Odd-Numbered Answers to Exercise Set 2.
2: Polynomial Functions
1. (a) Yes 25. 8 y
6
(b) Degree: 3
4
(c) Binomial
2
x
3. (a) Yes −8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8
−2
(b) Degree: 1
−4
(c) Binomial
−6
−8
5. (a) No
(b) N/A
(c) N/A 27. 8 y
6
7. (a) Yes 4
(b) Degree: 2 2
x
(c) Trinomial
−8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8
−2
9. (a) Yes −4
(b) Degree: 4 −6
(c) Trinomial −8
11. (a) No 29. y
(b) N/A
(c) N/A Note: The scale on the
y-axis will vary,
x
13. (a) No depending on
−8 −6 −4 −2 0 2 4 6 8
(b) N/A the value of n.
(c) N/A
15. (a) Yes
(b) Degree: 7
(c) Binomial 31. (a) y = x3
17. (a) No (b) y = x 2
(b) N/A (c) x 6
(c) N/A
19. (a) Yes 33. E
(b) Degree: 9
(c) Trinomial 35. B
21. (a) False 37. F
(b) True
(c) True 39. (a) x-intercepts: 5, − 3 y-intercept: −15
(d) False
(b) y
23. (a) True 5
(b) False x
(c) False −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8
(d) True −5
−10
−15
Math 1330, Precalculus
The University of Houston Solutions to Chapter 2 Exercises
Odd-Numbered Answers to Exercise Set 2.2: Polynomial Functions
41. (a) x-intercept: 6 y-intercept: −36 49. (a) x-intercepts: 2 , − 4, 5, − 1 y-intercept: 40
3
(b) 12 y 80 y
(b)
x 40 x
−2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 −4 −2 −40 2 4 6
−80
−12
−120
−160
−24 −200
−240
−36 −280
−320
−360
−48 −400
−440
43. (a) x-intercepts: 5, − 2, − 6 y-intercept: −60 51. (a) x-intercepts: 0, − 2, 4, − 6 y-intercept: 0
(b) y
(b) y
30
100
x
−8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8
50
−30
x
−60
−6 −4 −2 2 4 6
−90
−50
120
45. (a) x-intercepts: 4, 1, − 3 y-intercept: −6 53. (a) x-intercepts: 3, − 4 y-intercept: 144
(b) 9 y (b) y
144
6
3
x
−6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 72
−3
−6
x
−9
−6 −4 −2 2 4
−12
15
47. (a) x-intercepts: −2, 4 y-intercept: −16 55. (a) x-intercepts: −5, 4 y-intercept: −500
(b) 8
y (b) y
x
250
−4 −2 2 4 6 x
−8
−8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6
−16 −250
−24
−500
−32
−750
40
Math 1330, Precalculus
The University of Houston Solutions to Chapter 2 Exercises
Odd-Numbered Answers to Exercise Set 2.2: Polynomial Functions
57. (a) x-intercepts: −3, 4 y-intercept: −576 65. (a) x-intercepts: 0, − 5, 5 y-intercept: 0
(b) 288
y (b) y
60
x 40
−6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 20
x
−288 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6
−20
−40
−576
−60
80
59. (a) x-intercepts: 0, 2, − 3, 4 y-intercept: 0 67. (a) x-intercepts: 0, 4, − 3 y-intercept: 0
(b) y (b) y
60
100
40
x
20
−4 −2 2 4 6 x
−4 −2 2 4 6
−100
−20
−40
−200
−60
300 80
61. (a) x-intercepts: 0, 1, − 1 y-intercept: 0 69. (a) x-intercepts: 0, − 3, 3 y-intercept: 0
(b) y (b) y
60
0.002 40
20
0.001 x
−4 −2 2 4
x −20
−1 1 −40
−0.001 −60
80
63. (a) x-intercepts: 0, 2, 4 y-intercept: 0 71. (a) x-intercepts: −4, 1, − 1 y-intercept: −4
(b) y (b) y
4 8
2 4
x
x
2 4 6
−4 −2 2
−2
−4
−4
−8
6
Math 1330, Precalculus
The University of Houston Solutions to Chapter 2 Exercises
Odd-Numbered Answers to Exercise Set 2.2: Polynomial Functions
73. (a) x-intercepts: 3, − 3, 2, − 2 y-intercept: 36
(b) 45
y
36
27
18
9
x
−4 −2 2 4
−9
−18
1
75. P ( x ) = − ( x + 4 )( x − 1)( x − 3)
2
77. P ( x ) = 3 ( x + 2 ) ( x − 1)
2 2
79. y
10
−4 −2 2 4
−5
81. 10 y
2
x
−4 −2 2 4 6 8
−2
83. 2 y
1
x
−3 −2 −1 1 2 3
−1
−2
−3
−4
85. 2 y
x
−6 −4 −2 2 4
−2
−4
−6
−8
Math 1330, Precalculus
The University of Houston Solutions to Chapter 2 Exercises
