North South University
Department of Mathematics and Physics
Assignment 1 - Summer 2025
Course Title: Pre-Calculus Course Code: MAT116
Course Instructor: MALN Marks: 10
Submission Last Date: 14 July 2025
1. List the intercepts and test for symmetry
2. Find an equation for the line with the given properties. Express your answer using either
the general form or the slope-intercept form of the equation of a line, whichever you
prefer
3. Find an equation for the line with the given properties. Express your answer using either
the general form or the slope-intercept form of the equation of a line, whichever you
prefer
4. Find the intercepts of the graph of each equation and (b) graph the equation
5. The equations of two lines are given. Determine whether the lines are parallel,
perpendicular, or neither.
6. Write the standard form of the equation and the general form of the equation of each
circle of radius r and center (h, k).
7. Graph each circle
8. (a) Find the center (h, k) and radius r of each circle; (b) graph each circle; (c) find the
intercepts, if any.
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9. Determine whether the equation defines y as a function of x.
10. Find the domain of each function.
a. (a)
b. (b)
11. Determine algebraically whether each function is even, odd, or neither.
12. 14.
13. Bacterial Growth: A strain of bacteria is placed into a nutrient broth at 30°C and
allowed to grow. The data collected are shown below. The population is measured in
grams, and the time is in hours. Since population P depends on time t and each input
corresponds to exactly one output, we say that population is a function of time; so P(t)
represents the population at time t
a. Find the average rate of change of the population from 0 to 4.5 hours.
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b. Find the average rate of change of the population from 6.5 to 8 hours
14. Sketch the graph of each function. Be sure to label three points on the graph.
15. Sketch the graph of each function. Be sure to label three points on the graph.
16. (a) Find the domain of each function.
Locate any intercepts.
Graph each function
Based on the graph, find the range.
Is f continuous in its domain?
17. A telephone company offers a monthly cellular phone plan for $19.99. It includes
250 anytime minutes plus $0.25 per minute for additional minutes. The following
function is used to compute the monthly cost for a subscriber, where x is the number
of time minutes used.
18. Compute the monthly cost of the cellular phone for use in the
following time minutes.
(a) 100 (b) 320 (c) 251
19. Write the function whose graph is the graph of y = x3, but is Shifted down 4 units
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23. (a) Graph each quadratic function by determining whether its graph opens up or down
and by finding its vertex, axis of symmetry, y-intercept, and x-intercepts, if any.
(b) Determine the domain and the range of the function.
(c) Determine where the function is increasing and where it is decreasing.
