Nonlinear Functions
Nonlinear Functions
A rectangle has a length that is times its width. The function represents this situation, where is the area,
in square feet, of the rectangle and . Which of the following is the best interpretation of in this context?
C. The difference between the length and the width of the rectangle, in feet
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
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The function is defined by . What is the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The graph shows the height above ground, in meters, of a ball seconds after the ball was launched upward from a
platform. Which statement is the best interpretation of the marked point in this context?
A. second after being launched, the ball's height above ground is meters.
B. seconds after being launched, the ball's height above ground is meter.
C. The ball was launched from an initial height of meter with an initial velocity of meters per second.
D. The ball was launched from an initial height of meters with an initial velocity of meter per second.
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The given function models the number of advertisements a company sent to its clients each year, where represents the
number of years since , and . If is graphed in the xy-plane, which of the following is the best
interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph in this context?
A. The minimum estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients during the years was .
B. The minimum estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients during the years was .
C. The estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients in was .
D. The estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients in was .
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The first term of a sequence is . Each term after the first is times the preceding term. If represents the th term of the
sequence, which equation gives in terms of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Rosa opened a savings account at a bank. The table shows the exponential relationship between the time , in years, since
Rosa opened the account and the total amount , in dollars, in the account. If Rosa made no additional deposits or
withdrawals, which of the following equations best represents the relationship between and ?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
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Function is defined by , where and are constants. In the xy-plane, the graph of has a y-
intercept at . The product of and is . What is the value of ?
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Scientists recorded data about the ocean water levels at a certain location over a period of hours. The graph shown models
the data, where represents sea level. Which table gives values of and their corresponding values of based on the
model?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A rectangular volleyball court has an area of 162 square meters. If the length of the
court is twice the width, what is the width of the court, in meters?
A. 9
B. 18
C. 27
D. 54
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A machine launches a softball from ground level. The softball reaches a maximum height of meters above the ground
at seconds and hits the ground at seconds. Which equation represents the height above ground , in meters, of the
softball seconds after it is launched?
A.
B.
C. msup
D. msup
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The function is defined by , where and are constants. In the -plane, the graph of has an -
intercept at and a -intercept at . What is the value of ?
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The function S above models the annual salary, in dollars, of an employee n years
after starting a job, where a is a constant. If the employee’s salary increases by 4%
each year, what is the value of a ?
A. 0.04
B. 0.4
C. 1.04
D. 1.4
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given by the function f above, where x is the unit price, in dollars, of the product.
The graph of in the xy-plane intersects the x-axis at 0 and a. What does a
represent?
B. The unit price, in dollars, of the product that will result in maximum revenue
C. The unit price, in dollars, of the product that will result in a revenue of $0
A. Day 5
B. Day 9
C. Day 11
D. Day 12
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The equation above estimates the global data traffic D, in terabytes, for the year
that is t years after 2010. What is the best interpretation of the number 5,640 in this
context?
B. The estimated percent increase in the data traffic, in terabytes, each year
C. The estimated data traffic, in terabytes, for the year that is t years after 2010
In the given quadratic function, and are constants. The graph of in the xy-plane is a parabola that opens
upward and has a vertex at the point , where and are constants. If and , which of the
following must be true?
I.
II.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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Which of the following could be the equation of the graph shown in the xy-plane?
A.
B.
C.
D. msup
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The function is defined by . For what value of does reach its minimum?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The graph of is shown, where the function is defined by and , , , and are
constants. For how many values of does ?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
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x y
0 0
1 1
2 8
3 27
The table shown includes some values of x and their corresponding values of y.
Which of the following graphs in the xy-plane could represent the relationship
between x and y ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A rectangle has a length of units and a width of units. If the rectangle has an area of square units, what is the
value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A scientist initially measures bacteria in a growth medium. hours later, the scientist measures bacteria.
Assuming exponential growth, the formula gives the number of bacteria in the growth medium, where and
are constants and is the number of bacteria hours after the initial measurement. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A quadratic function models a projectile's height, in meters, above the ground in terms of the time, in seconds, after it was
launched. The model estimates that the projectile was launched from an initial height of meters above the ground and
reached a maximum height of meters above the ground seconds after the launch. How many seconds after the launch
does the model estimate that the projectile will return to a height of meters?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The given equation relates the variables and . For what value of does the value of reach its minimum?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Function is defined by , where and are constants. In the xy-plane, the graph of has a y-
intercept at . The product of and is . What is the value of ?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function is defined by the given equation. For what value of does reach its minimum?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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If the given function is graphed in the xy-plane, where , what is the x-coordinate of an x-intercept of the graph?
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Immanuel purchased a certain rare coin on January 1. The function , where , gives the
predicted value, in dollars, of the rare coin years after Immanuel purchased it. What is the best interpretation of the
statement “ is approximately equal to ” in this context?
A. When the rare coin's predicted value is approximately dollars, it is greater than the predicted value, in dollars, on
January 1 of the previous year.
B. When the rare coin’s predicted value is approximately dollars, it is times the predicted value, in dollars, on January 1
of the previous year.
C. From the day Immanuel purchased the rare coin to years after Immanuel purchased the coin, its predicted value
increased by a total of approximately dollars.
D. years after Immanuel purchased the rare coin, its predicted value is approximately dollars.
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A model estimates that at the end of each year from to , the number of squirrels in a population was more
than the number of squirrels in the population at the end of the previous year. The model estimates that at the end of ,
there were squirrels in the population. Which of the following equations represents this model, where is the estimated
number of squirrels in the population years after the end of and ?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
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The function is defined by the given equation. For which of the following values of does ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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From 2005 through 2014, the number of music CDs sold in the United States
declined each year by approximately 15% of the number sold the preceding year.
In 2005, approximately 600 million CDs were sold in the United States. Of the
following, which best models C, the number of millions of CDs sold in the United
States, t years after 2005?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The population P of a certain city y years after the last census is modeled by the equation below, where r is a
constant and is the population when .
If during this time the population of the city decreases by a fixed percent each year,
which of the following must be true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The graph gives the estimated number of catalogs , in thousands, a company sent to its customers at the end of each year,
where represents the number of years since the end of , where . Which statement is the best
interpretation of the y-intercept in this context?
A. The estimated total number of catalogs the company sent to its customers during the first years was .
B. The estimated total number of catalogs the company sent to its customers from the end of to the end of was
.
C. The estimated number of catalogs the company sent to its customers at the end of was .
D. The estimated number of catalogs the company sent to its customers at the end of was .
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The product of two positive integers is . If the first integer is greater than twice the second integer, what is the smaller
of the two integers?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function gives the value, in dollars, of a certain piece of equipment after months of use. If the value of the
equipment decreases each year by of its value the preceding year, what is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In the xy-plane, the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of the function f is
c. Which of the following must be equal to c ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The equation gives the estimated stock price , in dollars, for a certain company days after a new product launched, where
. Which statement is the best interpretation of in this context?
A. The company's estimated stock price increased every day after the new product launched.
B. The company's estimated stock price increased every days after the new product launched.
C. day after the new product launched, the company's estimated stock price is .
D. days after the new product launched, the company's estimated stock price is .
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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If ,
what is ?
A. –5
B. –2
C. 2
D. 5
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The function gives a metal ball's height above the ground , in inches, seconds after it started
moving on a track, where . Which of the following is the best interpretation of the vertex of the graph of
in the xy-plane?
A. The metal ball's minimum height was inches above the ground.
B. The metal ball's minimum height was inches above the ground.
C. The metal ball's height was inches above the ground when it started moving.
D. The metal ball's height was inches above the ground when it started moving.
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The function gives the area of a rectangle, , if its width is and its length is times its
width. Which of the following is the best interpretation of ?
For the quadratic function , the table shows three values of and their corresponding values of . Which equation
defines ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The given function models the number of coupons a company sent to their customers at the end of each year, where
represents the number of years since the end of , and . If is graphed in the ty-plane, which of the
following is the best interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph in this context?
A. The minimum estimated number of coupons the company sent to their customers during the years was .
B. The minimum estimated number of coupons the company sent to their customers during the years was .
C. The estimated number of coupons the company sent to their customers at the end of was .
D. The estimated number of coupons the company sent to their customers at the end of was .
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A. 9
B. 12
C. 18
D. 36
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An object’s kinetic energy, in joules, is equal to the product of one-half the object’s
mass, in kilograms, and the square of the object’s speed, in meters per second.
What is the speed, in meters per second, of an object with a mass of 4 kilograms
and kinetic energy of 18 joules?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 36
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In the xy-plane, a parabola has vertex and intersects the x-axis at two points. If the equation of the parabola is
written in the form , where , , and are constants, which of the following could be the value of
?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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x p(x)
The table above gives selected values of a polynomial function p. Based on the
values in the table, which of the following must be a factor of p ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A ball is dropped from an initial height of feet and bounces off the ground repeatedly. The function estimates that the
maximum height reached after each time the ball hits the ground is of the maximum height reached after the previous
time the ball hit the ground. Which equation defines , where is the estimated maximum height of the ball after it has
hit the ground times and is a whole number greater than and less than ?
A.
B.
C. msup
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The height, in feet, of an object x seconds after it is thrown straight up in the air
can be modeled by the function . Based on the model,
A. The height of the object 1.4 seconds after being thrown straight up in the air is 1.64 feet.
B. The height of the object 1.64 seconds after being thrown straight up in the air is 1.4 feet.
C. The height of the object 1.64 seconds after being thrown straight up in the air is approximately 1.4 times as great as its
initial height.
D. The speed of the object 1.4 seconds after being thrown straight up in the air is approximately 1.64 feet per second.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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When the quadratic function is graphed in the xy-plane, where , its vertex is . One of the x-intercepts of
this graph is . What is the other x-intercept of the graph?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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a parabola. Which of the following intervals contains the x-coordinate of the vertex
of the graph of f ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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An engineer wanted to identify the best angle for a cooling fan in an engine in
order to get the greatest airflow. The engineer discovered that the function above
models the airflow , in cubic feet per minute, as a function of the angle of the
fan , in degrees. According to the model, what angle, in degrees, gives the
greatest airflow?
A. –0.28
B. 0.28
C. 27
D. 880
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The function gives the number of bacteria in a population minutes after an initial observation. How
much time, in minutes, does it take for the number of bacteria in the population to double?
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Sara opened a savings account at a bank. The table shows the exponential relationship between the time , in years, since
Sara opened the account and the total amount , in dollars, in the account. If Sara made no additional deposits or
withdrawals, which of the following equations best represents the relationship between and ?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
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The function models the population, in thousands, of a certain city years after . According to the model, the
population is predicted to increase by every months. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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For the function , , and for each increase in by , the value of decreases by . What is the value of
?
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The equation above models the number of members, M, of a gym t years after the
gym opens. Of the following, which equation models the number of members of
the gym q quarter years after the gym opens?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A certain college had 3,000 students enrolled in 2015. The college predicts that
after 2015, the number of students enrolled each year will be 2% less than the
number of students enrolled the year before. Which of the following functions
models the relationship between the number of students enrolled, , and the
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function gives a company’s predicted annual revenue, in dollars, years after the company
started selling light bulbs online, where . What is the best interpretation of the statement “ is approximately
equal to ” in this context?
A. years after the company started selling light bulbs online, its predicted annual revenue is approximately
dollars.
B. years after the company started selling light bulbs online, its predicted annual revenue will have increased by a total of
approximately dollars.
C. When the company’s predicted annual revenue is approximately dollars, it is times the predicted annual
revenue for the previous year.
D. When the company’s predicted annual revenue is approximately dollars, it is greater than the predicted
annual revenue for the previous year.
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The functions and are defined by the given equations, where . Which of the following equations displays, as a
constant or coefficient, the maximum value of the function it defines, where ?
I.
II.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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A rubber ball bounces upward one-half the height that it falls each time it hits the
ground. If the ball was originally dropped from a distance of 20.0 feet above the
ground, what was its maximum height above the ground, in feet, between the third
and fourth time it hit the ground?
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The number of bacteria in a liquid medium doubles every day. There are bacteria in the liquid medium at the start of
an observation. Which represents the number of bacteria, , in the liquid medium days after the start of the observation?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
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If the given function is graphed in the xy-plane, where , what is an x-intercept of the graph?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 13,500
B. 3,000
C. 1,250
D. 250
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Square P has a side length of inches. Square Q has a perimeter that is inches greater than the perimeter of square P.
The function gives the area of square Q, in square inches. Which of the following defines ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function is defined by . In the xy-plane, the graph of is the result of shifting the graph of
down units. Which equation defines function ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 1987
B. 1989
C. 1991
D. 1994
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function f is defined as shown. Which of the following graphs in the xy-
plane could be the graph of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function models the value, in dollars, of a certain bank account by the end of each year from
through , where is the number of years after . Which of the following is the best interpretation of “ is
approximately equal to ” in this context?
A. The value of the bank account is estimated to be approximately dollars greater in than in .
C. The value, in dollars, of the bank account is estimated to be approximately times greater in than in .
D. The value of the bank account is estimated to increase by approximately dollars every years between and
.
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The function above models the height h, in feet, of an object above ground
t seconds after being launched straight up in the air. What does the number 72
represent in the function?
A model predicts that the population of Springfield was in . The model also predicts that each year for the next
years, the population increased by of the previous year's population. Which equation best represents this model,
where is the number of years after , for ?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
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The function N defined above can be used to model the number of species of
brachiopods at various ocean depths d, where d is in hundreds of meters. Which of
the following does the model predict?
A. For every increase in depth by 1 meter, the number of brachiopod species decreases by 115.
B. For every increase in depth by 1 meter, the number of brachiopod species decreases by 10%.
C. For every increase in depth by 100 meters, the number of brachiopod species decreases by 115.
D. For every increase in depth by 100 meters, the number of brachiopod species decreases by 10%.
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The function is defined by , where and are positive constants. The graph of in the -plane
passes through the points ( , ) and ( , ). What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The table shows three values of and their corresponding values of , where and is a quadratic function.
What is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?
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If the given function is graphed in the xy-plane, where , what is the y-intercept of the graph?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The area A, in square centimeters, of a rectangular painting can be represented by the expression , where is the
width, in centimeters, of the painting. Which expression represents the length, in centimeters, of the painting?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A quadratic function models the height, in feet, of an object above the ground in terms of the time, in seconds, after the
object is launched off an elevated surface. The model indicates the object has an initial height of feet above the ground
and reaches its maximum height of feet above the ground seconds after being launched. Based on the model, what
is the height, in feet, of the object above the ground seconds after being launched?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A company opens an account with an initial balance of . The account earns interest, and no additional deposits or
withdrawals are made. The account balance is given by an exponential function , where is the account balance, in
dollars, years after the account is opened. The account balance after years is . Which equation could define
?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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x f (x)
0 5
The table above gives the values of the function f for some values of x. Which of
the following equations could define f ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The exponential function is defined by , where is a positive constant. If , what is the value of
?
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The total distance d, in meters, traveled by an object moving in a straight line can
be modeled by a quadratic function that is defined in terms of t, where t is the time
in seconds. At a time of 10.0 seconds, the total distance traveled by the object is
50.0 meters, and at a time of 20.0 seconds, the total distance traveled by the object
is 200.0 meters. If the object was at a distance of 0 meters when , then what is
the total distance traveled, in meters, by the object after 30.0 seconds?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The equation gives the estimated number of employees at a restaurant, where is the number of years since
the restaurant opened. Which of the following is the best interpretation of the number in this context?
The given equation defines the function . For what value of does reach its minimum?
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The function h is defined above, where a, b, and c are integer constants. If the zeros
of the function are 6, and 7, what is the value of c ?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function is defined by the given equation. If , which of the following equations defines the function
?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function is defined by the given equation. For what value of does reach its minimum?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Kao measured the temperature of a cup of hot chocolate placed in a room with a
constant temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit (°F). The temperature of the hot
chocolate was 185°F at 6:00 p.m. when it started cooling. The temperature of the
hot chocolate was 156°F at 6:05 p.m. and 135°F at 6:10 p.m. The hot chocolate’s
temperature continued to decrease. Of the following functions, which best models
the temperature , in degrees Fahrenheit, of Kao’s hot chocolate m minutes
after it started cooling?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The graph of the polynomial function , where , is shown. The y-intercept of the graph is . What is the value
of ?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The given function models the population of Lowell years after a census. Which of the following functions best models
the population of Lowell months after the census?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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For the exponential function , the value of is , where is a constant. Which of the following equivalent forms of the
function shows the value of as the coefficient or the base?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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An object is kicked from a platform. The equation represents this situation, where is the height of
the object above the ground, in meters, seconds after it is kicked. Which number represents the height, in meters, from
which the object was kicked?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The quadratic function above models the height above the ground h, in feet, of a
projectile x seconds after it had been launched vertically. If is graphed in
the xy-plane, which of the following represents the real-life meaning of the positive
x-intercept of the graph?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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For the exponential function f, the table above shows several values of x and their corresponding values of ,
Which table gives three values of and their corresponding values of for the given function ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Bacteria are growing in a liquid growth medium. There were cells per milliliter during an initial observation. The
number of cells per milliliter doubles every hours. How many cells per milliliter will there be hours after the initial
observation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The rational function is defined by an equation in the form , where and are constants. The partial graph of
is shown. If , which equation could define function ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function is defined by the given equation. For what value of does reach its minimum?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The area , in square centimeters, of a rectangular cutting board can be represented by the expression , where
is the width, in centimeters, of the cutting board. Which expression represents the length, in centimeters, of the cutting
board?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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For the function , the value of decreases by for every increase in the value of by . If , which equation
defines ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: a8ae0d22
Two variables, and , are related such that for each increase of in the value of , the value of increases by a factor of .
When , . Which equation represents this relationship?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
ID: 981aca65
In the given function , is a constant. The graph of function in the xy-plane, where , is translated units down
and units to the right to produce the graph of . Which equation defines function ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: a7711fe8
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 1a722d7d
A. 10.00
B. 10.25
C. 10.75
D. 11.00
ID: ee05c84e
A. 250
B. 500
C. 750
D. 2,000
ID: 5c00c2c1
A.
B.
C.
D.