Unit 1: Polynomial & Rational Functions
Precalculus · Unit 1 · Paper 2

Polynomial & Rational Functions unit test

A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.

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Each paper is built from this unit’s 37 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 1, Paper 2” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.
Suggested time 35 min 32 points0/17 attempted
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Inverse function

2

Function transformations

3

Slant asymptote

4

Difference quotient

5

Increasing vs decreasing rate of change

6

Average rate of change

7

Solving polynomial inequalities

8

Sign chart

9

Interval notation

10

Absolute value as a piecewise function

11

Solving absolute value inequalities

12

Extrema and intervals

Short answer 1. Define or explain: Describing function behavior in words

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Rational Root Theorem

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: Synthetic division

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Remainder Theorem

3 pts

Free response

8 pts

The rational function f is given by f(x) = (2x² − 8)/(x² − x − 6). (a) Find all zeros of f and all values of x where f is undefined, and classify each undefined point as a hole or a vertical asymptote. (b) Determine the horizontal asymptote of the graph of f, and justify your answer using end behavior. (c) Write the coordinates of the hole in the graph of f.