Chapter 2
College Algebra · 491 exercises
Problem 20
Use the given conditions to write an equation for each line in point-slope form and slope-intercept form. Slope \(--1,\) passing through \((-4,-1)\)
2 step solution
Problem 20
Find the domain of each function. $$ g(x)-\frac{1}{\sqrt{x+2}} $$
5 step solution
Problem 20
Determine whether each function is even, odd, or neither. $$g(x)=x^{2}-x$$
3 step solution
Problem 20
determine whether each equation defines y as a function of \(x .\) $$ y--\sqrt{x+4} $$
3 step solution
Problem 21
The functions are all one-to-one. For each function, a. Find an equation for \(f^{-1}(x),\) the inverse function. b. Verify that your equation is correct by showing that $$f\left(f^{-1}(x)\right)=x \text { and } f^{-1}(f(x))=x$$ $$ f(x)=\frac{1}{x} $$
3 step solution
Problem 21
Write an equation in slope-intercept form of a linear function \(f\) whose graph satisfies the given conditions. The graph of \(f\) passes through \((-6,4)\) and is perpendicular to the line that has an \(x\) -intercept of 2 and a \(y\) -intercept of \(-4\)
3 step solution
Problem 21
Find the midpoint of each line segment with the given endpoints. $$(-2,-8)\( and \)(-6,-2)$$
4 step solution
Problem 21
Use the given conditions to write an equation for each line in point-slope form and slope-intercept form. Slope \(-\frac{1}{2},\) passing through the origin
2 step solution
Problem 21
Find the domain of each function. $$ g(x)-\sqrt{5 x+35} $$
3 step solution
Problem 21
Determine whether each function is even, odd, or neither. $$h(x)=x^{2}-x^{4}$$
2 step solution
Problem 22
The functions are all one-to-one. For each function, a. Find an equation for \(f^{-1}(x),\) the inverse function. b. Verify that your equation is correct by showing that $$f\left(f^{-1}(x)\right)=x \text { and } f^{-1}(f(x))=x$$ $$ f(x)=\frac{2}{x} $$
3 step solution
Problem 22
Write an equation in slope-intercept form of a linear function \(f\) whose graph satisfies the given conditions. The graph of \(f\) passes through \((-5,6)\) and is perpendicular to the line that has an \(x\) -intercept of \(3\) and a \(y\) -intercept of \(-9\)
3 step solution
Problem 22
Find the midpoint of each line segment with the given endpoints. $$(-4,-7)\( and \)(-1,-3)$$
4 step solution
Problem 22
Use the given conditions to write an equation for each line in point-slope form and slope-intercept form. Slope \(-\frac{1}{3},\) passing through the origin
3 step solution
Problem 22
Find the domain of each function. $$ g(x)-\sqrt{7 x-70} $$
4 step solution
Problem 22
Determine whether each function is even, odd, or neither. $$h(x)=2 x^{2}+x^{4}$$
2 step solution
Problem 23
The functions are all one-to-one. For each function, a. Find an equation for \(f^{-1}(x),\) the inverse function. b. Verify that your equation is correct by showing that $$f\left(f^{-1}(x)\right)=x \text { and } f^{-1}(f(x))=x$$ $$ f(x)=\sqrt{x} $$
3 step solution
Problem 23
Write an equation in slope-intercept form of a linear function \(f\) whose graph satisfies the given conditions. The graph of \(f\) is perpendicular to the line whose equation is \(3 x-2 y-4-0\) and has the same \(y\) -intercept as this line.
3 step solution
Problem 23
Find the midpoint of each line segment with the given endpoints. $$(-3,-4)\( and \)(6,-8)$$
3 step solution
Problem 23
Use the given conditions to write an equation for each line in point-slope form and slope-intercept form. Slope \(--\frac{2}{3},\) passing through \((6,-2)\)
3 step solution
Problem 23
Find the domain of each function. $$ f(x)-\sqrt{24}-2 x $$
3 step solution
Problem 23
Determine whether each function is even, odd, or neither. $$f(x)=x^{2}-x^{4}+1$$
3 step solution
Problem 24
The functions are all one-to-one. For each function, a. Find an equation for \(f^{-1}(x),\) the inverse function. b. Verify that your equation is correct by showing that $$f\left(f^{-1}(x)\right)=x \text { and } f^{-1}(f(x))=x$$ $$ f(x)=\sqrt[3]{x} $$
3 step solution
Problem 24
Write an equation in slope-intercept form of a linear function \(f\) whose graph satisfies the given conditions. The graph of \(f\) is perpendicular to the line whose equation is \(4 x-y-6=0\) and has the same \(y\) -intercept as this line.
4 step solution
Problem 24
Find the midpoint of each line segment with the given endpoints. $$(-2,-1)\( and \)(-8,6)$$
3 step solution
Problem 24
Use the given conditions to write an equation for each line in point-slope form and slope-intercept form. Slope \(--\frac{3}{5},\) passing through \((10,-4)\)
2 step solution
Problem 24
Find the domain of each function. $$ f(x)-\sqrt{84-6 x} $$
3 step solution
Problem 24
Determine whether each function is even, odd, or neither. $$f(x)=2 x^{2}+x^{4}+1$$
4 step solution
Problem 25
The functions are all one-to-one. For each function, a. Find an equation for \(f^{-1}(x),\) the inverse function. b. Verify that your equation is correct by showing that $$f\left(f^{-1}(x)\right)=x \text { and } f^{-1}(f(x))=x$$ $$ f(x)=\frac{7}{x}-3 $$
2 step solution
Problem 25
The bar graph shows that as costs changed over the decades, Americans devoted less of their budget to groceries and more to health care. (Graph cant copy) Find a linear function in slope-intercept form that models the given description. Each function should model the percentage of total spending, \(p(x),\) by Americans \(x\) years after 1950. In 1950 , Americans spent \(22 \%\) of their budget on food. This has decreased at an average rate of approximately \(0.25 \%\) per year since then.
3 step solution
Problem 25
Find the midpoint of each line segment with the given endpoints. $$\left(-\frac{7}{2}, \frac{3}{2}\right)\( and \)\left(-\frac{5}{2},-\frac{11}{2}\right)$$
3 step solution
Problem 25
Use the given conditions to write an equation for each line in point-slope form and slope-intercept form. Passing through \((1,2)\) and \((5,10)\)
3 step solution
Problem 25
Find the domain of each function. $$ h(x)-\sqrt{x-2}+\sqrt{x+3} $$
3 step solution
Problem 25
Determine whether each function is even, odd, or neither. $$f(x)=\frac{1}{5} x^{6}-3 x^{2}$$
2 step solution
Problem 26
The functions are all one-to-one. For each function, a. Find an equation for \(f^{-1}(x),\) the inverse function. b. Verify that your equation is correct by showing that $$f\left(f^{-1}(x)\right)=x \text { and } f^{-1}(f(x))=x$$ $$ f(x)=\frac{4}{x}+9 $$
3 step solution
Problem 26
The bar graph shows that as costs changed over the decades, Americans devoted less of their budget to groceries and more to health care. (Graph cant copy) Find a linear function in slope-intercept form that models the given description. Each function should model the percentage of total spending, \(p(x),\) by Americans \(x\) years after 1950. In 1950 , Americans spent \(3 \%\) of their budget on health care. This has increased at an average rate of approximately \(0.22 \%\) per year since then.
3 step solution
Problem 26
Find the midpoint of each line segment with the given endpoints. $$\left(-\frac{2}{5}, \frac{7}{15}\right)\( and \)\left(-\frac{2}{5},-\frac{4}{15}\right)$$
3 step solution
Problem 26
Use the given conditions to write an equation for each line in point-slope form and slope-intercept form. Passing through \((3,5)\) and \((8,15)\)
3 step solution
Problem 26
Find the domain of each function. $$ h(x)-\sqrt{x-3}+\sqrt{x+4} $$
3 step solution
Problem 26
Determine whether each function is even, odd, or neither. $$f(x)=2 x^{3}-6 x^{5}$$
4 step solution
Problem 27
The functions are all one-to-one. For each function, a. Find an equation for \(f^{-1}(x),\) the inverse function. b. Verify that your equation is correct by showing that $$f\left(f^{-1}(x)\right)=x \text { and } f^{-1}(f(x))=x$$ $$ f(x)=\frac{2 x+1}{x-3} $$
2 step solution
Problem 27
Find the midpoint of each line segment with the given endpoints. $$(8,3 \sqrt{5})\( and \)(-6,7 \sqrt{5})$$
4 step solution
Problem 27
Use the given conditions to write an equation for each line in point-slope form and slope-intercept form. Passing through \((-3,0)\) and \((0,3)\)
3 step solution
Problem 27
Find the domain of each function. $$ g(x)-\frac{\sqrt{x-2}}{x-5} $$
3 step solution
Problem 27
Determine whether each function is even, odd, or neither. $$f(x)=x \sqrt{1-x^{2}}$$
3 step solution
Problem 28
The functions are all one-to-one. For each function, a. Find an equation for \(f^{-1}(x),\) the inverse function. b. Verify that your equation is correct by showing that $$f\left(f^{-1}(x)\right)=x \text { and } f^{-1}(f(x))=x$$ $$ f(x)=\frac{2 x-3}{x+1} $$
3 step solution
Problem 28
Find the midpoint of each line segment with the given endpoints. $$(7 \sqrt{3},-6)\( and \)(3 \sqrt{3},-2)$$
3 step solution
Problem 28
Use the given conditions to write an equation for each line in point-slope form and slope-intercept form. Passing through \((-2,0)\) and \((0,2)\)
3 step solution
Problem 28
Find the domain of each function. $$ g(x)-\frac{\sqrt{x-3}}{x-6} $$
5 step solution
Problem 28
Determine whether each function is even, odd, or neither. $$f(x)=x^{2} \sqrt{1-x^{2}}$$
3 step solution