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Chapter 1 Post Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Find the coordinates for the point that is eight units to the left of the y-axis and is seven units up from the x-axis.
a.
mc001-1.jpg
b.
mc001-2.jpg
c.
mc001-3.jpg
d.
mc001-4.jpg
e.
mc001-5.jpg
 

 2. 

Find the distance between the two points mc002-1.jpgand mc002-2.jpg.
a.
9
b.
7
c.
4
d.
1
e.
2
 

 3. 

Determine which point lies on the graph of the equation mc003-1.jpg.
a.
(0, –8)
b.
(1, –10)
c.
(0, –10)
d.
(1, –8)
e.
(2, –9)
 

 4. 

Use algebraic tests to check the following for symmetry with respect to the axes and the origin.
mc004-1.jpg
a.
Symmetric with respect to the y-axis.
b.
No symmetry.
c.
Symmetric with respect to the x-axis.
d.
Symmetric with respect to the origin.
 

 5. 

Use algebraic tests to check the following for symmetry with respect to the axes and the origin.
mc005-1.jpg
a.
No symmetry
b.
Symmetric with respect to the y-axis.
c.
Symmetric with respect to the x-axis.
d.
Symmetric with respect to the origin.
 

 6. 

You purchase a jet ski for $10,000. The depreciated value, y, after x years is given by mc006-1.jpg. Sketch the graph of the equation given mc006-2.jpg.
a.
mc006-3.jpg
d.
mc006-6.jpg
b.
mc006-4.jpg
e.
mc006-7.jpg
c.
mc006-5.jpg
 

 7. 

Does the table describe a function?
Input value
10
30
10
20
40
Output value20012002200320042005
a.
yes
b.
no
 

 8. 

Does the table describe a function?
Input value20012002200320042005
Output value
30
60
30
50
40
a.
yes
b.
no
 

 9. 

Which equation does not represent y as a function of x?
a.
mc009-1.jpg
b.
mc009-2.jpg
c.
mc009-3.jpg
d.
mc009-4.jpg
e.
mc009-5.jpg
 

 10. 

Evaluate the function at the specified value of the independent variable and simplify.
mc010-1.jpg
mc010-2.jpg
a.
mc010-3.jpg
b.
mc010-4.jpg
c.
mc010-5.jpg
d.
mc010-6.jpg
e.
mc010-7.jpg
 

 11. 

Find all real values of x such that f (x) = 0.
mc011-1.jpg
a.
mc011-2.jpg
b.
mc011-3.jpg
c.
mc011-4.jpg
d.
mc011-5.jpg
e.
mc011-6.jpg
 

 12. 

A rectangle is bounded by the x-axis and the semicircle mc012-1.jpg (see figure). Write the area A of the rectangle as a function of x and determine the domain of the function.
mc012-2.jpg
mc012-3.jpg
  –2                                               2
a.
mc012-4.jpg
b.
mc012-5.jpg
c.
mc012-6.jpg
d.
mc012-7.jpg
e.
mc012-8.jpg
 

 13. 

Use a graphing utility to graph the function and find the zeroes of the function.
mc013-1.jpg
a.
mc013-2.jpg
b.
no real zeroes
c.
mc013-3.jpg
d.
mc013-4.jpg
e.
mc013-5.jpg
 

 14. 

Use the position equation  mc014-1.jpg to write a function that represents the situation and give the average velocity of the object from time t1 to time t2.
An object is thrown upward from a height of 174 feet at a velocity of 1 feet per second.
t1 = 1,     t2 = 5
a.
mc014-2.jpg  mc014-3.jpg
b.
mc014-4.jpg  mc014-5.jpg
c.
mc014-6.jpg  mc014-7.jpg
d.
mc014-8.jpg  mc014-9.jpg
e.
mc014-10.jpg  mc014-11.jpg
 

 15. 

Find ( f + g)(x).
mc015-1.jpg
mc015-2.jpg
a.
( f + g)(x) = mc015-3.jpg
b.
( f + g)(x) = mc015-4.jpg
c.
( f + g)(x) = mc015-5.jpg
d.
( f + g)(x) = mc015-6.jpg
e.
( f + g)(x) = mc015-7.jpg
 

 16. 

Evaluate the indicated function for mc016-1.jpg.
mc016-2.jpg
a.
mc016-3.jpg
b.
mc016-4.jpg
c.
mc016-5.jpg
d.
mc016-6.jpg
e.
mc016-7.jpg
 

 17. 

Find mc017-1.jpg.
mc017-2.jpg          mc017-3.jpg
a.
mc017-4.jpg
b.
mc017-5.jpg
c.
mc017-6.jpg
d.
mc017-7.jpg
e.
mc017-8.jpg
 

 18. 

Find mc018-1.jpg.
mc018-2.jpg          mc018-3.jpg
a.
mc018-4.jpg
b.
mc018-5.jpg
c.
mc018-6.jpg
d.
mc018-7.jpg
e.
mc018-8.jpg
 

 19. 

Find the inverse function of  f.
mc019-1.jpg
a.
mc019-2.jpg
b.
mc019-3.jpg
c.
mc019-4.jpg
d.
mc019-5.jpg
e.
mc019-6.jpg
 

 20. 

The sales tax on an item with a retail price of $972 is $77.76. Create a variational model that gives the retail price, y, in terms of the sales tax, x, and use it to determine the retail price of an item that has a sales tax of $92.34.
a.
$1156.24
b.
$1154.25
c.
$1098.56
d.
$1125.88
e.
$1166.48
 



 
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