MTH 160 WEB: Study Guide for Module 2 Exam

This review is a representation of some of the questions that I expect you to know. Make sure you can do all of these
problems (you may wish to rework them several times). In addition, look at your notes and homework to better prepare
for the test.

Solve.
1. 5x − 2 = 7

Solve. Graph solutions and express in interval notation.

2. 3x − 2 + 4  20 3. 2 x − 1 + 7  13

Determine the domain.

x+5 x+5
4. f ( x) = x + 3 5. f ( x) = 6. f ( x) =
x + x − 42
2
x−7

7. For the following graph of f(x), find

(a) Domain:
(b) Range:
(c) Interval(s) where increasing
(d) f(0)
(e) the value(s) of x for which f(x) = -1

Determine whether the function is even, odd, or neither. Then determine whether the function’s graph is
symmetric with respect to the y-axis, the origin, or neither.
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8. f ( x) = x3 − 9. f ( x) = 5x2 + 3 x + 7
x

10. Give an equation of the piecewise-defined function. 11. Give an equation of the function graphed

f ( x + h) − f ( x)
Find and simplify the difference quotient , h0
h
12. f ( x) = 3x + 2 13. f ( x) = x2 + 3x 14. f ( x) = 2x2 − 3x − 4
15. Evaluate the function f ( x) = 3x2 − 2x + 1 for the following:
(a) f ( −2) (b) f (a + 3)

Find the equation of the line (use both point-slope form and slope-intercept form):
16. through (-4, 3) and (-8, -3)

17. The Pool Fun Company has learned that, by pricing a newly released Fun Noodle at $2, sales will reach 9000 Fun
Noodles per day during the summer. Raising the price to $3, will cause the sales to fall to 6000 Fun Noodles per
day. Assume that the relationship between sales price, x, and number of Fun Noodles sold, y, is linear.
(a) Write an equation in slope-intercept form describing this relationship. Use ordered pairs of the form (sales
price, number sold).
(b) Predict the daily sales of Fun Noodles if the price is $2.50

Identify the transformation that are needed to graph the given function from its basic function.
Sketch the graph of each function.
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18. g ( x) = x − 4 − 2 19. y = ( x + 3) 3 − 2 20. f ( x) = − ( x − 4) 2 + 1
2

21. Given the graph of f ( x ) , graph the following:

(a) y = f ( x − 2) + 1 (b) y = 2 f ( x) (c) y = f −1 ( x)

f
Find the functions f + g , , f g , g f and their domains
g
f ( x) = 3 x + 1 f ( x) = 1 + 5 x
22. 23.
g ( x) = 2 x − x 2
g ( x) = x − 1

Find the inverse of the functions and check your answer using the property of inverses
2x + 1
24. f ( x) = x4 + 2; x  0 25. f ( x) = 26. f ( x) = 1 + 5 x − 2
x
Answers
9 14   5 7
1. −1, 2. (−, −   6, ) 3. − 2 , 2 
5 3   

4. [−3, ) 5. ( −, −7 )  ( −7, 6 )  ( 6,  ) 6. [−5, 7)  (7, )

7. Domain: [−4, ) 8. Odd 9. Even

Range: [ −1, ) Origin Symmetry y-axis symmetry
Increasing: [−2, )
f (0) = 1
f ( x) = −1 when x = -2

 x if x  −1
10. f ( x) =  11. f ( x) = x + 4 − 1
 4 if x  −1

12. 3 13. 2x + 3 + h 14. 4 x − 3 + 2h

15. (a) 17
(b) 3a 2 + 16a + 22

3 3
16. Point-Slope: y − 3 = ( x + 4 ) OR y + 3 = ( x + 8 ) 17. (a) y = -3000x + 15000
2 2
3
Slope-Int: y = x+9 (b) 7500
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18. Shift the graph 4 units to the right 19. Shift the graph 3 units to the left 20. Shift the graph 4 units to the right
Shift the graph 2 units down Shift the graph 2 units down Reflect the graph about the x-axis
Shrink the graph vertically by a factor of 2
Shift the graph 1 unit up

21. (a) (b) (c)

22. a. ( f + g )( x ) = − x 2 + 5x + 1 Domain (−, ) 23. a. ( f + g )( x) = 1 + 5 x + x − 1 Domain [1, )
 f  3x + 1  f  1 + 5x
b.   ( x) = Domain: (−, 0)  (0, 2)  (2, ) b.  ( x) = Domain (1, )
g 2x − x2 g x −1
c. − 3x 2 + 6x + 1 Domain (−, ) c. 1 + 5 x −1 Domain [1, )
d. 1 − 9 x 2
Domain (−, ) d. 5x Domain [0, )

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24. f −1 ( x ) = − 4
x−2 25. f −1 ( x ) = 26. y = ( x −1) 5 + 2
x−2