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Functions: Chapter Test

20 multiple-choice questions and 10 core practice problems, drawn from across the chapter and mixed together.

Multiple choice

20 questions, 100 points in total, 5 points each. Answer in any order and change your mind as often as you like. When you submit, your answers lock and every question shows its worked solution.

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Question 1 of 20
  1. 1

    If g(x)=5−2xg(x) = 5 - 2x, what is g(−3)g(-3)?

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  2. 2

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    An operation is defined by a⊗b=4a−ba \otimes b = 4a - b. What is 6⊗76 \otimes 7?

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  3. 3

    What is the domain of h(x)=x+3h(x) = \sqrt{x + 3}?

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  4. 4

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    A courier's fee in dollars for a parcel of mass mm kilograms is c(m)=4m+6c(m) = 4m + 6, and the loyalty points awarded for a fee of cc dollars are p(c)=2c−5p(c) = 2c - 5. How many loyalty points does a 33 kilogram parcel earn?

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  5. 5

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    What is the inverse of f(x)=3x+8f(x) = 3x + 8?

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  6. 6

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    Let f(x)=x+7f(x) = x + 7 and g(x)=x2−9g(x) = x^2 - 9. Which inputs are excluded from the domain of fg\dfrac{f}{g}?

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  7. 7

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    A rule's graph is drawn below, crossed by one dashed vertical line and one dashed horizontal line. Taken together, what do the two line tests say about this graph?

    A U-shaped curve met once by a vertical line and twice by a horizontal lineThe dashed vertical line crosses the curve at a single marked point, while the dashed horizontal line crosses the same curve at two marked points.verticalhorizontal
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  8. 8

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    Let f(x)=4x−2f(x) = \dfrac{4}{x - 2} and g(x)=x+5g(x) = x + 5. What is the domain of f∘gf \circ g?

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  9. 9

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    An operation is defined by a△b=a2+2ba \triangle b = a^2 + 2b. Which expression is (k−3)△5(k - 3) \triangle 5 in simplest form?

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  10. 10

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    Let f(x)=x2+3f(x) = x^2 + 3 and g(x)=2xg(x) = 2x. What is (f∘g)(x)(f \circ g)(x)?

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  11. 11

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    A function ff has domain all numbers except 44, and its range is all numbers except 00. What are the domain and the range of f−1f^{-1}?

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  12. 12

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    For f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2 on all numbers and g(x)=xg(x) = \sqrt{x}, the composition f(g(x))f(g(x)) collapses to xx. What does g(f(x))g(f(x)) give at the input −5-5, and what does that settle?

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  13. 13

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    Let f(x)=x2−4f(x) = x^2 - 4 and g(x)=x+2g(x) = x + 2. Which statement describes (fg)(x)\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(x) completely?

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  14. 14

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    Let f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2 and g(x)=xg(x) = \sqrt{x}. The composition (f∘g)(x)(f \circ g)(x) simplifies to xx. Which inputs does it accept?

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  15. 15

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    Let a⋆b=3a−ba \star b = 3a - b. What is (4⋆2)⋆5(4 \star 2) \star 5?

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  16. 16

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    Let f(x)=1xf(x) = \dfrac{1}{x} and g(x)=1xg(x) = \dfrac{1}{x}. The composition f(g(x))f(g(x)) simplifies to xx. Which inputs does it accept?

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  17. 17

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    The rule f(x)=(x−2)2f(x) = (x - 2)^2 is restricted to x≥2x \ge 2, which makes it one-to-one. What is its inverse, and which inputs does that inverse accept?

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  18. 18

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    For which of these pairs is f∘gf \circ g the same function as g∘fg \circ f?

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  19. 19

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    Let f(x)=x−1f(x) = \sqrt{x - 1} and g(x)=x2g(x) = x^2. Which inputs does (f∘g)(x)(f \circ g)(x) accept?

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  20. 20

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    Which of these operations has an identity element, a single fixed number ee with a∗e=aa \ast e = a and e∗a=ae \ast a = a for every aa?

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Core practice

10 problems from across the chapter. Work on paper, use hints when you need them, and check the answer or the full solution when you are ready.

Difficulty: Core (core-course level)

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Problem 1 of 10
  1. Problem 1 The complete plotted record

    The graph shows the complete function ff. Find f(−2)+2f(1)f(-2)+2f(1).

    The complete graph of f, four plotted pointsA square grid with an x-axis numbered from -4 to 4 and a y-axis numbered from -5 to 5 at every whole number, with equal unit lengths and the origin labeled 0. Four filled dots are plotted, at (-3, 1), (-2, 3), (1, -4) and (3, 2). Nothing joins them, and no dot carries a coordinate label.xy0-4-3-2-11234-5-4-3-2-112345
    The complete graph of ff.
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    A square coordinate grid with equal unit lengths on both axes. The horizontal x-axis runs from negative four to four and the vertical y-axis from negative five to five, with tick marks, number labels and gridlines at every whole number, and the origin labeled 0. Four filled dots are plotted and they are the whole graph: one three units left of the y-axis and one unit above the x-axis, at negative three, one; one two units left and three units above, at negative two, three; one one unit right and four units below, at one, negative four; and one three units right and two units above, at three, two. No line or curve joins the dots, no dot is labeled with its coordinates, and no other point is shown.

  2. Problem 2 The allowed real inputs

    Let h(x)=x+3 3−xx−3h(x)=\dfrac{\sqrt{x+3}\,\sqrt{3-x}}{x-3} wherever this expression is real and defined. State its domain, and decide whether it ever produces a positive output.

  3. Problem 3 Three combined records

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    For all real inputs, let f(x)=x(x−2)f(x)=x(x-2) and g(x)=x2−2xg(x)=x^2-2x. Give expanded polynomial formulas for f+gf+g and f−gf-g, and give the simplest formula and complete domain for f/gf/g.

  4. Problem 4 The two-stage run

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    A cutter produces n(t)=7t+3n(t)=7t+3 tiles in a run lasting tt minutes, counting three test tiles at start-up and seven more each minute. Every tile has mass 2525 grams, and each batch is packed on a tray of mass 4040 grams, so a batch of nn tiles has packed mass m(n)=25n+40m(n)=25n+40 grams. Give an expanded formula for the packed mass as a function of the run length, and use it for a run of 66 minutes. A coworker computes n(m(6))n(m(6)) instead: what number does that give, and why is it not the packed mass?

  5. Problem 5 Two linked entries

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    The one-to-one function f(x)=3/(x+1)f(x)=3/(x+1) has domain x≠−1x\ne-1. Two records say f(a)=6f(a)=6 and f−1(b)=2f^{-1}(b)=2. Find aa and bb.

  6. Problem 6 A nested symbol

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    For all real inputs, define a⋄b=(a−b)2a\diamond b=(a-b)^2. Write (t⋄1)⋄(t⋄(−1))(t\diamond1)\diamond(t\diamond(-1)) as an expanded polynomial, and state the smallest value that expression can take and the input tt that produces it.

  7. Problem 7 The simplified outputs

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    Let f(u)=uf(u)=\sqrt u for u≥0u\ge0, and let g(x)=(x−2)/(x−2)g(x)=(x-2)/(x-2) for x≠2x\ne2. Give the simplest formulas and complete domains of both f∘gf\circ g and g∘fg\circ f.

  8. Problem 8 A restricted machine

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    The function R(u)=2u+5R(u)=2u+5 accepts exactly −2≤u≤3-2\le u\le3. The function g(x)=x2−1g(x)=x^2-1 accepts all real inputs. Give an expanded formula and the complete domain for R∘gR\circ g, and decide whether (R∘g)(3)(R\circ g)(3) exists.

  9. Problem 9 The proposed reversal

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    Let f(x)=x+1−2f(x)=\sqrt{x+1}-2 on x≥−1x\ge-1. Dara proposes g(x)=(x+2)2−1g(x)=(x+2)^2-1 on all real inputs as its inverse. Is Dara’s proposal, rule and domain together, correct? State the inverse function with its domain and range, and verify both compositions.

  10. Problem 10 A reduced graph

    Advanced. This question goes beyond core Algebra I. It is not required by the course.

    The graph shows the complete function ff. Delete as few plotted points as possible so the remaining function has an inverse, while retaining the point with input −2-2. Give every inverse pair and its domain and range, and verify that the two functions undo each other.

    The complete graph of f, four plotted pointsA grid with an x-axis numbered from -3 to 6 and a y-axis numbered from -2 to 5 at every whole number, with equal unit lengths and the origin labeled 0. Four filled dots are plotted, at (-2, 1), (0, 4), (3, 1) and (5, -1). Nothing joins them, no dot carries a coordinate label, and none is singled out.xy0-3-2-1123456-2-112345
    The complete graph of ff.
    Text description of this figure

    A coordinate grid with equal unit lengths on both axes. The horizontal x-axis runs from negative three to six and the vertical y-axis from negative two to five, with tick marks, number labels and gridlines at every whole number, and the origin labeled 0. Four filled dots are plotted and they are all the points of the function: one two units left of the y-axis and one unit above the x-axis, at negative two, one; one on the y-axis four units above the x-axis, at zero, four; one three units right and one unit above, at three, one; and one five units right and one unit below, at five, negative one. No line or curve joins the dots, no dot is labeled with its coordinates, and no dot is marked out from the others.