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

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