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Which graph represents the function ?

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On a coordinate plane, a hyperbola is shown. One curve opens up and to the right in quadrant 1, and the other curve opens up and to the left in quadrant 2.
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On a coordinate plane, a hyperbola is shown. One curve opens up and to the right in quadrants 1 and 4, and the other curve opens up and to the left in quadrants 2 and 3.
Option B
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On a coordinate plane, a hyperbola is shown. One curve opens up and to the right in quadrants 1 and 2, and the other curve opens up and to the left in quadrant 3.
Option C
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On a coordinate plane, a hyperbola is shown. One curve opens up and to the right in quadrant 1, and the other curve opens down and to the left in quadrants 3 and 4.
Option D
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The graph of y = is a horizontal translation of y = . Which is the graph of y = ?

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On a coordinate plane, a cube root function goes through (negative 8, negative 2), has an inflection point at (2.5, 0), and goes through (10, 2).
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On a coordinate plane, a cube root function goes through (negative 10, negative 2), has an inflection point at (negative 3, 0), and goes through (4, 2).
Option B
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On a coordinate plane, a cube root function goes through (negative 10, 1), has an inflection point at (0, 3), and goes through (8, 5).
Option C
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On a coordinate plane, a cube root function goes through (negative 8, negative 5), has an inflectoin point at (0, negative 3), and goes through (8, negative 1).
Option D
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Which graph shows the solution set of ?

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Which of the following describes the zeroes of the graph of f(x) = –x5 + 9x4 – 18x3?

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0 with multiplicity 3, –3 with multiplicity 2, and –2 with multiplicity 1
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0 with multiplicity 3, 3 with multiplicity 1, and 6 with multiplicity 1
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0 with multiplicity 3, 3 with multiplicity 2, and 2 with multiplicity 1
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0 with multiplicity 3, –3 with multiplicity 1, and –6 with multiplicity 1
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What must be a factor of the polynomial function f(x) graphed on the coordinate plane below?

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x – 2
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x – 1
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x + 2
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x + 3
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If is the inverse of and , what is ?

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g (x) = 12 x + 4
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g (x) = one-fourth x minus 12
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g (x) = x minus 3
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g (x) = one-fourth x minus 3
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Which graph shows the solution set of ?

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The function y = – 3 is graphed only over the domain of {x | –8 < x < 8}. What is the range of the graph?

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{y | –5 < y < 5}
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{y | –5 < y < –1}
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{y | 1 < y < 5}
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{y | 1 < y < –1}
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For which interval is the average rate of change of f(x) negative?

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from x = –3.5 to x = –1
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from x = –3 to x = 3
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from x = 0 to x = 2.5
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from x = 3 to x = 4.5
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Which expression is equivalent to ?

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2 log Subscript 5 Baseline x + log Subscript 5 Baseline 4
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2 log Subscript 5 Baseline x + log Subscript 5 Baseline 16
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2 log Subscript 5 Baseline x + 2 log Subscript 5 Baseline 4
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2 log Subscript 5 Baseline x + log Subscript 5 Baseline 4
Option D
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The function that represents the average cost per person, including transportation, to a museum is . Which statement is true about the graph of the function?

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The horizontal asymptote y = 0 means the cost approaches zero as the number of people increases.
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The horizontal asymptote y = 8 means the average cost approaches $8 as the number of people increases.
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The vertical asymptote x = 0 means the cost approaches zero as the number of people increases.
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The vertical asymptote x = 8 means the cost approaches zero as the number of people increases.
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Sabrina is tracking the growth rates of a colony of ants and of a bee hive. From her research, she has developed a function to represent the population growth of each type of insect, where y represents the population and x represents the number of weeks since Sabrina began her research. Ant Colony Growth: Bee Hive Growth: Which insect population is growing at a faster rate?

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The ant colony is growing at a faster rate. It will multiply by 3.8 each week while the bee hive will add 3.8 each week.
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The bee hive is growing at a faster rate. It will multiply by 3.8 each week while the ant colony will add 3.8 each week.
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The ant colony is growing at a faster rate. It will add 3.8 each week while the bee hive will subtract 3.8 each week.
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The bee hive is growing at a faster rate. It will add 3.8 each week while the ant colony will divide by 3.8 each week.
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The table below shows the number of days, y, needed to complete a project as a function of the number of full-time staff, x, working on the project. Which rational function best models the data in the table?People Working, xDays, y36218489612

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For which pair of functions is ?

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f(a) = a2 – 4 and
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and g(a) = 2a – 2
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f(a) = 5 + a2 and
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f(a) = 3 – 3a and g(a) = 4a – 5
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If f(x) = x2 – 1 and g(x) = 2x – 3, what is the domain of ?

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The graph of a logarithmic function is shown below.What is the domain of the function?

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x < 0
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x > 0
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x < 1
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all real numbers
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Aaliyah, Julio, Dan, and Miriam are each studying sets of data. Aaliyah is working with 14 data pairs with a correlation coefficient of 0.9. Julio is working with 13 data pairs with a correlation coefficient of –0.8. Dan is working with 10 data pairs with a correlation coefficient of 0.1. Miriam is working with 15 data pairs with a correlation coefficient of –0.2. For which two data sets is a linear regression model reasonable?

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Aaliyah’s and Julio’s data sets
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Julio’s and Miriam’s data sets
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Dan’s and Miriam’s data sets
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Miriam’s and Aaliyah’s data sets
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Which graph shows the solution to the equation below?

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On a coordinate plane, 2 curves intersect at (1, 1). One curve curves up and to the right from quadrant 3 into quadrant 1. The other curve curves down from quadrant 1 into quadrant 4.
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On a coordinate plane, 2 identical curves are shown. One curve starts at y = negative 3, and the other curve starts at y = 1.
Option B
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On a coordinate plane, a curve and a line are shown.
Option C
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On a coordinate plane, a curve and a cubic function are shown.
Option D
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The amount of a sample remaining after t days is given by the equation , where A is the initial amount of the sample and h is the half-life, in days, of the substance. A sample contains 18% of its original amount of Radon-222. The half-life of Radon-222 is about 3.8 days. Which is the best estimate for the age of the sample?

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1.5 days
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2.5 days
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9.4 days
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21.1 days
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What is written as a single logarithm?

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log Subscript 2 Baseline left-bracket StartFraction x cubed Over (StartFraction 3 Over x + 4 EndFraction) EndFraction Right-bracket
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log Subscript 2 Baseline (StartFraction 3 x cubed Over x + 4 EndFraction)
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log Subscript 2 Baseline left-bracket (StartStartFraction x cubed Over 3 EndFraction) Over x + 4 EndEndFraction Right-bracket
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log Subscript 2 Baseline (StartFraction x cubed Over 3 + (x + 4) EndFraction)
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