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Functions - Assignment 1 (Chapters 1, 2, 3)

This assignment focuses on the characteristics of functions, covering topics from introductory functions to rational and quadratic functions. Students are required to perform tasks such as modeling area functions, graphing functions, simplifying expressions, and determining equations of parabolas. Full solutions must be provided for each question, with specific instructions for graphing and identifying domains and ranges.

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Functions - Assignment 1 (Chapters 1, 2, 3)

This assignment focuses on the characteristics of functions, covering topics from introductory functions to rational and quadratic functions. Students are required to perform tasks such as modeling area functions, graphing functions, simplifying expressions, and determining equations of parabolas. Full solutions must be provided for each question, with specific instructions for graphing and identifying domains and ranges.

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ASSIGNMENT #1 - Characteristics of Functions DUE: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7th

Ensure you show all your work.


Chapter 1: Introduction to Functions
Full solutions must be provided

1. James has 120 m of fencing. He wants to enclose a large rectangular garden and
divide it into three equal parts.

a) Write an area function in terms of the width to model the total area of the
garden
b) Determine the dimensions that will provide the maximum area
c) Determine the domain and range of the function

2. Graph the following function using a parent function table of values (at least 3 points) and mapping.
2
f ( x)=2( x−4 ) −6
a) Determine the domain and range of f (x)
b) Determine the equation of the inverse algebraically
c) Restrict the domain so that the inverse is a function
d) Graph the restricted inverse on the same grid
*Use graph paper to make your graph to scale

3. Answer the following using the square root parent function


a) Graph the parent function using a table of values (at least 3 points)
b) Determine the domain and range of the parent function
c) Write the equation of the transformed function, f (x) , if the following transformations are applied
i) Vertical stretch by a factor of 3
ii) Horizontal stretch by a factor of 2
iii) Reflection over the y-axis
iv) Horizontal shift 2 units left
v) Vertical shift 3 units down
d) Graph f (x) on the same grid as the parent function
e) Determine the domain and range of f (x)
*Use graph paper to make your graph to scale

Chapter 2: Rational Functions


Full solutions must be provided

1. Factor the following completely


a) 3 x 2+5 x−2
b) 6 x 2+ 11 xy−10 y 2
c) (x +2)2+8 (x+ 2)+15 → Using substitution

2. Simplify fully and state restrictions


2 2
2 x −5 x−12 2 x +5 x+ 3
a) 2
÷ 2
x + x−20 x +8 x +7
2
4 x −20 x 3 x−6
b) 2 + 2
x +2 x−35 x −12 x +20

3. Simplify fully and state restrictions


2 2 2
x 12 x 25 x −40 x +16
2
+ 2
× 2
9−4 x 10 x −23 x +12 24 x −6 x
Chapter 3: Quadratic Functions
Full solutions must be provided

1. The first three diagrams in a pattern are given


a) Determine the number of squares in Term 4 and Term 5 (if the pattern continued)
b) Make a table of values comparing the term number n and the total number of squares T .
c) Determine if the relation is linear, quadratic, or neither
d) Determine an equation to model the relationship
e) Determine the domain and range of the pattern (use x ∈ N and y ∈ N for natural numbers)

Ter Ter Ter


m1 m2 m3

−3 1
2. Determine the points of intersection between the parabola f (x)=2 x 2−x−1 and the line y= x+ by answering the
2 2
following questions. No decimals
a) Using the discriminant, show that there are 2 points of intersection
b) Determine the coordinates of the points of intersection

3. Determine the equation of a parabola given the following information: passes through (-2, 3) and has roots at −1 ± √ ❑.
No decimals
a) Write your equation in standard form
b) Write your equation in vertex form using one of the techniques learned in class

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