Math 1050 Module 1 Worksheet

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1. Graph each of the following functions by plotting a few points. Do not use a calculator.

yx

y x2

y x

y x3

y3 x

y x

1
x

1
x2

2. Find the domain of the function f x 3 x .

3. Find the domain of the function g x

x 3
.
x 4x 4
2

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4. For f x x 2 and g x
a.

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, find the following values if they exist.
2x 3

f g 1
g
0
f

b.

5. Find the x- and y-intercepts of the graph of y x 2 2 x 8 .

6. Find the absolute maximum and the absolute minimum, if they exist.

7. Is the graph of the equation y

x3
3x symmetric about the x-axis? The y-axis? The origin?
2

8. Find and simplify the difference quotient

f x h f x
2
for f x 3x x .
h

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9. Use the following graph of y f x to determine local maximums and local minimums.

10. Classify each of the functions as even, odd, neither, or both.

a.

f x 3x 3 2 x

b.

g x 3x 3 2 x 1

c.

h x 3x 4 2 x 2 1

2
2
11. Use f x x x 6 and g x x 9 to find the domain and a simplified expression for

a.

fg x

f
x
g

b.

12. Use the function f x

3
to find f 0 and solve f x 0
4 x

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13. The cost, in cents, to produce x cups of Mountain Thunder Lemonade at Juniors Lemonade Stand is

C x 18x 240, x 0 and the price-demand function, in cents per cup, is p x 90 3x, 0 x 30 .
a. Find and interpret C 0 .

b. Find and interpret p 5 .

c. Find and simplify R x .

d. Find and simplify P x .

e. Solve P x 0 and interpret.

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14. Find a formula for a function g whose graph is obtained from f x x from the sequence of transformations:

(1) reflect across the x-axis; (2) shift right 3 units; (3) shift down 2 units.

15. Determine whether 4 x 3 y 7 represents y as a function of x.

16. Use the following graph of y f x to list the intervals where f is

a. increasing
b. decreasing
c. constant

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17. Find an expression for the function f x that takes a real number x and performs the following three steps in the
order given: (1) add 3; (2) multiply 4; (3) take the absolute value.

18. The complete graph of y f x is given below. Use it to graph the transformed function y f x 2 1

x2

Use the piecewise defined function f x 1 x 2

x

19. a. Compute f 2 .
b. Compute f 0 .
c. Compute f 1.0001 .
20. Sketch a graph of y f x .

if
if
if

x 1
1 x 1 for exercises 19 and 20.
x 1