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Polynomial and Rational Functions

Question 1
college-boardPre-CalculusAPExam Style
1 mark

How do you identify a hole in the graph of a rational function?

Question 2
college-boardPre-CalculusAPExam Style
1 mark

A rational function has a removable discontinuity; if one occurrence each of its factors in both its numerator and denominator are removed, what remains are monic linear factors—what was one possible initial expression for this rational function?

Question 3
college-boardPre-CalculusAPExam Style
1 mark

What happens to a rational function's vertical asymptote(s) if you multiply every term by -1?

Question 4
college-boardPre-CalculusAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the simplified form of the rational expression x24x+2\frac{x^2 - 4}{x + 2}?

Question 5
college-boardPre-CalculusAPExam Style
1 mark

What characteristic in the graph of the rational function defined by g(x)=(x+5)(x3)(x+5)(x7)g(x)=\frac{(x+5)(x-3)}{(x+5)(x-7)} indicates there is a hole rather than an asymptote at x=5x=-5?

Question 6
college-boardPre-CalculusAPExam Style
1 mark

What horizontal asymptote, if any, does f(x)=x3+x2+6xx2x6f(x)=\frac{x^3+x^2+6x}{x^2-x-6}

Question 7
college-boardPre-CalculusAPExam Style
1 mark

In what way would replacing 'x' with '-x' in both parts of R(x)=ax+bcx+dR(x)=\frac{ax+b}{cx+d} have an effect on its symmetry properties?

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Question 8
college-boardPre-CalculusAPExam Style
1 mark

If the cost per unit, c(x), to produce x items is modeled by the rational function c(x)=5000x+10c(x) = \frac{5000}{x} + 10, at what quantity of items does producing one more item decrease the cost by exactly $5?

Question 9
college-boardPre-CalculusAPExam Style
1 mark

Which feature does NOT represent a characteristic of rational functions?

Question 10
college-boardPre-CalculusAPExam Style
1 mark

What happens to values of F(X)=X+15(X11)2F(X)=\frac{X+15}{(X-11)^2} as X approaches 11 from the right?