Homework Set #1 : Sections 3.1,3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. Evaluate the function. 1) Find f(-5) when f(x) = -5x - 21. A) 6 B) -21 2) f(x) = A) 7x - 7 ; f(-4) 2 - 8x + 9 9x

C) -5

D) 4

1)

2) B) 35 103

7 37

C) -

21 185

D)

21 185

3) For g(x) = x2 - 20, find g(11). A) 3 101 B)

3)
102

C) 2 102

D)

101

4) Find f(k - 1) when f(x) = 3x2 - 5x + 5 A) f(k - 1) = -11k2 + 3k + 13 C) f(k - 1) = 3k2 + 10k + 3 5) Find f(a + 2) when f(x) = x2 + 4 A) a2 + 4a + 4 B) a2 + 4 6) Find g(a - 1) when g(x) = A)
a + 11 2 1 x - 5. 2

B) f(k - 1) = 3k2 - 11k + 13 D) f(k - 1) = 3k2 - 11k + 3

4)

C) a2 + 6

D) a2 + 4a + 8

5)

6) C)
1 a-2 2

B)

1 a-5 2

D)

a - 11 2

Solve the problem. 7) The area of a regular hexagon is A(s) =

A(5.87 mm).

3 3s2 , where s is the length of a side of the hexagon. Find 2

7)

A) 2690.0 mm2

B) 51.7 mm2

C) 895 mm2

D) 89.5 mm2
1 2 gt , where g is 2

8) If an object is dropped, the distance it falls during t seconds is given by d(t) =

about 32 ft/sec2 . Find the distance an object would fall in 6 seconds. A) 1152 ft B) 576 ft C) 288 ft

8)

D) 96 ft

State the domain of the given function. 4 9) f(x) = 3x - 8 A) All real numbers C) All real numbers x >
8 3

9) B) All real numbers except D) All real numbers except

3 8 8 3

10) y = 17 - x A) All real numbers C) All real numbers x < 17 11) f(x) = -x - 6 A) All real numbers x 6 C) All real numbers x 6 Evaluate the function. 12) Find f(3) for
9x + 1 if x < 1 3x if 3 x 7 3 - 5x if x > 7 A) 10

B) All real numbers x 17 D) All real numbers x 17

10)

B) All real numbers x -6 D) All real numbers x -6

11)

12)

f(x) =

B) 36

C) 9

D) -12 13)

13) Find f(-5) for

f(x) = 8x if x -1 x - 1 if x > -1 A) -40

B) 40

C) 4

D) -6 14)

14) Find f(0) for

f(x) = x - 8 if x < 5 9 - x if x 5

A) -3

B) -8

C) 9

D) 4