1.8.3 Practice - Functions (Practice)

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1.8.

3 Practice: Functions Practice


Precalculus Sem 1 Name:
Date:

Answer the following questions using what you've learned from this unit. Write your
responses in the space provided.

1. Mark each of the following graphs as (a) a function, but not one-to-one, (b)
one-to-one function, or (c) not a function. In each case, explain how you know. (1
point each)

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2. Decide whether each of the following is linear or not linear. In each case,
explain your answer. (1 point each)

a.

b.

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x y

2 1

4 5

6 15

8 30

c. You have a secret that you tell to one person. Every hour, each of the people
that know the secret tells one person. The number of people who know is N,
and t is the number of hours since you told the first person. Is N a linear
function of t?

3. Water freezes at 0 Celsius and 32 Fahrenheit. Water boils at 100


Celsius and 212 Fahrenheit.

a. Write degrees Celsius as a linear function of degrees Fahrenheit (1 point).

b. What is the slope of your linear equation? What does it mean? (1 point)

c. What is the y-intercept and what does it mean? (1 point)

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4. Write the equation of the line represented by the following table (2 point):

x y

-3 100

-2 200

-1 300

0 400

1 500

2 600

3 700

5. Write the equation of the line represented by the following graph (2 points):

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6. Match each equation with its possible graph shown below. In each case,
explain the reasoning behind your choice. (1 point each)

a.

b.

c.

d.

(i) (ii) (iii)

(iv) (v) (vi)

7. Draw the graph of the area bounded by these inequalities (3 points):


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8. Find the first five terms of the sequence given by a1 = 2, an = 3an-1 - 1. (3 points)

9. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 2 and the fourth term is 11. Find the
sum of the first 50 terms. (3 points)

10. For the following questions, use the system of equations (1 point each):

a. Solve the system of equations using either the substitution method or the
multiplication/addition method.

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b. Check your solution by writing the system as a matrix equation and using
the inverse matrix.

c. Verify your solution by graphing the system. Mark the point on your graph
that represents the solution.

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11. Find f(2) and f(a + h) when f(x) = 3x2 + 2x + 4. (3 points)

12. Find and when and . (3 points)

13. Use the table below to find . (3 points)

x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

f(x) 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19

g(x) 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24

14. Given the matrices A and B below, find A + B and 3A. (3 points)

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15. State the domain and range of each of the following functions (1 point each):

a.

b.

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c.

16. Decide whether each of the following is true or false, and circle the correct
answer. (1 point each)

a. A system of linear equations could have exactly two solutions.

True / False

b. A system of linear equations could have an infinite number of solutions.

True / False

c. If A and B are matrices, then AB is always equal to BA.

True / False

d. If f and g are functions, then is always equal to .

True / False

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