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1. Determine the independent and dependent variables for the following

relationship:
The depth of the tide is related to the hours after midnight. (1 mark)

2. Determine the following characteristics of the polynomial function

f(x) = x3 – 2x2 – 3. (3 marks)
Sketch the graph to support your solutions.

a) number of possible x-intercepts: b) y-intercept:

c) end behaviour: d) domain:

e) number of possible turning points: f) range:

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3. The volume of water in a cylindrical water tank being drained can be

modelled by the function: v(t) = –3.8t + 225
where v represents the volume in litres and t represents the time in minutes.
How long will it take for the volume to get to 0 L? Round your answer to
the nearest minute.
(1 mark)

4. Describe the characteristics of the trend in the data. (2 marks)

Degree of function: Trend in data:

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5. Determine the equation of the linear regression function for the data. Round
all values to the nearest hundredth. (1 mark)
x 10 20 30 40 50 80 100
y –3.5 –1.2 0.2 –0.1 0.8 3.7 5.2

6. A snowboard company uses the relation: P(x) = 210x – 60x2

to model its profits. In the model, P is the profit in thousands of dollars and
x is the number of snowboards in thousands.
How much profit should the company expect if they manufacture 2000
snowboards? (1 mark)

7. Determine the equation of the quadratic regression function for the data.
Round all values to the nearest hundredth. (1 mark)
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
y 80 70 60 60 75 90 120 175 255

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8. Identify the correct polynomial function for this graph. Justify your
reasoning. (2 marks)

i) y = – 2 x + 1 iv) y = – 2 – x
3 3
ii) y = –x2+x+4 v) y = 2(x – 2)(x – 1)
x 3 − 4x 2 vi) y = 1 (x3 + x + 1)
iii) y = 3
2

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9. Write an equation for a polynomial function that satisfies each set of

characteristics. Sketch the graph and state the degree of your
polynomial. Explain your reasoning. (6 marks)

a) one turning point, a maximum value, y-intercept of 3

b) cubic, positive end direction, y-intercept of -4.

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10. Shane tracked the depth of the water at an ocean marina one afternoon. His
data is summarized in the table below.

Time of 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 18:00 19:00

Day
Depth (ft) 12.3 12.7 13.3 13.8 14.3 14.6 14.3

a) Determine the equation for the cubic regression function that models this
data. Let x be the number of hours since 12:00 and y be the depth in feet. (1
mark)

b) Interpolate the depth of the water at 17:00. Show your work. (1 mark)

c) Extrapolate the depth of the water at 10:30 that morning. Show your
work. (1 mark)

11. Determine the equation of the cubic regression function for the data to the
thousandth. Use the equation to extrapolate the value of y when x = 50.
Round your answer to the nearest whole number. (2 marks)
x 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
y 211 236 255 258 264 267 276 291

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12. A research company summarized the average time spent everyday by

teenagers watching television.

Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Time 179 195 196 190 187 185 182 169
(min)

a) Create a scatter plot, and draw a curve of best fit for the data using
quadratic regression.(2 marks)

b) Use your graph to estimate the average amount of time spent watching
television in 2008. (1 mar

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Amery recorded the distance and height of a basketball when shooting a free
throw.
Distance(feet), x Height (feet),f(x)
1. Find the quadratic equation for the relationship of the
horizontal distance and the height of the ball. Round to 3 0 4
decimal places. 2 8.4
6 12.1
9 14.2
2. Using this function what is the approximate maximum 12 13.2
height of the ball? 13 10.5
15 9.8

This table shows the population of a city every ten years since 1970.
Years Since Population (In
3. Find the best-fitting quadratic model forthe data. 1970, thousands),
Round to 3 decimal places. x y
0 489
10 801
4. Using this model, what will be the
estimated population in 2020? 20 1,202
30 1,998
40 2,959

5. Which of the following is best modeled by a quadratic function?

A. Relationship between circumference and diameter.
B. Relationship between area of a square and side length.
C. Relationship between diagonal of a square and side length.
D. Relationship between volume of a cube and side length.

6. If y is a quadratic function of x, which value completes the table?

A. 12
x -2 0 2 4 6
B. 20
C. 44 y -8 0 12 28
D. 48

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7. The graph of a quadratic function having the form f(x) = ax2 + bx + c passes through the points
(0, -8), (3, 10), and (6, 34). What is the value of the functionwhen x = -3?

A. -32 B. -26 C. -20 D. 10

8. Which is the quadratic equation thebest fits
the scatterplot?
A. f( x ) = ( x − 3 ) − 4
2

B. f( x ) = ( x + 3 ) + 4
2

C. f( x ) = ( x − 4 ) − 3
2

D. f( x ) = ( x + 4 ) + 3
2

Write a quadratic equation that fits each set of points.

10. (0. -8), (2, 0), and (-3, -5)

11. (-1, -16), (2, 5), and (5, 8)

12. (1, 4), (-2, 13), and (0, 3)

13.
x -1 0 1 2 3
y 35 22 11 2 -5

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