Functions

1. What is the domain of the function f (x) = x − 3? 11. Which of the following functions is even?
A. (−∞, ∞) A. f (x) = x2
B. (−∞, 3) B. f (x) = x3
C. [3, ∞) C. f (x) = x + 1
D. (3, ∞) D. f (x) = x1
2. What is the domain of f (x) = x21−4 ? 12. Which of the following functions is odd?
A. (−∞, ∞) A. f (x) = x2 + 1
B. (−∞, −2) ∪ (−2, 2) ∪ (2, ∞) B. f (x) = x3
C. (−∞, −2] ∪ [2, ∞) C. f (x) = |x|
D. (−2, 2) D. f (x) = x4
3. The function f (x) = ln(x − 1) is defined for: 13. The function f (x) = sin(x) is:
A. x > 0 A. Even
B. x < 1 B. Odd
C. x > 1 C. Neither
D. x ≥ 1 D. Both
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4. Which of the following describes the domain of f (x) = x+2 ? 14. The function f (x) = cos(x) is:
A. x ≥ −2 A. Even
B. x > −2 B. Odd
C. x ≤ −2 C. Neither
D. x < −2 D. Not defined
5. Find the domain of f (x) = 9 − x2 .
15. Which of the following is neither even nor odd?
A. (−∞, ∞)
A. f (x) = x2
B. (−3, 3)
B. f (x) = x3
C. [−3, 3]
C. f (x) = x + 1
D. [0, 9]
D. f (x) = −x3
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6. What is the domain of f (x) = x+5 ?
A. x 6= −5 16. Which of the following is true for even functions?
B. x > −5 A. f (−x) = −f (x)
C. x ≥ −5 B. f (−x) = f (x)
D. x < −5 C. f (x) = 0
D. The function passes through the origin
7. The function f (x) = x2 − 1 is defined for:
A. x > 1 17. Which graph property indicates an odd function?
B. x < 1 A. Symmetry about the x-axis
C. x ≤ −1 or x ≥ 1 B. Symmetry about the y-axis
D. x ≥ 0 C. Symmetry about the origin
D. No symmetry
8. Find the domain of f (x) = ln(x2 − 4).
A. (−∞, −2) ∪ (2, ∞) 18. The function f (x) = x5 − x3 + x is:
B. (−2, 2) A. Even
C. (−∞, ∞) B. Odd
D. (0, ∞) C. Neither
D. Cannot be determined
x2 −4x+4
9. Find the domain of f (x) = x2 −9 .
A. x 6= 2 ) 19. The function f (x) = x4 − 3x2 + 2 is:
B. x 6= −3 A. Even (Correct answer)
C. x 6= 2, 3 B. Odd
D. x 6= −3, 2 C. Neither
D. Not defined
10. Find the domain of f (x) = tan(x).
A. x 6= π2 + kπ 20. Which of the following best describes the function f (x) =
x
B. x 6= kπ x2 +1 ?
C. x ∈ R A. Even
D. x 6= 0 B. Odd
 C. Neither 31. Let f (x) = x + 2 and g(x) = x2 . Find (f ◦ g)(3).
D. Depends on domain A. 5
B. 9
21. What causes a vertical asymptote in a rational function? C. 11
A. When numerator = 0 D. 15
B. When the denominator = 0 and doesn’t cancel
C. When both numerator and denominator = 0 32. Let f (x) = x2 and g(x) = 2x + 1. What is (g ◦ f )(x)?
D. When x = 0 always A. 2x + 1
B. 2x2 + 1
22. What causes a hole in the graph of a rational function? C. 2x2 + x
A. When the denominator = 0 D. x2 + 2x + 1
B. When a common factor cancels from numerator and de- 33. If f (x) = 3x − 4 and g(x) = x + 5, what is (f ◦ g)(x)?
nominator A. 3x + 1
C. When numerator = 0 B. 3x + 11
D. When the function is undefined for all x C. 3x + 11
x−2 D. 3x − 9
23. Identify the vertical asymptote of f (x) = x+3 .
A. x = −3 34. Let f (x) = x, g(x) = x + 1. Find (f ◦ g)(3).
B. x = 2 A. 3
C. x = 0 B. 4
D. None C. 5
(x−1)(x−3)
D. 2
24. Where is the hole in the graph of f (x) = (x−1)(x+2) ?
A. x = 1 35. If f (x) = x2 − 1, and g(x) = x + 1, then (f ◦ g)(x) =?
B. x = −2 A. x2 + 1
C. x = 3 B. x2 + 2x
D. No hole C. x2 − 1
D. x2 + 2x + 1
25. What type of discontinuity occurs at a hole? 36. Let f (x) = 2x, g(x) = x2 + 1. Find (f ◦ g)(2).
A. Infinite discontinuity A. 5
B. Removable discontinuity B. 10
C. Jump discontinuity C. 8
D. Continuous D. 12
x2 −9x+20
26. Where is the vertical asymptote of f (x) = x2 −4 ? 37. Which expression represents (g ◦ f )(x), if f (x) = 3x − 2,
A. x = 4, x = 5 g(x) = x2 ?
B. x = −4, x = 5 A. (3x − 2)2
C. x = −2, x = 2 B. 9x2 − 12x + 4
D. x = 3 C. 3x2 − 2
D. 3x2 + 4
27. What kind of discontinuity occurs at x = 3 for f (x) =
(x−3)(x−2) 38. Let f (x) = x + 3, g(x) = x1 . Find (g ◦ f )(x).
(x−3)(x+1) ? 1
A. x+3
A. Hole at x = 3 1
B. Vertical asymptote at x = 3 B. x+3
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C. Jump at x = 3 C. x+3
D. Continuous at x = 3 D. x + 3
39. What is the domain of f (g(x)), where f (x) = x, and
28. Which of the following has a hole at x = 2?
g(x) = x − 1?
A. f (x) = (x−2)(x−1)
(x−2)(x+5) A. x ≥ −1
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B. f (x) = x−2 B. x ≥ 1
x+5
C. f (x) = x−1 C. x ≤ 1
x−2 D. All real numbers
D. f (x) = x−2
2 40. Let f (x) = x2 , g(x) = x. Which of the following is f (g(x))?
29. For f (x) = x x−4x+3
2 −9 , identify all vertical asymptotes. A. x
A. x = −3, x = 3 B. x
B. x = 1, x = 3 C. x2
C. x = −1, x = 3 D. x
D. None
41. Let f (x) = x and g(x) = x − 2. What is the domain of
x−2
30. What is the simplified form of f (x) = x2 −4 ? (f ◦ g)(x)?
A. f (x) = x + 2, no restrictions A. (−∞, 2]
B. f (x) = x + 2, with a hole at x = 2 B. [2, ∞)
C. f (x) = x − 2 C. (2, ∞)
D. f (x) = x2 − 4 D. (−∞, ∞)
42. Let f (x) = x1 and g(x) = x2 −4. Find the domain of (f ◦g)(x). B. (0, 25) ∪ (25, ∞)
A. All real numbers C. x > 0
B. (−∞, −2) ∪ (−2, 2) ∪ (2, ∞) D. x ≥ 0
C. (−∞, 2) ∪ (2, ∞)
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D. (−2, 2) 47. Let f (x) = x and g(x) = x−1 . Find the domain of (f ◦ g)(x).
A. (−∞, 0) ∪ (0, 1) ∪ (1, ∞)
43. Let f (x) = x + 1 and g(x) = x2 − 4. What is the domain of B. x > 1
(f ◦ g)(x)? C. x < 1
A. x ∈ R D. x 6= 0
B. x2 − 4 ≥ 0
C. (−∞, −2] ∪ [2, ∞) 1
48. Let f (x) = x and g(x) = x − 1. What is the domain of
D. (−2, 2) f (g(x))?
1 A. [1, ∞)
44. Let f (x) = x and g(x) = x−3 . What is the domain of
B. (1, ∞)
f (g(x))?
C. (1, ∞)
A. (−∞, 3) ∪ (3, ∞)
D. x 6= 1
B. (3, ∞)
C. [0, ∞) 49. Let f (x) = x and g(x) = x1 . What is the domain of f (g(x))?
D. x 6= 0 A. (−∞, 0) ∪ (0, ∞)
45. Let f (x) = ln(x) and g(x) = x2 − 1. What is the domain of B. (0, ∞)
f (g(x))? C. x 6= 0
A. (−∞, ∞) D. (−∞, 0)
B. (−∞, −1) ∪ (1, ∞)
C. (−1, 1) 50. Let f (x) = 1 − x2 and g(x) = x + 1. What is the domain of
D. (0, ∞) (f ◦ g)(x)?
A. [−2, 0]
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46. Let f (x) = x−5 and g(x) = x. What is the domain of B. (−1, 1)
f (g(x))? C. (−2, 2)
A. (0, ∞) D. [0, 2]