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1626367029-Unit 1 Rates of Change Test

The document is a test on rates of change, including sections on knowledge/understanding, communication, thinking, and application. It consists of multiple-choice questions, true/false statements, completion questions, and problems requiring calculations of average and instantaneous rates of change. Students are assessed on their ability to evaluate limits, understand discontinuities, and apply concepts to real-world scenarios.

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1626367029-Unit 1 Rates of Change Test

The document is a test on rates of change, including sections on knowledge/understanding, communication, thinking, and application. It consists of multiple-choice questions, true/false statements, completion questions, and problems requiring calculations of average and instantaneous rates of change. Students are assessed on their ability to evaluate limits, understand discontinuities, and apply concepts to real-world scenarios.

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Unit 1: Rates of Change Test

14 14 11 18
K/U Comm Think App
Name:______________________________

Knowledge/Understanding (14 marks)

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Indicate your answer on the grid provided
on page 3.

1. Evaluate the limit, if it exists: .


a. 0 c.

b. undefined d. 1

2. Evaluate the limit, if it exists: .


a. does not exist c. 0
b. 2 d. 1

3. Evaluate the limit, if it exists: .


a. 0 c. 3.5
b. 7 d. does not exist

4. Evaluate the limit, if it exists: .


a. 1 c. 0
b. –1 d. does not exist

5. Evaluate the limit: .

a. 0 c.
b. 9 d. –1

6. Evaluate the limit: .

a. 25 c. –25
b. 2.5 d.

7. Evaluate the limit: .


a. 0 c.
b. 1 d.
8. Evaluate the limit for the graph: .

a. c. 1
b. 0 d.

9. Evaluate the limit for the graph: .

a. c. 1
b. 0 d.

10. The average rate of change of over the interval is


a. 20 c. 5
b. 4 d.

11. The average rate of change of over the interval is


a. 2 c. –0.5
b. 0.5 d. –1

12. The average rate of change of over the interval is


a. 2a c. 1
b. a d. –1
13. Evaluate the limit for the graph: .

a. 3 c. 5
b. 2 d. does not exist

14. The domain of the function is

a. c.
b. d.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.


Communication (14 marks)

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

____ 15. The instantaneous rate of change is determined by finding the difference quotient over a very small interval.

____ 16. A limit exists if both the right-hand and left-hand limits are equal.

____ 17. A jump discontinuity occurs when a function jumps over the x-axis.

____ 18. A vertical asymptote can be found by solving the numerator equal to zero in a rational function.

____ 19. A piecewise function always has a jump discontinuity.

____ 20. Functions that have an indeterminate form when evaluating a limit can always be simplified by factoring.

Completion
Complete each statement.

21. A one-sided limit can be used to determine the behaviour of a graph on either side of a _______________.

22. A graph is _______________ if the left-hand limit does not equal the right-hand limit as .

23. The derivative of a function represents the _______________ of the tangent at any point on the function.

24. The limit of a function at x = a may exist even though the function is _______________ at x = a.

25. If the derivative does not exist at a point on the curve, the function is _______________ at that x-value.

26. Distinguish between average and instantaneous rate of change, use an appropriate example to support your
answer. (3 marks)
Thinking (11 marks)

27. Determine the average rate of change of over the interval . (3 marks)

28. Determine the average rate of change of the function over the domain graphed. (2 marks)

29. Determine the average rate of change of the function over the domain graphed. (2 marks)

30. Given 𝑔(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 + 1, use the difference quotient to find the instantaneous rate of change when 𝑥 = 3.
(4 marks)
Application (18 marks)

31. The surface area of an inflating weather balloon is described by 𝐴(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 − 1 where x is the number of
seconds and A is measured in L.

a) Determine the average rate of change between 3 and 9 sec. (3 marks)


b) Determine the instantaneous rate of change at 5 seconds using the difference quotient. (3 marks)
32. Evaluate each limit, if it exists. Show all steps. (12 marks)

√9+𝑥−3 d) lim+ √2 − 𝑥
a) lim 𝑥→2
𝑥→0 𝑥

1 4
𝑥 2 +8𝑥+16 e) lim ( − )
b) lim 𝑥→3 𝑥−2 𝑥 2 −4
𝑥→1 𝑥 2 −16

3𝑥 3 +1
𝑥 3 +1 f) lim
c) lim 𝑥→ ∞ 4𝑥 3 −1
𝑥→−2 𝑥+1

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