FUNCTIONS WORKBOOK

TOPIC PAGE NUMBERS

Properties of Functions 1-10

Quadratic Functions 11-24

Exponential Functions 25-42

Step Functions 43-59

Piecewise Functions 60-77

Periodic Functions 78-94

 Functions – Properties – 01

1. A rock is thrown from the top of a cliff by the sea.

The graph shows the height of the rock as a
function of the time since it was thrown

a) For how long was the rock observed?

7 Seconds

b) What was the maximum and minimum height observed?

Max 10 meters and min 2.5m

c) What is the zero of this function and what does it mean in concrete terms?

6 5 seconds Af 6.5 seconds the Rock hits the water

d) What is the initial value and what does it mean in concrete terms?

8 meters the height of the cliff is 8 meters

e) Over what interval was the rock on an upward trajectory?

f x A O 2

f) Over what interval was the rock on a downward trajectory?

F x I 2,7
g) Over what interval did the rock possess a positive height value?
F O 6.5
x
20
h) Over what interval did the rock possess a negative height value?

f x IO 6 5,7

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2. A roller coaster takes ride-goers above the park and under the ground.
The graph shows the height of the passengers as a function of time since it
was thrown

a) What is the domain of the function?

D O 12.2

b) What is the range of the function?

R 4,6
c) What are the zeros of the function and what do they represent in concrete
terms?
the height of the roller coaster
is
6 8 and 12.2
O meters at 6.8 seconds and
d) What is the initial value and what
v2 seconds
12does it mean in concrete terms?
0.8 meters the roller coaster started at a height
of 08 meters
e) Over what interval was the coaster on an upward trajectory?

f x 7 O 3.3 U 9.512.2
f) Over what interval was the coaster on a downward trajectory?

fix I 3,3 9.5

g) Over what interval did the coaster possess a positive height value?

FX 20 0,6 8
h) Over what interval did the coaster possess a negative height value?

F SO 6.8 12.2

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 Functions – Properties – 02

1. A drone rises into the air, maintains a certain height, then

falls back to the ground and lands in a lake.

a) What is the domain of the function?

What does it mean in concrete terms?

Dom O 15
The drone was tracked from0 to 15seconds
b) What is the range of the function?
What does it mean in concrete terms?
R 3,15
Thedronereached a height of 15metersin the air
and fell 3meters into the water y
c) What are the zeros of the function and what do they represent in concrete
terms?
14 seconds the drone was ground level at 14 seconds

d) What is the initial value and what does it mean in concrete terms?

3meters the drone started at a height of 3meters

e) Over what interval was the drone on an upward trajectory?

Fx 7 0,6
f) Over what interval was the drone on a downward trajectory?

FG I 9,15
g) Over what interval did the drone possess a positive height value?

F 20 Co 14
h) Over what interval did the drone possess a negative height value?

f x to 14,15
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2. A roller coaster takes ride-goers above the park and under the ground.
The graph shows the height of the passengers as a function of time (min)
since it started

a) What is the domain of the function?

D 0,8
b) What is the range of the function?

R 0.5 3.5

c) What are the zeros of the function and what do they represent in concrete
terms?
4 and 5.4 The roller coaster is a ground level at
the 4th minute and again at the 5.4minute
d) What is the initial value and what does it mean in concrete terms?

1.5meters The roller coaster started at a

height
of 1.5 meters
e) Over what interval was the coaster on an upward trajectory?

f x P CO 1.5 U 4.7 8

f) Over what interval was the coaster on a downward trajectory?

F x I 1,5 4.7

g) Over what interval did the coaster possess a positive height value?

f x 20 CO y U 5.4 8
h) Over what interval did the coaster possess a negative height value?

4
f x so 4 5.4
 Functions – Properties – 03
1. A construction drill is turned on, raised into the air, then
placed into the ground.

a) What is the domain of the function?

What does it mean in concrete terms?

D 0,20 The duration the

drill is active
b) What is the range of the function?
What does it mean in concrete terms?

R 6,6
Fetesatientinitigroisijimeters up
c) What are the zeros of the function and what do they represent in concrete
terms?
3and 14seconds the drill was level with theground
at 3and 14 seconds
d) What is the initial value and what does it mean in concrete terms?
6 the drill started 6meters in theground

e) Over what interval was the drill on an upward trajectory?

f x I 0,8
f) Over what interval was the drill on a downward trajectory?

F x x 0,20
g) Over what interval did the drill possess a positive height value?

f x 20 3 K
h) Over what interval did the drill possess a negative height value?

f x to O 3 U 14,20
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2. Mr. Stewart decides to build a skateboard ramp in his back yard.
He uses part of his in-ground pool in the design of the ramp.
The graph shows the elevation of the skateboard rider as a function of time
(min) on the ramp
Be
a) What is the domain of the function?
What does it mean in concrete terms?

D CO 17
The duration of the ramp ride
b) What is the range of the function? 1213
2
What does it mean in concrete terms?
Iz
R 2,8
The ramp reaches a max height of 8
meters and the lowest dip
below
c) What are the zeros of the function and what doisthey
2 in concrete
represent meters
terms?
lo and 15Seconds the ramp ride is ground level at co se
and 15 seconds
d) What is the initial value and what does it mean in concrete terms?

5 meters the ramp starts 5meters above the

ground
e) Over what interval was the coaster on an upward trajectory?
f x P O 2 U 12.5 17

f) Over what interval was the coaster on a downward trajectory?

Fx I 2,12 5
g) Over what interval did the coaster possess a positive height value?

f x 20 O 10 U 15,17
h) Over what interval did the coaster possess a negative height value?

x EO 60,15
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 Functions – Properties – 04

1. A submarine periscope is turned on under water and raised into the air.
A torpedo is fired (at time 0 seconds), then the periscope is returned
under water.

a) What is the domain of the function?

What does it mean in concrete terms? I
D 6,10
The time the periscope is active
in seconds
b) What is the range of the function?
What does it mean in concrete terms?
R E 2 5,7
The distance in meters underwater 2.5m andabove water for
a maxareof
c) What the 7meters
zeros of the function and what do they represent?
4 and
9.59 The moments theperiscope is at water level
d) What is the initial value of this function? What does it mean?
5 meters this represents the height the periscope
is at when it fires the torpedo
e) Over what interval was the periscope on an upward trajectory?

FLAT 6,0 U 4,6

f) Over what interval was the periscope on a downward trajectory?
f x H 0,2 U 6 10
g) Over what interval was the periscope height constant?

2,4
h) Over what interval did the periscope possess a positive height value?

fx 20 EY 9.5
i) Over what interval did the periscope possess a negative height value?

f x SO 6 4 U 9 5,10
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2. Wesley builds a skateboard ramp in his back yard. He uses part of his in-
ground pool in the design of the ramp. To ride on the ramp, Wesley jumps
from the roof of his house. He makes contact with the ramp at time 0
seconds. The graph shows Wesley’s elevation as a function of time (seconds)
on the ramp height
Roof
a) What is the domain of the function?
What does it mean in concrete terms?
D E2,10
It took2 seconds to fall on the ramp
then the ridedurationlastedtoseconds
b) What is the range of the function? Ramp
What does it mean in concrete terms? start
R El
10 2 2 65 Seconds

TheMaximum heightWesley was at

c)was and
10are
What below
theIzeros
groundlevel
of the function?

2 and 6.5

d) What is the initial value and what does it mean in concrete terms?
5 The height of the Ramp start point

e) Over what interval is Wesley on an upward trajectory?

FG I 6,10
f) Over what interval is Wesley on a downward trajectory?

F x I 2,4
g) Over what interval does Wesley possess a positive height value?
f x 20 2,2 U 6,5 10
h) Over what interval does Wesley possess a negative height value?

Fly EO 2 6.5

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 Functions – Properties – 05 – Practice Test
1. An underground oil drill is turned on and lowered into the sea.
The drill is turned on when the time is at 0 seconds.

a) What is the domain of the function?

How long is the drill being observed?

D E 6,23
as
It isobserved for 29 seconds
b) What is the range of the function?
What elevation does it reach?
R 15 9

9meters
c) What are the zeros of the function and what do they represent?

2 and 20 The time in seconds wherethedrill is

at ground level
d) What is the initial value of this function? What does it mean?
4 g the drill was turned on underground 4 units

e) Over what interval was the drill on an upward trajectory?

FG 7 15 23
f) Over what interval was the drill on a downward trajectory?
F x w E 6,10
g) Over what interval was the drill height constant?

10,15
h) Over what interval did the drill possess a positive height value?

F x 20 61 2 U 20,23
i) Over what interval did the drill possess a negative height value?

fix Io E 2,20
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2. An amusement park ride at Disney takes passengers above and below ground
level. The graph shows the riders’ elevation (m) as a function of time
(seconds) on the ride.

a) What is the domain of the function? How long does the ride last?

D O 29 Ride lasts 29seconds

b) What is the range of the function? What does it mean in real terms?

max height of 4m
Re 0,4 The ride reaches a
and drops belowground level Lometers
c) What are the zeros of the function?
2.5 9 201 29 seconds
d) What is the initial value?
3meters
e) Over what interval is the ride on an upward trajectory?
F x 7 O I U 4,13 ad 24.5.29
f) Over what interval is the ride on a downward trajectory?

f x I 1,4 U 16,24 5
g) Over what interval does the ride possess a positive height value?

F x 20 O 2.5 U 9,20
h) Over what interval does the ride possess a negative height value?

F x Eo 215 9 U 20,29
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 Quadratics - 01
1. Create a table of values for the following quadratic functions, then graph
them.
a. ! = #$
X -4 -2 -1 0 1 2 4
Y
16 4 I 0 1 4 16
I
É
j
$
b. % = $#
X -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Y

c. ! = −$#$
X -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Y
18 8 2 0 2 8 18
d
j tt
d. % = '. $)#$
X -4 -2 -1 0 1 2 4
Y
4 I 0.250 0.25 1 4

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2. Describe what happens to the graph of a quadratic function when ‘a’

“U” points ‘up’ or

Curve flat or steep?
‘down’

‘a’ is bigger than 1

(e.g. ‘a’ = 2) up steep
‘a’ smaller than -1
(e.g. ‘a’ = -2) down steep
‘a’ positive but between 0
and 1
Up flat
(e.g. ‘a’ = 0.5)
‘a’ negative but between 0
and -1 down flat
(e.g. ‘a’ = -0.5)

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3. Each quadratic function below is missing a piece of information.
Find the missing piece.

a. ! = *#$ , if y = 2.25, what is the value of ‘x’?

2,2594

b. ! = '. +#$ , if y = 2.5, what is the value of ‘x’?

2
6.25
12150

c. ! = −'. )#$ , if y = -32, what is the value of ‘x’?

32 0.5 2
64 x2

d. ! = ,#$ , passes through ( 6 , 0.9 ), what is the value of ‘a’ ?

0.9 962
9
3
90
025

e. ! = ,#$ , passes through ( 3.5 , -73.5 ), what is the value of ‘a’ ?

73.5 a 3.52
73.5 12.25 a

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 Functions – Quadratics – 02

1. -(#) = −'. )#$ , if -(#) = −11$. ), what is the value of ‘x’?

112,5 0,5 2
225 X2
I
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Answer: ______________________

2. -(#) = ,#$ , If the function passes through ( -12 , -115.2 ), what is the
value of ‘a’?

11512 a 12

115.2 144 a

0.8 9

Answer: ______________________
0.8
3. What is the rule for the following function?

Y ax2
3.125 a 52

5 EE
0.125 9

0.125 2
Answer: ______________________
4
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 Consider the following function: 1. Read the question.
2. Highlight key words.
f(x) = 2x2 3. Identify the math
4. Consider the following function f(x) = 2x2 topic.
Which of the following graphs represents the function? 4. Re-read the question.
Which of the following graphs represents the function?
5. Refer to your memory
aid, as needed.

0
A) B) 6. Look carefully at each
choice shown (A, then
B, then C and then D).
7. Eliminate options you
know to be incorrect.
8. Solve/check each
possible choice.
9. Select the choice that
makes the most
sense.
Do not leave a blank!
C) D) Make a choice!

My Strategies:

A
Answer: ______________________

5. What is the rule for the following function?

2
ax
y
y a 4
4 160
0.25 a

Page 180

0.25 2
Answer: ______________________
4
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6. Point P (-5, 10) is on the curve of the 2nd degree function below.
What is the rule of the function?

y ax2
s
10 a
10 25 a

0.4 9

2
Answer: ______________________
0.4
4
7. A second degree function f(x) = ax2 runs through point ( 9 , 20.25 ).
If the same function passes through x = -5, what is the value of ‘y’

2
ax
y 92
20.25 a

20.25 81 a

0.25 9

4 20 0.25

4 0.256 5
0 25 25
4
4 6.25

6 25
Answer: ______________________

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8. The function below is defined by the rule f(x) = -0.5x2 + 2
If dom f = [-2, 3] , describe the properties of the function below.

a) ran f = T______________________
o 2

b) max f = 2
______________________

c) min f = ______________________
no minimum

Ez 2
d) f(x) ≥ 0 = ______________________

J O D U
e) f(x) ≤ 0 = ______________________ z is

f) f(x) î O o
= ______________________

g) f(x) ì o O
= ______________________

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 Function – Quadratics – 03
1. A second degree function f(x) = ax2 runs through point ( 4 , 11.2 ).
If the same function passes through x = –5, what is the value of ‘y’
Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a unit (1 decimal place)

11.2 442 29
11.2 16 a 22
0.7

0.7 a

0.7 2
4
4 0,76 512
4 0,7625
175
y
17.5 )
Answer: ( –5 , ___________

2. A second degree function f(x) = ax2 runs through point (–7 , –19.6 ).
If the same function passes through y = –60, what is the value of ‘x’
Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a unit (1 decimal place)

19.6 9677
19.6 499
0,4 9 2
60 0.4
2 2
0.4 150
ye V50 x
I 2 2X

112.2
Answer: ( ___________ , –60 )

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3. A second degree function f(x) = ax2 runs through point ( 3 , 6.75 ).
If the same function passes through y = 42, what is the value of ‘x’
Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a unit (1 decimal place)

6.75 9132
6.75 9a
01757 a
2 42 0.75 2
0.75
Y 56 2

V56 x
7 SIX

I 7,5 , 42 )
Answer: ( ___________

4. A second degree function f(x) = ax2 runs through point (–4 , –7.2 ).
If the same function passes through x = 20, what is the value of ‘y’

7.2 a64
7,2 169
0145 9

2
0.45
y
0,456202
y
0.451400
y
y 180
Answer: ( 20 , ___________ )
180
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5. A square tile manufacturer sells tiles based on the following quadratic
function.

f(x) = ax2

Where f(x) = sale price of a tile, in dollars ($)

x = length of one side of a square tile.

He can sell a 5 cm tile for 0.75$

The tile he builds is sold for $ 3.00
2
3 0.03
0.75 953
100 2
0.75 259
0.03 9 IVoo x

locate
2
4 0.03 110 x

The same tile manufacturer makes tiles based on the function:

f(x) = 0.0225x2

Where f(x) = cost to build a tile, in dollars ($)

x = length of one side of a square tile.

How much does it cost the tile manufacturer to make the tile that he
sells for $ 3.00?

f x 0.02251102
0.0225400
2.25
1114,82g
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 Function – Quadratics – 04 – Practice Test

1. A second degree function f(x) = ax2 runs through point (–5 , 8.75 ).
If the same function passes through y = 250, what is the value of ‘x’
Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a unit (1 decimal place)

8.75 96 53
2
8.75 259 250 0.35
714.3 2
0.35 9
5714.3 IX
0.35 2
4 126.7kt

126.7
Answer: ( ___________ , 250 )

2. A second degree function f(x) = ax2 runs through point (–5 , –37.5 ).
If the same function passes through x = 25, what is the value of ‘y’

37,5 91 532
37.5 259
1.5 a
4 1.51257
1.5
2
4 1.51625
4
937.5
y

937.5 )
Answer: ( 25 , ___________

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3. A second degree function f(x) = ax2 runs through point ( 3 , 7.2 ).
If the same function passes through y = 100, what is the value of ‘x’
Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a unit (1 decimal place)

712 9632
7,2 99 2
100 0.8
0.8 9
125 2

0.8 2 IK5 x
4
I 11.2 4

Answer: ( 111.2
___________ , 100 )

4. A second degree function f(x) = ax2 runs through point (6 , –32.4 ).

If the same function passes through x = –50, what is the value of ‘y’

32.4 9162
32.4 369
0.9 9

0.9 2
y
0,96 507
4
y 0.912500
2250
1
Answer: ( –50 , ___________
2250 )

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 5. A square tile manufacturer sells tiles based on the following quadratic
function.

f(x) = ax2

Where 2(3) = 4567 89:;7 <2 5 =:67, :? @<66594 ($)

3 = 67?B=ℎ <2 <?7 4:@7 <2 5 4DE597 =:67.

He can sell a 12 cm tile for 12.96 $

12.96 9122
12,96 1449
0.09 9

0.09 2
9
The same tile manufacturer makes tiles based on the function:

f(x) = 0.05x2

Where 2(3) = ;<4= =< FE:6@ 5 =:67, :? @<66594 ($)

3 = 67?B=ℎ <2 <?7 4:@7 <2 5 4DE597 =:67.
2
The tile manufacturer makes a tile.
1 8 0.05
The tile he makes costs him $1.80 to create. 36 5

Questions:
B6 x

a) How much money can he sell the tile for? 6 x

b) How much profit will he make?

a 0.09162 b
9 3.24 1.8 84.44p.ro
3
y
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6. A Rubik’s cube maker sells different sized cubes based on the following
quadratic function.

f(x) = ax2

Where 2(3) = 4567 89:;7 <2 5 GEF:H’4 ;EF7, :? @<66594 ($)

3 = 67?B=ℎ <2 <?7 4:@7 <2 =ℎ7 GEF:H’4 ;EF7.

He can sell a 6 cm long Rubik’s cube for 9.72 $

9.72 9662 0.27 2

4
9 72 36 a
0,27 a

The same cube manufacturer makes the Rubik’s cubes based on the
function:
2
f(x) = 0.12x2
27 0.12
2
225
Where 2(3) = ;<4= =< FE:6@ 5 ;EF7, :? @<66594 ($)
3 = 67?B=ℎ <2 <?7 4:@7 <2 =ℎ7 ;EF7. I F25 x
I 15 4
The cube manufacturer makes a special order Rubik’s cube.
The cube he makes costs him $27.00 to build.

4 0.27 152
Questions:
y 0,27 225
a) How big is the special order Rubik’s cube?
9
b) How much money will he sell the special order cube for? 60.75
c) How much profit will he make in the end?

per side
a
15 units
b 60.75
C 27 33.75 profit
24 60.75
 act IF months
y
Functions – Exponential – 01 Doubles

1. Situation:
You invest 1$ the stock market and it doubles in value after the first month.
Instead of taking your money out (now 2$), you leave that money in the
market and it doubles in value again the next month (now 4$).
This process repeats over and over again, every month, for a full year.

Questions:
number monthsof
a) What is the independent variable, x, _________________________________________

value
b) What is the dependent variable, y, ____________________________________________
total
c) What is the initial value, a, (amount you start with) ________________________
I
d) What is the rate of growth (rate the $ grows every month)doubles eachmonth
________________
e) What is the rule for this exponential function?

I 2
y
2. Make a table of values for the function, described above, then graph it and
answer the questions.
! = 1 ∗ $#
x y
0
I
1
2
3
4
8
4
16
5
6
64 i

f) How much money will you have in the market at the end of a full year
(12 months)?
I 2 12
y
ye 1 4096 40960 25

4 4096
3. The zombie apocalypse has begun. 3 zombies are created in a lab and get
loose into the world. Once they’re out, the number of zombies doubles every
hour.

How many zombies are there after 1 hour, after 4 hours after one full day (24
hours)?

Build the Rule:

• Variables:Total
__________________________ number of hours x
zombies y
• Initial value (a) ____________________
• Rate of growth / decay (c) double
_______ hour
every
3 2 x
• Rule: ________________________________
y
Answers:
• After 1 hour: _______________
6
y 3125 6
24
• After 3 hours: ______________
24 y 31273 50331648
Y 3 234
• After 1 full day:50331648
________________

4. A cute and cuddly alien lands on planet Earth after crash landing on a
meteorite. When she lands, the alien measures 0.30 meters in height (about
the size of a standard ruler). After being exposed to our rich sunlight, the
alien grows by 50% of its own height every week. What will the alien’s height
be after two months, (8 weeks) and six months (26 weeks)

Build the Rule:

y total
• Variables: __________________________
height m x numberof weeks
• Initial value (a) ____________________
0.3m
• Rate of growth / decay (c) _______
50J I 100 50 1507 100 1 5
• Rule: ________________________________
y 0.34.5
0.311.538 7,6887
Answers:
• After 2 month (8 weeks): _______________
y
7 6887m 11363.03
• After 6 months (26 weeks): ______________
11363.03m y 0.34

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5. You are 16 years old when you get your first summer job.
At the end of the summer, you invest $2000 in a retirement fund.
That money grows by 10% each year. If you leave that money alone and
never invest another dime, how much will be in the account when you retire
at 65? What will it be worth if you retire 5 years early (age 60)?

Build the Rule: T

numberof years 60 16 44 years
total
• Variables: __________________________
y
• Initial value (a) ____________________
2000
• Rate of growth / decay (c) n
_______ng
gym
2000 1 1 x
• Rule: ________________________________ 49
y y 2000 1 1 213437.9
20006117442132528.15
Answers:
• Retirement fund at age 65: _______________
4
213437.90
• Retirement fund at age 60: 132528
______________
15

6. A car typically loses 9 % of its value every year.

A brand new Honda Civic costs $ 21 960.
How much will the car be worth in 4 years?
How much will the car be worth in 10 years?

Build the Rule:

value
• Variables: __________________________
years y
• Initial value (a) ____________________
21960
peryear 100 94 917
• Rate of growth / decay (c) loss9
_______
• Rule: ________________________________
2196010.91
4
Answers:
• Value of the Civic in 4 years: 15059.06
_______________ ye2196010.91 215059.06
• Value of the Civic in 10 years:8551.58
______________ 21960 0.91710 8551.58
4
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 Functions – Exponential – 02
1. The world population in the year 2000 was approx.. 6.08 billion people.
The annual rate of increase has been about 2.5% per year
What should the world population be in the year 2020? years
billions
6.08 1.025 f population

4
6.081.025320
4
6.08 1.638616
4
9.96279 billion
y
Answers:
9.963
• World population in the year 2020: ___________________ billion people

2. A new Mac Pro is purchased for a sum of $ 2500.

Unfortunately, computers depreciate at the rate of 14% every year.
How much will the computer be worth in 5 years?
100 147 867
250010.865
y x years
Valued
YE1176.07 y

Answers:
1176.07
• Value of the Mac Pro after 5 years: ___________________

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3. A baseball card bought for $ 50 increases by 4% in value each year.
How much will it be worth in 50 years?
years
5011.047 Value
9 y
50 1.04150
4
y8355.33

Answers:

355.33
• In 50 years, the card will be worth: ________________________________ $

4. The bear population in Quebec depreciates at a rate of 2.5 % per year.

There were 1571 bears in Quebec in 2002.
How many bears should there be in 2020? 100 2.51 97.57

157110.975 years
9 y bearpopulation
157110.975718
Y
995.999
YE

Answers:
996
• The bear population in Quebec, in 2020, should be: _______________ bears

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5. An investment of $ 25 000 increases at a rate of 10.5 % per year.
Find the value of the investment after 35 years.
X years
25000 1.1057
ye y
investment
total
25000 1.105335
y
823416.83
ye
Answers:

823416.23
• Value of the investment in 35 years: _______________

6. The population of foxes on the island of Montreal is decreasing at a rate of 3.5

% per year. In January of 2016, there were 80 foxes on the island.

In what year will the population first drop below 15 foxes. x years
y Foxpopulation
806.965 100 3.57 96.51
9 55
8010.965 Trial Legs ftp.p
Error 66.95 Ye8010.965745
y 66.95 4 16.0997
9 56
8010.9657 10056
20 39.23 19910.965350
y8010.965720 40 19.24 y
4 39.23 4516
ya
8010.965340
9 19.24 bt9 q
you
2016 47 2063
Answers:
• The fox population should drop below 15 foxes after _______________
47 years.
• The fox population should drop below 15 foxes in the year _______________
2063

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 Functions – Exponential – 03

1. You start a bank account with $250.

The annual interest rate is 4.5%. X years
acct
How much money will be in the account after 8 years?
y value in
250 1.045
Y
250 1004518
4
y 355.53 355.530
2. In 1995, there were 305 cell phone subscribers in the city of Dorion.
The number of subscribers increased by 25% per year after 1995.
How many cell phone subscribers are in Dorion in 2016? cell subsc
ye
305 1.257 x
Y 21
years

9 305 1.25

ye 33068.17 330688847W
3. Bacteria can multiply at an alarming rate when each bacteria splits into two
new cells.
If we start with 6 bacteria, which can double every 2 hours, how many
bacteria will we have by the end of one day (hint: first figure out how many
times they double)?
É t
ye 6
2 hours iz outof 24
every
2 64
6
Y
12
6 2
y
y
6 4096
24576
24576Mt
y 31
4. Each year, the city of Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue sponsors a tennis tournament.
Play starts with 128 participants.
During each round, half of the players are eliminated.
How many players remain after 6 rounds? X Rounds
participants
12860.55 y
4
12860.576
4
2
4
splayed
5. The population of Vaudreuil can be modeled by P = 6191(1.04)x,
where x is the number of years since 2014.

a) What was the population in 2014?

6191
b) By what percent should the population increase by each year?
41
c) What might the population of Vaudreuil be in 2020?

8 619161.04
D 7833.59

appa783

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6. You have inherited land that was purchased for $30,000 in 1960.
The value of the land increased by approximately 4.5% per year.
What is the approximate value of the land in the year 2016?

1.045 y value
30000
y x years
elapsed
30000 1.045156
4
40 16 56years
352885.26
4

243528852

7. Nia buys a cell phone for $ 950.00 in January of 2016

The phone loses 21 percent of its value every year.

a) After how many years will the value of Nia’s phone first drop below $200?
b) What year will it be?
value 1007 211 797
yx
years

9506.7950 yes y
7 182.43
95010.797 6 230
ye
18.2.45

95010.79
y
230
4
Dntertyeaf
b 2023 33
8. I have $ 1503.51 in my account after 12 years investing at 3.5 % per year.
How much money did I start investing with?
X years
1.035312 investment
yea y accumulated

1503.51 1.511 a

15935,1 a

9952 a

995
I started investing with $ ________________

8. The foundation of a house has about 1,200 termites.

The termite population grows at a rate of about 2.4% per day.
How many days will it take for the number of termites to double?

20061.0240
x days
total termites
120011.0245
y
y 120011.6455
y 1974.6
25 2171 4 120011.024 s
28 2331 9 120011.809
y 2171
29 2387 5 12001.02458
30 2444 9
42331
12004.943

y
9 1 85 3

30 days for the termite population to double

Answer: It will take _______

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 Exponential – 04
1. I have $ 500 in a bank account after 4 years of investing at a rate of return of
2.5% How much money did I start with? investment
yx
a 1.0257 years
y
500 9 1.02534
500 1.10389
452.98 9

2453 453
Answer: ________________________ $

2. In 2000, Florida’s population was 16 million people.

Since 2000, the state’s population has grown by 2 % each year.
What would you predict Florida’s population to be in 2016?
X
y 16 1.02 years
y 16 1.02716 yetotalpopulation
millions
y 21.9646

21.96million people
Answer: ________________________

3. Since 2002, the cost of patient care in Quebec hospitals has increased by
about 4% per year.
In 2002, such hospital costs were an average of $ 968 per day.
What is the approximate cost per day for to stay in a hospital in 2016?
X days
9 968 1.04
ye total cost 1
Y 96811,04
y 1676126
Answer: ________________________ $
1676.26
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4. Macdonald High School purchased a new printer for $ 35 000 in the year
2011. Each year, the printer loses 5 % of its value.
What will the printer’s approximate value be at the end of this year
(2017)? value
35000 0.957 y
4 Xe years
35000 0.9536
Y
25728.2
y
25728
Answer: ________________________ $.

5. A bacteria culture triples in size every 4 hours.

If the culture starts off with 200 bacteria, how many would be present at the
end of 2 full days?
X hours
200 3 size culture
y y
200 3 4
y 2 24 6timesperday
200 3
y 6times x2days 12times
2001531441
4
106288200
y Answer: _______________________ bacteria
106 288200
6. Your uncle deposited $1500 into an account paying 6.5% annual interest
when you turned 2 years old. What should the account balance be when
you reach your 18th birthday?
(Round your answer to the nearest cent). x years
total account
9 1500 1.065 y
16
ye 150061,065

YE 4108.52
4108052
Answer: ________________________ $

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7. An international chess tournament brings out the best players in the world.
This year, there are 2048 competitors playing head-to-head matches.
After each round, the field of competitors is cut in half.
How many players should be left after the seventh round?
X Rounds
y 204810.5 s
9 204810.577
5 LIFE
9 2048 0.0078125
16
9
16
Answer: ________________________ players

8. The population of a city grows at a rate of 5% per year.

The population was 400 000 people in 1990.

a) How many years should it take for the population to reach over 1 000 000
people?
19 years
b) What year would that be? zoo x years
y total population
400000 1.05
9
years Pyp
400000 1.05
y 20 1061319
1061319
y 19 1010780
1.05
y 400000 18 962647.69
y 1010780
405118
4 400000
962647.7
ya
The pop would reach 1 000 000 in the year _______________
2009
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9. In 2016, Joel has $ 3120.71 in a bank account after 11 years of investing
The average annual rate of return during that time was 9.5%
How much money did Joel start investing with?
How much money would Joel have had in his account in 2013?
X years
3120.71 911.095 investments
3120.71 2.7 137 a
y
1149.981A 2016 11 2 851
115019 20 5 8years

Y 1150 1.095113
Y 1150 2.0669
ya 2376.94

1150
Ans: Joel would have started with_______________

2376.94 $ in 2013.
Ans: Joel would have had _______________

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 Functions – Exponential – 05 – Practice Test
1. In 2001, a sum of $ 4000 is invested at a rate of 6.5% per year for 5 years.
What is the value of the investment when it matures?

9 4000 1.06515 Y gears

9 5480.35

5480.35
______________________________ $

2. An antique painting was purchased in 1980 for $ 1250.

The value of the painting increases by 8.5% every year.
How much is the paining worth today, in 2016?

1250 1.085136
4
y 23571.14

23571 14
_____________________________ $

3. The mouse population inside an apartment building is 25 000.

After the exterminators are called, it decreases in size at a rate of 40% per year.
What would the mouse population be after 3 years?

y 25000 0.67
25000 0.21 6
Y
y 5400

5400
_________________________ mice

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4. You bought a house 10 years ago. 100 3.57 96.5
Since that time, the value of real estate in the neighborhood has declined by 3.5% per year.
If you initially paid 279 000 $ for the house, how much would it be worth today?

y 279000 0.965710
195378.75
4
195378.75
_____________________________ $

5. Hunter releases a group of 10 rabbits into a field behind his house.

The rabbit population quadruples every 2 months.
How many rabbits would you expect to find in the field after 1 year?
year
4 10 4 6timesperyear
122
1014361 f
y months y poly
Y 10 4096

y 40960 40960
________________________ rabbits

6. Following renovations, the amount of money spent at the Fairview mall continues to
increase. The total, in millions of dollars, can be estimated using the function:
! = 1$(1. 1$)# ,
where x is the number of years after the renovations.

The renovations took place in 2004.

How much money is being spent in 2016?
Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

12 1.12
4
4 46.75
246.8 million 46.8million
_____________________________ $

40
7. In 1976, there were 94 105 girls participating in North American high school sports.
Since then, that number has tripled every eight years.
How many girls are participating today (in 2016)? years

j is c
Ix
94105 243 24 16 40
y years
40 8 5 times
4 22867515
22867515
__________________________ girls

8. I have $ 7500 in my account after 6 years investing at 9.5 % per year.

How much money did I start with?
X
years
7500 9 1 09516

7500 1.7238 a

7500 1.7238 a

4350.85 9

24351 4351
I started with ______________ $ .

9. The population of a town has grown at an annual rate of approximately 7 %

How many years will it take for the population of 40 000 people to triple?

4.0000 1.07
40000 3 120 000
y
x y
15 110361
16 118086.55
17 126352.6
17
It will take ____________ years for the population to triple .

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10. A group of yeast cells doubles every 4 hours.
XI day
There is a population of 300 yeasts at 10 a.m.
10am 7 5pm
What will the population be at 5 p.m.?
7 hours
300 2 t 17 00
4
300 2 4 Loge
4 1.75
300 2
4
y 1009.08

1009
At 5 p.m.: ________________________ yeast

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 Functions – Step – 01

1. Calculate the value of the function when x = 2, x = 4, x = 8 , x = 12

When
• x=2; y = _______________
O 6

• x=4; y = _______________
o s
• x=8; y = _______________
3 i
n
• x = 12 ; 6
y = _______________

2. Show that the values of x and y from this step function by building an interval
notation table.

x y

30,3C 3
I
4 3,6C 5

I 6,9C 7
1237 6789

43
3. Evaluate this function at x = 5, x = 10, and x = 18

When
• x=5; y = _______________
20
• x = 10 ; 15
y = _______________

• x = 18 ; 5
y = _______________

4. For what values of x does y = 6?

Use both interval notation and inequality notation in your answer.

4 5C
Interval Notation: _______________________________

Inequality Notation: ____________________________

4S x CS

44
5. Represent the following intervals using inequality notation instead of interval
notation, then sketch the graph.

x x y
0 < 3 ≤ 50 ] 0 , 50 ] 0
] 50 , 100 ] 2
50L X E 100
] 100 , 150 ] 4
100 C X E 150
] 150 , 200 ] 6
150C X E 200
] 200 , 250 ] 8
zoo X E 250
Inequality Notation Interval Notation

o
É
y 0
3
2
Ol
0 0

45
6. Sketch the function represented by the following table of values.

x y
]0,5] 1
] 5 , 10 ] 7
] 10 , 15 ] 13
] 15 , 20 ] 19

go

46
 7. Ashley tutors and bases her rate on the equation of the line depicted by the graph
below. Vaishnavi charges her clients based on the step function.

Describe what circumstances would influence who you would hire if you needed
a tutor, assuming they were both good. In other words, use the math to decide.

Vaishnavi
x y
10,013
305,15
Il1.51.7 i
II5,2 9
32,21511 89
32.513313
7 2,9 same
6
4

Ashley

12243648
29
15 I
2.5
hours
1951

Vaishnavi
• I would choose: _________________________

• Because:

she does not increase her cost for

___________________________________________________________________________________

extra time less than 30minutes

___________________________________________________________________________________

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 Functions – Step – 02
1. The cost to park a car in a parking lot is $10 for the first hour and a half and
$7.50 for each additional hour or part thereof.

You park your car in this parking lot for 6 hours and 15 minutes.
How much will the will you have to pay for parking?

0
x y
hr
10 1.5 10
11.5 2.5 17.50 o_0
72.5.3.5 25 o
33.5 4.57 32150
1415,5157 40
75.5 6.53 47.50
16.5 7.5 55 Answer: _________________ $
47.50
2. The graph shows the cost of a ticket to an amusement park according to a
person’s age.

Helen and Dennis will spend a day at the park with their two children.
Helen, Dennis and their two children are 52, 55, 15 and 20 years of age.
What will be the total cost of the day tickets for this family of 4?

30 15 20 30 95 Answer: _________________
95 $

48
3. The cost of mailing a parcel depends on its mass.

Statements:

X
1. The cost of mailing a one-kilogram parcel is $2.30

O
2. All parcels weighing over 5 kg are mailed at a fixed cost.

3. There is no cost for mailing a parcel that weighs 0.25 kg.

04. The cost of sending a 5-kg parcel is twice as expensive as sending a 2.5 kg
parcel

5. It costs $6.90 to mail a parcel weighing less than 3 kg.

X
Which of the statements above are true?

A) 1, 2, and 4
O
C) 2 and 4

B) 2, 3, and 5 D) 4 and 5

49
4. Customers earn points for every purchase they make at a music store.
When they have accumulated enough points, they get a gift card.

Rose made three purchases at the store: one on May 8, one on May 15 and one
on May 25.
Before taxes, the values of her purchases were $9.50, $22 and $45 respectively.

How many points did Rose earn at the music store in May?

200 300 400 900 pts

A. 600

O
B. 900
C. 1000
D. 1100

50
 5. Peter wants to rent a car. He plans to drive 120 km.

He checks the rental costs at two rental companies, Co. 1 and Co. 2.

The graph below shows how cost and distance travelled work for each
company.

What is the difference in the rental cost between the two companies?

Company 1 2
company
0,60
200,80 380,120 60
a
8815 2 0.1

60 0 o tb
60 6 72 60 58
4 0.1 60
0.16120 60
4
4 12 60
4 72
120,72
12
Answer: The difference will be: $ ____________

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 Functions – Step – 03

1. Using the graph at right, predict the value of y when x = 21.

x y

30,3 4
33 6 7
2 3
76,9 10 23 7

39,123 13
y
312 15 16
715,18 19
318,21 22
1 23 4 6 78 9
321,24 25
Answer: ( 21 , _________
22 )
2. Using the graph below, predict the value of y when x = 24

x y

0,4C 6
16
4,8C 11
12C 16
4 12 16C 21
16,20C 26
6 20,24C 31
24,28C 36

8 Answer: ( 36 )
24 , ___________

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 3. The following graph shows the cost of a ticket to the Ecomuseum given a
person’s age.

12 V4

As part of a science project, Dan, Jay, Miles, Harry and Chuck visit the park.
• Dan and Jay are both 14 years old
•
•
Miles is 12
Harry is 4
I 40740 40 0 10 130

• Chuck is 6

What will be the total cost for this

group to visit the Ecomuseum?

Total cost ____________________

130 $

4. The cost to park a car in an expensive lot is $30 for the first two and a half
hours and $6.00 for each additional hour or part thereof.

A customer uses this parking lot for 6 hours.

How much will the customer pay for parking?

Crs Cst
x y
10,215 30
72.513.536
13.54.5342 54
The customer will pay ________________ $

74.5.5.5348
35.516.5 54 53
5. A store offers a discount of $ 10 for every $ 25 in purchases.

The graph shows the value of the purchases (x) and the amount of discount a
customer receives (y).

25
I
Consider the following five statements regarding the graph.

1) A customer who spends $100 will receive a $40 discount.

2) A customer who spends $75 will receive a $20 discount.
3) A customer will receive a $10 discount when spending less than $50.

O
4) A customer will receive twice as much of a discount when spending $150
versus $75. 60
U 30
O5) A customer will receive no discount when spending $25 or less

Which of the statements above are true?

A. 2, 3 and 5
B. 2, 3 and 4

O
C.
D.
1, 4 and 5
1 and 4
C
Answer: ____________

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 6. Here is the discount advertised at a clothing store.

DISCOUNT

Get $7 off for every $20

you spend before taxes.

Laura bought a sweater at this store and got a discount of $ 28.

Laura's sweater cost 760 80 spent Discount

Sam's 10,20 7
smwegyted 7100 120 320,403 14
340,603 21
120 24,99 895.01 360,8028
100 24.99 75.01 380,10035
75,01 795.01 yooo120342

Sam bought a sweater and a pair of mittens at the same store.

She got a discount of $42. The price of the mittens was $24.99

The price of Sam’s sweater was the same as Laura’s sweater.

75 01,80

What are the possible prices, before taxes, of the sweater Laura bought?

Answer:
7501,80
The possible prices, before taxes, of the sweater are: ________________________

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 Functions – Step – 04 – Practice Quiz
1. Using the graph at right, predict the value of y when x = 18.
x y

0,3C 5
13 3 6 9
I 92 13
9 9 12L 17
12 5L 21
Is 18 25
18,21 29
3 6 9 12 21,24L 33
Answer: ( 18 , ______
29 )

2. Using the graph below, predict the value of y when x = 32

x y
14
70,6 2
36,127 6
312 18 10
718,24 14 6

124 30 18 2
330,36 22
736,42 26

Answer: ( 32 , _________
22 )

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 3. The following graph shows the cost of a ticket to Disney given a person’s age.

110

80
60

2468 12141618
Steve and Joanie bring their 3 kids: Mike, Dan and Jay to visit the happiest
place on Earth

• Steve and Joanie are both 43 80 80 60760 110 390

• Dan is 12
• Mike is 6
• Jay is 30 (and adopted)

What will be the cost for Total cost _______________ $

the group to visit Disney?
390

4. The cost to park a car in an expensive lot is $60 for the first hour and a half
and $20 for each additional two hours or part thereof.

A customer uses this parking lot for 6 hours.

How much will the customer pay for parking?

nys y
30,115 60
7115,315380
7315,515 100
The customer will pay ________________
120 $
1515,7153120
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5. An airline charges a fee for baggage that passes a given weight limit.

6 12 18 24

Consider the following five statements regarding the graph.

0
1) A passenger with a bag weighing 15 kg will pay a fee of $ 8

2) A passenger with a bag weighing less than 12 kg pays a fee of $ 4 .

X
O
3) A passenger will pay a flat fee for luggage weighing more than 24 kg.
8
4) A passenger will pay twice as much for a bag weighing 18 kg as for one
X
weighing 12 kg. 8
5) A passenger will pay no fee for a bag weighing 6 kg or less.
X
Which of the statements above are true?
A. 1, 2 and 3

O
B.
C.
1 and 3
1, 3 and 4
D. 1, 3, and 5 B
Answer: ____________

58
6. Here is a discount advertised at a sporting goods store.

DISCOUNT

Get $4 off for every $ 40

you spend before taxes.

Jim bought a tennis racket at this store and got a discount of $ 20.

Jim 7160,200 x
30,403 4
y

340,8038
Jen 3200,240 380,120312
3120,160316
200 53
53 1473
187 1160,200320
240
7200,240324

Jen bought a tennis racket and a case at the same store.

She got a discount of $24. The price of the case was $53

The price of Jim’s racket was the same as Jen’s racket.

60,187

What are the possible prices, before taxes, of the racket Jim bought?

160,187
Answer: The possible prices, before taxes, of the racket are: _________________

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 Functions - Piece-Wise – 01
1. Describe the elements of the piecewise function shown below:

36 2
1.25 6
y
10 1.25 8 tb
to lo t b
20 D
o
a) Use the coordinates in the graph to complete the rules for each of the 3 lines.

______#
2 ++ , ' ≤#≤Q

-(#) 1' , 3 ≤ # ≤ ______

______
8
−1. $)# + _______ 8 ≤ # ≤ 1)
20 , ______

b) Using the above piecewise function, what is …

f (5) = _____________
10 (i.e. what is ‘y’ when ‘x’ = 5)

f (6) = _____________
10 (i.e. what is ‘y’ when ‘x’ = 6)

y 1.25 14 20
f (14) = ____________
215 (i.e. what is ‘y’ when ‘x’ = 14)
y 1715 20
y 2.5
60
2. Complete the information for the piecewise function shown below:

ax2
y
6 169 4 1.5 6
tea 9 0 1,5612 tb
0.375 0 18 tb
on
a
18 6

a) Use the coordinates in the graph to complete the rules for each of the 3
lines.

0.375
______#$ ,
4
' ≤ # ≤ _____

-(#) g
________ , +≤#≤R

_________# 18 ,
1,5 + _______ R ≤ # ≤ 1$

b) Using the above piecewise function, what is f (3)? f (3) = _____________

3.375
0.375132 (i.e. what is ‘y’ when ‘x’ = 3)
9 3.375
b) Using the above piecewise function, what is f (6)? f (6) = _____________
c) Using the above piecewise function, what is f (10)? f (10) = _____________

O 12
d) dom f: ____________________________________________________ 4 1.51107 18
15 18
4
0,6
e) ran f: ______________________________________________________
y 3

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 Functions - Piece-Wise – 02
1. Write the rules for each of the 3 functions shown in the piecewise function
shown below:

1.5
3
812 16
a
If 7 1,5 6
3 3 9 1.56 tb
4
9 9 6
18 6

3 3
_________________________, ' ≤#≤$

!= 9
________________________ , $≤#≤S

1.5 18 , S ≤ # ≤ 1$
________________________

a) Using the above piecewise function, what is y when

1 3
6
• x = 1 , y = _________ y 3 3 6
y 3
4,5
• x = 9 , y = _________
y 15 9 18

y 13.5 18
y 4.5

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 2. Write the rules for each of the 3 functions shown in the piecewise function
shown below:

x2
yea
8 942 8 94
2
8 169
E a
y 2x b
0.5 9
0 2610 tb
0 20 tb
20 6

a)
2
_________________________, ' ≤#≤+
0.5
!= ________________________
8 , +≤#≤S

2 20
________________________ , S ≤ # ≤ 1'

b) Using the above piecewise function, what is y when

4.5
• x = 3 , y = _________ 99 37
2
• x = 9 , y = _________
y 2 9 20

y 18 20
2
y 63
3. The graph below shows the speed of a car over time.

Speed of Car Depends on Time

Speed
(m/s)

4,8

Time (s)

The function that describes the speed of the car over time is:

'. )#$ kℎ797 ' ≤ 3 ≤ +

- # = R kℎ797 + ≤ 3 ≤ 1'

−'. R# + 1S kℎ797 1' ≤ 3 ≤ $'

How much time passed between the two moments when the car had a speed
of 4 m/s?

0.5 2
y ax2
8 942
4
2
15 2.83
12.17g
4 0,5
8 169
a Is X
2
0.5 9 8
V8 X
2.83 Ex

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 Functions - Piece-Wise – 03
1. Write the rules for each of the 3 functions shown in the piecewise function
shown below:

y ax 4
c n 8 6,12
a I
0175 9
2
9 0.75

I
c
i
2x b
y 2 6 tb
12 2 24
12 12 5 9 a
24 3

2
0175
_________________________, ' ≤#≤+

!= 1$ , +≤#≤S

2 24 ,
________________________ S ≤ # ≤ 1$

Using the above piecewise function, what is y when

• x=3 6,75
y = ___________ y 0.756327
0.7569
• x = 11.2 1 6
y = ___________ 26.75
y 2611.27 24
22.4 24
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1.6
2. The graph below shows the speed of a bike over time.

Speed of Bike Depends on Time

The function that describes the speed of the bike over time is:

'. $)#$ mnopo ' ≤ # ≤ +

- # = + mnopo + ≤ # ≤ S
$
− #+R mnopo S ≤ # ≤ 1$
Q

How much time passed between the two moments when the bike had a speed
of 3 m/s?

8
8 16 3 y 3
2 9
3 0.25
y ax2
2
2 b
4 942 310.25 y 3 8
4 169 12 42 tb
3
3
0 342
4116 9 V2 X 0 tb 5 337
4
0.25 9
3.4624
4 0.25 2
see gifts If X

7 5 X
7.5 3 46 ec see
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 3. An experimental rocket is fired from Macdonald High School.

The graph of its height as a function of time is represented by the

piecewise function below.

For how much time was the rocket at or above 105 m high?

,#$ , ' ≤ # ≤ 1S
642,128
6,128
- # 1$R , 1S ≤ # < +$

I1 II 1
I − #+q
Q
, +$ ≤ # < 1)'

l I
14.5 111

y ax2 Y txtb
128 4162
128 13142 tb
128 2569
0.5 9 128 14 tb

9 0.5 2 142 b
111 14.5 96.58
0
142
105 0.5
2 4 3
2 105 3 142
10510.5
42
210 37
13
To X Ill x
14.57 x

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 Functions - Piece-Wise – 04
1. Complete the rules for each of the 3 functions shown in the piecewise
function shown below:

5,625
6 436.25

i
t
I
i

1231
a 2.5 1.6.57 0.75 6 0 0.75 10
y y 16.25 y
1 96.57 9 6.25 0.7515 b 0.754
10
1 la 9 6.25 6.25 3.75 6 10 0.75 4
1 9
2,6025 10 6 13 x

a)
,($. ))# , ' ≤#≤$

!= 6.25
______ , $≤#≤)

10 , ) ≤ # ≤ 135
−'. r)# + ________ _____

b) Using the above piecewise function, what is y when

• x=3, 6.25
y = __________

• x=9, 3.25
y = __________ 0.7569 HO
y
4 6.75 10
68
3.25
4
2. A car set off, accelerated and then travelled at a speed of 1.5 km/min for a few
minutes. It then slowed down before coming to a complete stop.

0,96 a

Function f described below represents the speed of the car according to the time
elapsed from the moment it set off.

'. 'S#$ , '≤#≤)

!= 1. ) , ) ≤ # ≤ 1)

−'. Q# + S , 1) ≤ # ≤ $'

x : time since the car set off

y : speed of the car (km/min)

How much time passed between the two moments when the car was travelling
at a speed of 0.96 km/min?

A. 4 minutes 0.96 0.06 2 0.96 0.3 6

2
B. 12 minutes 0.9610.06 5.04 0.37
C.
O 12.8 minutes 16 2
D. 16.8 minutes
V6 X 16.8 7
Y X
16.8 4 12.8min 69
3. A guinea pig is fired into the air on a rocket, and falls back to the ground with
a parachute.

The guinea pig’s height as a function of time is represented by the piecewise

function below.

For how much long was the adorable little guy at or above 80 m?

14,21 60,216
$
,# , ' ≤ # ≤ 1$

-(#) $1S , 1$ ≤ # ≤ Q'

−$. )# + $*1 , Q' ≤ # ≤ 11S. +

ax
y
216 9422
216 144 a
a
4
1 5 9
2
1.5
4
80 1.5 2 80 2.5 291
2
8051,5 211 2.5X
2
535 211 2,5 4
553.5 X 8414 4
7 BEX
84.4 7.3 0
77.180

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 Functions – Piece-Wise – 05
1. Lifeguard certification requires a lifeguard to swim underwater and stay
below 3 m of depth for at least 5.5 seconds.
Megan’s underwater swim is described below.

Did Megan get her lifeguarding certification? Justify your answer.

,#$ , ' ≤ # ≤ $

!= 5 , $ ≤#≤S
______

,# + q , S ≤ # ≤ R

ax
y
5 42
5 49 6516 12 2.5 4 2.5 20
5 14 9 3 2.5 20
1.25 9
Y 17 2.5
3 1.25
2 0 2.518 tb
172.5 7
2
3 1.25 20 4 6.8 7
2.4 2

Fixx 6.8 1.55 5.25804

gg

Answer:
did not get
Megan ___________________________ her certification.
She spent _____________________ seconds under water.
5 25
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2. Steven is trying out for the Patriots and must run the length of a football field.
The speed of his run is described by the piece-wise function shown below.
For how many seconds did Steven maintain a speed greater than or
equal to 5 m/s? 2
axe 9 1.75
y 1.75 32
3,1575 7 06272 9
10,1575 4 1.7569
7 Ya
1175 9 4 15.75
5 1.75 2
2
5 11.75
5.857 X
0
1.698

3
5fi oI 5
,#$ , '≤#≤Q
15.75 2110 tb
2y
2xtb

!=
15,75
_____ , Q ≤ # ≤ 1' 15.75 20 tb
35.75 b
,# + q , 1' ≤ # ≤ 1r. Rr)
2 35.75
y
5 2 3575
30.75 2 x

15.77510
15.375 1.69 13.68540

Answer: 13.685
Steven stayed at or above 5.5 m/s for ___________ sec

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3. Milan ties a squirrel to a rocket and tries to send him into outer space.
The path the squirrel takes is described in the piece-wise function below.

a) What is the maximum height (in km) the squirrel reaches.

b) How much time will the squirrel have spent at or above 6 km of altitude?
911.532
4.5
,(1. ))# , '≤#≤+ 4.5 2.252
2 a
-(#) 10.125
______ , + ≤ # ≤ 1'
y 2 1.5
−$. )# +35.125
______ , 1' ≤ # ≤14.05
____ 9 211.5
y 215.0625
y io

410.125 10,10125 6 261.5

3 1.5
x y
7 2.71 22.25
2.52.7557
2.71,6 2.72.988

s
4 2.5 3 0 2.5 35.125
tb
25 6
191 3145110
10.125 35,125 2.5x

35EI x
6 2.5 35.125 14.05 X

29.125 2.5x
11.65 x

11.65 2.71 8.94min

Answer: The squirrel reaches a max height of __________________

10.125 km

8 94
It will have spent _________________ minutes at or above 6 km.

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 Functions – Piece-Wise – 06 – Practice Quiz
1. Fill in the missing parts to the piecewise function.

−$. $)# + _______

12 , ' ≤ # ≤ Q
!=
____________
5.25 , Q ≤ # ≤ 1'

4 2.25 3 12

4 6.75 12 1

y 5.25

I
3

2. Fill in the missing pieces to the piecewise function

!=
$
______#
0.25 , ' ≤#≤)

−S. $) , ) ≤#≤*

I
0.25632
6.25 9152 y
6.25 259 y 0.256
can y
0125 a

b) If x = 3, y = ___________________
2.25

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3. Find the coordinates of point C

,#$ , ' ≤#≤Q

!=
3.375 , Q ≤ # ≤ R
____________

6 78
2
963 0.375
1.5 y
1 5 49 0.375 3
9 4 0.37569
1.5 4
0.375 9 4
9 3.375

8 ,3.375
C ( __________ __________ )

4. Find the coordinates of point C

_____# + _____
0.75 3 , ' ≤#≤*
!=
3.75
______ , * ≤ # ≤ 1$

0
93 0 43 0.75
9 0.75 3

3
y 0.75 9
y 6.75 3
y 3.75
C ( _________ , ___________
3,75 ) .
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5. Find the coordinates of point D.

'. r)# $
, '≤#≤r
15,3675
!= 36.75
_________ , r ≤ # ≤ 1)

−$. $)# + q , 1) ≤ # ≤ ____

0.75672
4
0.75 49
4
36.75
y

2.25 70.5
36.75 2.25 5 b Ye
33.75 tb 0 2.25 70.5
36.75
7015 b 70.5 2.25x
70.5 2.25 X
313 4

315 O
D ( ____________ , ____________ ) .

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 6. Hayden builds a rocket for Science Fair and tries to send a kitten into outer
space. The rocket’s flight is described by the piecewise function below.

How much time did the rocket spend at or above 20 m in height?

(Round your answer to the nearest tenth)

$
______# , ' ≤ # ≤ 1'
32.5 9407 0.325
32.5 100 a != Q$. ) , 1' ≤ # ≤ 1)
32.51100 a
−$. $)# + SS. $) , 1) ≤ # ≤ $*. ++
9
0.325
2
4 0.325
2 1032.5
20 0.325
2040.325 7
2
61.538
Fox
7 845 4
7.8 Seconds
O 20 2.25 66.25
46.25 2.257
46.25 2.25 x
20.5 x
20.6 X
seconds

20.6 7.8 12.8seconds

12.8
The rocket spent ____________________ seconds at or above 20 m.

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 Functions – Periodic – 01
1. A water fountain shoots water into the air from the ground in a repeating 6-
second cycle.
The cycle passes as follows…
- in the first second (from 0 sec to 1 sec), the level goes from 0 m to 1 m
- in the second second, the level stays at 1 m
- in the third second, the level increases to 3 m.
- in the fourth second, the level falls back down to 1 m
- in the fifth second, the level stays at 1 m
- in the sixth second, the level falls back down to 0.

Draw the graph of this periodic function for at least three full cycles.

a) How long is one full cycle?

6seconds
b) How many full cycles will have gone by after 63 seconds?

63 6 1015 i 10 full
cycles
c) How much time did the full cycles take up?
60seconds
d) How much time will be left over?
3 seconds
e) What will the height of the water be at that time (read it off the graph)?

Answer: 3
After 63 seconds, the height will be: ____________________________ m

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2. Answer the following questions using the graph of a periodic function below.

a) How long is one full cycle?

6seconds
b) How many full cycles will have gone by after 6 minutes and 35 seconds?
6 60 35 395seconds
39576 65.85 65 fill cycles

c) How much time

d) did the full cycles take up?

AB o NNTNN tT0 65 6 390 seconds
e)
1 How much time will be left over?
395 390 5 seconds left

f) What will the height of the water be at that time (read it off the graph)?
me

Answer: I
After 6 minutes and 35 seconds, the height will be: _____________ m

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3. Answer the following questions using the graph of a periodic function below.

a) How long is one full cycle? 5 seconds

b) How many full cycles will pass after 11 minutes and 22.6 seconds?
11 60 660
660 22.6 682.6seconds 136cycles
682.6 5 136.52
c) How much time did the full cycles take up?
136 5 680seconds
d) How much time will be left over?

682.6 680 2 6seconds

e) What will the height of the water be at that time (read it off the graph)?

Answer: 5 m
After 11 minutes and 22.6 seconds, the height will be: _________

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 4. Answer the following questions using the graph of a periodic function below.

135

5,0
a) How long is one full cycle?
5seconds
b) How many full cycles pass after 28 minutes and 53.3 seconds?
28 60 1680 1733.35 346.66
1680 53.3 1733.3seconds
346cycles
c) How much time did the full cycles take up?
346 5 1730 seconds
d) How much time will be left over?
3 3Seconds
e) What will the height of the water be at that time (build the rule)?

3,5 5 2.5
E 5
5,0 2.563.37 12.5
5
4
2.5 12.5
y b y 8.25
0 2.5 5
o 12.5 tb Y 4.25
12.5 b

Answer: 4.25 m
After 28 minutes and 53.3 seconds, the height will be: _________

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 Functions – Periodic – 02

1. Eric is doing a 100 m shuttle run across the gym in Phys. Ed. class.
He runs at a constant speed from one end of the gym to the other.
His partner measures how far Eric is from the starting point as he runs back
and forth.
It takes Eric 12 seconds to run from one end of the gym to the other, and he
never stops or slows down.

a. Draw a distance vs. time graph that shows Eric performing two
complete cycles.

b. What is the period of this function? ______________

24 seconds

c. If Eric continues this pattern, how far from the starting point will he be
after 120 seconds?

120 24 5 cycles completed Ometers

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 2 4 6 8 10 it 16 18 to a

d. At what distance will he be after 5 minutes?

5 60 300 seconds

300 24 12.5cycles 12 fullcycles

12 24 288 seconds to complete 12 cycles

300 288 12 seconds

8 100 meters

e. At what distance from the start line will Eric be after 5 minutes and 29
seconds?
5 60 29 329seconds
329 24 13.7 13 full Cyldes
13 24 312
329 312 17seconds

geometry

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2. Danielle is riding a surfboard as waves flow past her.

The maximum height she reaches is 8 m and the minimum height is 2 m.

The time it takes to make one cycle is exactly 6 minutes.

a. Draw a height vs. time graph that represents Danielle’s movement if she
starts at a height of 8 m and rides for 15 minutes

b. What is the period of this function? 6minutes

c. If Danielle continues this pattern, at what height will she be at after 393
minutes?

393 6 65 full cycles

65.5
65 6 390minutes for full cycles
393 390 3minutes 2net

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 6,8

Gi

d. At what height will she be at 162 minutes?

162 6 27 full cycles

162 162 0 8d

e. At what height will she be at 160.2 minutes?

160.276 26.7 cycles

26 156 minutes for full cycles
6
160.2 156 4.2minutes

3,2 a
8677 65 2
1 2 4
6,8 2 42 Y
y 2x b y
8.4 Y
2 2 3 tb y
2 6 b
y b
y 4.4GW 85
 Functions – Periodic – 03

1. Luis is trying to put out a fire in Mr. Auger’s class by getting water from the
bathroom and bringing it to the class.

The distance between the washroom and the classroom is 120 m

Luis starts running from the classroom (dist. from the classroom is 0 m).

If Luis continues running back and forth for 34 and a half minutes, how
far from the classroom will he be?
(Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a unit)
Icycle 3minutes

34.5 3 11 5 cycles
11 3 33minutes for complete cycles
34.5 33 1.5 minutes

12Ometers

Answer: 120 meters from the classroom.

After 34.5 minutes, Luis will be __________

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 2. Anthony is trying to put out a fire in Mr. Auger’s class by getting water from
the bathroom and bringing it to the class.

The distance between the washroom and the classroom is 120 m

Anthony starts running from the classroom (dist from the class is 0 m).

6.51120

6,0
If Anthony collapses from exhaustion after running for 1 hours and 20.5
min., how far from the classroom will he be?
(Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a unit)

cycle 3minutes
60 20.5 80.5minutes
80.573 26.85 26cycles
673 78minutes
80.5 78 2.5minutes
80
a
Egg12,8
y 80 tb 806.5 240
0 80 3 th y
y 200 240
0 240 th
no y 40

Answer: After 1 hour and 20.5 minutes, Anthony will be _______

40 m from the class
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3. Gabriela is riding on a Ferris wheel at LaRonde.

The wheel has a diameter of 50 m.

When the ride starts, she is already 25 m in the air and rising.

y 1
O O
If the ride continues without interruption, at what height will Gabriela be
after one hour?(Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a unit)

Icycle 8minutes
60 8 7.5 cycles 7 full cycles
7 8 56 minutes
60 56 4minutes
i 25me

Answer: After one hour, Gabriela will be ___________

25 meters above the ground.
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4. Joey is riding on a Ferris wheel at LaRonde.

The wheel has a diameter of 50 m.

When the ride starts, Joey is already 25 m in the air and rising.

2150
a

o big
If the ride breaks down after 2 hours and 5 minutes, and the fire
department’s tallest ladder reaches a max of 11 m, will Joey be saved?
(Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a unit)

Icycle 8minutes
2 60 5 125minutes

125 8 15 625
15 8 120 minutes
125 120 5 minutes
L2 50 5 12.5
6o a 502161
12.5 7
12.5 tb
y 9 12.5 5 75
50 12.5 2 tb y
50 25 b 62.5 75
75 6 y
y 12.5 m

Answer: will Not

Joey __________________________ be saved.
She is ____________________
12.5 m above the ground when the ride breaks.

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 Functions – Periodic – 04

1. Water shoots out of the middle of a fountain. The height of the jet of water
varies.

The periodic function represented below can be used to determine the height
of the jet of water in relation to the time elapsed from the moment the
fountain was turned on.

4401.5

800 Too
35,0
The water fountain is turned on at 8:00 AM.
What will the height of the water spray be at 2:07 PM?

I cycle 55minutes
minutes
14107 8 00 6 hours 7
6 60 7 367minutes
367155 6.67 6 full cycles
6 55 330minutes
367 330 37 minutes

49115 a 155 0.3 0.3 10.5

35,0 1 0.3637 10.5
tb
0.3 x y
y 0.3 35 tb 11.1 10.5
0 y 0.6
0 10,5tb y
10.5 b

O.bmeters
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2. Joanne is riding a surfboard as waves flow past her.
Each wave is exactly the same as the one before and all waves move at the
same speed.

The max height Joanne attains is 10 m and the minimum height is 2 m.

Exactly 4 waves flow past her in 10 minutes
As time starts, Joanne is at a height of 2 meters.

HE C25 10

2 5,2

At what height will Joanne be after 156 minutes and 42 seconds of surfing?

Icycle 2.5 minutes

42 60 0.7minutes
156 0.7 156.7minutes
156.7 2.5 62.68cycles I 62 full cycles
62 2.5 155 minutes

15617 155 1.7minutes

2 5,2 6.4
4 7 25 725
1 25,10

y 6.4 b

6.4 1.25 b y
I
6.4 1 7 18 lZMC
F
10 10.88 18
10 8 b y 7.12
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 Functions – Periodic – 05 – Practice Test

1. Charlie is doing a 50 m shuttle run across the gym in Phys. Ed. class.
She runs at a constant speed from one end of the gym to the other.
Her partner measures how far Charlie is from the starting point as she runs
back and forth. She never stops or slows down
It takes Charlie 12 seconds to run from one end of the gym to the other
.

I
If Charlie continues this pattern, at what distance from the starting
point will she be after 15 minutes of running?

I cycle 24 Seconds
15 60 900seconds
900 24 37.5 cycles 37 whole cycles
37 24 888 seconds
900 888 12 seconds

in
50Mt

50
Answer: Charlie will be __________________ m from the start.

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2. Water shoots out of the middle of a fountain.
The height of the jet of water varies with time.

The periodic function represented below shows the height of the water in
relation to the time elapsed from the moment the fountain was turned on.

1454
oo minutes
The water fountain is turned on at 8:00 AM.
What will the height of the water spray be at 1:43 PM?

cycle ya
13 00 8 00 5hours 60 300minutes 317minutes
60 43 17minutes

317 45 7.05 2 7 full cycles

7 45 315 minutes

317 315 2 minutes

15,2
oo
a
4 75

y Est
y 243
9 45 0.25 0.25
Answer: The height of the water will be __________________ m.

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3. Mr. Stewart is riding on a Ferris wheel at LaRonde.

The wheel has a diameter of 50 m.

When the ride starts, Mr. Stewart is already 25 m in the air and rising.

If the ride breaks down after 1 hours, 15 minutes and 30 seconds, how
high up in the air will Mr. Stewart be?

60 15 0,5 75.5minutes

I period 4minutes
75.5 4 18.875
18Fullcycles x 4 72 minutes
75.5 72 3.5minutes into theincomplete cycle
Rule 25
3,0
8 525 22
5,50
4
25 6 9 25 75
75
0 256 b y 256.5
0 75 b y 87,5 75
25 4
y 12,5

Answer: Mr. Stewart will be __________________

12.5 m up in the air.

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