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1. List by letter all relations that are not functions. 3. Use the graph of y = f(x) to solve this exercise.
a. {(7, 5), (8, 5), (9, 5)} y
b. {(5, 7), (5, 8), (5, 9)}
4
c. y 3
2
1
x
−4 −3 −2 −1−1 1 2 3 4
−2 y = f (x)
x −3
−4
27. Studies show that texting while driving is as risky as driving 28. Find the average rate of change of f(x) = 3x 2 - 5 from
with a 0.08 blood alcohol level, the standard for drunk driving. x1 = 6 to x2 = 10.
The bar graph shows the number of fatalities in the United
2x - 3 if x Ú 3
States involving distracted driving from 2004 through 2008. 29. If g(x) = b , find g(- 1) and g(7).
Although the distracted category involves such activities 3 - x if x 6 3
as talking on cellphones, conversing with passengers, and In Exercises 30–31, find the domain of each function.
eating, experts at the National Highway Traffic Safety 3 7
30. f(x) = +
Administration claim that texting while driving is the clearest x + 5 x - 1
menace because it requires looking away from the road. 31. f(x) = 3 2x + 5 + 7 2x - 1
Number of Highway Fatalities in the 7 2
32. If f(x) = and g(x) = , find (f ⴰ g)(x) and the domain
United States Involving Distracted Driving x - 4 x
y of f ⴰ g.
(4, 5870) 7
33. Express h(x) = (2x + 3) as a composition of two functions
Number of Deaths Involving
6000 6000
5988
5917
5000
Distracted Driving
Distracted Driving
5000
34. Find the length and the midpoint of the line segment whose
4978
4571
4000 4000 (1, 4571) endpoints are (2, - 2) and (5, 2).
3000 3000 35. In 1980, the winning time for women in the Olympic
2000 2000
500-meter speed skating event was 41.78 seconds. The
average rate of decrease in the winning time has been about
1000 1000 0.19 second per year.
x a. Express the winning time, T, in this event as a function of
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
0 1 2 3 4
the number of years after 1980, x.
Years after 2004
Year b. According to the function, when was winning time
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 35.7 seconds?
36. The annual yield per walnut tree is fairly constant at
a. Shown to the right of the bar graph is a scatter plot with
50 pounds per tree when the number of trees per acre is 30 or
a line passing through two of the data points. Use the two
fewer. For each additional tree over 30, the annual yield per
points whose coordinates are shown by the voice balloons
tree for all trees on the acre decreases by 1.5 pounds due to
to write the point-slope form of an equation that models
overcrowding.
the number of highway fatalities involving distracted
driving, y, in the United States x years after 2004. a. Express the yield per tree, Y, in pounds, as a function of the
number of walnut trees per acre, x.
b. Write the equation from part (a) in slope-intercept form. b. Express the total yield for an acre, T, in pounds, as a
Use function notation. function of the number of walnut trees per acre, x.
c. In 2010, surveys showed overwhelming public support 37. You have 600 yards of fencing to enclose a rectangular field.
to ban texting while driving, although at that time only Express the area of the field, A, as a function of one of its
19 states and Washington, D.C., outlawed the practice. dimensions, x.
Without additional laws that penalize texting drivers, use 38. A closed rectangular box with a square base has a volume of
the linear function you obtained from part (b) to project 8000 cubic centimeters. Express the surface area of the box,
the number of fatalities in the United States in 2014 A, as a function of the length of a side of its square base, x.
involving distracted driving.