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Pretest#2 Rational Functions

This document contains a 20 question multiple choice pretest on rational functions. The questions cover identifying vertical and horizontal asymptotes, x-intercepts, y-intercepts, holes, transformations of parent functions, multiplying, dividing, and solving rational expressions. The correct answers to each question are also given as the letter choices.

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Pretest#2 Rational Functions

This document contains a 20 question multiple choice pretest on rational functions. The questions cover identifying vertical and horizontal asymptotes, x-intercepts, y-intercepts, holes, transformations of parent functions, multiplying, dividing, and solving rational expressions. The correct answers to each question are also given as the letter choices.

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Subject: General Mathematics

Pretest in General Mathematics: Rational Functions

Multiple Choice: Choose only the letter of the best answer.


x2 −2x−8
1. Find the vertical asymptote of 3x−2

a. y=2/3 c. x=3/2
b. x= 2/3 d. x=1/3

2. State the vertical asymptote: f(x)=(x-2)/(x+5).


a. x = -2/5 c. x = -5/2
b. x = -5 d. x = 2

3. What are the x-intercept(s) for the function f(x) = (4x + 12)/(x - 6)?
a. (-3,0) c. (6,0)
b. (0,-2) d. (4,0)

4. What is the y-intercept for f(x) = (2x - 18)/(2x + 6)?


a. (-9,0) c. (-3,0)
b. (0,-3) d. (0,1)

5. Find both asymptotes.


x+2
______
2x-6
a. x=-3 and y=1/2 c. x=1/2 and y=3
b. x=3 and y =-1/2 d. x=3 and y=1/2

6. Which asymptotes are determined by looking at the denominator of a


function?
a. vertical c. horizontal
b. slant d. none
Subject: General Mathematics
Pretest in General Mathematics: Rational Functions

7. Which asymptotes are determined by looking at the coefficients of the


highest power in a function?
a. vertical c. horizontal
b. slant d. none

8. What are the asymptotes?

a. x=-3, y=1 c. x=3, y =1


b. x=-3, y =-1 d. x=3 y=-1

9. What is/are the x-intercepts of ?


a. (-2,0) and (2,0) c. (-2,0)
b. (3,0) d. (2,0) and (3,0

10. What is the horizontal asymptote?

a. y=0 c. y=1
b. y=-1/9 d. This graph does not have a horizontal asymptote.)
Subject: General Mathematics
Pretest in General Mathematics: Rational Functions

11. Name any holes of the function.

a. x=0 c. none
b. x=1 d. x = -1
12. What is the horizontal asymptote of the function?

a. y=0 c. y=1/3
b. none d. y=-1/3
13. What is the horizontal asymptote of the function?

a. y=0 c. none
b. y = 1 d. y = -1
14. Name any holes of the function.

a. x=0 c. none
b. x=3 d. x=-3
15. Describe all transformations from the parent function g(x)=1/x to
f(x).

a. Shift right 5 and shift up 7 c. Shift left 7 and shift up 5


b. Reflect over the x-axis, shift up 7 d. Shift left 5 and shift up 7
Subject: General Mathematics
Pretest in General Mathematics: Rational Functions

16. Multiply the rational expression below.

a. 6/(x+4) c. (x+7)(x-4)/3(x+5)
b. (x-4)/6 d. (x-4)/2
17. Divide the rational expression below.

a. (x+10)/(2x+5) c. 2/(5x-1)
b. 12/(x+10) d. (x+10)/(2x+5)

18. Solve and check for extraneous solutions.

a. x=2, not extraneous c. x=-2, not extraneous


b. x=11, extraneous d. x=22, extraneous

19. Solve and check for extraneous solutions.

a. x=-1, x=-3 extraneous c. x=-1 extraneous, x=-2


b. x=-1, x=-2 extraneous d. x=-1, x=2 extraneous
Subject: General Mathematics
Pretest in General Mathematics: Rational Functions

20. Solve.

a. A c. B
b. C d. D

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