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The document contains 7 questions about determining end behaviors and sketching graphs of polynomial functions, finding the vertex and minimum/maximum values of quadratic functions, and statements about rational functions. It also contains questions about determining intersection points of graphs of rational functions with their horizontal and slant asymptotes and sketching graphs of various rational functions.

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2023 Tutorial 4

The document contains 7 questions about determining end behaviors and sketching graphs of polynomial functions, finding the vertex and minimum/maximum values of quadratic functions, and statements about rational functions. It also contains questions about determining intersection points of graphs of rational functions with their horizontal and slant asymptotes and sketching graphs of various rational functions.

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Department of CMSS, University of Namibia, Windhoek

MAT 3512 Precalculus Tutorial 4 21-25 August 2023

Question 1.

Determine the end behaviors of the following polynomial functions.

a) f (x) = 2x3 − 3x2 + 2x − 4

b) g(x) = −x3 + x4 + x − 5

c) h(x) = x7 − 31x2

d) k(x) = 56 x21 + x15 − 16

Question 2.

Sketch the graphs of the following polynomial functions.

a) f (x) = x3 + 4x2 − 3x − 18

b) g(x) = −2x3 − x2 + 8x + 4

c) h(x) = x4 − 1

Question 3.

Find the vertex of the graph of each of the following quadratic functions. State the minimum/maximum
value of each function. Sketch their graphs.

a) f (x) = x2 + 2x + 1

b) f (x) = 3x2 + x + 1

c) f (x) = 6x2 − 3x + 2

d) f (x) = 2x2 + 5x − 1

Question 4.

State whether each of the following statements is true or false. Make sure you understand why your
answer is what it is.

a) The graph of a rational function cannot have both a vertical and a horizontal asymptotes

b) It is not possible to have a rational function whose graph has no y− intercept.

c) The graph of a rational function can have three horizontal asymptotes.

d) The graph of a rational function can never cross a vertical asymptote.

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Question 5.

Determine the two points where the graph of

x3 + x2 + 4x + 1
r(x) =
x3 + 1
intersects its horizontal asymptote.

Question 6.

Determine the point where the graph of

3x3 + 2x2 − 8x − 12
r(x) =
x2 + 4
intersects its slant asymptote.

Question 7.

Sketch the graphs of the following functions.


5x
a) r(x) =
x−4
3x2
b) r(x) =
x2 − x − 20
3x2 + x − 4
c) r(x) =
2x3 − 5x
4x − 8
d) r(x) =
x2 − 4
x3 + 1
e) r(x) =
x(x + 2)
9
f ) r(x) =
x2 − 9
x2
g) r(x) =
x+1

“There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied mathematics.”–
Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC)

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