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CLEP College Algebra: Functions

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1. Camera sales price $276 and that is 40% off - what is the original sale price? What does x =?
Piecewise
x = the original sale price and the formula is x - .40x =$276
function notation
Cannot be drawn in quizlet

2. What type of slope do horizontal lines have?
As many as you like
same
Y=IxI
When does a graph not define y as a function of x?

3. Standard absolute value - vertical shift formulas for positve and negative
x^2
Three odd - cube root - identity - standard cubic
identity
f(x)=+c and f(x)-c

4. What are the calculator instructions for a standard quadratic equation?
m
Y=IxI
Y=x^2 - graph
f(x^1)=f(x^2)

5. What points do you use to plot the inverse on a graph?
(-infinity - +infinity)
The opposite coordinates
horizontal right
Carefuly understand let x be one of the unknowns - write expressions for any other unknowns in terms of x - write an equation in x that models the verbal conditions of the problem - solve the equation - check solution in the original wording of the p

6. What is another way of writing the absolute value function?
f(x)=x^3
x2-x1 because the demonaitor of a quotient can never equal zero
Y=IxI
Y

7. Which direction does f(x+c) move
x^2
(-infinity - +infinity)
horizontal left
f(x)=suare root of x

8. How would this formula move f(x)=(x+1)^2-3
remove grouping symbols and combine like terms - variables on one side of = and numbers on the other - isolate the variables and solve and check anwser.
parabola - up one and right three
Square Root
The single number y=

9. Of the seven of algebra's common graph's how many are even?
The single number y=
Absolute Value - Constant and Standard Quadratic
same
horizontal

10. What is the domain of a square root function?
x math 3 graph
f(x) = x
undefined slope
[0 -+infinity)

11. What is the formula in both horizontal stretching and horizontal shrinking?
The first set of components of an ordered pair
Y=x - identity function
A V
divide x coorindate by c to get the y coorindate and they shrink or stretch the graph accordingly

12. x^2+y=4 is this a function? Why?

13. What is the range for a standard quadratic function?
f(x)=IxI
[0 -+infinity)
(-infinity - 0]U[0 - +infinity)
Piecewise

14. Is the square root function odd - even or neither?
f(x2)-f(x1) / x2-x1
identity
down
neither

15. Draw or discuss a constant function
C>1 - horizontal shrinking
in a quotient
remove grouping symbols and combine like terms - variables on one side of = and numbers on the other - isolate the variables and solve and check anwser.
Cannot be drawn in quizlet

16. 4x+5x=8x is what type of an equation?
horizontal right
Yes - all the domains points to one range
(-infinity - +infinity)
Conditional

17. 4(x-7)=4x-28 is what type of an equation?
identity
When does a graph not define y as a function of x?
Change in y / change in x = rise / run = y2-y1 / x2-x1
2nd catalog (zero key -) abs(x) - graph

18. Is the standard cubic function odd - even or neither?
The first set of components of an ordered pair
parabola
odd
Y=x^2 - graph

19. f(x) = x^2+3x+5 - what type of formula is this?
f(x)=+c and f(x)-c
function notation
45 degree angle
(-infinity - +infinity)

20. Repair bill for a boat is $1 -603. $532 is for parts and it's $63 per hour for labor. How many hours does it take to fix the boat and what is x?
P=2w+2L w=x and l=w+200 2x+2(x+200)=1040
Yes - all the domains points to one range
odd
x is the hours to repair the boat. $1603-532=anwser/63 = x

21. A flat line underlining one vertical line is a symbol for
Yes because two x's or domains can point to one y
up
perpendicular line
negative inverse

22. What does the graph of the cube root function look like on the graph?
Approach neg toward x through zero and above positive close to x
horizontal right
Y= then enter the number then press graph
(f+g) - (f-g) - (fg) - (f/g) all of x

23. What is the formula for the square root function?
The opposite coordinates
Absolute Value - Constant and Standard Quadratic
identity
f(x)=suare root of x

24. What is the formula for the standard cubic function?
The first set of components of an ordered pair
45 degree angle
f(x)=x^3
Cannot be drawn in quizlet

25. Which direction does f(x-c) move
horizontal right
1 -2 -3
same
identity

26. What is the formula for an absolute value function?
f(x)=IxI
Y=mx+b - b is the y intercept and m is the slope - x -y are the coordinates on the graph
2nd catalog (zero key -) abs(x) - graph
Carefuly understand let x be one of the unknowns - write expressions for any other unknowns in terms of x - write an equation in x that models the verbal conditions of the problem - solve the equation - check solution in the original wording of the p

27. What is the horizontal line formula?
Y=b
45 degree angle
P=2w+2L w=x and l=w+200 2x+2(x+200)=1040
(-infinity - +infinity)

28. What are the algebra of functions?
horizontal left
Y=x - identity function
(f+g) - (f-g) - (fg) - (f/g) all of x
Y=x^2 - graph

29. A. $20 +.05 per min B. $5 +.10 per min - what is x and how do you set up the formula?
even
20+.05x=5+.10x x=minutes
up
45 degree angle

30. What are the four steps for solving a linear equation?
The minimum or maximum points
[0 -+infinity)
1) replace f(x) with y (2) swap x and y (3) solve for y (4) determine if the solution has an inverse
remove grouping symbols and combine like terms - variables on one side of = and numbers on the other - isolate the variables and solve and check anwser.

31. What is the vertex?
4 -6 -9
f(x)=IxI
The minimum or maximum points
Y=b

32. What is the vertical line formula?
Square Root
f(x^1)=f(x^2)
x=a
x2-x1 because the demonaitor of a quotient can never equal zero

33. How are functions normally written?
x is the hours to repair the boat. $1603-532=anwser/63 = x
As equations
f(x^1)=f(x^2)
f(x)=suare root of x

34. What is the range of a square root function?
C>1 - horizontal shrinking
45 degree angle
[0 -+infinity)
(-infinity - +infinity)

35. Is a standard quadratic function even - odd or neither?
Conditional
(-infinity - +infinity)
X is the first invesment at 15% and the next is the original $50K less the first investment at the second interest rate or 7% = $6 -000
even

36. What is the domain for an absolute value function?
f of g and g of f
As equations
undefined
(-infinity - +infinity)

37. Of the seven of algebra's common graph's how many are odd?
Three odd - cube root - identity - standard cubic
x is the hours to repair the boat. $1603-532=anwser/63 = x
even
(-infinity - +infinity)

38. $50 -000 is the original investment - you will invest the money at two seperate interest rates 15% and 7% and the yield is $6 -000. What is x and what is the formula?
Equation of a line
X is the first invesment at 15% and the next is the original $50K less the first investment at the second interest rate or 7% = $6 -000
Piecewise
horizontal right

39. what is the formula for slope?
45 degree angle
Change in y / change in x = rise / run = y2-y1 / x2-x1
parabola
Cannot be drawn in quizlet

40. How do you graph Ax+By+C=0?
(-infinity - +infinity)
Equation of a line
f(x)=IxI
Set the x and y to zero and get the intercepts and then plot the points

41. What is a domain?
C(t) = 20+(.40(t-60) if you have a base of $20 for a plan and .40 cents above every minute you spend over one hour you have to first know how many minutes you went over one hour - then multuply by .40 cents for the additional minutes and add the base
divide x coorindate by c to get the y coorindate and they shrink or stretch the graph accordingly
f(x) = x
The first set of components of an ordered pair

42. what is a range?
(-infinity - 0]U[0 - +infinity)
The second set of components of an ordered pair
[0 -+infinity)
Y=b

43. What is the range of the cube root function?
(-infinity - +infinity)
The second set of components of an ordered pair
x math 3 graph
even

44. What is the domain for the standard cubic function?
Conditional
(-infinity - +infinity)
no because you cannot have one domain pointing at two y's or ranges
Mirror image neg quadrant to that of the positive quandrant

45. In an identity function if f(10)=x than what is y?
(y-y1)=m(x-x1) and you use it when you have one point or set of coordinates and the slope
x2-x1 because the demonaitor of a quotient can never equal zero
Y=10
Every line has an equation that can be written in general form. Ax+By+C=0 where A -B & C are real numbers and A & B cannot be zero.

46. What does the square root function look like on a graph?
Yes because two x's or domains can point to one y
1 -2 -3
Line ascending to the right gradually
Conditional

47. 4(x-7)=4x+28 is what type of an equation?
45 degree angle
negative inverse
Yes because two x's or domains can point to one y
inconsitent

48. What is the slope of a perpendicular line?
odd
no because you cannot have one domain pointing at two y's or ranges
math 4 x - graph
negative inverse

49. What type of line is an identity function?
neither
(f+g) - (f-g) - (fg) - (f/g) all of x
45 degree angle
because the demintor of a quotient can never equal zero

50. What is the domain of the cube root function?
A line passing through two distinct points
Equation of a line
(-infinity - +infinity)
Three odd - cube root - identity - standard cubic

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