MATH 115 QUIZ 1 March, 2018 Instructor: S.

Sands
NAME: ___Nate Townsell__________________
I have completed this assignment myself, working independently and not consulting anyone except the instructor.

INSTRUCTIONS
• The quiz is worth 100 points. There are 10 problems. This quiz is open book and open notes. This means that you
may refer to your textbook, notes, and online classroom materials, but you must work independently and may not
consult anyone (and confirm this with your submission). You may take as much time as you wish, provided you
turn in your quiz no later than Sunday, March 25.
• Show work/explanation where indicated. Answers without any work may earn little, if any, credit. You may
type or write your work in your copy of the quiz, or if you prefer, create a document containing your work. Scanned
work is acceptable also. In your document, be sure to include your name and the assertion of independence of
work.
• General quiz tips and instructions for submitting work are posted in the Quizzes module.
• If you have any questions, please contact me by e-mail.

1. (4 pts) Consider the interval [0, ∞). For each numerical value below, is it in the interval or not?
(Just answer Yes or No)

0
– 8 2 __no_____ | –2.7 | ___yes____ 6 – 5 __yes_____ __yes_____
−2
1
-64 (Yes or No) 2.7 (Yes or No) ! (Yes or No) 0 (Yes or No)
65

2. (4 pts) Given !f (x) = x − 2 and !g(x) = 3 − x , which of the following is the domain of the
quotient function! f / g ? (No work required) 2.___B____
A. !(−∞, 3]
B. !(−∞, 3)
C. !(−∞, 3) ∪ (3, ∞)
D. (−∞,
! 2) ∪ (2, 3)

3. (8 pts) Consider the points (–14, 1) and (2, 9).

(a) State the midpoint of the line segment with the given endpoints. (No work required)

(-6,5)

(b) If the point you found in (a) is the center of a circle, and the other two points are points on the circle, find
the length of the radius of the circle. (That is, find the distance between the center point and a point on the
circle.) Find the exact answer and simplify as much as possible. Show work.

Radius = !4 5 ↓ work on next page ↓

4. (12 pts) Analyze each of the four graphs as requested below.(no explanation required.)

(A) (B)

!
!
Is the graph symmetric with respect to the Is the graph symmetric with respect to the

x-axis? _NO_ y-axis? _NO_ origin? _NO_ x-axis? _NO_ y-axis? YES__ origin? _NO__
(State Y for Yes or N for No in each blank.) (State Y for Yes or N for No in each blank.)

Does the graph represent a function? Does the graph represent a function?
Yes or No: _NO__ Yes or No: __YES___

If the graph does represent a function, is the If the graph does represent a function, is the
function function
even, odd, or neither even nor odd? even, odd, or neither even nor odd?
(choose one, if applicable).
(choose one, if applicable). EVEN
(C) (D)

Is the graph symmetric with respect to the Is the graph symmetric with respect to the

x-axis? _YES__ y-axis? NO__ origin? NO__ x-axis? NO__ y-axis? NO__ origin? NO__
(State Y for Yes or N for No in each blank.) (State Y for Yes or N for No in each blank.)

Does the graph represent a function? Does the graph represent a function?
Yes or No: _NO__ Yes or No: _YES__

If the graph does represent a function, is the If the graph does represent a function, is the
function function
even, odd, or neither even nor odd? even, odd, or neither even nor odd?
(choose one, if applicable). (choose one, if applicable). NEITHER

5. (4 pts) For income x (in dollars), a particular state's income tax T (in dollars) is given by
0.015x i f 0 ≤ x ≤ 7, 000
! (x) =
T 105 + 0.026(x − 7000) i f 7, 000 < x ≤ 22, 000
495 + 0.038(x − 25, 000) i f x > 22, 000

What is the tax on an income of $26,500? Show some work.

!495 + 0.038(26500 − 25000)

!495 + (0.038)(1500)
!495 + 57
$!552

6. (16 pts) Consider the following graph of y = f (x). (no explanations required)
!

(a) State the y-intercept(s). (d) State the range.

(0,4) [-2,5]

(b) State the x-intercept(s). (e) State the value of f (− 1).

(3,0),(-2,0),(-6,0) f(-1)=1

(c) State the domain. (f) State the interval(s) on which the function is increasing. That
[-6,4] is, for what x-values is the function increasing?
[-6,-4] ∪ [-2,0.5]
7. (14 pts) Let y = (1/2)x2 − 2

(a) Create a table of sample points on the graph of the equation (include at least five points). The
points should include the x-intercept(s) and the y-intercept(s) of the graph.

x y (x, y)
0 -2 (0, -2)
1 -1.5 (1, -1.5)
2 0 (2, 0)
-2 0 (-2, 0)
-1 -1.5 (-1, -1.5)

(b) Graph the equation. The graph should include the sample points. (You may use the grid shown below,
hand-draw and scan, or you may use the free Desmos graphing calculator described under Course Resource to generate
a graph, save as a jpg and attach.)
(c) Is the graph symmetric with respect to the y-axis? _YES_ (yes or no). If no, state a point on the graph and state
the appropriate reflection point which fails to be on the graph, as done in section 1.2 homework in the textbook.

(d) Is the graph symmetric with respect to the origin? _NO (0,2)__ (yes or no). If no, state a point on the graph and
state the appropriate reflection point which fails to be on the graph, as done in section 1.2 homework in the textbook.
8. (15 pts)

Let f (x) = 2x2 – 5x + 7 and g(x) = 1 – x.

(a) Evaluate the function f for x = 3a – 2. That is, find f (3a – 2) and simplify. Show work.

!2(3a − 2)2
!(3a + −2)(3a + −2)
!(3a)(3a) + (3a)(−2) + (−2)(3a) + (−2)(−2)
!9a 2 − 6a − 6a + 4
!9a − 12a + 4
!2(9a − 12a + 4)
!(2)(9a) + (2)(−12a) + (2)(4)
!18a 2 − 24a + 8 − 5(3a − 2) + 7
!18a 2 − 24a + 8 − (5)(3a) + (5)(−2) + 7
!18a 2 − 24a + 8 − 15a + 10 + 7
!18a 2 − 39a + 25
!f (3a − 2) = 18a 2 − 39 + 25

(b) Evaluate the product function fg for x = –2. That is, find (f g)( –2). Show work.

![2(−2)2 − 5(−2) + 7][1 − (1 − (−2)]

!(2)(4) − (5)(−2) + 7
!8 − (5)(−2) + 7
!8 − (−10) + 7
!18 + 7
!f (−2) = 25
!g(x) = 3
!( fg)(−2) = 75

(c) Find the difference function (f – g)(x) and simplify the results. Show work.
!(2x 2 − 5x + 7) − (1 − x)
!2x 2 + (−5 + 1)x + (7 − 1)

(! f − g)(x) = 2x 2 − 4x + 6
9. (15 pts) See textbook page 82 for a summary of the economic functions (price-demand p, revenue R,
cost C, average cost !C̄, and profit P ) used in this problem. The cost, in dollars, for a company to
produce x widgets is given by C(x) = 212.50 + 4.20x for x ≥ 0, and the price-demand function, in
dollars per widget, is p(x) = 18 − 0.02x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 900.

(a) Find and interpret C(250).

!212.50 + 4.20(250)
!212.50 + 1050
$!1262.50 The cost of 250 widgets

(b) Find and interpret C̄

! (250). (Note that C̄
! (x) is the average cost function.)

1262.50
!
250

$!5.05 Average cost of widget

(c) Find and simplify the expression for the revenue function R(x). (work optional)

x! * 18 − 0.02x

! 18x − 0.02x 2

(d) Find and simplify the expression for the profit function P(x). (work optional) Note that p(x) and P(x)
are different functions.

! (18x − 0.02x 2 ) − (212.50 + 4.20x)

! 13.8x − 0.02x 2 − 212.50

(e) Find and interpret P(250), where P(x) is the profit function in part (d).

! 13.8(250) − 0.02(250)2 − 212.50

3450
! − 0.02(250)2 − 212.50

3450
! − (0.02)(62500) − 212.5

! 3450 − 1250 − 212.5

! 2200 − 212.5

$!1987.50 dollars earned after 250 widgets are sold

10. (8 pts)

A graph of y = f (x)
follows. No formula for f is given. 10. ___C____
Which graph (A, B, C, or D) represents the graph of y = f (x − 1) − 3 ?
EXPLAIN YOUR CHOICE. (Grid supplied for scratch work; You are NOT required to submit your own graph)

f(x+h)+K
When h is positive , shift left
When h is negative , shift right
When h is positive , shift up
When h is negative , shift down

I would need to shift the original graph to the right and down, resulting in the C graph

y = f (x)

4 4

2 2

-4 -2 2 4 -4 -2 2 4
-2 -2

-4 -4

GRAPH A (below) GRAPH B (below)

4 4

2 2

-4 -2 2 4 -4 -2 2 4
-2 -2

-4 -4
 GRAPH C (below) GRAPH D (below)

4 4

2 2

-4 -2 2 4 -4 -2 2 4
-2 -2

-4 -4