Which function represents a quantity growing exponentially?
0.5(2)^x
2(0.5)^x
2(0.5)^(2x)
(1/5)^x
0.5(2)^x
It takes Alex 22 minutes to walk from his home to the store. The function f(x) = 2.5x models the distance that Alex has walked in x minutes after leaving his house to go to the store. What is the most appropriate domain of the function?
A) 0 ≤ x ≤ 22 B) 0 ≤ x ≤ 55
C) 0 ≤ x ≤ 8.8 D) 0 ≤ x ≤ 2.5
A) 0 ≤ x ≤ 22
What is the solution to the inequality shown?
3m + 5 > 2(m – 7)
A) m > –12 B) m > 12
C) m > –19 D) m > 19
C) m > –19
M is the midpoint of segment NP. M is located at (2, -2) and N is located at (-3, -6). What are the coordinates of P?
A) (8,1) B) (7,4)
C) (7,2) D) (6,6)
C) (7,2)
A researcher studied the effect of changes in air temperature on home electricity usage around the country. The researcher constructed a scatter plot with her data and determined a line of best fit. The correlation coefficient was found to be 0.89. Which of the following conclusions could the researcher make from her data?
A As the air temperature increases, home electricity usage increases
B As the air temperature increases, home electricity usage does not change
C As the air temperature increases, home electricity usage increases and then decreases
D As the air temperature increases, home electricity usage decreases
A As the air temperature increases, home electricity usage increases
The weight of a puppy was monitored for the first year of its life. The weight, in grams, of the puppy has a strong linear relationship with the number of months, x, since birth. The relationship can be modeled by the function f(x) = 1,200x + 400. What is the meaning of the y-intercept of the function?
A) The puppy weighed about 400 grams at birth.
B) The puppy weighed about 1,200 grams at birth.
C) The weight of the puppy increases by about 400 grams per month.
D) The weight of the puppy increases by about 1,200 grams per month.
A) The puppy weighed about 400 grams at birth.
A high school had 1,350 students in 2015. The function s(x) = 1,350(1.026)x models the predicted number of students x years after 2015. By approximately how many students is the school expected to grow between 2019 and 2025?
A 250 B 400
C 1,500 D 1,750
A 250
A system of equations is shown.
4x + 2y = 10
2x – 2y = 8
What is the value of x in the solution to the system?
Line p has an equation of
y=3/4x-5
Line m passes through the point (–3, 2) and is perpendicular to line p. Which choice is an equation of line m?
y=3/4x+2
y=-3/4x+2
y=4/3x-2
y=-4/3x-2
y=-4/3x-2
This table shows the height, in inches, of a candle x minutes after it has been lit.
Based on the best-fit linear model, what is the height of the candle 10 minutes after it has been lit?
A 7.3 inches B 6.6 inches
C 5.2 inches D 3.9 inches
B 6.6 inches
Henry has a part-time job selling computers. He works 6.5 hours each day. The function p(x) = 65 + 25x models his daily earnings, where x is the number of computers he sells during the day. Henry sells 3 to 10 computers per day. Which interval contains all of the values in the range of the function?
A) 3 ≤ p(x) ≤ 10 B) 10 ≤ p(x) ≤ 185
C) 75 ≤ p(x) ≤ 250 D) 140 ≤ p(x) ≤ 315
D) 140 ≤ p(x) ≤ 315
A colony of bacteria doubles in population every 5 minutes. After 30 minutes, how large is the population of the colony?
A 12 times the original population
B 32 times the original population
C 64 times the original population
D 128 times the original population
C 64 times the original population
Which function represents the area of the shaded region in the model shown?
A) f(x) = x2 + 4 B) f(x) = x2 + 13x + 4
C) f(x) = 3x2 + 10x + 4 D) f(x) = 5x2 + 13x + 4
B) f(x) = x2 + 13x + 4
Which choice is an equation of the line that passes through the point (6, 1) and is perpendicular to the line x – 2y = –1?
y=1/2x-11
y=1/2x-2
y=-2x+4
y=-2x+13
y=-2x+13
D) The average life expectancy at birth increases by about 0.2 each year
A family purchased a computer 4 years ago. The value of the computer 3 years ago was $340. Last year, the value of the computer was $284. Using a linear model, what was the value, in dollars, of the computer when the family purchased it?
$368
Two functions are shown.
f(x) = 64(0.5)x
g(x) = 20x + 12
What is the value of f(4) + g(3)?
76
What is the distance, in units, between the zeros of f(x) = 2x2 – 12x – 54?
Line segment FG has endpoints F(-3,9) and G(5,3). Which line is parallel to FG.
y=-3/4x-10
y=3/4x+15
y=4/3x-2
y=-4/3x+1
y=-3/4x-10
Rita’s math grade is the average of her four quarterly grades. Her first three quarterly grades are 92, 96, and 98. Her final grade in the class is exactly 93. What is her fourth quarterly math grade?
86
The function g(x) is defined as one less than twice the value of x. Some values for the linear function h are shown in this table.
Which statement is true about the functions?
A) g(x) and h(x) have the same slope.
B) g(x) and h(x) have the same y-intercept.
C) The y-intercept of g(x) is smaller than the y-intercept of h(x).
D) The rate of change of g(x) is smaller than the rate of change of h(x).
C) The y-intercept of g(x) is smaller than the y-intercept of h(x).
This table shows the value of a computer as a function of time elapsed since the computer was manufactured.
The value of the computer decreased exponentially throughout the five-year period. What was the average annual amount of decrease (in dollars per year) over the two-year interval from t = 2 to t = 4?
$75/year
Jason has a rectangular garden with a length of 10 meters and a width of 3 meters. He will double the area of the garden by adding the same number of meters to both the length and the width. What will be the length, in meters, of the garden after Jason enlarges it?
12 meters
A right triangle has vertices at A(0,6), B(3,2) and C(11,8). Angle ABC is a right angle. What is the area of the triangle in square units?
C