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The document contains multiple choice and short answer questions about rates of change, slopes of secant and tangent lines, and average and instantaneous rates of change for various functions. It tests understanding of key concepts like the relationship between the average rate of change over an interval and the slope of secant lines, and how to calculate instantaneous rates of change from tables or graphs. The questions cover skills and knowledge around examining rates of change in polynomial models and the tangent line problem.

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AROC and IROC Practice

The document contains multiple choice and short answer questions about rates of change, slopes of secant and tangent lines, and average and instantaneous rates of change for various functions. It tests understanding of key concepts like the relationship between the average rate of change over an interval and the slope of secant lines, and how to calculate instantaneous rates of change from tables or graphs. The questions cover skills and knowledge around examining rates of change in polynomial models and the tangent line problem.

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MHF4U T1 Rate of Change Questions

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. For , determine the average rate of change of with respect to x over the interval .
a. –40 c. 31
b. –36 d. 36

____ 2. For the function , what does the quotient represent?

a. the mean value of f(x)


b. the instantaneous rate of change for over the interval
c. the average rate of change for over the interval
d. the instantaneous rate of change for at a

____ 3. For the function , what does the quotient represent?

a. the instantaneous rate of change for at a


b. the average rate of change for over the interval
c. the mean value of
d. the instantaneous rate of change for over the interval
____ 4. If f(x) = 3x, find the slope of the secant line between the points where x = –5 and x = 3.
a. –8 c. –15
b. –6 d. 3

____ 5. For the function determine the slope of the secant line that is
shown in the graph through the points on the graph where x = 9 and x = 1.

a. c. –3

b. d. 4

____ 6. Estimate the slope of the tangent line in the graph of the given function.

a. 2 c. –3
b. 4 d. –2

____ 7. Use graphing technology to approximate the slope of the tangent line of at the point .

a. 3 c. 8
b. 4 d.

Short Answer

8. The table below is used to find the instantaneous rate of change of at the point (1, 16).
Use the table to find the best estimate for this value.

Interval Average Rate of Change,

9. The position of a particle is given by the function . Find the average rate of change in
distance with respect to time over the first 8 seconds.

10. The position of a particle is given by , where s is measured in metres and t in seconds. Find
the average rate of change of distance between 1 s and 2 s.
11. Oil is flowing out of a wrecked oil tanker. The area of the ocean covered by the oil slick over the first 6 days
is shown in the table, the area is measured in square kilometres, and time is the number of days since the
accident. Determine the average rate of change of area of the oil slick over the first five days.

time (days) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
area (square kilometres) 0 9.15 18.6 28.35 38.4 48.75 59.4

12. Express, in terms of x, the slope of any secant through (1, −1) on the graph of .

13. If , find the slope of the secant line as x changes from 2 to 4.

14. For the function , determine the slope of the secant line through the points on the graph where x =
a and x = a + 2.

15. For the function y = f(x), what does the quotient represent?
MCB4U Instantaneous Rate of Change Questions
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: C REF: Knowledge and Understanding


OBJ: 3.1 Examining Rates of Change in Polynomial Models LOC: CC1.02
TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
2. ANS: C REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 3.1 Examining Rates of Change in Polynomial Models LOC: CC1.02
TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
3. ANS: A REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 3.1 Examining Rates of Change in Polynomial Models LOC: CC1.02
TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
4. ANS: D REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 3.2 A Closer Look at Rates of Change: The Tangent Problem
LOC: CC2.01 TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
5. ANS: A REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 3.2 A Closer Look at Rates of Change: The Tangent Problem
LOC: CC2.01 TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
6. ANS: D REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 3.2 A Closer Look at Rates of Change: The Tangent Problem
LOC: CC2.02 TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
7. ANS: B REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 3.2 A Closer Look at Rates of Change: The Tangent Problem
LOC: CC2.02 TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models

SHORT ANSWER

8. ANS:
48

REF: Knowledge and Understanding OBJ: 3.1 Examining Rates of Change in Polynomial Models
LOC: CC1.03, CC2.03 TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
9. ANS:
–9.8

REF: Knowledge and Understanding OBJ: 3.1 Examining Rates of Change in Polynomial Models
LOC: CC1.02 TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
10. ANS:
–1 m/s

REF: Knowledge and Understanding OBJ: 3.1 Examining Rates of Change in Polynomial Models
LOC: CC1.02 TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
11. ANS:
9.75 km2/day

REF: Application OBJ: 3.1 Examining Rates of Change in Polynomial Models


LOC: CC1.02 TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
12. ANS:

REF: Knowledge and Understanding


OBJ: 3.2 A Closer Look at Rates of Change: The Tangent Problem
LOC: CC2.01 TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
13. ANS:
31

REF: Knowledge and Understanding


OBJ: 3.2 A Closer Look at Rates of Change: The Tangent Problem
LOC: CC2.01 TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
14. ANS:
4a + 4

REF: Knowledge and Understanding


OBJ: 3.2 A Closer Look at Rates of Change: The Tangent Problem
LOC: CC2.01 TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models
15. ANS:
the slope of a secant line for f(x)

REF: Knowledge and Understanding


OBJ: 3.2 A Closer Look at Rates of Change: The Tangent Problem
LOC: CC2.01 TOP: Rates of Change in Polynomial Function Models

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