& Section:____________________________ Score:____________ Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. What is the y- intercept of the function, f(x) = x 4 + 2x2? a. 2 b. 4 c. -4 d. -2
2. The phrase the graph of f(x) = x2 shifted 3 units above the origin means: a. f(x) = ( x + 3 )2 b. f(x) = x2 + 3 c. f(x) = x2 3 d. f(x)= ( x - 3 )2 3. The phrase the graph of f(x) = -3x2 shifted 4 units below the origin and 3 units to the right of the origin means: a. f(x) = -3x2 4 b. f(x) = -3( x 4 )2 + 3 c. f(x) = -3( x 3 )2 4 d. f(x) = -3( x +3 )2 4 4. The mathematical phrase of the function f(x) = -2( x + 8 )2 + 3 is: a. The graph of f(x) = -2x2 shifted 8 units to the left and 3 units below the origin b. The graph of f(x) = -2x2 shifted 8 units to the right and 3 units upward c. The graph of f(x) = -2x2 shifted 8 units to the left and 3 units above the origin d. The graph of f(x) = -2x2 shifted 3 units to the left and 8 units upward 5. The roots of the function f(x) = x2 + 6x + 8 a. 2 & 4 b. -2 & 4 c. -2 & -4 d. 2 & -4 2 6. What is the discriminant of the function, 2 = x + 6x ? a. 49 b. -49 c. 12 d. 39 7. The following are characteristics of quadratic function except one: a. a polynomial of second degree b. the graph is a parabola c. a polynomial of the first degree d. both a & b 8. The value of a in the equation, f(x) = -2 ( x + 1 )2 + 11 a. 2 b. -2 c. 11 d. -1 9. The value of a if the graph of the function opens downward a. negative b. positive c. undefined d. zero 2 10. The vertex of f(x) = x a. (0,0) b. (0,1) c. (1,0) d.(0,-10) 11. The vertex of f(x) = -3( x 10 )2 - 3 a. (-10,-3) b. (10,3) c. (10,-3) d. (-10,3) 12. Find a quadratic function f(x) with 2 & 5 as its zeros. a. f(x) = x2 7x + 10 b. f(x) = x2 10x + 7 c. f(x) = x2 + 7x +10
d. f(x) = x2 +10x 7