non-linear functions
non-linear functions
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A rectangle has a length that is times its width. The function represents this situation, where is the
area, in square feet, of the rectangle and . Which of the following is the best interpretation of in this context?
C. The difference between the length and the width of the rectangle, in feet
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The product of two positive integers is . If the first integer is greater than twice the second integer, what is the smaller
of the two integers?
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The table shows three values of and their corresponding values of , where and is a linear function.
What is the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
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The function is defined by . What is the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The given equation relates the value of and its corresponding value of for the function . What is the minimum value
of the function ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The given function models the number of advertisements a company sent to its clients each year, where represents the
number of years since , and . If is graphed in the xy-plane, which of the following is the best
interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph in this context?
A. The minimum estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients during the years was .
B. The minimum estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients during the years was .
C. The estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients in was .
D. The estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients in was .
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The first term of a sequence is . Each term after the first is times the preceding term. If represents the th term of the
sequence, which equation gives in terms of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Rosa opened a savings account at a bank. The table shows the exponential relationship between the time , in years, since
Rosa opened the account and the total amount , in dollars, in the account. If Rosa made no additional deposits or
withdrawals, which of the following equations best represents the relationship between and ?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
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Function is defined by , where and are constants. In the xy-plane, the graph of has a
y-intercept at . The product of and is . What is the value of ?
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A company has a newsletter. In January , there were customers subscribed to the newsletter. For the next
months after January , the total number of customers subscribed to the newsletter each month was greater than
the total number subscribed the previous month. Which equation gives the total number of customers, , subscribed to the
company's newsletter months after January , where ?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
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In the xy-plane, when the graph of the function , where , is shifted up units, the resulting graph is defined by the
function . If the graph of crosses through the point , where is a constant, what is the value of ?
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A rectangular volleyball court has an area of 162 square meters. If the length of the
court is twice the width, what is the width of the court, in meters?
A. 9
B. 18
C. 27
D. 54
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A machine launches a softball from ground level. The softball reaches a maximum height of meters above the ground
at seconds and hits the ground at seconds. Which equation represents the height above ground , in meters, of the
softball seconds after it is launched?
A.
B.
C. msup
D. msup
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The function is defined by , where and are constants. In the -plane, the graph of has an -
intercept at and a -intercept at . What is the value of ?
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The function S above models the annual salary, in dollars, of an employee n years
after starting a job, where a is a constant. If the employee’s salary increases by 4%
each year, what is the value of a ?
A. 0.04
B. 0.4
C. 1.04
D. 1.4
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B. The unit price, in dollars, of the product that will result in maximum revenue
C. The unit price, in dollars, of the product that will result in a revenue of $0
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Growth of a Culture of Bacteria
Number of bacteria per
Day
milliliter at end of day
A. Day 5
B. Day 9
C. Day 11
D. Day 12
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The equation above estimates the global data traffic D, in terabytes, for the year
that is t years after 2010. What is the best interpretation of the number 5,640 in this
context?
B. The estimated percent increase in the data traffic, in terabytes, each year
C. The estimated data traffic, in terabytes, for the year that is t years after 2010
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A scientist initially measures bacteria in a growth medium. hours later, the scientist measures bacteria.
Assuming exponential growth, the formula gives the number of bacteria in the growth medium, where and
are constants and is the number of bacteria hours after the initial measurement. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A rectangle has a length of units and a width of units. If the rectangle has an area of square units, what is the
value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The graph models the number of active projects a company was working on months after the end of November ,
where . According to the model, what is the predicted number of active projects the company was working on at
the end of November ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The graph of is shown, where and are constants. What is the value of ?
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The graph of is shown, where the function is defined by and , , , and are
constants. For how many values of does ?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
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The function is defined by . For what value of does reach its minimum?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function models the population, in thousands, of a certain city years after . According to the model, the
population is predicted to increase by every months. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Which of the following could be the equation of the graph shown in the xy-plane?
A.
B.
C.
D. msup
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In the given quadratic function, and are constants. The graph of in the xy-plane is a parabola that opens
upward and has a vertex at the point , where and are constants. If and , which of the
following must be true?
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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Which table gives three values of and their corresponding values of for function ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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If the given function is graphed in the xy-plane, where , what is the x-coordinate of an x-intercept of the graph?
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A sample of a certain isotope takes years to decay to half its original mass. The function gives the
approximate mass of this isotope, in grams, that remains years after a -gram sample starts to decay. Which statement
is the best interpretation of in this context?
A. Approximately grams of the sample remains years after the sample starts to decay.
B. The mass of the sample has decreased by approximately grams years after the sample starts to decay.
C. The mass of the sample has decreased by approximately grams years after the sample starts to decay.
D. Approximately grams of the sample remains years after the sample starts to decay.
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The function is defined by the given equation. For what value of does reach its minimum?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function is defined by , where is a constant. In the xy-plane, the graph of passes
through the point . What is the value of ?
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Function is defined by , where and are constants. In the xy-plane, the graph of has a
y-intercept at . The product of and is . What is the value of ?
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A quadratic function models a projectile's height, in meters, above the ground in terms of the time, in seconds, after it was
launched. The model estimates that the projectile was launched from an initial height of meters above the ground and
reached a maximum height of meters above the ground seconds after the launch. How many seconds after the
launch does the model estimate that the projectile will return to a height of meters?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The given equation relates the variables and . For what value of does the value of reach its minimum?
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The product of two positive integers is . If the first integer is greater than twice the second integer, what is the smaller
of the two integers?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Immanuel purchased a certain rare coin on January 1. The function , where , gives the
predicted value, in dollars, of the rare coin years after Immanuel purchased it. What is the best interpretation of the
statement “ is approximately equal to ” in this context?
When the rare coin's predicted value is approximately dollars, it is greater than the predicted value, in dollars, on
A. January 1 of the previous year.
When the rare coin’s predicted value is approximately dollars, it is times the predicted value, in dollars, on January 1
B. of the previous year.
From the day Immanuel purchased the rare coin to years after Immanuel purchased the coin, its predicted value
C. increased by a total of approximately dollars.
D. years after Immanuel purchased the rare coin, its predicted value is approximately dollars.
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A model estimates that at the end of each year from to , the number of squirrels in a population was more
than the number of squirrels in the population at the end of the previous year. The model estimates that at the end of ,
there were squirrels in the population. Which of the following equations represents this model, where is the estimated
number of squirrels in the population years after the end of and ?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
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The function is defined by the given equation. For which of the following values of does ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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From 2005 through 2014, the number of music CDs sold in the United States
declined each year by approximately 15% of the number sold the preceding year. In
2005, approximately 600 million CDs were sold in the United States. Of the
following, which best models C, the number of millions of CDs sold in the United
States, t years after 2005?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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An object was launched upward from a platform. The graph shown models the height above ground, , in meters, of the
object seconds after it was launched. For which of the following intervals of time was the height of the object increasing
for the entire interval?
A. From to
B. From to
C. From to
D. From to
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The population P of a certain city y years after the last census is modeled by the equation below, where r is a constant
and is the population when .
If during this time the population of the city decreases by a fixed percent each year,
which of the following must be true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The graph gives the estimated number of catalogs , in thousands, a company sent to its customers at the end of each year,
where represents the number of years since the end of , where . Which statement is the best
interpretation of the y-intercept in this context?
A. The estimated total number of catalogs the company sent to its customers during the first years was .
The estimated total number of catalogs the company sent to its customers from the end of to the end of was
B. .
C. The estimated number of catalogs the company sent to its customers at the end of was .
D. The estimated number of catalogs the company sent to its customers at the end of was .
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The given function models the number of coupons a company sent to their customers at the end of each year, where
represents the number of years since the end of , and . If is graphed in the ty-plane, which of the
following is the best interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph in this context?
A. The minimum estimated number of coupons the company sent to their customers during the years was .
B. The minimum estimated number of coupons the company sent to their customers during the years was .
C. The estimated number of coupons the company sent to their customers at the end of was .
D. The estimated number of coupons the company sent to their customers at the end of was .
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For the quadratic function , the table shows three values of and their corresponding values of . Which equation
defines ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function gives the value, in dollars, of a certain piece of equipment after months of use. If the value of the
equipment decreases each year by of its value the preceding year, what is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In the xy-plane, the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of the function f is c.
Which of the following must be equal to c ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function models the intensity of an X-ray beam, in number of particles in the X-ray beam, millimeters below the
surface of a sample of iron. According to the model, what is the estimated number of particles in the X-ray beam when it is
at the surface of the sample of iron?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The equation gives the estimated stock price , in dollars, for a certain company days after a new product launched, where
. Which statement is the best interpretation of in this context?
A. The company's estimated stock price increased every day after the new product launched.
B. The company's estimated stock price increased every days after the new product launched.
C. day after the new product launched, the company's estimated stock price is .
D. days after the new product launched, the company's estimated stock price is .
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A.
B.
C. 7
D. 11
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function gives a metal ball's height above the ground , in inches, seconds after it started
moving on a track, where . Which of the following is the best interpretation of the vertex of the graph of
in the xy-plane?
A. The metal ball's minimum height was inches above the ground.
B. The metal ball's minimum height was inches above the ground.
C. The metal ball's height was inches above the ground when it started moving.
D. The metal ball's height was inches above the ground when it started moving.
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The function gives the area of a rectangle, , if its width is and its length is times its
width. Which of the following is the best interpretation of ?
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A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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An object’s kinetic energy, in joules, is equal to the product of one-half the object’s
mass, in kilograms, and the square of the object’s speed, in meters per second.
What is the speed, in meters per second, of an object with a mass of 4 kilograms
and kinetic energy of 18 joules?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 36
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In the xy-plane, a parabola has vertex and intersects the x-axis at two points. If the equation of the parabola is
written in the form , where , , and are constants, which of the following could be the value of
?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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x p(x)
The table above gives selected values of a polynomial function p. Based on the
values in the table, which of the following must be a factor of p ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The height, in feet, of an object x seconds after it is thrown straight up in the air
can be modeled by the function . Based on the model,
which of the following statements best interprets the equation ?
A. The height of the object 1.4 seconds after being thrown straight up in the air is 1.64 feet.
B. The height of the object 1.64 seconds after being thrown straight up in the air is 1.4 feet.
The height of the object 1.64 seconds after being thrown straight up in the air is approximately 1.4 times as great as its
C. initial height.
D. The speed of the object 1.4 seconds after being thrown straight up in the air is approximately 1.64 feet per second.
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When the quadratic function is graphed in the xy-plane, where , its vertex is . One of the x-intercepts of
this graph is . What is the other x-intercept of the graph?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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An engineer wanted to identify the best angle for a cooling fan in an engine in order
to get the greatest airflow. The engineer discovered that the function above models
the airflow , in cubic feet per minute, as a function of the angle of the fan , in
degrees. According to the model, what angle, in degrees, gives the greatest
airflow?
A. –0.28
B. 0.28
C. 27
D. 880
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The function gives the number of bacteria in a population minutes after an initial observation. How
much time, in minutes, does it take for the number of bacteria in the population to double?
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Sara opened a savings account at a bank. The table shows the exponential relationship between the time , in years, since
Sara opened the account and the total amount , in dollars, in the account. If Sara made no additional deposits or
withdrawals, which of the following equations best represents the relationship between and ?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
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The function models the population, in thousands, of a certain city years after . According to the model, the
population is predicted to increase by every months. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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For the function , , and for each increase in by , the value of decreases by . What is the value of
?
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A competitive diver dives from a platform into the water. The graph shown gives the height above the water , in meters, of
the diver seconds after diving from the platform. What is the best interpretation of the x-intercept of the graph?
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The equation above models the number of members, M, of a gym t years after the
gym opens. Of the following, which equation models the number of members of
the gym q quarter years after the gym opens?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A certain college had 3,000 students enrolled in 2015. The college predicts that
after 2015, the number of students enrolled each year will be 2% less than the
number of students enrolled the year before. Which of the following functions
models the relationship between the number of students enrolled, , and the
number of years after 2015, x ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The functions and are defined by the given equations, where . Which of the following equations displays, as a
constant or coefficient, the maximum value of the function it defines, where ?
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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The function is defined by , where , , and are constants. The graph of in the xy-plane
passes through the points and . If is an integer greater than , which of the following could be the value of
?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A rubber ball bounces upward one-half the height that it falls each time it hits the
ground. If the ball was originally dropped from a distance of 20.0 feet above the
ground, what was its maximum height above the ground, in feet, between the third
and fourth time it hit the ground?
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The number of bacteria in a liquid medium doubles every day. There are bacteria in the liquid medium at the start of
an observation. Which represents the number of bacteria, , in the liquid medium days after the start of the observation?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup