Graphing and Analyzing Functions: Finding Symmetries, Intercepts, and Maxima/Minima - Prof, Exams of Mathematics

Solutions to various problems related to graphing and analyzing functions. Topics covered include determining the symmetry of graphs with respect to the x-axis, y-axis, and origin, finding the intercepts and equations of axis of symmetry, and identifying maxima and minima. Functions involved include quadratic functions and a ball height function.

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Pre 2010

Uploaded on 08/18/2009

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Find the requested value.
1)
f(5) for f(x) =
5x + 3 if x 0
5 - 4x if 0 < x < 4
x if x 4
1)
Graph the function.
2)
f(x) =
x2 -3 if x < -1
0 if -1 x 1
x2 +4 if 1 < x
x
-10 10
y
10
-10
x
-10 10
y
10
-10
2)
Determine if the graph is symmetric with respect to the x
-
axis, y
-
axis, or origin.
3)
x
-10 10
y
10
-10
x
-10 10
y
10
-10
3)
y-axis, symmetric with respect to the origin, or neither.
4)
f(x) = -0.79x
2
+ x + 2
4)
1
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pf4

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Find the requested value.

f(5) for f(x) (^) =

5x + 3 if x ≤ 0 5 - 4x if 0 < x < 4 x if x ≥ 4

Graph the function.

f(x) =

x2^ - 3 if x < - 1 0 if (^) - (^1) ≤ x (^) ≤ 1 x2^ + 4 if 1 (^) < x

-10 10 x

y 10

-10 10 x

y 10

Determine if the graph is symmetric with respect to the x-axis, y-axis, or origin.

-10 10 x

10 y

-10 10 x

10 y

Determine whether the graph of the given function is symmetric with respect to the y-axis, symmetric with respect to the origin, or neither.

  1. f(x) = - 0.79x^2 + x + 2 4)

Provide an appropriate response.

  1. The graph shown is a translation of the function y (^) = x. The graph shown is of the form y = x - h + k. What are the values of h and k? Hint: h is horizontal shift and k is vertical.

-10 10 x

y 10

-10 10 x

y 10

Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the parabola.

  1. y (^) = 4x^2 - 8x (^) + 6 6)

State whether the vertex of the function is a maximum or minimum and give the corresponding maximum or minimum value of the function.

  1. f(x) = - x^2 - 20x - 107 7)

  2. f(x) (^) = x^2 - 14x (^) + 53 8)

  3. For problem 8) find f(-7). 9)

  4. For problem 8) find f(x) (^) = 3. 10)

Answer Key

Testname: M1101 SPRING 2009 TEST

-10 -5 5 10 x

y 10

5

-10 -5 5 10 x

y 10

5

  1. x-axis, y-axis, origin
  2. y-axis
  3. h = 2 , k = - 4
  4. x = 1
  5. maximum: (^) - 7
  6. minimum: 4
  7. The ball reaches a maximum height of 44.6 feet in 1.6 seconds.