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Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ Part c
1. Let be the function given by . On which of the following open intervals is
continuous?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
2.
Let be the function defined above. For what values of is continuous at ?
(A) 0.394 only
(B) 0.274 only
(C) and 0.394
(D) and 0.274
3. Let be the function given by . The Intermediate Value Theorem applied to
on the closed interval guarantees a solution in to which of the following equations?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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4.
The graph of the function is shown above. On which of the following intervals is continuous?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
5. The function is continuous on the interval and is not continuous on the interval .
Which of the following could not be an expression for ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
6.
Let be the function defined above, where is a constant. For what value of is continuous at ?
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) 0
7.
Let be the function defined above. For what value of , if any, is continuous at ?
(A)
(B) 7
(C)
(D) There is no such .
8. The function is defined by . Which of the following statements must be true?
(A) and
(B) and
(C) and
(D) and
9. Let be a function such that . Which of the following statements must be true?
(A)
(B) is undefined at .
(C) The graph of has a vertical asymptote at .
(D) The graph of has a vertical asymptote at .
10. Let be a function of . If and , which of the following could be a graph of
?
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
11. Let be the function defined by . Which of the following statements are true?
I. The graph of has a horizontal asymptote at because .
II. The graph of has a horizontal asymptote at because .
III. The graph of has a vertical asymptote at because .
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) I, II, and III
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12. The population on an island is modeled by for , where is the number of people on
the island after years. What is ?
(A) 100
(B)
(C) 250
(D) 5000
13. Let be the function defined by for . Which of the following is a horizontal asymptote to
the graph of ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) There is no horizontal asymptote to the graph of .
14. Let be a function such that . Which of the following statements provides sufficient additional
information to conclude that there is a value in the interval such that ?
(A) is defined for all .
(B) is increasing for all .
(C) is continuous for all .
(D) There is a value in the interval such that .
15. Let be a function of . Which of the following statements, if true, would guarantee that there is a number in the
interval such that ?
(A) is increasing on the interval , where and .
(B) is increasing on the interval , where and .
(C) is continuous on the interval , where and .
(D) is continuous on the interval , where and .
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