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Unit 1 Multiple Choice Questions

1. The graph of ( ) is shown above. On which of the following open intervals is the graph of
decreasing at an increasing rate?

(A) 0< <1

(B) 0< <2

(C) 1< <2

(D) >1

0 3 6 10

( ) 3 6 18 30

2. The table above gives certain values of the function . On which of the following intervals
is the average rate of change of the greatest?

(A) [0,3]

(B) [0, 6]

(C) [3, 6]

(D) [6, 10]

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 3. The graph of a function is shown in the figure above. Which of the following best describes
the behavior of the graph of ( ) from point to point Q ?

(A) The graph of is increasing and concave up.

(B) The graph of is increasing and concave down.

(C) The graph of is decreasing and concave up.

(D) The graph of is decreasing and concave down.

4. What is the average rate of change of over the interval 0 5?

3 2
(A) (B)
10 5

(C) 0 (D) 1

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 5. Suppose that for a cubic function , at = 4 the rate of change is positive, at = 1, the rate of
change is negative, and at = 4, the rate of change is positive. Which statement is true about the
graph of ?

(A) The graph of has two maximum points on the interval ( 4, 4)

(B) The graph of has two minimum points on the interval ( 4, 4)

The graph of has one maximum point on the interval ( 4, 1) and one minimum
(C)
point on the interval (1, 4).
The graph of has one minimum point on the interval ( 4, 1) and one maximum
(D)
point on the interval (1, 4).

6. A salesperson for Euler Industries earns a commission of $400 for the first $10,000 of sales
and then $200 for each additional $10,000 or partial of sales. Let ( ) represent the
commission earned for dollars of sales. What is (75,000) ?

(A) $1,500 (B) $1,600

(C) $1,800 (D) $3,200

7. Which of the following functions has two vertical asymptotes, one horizontal asymptote,
and no holes?

2 6
(A) =
+1 4

2 ( 6)
(B) =
+1 4

2 ( 6)
(C) =
1 4

2 ( 6)
(D) =
1 4

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8. Suppose that the point (2, 4) is on the graph of = ( ). Find a point on the graph of the
given function with the given transformation of = + 2 + 2.

(A) (2, 2) (B) (0, 6)

(C) (4, 6) (D) ( 2, 4)

9. Given that the function = +3 5 3 has its end behavior defined by

lim = and lim = ,

which value of would satisfy the end behavior condition for the function?

(A) 0 (B) 1

(C) 4 (D) 6

10. Suppose that the function = + 3 ( + 5) has two imaginary roots with integer
coefficients. What value(s) of would satisfy these conditions?

(A) (B) and

(C) 4 (D) 4 and 4

11. What is the coefficient of in the expansion of +5 ?

(A) 150 (B) 84

(C) 60 (D) 40

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12. The graph of the polynomial function is shown above. Which of the following could be an
expression for ( ) ?

1
(A) +1 2 ( 3)
2

1
(B) 1 2 ( + 3)
2

1
(C) 1 +2 ( 3)
2

1
(D) 1 +2 ( 3)
2

13. Let = 2 ( + 2)( 3). What are all the intervals for which >0?

(A) ( 2, 3)

(B) 2, 0 and 0, 3

(C) ( , 2) and (0, 3)

(D) ( , 2) and (3, )

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 ( )

0 1

3 7

6 10

9 12

14. Selected values of the polynomial are shown in the table above. Which of the following
Claim and explanation statements could be true about ( )?

The graph of could be concave up because the average rates of change over consecutive
(A)
equal-length input-value intervals are positive.

The graph of could be concave up because the average rates of change over consecutive
(B)
equal-length input-value intervals are increasing.

The graph of could be concave down because the average rates of change over consecutive
(C)
equal-length input-value intervals are decreasing.

The graph of could be concave down because the average rates of change over consecutive
(D)
equal-length input-value intervals are negative.

15. Let = . The graph of has a zero at which of the following values of ?

(A) = 4 only

(B) = 2 only

(C) = 4 and = 5 only

(D) = 4, = 2 and =5

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16. The graph of the function ( ) is shown above. Which of the following statement pairs about
is true?

(A) The rate of change of is positive and increasing.

(B) The rate of change of is positive and decreasing.

(C) The rate of change of is negative and increasing.

(D) The rate of change of is negative and decreasing.

17. The rational function is given by = . Which of the following statements

about is correct?

(A) The graph of has a horizontal asymptote at = 2.

(B) The graph of has a slant asymptote of = + 19.

(C) The graph of has a slant asymptote of = + 9.

(D) The graph of has a slant asymptote of = 7.

18. The graph of the rational function ( ) is shown above. Which of the following could be the
expression for ?

( + 3)
(A)
2 +3

( + 3)( + 2)
(B)
+2 3

2( + 3)( 1)
(C)
2 +3

2( 3)( 2)
(D)
2 +3

19. Let = + + 4 and =2 + 6. Find all intervals on which ( ).

(A) [ 2, 5] (B) [5, )

5
(C) 2, 5 , (D) , 2 5,
4
20. The graphs of the functions ( ) and ( ) are shown above. Which of the following is an
expression for ( ) in terms of ( ) ?

1 1
A. = 2 B. =
2 2

C. = +1 D. = 2 +1

21. The functions and are defined for all real numbers such that = 2 + 5 . Which
of the following sequences of transformations maps the graph of to the graph of in the
plane?

Horizontal dilation of the graph of by a factor of , followed by a horizontal

A.
translation of by 5 units to the right.

Horizontal dilation of the graph of by a factor of , followed by a horizontal

B.
translation of by 5 units to the left.

Horizontal dilation of the graph of by a factor of 2, followed by a horizontal

C.
translation of by 5 units to the right.

Horizontal dilation of the graph of by a factor of 2, followed by a horizontal

D.
translation of by 5 units to the left.
 1 8.2

2 6.5

3 5

4 3.7

5 2.6

6 1.7

22. What type of function would be the most appropriate to model the relationship between
and for the data set shown in the table above?

(A) A linear function is best, because the data roughly appear to form a line.

(B) A linear function is best, because the rate of change is constant.

(C) A quadratic function is best, because the rate of change is decreasing at a constant rate.

(D) A quadratic function is best, because the points roughly appear to form a curve.

23. Let be a polynomial function whose graph has a point of inflection at = 4. Which of
the following statements about must be true?

(A) The graph of the rate of change of has a zero that will cross the x-axis at = 4.

(B) The graph of the rate of change of has a relative extremum at = 4.

(C) The graph of has a relative extremum at = 4.

(D) The graph of is tangent to the x-axis at = 4.

24. A nature preserve has 1,400 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular flamingo habitat. However,
one side of the habitat lies along a river and requires no fencing. Express the area of the habitat
as a function of .
700
A. = (1,400 ) B. =
2

1,400
C. = D. = (700 )
2

25. The function = ( ) has a domain of 7 12 and a range of 3 6. The graph of

= ( ) is the result of the transformation = +3 4. Which of the following gives
the domain of ( ) ?

A. 11 8 B. 10 9

C. 4 15 D. 8 11
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26. Which interval contains two zeros for the rational function given by:
+3 2 +5 7
=
+5 3

A. ( 5, 0) B. (5, 10)

C. ( 5, 10) D. ( 5, 3)

27. Meghan keeps track of her charitable contributions to the local thespian society. The table
below shows how her contributions have changed over the past few years. What was the
average annual increase between 2019 and 2022?

Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Contribution $1980 $2270 $2358 $2587 $2693 $2785 $3100

A. $142.33 B. $142.67

C. $186.67 D. $315

28. A ball is launched upwards with an initial velocity of 155 feet per second. The distance in feet of
the ball from the ground after t seconds is ( ) = 155 16 . For what interval of time is the
ball more than 278 feet above the ground?

A. ( , 2.377) (7. . 311, ) B. (4.844, 9.688)

C. (2.377, 7.311) D. (7.311, 9.688)

29. Let be the function given by = +

(A) has a global maximum of approximately 2.157

(B) has a global minimum of approximately 9.263

(C) has global minima of approximately 9.263 and 1.852

(D) has neither a global minimum nor global maximum.

30. The function given by

( 5)( + 3)
=
5 ( 2)

Has a hole where = . Which of the following is lim ?

(A)

(B) 0
27
(C)
2
(D) Limit does not exist

31. The rational function is given by

1.92 + 2. 2.5
=
1.68 6. + 3.35
At which of the following x-values does the graph of ( ) have a hole?

A. 2.083 B. 0.625

C. 1.908 D. 3.190

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 2.999 2.9999 3.0001 3.001

( ) 5.2031 5.221 5.224 5.261

32. The table above provides values of the function ( ) for x-values near = 3. Which of the
following is true for ?

(A) The rate of change of at = 3 is approximately 5.2.

(B) The rate of change of at = 3 is approximately 15.

(C) The rate of change of at = 3 is increasing at a rate of approximately 5.2.

(D) The rate of change of at = 3 is increasing at a rate of approximately 25.

(hours) 1 5 11 16 23

( ) 22 63 54 78 27

33. The function gives the traffic flow in a 24-hour period over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in
Sarasota, Florida. The table above gives the number of vehicles of ( ) for selected values of
, in hours, for 0 24. A quartic regression is used to model these data. What is the value
of (19) predicted by the quartic function model?

A. 38.630 B. 54.783

C. 83.928 D. 89.134