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Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ Part A

1.

The graph of the function is shown. Over which of the following intervals is increasing?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

2. The average rate of change of the function on the interval is negative. Which of the following could be
the graph of ?

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(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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3. A linear function is used to model the price, in dollars, of used cars as a function of their age , in years. It is
known that and . Based on this model, which of the following is true?
(A) For each year that a car ages, its price decreases by approximately .
(B) For each year that a car ages, its price decreases by approximately .
(C) For each year that a car ages, its price decreases by approximately .
(D) For each year that a car ages, its price decreases by approximately .

4. The function is given by . Which of the following statements is true and supports the claim that
is an odd function and not an even function?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

5.

The graph of a polynomial function is shown. Which of the following expressions could define ?
(A)
(B)
(C)

(D)

6. The polynomial function is given by . Which of the following describes the behavior of
as the input values decrease without bound?

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(A) The output values decrease without bound.

(B) The output values increase without bound.
(C) The output values sometimes increase without bound and sometimes decrease without bound.
(D) The output values get closer to .

7. A student starts to drive to school from home in a straight line and quickly realizes they forgot their backpack. The
student stops the car and then drives back to their starting position at home. For this context, which of the following
graphs could model the velocity , in miles per hour, of the car as a function of time , in hours? (Assume driving
away from home involves positive velocity.)

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(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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8.

The graph of a function models the percentage of charge in a phone battery over a period of time , in hours.
Based on the graph, which of the following collections of statements about the function and scenario is accurate?
The function is sometimes decreasing and sometimes increasing. As time increases, the charge of the
(A)
battery is sometimes decreasing and sometimes increasing.
The function is sometimes decreasing and sometimes increasing. As time increases, the charge of the
(B)
battery is always decreasing. The charge is decreasing at different rates at different times.
The function is always decreasing. As time increases, the charge of the battery is always decreasing. The
(C)
charge is decreasing at the same rate at all times.
The function is always decreasing. As time increases, the charge of the battery is always decreasing. The
(D)
charge is decreasing at different rates at different times.

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9.

The graph of the function is shown. What is the average rate of change of on the interval , if it
exists?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) Undefined

10.

The table gives values for the function at selected values of . Which of the following conclusions with reason is
consistent with the values in the table?

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The graph of is concave up because the average rate of change over consecutive equal-length intervals
(A)
is increasing.
The graph of is concave up because the average rate of change over consecutive equal-length intervals
(B)
is decreasing.
The graph of is concave down because the average rate of change over consecutive equal-length
(C)
intervals is increasing.
The graph of is concave down because the average rate of change over consecutive equal-length
(D)
intervals is decreasing.

11. The polynomial function is given by , where is an integer and is a positive integer. It is known
that and . Which of the following statements must be true?

The value of must be positive, because as increases without bound or decreases without bound, the
(A)
end behaviors of are the same.
The value of must be negative, because as increases without bound or decreases without bound, the
(B)
end behaviors of are different.
The value of must be even, because as increases without bound or decreases without bound, the end
(C)
behaviors of are the same.
The value of must be odd, because as increases without bound or decreases without bound, the end
(D)
behaviors of are different.

12.

The graph of the function is shown. On which of the following intervals is the graph of concave down?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

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13.

The graph of the function and a point labeled on the graph are shown. Which of the following statements about
the graph of at point is true?
(A) At point , the rate of change of is negative, and the graph of is concave down.
(B) At point , the rate of change of is negative, and the graph of is concave up.
(C) At point , the rate of change of is positive, and the graph of is concave down.
(D) At point , the rate of change of is positive, and the graph of is concave up.

14. The function is given by . Which of the following statements is true?

(A) has a global minimum between and .
(B) has a global maximum between and .
(C) has a global minimum between and .
(D) has a global maximum between and .

15. The polynomial function is given by , and the domain of is .

Which of the following is true about the graph of ?
(A) The graph of intersects the -axis at three points, has four local extrema, and has no global extrema.
The graph of intersects the -axis at three points, has two local extrema that are not also global
(B)
extrema, and has two global extrema.
The graph of intersects the -axis at three points, has no local extrema that are also global extrema,
(C)
and has two global extrema.
The graph of intersects the -axis at three points, has two local extrema that are not also global
(D)
extrema, and has no global extrema.

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16. A new special attraction opened at a museum. The museum management tracked the number of people who
visited the attraction each day and created a function model for the number of people for each day after the
attraction opened. Each day they also calculated the rate of change of the number of people visiting the attraction.
They created a function model for the rate of change, in people per day, for each day after the attraction
opened. The function is given by . At which of the
following values of does the graph of have a point of inflection?
(A) only
(B) and only
(C) and
(D) , , and

17. The polynomial function is given by , where is an integer. For ,

which of the following statements is true about the multiplicity of the zero ?
(A) The multiplicity must be , because the exponent on the factor is .
The multiplicity can be , because the exponent on the factor is , and is a zero of
(B)
with multiplicity .
The multiplicity can be , because the exponent on the factor is , and is a zero of
(C)
with multiplicity .
The multiplicity can be , because the exponent on the factor is , and is a zero of
(D)
with multiplicity .

18. Which of the following functions has the end behaviors and ?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

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