MAT 125 - Functions and Models
Section 2.8 Reading Quiz
(Transition Example)
1. Which of these function types is always concave up?
A) logarithmic
B) linear
C) exponential
2. Assume the exponent p in a power function is greater than 1, the slope m in a linear is
greater than 0, and the base c in an exponential function is greater than 1. In other
words, they are all increasing. Assume the input x is very, very large. If we were
to place the functions in order from greatest to least, we would get
A) exponential, power, linear.
B) linear, power, exponential.
C) linear, exponential, power.
3. Find the average rate of change of the function f (x) = 3x + 5 between x = 1 and
x = 9?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4