Radicals Review Questions 5 5
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1. The graph of y f ( x) is shown to the right. The range of 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4
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y f ( x) must be; f x 2
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A. y 0, y R 4
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B. y 3, y R 6
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C. y 0, y R 8
9
D. y 3, y R 10 10
4 x 4
2 2
2. Given the function y f ( x) , shown in the graph to the right,
which of the following functions, y g ( x) , will share the 1
same domain and range with f (x) ?
A. g ( x) f ( x) f x
1 0 1 2 3 4
B. g ( x) f ( x)
C. g ( x) f ( x) 1
D. g ( x) f 1 ( x )
2 2
1 x 4
3. As a result of the transformation of the function y x to
y 2 3x , the ordered pair (81, 9) becomes (k, 11), with k being _____.
4. Correct to the nearest hundredth, the solution to the equation 0 2 x 1 4 is _____.
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5. In order to find the solution to the equation 0 3 x 16 , a student could find the intersection point
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between the functions y 3x and y _____.
6. The ordered pair (4, 25) is the only point on the function y f ( x) . The ordered pair (a, b) is the only
ordered pair on the function y f ( x) . The value of b a is _____.
7. The parabola y f ( x) has a range [ 3, ) . The transformation y f ( x) will have _____ invariant
points.
8. The domain and range of the function y x h k is [14, ) , [12, ) respectively. The value of k is
_____.
Rationals Review
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1. The function y 2
has vertical asymptotes at x 2 and x 8 . The value of b is
x bx c
A. 6
B. -6
C. 16
D. -16
g ( x)
2. Which of the following could be the graph of the rational function y 2
?
x 15 x
A. y B. y
x x
C. y D. y
x x
Use the following information to answer the next question.
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The function y is show below.
f ( x)
y
x
-4 -2 2 4 6
-2
-4
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3. The root of the equation 0 is
f ( x)
A. 1
x
4
B. y 2
C. x 4
D. x 2
Use the following information to answer the next question.
A Math 30-1 student is given the functions f ( x) 2 x 2 x 1 and g ( x) x 1 . They are asked to
f ( x)
show a process to find the domain and range of the function h( x) . Their work is shown
g ( x)
below.
2 x2 x 1
Step #1: h( x)
x 1
(2 x 1)( x 1)
Step #2: h( x)
x 1
(2 x 1) ( x 1)
Step #3: h( x) 2x 1
x 1
2 x2 x 1
Step #4: The function h( x) 2 x 1 and contains a point of discontinuity at (1,3)
x 1
4. The student made their first error in
A. Step #1
B. Step #2
C. Step #3
D. Step #4
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5. The rational function y is reflected about the x-axis, moved 4 units left and 5 units down. The final
x
ax b
function is written in the form y . The value of a is _____ the value of b is _____ and the value of
x c
c is _____.
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6. When the function y 2
is transformed, the resulting function is y 2
. The function has
x x 22 x 121
been stretched vertically about the x-axis by a factor of _____ and moved _____ units right.
4 x(2 x 5) 2
7. The function y has a vertical asymptote at x = _____ and a horizontal asymptote at y =
x3 8
_____.
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8. A rational function is given by f ( x) . The domain of the function y f ( x) is ( , a) (a, ) and
x 5
the range is (b, ) . The value of a is _____ and b is _____.
x
9. The rational function f ( x) has
x 2
a. A vertical asymptote at x = 2 and a horizontal asymptote at y = 1.
b. A vertical asymptote at x = -2 and a horizontal asymptote at y = 1.
c. A vertical asymptote at x = 2 and a horizontal asymptote at y = 0.
d. A vertical asymptote at x = -2 and a horizontal asymptote at y = 0.
x3 4 x y
10. If g ( x) , as shown on the right, then g (2) is
x k 10
undefined on this function when
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a. k 4 g(x)
b. k 4 6
c. k 2
d. k 2 4
-4 -2 2 4 x
-2
2
11. The inverse of the function y , x 1 when written in terms of x is
x 1
2 x
a. y , x 0
x
2 x
b. y , x 0
x
x 2
c. y , x 0
x
x 2
d. y , x 0
x
12. Three rational functions are shown in the table below.
Function #1 Function #2 Function #3
x 2 2x
y y 2
y
x 3 x 9 x 3
a. Function #________ has two vertical asymptotes.
b. Function #________ has a horizontal asymptote at y 2.
c. Function #________ has a domain of x 3, x R .
f ( x) 1
13. If f ( x) 2 x 1 and g ( x) 2 x 2 19 x 10 , then the simplified function has an n value of
g ( x) x n
_____.
Written Response #1
Three rational functions are shown in the table below.
Function #1 Function #2 Function #3
x 2 2x
y y 2
y
x 3 x 9 x 3
Which of the three functions have an asymptote at x 3 . Explain your answer without the use of
graphing technology.
x
The graph of Function #1 is shown below. Determine the solution to the equation 0 using this
x 3
graph.
x
-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4
-2
-4
-6
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Explain how you know the equation
2
0 2
will have no solutions.
x 9
Written Response #2
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The following question is based on the rational equation x 5.
x 2
A student attempts to solve this equation
graphically, and correctly generates the diagram y
shown on the right. Explain how the student 10
has generated this graph, and how the student
would find the solutions to the equation
5
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x 5 using this graph. (2 marks)
x 2
-10 -5 5 10 x
-5
-10
Radical Review KEY
1. A
2. A
3. 27
4. 7.50
5. 32
6. 1
7. 4
8. 12
Rationals Review KEY
1. B 6. 611 11. B
2. D 7. 216 12. 231
3. C 8. 50 13. 10
4. B 9. A
5. 5214 10. D
Written #1
2 2x
y 2
and y both have the factor x 3 in the denominator
x 9 x 3
x 0 (use the x-intercept)
2 0 , and your solution must come from the numerator equaling 0.
Written #2
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Y1 ; Y2 x 5
x 2
Use the x-values of the intersection points to find the solution. x 7, 4
