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_02_201.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x) = x^2-2x\" \/><\/p>\n<p>55.&nbsp;Vertex [latex]\\left(\\frac{5}{2},\\frac{-49}{4}\\right)[\/latex], Axis of symmetry is [latex]\\left(0,-6\\right),\\left(-1,0\\right),\\left(6,0\\right)[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230010\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_02_203.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)x^2-5x-6\" \/><\/p>\n<p>57.&nbsp;Vertex [latex]\\left(\\frac{5}{4}, -\\frac{39}{8}\\right)[\/latex], Axis of symmetry is [latex]x=\\frac{5}{4}[\/latex]. Intercepts are [latex]\\left(0, -8\\right)[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230011\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_02_205.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=-2x^2+5x-8\" \/><\/p>\n<p>59.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)={x}^{2}-4x+1[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>61.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=-2{x}^{2}+8x - 1[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>63.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=\\frac{1}{2}{x}^{2}-3x+\\frac{7}{2}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>65.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)={x}^{2}+1[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>67.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=2-{x}^{2}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>69.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=2{x}^{2}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>85.&nbsp;50 feet by 50 feet. Maximize [latex]f\\left(x\\right)=-{x}^{2}+100x[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>91.&nbsp;2909.56 meters<\/p>\n<p>93.&nbsp;$10.70<\/p>\n<h2>Polynomial Functions Solutions<\/h2>\n<p>1.&nbsp;The coefficient of the power function is the real number that is multiplied by the variable raised to a power. The degree is the highest power appearing in the function.<\/p>\n<p>3.&nbsp;As <em>x<\/em>&nbsp;decreases without bound, so does [latex]f\\left(x\\right)[\/latex].&nbsp;As <em>x<\/em>&nbsp;increases without bound, so does [latex]f\\left(x\\right)[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>13.&nbsp;Degree = 2, Coefficient = \u20132<\/p>\n<p>15.&nbsp;Degree =4, Coefficient = \u20132<\/p>\n<p>17.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{As }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>21.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{As }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>23.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{As }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>25. <em>y<\/em>-intercept is [latex]\\left(0,12\\right)[\/latex], <em>t<\/em>-intercepts are [latex]\\left(1,0\\right);\\left(-2,0\\right);\\text{and }\\left(3,0\\right)[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>27.&nbsp;<em>y<\/em>-intercept is [latex]\\left(0,-16\\right)[\/latex]. <em>x<\/em>-intercepts are [latex]\\left(2,0\\right)[\/latex] and [latex]\\left(-2,0\\right)[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>29.&nbsp;<em>y<\/em>-intercept is [latex]\\left(0,0\\right)[\/latex].i x-intercepts are [latex]\\left(0,0\\right),\\left(4,0\\right)[\/latex], and [latex]\\left(-2, 0\\right)[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>31. 3<\/p>\n<p>33. 5<\/p>\n<p>47.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{As }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex]<\/p>\n<table id=\"fs-id1165137654655\" class=\"unnumbered\" summary=\"..\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><em>x<\/em><\/th>\n<th><em>f<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>9,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>99,950,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u201310<\/td>\n<td>9,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2013100<\/td>\n<td>99,950,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>49.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{As }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex]<\/p>\n<table id=\"fs-id1165134122930\" class=\"unnumbered\" summary=\"..\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><em>x<\/em><\/th>\n<th><em>f<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>\u2013504<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>\u2013941,094<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u201310<\/td>\n<td>1,716<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2013100<\/td>\n<td>1,061,106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>51.&nbsp;The <em>y<\/em>-intercept is [latex]\\left(0, 0\\right)[\/latex].&nbsp;The <em>x<\/em>-intercepts are [latex]\\left(0, 0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(2, 0\\right)[\/latex]. [latex]\\text{As }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230011\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_03_216.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=x^3(x-2).\" \/><\/p>\n<p>57.&nbsp;The <em>y<\/em>-intercept is [latex]\\left(0, -81\\right)[\/latex].&nbsp;The <em>x<\/em>-intercept are [latex]\\left(3, 0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(-3, 0\\right)[\/latex]. [latex]\\text{As }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230011\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_03_222.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=x^3-27.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>59.&nbsp;The <em>y<\/em>-intercept is [latex]\\left(0, 0\\right)[\/latex]. The <em>x<\/em>-intercepts are [latex]\\left(-3, 0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(0, 0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(5, 0\\right)[\/latex]. [latex]\\text{As }x\\to -\\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty ,\\text{ as }x\\to \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230012\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_03_224.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=-x^3+x^2+2x.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>61.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)={x}^{2}-4[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>63.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)={x}^{3}-4{x}^{2}+4x[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>65.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)={x}^{4}+1[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>69.&nbsp;[latex]V\\left(x\\right)=4{x}^{3}-32{x}^{2}+64x[\/latex]<\/p>\n<h2>Graphs of Polynomial Functions Solutions<\/h2>\n<p>1.&nbsp;The <em>x-<\/em>intercept is where the graph of the function crosses the <em>x<\/em>-axis, and the zero of the function is the input value for which [latex]f\\left(x\\right)=0[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>7.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(-2,0\\right),\\left(3,0\\right),\\left(-5,0\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>9.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(3,0\\right),\\left(-1,0\\right),\\left(0,0\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>13.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(0,0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(-5,0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(4,0\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>17.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(-2,0\\right),\\left(2,0\\right),\\left(\\frac{1}{2},0\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>19.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(1,0\\right),\\text{ }\\left(-1,0\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>21.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(0,0\\right),\\left(\\sqrt{3},0\\right),\\left(-\\sqrt{3},0\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>25.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(2\\right)=-10[\/latex]&nbsp;and [latex]f\\left(4\\right)=28[\/latex].&nbsp;Sign change confirms.<\/p>\n<p>27.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(1\\right)=3[\/latex]&nbsp;and [latex]f\\left(3\\right)=-77[\/latex].&nbsp;Sign change confirms.<\/p>\n<p>31.&nbsp;0 with multiplicity 2, [latex]-\\frac{3}{2}[\/latex]&nbsp;with multiplicity 5, 4 with multiplicity 2<\/p>\n<p>33.&nbsp;0 with multiplicity 2, \u20132 with multiplicity 2<\/p>\n<p>37.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{0}\\text{ with multiplicity }4\\text{,}2\\text{ with multiplicity }1\\text{,}-\\text{1}\\text{ with multiplicity }1[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>39.&nbsp;[latex]\\frac{3}{2}[\/latex]&nbsp;with multiplicity 2, 0 with multiplicity 3<\/p>\n<p>43.&nbsp;<em>x<\/em>-intercepts,&nbsp;[latex]\\left(1, 0\\right)[\/latex]&nbsp;with multiplicity 2, [latex]\\left(-4, 0\\right)[\/latex] with multiplicity 1, <em>y-<\/em>intercept [latex]\\left(0, 4\\right)[\/latex]. As&nbsp;[latex]x\\to -\\infty[\/latex] ,&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex] , as&nbsp;[latex]x\\to \\infty[\/latex] ,&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex] .<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230012\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_04_202.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of g(x)=(x+4)(x-1)^2.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>45.&nbsp;<em>x<\/em>-intercepts [latex]\\left(3,0\\right)[\/latex] with multiplicity 3, [latex]\\left(2,0\\right)[\/latex] with multiplicity 2, <em>y<\/em>-intercept [latex]\\left(0,-108\\right)[\/latex] . As&nbsp;[latex]x\\to -\\infty[\/latex],&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex] , as [latex]x\\to \\infty[\/latex] ,&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex].<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230013\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_04_204.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of k(x)=(x-3)^3(x-2)^2.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>47.&nbsp;x-intercepts [latex]\\left(0, 0\\right),\\left(-2, 0\\right),\\left(4, 0\\right)[\/latex]&nbsp;with multiplicity 1, <em>y<\/em>-intercept [latex]\\left(0, 0\\right)[\/latex]. As&nbsp;[latex]x\\to -\\infty[\/latex] ,&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex] , as&nbsp;[latex]x\\to \\infty[\/latex] ,&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex].<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230013\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_04_206.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of n(x)=-3x(x+2)(x-4).\" \/><\/p>\n<p>49.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=-\\frac{2}{9}\\left(x - 3\\right)\\left(x+1\\right)\\left(x+3\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>53. [latex]f\\left(x\\right)=-\\frac{1}{8}\\left(x +4\\right)\\left(x+2\\right)\\left(x-1\\right)\\left(x-3\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>55. [latex]f\\left(x\\right)=\\frac{1}{12}\\left(x +2\\right)^2\\left(x+3\\right)^2[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>59.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=\\frac{1}{3}{\\left(x - 3\\right)}^{2}{\\left(x - 1\\right)}^{2}\\left(x+3\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>63.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=-2\\left(x+3\\right)\\left(x+2\\right)\\left(x - 1\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>65. [latex]f\\left(x\\right)=-\\frac{3}{2}{\\left(2x - 1\\right)}^{2}\\left(x - 6\\right)\\left(x+2\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>75.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=4{x}^{3}-36{x}^{2}+80x[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>77.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=4{x}^{3}-36{x}^{2}+60x+100[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>79.&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)=\\pi \\left(9{x}^{3}+45{x}^{2}+72x+36\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"part":224,"module-header":"","content_attributions":null,"internal_book_links":[],"video_content":null,"cc_video_embed_content":{"cc_scripts":"","media_targets":[]},"try_it_collection":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":296,"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/273\/revisions\/296"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/224"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/273\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=273"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=273"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}