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14 Chapter 1: Functions
Set 1: Multiple-Choice Questions on Functions: Reviewt
Directions: Answer these questions without using your calculator.
1. If f(x) = x3-2x-l, then/(-2) =
(A) -17 (B) -13 (C) -5 (D) -1 (E) 3 X - 1
2. The domain of f(x) = -=—- is J X2 + 1
(A) all x * 1 (B) all x* 1,-1 (C) alljc*-l (D) JC ^ 1 (E) all reals
3. The domain of g(x) = —= is X — X
(A) a l l**0 , 1 (B) x ^ 2 , ; c * 0 , 1 (C) x^2 (D) x^2 (E) x > 2
4. Iff(x) = x3 - 3JC2 - 2x + 5 and g(jc) = 2, then g(/(jc)) =
(A) 2x3 - 6x2 - 2JC + 10 (B) 2JC2-6JC+1 (C) -6 (D) -3 (E) 2
5. With the functions and choices as in Question 4, which choice is correct for/*(g(;t))?
6. If/(x) = JC3 + Ax2 + Bx - 3 and if/(l) = 4 and/(-l) = -6, what is the value of 2A + £?
(A) 12 (B) 8 (C) 0 (D) -2 (E) It cannot be determined from the given information.
7. Which of the following equations has a graph that is symmetric with respect to the origin?
x - 1 (A) y= (B) y = 2x4+l (C) y = x' + 2x
x (D) v = x3 + 2 (E) y= j 3 + [
8. Let g be a function defined for all reals. Which of the following conditions is not sufficient to guarantee that g has an inverse function? (A) gix) = ax + b, a ̂ 0. (B) g is strictly decreasing. (C) g is symmetric to the origin. (D) g is strictly increasing. (E) g is one-to-one.
tBecause students in AP courses are assumed to have firm control of precalculus topics, such topics are not directly tested on the AP examinations. Nevertheless, some of this chapter's multiple-choice questions deal with those topics to reinforce important basic principles.
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9. Let y =/(JC) = sin (arctan JC). Then the range of / i s
(A) { y | 0 < y = i l } (B) [y\-Ky<l) (C) { y | - l s i y : g l } i 7t _
(D) yi -7C ft] —<y<—> 2 ' 2J
(E) y — ^sy =s • r | 2 i
10. Let g(x) = |cos x - 11. The maximum value attained by g on the closed interval [0, 2ri\ is for JC equal to
(A) -1 (B) 0 (O § (D) 2 (E) n
11. Which of the following functions is not odd?
(A) /(jc) = sinjc (B) /(jc) = sin2jc (C) f(x) = x3+l
0>) /(*) = J C 2 + 1
(E) /(*)= nx
12. The roots of the equation f(x) = 0 are 1 and -2. The roots of/(2JC) = 0 are
(A) 1 and -2 (B) - and -1 (C) - - and 1
(D) 2 and-4 (E) -2 and 4
13. The set of zeros of f(x) = x? + Ax1 + 4x is
(A) {-2} (B) {0,-2} (C) {0,2} (D) {2} (E) {2,-2}
14. The values of x for which the graphs of y = x + 2 and y2 = Ax intersect are
(A) -2 and 2 (B) -2 (C) 2 (D) 0 (E) none of these
15. The function whose graph is a reflection in the y-axis of the graph of fix) = 1 - 3* is
(A) g(*) = l - 3 - (B) g(*) = l + 3 * (C) £(*) = 3*-l (D) g(*) = log3(Jc-l) (E) gOc) = log 3 ( l -*)
16. Let/(jc) have an inverse function g(x). Then/(g(;c)) =
1 (A) 1 (B) JC (C) (D) /(JC) • g(jc) (E) none of these
17. The function/(JC) = 2JC3 + JC - 5 has exactly one real zero. It is between
(A) - 2 a n d - l (B) - landO (C) Oandl (D) 1 and 2 • (E) 2 and 3
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In 18. The period of f(x) = sin — x is
(A) i (B) | (C) | (D) 3 (E) 6
19. The range of y =/(:*;) = In (cos JC) is
(A) { y l - o o ^ ^ O } (B) { y | 0 < y ^ l } (C) { y | - l < y < l } K 7t - < y < — 2 2
(D) ^ | - ^ < y < ^ (E) { y | 0 = i y = i l }
20. If log, (3*)= | , thenfc =
(A) i (B) i (C) i (D) 3 (E) 9
21. Let/-1 be the inverse function of/(jc) = x3 +2. Then/~'(;c) =
x'-2 (A) -r-; (B) (x + 2)3 (C) (JC-2) 3
(D) 4x~+2 (E) 4x^1
22. The set of x-intercepts of the graph of f(x) = ;c3-2j<:2-jc + 2is
(A) {1} (B) {-1,1} (C) {1,2} (D) {-1,1,2} (E) {-1,-2,2}
23. If the domain of/is restricted to the open interval (-^, ^ ) , then the range of f(x) = etmx is
(A)' the set of all reals (B) the set of positive reals (C) the set of nonnegative reals (D) {y | 0 < y ^ 1} (E) none of these
24. Which of the following is a reflection of the graph of y =/(*) in the *-axis?
(A) y = -/(*) (B) y =/(-*) (C) y = \f(x)\ (D) y=/(W) (E) y = -/(-*)
25. The smallest positive x for which the function/(JC) = sin ( |) - 1 is a maximum is
(A) | (B) n (C) y (D) 37t (E) 6n
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26. tan (arccos (~pj) =
(A) -1 (B) ' - £ 3
(C) - (D) | (E) 1
27. If /-*(JC) is the inverse of/(jc) = 2e~\ thenf-'ix) =
(A) l„g) (B) tag) (C) g ) (D) Vm~c (E) ln(2-jc)
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28. Which of the following functions does not have an inverse function?
ft —• —-ft (A) y = sinx [ - - = § * ^ - (B) y = x» + 2 (C) v = JC2+1
(D) v= i** (E) y = ln(jc-2) (where A; > 2)
29. Suppose that/(jc) = In JC for all positive JC and g(;t) = 9 - JC2 for all real JC. The domain of f(g(x)) is
(A) { J C | J C ^ 3 } (B) { JC | | JC |^3 } (C) {JC||JC|>3} (D) {JC |JC|<3) (E) { J C | 0 < J C < 3 }
30. Suppose (as in Question 29) that/(jc) = In JC for all positive JC and g(x) = 9 - JC2 for all real JC. The range of v =/(g(jc)) is
(A) { v | v > 0 } (B) {y |0<y;£ln-9} (C) { v | y ^ l n 9 } (D) {y |y<0} (E) none of these
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