Question

1. Suppose f(x) = x^4-2x^3+ax^2+x+3. If f(3) = 2, then what is a? 2. Let f, g, and h be polynomials such that h(x) = f(x) * g(x). If the constant term of f(x) is -4 and the constant term of h(x) is 3, what is g(0)? 3. Suppose the polynomials f and g are both monic polynomials. If the sum f(x) + g(x) is also monic, what can we deduce about the degrees of f and g? 4. If f(x) is a polynomial, is f(x^2) also a polynomial 5. Consider the polynomial function g(x) = x^4-3x^2+9 a. What must be true of a polynomial function f(x) if f(x) and f(-x) are the same polynomial b.What must be true of a polynomial function f(x) if f(x) and -f(-x) are the same polynomial

Answer 1

Answer:

1. a = -31/9

2. -3/4

3. Different degree polynomials

4. Yes, of a degree 2n

5. a. Even-degree variables

b. Odd- degree variables

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Suppose f(x) = x^4-2x^3+ax^2+x+3. If f(3) = 2, then what is a?

Plugging in 3 for x:

f(3)= 3^4 - 2*3^3 + a*3^2 + 3 + 3= 81 - 54 + 6 + 9a = 33 + 9a and f(3)= 2

• 9a+33= 2
• 9a= -31
• a = -31/9

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2. Let f, g, and h be polynomials such that h(x) = f(x) * g(x). If the constant term of f(x) is -4 and the constant term of h(x) is 3, what is g(0)?

• f(0)= -4, h(0)= 3, g(0) = ?
• h(x)= f(x)*g(x)
• g(x)= h(x)/f(x)
• g(0) = h(0)/f(0) = 3/-4= -3/4
• g(0)= -3/4

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3. Suppose the polynomials f and g are both monic polynomials. If the sum f(x) + g(x) is also monic, what can we deduce about the degrees of f and g?

• A monic polynomial is a single-variable polynomial in which the leading coefficient is equal to 1.

If the sum of monic polynomials f(x) + g(x) is also monic, then f(x) and g(x) are of different degree and their sum only change the one with the lower degree, leaving the higher degree variable unchanged.

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4. If f(x) is a polynomial, is f(x^2) also a polynomial?

• If f(x) is a polynomial of degree n, then f(x^2) is a polynomial of degree 2n

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5. Consider the polynomial function g(x) = x^4-3x^2+9

a. What must be true of a polynomial function f(x) if f(x) and f(-x) are the same polynomial?

• If f(x) and f(-x) are same polynomials, then they have even-degree variables.

b.What must be true of a polynomial function f(x) if f(x) and -f(-x) are the same polynomial?

• If f(x) and -f(-x) are the same polynomials, then they have odd-degree variables.