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APPC Unit 1 Test Review non calc

1. Let w(x) give the weight of a baby giraffe, in pounds, x months after birth. Which expression can be used
to find the average rate at which the giraffe gained weight between month 4 and month 7 ?

A)  w(4) + w(7) 
2
​

B)   w(3) − w(0)  
3
​

7−4
C)   
w(7) − w(4)
​

D)   w(7) − w(4)  
3
​

2. The graph of a function y = W (x) is shown. On which of the following interval(s) of x is W decreasing at a
decreasing rate?
8
A) (2, 4)  y 7

6
B) (−∞, 4)  5

4
C) (2, 6)  3

2
D) (4, 6) 
1

-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1 x
-2
-3

3. The complete graph of a function f is shown. If f (a) = f (b) = 4 and a 

= b , find a ⋅ b .
7
A) 4  f(x)
6

B) 7 
5

C) 10  4

3
D) 12 
2

x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7


4. The difference between an average rate of change and an instantaneous rate of change is that

A) an average rate of change is always slower than an instantaneous rate of change.

B) an average rate of change represents the slope of a tangent line and an instantaneous rate of change
represents the slope of a secant line.

C) an average rate of change is calculated over an interval and an instantaneous rate of change is
calculated at one point.

D) an average rate of change can have a value of 0 but an instantaneous rate of change cannot.

5. Selected values of a quadratic function h are given in the table. Find the value of j + k .
x 13 15 17 19 21 23
 
h(x) j −8 −3 −1 −2 k
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

A) −22 

B) −20 

C) −19 

D) −6 

6. The graph of a smooth, continuous function f has a single inflection point at x = 3 . Which of the following
statements is true?
A) f is increasing at x = 3 

B) The graph of f is concave down at x = 3 

C) f has an absolute minimum value at x = 3 

D) The rate of change of f changes from increasing to decreasing or decreasing to increasing at x = 3 

7. Traffic engineers study traffic patterns to be able to create conditions that optimize the flow of traffic. The
total number of cars using a particular highway ramp was studied for an 18 -hour period and can be
modeled by the graph of y = C(t) , where C(t) represents the total number of cars using the ramp over the
time interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 18 hours. Which of the following statements is true?

A) More cars take the ramp 1750 y

between t = 6 and t = 9 than 1500
between t = 3 and t = 6 .
1250

B) Between t = 9 and t = 10 there 1000

are about 600 cars using the 750

ramp. 500

250
C) The rate at which cars enter the t
ramp is increasing or constant 0 3 6 9 12 15 18

during the whole time period.


D) The total number of cars that
have used the ramp is
increasing more quickly at
t = 15 than at t = 17 .

8. A water tank that has a capacity of 50 gallons is partially filled with 13 gallons. Water is then added to
the tank over a 60 -minute period. Assume that no water is removed from the tank during the 60 -
minute period.
a. A function f gives the total amount of water in the tank over
Water in Tank (in gallons)

time. Give a possible domain and range for f 60

40
b. Sketch a graph of f using your given domain and range.

20

0 20 40 60
Time (in minutes)
9. Let C(t) be the total number of cups of coffee sold at a coffee shop on a particular day, t hours after
the store opens at 6 AM. The store closes at 4 PM. The table gives values of the function C for
selected values of t .
t 1 2 4 5 7
 
C(t) 13 41 88 111 143
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

a. Find C(5) − C(2) and interpret your answer in the context of this problem.

b. Determine a reasonable value for C(3) .

c. What is the y -intercept of the graph of y = C(t) ? Explain.

d. What is a reasonable domain and range of C ?

10. The population of the United States can be described by the function P = f (t) , where P is the number of
people and t is time in years since 1950 . The population of Europe is given by E = 2.26f (t) . What is the
best interpretation of E = 2.26f (t) ?

A) The population of Europe is growing at a rate of 226% per year.

B) The population of Europe is 2.26 times greater than the population of the U.S. over this time frame.

C) The population of Europe is growing at a rate of 26% per year.

D) The population of the United States is 2.26 times greater than the population of Europe.
11. Determine if each of the following relationships can be represented with a function f where y = f (x)
. Give a reason for your answer.
a. A pair of dice, one red and one green, are rolled several times. x = the number showing on the red die
on a given roll and y = the number showing on the green die on that roll.

b. x = the number of identical marbles in a jar, y = the mass of the jar and the marbles inside.

c. A teacher recorded a set of data from her class where x = the number of minutes a student studies for
a test and y = the student’s grade on the test.

12. A table of selected values is given for a function f .

x −5 −2 0 2 7
 
f (x) 11 8 −3 4 −2
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

a. Find f (2) .

b. What is the value of x when f (x) = −2 ?

13. Let M (t) represent the rate at which people enter Macy’s department store, in people per hour, t hours
into their Black Friday sale. Use function notation to express that people enter Macy’s department store at
a rate of 432 people per hour 3.5 hours into Macy’s Black Friday sale.
14. The graph of the function y = h(x) models the relationship between two variables x and y .
a. Describe what is happening to the values of y as x increases.
y
Be as precise as possible.

b. What context could the independent and dependent variables

of this graph depict? Explain your choice.

x
15. In the game, Pass the Pigs, players roll two pigs (instead of dice). Depending on how the pigs land,
various numbers of points can be earned. A player can continue to roll until they are satisfied with
their score for that round, but if both pigs land on their right side, then the player loses all the
points accumulated in that round. If one pig ever lands on top of the other pig, this undignified
position causes the player to lose ALL points from all previous rounds. The first player to earn 100
points wins. The total score for a player, in points, is modeled by the function s. The graph y = s(r)
is shown , where r is measured in rounds of play for the game.
a. Identify the interval(s) on which s(r) is increasing. Over which 80

Total score
of these intervals did the player earn the most points? 70

60

50

b. Identify the interval(s) on which s(r) is constant. What does 40

this mean in the context of this problem? 30

20

10

c. Identify the maximum of s(r) and interpret its meaning in the -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

-10 Round of play
context of this problem.

d. s(r) decreased during Round 4 . What happened during this

round?

e. When Katie reviews the graph, she explains that player ended
the game with a total of 30 points. Is this an accurate
statement? Why or why not?
16. Luke keeps track of his water consumption. Let W (t) represent the number of fluid ounces of water
Luke has consumed t hours after he wakes up on a certain day. Values of W (t) for selected values of
t are given in the table.
t 1 3 5 6 9 10
 
W (t) 8 30 52 74 100 116
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

a. Paul says that W is guaranteed to be an increasing function over its entire domain. Do you agree?
Explain.

b. Give one additional value of W (t) not shown in the table that is guaranteed to be in the range of W .

c. Give a reasonable estimate for the number of fluid ounces Luke has consumed after he has been awake
for 8 hours.

17. Let S(t) model the number of subscribers, in thousands, to a certain podcast over time in months, t .
The graph of S is shown.
a. What time period had the greatest increase in the number of 6

Number of subscribers (thousands)

subscribers? How do you know? 5

b. Find S(5) and interpret your answer in the context of this

3

problem. 2

c. Are there any time periods when there was no change in the 0 5 10
Time (months)
number of subscribers? If so, when?

d. At what time(s) were there 2, 500 subscribers?

e. Did the podcast ever lose subscribers? If so, when?

18. Consider the graph of h(x) = −(x + 2)3 .

a. On which interval(s) is h concave up?

b. On which interval(s) is h concave down?

19. The graph of a function y = g(x) is shown. At which of the following points is g changing the fastest?
5
A) Point a  y 4
3
B) Point b  2 a
b
1

C) Point c  -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-1 x
c
-2
D) Point d 
-3
-4
-5 d
-6
-7

20. The graph of a smooth, continuous function f has a single inflection point at x = −6 . Which of the
following statements is NOT true?

A) The rate of change of f changes

from increasing to decreasing or
decreasing to increasing at
x = −6 .

B) The rate of change of f changes

the fastest at x = −6 .

C) At x = −6 , f changes its
concavity from concave up to
concave down or concave down
to concave up.

D) f is decreasing at x = −6 .
21. The number of active users on a social media platform, with respect to days since the platform was
released, can be modeled by the function U . The table gives the value of U for selected values of t .
t(days) 1 2 3 4 5
 
U (t)(Active Users) 605 724 857 1004 1165
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

a. Is the number of active users increasing or decreasing?

b. Is the graph of U concave up or concave down? How do you know?

22. A lot of land is purchased for $30, 000 and its value changes over an 8 year period. The value of the lot
can be modeled by the graph Y = L(t) , where L(t) represents the value of the lot over the time interval
0 ≤ t ≤ 8 years. Which of the following statements is true?
100000
A) The value of the lot is increasing 90000
y

at t = 2  80000

70000

B) The rate of change of the value 60000

of the lot is decreasing at t = 4  50000

40000

C) Between t = 0 and t = 2 , the 30000

value of the lot is decreasingat a 20000

decreasing rate.
10000

-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-10000 t
D) The rates of change of the value
of the lot are equal at t = 5 and 
t=8.

23. Information about a continuous function L and its rate of change is given in the table.
x −∞ < x ≤ −8 x = −8 −8 ≤ x ≤ 2 x=2 2≤x≤5 x=5 5≤x<∞
 L ​ Decreasing ​ 5 ​ Increasing ​ 10 ​ Increasing ​ 21 ​ Decreasing 
​ ​

Rate of change of L Increasing 0 Increasing 12 Decreasing 0 Decreasing

a. On which interval(s) is the slope of the graph of L positive?

b. On which interval(s) is the graph of L concave down?

c. On which interval(s) are the slopes of L negative and getting flatter?

24. The number of tables filled at a restaurant can be modeled by the function R . The graph y = R(t) is
shown for 0 ≤ t ≤ 12 , where t is measured in hours and t = 0 represents 10:00 AM when the
restaurant opens. The lunch and dinner menus begin at 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
a. Approximate the interval of t in which the number of tables R(t) 28
filled at the restaurant is decreasing, but at an increasing rate.
24

20

16
b. Is the rate at which tables are being filled speeding up or
slowing down at t = 7 ? How do you know? 12

c. Approximate the time(s) t at which the number of tables filled -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

t
changes the fastest. How do you know?

25. Which of the following functions has a graph that is always concave up?

A) f (x) = x3 + 2x2 − 5x + 1 

B) g(x) = 2x 

C) h(x) = 7x − 2 

D) j(x) = −(x + 5)2 

26. The graph of f is shown. Order the following from 8

y
least to greatest: 6

I. Average rate of change on [3, 4] 4

II. Instantaneous rate of change at x = 3  2

III. Instantaneous rate of change at x = 4 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

x
IV. Average rate of change on [1, 3]  -2

-4

-6

-8
-10


27. The average rate of change of a smooth, continuous function between x = a and x = b is positive. If
a < c < b , which of the following must be true?

A) The instantaneous rate of change at x = c is positive.

B) The slope of the tangent line at x = c is the same as the slope of the secant line between x = a and
x=b.

C) The instantaneous rate of change at x = c is negative.

D) None of the above.

28. The graph of f is shown. Which of the following statements is true?

4
A) The slope of line h represents f(x)
the instantaneous rate of g
3

change of f from x = −1 to
2
x=1.
1
h

B) Line g is tangent to f at x = −1 . − 1, 1 1, 1

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
C) The instantaneous rate of x
change of f at x = −1 is 1 . -1

-2
D) The slope of the line tangent to

f at x = 1 is 0 .

29. The function f has the property that for x < 0 the instantaneous rate of change is negative and for all
x > 0 the instantaneous rate of change is positive. Which of the following could be the function f ?

A) f (x) = x2 

B) f (x) = −x2 

C) f (x) = x3 

D) f (x) = −x3 
30. The average rate of change of a linear function f on the interval −5 ≤ x ≤ 2 is −10 . Find f (8) − f (6) .

A) −30 

B) −20 

C) −10 

20
D) − 
3
​

31. Bethany is driving to Traverse City. The number of gallons of fuel, g(m) , in her tank after driving m miles is
given by g(m) = 13.6 − 0.037m . Interpret the slope of the graph of g in the context of this problem.

32. Shruti needs to rent a car. She is charged $50 plus she has to pay $0.25 per mile she drives.Are we
guaranteed that the relationship between total cost of the rental car and the number of miles she drives a
linear function? Why or why not?

33. Let g be a linear function with g(8) − g(5) = −27 . Find the average rate of change of g on the interval
[−11, −8] .

34. Three points on a quadratic function g are shown.

y
Find g(−1) and g(−3) . 1, 13
3, 1
x

5, − 51