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2

has as its graph a vertical parabola on the coordinate plane. You are given that and , but you are not given .

Which of the following can you determine without knowing the value of ?

I) Whether the graph is concave upward or concave downward

II) The location of the vertex

III) The location of the -intercept

IV) The locations of the -intercepts, if there are any

V) The equation of the line of symmetry

I and III only

I and V only

I, II, and V only

I, III, and IV only

III and IV only

Explanation

I) The orientation of the parabola is determined solely by the sign of . Since , the parabola can be determined to be concave downward.

II and V) The -coordinate of the vertex is ; since you are not given , you cannot find this. Also, since the line of symmetry has equation , for the same reason, you cannot find this either.

III) The -intercept is the point at which ; by substitution, it can be found to be at . known to be equal to 9, so the -intercept can be determined to be .

IV) The -intercept(s), if any, are the point(s) at which . This is solvable using the quadratic formula

Since all three of and must be known for this to be evaluated, and only is known, the -intercept(s) cannot be identified.

The correct response is I and III only.

3

Give the domain of the function

The set of all real numbers

Explanation

The square root of a real number is defined only for nonnegative radicands; therefore, the domain of is exactly those values for which the radicand is nonnegative. Solve the inequality:

The domain of is .

4

Define a function as follows:

Give the vertical aysmptote of the graph of .

The graph of does not have a vertical asymptote.

Explanation

Since any number, positive or negative, can appear as an exponent, the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers; in other words, is defined for all real values of . It is therefore impossible for the graph to have a vertical asymptote.

5

Define a function as follows:

Give the horizontal aysmptote of the graph of .

Explanation

The horizontal asymptote of an exponential function can be found by noting that a positive number raised to any power must be positive. Therefore, and for all real values of . The graph will never crosst the line of the equatin , so this is the horizontal asymptote.

6

In which quadrant does the complex number lie?

Explanation

If we graphed the given complex number on a set of real-imaginary axes, we would plot the real value of the complex number as the x coordinate, and the imaginary value of the complex number as the y coordinate. Because the given complex number is as follows:

We are essentially doing the same as plotting the point on a set of Cartesian axes. We move units right in the x direction, and units down in the y direction, which puts us in the fourth quadrant, or in terms of Roman numerals:

7

Give the domain of the function

The set of all real numbers

Explanation

The function is defined for those values of for which the radicand is nonnegative - that is, for which

Subtract 25 from both sides:

Since the square root of a real number is always nonnegative,

for all real numbers . Since the radicand is always positive, this makes the domain of the set of all real numbers.

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Explanation

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has as its graph a vertical parabola on the coordinate plane. You are given that and , but you are not given .

Which of the following can you determine without knowing the value of ?

I) Whether the graph is concave upward or concave downward

II) The location of the vertex

III) The location of the -intercept

IV) The locations of the -intercepts, if there are any

V) The equation of the line of symmetry

I and III only

I and V only

I, II, and V only

I, III, and IV only

III and IV only

Explanation

I) The orientation of the parabola is determined solely by the sign of . Since , the parabola can be determined to be concave downward.

II and V) The -coordinate of the vertex is ; since you are not given , you cannot find this. Also, since the line of symmetry has equation , for the same reason, you cannot find this either.

III) The -intercept is the point at which ; by substitution, it can be found to be at . known to be equal to 9, so the -intercept can be determined to be .

IV) The -intercept(s), if any, are the point(s) at which . This is solvable using the quadratic formula

Since all three of and must be known for this to be evaluated, and only is known, the -intercept(s) cannot be identified.

The correct response is I and III only.

10

The point on the coordinate plane with coordinates lies _____

on an axis.

in Quadrant IV.

in Quadrant III.

in Quadrant I.

in Quadrant II.

Explanation

On the coordinate plane, a point with 0 as one of its coordinates lies on an axis.

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