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Answers for Lesson 7-1

1. 15, -15

2. 0.07, -0.07

3. none

8
8
4. 13
, -13

5. -4

6. 0.5

7. 212

8. 0.07

9. 2, -2

10. none

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Exercises

11. 0.3, -0.3

10
12. 10
,
2
3
3

13. 6

14. -6

15. no real-number root

16. 0.6

17. -4

18. -4

19. -3

20. no real-number root

21. 4x

22. 0.5x3

23. x4y9

24. 8b24

25. -4a

26. 3y2

27. x2y3

28. 2y2

29. 1.34 in.

30. 1.68 ft

31. 0.48 cm

32. 0.08 mm

33. 10, -10

34. 1, -1

35. 0.5, -0.5

3
6
3
37. !
264, !
64, 2!
264, !64

36. 32, 223

38. a. <35 ft
b. <20 ft longer
39. 0.5

40. 31

42. 14

43. 2c

3
44. 3xy2 !
3

46. y4

47. -y4

49. -k3

50. x + 3

45. 12y2z2x !xy

48. k3

41. 0.2

51. (x + 1)2

52. x

53. x2

54. x3

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Answers for Lesson 7-1

Exercises (cont.)

3
4
5
55. Answers may vary. Sample: "
28x6, 2"
16x8, "
232x10

56. a. for all positive integers

b. for all odd positive integers
57. Yes, because 10 is really 101.
58. All; x2 is always nonnegative.
59. Some; true only for x $ 0.
60. Some; true only for x = -1, 0, 1.

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61. Some; true only for x $ 0.

62. m

63. m2

64. m3

65. m4

66. m

67. m2

68. m3

69. m4

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Answers for Lesson 7-2

1. 16

2. 4

3. -9

4. 4

5. not possible

6. 5

7. -6

8. 6

9. 2x!5x

3
10. 3"
3x2

11. 5x2 !2x

3
12. 2a"
4a2

3
17. 2 !
12

18. 8y3 !5y

3
13. 3y3 !
2y

14. 10a3b3 !2b

19. 7x3y4 !6y

20. 40xy !3

4
16. 2y"
4x3y2

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Exercises

3
22. -2x2y !
30x

3 2 2
26. 5x"
x y

28.

29.

4
31. !5250

34. x !10
2y

36. a. !6151 3

3
21. 30y2 !
2y

24. 4x
y

23. 10

25. 2x2y2 !2
!10x
4x

3
15. -5x2y"
2y2

!4x
2
3

32. 5x2 !5
35. r =

"Gm1m2F
F

27. !2x
2

3
"
45x2
30. 3x
!15y
33. 5y

b. !6151 3
c. Answers may vary. Sample: First simplify the
denominator. Since !98 = !2 ? 49 = 7 !2, to
rationalize the denominator, multiply the fraction by !2
.
!2
? 2
2 1 !6
=
This yields !2 ?72!21 ?!3
14 .
2

37. 10 !2

3
38. 4 !
5

39. 3x6y5 !2y

43. 5 + 5 !3

44. 2x !2

45. 3x2 !x

40. 20x2y3 !y

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41. 10 + 7 !2
3

42. 15 + 3 !21
3

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Answers for Lesson 7-2

46.

x !10y

49.

2 !25x
x

2y2
3

3
3
52. -4 !
4 - 6!
2

Exercises (cont.)
3
3x2
48. "3x

47. 5 !14x
21x
3
"
2xy2
50. xy

51. 2 !33x
4x
54. !6 42 2

53. 3 !55 1 5

55. about 212 mi/h greater

56. 20 !22 cm2

57. A product of two square roots can be simplified in this way

only if the square roots are real numbers. !22 and !28
are not.
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58. 288a5 ft
59. For some values; it is easy to see that the equation is true if
x = 0 or x = 1. But when x , 0, "x3 is not a real number,
3 2
although "
x is.

60. Check students work.

61. 2xy

62. 2xy2

63. 2 !5

3 2
"
x y
64. xy

65.

6 4 3
"
x y
66.
y

67. a = -2c, b = -6d

!yx
x
5

68. No changes need to be made; since they are both odd roots,
there is no need for absolute value symbols.

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Answers for Lesson 7-3

Exercises

1. 6 !6

3
2. 4 !3

4. -2 !x

3. cannot combine

3
6. 5 "x2

5. cannot combine
7. 33 !2

3
10. 5!2

13. 8 + 4 !5

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16. 8 + 2 !15

8. 13 !5

3
3
11. 9 !3 - 6 !2

4
4
12. 2 !2 + 2 !3

17. 49 + 12 !13

18. 38 + 12 !10

14. 23 + 7 !7

19. 14

20. 4

22. -2

23. -2 + 2 !3

25. 13 + 7 !3

28. 8 !3

31. 33y !6

34. 8 + !10

37. x + 3 !3x + 6
42 !3
39. 89 1
2239

41.

!3 2 !7
2

x 1 5"x3
x
4

43.

9. 7 !2

15. 63 - 38 !2
21. -40

1 8
24. 12 !3
23

8 !2
26. 11 1
214

27. 13 !2

3
32. -2 !2

33. -11 + !21

29. 48 !2x

30. 5 !3 - 4 !2

35. 17 + 31 !2

36. -36 - 15 !2

38. 8y - 22 !2y + 30

40. 2 !3 - !2
2 1 3 !4
2
3

42.

3
3
44. 2 !2 2 !12

45. The reciprocal is 21 12 !5, which is one less than 1 12 !5.

46. a must be twice a perfect square.
47. Answers may vary. Sample: Without simplifying first, you
must estimate three separate square roots, and then add the
estimates. If they are first simplified, then they can be
combined as 13 !2. Then only one square root need be
estimated.
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Answers for Lesson 7-3

Exercises (cont.)

48. 60 2 720 !2 s, or about 4.53 s

49. Answers may vary.
Samples: ( !7 + 2)( !7 - 2); (2 !2 + !5)(2 !2 - !5)
50. D

51. 212

52. 4 !3

53. (a = 0 and b $ 0) or (b = 0 and a $ 0)

54. In the second step the exponent was incorrectly distributed:
(a - b)x 2 ax - bx.

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55. a. m and n can be any positive integers.

b. m must be even or n must be odd.
c. m must be even, and n can be any positive integer.

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Answers for Lesson 7-4

1. 6

2. 3

3. 7

4. 10

5. -3

6. 6

7. 8

8. 3

9. 3

6
10. !
x

5 2
5 2
13. "
y or Q!
yR

16. "x3 or Q!x R

1

19. 72 x2
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Exercises

2
7 2
7
12. "
x or Q!
xR

5
11. !
x

14.

8
"y9

or

1
9
Q!y R
8

15.

1
"t

4 3

or

1
3
Q!t R
4

5
5 6
17. "y6 or Q!y R

18. (-10)2

20. (7x)2

21. (7x)2

22. a3

23. a3

24. c2

25. 25x2y2

26. <72.8 m

27. <15.1 m

28. <7.9 m

29. <1.6 m

30. 4

31. 16

32. 4

33. 64

1
34. 16

35. 8

36. 64

37. 1000

38. 12

39. 14

41. 52

42. 2 33

44. x1

45. x 3

40.

1
2
3x3

43. -2y3
46.
49.

y4
3

x
y5
x10

52. 64

x3

47.

y2
8

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13

48. x3y9

50. -7

51. -3

53. 729

54. 2,097,152

55. 1,000,000,000 or 109

57. 18

1
58. 36

56. 14
59. 16

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Answers for Lesson 7-4

1
60. 281

61. 10

62. about 78%, 61%, 37%

63. A
1

64. 768
1

76.

66. y5

1 1

68. y2

70. 11 5
x4y6
73.

65. x2

67. x2

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Exercises (cont.)

1
13
x36

69. x6y4
9y8

71.

4x7
9y9

72.

74.

1
7
x24

75. 11

4x6

x3

1
1
(xy) 2
1

77. The cube root of -64 is -4, which equals -(64)3.

The square root of -64 is not a real number, but
1

-(64)2 = 2!64 = -8.

78. The exponent 12 applies only to the 5, not to the 25.
1

1
52,

1
52),

79. Answers may vary. Sample: 4 2(4 no, if a is rational and the product is rational,
1
then 4 + 52, must be rational.

4 2 52
2 ;

4 2
80. a. !x ? !x ? !x ? !x = x ? x = x2, so "
x = !x
1
2
1
4 2
b. "
x = Q x2 R 4 = x4 = x2 = !x

81. 49
84. 1

82. 9

85. 3 !2

83. x2p
86. 9

87. 33.13 mph

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Answers for Lesson 7-5

Exercises

1. 16

2. 1

3. 22

4. 4

5. 23

6. 23

7. 3, -13

8. 29, -25

9. 18

10. 78

11. 8

12. 0

13. 30.6 ft

14. 4 in.

15. 3

16. 1

17. -3, -4

18. 9

19. 1

20. 1

21. 3

22. -2

23. 1

24. 6

25. 2

26. -2

27. 5

28. -3

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29. 5
30. -2
31. a.

b.

c.

y
3

x
O

x
1

d. The graph of each pair consists of two straight lines, one

of which is horizontal. They intersect at different points,
but these points have the same x-value, about 1.236.

32. a. s = #23!3A
b. about 8.8 in.
c. about 15.2 in.

33. B

34. 8

35. 4

36. 5

37. 23

38. 1

39. 6.5

40. 9, -7

81
41. 16

42. 9

43. 2

44. -1, -6

45. 2

46. 7

47. 25

48. 10

49. -1

50. 54

51. d = v64

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Exercises (cont.)

52. Answers may vary. Sample: !x 2 3 = !3x 1 5

53. 1

54. 0, 2

55. 2

56. 0

57. Plan 1: Use a calculator to evaluate !2 + 2 and store the

result as x. Evaluate !x 1 2 and store the result as x.
Continue this procedure about seven times until it becomes
clear that the values are approaching 2. Plan 2: The given
equation is equivalent to x = !2 1 x. Solve this equation to
find that x = 2.

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58. a. A counterexample is a = 3, b = -3.

b. A counterexample is a = -5, b = 3.

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Answers for Lesson 7-6

Exercises

1. x2 + 3x + 5

2. x2 - 3x - 5

3. -x2 + 3x + 5

4. 3x3 + 5x2

5
5. 3x 1
2

6. 3x x1 5

7. x2 + 3x + 5

8.

9. x2 - 3x - 5

10. 3x3 + 5x2

x
-x2

+ 3x + 5

5
11. 3x 1
2
x

12. 3x x1 5

13. 2x2 + 2x - 4; domain: all real numbers

14. -2x2 + 2; domain: all real numbers
15. 2x2 - 2; domain: all real numbers
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16. 2x3 - x2 - 4x + 3; domain: all real numbers

17. 2x + 3; domain: all real numbers except 1
18. 2x 11 3; domain: all real numbers except 232 and 1
19. 27x2, domain: all real numbers; 3, domain: all real numbers
except 0
20. 2x + 3; 9, -1

21. x2 + 5; 14, 9

22. 8

23. 104

24. 20

25. 16

26. 8

27. 10

28. 12

29. 68

30. 404

31. 1

32. 25

33. -3

34. 9

35. 9.25

36. 0.25

37. 6.25

38. -2.75

39. c2 - 6c + 9

40. c2 - 3

41. a2 + 6a + 9

42. a2 - 3

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Answers for Lesson 7-6

43. a.
b.
c.
d.

Exercises (cont.)

f(x) = 0.9x
g(x) = x - 2000
$14,200
$14,400

44. a. (g f)(x) = 1.0968x

b. 16.45 pesos
45. x2 - x + 7

46. 6x + 13

47. x2 - 5x - 3

48. -2x2 + 8x + 1

49. -x2 + 5x + 13

50. 2x2 + 2x + 24

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51. -3x2 + 2x + 16, domain: all real numbers

52. 3x2 - 12, domain: all real numbers
53. 3x3 + 8x2 - 4x - 16, domain: all real numbers
54. -9x3 - 24x2 + 12x + 48, domain: all real numbers
55. 3x - 4, domain: all real numbers except -2
56. 15x - 20, domain: all real numbers except -2
57. 7; answers may vary. Sample: First evaluate f(3) since the
expression is (g f)(3), and that means g(f(3)). Then
evaluate g(6).
58. 1

59. -4

60. 0

61. 2

62. a. <1963; the area after 2 seconds is about 1963 in.2.

b. <7854 in.2
63. 3x2, 9x2

64. x - 2, x - 2

65. 12x2 + 2, 6x2 + 4

66. x - 3, x - 6

67. -4x - 7, -4x - 28

2
2
1 25
68. x 21 5, x 1 10x
4

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Exercises (cont.)

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69. Answers may vary. Sample:

a. g(x) = 0.12x
b. f(x) = 9.50x
c. (g f)(x) = 1.14x; your savings will be $1.14 for each
hour you work.
70. a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

f(x) and g(x)

0, 15, 30; 3, 28, 103
3x2 + 9
3*A1^2 + 9, 9, 84, 309
9x2 + 3
9*A1^2 + 3, 3, 228, 903

71. a. P(x) = 5295x - 1000

b. $157,850
72. a. g(x) is the bonus earned when x is the amount of sales
over $5000. h(x) is the excess of x sales over $5000.
b. (g h)(x) because you first need to find the excess sales
over $5000 to calculate the bonus.
73. (f + g)(x) = f(x) + g(x)
= 3x - 2 + (x2 + 1)
= x2 + 3x - 2 + 1
= x2 + 3x - 1

Def. of Function Add.

Substitution
Comm. Prop.
arithmetic

74. (f - g)(x) = f(x) - g(x)

= 3x - 2 - (x2 + 1)
= 3x - 2 - x2 - 1
= -x2 + 3x - 2 - 1
= -x2 + 3x - 3

def. of function subtraction

substitution
Opp. of Sum Prop.
Comm. Prop.
arithmetic

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Answers for Lesson 7-6

75. (f g)(x) = f(g(x))

= f(x2 + 1)
= 3(x2 + 1) - 2
= 3x2 + 3 - 2
= 3x2 + 1

Exercises (cont.)

def. of comp. functions

substitution
substitution
Dist. Prop.
arithmetic

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76. a. f(x) = x + 10; g(x) = 1.09x

b. Each grade is increased 9% before adding the 10-point
bonus; 91.75.
c. Add the 10-point bonus and then increase the sum by
9%; 92.65.
d. no
77. x7 - x6 - 16x5 + 10x4 + 85x3 - 25x2 - 150x; domain: all
real numbers
2
2x
78. xx 1
2 3 ; domain: all real numbers except 3, !5, and 2!5

79.

x 2 3
; domain: all
x2 1 2x

!5, and 2!5

80. x

81. x1

real numbers except 0, -2,

x
82. 6 2
8

83. 2

84. 4

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Answers for Lesson 7-7

1.

x
y

1
2

0
1

3.

x
y

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2
4

0
3

2.

x
y

0
0

1
1

9
3

4.

x
y

2
2
2

3
2
1
2

x
8

3
4

2
3

O
4
2

1
2

0
1

Exercises

2
0

y
x

2 O

2

5. y = 13x 2 13; yes

6. y = 12x + 21; yes

7. y = 213x 1 43; yes

x
8. y = 4 5 2
2 ; no

9. y = 4 !x 2 4; no

11. y = 4 !x 2 1; no

13. y = 4 !x 22 5 2 1; no
14.

5
10. y = 4 x 1
3 ; no

12. y = 4"x31 4; no

15.

2
2

2 O

2

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O

2

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Answers for Lesson 7-7

16.

Exercises (cont.)

17.

y
4

2

2 O

2

2 O

18.

19.

O x

6

4

2

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21.

y
4

22.

2

4
y

2

2

20.

y
6
4

x
O

4
23. f -1(x) = x 2
3 , and the domain and range for both f and
f -1 are all real numbers; f -1 is a function.

24. f -1(x) = x2 + 5 x $ 0, domain f: {xx $ 5}, range f: {yy $ 0},

domain f -1: {xx $ 0}, and range f -1: {yy $ 5}; f -1 is a
function.

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Exercises (cont.)

25. f -1(x) = x2 - 7 x $ 0, domain f: {xx $ -7}, range

f: {yy $ 0}, domain f -1: {xx $ 0}, and range f -1: {yy $ -7};
f -1 is a function.
2

26. f -1(x) = 3 22 x x $ 0, domain f: {xx # 32}, range f: {yy $ 0},

domain f -1: {xx $ 0}, and range f -1: {yy # 32}; f -1 is a
function.

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2
27. f -1(x) = 4 x 2
x $ 2, domain f: all reals, range f: {yy $ 2},
2
domain f -1: {xx $ 2}, and range f -1: all reals; f -1 is not a
function.

28. f -1(x) = 4 !1 2 x x # 1, domain f: all reals, range

f: {yy # 1}, domain f -1: {xx # 1}, and range f -1: all reals;
f -1 is not a function.
29. a. F = 59(C - 32); yes
b. -3.89F
3 3V
30. a. r =
4p ; yes
b. 20.29 ft

31. 10

32. -10

33. 0.2

34. d

35. f -1(x) = 4 2x 31 8 no

36. f -1(x) = 42 x3; no

38. f -1(x) = 4 !x - 1; no

39. f -1(x) = 142!x; no

3
41. f -1(x) = !x; yes

4
42. f -1(x) = 4 !x; no

43. f -1(x) = 4 5x 22 5; no

2
44. x = v64 ; 25 ft, 6.25 ft

2
1 10
37. f -1(x) = x 2 6x
, x $ 3; yes
2

40. f -1(x) = -1 4 !x 1 1; no

45. The range of the inverse is the domain of f, which is x $ 1.

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Exercises (cont.)

46. 2 and 5
47. f -1(x) = x2 x # 0, domain of f: {xx $ 0}, range of
f: {yy $ 0}, domain of f -1: {xx $ 0}, range of
f -1: {yy $ 0}, and f -1 is a function.
48. f -1(x) = (x - 3)2 x $ 3, domain of f: {xx $ 0}, range of
f: {yy $ 3}, domain of f -1: {xx $ 3}, range of
f -1: {yy $ 0}, and f -1 is a function.

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49. f -1(x) = 3 - x2 x $ 0, domain of f: {xx # 3}, range of

f: {yy $ 0}, domain of f -1: {xx $ 0}, range of
f -1: {yy # 3}, and f -1 is a function.
50. f -1(x) = x2 - 2 x $ 0, domain of f: {xx $ -2}, range of
f: {yy $ 0}, domain of f -1: {xx $ 0}, range of
f -1: {yy $ -2}, and f -1 is a function.
51. f -1(x) = 4 !2x x $ 0, domain of f: all reals, range of
f: {yy $ 0}, domain of f -1: {xx $ 0}, range of f -1: all reals,
and f -1 is not a function.
1
52. f -1(x) = 4 !x
x . 0, domain of f:{xx 2 0}, range of
f:{yy . 0}, domain of f -1: {xx . 0}, range of

f -1: {yy 2 0}, and f -1 is not a function.

53. f -1(x) = 4 !x + 4 x $ 0, domain of f: all reals, range of
f: {yy $ 0}, domain of f -1: {xx $ 0}, range of f -1: all reals,
and f -1 is not a function.
54. f -1(x) = 7 4 !x x $ 0, domain of f: all reals, range of
f: {yy $ 0}, domain of f -1: {xx $ 0}, range of f -1: all reals,
and f -1 is not a function.
55. f -1(x) = 4 x1 - 1 x . 0, domain of f: {xx 2 -1}, range of
f: {yy . 0}, domain of f -1: {xx . 0}, range of
f -1: {yy 2 -1}, and f -1 is not a function.
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Exercises (cont.)

4 2
56. f -1(x) = Q 2x 2
2 R x # 4, domain of f: {xx $ 0}, range of

f: {yy # 4}, domain of f -1: {x # 4}, range of f -1: { yy $ 0},

and f -1 is a function.
2
57. f -1(x) = Q x3 R x $ 0, domain of f: {xx . 0}, range of

f: {yy . 0}, domain of f -1: {xx . 0}, range of

f -1: {yy . 0}, and f -1 is a function.

58. f -1(x) = 212 Q x1 R x . 0, domain of f: {xx , 0}, range of
f: {yy . 0}, domain of f -1: {xx . 0}, range of
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f -1: {yy , 0}, and f -1 is a function.

59. a-b. Answers may vary. Sample:
a.
2
0

b.

0
2
4

4
16

0
5
9

4

2
0
4

60. r is not a function because there are two y-values for one
x-value. r-1 is a function because each of its x-values has
one y-value.
61. h = s !2; 3 !2 in. < 4.2 in. 62. Check students work.
3
63. f -1(x) = !5x; yes

64. f -1(x) = x3 + 5; yes

65. f -1(x) = 27x3; yes

3
66. f -1(x) = 2 + !x; yes

67. f -1(x) = x4, x $ 0; yes

4
68. f -1(x) = 4 5x
6 no

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1.

Exercises

2.

x
O

3.

4.

y
O

2

4

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x
O

5.

6.

x
O

7.

x
O

6
3

8.

y
2

1

6

9.

4

2 O

10.

y
1

1

x
O

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Answers for Lesson 7-8 Exercises (cont.)

11.

12.

y
O

2

4

x
O

13.

14.

O y
4

2
8

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12

15.

16.

y
O

x
O

2

17.

x
2

1

18.

y
1

12

4

2 O

x
2

2
4

19.

x
12

20.

4

x
2

O

2

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2 O

4

8

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Answers for Lesson 7-8 Exercises (cont.)

21.

22.

y
x

x
2

4

y
O

8

23.

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2 O

24. a.

1200

<

800
400

40

80

A
120 160

b. <745 ft, <1053 ft, <1343 ft

25. 147

26. 9.5

27. -8.11

28. no solution; the left-hand side is never negative, but the right
is always negative.
29. 5

30. -1

31. y = 3 !x 2 1; the graph is the graph of y = 3 !x translated

1 unit to the right.
32. y = 24 !x 1 2; the graph is the graph of y = 24 !x
translated 2 units to the left.
33. y = -14 !x 1 1; the graph is the graph of y = -14 !x
translated 1 unit to the left.
3
3
34. y = 4 !
x 1 2; the graph is the graph of y = 4 !
x translated
2 units to the left.
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Exercises (cont.)

35. y = 8 !x 2 2 - 3; the graph is the graph of y = 8 !x

translated 2 units to the right and 3 units down.
3
3
36. y = 3 !x 2 2 + 1; the graph is the graph of y = 3 !x
translated 2 units to the right and 1 unit up.

37.

12

38.

2

4

x
12

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6

D: x $ 0, R: y $ 7
39.

D: x $ 0, R: y $ -6
40.

y
x

12

x
16

2

4

D: x $ 6, R: y $ 0

6

D: x $ 0, R: y # 2
41.

y
O

42.

y
6

1
4

2
2

D: x $ 0, R: y # 0

x
O

D: x $ 12, R: y # 7

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Answers for Lesson 7-8

43.

Exercises (cont.)

44.

4
2
2

x
O

x
10

D: x $ 1, R: y $ 3

2

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D: all real numbers,

R: all real numbers
45.

46.

4 O

12

2

4

4

8

D: x $ -12, R: y # 0

D: all real numbers,

R: all real numbers
47.

x
12

x
16

48.

x

2 O

D: all real numbers,

R: all real numbers

Algebra 2

2

2

4

4

D: all real numbers,

R: all real numbers

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49.

y

2 O

4

Exercises (cont.)

50.

x
2

2

4

x

4

6

D: all real numbers,

R: all real numbers

D: x $ -5, R: y # -1
51.

52. a.

4
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2 O

O
y

b. <4.3 s; <6.1 s

D: x $ 34, R: y # 7
y
53. a.
O

2

b. D: x $ 2, R: y $ -2
c. (2, -2)
d. The domain is based on the x-coordinate of that point,
and the range is based on the y-coordinate.
54. a. y = !x 2 5 - 2
b. y = !x 2 1 - 5

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55. a.

Exercises (cont.)

y
2

x
O

2

b. Both domains are x $ 2. The range of y = !x 2 2 + 1

is y $ 1. The range of y = - !x 2 2 + 1 is y # 1.

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56. y = 5 !x 2 4 - 1; the graph is the same as y = 5 !x,

translated 4 units to the right and 1 down.

57. y = 6 !x 1 3 + 4; the graph is the graph of y = 6 !x

translated 3 units to the left and 4 up.
3
58. y = 223 x 2 14; the graph is the graph of y = 22 !
x
translated 14 unit to the right.

59. y = 12 !x 2 1 - 2; the graph is the same as y = 12 !x

translated 1 unit right and 2 down.
3
3
60. y = 10 - 13 !
x 1 3; the graph is the same as y = 213 !
x
translated 3 units to the left and 10 up.

61. y = 13 !x 1 9 + 5; the graph is the same as y = 13 !x,

translated 9 units to the left and 5 up.
3
62. Answers may vary. Sample: y = !
x2214

63. a.

b. 20 in.
64. If a . 0, the graph is stretched vertically by a factor of a.
If a , 0, the graph is reflected over the x-axis and stretched
vertically by a factor of a.
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Exercises (cont.)

65. y = 2!2 !x 1 4; the graph is the graph of y = 2!2x

translated 4 units to the left; domain: x $ -4, range: y # 0.
66. y = 2"8 x 2 34; the graph is the graph of y = 2!8x
translated 34 units to the right; domain: x $ 34, range: y # 0.
67. y = "3 ? x 2 53 1 6; the graph is the graph of y = !3x
translated 53 units to the right and 6 units up; domain: x $ 53,

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range: y $ 6.
68. y = 2"12 ? x 1 32 - 3; the graph is the graph of
y = 2!12x translated 23 units to the left and 3 units down;
domain: x $ -32, range: y # -3.
69. a.

8

2 y 2
x
y
x
x

6
4
2 O y  1
x

b. The graph of y = !h 2 x is a reflection of the graph of

y = !x 2 h in the line x = h.
70. for all odd positive integers

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