College Algebra

# Review Exercises

College AlgebraReview Exercises

#### Functions and Function Notation

For the following exercises, determine whether the relation is a function.

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${ (a,b),(c,d),(e,d) } { (a,b),(c,d),(e,d) }$

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${ (5,2),(6,1),(6,2),(4,8) } { (5,2),(6,1),(6,2),(4,8) }$

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$y 2 +4=x, y 2 +4=x,$for$x x$the independent variable and$y y$the dependent variable

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Is the graph in Figure 1 a function?

Figure 1

For the following exercises, evaluate the function at the indicated values:$f(−3); f(2); f(−a); −f(a); f(a+h). f(−3); f(2); f(−a); −f(a); f(a+h).$

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$f(x)=−2 x 2 +3x f(x)=−2 x 2 +3x$

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$f(x)=2| 3x−1 | f(x)=2| 3x−1 |$

For the following exercises, determine whether the functions are one-to-one.

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$f(x)=−3x+5 f(x)=−3x+5$

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$f(x)=| x−3 | f(x)=| x−3 |$

For the following exercises, use the vertical line test to determine if the relation whose graph is provided is a function.

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For the following exercises, graph the functions.

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$f(x)=| x+1 | f(x)=| x+1 |$

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$f(x)= x 2 −2 f(x)= x 2 −2$

For the following exercises, use Figure 2 to approximate the values.

Figure 2
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$f(2) f(2)$

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$f(−2) f(−2)$

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If$f(x)=−2, f(x)=−2,$then solve for$x. x.$

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If$f(x)=1, f(x)=1,$then solve for$x. x.$

For the following exercises, use the function$h(t)=−16 t 2 +80t h(t)=−16 t 2 +80t$to find the values in simplest form.

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$h(2)−h(1) 2−1 h(2)−h(1) 2−1$

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$h(a)−h(1) a−1 h(a)−h(1) a−1$

#### Domain and Range

For the following exercises, find the domain of each function, expressing answers using interval notation.

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$f(x)= 2 3x+2 f(x)= 2 3x+2$

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$f(x)= x−3 x 2 −4x−12 f(x)= x−3 x 2 −4x−12$

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$f(x)= x−6 x−4 f(x)= x−6 x−4$

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Graph this piecewise function:

#### Rates of Change and Behavior of Graphs

For the following exercises, find the average rate of change of the functions from

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$f(x)=4x−3 f(x)=4x−3$

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$f(x)=10 x 2 +x f(x)=10 x 2 +x$

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$f(x)=− 2 x 2 f(x)=− 2 x 2$

For the following exercises, use the graphs to determine the intervals on which the functions are increasing, decreasing, or constant.

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Find the local minimum of the function graphed in Exercise 3.27.

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Find the local extrema for the function graphed in Exercise 3.28.

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For the graph in Figure 3, the domain of the function is$[ −3,3 ]. [ −3,3 ].$The range is$[ −10,10 ]. [ −10,10 ].$Find the absolute minimum of the function on this interval.

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Find the absolute maximum of the function graphed in Figure 3.

Figure 3

#### Composition of Functions

For the following exercises, find$(f∘g)(x) (f∘g)(x)$and$(g∘f)(x) (g∘f)(x)$for each pair of functions.

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$f(x)=4−x, g(x)=−4x f(x)=4−x, g(x)=−4x$

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$f(x)=3x+2, g(x)=5−6x f(x)=3x+2, g(x)=5−6x$

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$f(x)= x 2 +2x, g(x)=5x+1 f(x)= x 2 +2x, g(x)=5x+1$

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For the following exercises, find$( f∘g ) ( f∘g )$and the domain for$( f∘g )(x) ( f∘g )(x)$for each pair of functions.

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For the following exercises, express each function$H H$as a composition of two functions$f f$and$g g$where$H(x)=(f∘g)(x). H(x)=(f∘g)(x).$

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$H(x)= 2x−1 3x+4 H(x)= 2x−1 3x+4$

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$H(x)= 1 (3 x 2 −4) −3 H(x)= 1 (3 x 2 −4) −3$

#### Transformation of Functions

For the following exercises, sketch a graph of the given function.

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$f(x)= (x−3) 2 f(x)= (x−3) 2$

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$f(x)= (x+4) 3 f(x)= (x+4) 3$

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$f(x)= x +5 f(x)= x +5$

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$f(x)=− x 3 f(x)=− x 3$

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$f(x)= −x 3 f(x)= −x 3$

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$f(x)=5 −x −4 f(x)=5 −x −4$

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$f(x)=4[ | x−2 |−6 ] f(x)=4[ | x−2 |−6 ]$

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$f(x)=− (x+2) 2 −1 f(x)=− (x+2) 2 −1$

For the following exercises, sketch the graph of the function$g g$if the graph of the function$f f$is shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4
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$g(x)=f(x−1) g(x)=f(x−1)$

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$g(x)=3f(x) g(x)=3f(x)$

For the following exercises, write the equation for the standard function represented by each of the graphs below.

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For the following exercises, determine whether each function below is even, odd, or neither.

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$f(x)=3 x 4 f(x)=3 x 4$

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$g(x)= x g(x)= x$

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$h(x)= 1 x +3x h(x)= 1 x +3x$

For the following exercises, analyze the graph and determine whether the graphed function is even, odd, or neither.

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#### Absolute Value Functions

For the following exercises, write an equation for the transformation of$f(x)=| x |. f(x)=| x |.$

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For the following exercises, graph the absolute value function.

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$f(x)=| x−5 | f(x)=| x−5 |$

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$f(x)=−| x−3 | f(x)=−| x−3 |$

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$f(x)=| 2x−4 | f(x)=| 2x−4 |$

#### Inverse Functions

For the following exercises, findfor each function.

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$f(x)=9+10x f(x)=9+10x$

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$f(x)= x x+2 f(x)= x x+2$

For the following exercise, find a domain on which the functionis one-to-one and non-decreasing. Write the domain in interval notation. Then find the inverse ofrestricted to that domain.

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$f(x)= x 2 +1 f(x)= x 2 +1$

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Given $f( x )= x 3 −5 f( x )= x 3 −5$ and $g(x)= x+5 3 : g(x)= x+5 3 :$

1. Find and $g(f(x)). g(f(x)).$
2. What does the answer tell us about the relationship between $f(x) f(x)$ and $g(x)? g(x)?$

For the following exercises, use a graphing utility to determine whether each function is one-to-one.

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$f(x)= 1 x f(x)= 1 x$

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$f(x)=−3 x 2 +x f(x)=−3 x 2 +x$

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If $f( 5 )=2, f( 5 )=2,$ find $f −1 (2). f −1 (2).$

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If $f( 1 )=4, f( 1 )=4,$ find $f −1 (4). f −1 (4).$