MAC 1105

Test 1

Your Name:

June 9th, 2016

Test 1
Problem 1. Circle the set of ordered pairs that does not represent a function:
a) {(1, 1), (0, 2), (1, 3), (0, 2)}

c) {(1, 4), (2, 3), (3, 1), (4, 1)}

b) {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 2)}

d) {(1, 1), (2, 0), (3, 1), (4, 0)}

Problem 2. Use the graph to circle the intervals on which f is increasing

and where it is decreasing:
a) Increasing: (, 5) and (3, );
Decreasing: (3, 1)
b) Increasing: (, 3) and (1, );
Decreasing: (3, 1)
c) Increasing: (3, );
Decreasing: (5, )
d) Increasing: (1, );
Decreasing: (3, )
Problem 3. Circle the equation of the line parallel to the x-axis, passing
through (4, 3):
a) x = 4

c) y = 4

b) x = 3

d) y = 3

Problem 4. Circle the vertex of f (x) = 2x2 + 12x 1:

a) (0, 1)

c) (3, 17)

b) (2, 1)

d) (3, 55)

Problem 5. Let a function f be represented symbolically by f (x) = 10 x2 .

Circle the value of f (3).

a) 34

c) 19

b) 16

d) 1

Problem 6. A rectangular plot is to be fenced in with 75 meters of fencing.

If the area of the plot is 337.5 square meters, what are its dimensions? Circle
your answer.
a) 15m 22.5m

c) 45m 7.5m

b) Not enough information given

d) 27m 12.5m

Problem 7. Which of the following is not the graph of a function?

Problem 8. Find the domain of f (x) =

1 .
x4

Problem 9. The data displayed in the table are linear. State the slope m of
the line passing through the data points:
X
Y

-1 0
-8 -5

1 2
-2 1

3
4

Problem 10. Find the domain and range of the relation:

S = {(5.2, 1.6), (3.5, 2.9), (4.9, 3.2), (6.5, 1.0), (2.1, 6.1)}
.
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Problem 11. Solve the absolute value inequality |7 3x| 5.

Problem 12. Sketch the graph of the function f (x) = |x| 4.
Problem 13. A driver of a car is initially 315 miles from home, traveling
away from home on a straight freeway at 60 miles per hour. Write a formula
for a linear function f that models the distance between the driver and home
after x hours.
Problem 14. Sketch the graph of the function

(4/3)x + 6 if 6 x < 3
2
if 3 x < 2
f (x) =

x + 4
if 2 x 6
Problem 15. Find the slope intercept form of the equation of the line parallel
to y = 2x + 3, passing through (3, 7).
Problem 16. A golf ball is driven so that its height in feet after t seconds is
s(t) = 16t2 + 48t + 20. Find the maximum height of the golf ball.
Problem 17. Determine the number of real solutions of the equation
x2 + 6x + 11 = 0.
Problem 18. For each graph below determine the following:

a) Is the function increasing, decreasing, or constant?

b) Is the rate of change increasing, decreasing, or constant?
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c) Is the function concave up, concave down, or linear?

Problem 19. Find the line of least-squares fit for the data points (2, 2),
(1, 0), (3, 2). What is the correlation coefficient?
Problem 20. Solve the quadratic equation x2 + 3x + 5 = 0.
Problem 21 (Extra Credit). Simplify i4a where a is a positive integer.