MHF4U UNIT 7 PRACTICE TEST

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____

1. Which one of the following relations is not a function?

a.
c.
b.

d.

____

2. Which equation describes the function rule subtract 5 from the input and then multiply by 2 to find the
output?
a.
c.
b.
d.

____

3. Suppose that

is a function such that

function
?
a. {x R}
b. {x R | x 0}
____

and

is positive for all

. What is the domain of the

c. {x R | x 5}
d. {x R | x 0 and x 5}

4. Which characteristic is not a characteristic of the following function?

y
6
5
4
3
2
1
3

1
1

2
3
4

a.
b.
c.
d.

The function is decreasing on

.
The function is not continuous.
The graph of the function has a vertical asymptote at
The graph of the function has a -intercept.

____

5. Which one of the following functions is odd?

a.
c.
2
b.
d.

____

6. How could you change the function

a.

to be decreasing on the interval (0,

c.

)?

b.
____

d.

7. The point (6, 6) is on the graph

. Find the corresponding coordinates of this point on the graph

.
a. (9, 17)
b. (17, 9)
____

c. (11, 11)
d. (9, 17)

8. Match the following equation to its inverse.

y
5
4
3
2
1
5

1
1

2
3
4
5

a.

c.

1
1

1
1

b.

____

d.

9. If
a. 88
b. 4

1
1

1
1

, find

.
c. 5.6
d. 3.2

____ 10. State the domain of the following piecewise function.

y
5
4
3
2
1
10 9

1
1

2
3
4
5

a. D = {x
b. D = {x

R | 10 x
R | 10 < x

c. D = {x
d. D = {x

0}
0}

R | 10 < x < 0}
R | 10 x < 0}

Short Answer

11. Consider the functions

and
?

and

. Which real numbers are in the domains of both

12. Give an example of a quadratic function with -intercept

13. Identify symmetry of the graph of the function

that is increasing on
.

14. State the parent function of the equation

and the transformations that were applied.

15. Given

, find the range for

16. Explain why the inverse of

17. The function

is a function.

is shown below. Is the inverse of

a function?

y
5
4
3
2
1
5

1
1

2
3
4
5

18. State whether piecewise function

is not.

19. Graph the following piecewise function:

is continuous. If it is not continuous, state where it

20. State the domain of the following piecewise function.

Problem
21. Show that there exists a unique function whose domain is {x R} and which is both even and odd. Find the
function and justify your answer.

22. For each of the following functions, describe in English the sequence of operations that produce the functions
output from its input.
a)
b)
c)
23. The formula for an investment worth with interest compounded annually is
, where P represents
the initial investment, i is the interest rate, and A is the worth of the investment after n years.
a) Solve the formula for P. What was the initial investment of an investment worth $1000 that compounded
10% interest for 10 years?
b) Solve the formula for i. What is the interest rate of an investment whose worth went from $1000 to $1200
in 2 years?
c) Explain a method with which you could estimate how many years it would take for an investment to reach
a certain worth at a certain interest rate.
d) Estimate how many years would it take an investment of $2100 at 20% interest to reach a worth of $5225?

24. Consider the function

.
a) Find the inverse of
.
b) Explain why the inverse is not a function.
c) Suppose
represents the height of a rocket taking off in terms of time. How would you need to restrict
the domain or range of
?
d) Is the inverse now a function? Why or why not?
25. A gym charges $5/hour for the first four hours of use in a week, and a total flat rate of $20 after that.
a) How much would you spend going to the gym for three hours in a week? 5? 10?
b) When is it a better value to go more hours?
c) Write a piecewise function that models the total cost of the gym in a week according to the number of
hours spent there.

d) Write a piecewise function that models the cost/hour of the gym according to the number of hours spent
there.

MHF4U UNIT 7 PRACTICE TEST

Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS:
OBJ:
2. ANS:
3. ANS:
4. ANS:
OBJ:
5. ANS:
OBJ:
6. ANS:
OBJ:
7. ANS:
8. ANS:
OBJ:
9. ANS:
OBJ:
10. ANS:
OBJ:

D
PTS: 1
REF:
1.1 - Functions
B
PTS: 1
REF:
C
PTS: 1
REF:
A
PTS: 1
REF:
1.3 - Properties of Graphs of Functions
D
PTS: 1
REF:
1.3 - Properties of Graphs of Functions
D
PTS: 1
REF:
1.3 - Properties of Graphs of Functions
A
PTS: 1
REF:
D
PTS: 1
REF:
1.5 - Inverse Relations
B
PTS: 1
REF:
1.5 - Inverse Relations
C
PTS: 1
REF:
1.6 - Piecewise Functions

Knowledge and Understanding

Thinking
OBJ: 1.1 - Functions
Thinking
OBJ: 1.1 - Functions
Knowledge and Understanding
Knowledge and Understanding
Thinking
Thinking
OBJ: 1.4 - Sketching Graphs of Functions
Knowledge and Understanding
Knowledge and Understanding
Knowledge and Understanding

SHORT ANSWER
11. ANS:
{x R | 1 x 3 or x 3}
PTS: 1
12. ANS:
Sample answer:

REF: Thinking

OBJ: 1.1 - Functions

PTS: 1
REF: Thinking
OBJ: 1.3 - Properties of Graphs of Functions
13. ANS:
The function is odd, and so its graph is symmetric with respect to the origin.
PTS: 1
REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 1.3 - Properties of Graphs of Functions
14. ANS:
The parent function is
. The function was transformed by a vertical stretch by a factor of 3, then a
translation of 2 units to the left, and finally a translation of 1 unit upward.
PTS: 1
15. ANS:
{y R | y 10}

REF: Knowledge and Understanding

OBJ: 1.4 - Sketching Graphs of Functions

PTS: 1
REF: Application OBJ: 1.4 - Sketching Graphs of Functions
16. ANS:
Any horizontal line through the equation only passes one point on the graph.
PTS: 1
17. ANS:
Yes.

REF: Communication

PTS: 1
18. ANS:
No, at

REF: Thinking

PTS: 1
19. ANS:

REF: Knowledge and Understanding

OBJ: 1.5 - Inverse Relations

OBJ: 1.5 - Inverse Relations

OBJ: 1.6 - Piecewise Functions

y
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1

PTS: 1
20. ANS:
D = {x R}
PTS: 1

10

REF: Thinking

OBJ: 1.6 - Piecewise Functions

REF: Knowledge and Understanding

OBJ: 1.6 - Piecewise Functions

PROBLEM
21. ANS:
Suppose a function

has domain {x R} and is both even and odd. Then for all real numbers ,

and

. It follows that, for all real numbers ,

which implies that
, or
. Therefore the constant function
is the unique function on the real numbers
which is both even and odd.
PTS: 1
REF: Communication
OBJ: 1.3 - Properties of Graphs of Functions
22. ANS:
a) First subtract 2, then square the answer, and finally multiply by 3.

b) First multiply by three, then subtract 2, and finally square the answer.
c) First square the input, then multiply by 3, and finally subtract 2.
PTS: 1
23. ANS:
a)

REF: Communication

OBJ: 1.4 - Sketching Graphs of Functions

; $385.54

b)
; 9.54%
c) Solve for a variable other than n. Graph it. Sketch the graph of the inverse and estimate.
d) 5 years.
PTS: 1
24. ANS:

REF: Application

OBJ: 1.5 - Inverse Relations

a)
b) A horizontal line through
or a vertical line through its inverse can pass more than one point.
c) The domain would be D = {x R | x }
d) Yes; a horizontal line through

or a vertical line through its inverse can now pass at most one point.

PTS: 1
REF: Communication
25. ANS:
a) $15, $20, $20
b) Any number of hours over 4.

OBJ: 1.5 - Inverse Relations

c)

d)
PTS: 1

REF: Thinking

OBJ: 1.6 - Piecewise Functions