QUIZ 2

Professor: Ms. Chowdhury

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INSTRUCTIONS

MATH 107 Fall 2015

Date ________________

The quiz is worth 35 points. There are 10 multiple choice (2 points) and 5 (3 points) short answer
problems.
This quiz is open book and open notes, and you may take as long as you like on it provided that
you submit the quiz no later than the due date posted in our course schedule of the syllabus. You
may refer to your textbook, notes, and online classroom materials, but you may not consult
anyone.

You must show all of your work to receive full credit. If you do not show work, you
may earn only partial or no credit at the discretion of the professor.
Please type your answers on the table below, then create a separate document containing your
work. Scanned handwritten work is also acceptable. Be sure to include your name in the
document. Review instructions for submitting your quiz in the Unit Quizzes Module.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Evaluate the function at the given value of the independent variable and simplify.
1) f(x) = x + 13; f(-4)
A) 1.73
B) -3
C) 3
D) not a real number

1)

Find functions f and g so that h(x) = (f g)(x).

3
2) h(x) =
8x + 6

2)

A) f(x) = 8x + 6, g(x) = 3
C) f(x) = 3/x, g(x) = 8x + 6

B) f(x) = 3/ x, g(x) = 8x + 6
D) f(x) = 3, g(x) = 8 + 6

Find the center and the radius of the circle.

3) (x + 7)2 + (y + 8)2 = 49
A) (7, 8), r = 49

B) (-7, -8), r = 7

C) (8, 7), r = 49

D) (-8, -7), r = 7

Find the distance between the pair of points.

4) (6, 4) and (-3, -3)

32

A)

B)

3)

4)
C) 63

130

D) 2

Find the domain of the function.

5) f(x) =

5)

x2 + 18

A) (- , 0) (0, )
C) (-18, )

B) (- , )
D) (- , -18)

6) f(x) = 19 - x
A) (- , 19]
C) (- , 19) (19, )
7) f(x) = x -

(-18, )
6)

B) (- ,
D) (- ,

19)
19]

( 19, )

4
x-1

7)

A) (- , )
C) (- , 1) (1, )

B) (- , 1)
D) (- , 4)

(1, 4) (4, )
(4, )

For the given functions f and g , find the indicated composition.

x - 10
,
g(x) = 3x + 10
8) f(x) =
3
(g f)(x)
A) x -

10
3

B) 3x + 20

C) x

8)

D) x + 20

Given functions f and g, perform the indicated operations.

9) f(x) = 5x2 - 7x, g(x) = x2 - 2x - 35

9)

f
Find .
g
A)

5x
x+1

B)

5x2 - 7x
x2 - 2x - 35

C)

5-x
35

D)

5x - 7
-2

Use the graph to determine the x- and y-intercepts.

10)

10)

A) x-intercept: 4; y-intercepts: -4, 1, 5

C) x-intercepts: 4, 1, -5; y-intercept: 4

B) x-intercepts: -4, 1, 5; y-intercept: 4

D) x-intercept: 4; y-intercepts: 4, 1, -5

SHORT ANSWER. You must show all your work to receive full credit.
Graph the equation. Make a T-table showing the values you use.
11) y = - x - 5

Solve the problem.

12) The total cost in dollars for a certain company to produce x empty jars to be used by a jelly
producer is given by the function C(x) = 0.7x + 38,000. Find C(90,000), the cost of producing
90,000 jars.

11)

12)

Solve.

13) A firm is considering a new product. The accounting department estimates that the total
cost, C(x), of producing x units will be
C(x) = 95x + 3830.
The sales department estimates that the revenue, R(x), from selling x units will be
R(x) = 105x,
but that no more than 948 units can be sold at that price. Find and interpret (R - C)(948).

13)

14) A car rental agency charges $200 per week plus $0.45 per mile to rent a car. Express the
weekly cost to rent the car, f, as a function of the number of miles driven during the week,
x.

14)

15) An investment is worth $2838 in 1991. By 1995 it has grown to $4158. Let y be the value of
the investment in the year x, where x = 0 represents 1991. Write a linear equation that
models the value of the investment in the year x.

15)