FORTUNE HIGH SCHOOL

First Periodical Examination

General Mathematics

Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ___________________

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Directions:Write the letter of the correct answer before the item number.
1. A function is _____________ a relation, but not all relationsare functions.
a. sometimes b. seldom c. always d. never
2. What is the domain of this function:{(1, 1), (3, 5), (4, 6), (8, 9)}?
a. {1, 5, 6, 9} b. {1, 3, 4, 8} c. {3, 2, −1, 4} d. {8, 9}
3. What is the range of this function: {(1, 0), (2, 0), (−1, 5)}
a. {1, −1, 2} b. {0, 0} c. {0,5} d. {(4, 8), (9, 2), (−3, 4)}
4. Which of the following relations is a function?
a. {(1, 2), (-1, 3), (-1, 8) b. {(3,7), (3, 6), (5, 3)} c. {(1, 2), (2, 2), (3, 4)} d. (0, 4), (5, 6), (5, 8)}
5. Given f(x) = x – 1, find f(1).
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. −1
6. If g(x) = 2x – 7, what is f(−2)?
2

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. −1
7. Which of the following is the domain of y = 2x + 1?
a. {x/xϵR} b. {y/yϵR} c. {x/xϵR,x=2} d. {x/xϵR, x≠−2}
8. What is the symbol for the inverse of a function?
1 1
a. f – 1(x) b. 𝑥 c. f(x) = d. – f(x)
𝑓 𝑥

9. It is a function defined by two or more formulas on different parts of its domain.

a. Cubic b. Piecewise c. Polynomial d. Rational
10. Which of the following is a piecewise function?:
𝑥+1 −18𝑥 + 20, 𝑥 < 19
a. f(x) = x2 – x – 2 b. g(x) = x + 1 c. g(x) = d. f(x) = ( )
𝑥+4 −16𝑥 2 , 𝑥 ≥ 19
11. Evaluate the function f(x) = x2 – 3, at x = 3.
a. 0 b. 1 c. 6 d. 9
12. If f(x) = x2 - x and g(x) = x + 2 what is f(g(x)) ?
a. x2 + 3x+ 2 b. x2 -4x -4 c. x2 + 4 d. (x+2)2
13. Perform the indicated operation:f(x) = x2 – x – 2, g(x) = x + 1. Find (f + g)(x):
a. x2 – 1 b. –x2 + 2x + 3 c. x3 – 3x – 2 d. x2 – x – 1
14. Use item #13 in finding (f ◦ g)(1)
a. – 2 b. 0 c. 2 d. 4
15. Given f(x) = x2 – 4x + 4. Solve for f(0).
a. 4 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9
𝑥−3 𝑥+1
16. If f(x) = and g(x) = , find (f – g)(x).
𝑥+4 𝑥+4
−4 4 𝑥−4 𝑥+2
a. b. c. d.
𝑥+4 𝑥+4 𝑥+4 𝑥+4

17. Given f(x) = x – 5 and g(x) = – 1. Find (f ● g)(x).

x2
a. x3 – 5x2 + 6 b. x2 – 5x c. x3 +5 x – 6 d. x3 – 5x2 x + 6
18-19. If f(x) = x2 – 6 and g(x) = 3x+2, find (f ◦ g)(x)
Answer: __________________ (Write your solution on a separate paper)
20-21. Given the function from item number 20, Find (g ◦ g)(x).
Answer: __________________ (Write your solution on a separate paper)
22. Find (g ◦ f) (x), from item number 20.
a. (x+2)2 – 6 b. 9x2 + 12x – 2 c. 3x2 – 16 d. 3x + 8
23. What is the degree of the polynomial function p(x) = 14 + 4x – 3x3?
a. -3 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
24. Which of the following is a rational function?
𝑥−1 7𝑥 3 −4√𝑥+1 5
a. = 𝑥2 b. g(x) = c. 6x - ≥0 d. y = 5x3 – 2x +1
𝑥+2 𝑥 2 +3 𝑥+3

25. Which of the following functions is not rational?

1 𝑥−4 √3𝑥 𝑥 2 −9
a. f(x) = b. f(x) = c. f(x) = d. f(x) =
𝑥 𝑥+8 𝑥+5 𝑥−3
4
26. Which family of functions does y = 2belong to?
𝑥
a. Trigonometric b. Exponential c. Logarithmic d. Rational
 2−3𝑥
27. Consider the function f(x) = , What is the domain?
𝑥+1
a. {x/x ϵ R, x≠ -1} b. {x/x ϵ R, x≠ 1} c. {x/x ϵ R} d. {x/x ϵ R, x≠ 0}
28. Which of the following is the y-intercept of the function from item number 25?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
2𝑥+8
29. Solve for x : =0
𝑥+4
a. 1 b. 2 c. 2x d. x + 2
3 4
30. Solve the equation for x: = .
𝑥−1 𝑥+2
a. x=5 b. x =-5 c. x = 10 d. -10
5 1
31. Solve the equation: + = −4
6𝑥 𝑥
3 11 11 31
a. − b. c. − d. −
14 6 24 24
𝑥+3
32. + 1 ≤ 0is an example of a rational _______.
𝑥−2
a. Equation b. Function c. Inequality d. Zero
𝑥 2 −2𝑥+1
33. What is the x-intercepts of the function f(x) = ?
𝑥−1
a. -1 b. 2 c. x+1 d. x – 1
34. Which of the following functions does not have a vertical asymptote?
𝑥+3 𝑥 𝑥 2 −9 2
a. y = b. y = c. y = d. y = −
𝑥 2 −5 (𝑥−3)2 𝑥+3 𝑥

35. Which function has a vertical asymptote at x = 2 and a horizontal asymptote of y =1?
𝑥 2 −6𝑥+9 3 𝑥+3 𝑥 2 −9
a. y = b. y = c. y = d. y =
𝑥 2 +3𝑥+2 𝑥−2 𝑥 2 −4 𝑥 2 −4𝑥+4
𝑥+3
36. What is the domain of the function𝑓(𝑥) = ?
𝑥−1
a. {x/x ϵ R, x≠-1 and 1} b. {x/x ϵ R, x≠-3 and } c. {x/x ϵ R, x≠ -1} d. {x/x ϵ R, x≠1 }
37. Which of the following functions does not have a horizontal asymptote?
𝑥 3 −3𝑥 2 +3𝑥−1 𝑥+1 𝑥 2 −1 3𝑥 2 −5𝑥+2
a. 𝑦 = b. 𝑦 = c. 𝑦 = d. 𝑦 =
𝑥 2 −5 𝑥−1 𝑥 3 +8 2𝑥 2 −5
𝑥−3
38. What is the zero of f(x) = ?
𝑥+5
a. x = 3, -5 b. x = -5 c. x = 3 d. x = 0, -5, 3
𝑥−2
39. What is the horizontal asymptote of 𝑓(𝑥) = ?
𝑥+1
a. y = 2 b. y = -1 c. y = 0 d. y = 1
𝑥 2 −9
40. What are the vertical asymptotes of𝑓(𝑥) = ?
(𝑥−5)(𝑥−2)
a. x=2 and x=5 b. x=-2 and x=-5 c. x=3and x=-3 d. x=1
2
41. What is the vertical asymptotes of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = ?
(𝑥−3)(𝑥+4)
a. x=3 and x=-4 b. x=2 c. x=-3 d. x=4
(𝑥−2)(𝑥+1)
For numbers 40 – 42, consider the function defined by f(x) = .
(2𝑥−1)(𝑥+1)
42. The domain of the function is
1 1 1
a. {x/x ϵ R} b. {x/x ϵ R, x≠-1, } c. ( ,+∞) d. {x/x ϵ R, x≠ }
2 2 2

43. The graph of the function has vertical asymptote/s with equation:
1 1
a. x = 1 b. x = -1 c. x = d. x = and x = -1
2 2

44. What is the horizontal asymptote?

1 1
a. x = 1 b. x = -1 c. x = d. x = and x = -1
2 2
4𝑥−3
45. Given the function f(x) = , find f-1(x).
5
𝑥−3 3𝑥−5 5𝑥+3
a. b. c. d. none of these
4 4 4

46. What is the inverse of {(0, 2), (3, 5), (1, 6)}?
a. {(0, 2), (3, 5), (1, 6)} b. {2, 5, 6} c. { 0, 3, 1 } d. {(2, 0), (5, 3), (6, 1)}
47. Find the inverse of f(x) = 1 +√𝑥 − 2.
a. f-1(x) = 1 + √𝑦 − 2 b. f-1(x) = 1 + √𝑦 + 2 c. f-1(x) = (x – 1)2 + 2 d. f-1(x) = (x – 1)2 – 2
𝑥−1
48. Solve for x in the equation
2𝑥+3
= 0.
a. x = 0 b. x = -1 c. x = 1 d. x = 2
49. Find the inverse of f(x) = 2x+7.
𝑥+7 𝑥−7 2 2
a. y = b. y = c. y = d. y =
2 2 𝑥+7 𝑥−7
𝑥+3
50. Which of the following is the horizontal asymptote of the function
𝑥 2 −2𝑥−3
?
a. y = 0 b. y = 3 and y =-1 c. y = 2 d. y = 4

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