WorkSHEET 3.

1 Cubic and quartic functions Name: __________________________

1 Consider the polynomial
5 3
( ) 3 2 2 P x x x x

= + + .
(a) What is the degree of the polynomial?
(b) What is the coefficient of x?
(a) he polynomial has degree 5! "hich is
the highest po"er of x.
(b) he coefficient of x is

#! "hich is the
$al%e of the n%mber preceding x.
2 Which of the follo"ing are polynomial
e&pressions?
(a) 3 x
(b)
' # 2
2 3 x x x +
(c)
5 2 #
3 2 x x x

+
(d)
2
#
2 5
2 3 x x x +
(e) x x x 2 3 5
2 5
+
(&pressions (a)! (b) and (e) are polynomial
e&pressions.
(&pressions (c) and (d) are not polynomial
e&pressions beca%se they contain a negati$e
po"er and a fractional po"er respecti$ely.
3 (&pand
( ) ( ) 5 ) ) 2 ( + x x x
.
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( )
2
3 2 2
3 2
2 ( )) 5
2 * 5
5 2 #' * )'
3 #* )'
x x x
x x x
x x x x x
x x x
+
= +
= + +
= +
4
(&pand ( ) # ) ) 3 ( 2
2
+ x x .
( )
( ) ( )
( )
( )
#* +' )+ *
, 3' 23 ) 2
) + 2) , 3+ 2
# ) + , 2
# ) ) 3 ( 2
2 3
2 3
2 3 2
2
2
+ + =
+ + =
+ + + =
+ + =
+
x x x
x x x
x x x x x
x x x
x x
5
(&pand ( )
3
5 2 x

.
( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( )
( )
3
2
3 2 2
3 2
3 2
(5 2)
5 2 5 2 5 2
25 2' ) 5 2
#25 5' #'' )' 2' *
#25 #5' +' *
#25 #5' +' *
x
x x x
x x x
x x x x x
x x x
x x x

=
= +
= + +
= +
= + +
- .ohn Wiley / 0ons 1%stralia! 2td
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Wor304(( 3.# C%bic and 5%artic f%nctions
6 6i$ide 5 3
2 3
+ x x x by 2 x and state the
5%otient and remainder.
2
3 2
3 2
2
2
5
2 3 5
2
3
2
5 5
5 #'
5
x x
x x x x
x x
x x
x x
x
x
+
+
+
+
+
+ +
+

he 5%otient is 5
2
+ + x x .
he remainder is 5.
7 6i$ide # 3 +
2 3
+ + x x x by 7 2 x and state
the 5%otient and remainder.
2
3 2
3 2
2
2
3 , 32
2 7 + 3 #
+ 2#
#*
#* +3
+) #
+) 22)
225
x x
x x x x
x x
x x
x x
x
x
+
+
+
+
+
+ +
+ +

he 5%otient is
2
3 , 32 x x + + .
he remainder is 225.
8
8or P(x) 9 x
3
: )x
2
+x : ,! find ( #) P

and
P(2a).
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
3 2
3 2
3 2
3 2
( ) ) 2 5
# # ) # 2 # 5
# ) 2 5
#'
2 2 ) 2 2 2 5
* #+ ) 5
P x x x x
P
P a a a a
a a a

= + +
= + +
= + + +
=
= + +
= + +
9
8or , + ) ) (
2 3
+ + = x x x x P ! find
). ( h x P +
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( )
, + + ) * )
3 3
, + + 2 )
2
, + )
, + ) ) (
2 2
3 2 2 3
2 2
2 2
2 3
2 3
+ + + +
+ + + =
+ + + +
+ + + =
+ + + + + = +
+ + =
h x h xh x
h xh h x x
h x h xh x
h x h xh x
h x h x h x h x P
x x x x P
- .ohn Wiley / 0ons 1%stralia! 2td
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Wor304(( 3.# C%bic and 5%artic f%nctions
1 What is the remainder "hen
* 3 ) 5
2 3
+ + x x x is di$ided by ) + x ?
* 3 ) 5 ) (
2 3
+ + = x x x x P
R 9 P(

))
( ) ( ) ( )
3 2
( )) 5 ) ) ) 3 ) *
32' +) #2 *
23+
P

= + +
= + + +
=
he remainder is

23+.
- .ohn Wiley / 0ons 1%stralia! 2td
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