FUNCTIONS

Line - 2 points
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Line m in the xy- plane contains the points In the xy- plane, line l passes through the
(2, 4) and (0, 1). Which of the following points (0,1) and (1, 4). Which of the
is an equation of line m? following is an equation of line l ?
A) y = 2x + 3 B) y = 2x + 4 1 1
3 3 A) y = 𝑥 + 1 B) y = 𝑥 – 1
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C) y = x + 3 D) y = x + 1 C) y = 3x + 1 D) y = 3x - 1
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x f (x) x h(x)
8 12 -1 1
12 17 2 7
The table above shows two pairs of values 4 11
for the linear function f . The function can The table above shows selected values for
be written in the form f(x) = ax + b, where the function h. In the xy- plane, the graph of
a and b are constants. What is the value of y = h(x) is a line. What is the value of h(8)?
a +b ? A) 15 B) 19
C) 21 D) 22
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In the xy- plane, line k intersects the y-
axis at the point (0, -6) and passes through
the point (2, 2). If the point (20, w)lies on
line k, what is the value of w?

In the xy- plane above, line l is parallel to

line k. what is the value of p?
A) 4 B) 5
C) 8 D) 10

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In the xy- plane, the line determined by the
n 1 2 3 4 points (2, k) and (k, 32) passes through the
f (n) -2 1 4 7 origin. Which of the following could be the
The table above shows some values of value of k?
linear function f. Which of the following A) 0 B) 4
defines f ? C) 8 D) 16
A) f (n) = n – 3 B) f (n) = 2n – 4
C) f (n) = 3n –5 D) f (n) = 4n – 6
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x f (x) x f (x)
1 5 0 -2
3 13 2 4
5 21 6 16
Some values of the linear function f are Some values of the linear function f are
shown in the table above. Which of the shown in the table above. What is the value
following defines f ? of f (3)?
A) f (x) = 2x + 3 B) f (x) = 3x + 2 A) 6 B) 7
C) f (x) = 4x + 1 D) f (x) = 5x C) 8 D) 9

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The graph of a line in the xy- plane passes What is the slope of the line in the xy- plane
through the point (1, 4) and crosses the x- 5
that passes through the points (− , 1)
axis at the point (2, 0). The line crosses 2
the y- axis at the point (0, b). what is the 1
and (− , 4)?
value of b ? 2
2
A) -1 B) -
3
3
C) 1 D)
2

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In the xy- plane, line l contains the points
x 1 2 3 4 5 (2, 6) and (8, 10). Which of the following is
f (x) 5 15 25 35 45 an equation of line l?
Which of the following functions 2 14 3
expresses a relationship that is satisfied by A) y = 𝑥 + B) y = 𝑥 − 2
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all pairs (x, f (x)) in the table above? C) y = 2x + 6 D) y = 8x + 10
A) f (x) = 5x B) f (x) = 9x
C) f (x) = 10x – 5 D) f (x) = 10x + 5
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In the xy- plane, what is the slope of the A line in the xy- plane passes through the
line that passes through the points (0,0) 1
origin and has a slope of . Which of the
and (3, 4)? 7
3 4 following points lies on the line?
A) B) A) (0, 7) B) (1, 7)
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C) 3 D) 4 C) (7, 7) D) (14, 2)
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x y
a 0
3a -a
5a -2a
Some values of x and their corresponding
values of y are shown in the table above,
where a is a constant. If there is a linear
In the xy- plane above, a appoint (not relationship between x and y, which of the
shown) with coordinates (s, t) lies on the following equations represents the
graph of the linear function f. If s and t are relationship?
positive integers, what is the ratio of t to A) x + 2y = a B) x + 2y = 5a
s? C) 2 x - y = -5a D) 2 x - y = 7a
A) 1 to 3 B) 1 to 2
C) 2 to 1 D) 3 to 1

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x h(x) x f (x)
2 1 0 c
4 7 1 2c
6 13 2 3c
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For the linear function h, the table above gives some values of x and their
shows several values of x and their corresponding values f (x), where c is a
corresponding values of h(x). which of the constant. Which of the following equations
following defines h ? defines f ?
A) h(x) = 2x – 3 B) h(x) = 3x – 5 A) f (x) = x + c B) f (x) = x + 3c
C) h(x) = 4x – 7 D) h(x) = 4x – 9 C) f (x) = cx + c D) f (x) =3cx +3c

Answer Key (H. W.)

Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer

1 D 6 D 11 B 16 A
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2 or 3.25 7 C 12 D 17 D
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3 74 8 C 13 C 18 A
4 C 9 8 14 B 19 B
5 B 10 C 15 C 20 C

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An artist paints and sells square tiles. The
h k(h) selling price p, in dollars, of a painted tile is
30 490 a linear function of the side length of the
20 980 tile s, in inches, as shown in the table
10 1,470 below.
0 1,960
The table above shows several values of Side length, s Price, p
the function k for 0≤ h ≤ 30. Of the (inches) (dollars)
following which equation could define the 3 8.00
function k ? 6 18.00
49 49 9 28.00
A) k (h) = ℎ B) k (h) = ℎ2
3 90 Which of the following could define the
C) k (h) = 1,960 – 49h relationship between s and p ?
D) k (h) = 1,960 – 190h 10
A) p = 3s + 10 B) p = 𝑠+8
3
10 10 1
C) p = 𝑠–2 D) p = 𝑠-
3 3 10
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Hours (x) Total cost (y)

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Selected values representing the total cost y, in
dollars, to rent a canoe for x hours are shown in
the table above. the relationship between x and y
is linear. If the data are graphed in the xy- plane,
what is the slope of the line that represents this
situation?
1
A) B) 1
2
1
C) 2 D) 2
2
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The capacity of a fish tank to support a Population of Greenleaf, Idaho
group of fish depends on x, the surface
area of water (in square inches) that Year Population
comes in contact with air. A fish tank can 2000 862
support a group of fish as long as the sum 2010 846
of the lengths of the fish is no more than The table above shows the population of
M inches, where the value of M depends Greenleaf, Idaho, for the years 2000 and
on x. The table below shows several pairs 2010. If the relationship between
of values of x and M. population and year is linear, which of the
following functions p models the
x M population of Greenleaf t years after 2000?
75 6 A) P(t) = 862 – 1.6t
325 26 B) P(t) = 862 – 16t
450 36 C) P(t) = 862 +16 (t – 2,000)
D) P(t) = 862 – 1.6 (t – 2,000)
Which of the following could represent
the relationship between x and M?
A) M = 8 x B) M = 8x + 6
C) M = 0.08x D) M = 12.5x + 26

x 1 2 3 4 5
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y
4 4 4 4 4
Which of the following equations relates y
to x for the values in the table above?
1 5 𝑥 3 𝑥
A) y = .( ) B) y =2 . ( )
2 2 4
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C) y = 𝑥+2 D) y = 𝑥-
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Shipping Charges The graph of the equation ax + ky = 6 is a
line in the xy – plane, where a and k are
Merchandise weight Shipping charge constants. If the line contains the points
(pounds) ($) (-2, -6) and (0, -3), what is the value of k?
5 16.94 A) -2 B) -1
10 21.89 C) 2 D) 3
20 31.79
40 51.59
The table above shows shipping charges
for an online retailer that sells sporting
goods. There is a linear relationship
between the shipping charge and the
weight of the merchandise. Which
function can be used to determine the total
shipping charge f (x), in dollars, for an
order with a merchandise weight of x
pounds?
A) f (x) = 0.99x
B) f (x) = 0.99x + 11.99
C) f (x) = 3.39x
D) f (x) = 3.39x + 16.94

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Questions 9 and 10 refer to the Which of the following best describes how
following information. the number of customers willing to buy the
The district manager of a fast- food hamburger changes as the price of the
restaurant is trying to determine the hamburger increases?
selling price of a new hamburger. He A) The number of customers remains
surveyed 20 restaurant customers selected constant.
at random and asked those customers B) The number of customers increases
what prices they would be willing to pay linearly.
for the new hamburger. The table and C) The number of customers decreases
scatterplot below show the number of linearly.
customers who are willing to pay for the D) The number of customers decreases
hamburger at different prices. exponentially toward zero
Price (dollars) Number of customers
1.50 20
1.75 18 10
2.00 16 Which of the following equations best
2.25 14 models the data for the restaurant in the
2.50 11 scatterplot, where x is the price in dollars
2.75 10 and y is the number of customers?
3.00 7 A) y = -8x + 32
3.25 5 B) y = -32 + 8x
3.50 4 C) y = -8x - 32
3.75 2 D) y = 32(8)−𝑥
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Questions 11 and 12 refer to the According to the model, which of the
following information following is closest to the expected age, to
the nearest whole year, of a flathead catfish
t C(t) that is 31 inches long?
1 8.5 A) 10 years old.
2 11 B) 13years old
3 13.5 C) 98 years old
4 16 D) 106 years old
The length C (t), in inches, of a channel
catfish in an Iowa river t years after the
first year of life can be approximated by
the linear function C. Some values of C(t)
are given in the table above.
F (t) = 3t + 4 12
The length F (t), in inches, of a flathead Which of the following equations could
catfish in the same Iowa river t years after define C as a function of t?
the first year of life can be approximated A) C(t) = 2.5t + 6
by the linear function F, defined by the 2
equation above. B) C (t) = t + 8.5
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C) C(t) = 2.5t + 8.5
2
D) C(t) = t + 8.1
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Questions 13 and 14 refer to the If the 180 food calories in a granola bar
following information come entirely from p grams of protein, f
Energy per Gram of Typical grams of fat, and c grams of carbohydrate,
Macronutrients which of the following expresses f in terms
Macronutrient Food calories kilojoules of p and c?
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Protein 4.0 16.7 A) f = 20 + (p + c)
Fat 9.0 37.7 9
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Carbohydrate 4.0 16.7 B) f = 20 - (p + c)
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The table above gives the typical amounts 4
of energy per gram, expressed in both C) f = 20 - (p - c)
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food calories and kilojoules, of the three 9
D) f = 20 + (p + c)
macronutrients in food. 4

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If x food calories is equivalent to k
kilojoules, of the following, which best
represents the relationship between x and
k?
A) k = 0.24x B) k = 4.2x
C) x =4.2k D) xk = 4.2

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The velocity v, in meters per second, of a The graph of a line in the xy- plane has
falling object of Earth after t seconds, slope 2 and contains the point (1, 8). The
ignoring the effect of air resistance, is graph of a second line passes through the
modeled by the equation v= 9.8 t. There is points (1,2) and (2,1). If the two lines
a different linear relationship between intersect at the point (a, b), what is the
time and velocity on mars, as shown in value of a + b ?
the table below. A) 4
Time Velocity on Mars B) 3
(seconds) (meters per second) C) -1
0 0 D) -4
4 14.8
8 29.6

If an object toward the surface of Earth

has a velocity of 58.8 meters per second
after t seconds, what would be the
velocity of the object dropped toward the
surface of Mars after t seconds, ignoring
the effect of air resistance?
A) 15.9 meters per second.
B) 22.2 meters per second
C) 36.2 meters per second
D) 88.8 meters per second.

Answer Key (H. W.)

Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer
1 C 5 D 9 C 13 B
2 C 6 A 10 A 14 B
3 C 7 B 11 A 15 B
4 C 8 A 12 A 16 B

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