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Math 12 Pre-Calculus LG 3 Unit 1 Practice Test #4



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

 1. 

Which of the following functions is the correct inverse for the function mc001-1.jpg,
{x | x ³ 0, x Î R}?
A
mc001-2.jpg = mc001-3.jpg
C
mc001-6.jpg = mc001-7.jpg
B
mc001-4.jpg = mc001-5.jpg
D
mc001-8.jpg = mc001-9.jpg
 

 2. 

Which of the following relations is the correct inverse for the function mc002-1.jpg?
A
mc002-2.jpg = mc002-3.jpgmc002-4.jpg
C
mc002-7.jpg = mc002-8.jpgmc002-9.jpg
B
mc002-5.jpg = 7mc002-6.jpg
D
mc002-10.jpg = –7mc002-11.jpg
 

 3. 

Which graph represents the inverse of the function shown?
mc003-1.jpg
A
mc003-2.jpg
C
mc003-4.jpg
B
mc003-3.jpg
D
mc003-5.jpg
 

 4. 

Compared to the graph of the base function mc004-1.jpg, the graph of the function mc004-2.jpg is translated
A
10 units up
C
10 units down
B
10 units to the left
D
10 units to the right
 

 5. 

Given the graph of f(x) shown below, what are the coordinates of point A if the transformed graph is represented by mc005-1.jpg?
mc005-2.jpg
A
mc005-3.jpg
C
mc005-5.jpg
B
mc005-4.jpg
D
mc005-6.jpg
 

 6. 

When a > 0, the function mc006-1.jpg has what relationship to the base function mc006-2.jpg?
A
f(x) is stretched horizontally by a factor of 1/|a|
B
f(x) is stretched horizontally by a factor of 1/|a| and reflected in the y-axis
C
f(x) is stretched vertically by a factor of |a|
D
f(x) is stretched vertically by a factor of |a| and reflected in the x-axis
 

 7. 

When b > 0, the function mc007-1.jpg has what relationship to the base function mc007-2.jpg?
A
f(x) is stretched horizontally by a factor of 1/|b|
B
f(x) is stretched vertically by a factor of |b|
C
f(x) is stretched vertically by a factor of |b| and reflected in the x-axis
D
f(x) is stretched horizontally by a factor of 1/|b| and reflected in the y-axis
 

 8. 

Which of the graphs shown below represents the base function mc008-1.jpg and the stretched function g(x) = mc008-2.jpgx2?
A
mc008-3.jpg
C
mc008-5.jpg
B
mc008-4.jpg
D
mc008-6.jpg
 

 9. 

What are the coordinates of the invariant point(s) when the function mc009-1.jpg is reflected in the x-axis?
A
(–5, 0) and (5, 0)
C
(0, –5)
B
(5, –5)
D
(0, 5)
 

 10. 

Compared to the graph of the base function mc010-1.jpg, the graph of the function mc010-2.jpg is translated
A
3 units to the left and 8 units up
C
3 units to the right and 8 units down
B
8 units to the right and 3 units down
D
8 units to the left and 3 units up
 

Short Answer
 

 1. 

For each g(x), describe the transformation(s) from the base function sa001-1.jpg.
a) sa001-2.jpg
b) sa001-3.jpg
c) sa001-4.jpg
 

 2. 

For each g(x), describe, in the appropriate order, the combination of transformations that must be applied to the base function sa002-1.jpg.
a) sa002-2.jpg
b) sa002-3.jpg
c) sa002-4.jpg
 

Problem
 

 1. 

Consider the function pr001-1.jpg.
a) Determine the equation of each function.
i) pr001-2.jpg
ii) f(–x)
iii) pr001-3.jpg
b) Graph all four functions from part a) on the same set of axes.
c) From the graph, determine the pairs of equations that can be represented as translations of each other.
d) Describe the translation that can be applied to each pair of functions you determined in part c) to generate the same graph.
 

 2. 

An object falls to the ground from a height of 25 m. The height, h, in metres, of the object above the ground can be modelled by the function pr002-1.jpg, where a is the acceleration due to gravity, in metres per second squared, and t is the time, in seconds.
a) Write an equation for the height of the object on Earth given a = 9.8 m/s2.
b) Write an equation for the height of the object on Mars given a = 3.7 m/s2.
c) Graph both functions on the same set of axes.
d) What scale factor can be applied to the Earth function to transform it to the Mars function?
 

 3. 

The equation pr003-1.jpg can be used to convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures, where x is the temperature in degrees Celsius and y is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
a) Determine the inverse of this equation. What does it represent? What do the variables represent?
b) Graph the original and inverse functions on the same set of axes.
c) Which temperature is the same in Celsius and Fahrenheit? Explain how you know.
 



 
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