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Pre-Calculus Unit 1 Practice Test

Target 1A:
1A: I can identify functions from data tables, graphs, and descriptions of set relations.

1. Does the graph below represent a function? Explain.

y

2. Does the table represent a function? Explain why or why not.

2 4 1 −3 8 1
5 2 6 3 8 9

3. If %&'( = −' + + 2 evaluate

a. %&2(

b. %&−1(

c. %&3( − %&1(

Target 1B: I can describe a set of numbers in a variety of ways.

For each of the following, fill in the missing type of interval or graph. Describe the interval as bounded,
unbounded, open, closed, half-open.

4. Interval Inequality 3<'≤7

Graph

Description
5. Interval &3, ∞( Inequality

Graph

Description

6. Interval Inequality

Graph
0 9
Description__________________

' ≥ 5 or ' < 11

7. Describe the set of numbers using interval notation.

{−9, −8, −7, −6, −5, … }

8. Describe the set of numbers using set-builder notation.

9. Describe the domain and range of > = √' + 3 in interval notation.

10. Use the graph below to find the domain and range.
y
10

–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 10 x
–2

–4

–6

–8

–10

11. Find the domain and range of the relation {&−2, 4(, &3, 5(, &4, −2(, &3, 8(} and explain if it determines a
function.
Target 1C: I can define, interpret, and use piecewise functions in function notation and as a graph.

3' − 1 A% ' < −3

2' + 1 A% ' < 0 13. Graph %&'( = C' + 4 A% − 3 ≤ ' < 2
12. Graph %&'( = @
4' A% ' ≥ 0 −2 A% ' > 2

y y
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 x 1 x
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-2 -2
-3 -3
-4 -4
-5 -5
-6 -6
-7
-8 -7
-9 -8

' + A% ' < 0

-9

14. Graph %&'( = @

5' A% ' ≥ 0
y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 x
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
15. Write a piecewise function for the graph below. -8
-9
y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 x
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9

16. Rewrite the function in the previous question so that the function would be continuous.
 17. Write a piecewise function for the graph below.
y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 x
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9

18. Rewrite the function in question 6 so that the function would be continuous.

Target 1D: I can determine the average rate of change for a function as well as identify increasing and
decreasing functions and intervals.

19. For which interval(s) is the function > = 2' E − 8' + 5 increasing and decreasing?

20. Find the extrema for %&'( = −3' E + 8' + + 10' − 9 name the specific type of extrema.

21. Graph the function > = ' F + 2' E + 3' on your calculator. Find the x-value of any extrema to the nearest
hundredth and describe what type of extrema it is.

22. Find the average rate of change for %&'( = ' E − ' + on the following intervals.
a. [0, 4] b. [−4, −3]
23. Find the average rate of change for %&'( = ' + + ' on the following intervals.
a. [1, 3]

b. [−4, −1]

c. [I, I + ℎ]

24. Find the average rate of change for the graph below on the interval [−2,0].

y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3
-1