Math 10C Relations and Functions Review

Multiple Choice

1. Consider the relation represented by this graph. Represent the relation as a set of ordered pairs.

(a) {(5, Jodi), (7, Shadi), (4, Tony), (8, Koko), (1, Josh)}
(b) {(Jodi, 7), (Shadi, 5), (Tony, 4), (Koko, 8), (Josh, 1)}
(c) {(Jodi, 5), (Shadi, 7), (Tom, 4), (Koko, 8), (Steven, 1)}
(d) {(Jodi, 5), (Shadi, 7), (Tony, 4), (Koko, 8), (Josh, 1)}

2. Which set of ordered pairs does not represent a function?

(a) {(2, 5), (3, 8), (4, 11), (2, −1)}

(b) {(4, 6), (5, −7), (7, 9), (8, −10)}
(c) {(−3, −8), (−1, −6), (−2, 5), (0, 7)}
(d) {(7, 0), (4, −1), (−6, 5), (−8, 0)}

3. Identify the domain of this relation. {(8, 10), (5, 7), (9, −11), (6, −8)}

(a) {−8, 7, 9, 10}

(b) {−11, −8, 7, 10}
(c) {5, 6, 8, 9}
(d) {5, 6, 9, 10}

4. Write h(x) = −3x + 2 as an equation in two variables.

(a) x = −3h + 2
(b) h = −3x + 2
(c) h = −3h + 2
(d) x = −3x + 2

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5. If f (x) = 2x3 − 3x + 5, then f (−3) is

(a) −40
(b) −22
(c) 32
(d) 50

6. If the graph shown is the graph of y = f (x), then the value of f (1) is

(a) −2
(b) −1
(c) 2
(d) 1

7. If f (x) = x2 − 2x − 2, then the value of f (x + 2) is

(a) x2 + 2x + 6
(b) x2 − 2x + 6
(c) x2 + 2x − 2
(d) x2 − 2x − 2

8. Determine the domain and range of the following relation

(a) D: {−2, −1, 0, 1, 2} and R: {0, 1, 2, 3}

(b) D: {x| − 2 ≤ x < 3, x ∈ R} and R: {y|0 ≤ y < 3, y ∈ R}
(c) D: {x| − 2 ≤ x ≤ 3, x ∈ R} and R: {y|0 ≤ y ≤ 3, y ∈ R}
(d) D: {x| − 2 < x < 3, x ∈ R} and R: {y|0 < y < 3, y ∈ R}

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 9. Joshua went on a bike ride. For part of the ride, Joshua stopped to play in a park with a friend.
Which segment of the graph best describes this part of his bike ride?

(a) CD
(b) AB
(c) OA
(d) BC

10. Josh went on a bike ride. Which statement best describes what is happening for line segment DE in
this graph?

(a) Joshua spends time at the park

(b) Joshua leaves home
(c) Joshua cycles to the park
(d) Joshua returns home

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11. This is a graph of the function g(x) = −3x + 2. Determine the domain value when the range value
is −4.

(a) −2
(b) 0.5
(c) 11
(d) 2

12. This is a grpah of the function f (x) = −2x − 4. Determine the domain value when the range value
is −2.

(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) −1

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13. Determine the range of the graph.

(a) −1 ≤ y ≤ 0
(b) −4 ≤ y ≤ 0
(c) −1 ≤ x ≤ 3
(d) −4 ≤ y ≤ 3

14. Which table of values represents a linear relation?

A. C.

Distance (m) 0 5 10 15 20 Time (s) 0 1 2 3 4

Time (s) 0 1 2 3 4 Speed (m/s) 0 1 2 4 8

B. D.

Time (s) 0 3 6 9 12 Distance (m) 0 4 16 36 64

Distance (m) 0 10 22 36 52 Speed (m/s) 0 2 4 6 8

(a) C
(b) A
(c) B
(d) D

15. This set of ordered paris represents a linear relation. Determine its rate of change.

{(−6, 13), (1, 10), (8, 7), (15, 4), (22, 1)}
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(a) 7
(b) − 73
7
(c) 3
(d) − 37

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16. This graph shows distance, d kilometres, as a function of time, t minutes. Determine the vertical and
horizontal intercepts.

(a) Vertical intercept: 80, Horizontal intercept: 96

(b) Vertical intercept: 64, Horizontal intercept: 96
(c) Vertical intercept: 96, Horizontal intercept: 80
(d) Vertical intercept: 80, Horizontal intercept: 64

17. This graph shows the volume of water remaining in a leaking hot tub as a function of time. Determine
the domain and range.

(a) D: {x|0 ≤ x ≤ 128} and R: {y|0 ≤ y ≤ 1800}

(b) D: {x|0 < x < 128} and R: {y|0 < y < 1800}
(c) D: {x|0 ≤ x ≤ 1800} and R: {y|0 ≤ y ≤ 128}
(d) D: {x|0 < x < 1800} and R: {y|0 < y < 128}

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Short Answer

1. Match each scenario with its appropriate graph.

(a) the height of a bungee jumper after a jump (c) the temperature of a cup of coffee as it sits
(b) the vertical growth of a tree (d) Calgary’s daily mean temperature

2. Sakura leaves home and travels at a steady speed of 100 km/h for 1 h, slows to 80 km/h for 12 h due
to construction, then continues at 110 km/h for another hour. She stops for 2 h for a meeting. She
returns home at a steady 100 km/h. Sketch a graph for each scenario.

(a) distance travelled versus time (b) distance from home versus time

(c) speed versus time

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3. This table shows the refund, r dollars, for different numbers of pop cans, n. Write the domain and
range.

4. How can you tell that this graph represents a function?

5. The following distance-time graph represents the distance (in kilometres) a person bicycled during a
50-min period. Describe a possible scenario.

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6. The table of values shows the cost of movie tickets at a local theatre.

(a) Is this a linear or a non-linear relationship? Explain how you know.

(b) Assign a variable to represent each quantity in the relation. Which variable is the dependent
variable and which is the independent variable?

(c) Is the data discrete or continuous? Explain how you know.

(d) Graph the data.

7. A water tank on a farm near Swift Current, Saskatchewan, hold 6000 L. Graph A represents the tank
being filled at a constant rate. Graph B represents the tank being emptied at a constant rate.

(a) Identify the independent and dependent variables.

(b) Determine the rate of change of each relation, then describe what it represents.

(c) What are the intercepts, and what do they represent?

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8. Fresh Bing cherries from the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia are a popular treat during early
summer months. A healthy diet includes dietary fibre from a variety of sources. The table represents
the amount of fibre from various quantities of cherries.

(a) Does the data represent a linear or a non-linear relationship between the amount of fibre and
the mass of cherries?

(b) Would the graph of the relation be continuous or discrete? Explain.

(c) Determine the slope of the graph of the relationship. Explain the meaning of this rate of change.

(d) Determine the amount of fibre in 420 g of cherries.

9. The distance between Parksville and the Duke Point Ferry Terminal on Vancouver Island is 50 km.
A person drives from Parksville to the ferry terminal.

(a) What do the intercepts represent? Why are they equal?

(b) What is the rate of change? Why does it not have units? What does it indicate?

(c) How would interchanging the dependent and independent variables change the graph?

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10. Determine whether each relation is linear or non-linear. Explain your decision.

(a) (b) A = πr2

(c) {(−2, 5), (1, 3), (4, 1), (10, −3)} (d) y = 95 x + 32

(e) (f) {(−5, 0), (−2, 1), (1, 2), (4, 3), (7, 4)}

(g)

11. For each relation, state the dependent variable and the independent variable.

(a) V = 43 πr3 (c)

(b)

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12. At the bowling alley Angela rented shoes for $3. It cost her $2.50 to bowl each game.
(a) Develop an equation that represents the cost of bowling. Use the form C(x) = mx + b, where
C(x) is the total cost, and x, is the number of games bowled.

(b) Is this relation a function? Explain.

(c) How much did it cost Angela to bowl four games?

13. The table of values shows the cost of movie tickets at a local theatre.

(a) Is this a linear or non-linear relationship?

(b) Identify the independent and dependent variables.

(c) Are the data discrete or continuous?

(d) Graph the data.

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14. Give the domain and range of each graph. Use interval notation and set notation.

(a) (e)

(b) (f)

(c) (g)

(d) (h)

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 (i) (k)

(j) (l)

(m) (n) {(10, 5), (8, 4), (6, 3), (4, 2), (2, 1)}

15. Determine whether or not each relation is a function.

(a) {(2, 5), (4, 3), (6, 1), (8, −1), (9, 2)} (b) {(3, 2), (5, 6), (6, 8), (3, −2), (6, −4)}

(c) {(8, 1), (7, 1), (−3, 1), (−4, 1)} (d) Name Age
Andrew 10
Barbara 11
Cole 12
David 13
Evelyn 13
Francis 12

(e) (f)

Name Sibling
Andrew Jared
Andrew Joel
Andrew Jeremy
Carol Betty
Carol Jenny

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 (g)

16. Determine whether or not each relation is a function. Explain your answer.

(a) (c)

(b) (d)

17. f (x) = 4x − 5, find:

(a) f (5) (b) f (−1) (c) f (0) (d) f (1000)

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18. Make a table of values and graph each function.

(a) f (x) = 2x − 7 for the domain {−2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4}

(b) g(x) = 13 x + 1 for the domain {−9 − 6, −3, 0, 3, 6, 9}

19. Consider the function f (x) = 23 x − 1

(a) What is the value of f (0)? (b) Determine x so that f (x) = 5

20. The formula for the value of a $500 investment at 6% interest, compounded annually, is A =
500(1.06)n . Write this formula using function notation.

21. The cost of T-shirts for the basketball team is given by the function C(n) = 50 + 9n, where n is the
number of T-shirts and C is the cost, in dollars. Write this function as a formula with two variables.

22. A typical adult dosage for an antihistamine is 24 mg. Young’s rule for determining dosage size, c(a),
24a
for a typical child of age a is c(a) = a+12 . What should the dosage be for a typical 8-year-old child?

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23. If f (x) = −3x + 5, determine the following:

(a) f (−3) (c) x, if f (x) = 8

(b) f (5) (d) x, if f (x) = −7

24. If f (x) = 4x − 5, determine

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(a) f 3 (b) f (−2) (c) x if f (x) = 34

25. If g(x) = 41 x + 34 , determine

(a) g(5) (b) g(−3) (c) x if g(x) = − 32

26. For each of the following functions, determine f (2)

x+4
(a) f (x) = 5x − 8 (c) f (x) = 3

(b) f (x) = −2x + 13 (d) f (x) = 15 (6 − x)

27. Given f (x) = 2x2 + x − 5, determine each value.

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(a) f (−4) (b) f ( 5) (c) f (x + 1)

28. From the graph of y = f (x), determine each value.

(a) f (−4)

(b) f (3)

(c) x when f (x) = 4

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