Math 107 Quiz # 3

The quiz is worth 100 points. There are 9 problems. This quiz is open book and open notes. This means that you may refer to your textbook, notes, and online classroom materials, but you must work independently and may not consult anyone (and confirm this with your submission). You may take as much time as you wish, provided you turn in your quiz.

MATH 107 QUIZ 3 Oct 14, 2020

Instructor: T. Elsner

NAME: _______________________________

I have completed this assignment myself, working independently and not consulting anyone except the instructor.

INSTRUCTIONS

• The quiz is worth 100 points. There are 9 problems. This quiz is open book and open notes. This means that
you may refer to your textbook, notes, and online classroom materials, but you must work independently and

may not consult anyone (and confirm this with your submission). You may take as much time as you wish,

provided you turn in your quiz no later than Wed, July 21 at midnight (moved back by 1 day)

• Show work/explanation where indicated. Answers without any work may earn little, if any, credit. You
may type or write your work in your copy of the quiz, or if you prefer, create a document containing your work.

Scanned work is acceptable also. In your document, be sure to include your name and the assertion of

independence of work.

• General quiz tips and instructions for submitting work are posted in the Quizzes module.

• If you have any questions, please contact me by e-mail.

1. (6 pts) For each graph, is the graph symmetric with respect to the x-axis? y-axis?

origin?(No explanation required. Just answer Yes or No to each question.)

2. (6 pts) Let 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥| − 3. (no explanation required)

(a) State the zero(s) of the function. ________

(b) Which of the following is true? 2. ______

A. f is an odd function.

B. f is an even function.

C. f is neither odd nor even.

D. f is both odd and even.

(a)

Symmetric with respect to the

x-axis? ____

y-axis? ____

origin? ____

(b)

Symmetric with respect to the

x-axis? ____

y-axis? ____

origin? ____

3. (6 pts) Which of the following equations does the graph represent? Show work or

explanation. 3. ______

A. 𝑦 =

4

3
𝑥 + 6

B. 𝑦 =
3

4
𝑥 + 6

C. 𝑦 = −
4

3
𝑥 + 8

D. 𝑦 = −
3

4
𝑥 + 6

4. (12 pts) Consider the points (– 6, -2) and (2, 4).

(a) Find the slope-intercept equation of the line passing through the two given points. Show work.

(b) Graph the line you found in (a), either drawing it on the grid in the previous problem #3, or

generating the graph electronically and attaching it.

(c) Compare your line for this problem, #4, with the line in the previous problem #3. Are the two lines

parallel, perpendicular, or neither parallel nor perpendicular? (The terms parallel and perpendicular are

discussed on pages 166 and 167.) No explanation required – just state the answer.

5. (8 pts) The number of guests g in a water park t hours after 9 am is given by

g(t) = –60t2 + 480t for 0  t  8. (t = 0 corresponds to 9 am)

Find and interpret the average rate of change of g over the interval {t | 4  t  6} = [4, 6].
Show work.

6. (20 pts) Luke wants to purchase custom-made mugs to advertise his business. Two companies

offer different deals:

Company A: Pay a design fee of $50.00, plus $4.50 per mug

or Company B: Pay a design fee of $60.00, plus $4.00 per mug

(a) State a linear function f (x) that represents Company A’s total charge for an order of x mugs.

(b) State a linear function g(x) that represents Company B’s total charge for an order of x mugs.

(c) Luke wants to purchase 30 custom-made mugs, as cheaply as possible. With which company

should he place his order? Show work/explanation.

(d) For what number of mugs is the total charge exactly the same for both companies? Show

algebraic work/explanation.

(e) Fill in the blanks:

Company B is the cheaper option if more than ______ (enter number) mugs are ordered.

7. (8 pts) A graph of y = f (x) follows. No formula for f is given. 7. _______

Which graph (A, B, C, or D) represents the graph of y = f (x + 1) − 2 ?
EXPLAIN YOUR CHOICE. (Grid supplied for scratch work; You are NOT required to submit your own graph)

y = f (x)

GRAPH A (below) GRAPH B (below)

GRAPH C (below) GRAPH D (below)

2 4

–

4

–

2

-4

2
4

-2

2 4 4

–

4

2-
2
4-
4

2
4
2

2 4 -4

-2

-4
2
4

-2 2 4 -4

-2
-4
2
4
-2

2 4-

–
–

2

4

-2-2 4 -4

-2
-4
2
4
-2

8. (20 pts, no explanation required)

Consider the graph of the piecewise function y = f (x) pictured below.

(a) State the value of f (−4).

(b) State the x-intercept(s), if any.

(c) State the y-intercept(s), if any.

(d) State the domain of the piecewise function in interval notation.

(e) State the range of the piecewise function in interval notation.

(f) State the interval(s) of x on which the function is increasing. That is,

for what x-values is the function increasing?

(g) State the interval(s) of x on which the function is decreasing. That is,

for what x-values is the function decreasing?

9. (14 pts) Life expectancy at birth is the estimated lifespan of a baby born in a particular year

(given the conditions of that time period). Based on data retrieved from

http://www.indexmundi.com/facts/united-states/life-expectancy-at-birth the following chart of U.S. life

expectancy for males has been prepared.

The regression line is y = 0.205x – 336, where x = birth year and y = U.S. life male expectancy,

in years. The value of r2 is 0.981.

(a) Use the regression line to estimate the U.S. life expectancy of a male baby born in 1990, to

the

nearest tenth of a year. Show some work.

(b) Use the regression line to predict the U.S. life expectancy of a male baby born in 2014, to the

nearest tenth of a year. Show some work.

(c) What is the slope of the regression line and what are the units of measurement? In a

sentence, interpret what the slope is telling us, in the context of this real-world application.

(d) What is the value of the correlation coefficient, r? Also, interpret its value: Looking at the

graph and the size of r, do you judge the strength of the linear relationship to be very strong,

moderately strong, somewhat weak, or very weak?

y = 0.205x – 336
R² = 0.981

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