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(Chapter 1)
Part 1: Multiple Choice
Instructions: Fill in the appropriate circle for the best answer.
1. The cost of renting a car is $125 a day. Which function represents the situation where d is
the number of days?
A c(d) = 125d +
125
d
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B c(d) = 125⟦𝑑 + 1⟧
C c(d) = {
125𝑑 if ⟦𝑑⟧ = 𝑑
125⟦𝑑 + 1⟧ if ⟦𝑑⟧ < 𝑑
D c(d) = {
125𝑑 if ⟦𝑑⟧ = 𝑑
125⟦𝑑 − 1⟧ if ⟦𝑑⟧ < 𝑑
2. Given f(x) = –𝑥 2 + 2x, what is f(–3)?
A –15
B –10
C3
D 15
C9
D 16
3
3. What is the zero of f(x) = 4x – 12?
A –16
B –12
4. The graph of f(x) = 𝑥 3 – x is symmetric with respect to which of the following?
A the x-axis
B the y-axis
C the origin
D the line y = x
5. Given the parent function p(x) = ⟦𝑥⟧, what transformations occur in the graph of p(x) = 2
⟦𝑥 − 3⟧ + 4?
A vertical expansion, left 3 units, up 4 units
B vertical compression, down 3 units, left 4 units
C vertical expansion, right 3 units, up 4 units
D vertical compression, down 3 units, right 4 units
6. Choose the statement that is true for the graph of f(x) = 𝑥 3 – 12x.
A f(x) increases for x > –2.
C f(x) increases for x > 2.
B f(x) decreases for x > –2.
Df(x) decreases for x < 2.
7. Which graph represents a function that has an inverse that is also a function?
A
B
C
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8. Which is true for the graph of f(x) = –𝑥 3 + 3x – 2?
A relative maximum of 0 at x = 1
B relative minimum of 0 at x = 1
C relative maximum of –4 at x = –1
D relative minimum of –2 at x = 0
9. If the graph of a relation is symmetric about the line y = x and the point (a, –b) is on the
graph, which of the following must also be on the graph?
A (– a, b)
B (b, – a)
C (– b, a)
10. Which type of discontinuity, if any, occurs at x = 4 for f(x) =
A jump
B removable
D (a, b)
𝑥−2
?
𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 8
C infinite
D none
C f(x) = |x – 2|
D f(x) = |x|
11. Which function describes the graph?
A f(x) = |x|
B f(x) = |2x|
1
2
12. Which function is an even function?
3
A f(x) = 𝑥 3 – 3x
C f(x) = 𝑥
B f(x) = √𝑥 − 2
D f(x) = 𝑥 4 – 3𝑥 2
13. The height of a tennis ball thrown straight up into the air can be modeled by the function
h(t) = –4.9𝑡 2 + 12t + 1, where t is the time in seconds after release and h(t) is the height
of the ball in meters. Find the average rate of change in meters per second from 0.5 to 1
second.
A 8.1
B 6.93
C 5.775
D 4.65
2𝑥 − 1 if 𝑥 < 0
14. Evaluate g(4) for g(x) = {𝑥 2 if 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5.
√𝑥 if 𝑥 > 5
A2
B5
C7
D 16