Solutions to Homework Assignment 1

MATH 141-01 Section 1.1, Page 22 1,2,5-9,12,14,19,21,22,29-39 odd, 47,48, 57-60, 61, 63, 65 1. (a) When x = 1, y appears to be about 2. Thus, f (1) = 2. (b) When x = 2, y appears to be about 2.8. Thus, f (2) 2.8. (c) It looks like y = 2 when x = 1 or x = 3. (d) It looks like y = 0 when x 2.45 and x 0.4. (e) The domain of f is [3, 3] and the range is [2, 3]. (f) f is increasing on (1, 3). 6. This is the graph of a function with domain [2, 2] and range [1, 2]. 8. This is not the graph of a function; at each integer in the domain, there is a vertical line segment. 12. I will not make a graph here, but the number of hours should always be positive and should be higher in the summer than the winter. 19. f (a + 1) = 3(a + 1)2 (a + 1) + 2 = 3(a2 + 2a + 1) a 1 + 2 = 3a2 + 5a + 4. f (a2 ) = 3(a2 )2 (a2 ) + 2 = 3a4 a2 + 2. f (a + h) = 3(a + h)2 (a + h) + 2 = 3(a2 + 2ah + h2 ) a h + 2.
x+h x f (x + h) f (x) (x + h)(x + 1) (x + h + 1)x x2 + hx + x + h x2 xh x = x+h+1 x+1 = = = h h h(x + 1)(x + h + 1) h(x + 1)(x + h + 1) h 1 = . h(x + 1)(x + h + 1) (x + 1)(x + h + 1) |x| . Since 35. The domain of G is {x R|x = 0}. Notice that for x = 0, G(x) = 3 + x

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|x| = The graph is below.

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x0 , our function is G(x) = x<0

4 x>0 . 2 x<0

47. If x is the length of the rectangle and y is the width, then 2x + 2y = 20. Thus, the width is y = 10 x and the area is A = x(10 x). 58. Since g has symmetry about the y-axis, it is even. Since f has symmetry about neither the origin nor the y-axis, it is neither even nor odd. 65. f (x) = (x)3 (x) = x3 + x. f (x) = (x3 x) = x3 + x. Since these are equal, f is odd. Its graph appears below.

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Number 65.