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Introduction to Modeling with Functions Answers

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The graph shows the daily revenue earned selling coupon cards in a fundraiser if the price is decreased by x dollars.

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R(x) = –x2 + 6x + 40
B
R(x) = –(x – 4)(x + 10)
C
R(x) = –(x2 – 14x + 40)
D
R(x) = –(x + 3)2 + 49
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The graph represents the expected hourly revenue, in dollars, y, earned by a car wash for each decrease of x dollars in the price of a car wash.

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$100
B
$150
C
$200
D
$225
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The speed of a falling object increases at a constant rate as time increases since the object was dropped. Which graph could represent the relationship between t, time in seconds, and s, speed in meters per second?

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A graph shows dropping time (seconds) labeled 1 to 10 on the horizontal axis and object speed (meters per second) on the vertical axis. A line increases from 0 to 10 seconds.
Option A
B
A graph shows dropping time (seconds) labeled 1 to 10 on the horizontal axis and object speed (meters per second) on the vertical axis. A line decreases from 0 to 4 seconds.
Option B
C
A graph shows dropping time (seconds) labeled 1 to 10 on the horizontal axis and object speed (meters per second) on the vertical axis. A line increases from 0 to 4.5 seconds.
Option C
D
A graph shows dropping time (seconds) labeled 1 to 10 on the horizontal axis and object speed (meters per second) on the vertical axis. A line decreases from 1 to 9 seconds.
Option D
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The graph shows the population of a bacteria in an experiment, measured every hour.

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f(t) = 10(1.4)t
B
f(t) = 10(2.0)t
C
f(t) = 14(1.4)t
D
f(t) = 14(2.0)t
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Which statements are true about the relationship between the depth of the snow and the height of water in the jar after the snow is melted? Select two options.

A
The points on a graph representing the relationship lie on a line.
B
There is 0.4 inch of water to every 1 inch of snow.
C
A line through the points will pass through (0, 0).
D
The function relating snow depth to water depth is quadratic.
E
The data can be represented by f(x) = 0.2x.
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Sophia plots points on a graph to represent the shape of a concave lens.

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linear
B
exponential
C
quadratic
D
square root
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A pattern of rectangles is formed by decreasing the length and increasing the width, each by the same amount. The relationship between x, the amount of increase, and A, the area of the rectangle represented by the increase, is quadratic.Which graph could represent the area of each rectangle in terms of the change in the length and width?

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A graph shows change in dimensions (units) labeled 1 to 10 on the horizontal axis and area (square units) on the vertical axis. A straight line decreases from 0 to 9 units.
Option A
B
A graph shows change in dimensions (units) labeled 1 to 10 on the horizontal axis and area (square units) on the vertical axis. A line decreases from 0 to 3 units, increases from 3 to 6 seconds, and decreases from 6 to 9 seconds.
Option B
C
A graph shows change in dimensions (units) labeled 1 to 10 on the horizontal axis and area (square units) on the vertical axis. A line increases from 0 to 3 seconds then decreases from 3 to 9 seconds.
Option C
D
A graph shows change in dimensions (units) labeled 1 to 10 on the horizontal axis and area (square units) on the vertical axis. A curved line decreases from 0 to 9 units.
Option D
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A graph is drawn to represent a relationship between distance, d, and time, t.

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Each point shows the distance, in feet, above the ground of a falling object after t seconds, where the falling speed increases as time increases.
B
Each point shows the distance, in feet, covered t seconds after a brake is applied, where the speed of the car decreases by a constant factor.
C
Each point shows the distance, in feet, traveled by an airplane on a runway by gradually increasing speed t seconds after being approved for takeoff.
D
Each point shows the remaining distance, in feet, to the finish line of a race t seconds after a runner begins the final stretch and runs at a constant speed.
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The half life of a certain substance is about 4 hours. The graph shows the decay of a 50 gram sample of the substance that is measured every hour for 9 hours.

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y = 25(0.15)t
B
y = 25(0.85)t
C
y = 50(0.15)t
D
y = 50(0.85)t
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The speed of a falling object increases at a constant rate as time increases since the object was dropped. Which graph could represent the relationship between t, time in seconds, and s, speed in meters per second?

A
A graph shows dropping time (seconds) labeled 1 to 10 on the horizontal axis and object speed (meters per second) on the vertical axis. A line increases from 0 to 10 seconds.
Option A
B
A graph shows dropping time (seconds) labeled 1 to 10 on the horizontal axis and object speed (meters per second) on the vertical axis. A line decreases from 0 to 4 seconds.
Option B
C
A graph shows dropping time (seconds) labeled 1 to 10 on the horizontal axis and object speed (meters per second) on the vertical axis. A line increases from 0 to 4.5 seconds.
Option C
D
A graph shows dropping time (seconds) labeled 1 to 10 on the horizontal axis and object speed (meters per second) on the vertical axis. A line decreases from 1 to 9 seconds.
Option D

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