8.

Functions 2

1. The graph of function is shown in the 3. The function f is defined by

xy-plane, where y = f (x). Which of ↑
the following functions could define f ? f (x) = ax x + b,

where a and b are constants. In

5 the xy-plane, the graph of y = f (x)
passes through the point (→17, 0), and
f (→8) < 0. Which of the following
→4 →2 2 4 must be true?

→5
A) a > 0

→10 B) b < 0
C) f (0) = →17
→15
D) f (0) = 17
2 2
A) f (x) = (x → 2) x (x + 2)
B) f (x) = (x + 2)2 x2 (x → 2)
C) f (x) = (x → 2)2 x(x + 2)2
D) f (x) = (x + 2)2 x(x → 2)
4.
x → 28 = (x → a)(x → 28)
2. The graph of y = f (x) → k is Which of the following are solutions
shown in the xy-plane. If a, b, k to the given equation, where a is a
are positive constants, which equation constant and a > 30?
could define f ? I. a
II. a + 1
III. 28

10
A) III only
B) I and III only
→5 5 10
C) II and III only
→10 D) I, II, and III

A) f (x) = (x → a)2 (x + b)
B) f (x) = (x + a)2 (x + b)
C) f (x) = (x → a)2 (x → b)2
D) f (x) = (x + a)2 (x → b)2

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 5. The function f is defined by 8.
f (x) = |x → 16x|. What value of a
satisfies f (7) → f (a) = →45? x g(x)
4 9
A) →22 2 0
B) 3
The table gives two values of x and
C) 10
their corresponding values of g(x),
D) 75 where
f (x) + 5
g(x) =
x+8
and f is a linear function. What is
the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of
the graph y = f (x) in the xy-plane?
6. The function f is defined by
A) →113
f (x) = |91 → 3x|.
B) 2
For which of the following values of k
C) 8
(k < 90) does f (k) = 2k?
D) 54
91
A)
5
91
B)
2
273
C)
5
9. [2025] For the linear function p,
D) 91
p(c) = →2, where c is a constant,
p(5) = 34, and the slope of the graph
of y = p(x) in the xy-plane is 6. For
the linear function t, t(c) = →4 and
t(6) = 52. What is the slope of the
graph of y = t(x) in the xy-plane?

7. [2025] The function f is defined by A) →1

|x| B) 4
f (x) = → 14,
a
C) 6
where a < 0. What is the product of
D) 8
f (→15a) and f (8a)?

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 10. 5x2 +bx→129 = (ax+m)(x→l). Given 12.
that a, m, and l are integers, which of P (x) = 5x3 + ax + 2
the following must be true?
In the function above, a is a constant.
A) m is a factor of b If the remainder when P (x) is divided
by x + 1 is 4, what is the value of a?
B) a is a factor of 129
A) →7
C) a is a factor of b
B) →5
D) l is a factor of 129
C) 5
D) 7

13.

11. The function g is defined by a 10 y

polynomial. Some selected values of x
and g(x) are shown in the table above.
5
Which of the following is true?

x g(x) →3 →1 x
→3 6 →4 →2 2
→2 0
→1 →6 →5
2 0 →6
3 6
4 0 →10

I. (x → 3) is a factor of g(x). In the xy-plane above, the function f

II. (x → 2) is a factor of g(x). is defined by f (x) = x3 + 2x2 + ax + b,
III. (x + 2) is a factor of g(x). where a and b are constants. If the
A) I and II only graph of f intersects the x-axis at
three points, what is the value of a?
B) I and III only
A) 6
C) II and III only
B) 5
D) I, II, and III
C) →5
D) →6

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 14. 16.

y y
6
(0, 3) 5
4
(0, 1) 3
2
a b x
1
x
→3→2→1 1 2 3 4 5 6
→1
In the xy-plane above, lines ω and m
are parallel and intersect the x-axis
at x = a and x = b respectively. If The graph of the function f is shown
a + b = 10, what is the value of a? in the xy-plane above. Which of the
following is the average rate of change
A) 1.5 between x = →3 and x = 6?
B) 2 2
A)
9
C) 2.5
8
D) 3 B)
9
C) 2
15. 2
D)
3
10 y
9
8
7
6
5
17. The function g(x) is given below.
4
3 What is the y-intercept of the graph
2 g(x) → 7?
1 x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 g(x) = 2(64x → 16)

A) →7
The graph shows the momentum
y, in newton-seconds, of an object B) →39
x seconds after the object started
moving, for 0 ↓ x ↓ 8. What C) →71
is the average rate of change, in D) 25
newton-seconds per second, in the
momentum of the object from x = 2
to x = 6?

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 18. Let 20. Let
f (x) = (x + 1)3 + 3.
2 2
h(x) = x →5 and g(x) = (x→2) →1. Which of the following functions g(x)
shifts f (x) up by 6 units and left by 1
Which of the following correctly
unit?
describes the shift required to
transform h(x) into g(x)? A) g(x) = x3 + 6

A) Shift h(x) right 2 units and down B) g(x) = (x + 5)3 + 9

4 units. C) g(x) = (x + 2)3 → 3
B) Shift h(x) right 2 units and up 4 D) g(x) = (x + 2)3 + 9
units.
C) Shift h(x) left 2 units and down
4 units.
D) Shift h(x) left 2 units and up 4
units. 21. The graph of 5x + 7y = 12
is translated down 5 units in the
xy-plane. What is the x-coordinate of
the x-intercept of the resulting graph?
12 23 47 35
A) B) → C) D)
5 5 5 5

19. Let

f (x) = x2 and g(x) = (x → 9)2 + 8.

Which of the following correctly

describes the shift required to 22. The value, F , of a bike purchased in
transform f (x) into g(x)? 2015 is estimated by the equation
F = 1,200 → 20t,
A) Shift f (x) right 9 units and down
8 units. where t represents the number of
years since the bike was purchased.
B) Shift f (x) right 9 units and up 8 Which of the following is the best
units. interpretation of the 1,200 in this
C) Shift f (x) left 9 units and down context?
8 units. A) The initial value of the bike in
D) Shift f (x) left 9 units and up 8 2015.
units. B) The amount the bike decreases
in value each year.
C) The value of the bike after 20
years.
D) The total decrease in value of the
bike from 2015 to 2025.

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 23. The fuel e!ciency, E, of a hybrid 25. The function R(t) = 8t gives the
car in miles per gallon is a linear relationship between the amount of
function of the outside temperature, rainfall R(t), in millimeters, and the
T , in degrees Fahrenheit, given by time t, in hours. Which statement is
the best interpretation of R(4) = 32
E(T ) = 0.45T + 30.
in this context?
Which of the following statements is
A) After 4 hours, the total rainfall
the best interpretation of the number
is 32 millimeters.
30?
B) After 32 hours, the total rainfall
A) The increase in fuel e!ciency is 4 millimeters.
for each 1°F increase in
temperature. C) After 8 hours, the total rainfall
is 4 millimeters.
B) The increase in fuel e!ciency
for each 0.45°F increase in D) The rainfall increases by 4
temperature. millimeters every 32 hours.

C) The fuel e!ciency of the car at

0°F. 26.
y
D) The fuel e!ciency of the car at 9
0.45°F. 8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 x
24. To design a website, a developer
charges a one-time setup fee and $40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
per hour of work. The equation
The graph models the population, in
40h + 120 = 520 thousands, of a town x years since
2000, where 0 ↓ x ↓ 15. Which
represents this situation, where h
statement is the best interpretation of
is the number of hours worked.
the point (1, 4.30)?
Which of the following is the best
interpretation of the 120 in this A) In 2015, the estimated
context? population of the town was
4,300.
A) The one-time setup fee, in
dollars. B) In 2014, the estimated
population of the town was
B) The number of hours worked.
4,300.
C) The charge per hour, in dollars.
C) In 2001, the estimated
D) The total charge, in dollars. population of the town was
4,300.
D) In 2000, the estimated
population of the town was
4,300.

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 27. 29. A community voted on a new park
renovation plan. A local newspaper
12 y reported that 3 times as many people
voted in favor of the plan as those
10
who voted against it. An online post
8 stated that 8,400 more people voted in
favor of the plan than voted against
6 it. Based on these data, how many
4 people voted against the plan?

2
x
30. [2025] The graph shows the total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
amount of rainfall y, in centimeters,
from the start of a 10-hour period,
The graph gives the estimated where x is the number of hours after
population y, in thousands, of a the start of the period. Which of
town x years since 2007, where 0 ↓ the following statements about the
x ↓ 5. Which of the following best rainfall during this time period is
describes the increase in the estimated true?
population from x = 0 to x = 1?

A) The estimated population at

Total Rainfall (centimeters)

x = 1 is 3.5 times the estimated 8

population at x = 0. 7
B) The estimated population at 6
x = 1 is 2.5 times the estimated 5
population at x = 0. 4
C) The estimated population at 3
x = 1 is 1.5 times the estimated 2
population at x = 0. 1
D) The estimated population at 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
x = 1 is 0.5 times the estimated
population at x = 0. Time (hours)

A) The rate of rainfall was 2

centimeters per hour between
28. A proposal for a construction project x = 2 and x = 4.
was included on a city election ballot.
A TV news report stated that 4 times B) The greatest rainfall rate was
the number of people voted in favor between x = 4 and x = 10.
of the proposal than voted against C) The rate of rainfall increased
it. An internet article reported that between x = 0 and x = 2.
10,500 more people voted in favor
of the proposal than voted against D) The rate of rainfall was 0
it. Based on these data, how many centimeters per hour between
people voted against the proposal? x = 2 and x = 4.

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