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(07.01, 07.02 MC) Factor the greatest common factor: 9a4b3 + 24a3b2 − 15a2b.

(07.05 MC) Use the key features of the polynomial f(x) = −9×3 + 8×2 − 16x + 3 to describe its end behavior.

(07.04 MC) Factor completely 81×4 − 16.

(06.03 LC) Choose the correct simplification of .

(07.01, 07.02 LC) Factor the greatest common factor: −6m2 + 18m − 36.

(06.05 LC) Mary paints wooden signs and sells them at craft fairs. The function s(t) approximates how many signs Mary paints per hour. The function w(h) represents how many hours per week Mary spends painting the wooden signs. What are the units of measurement for the composite function s(w(h))?

(07.02 MC) Identify the factors of 15ab + 35a − 6b − 14.

(07.03 LC) Determine the factors of x2 − 7x − 10.

(08.06 LC) A company launches two new products. The market price, in dollars, of the two products after a different number of years, x, is shown in the following table: Product Function Year 1(dollars) Year 2(dollars) Year 3(dollars) Product 1 g(x) = x2 + 11 12 15 20 Product 2 h(x) = 4x 4 16 64 Based on the data in the table, for which product does the price eventually exceed all others, and why?

(08.02 MC) The function f(x) = −x2 − 7x + 30 shows the relationship between the vertical distance of a diver from a pool’s surface f(x), in feet, and the horizontal distance x, in feet, of a diver from the diving board. What is a zero of f(x), and what does it represent?