Chapter 1 – Functions – REVIEW
MCR3U
Jensen
Section 1: Functions, Domain, and Range
1) State the domain and range of the following relations and then state if it is a function or not.
a) b)
c) d)
e) {(1, 4), (2, 6), (3, 10), (4, 18), (5, 29)} f) 𝑦 = 3(𝑥 − 1)2 + 4
Section 2: Max or Min of a Quadratic Function
2) Determine the vertex for each quadratic function by completing the square. State if the vertex is a
maximum or a minimum.
a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 7 b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 6
c) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 − 30𝑥 + 73 d) 𝑓(𝑥) = −2𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 7
3) Use partial factoring to determine the vertex of each function. State if the vertex is a max or min.
a) 𝑦 = −𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 11 b) 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 − 18𝑥 + 14
c) 𝑦 = 5𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 − 21 d) 𝑦 = −2𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 + 1
4) A hall charges $30 per person for a sports banquet when 120 attend. For every 10 extra people that
attend, the hall will decrease the price by $1.50 per person. What number of people will maximize the
revenue for the hall?
5) The power, P, in watts, produced by a solar panel is given by the function 𝑃(𝐼) = −5𝐼 2 + 100𝐼, where 𝐼
represents the current, in amperes.
a) What value of the current will maximize the power?
b) What is the maximum power?
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6) a) Find the vertex of the parabola defined by f (x) x 2 2 x 4 .
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b) Is the vertex a minimum or a maximum?
c) Without finding them, how many x-intercepts does the parabola have? Explain.
Section 3: Radicals
7) Perform each radical operation and simplify where needed.
a) √27 − 4√3 + √243 − 8√81 + 2 b) −3√3(√3 + 5√2)
c) (5 + √3)(5 − √3) d) 5√2(11 + 2√2) − 4(8 + 3√2)
8) Find a simplified expression for the area of each shape
a) b)
Section 4: Solve Quadratics by Factoring
9) Solve each of the following quadratic equations by factoring.
a) 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 21 = 0 b) 5𝑥 2 − 19𝑥 − 4 = 0 c) 4𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 = −9
Section 5: Solve Quadratics Using the Quadratic Formula
10) Solve each quadratic equation. Give exact answers.
a) 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 2𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 − 1 b) 𝑔(𝑥 ) = −3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 2
11) Solve each quadratic equation using any method.
a) 3𝑥 2 − 15𝑥 = 42 b) 5𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 + 1 = 0
12) Use the discriminant to predict the number of real roots of…
a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 3 b) 𝑓(𝑥) = −2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 2 c) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 8
Section 6: Determine a Quadratic Equation Given its Roots
13) Determine the equation in standard form for each quadratic function…
a) 𝑥-intercepts -2 and 5, containing the point (3, 5)
b) 𝑥-intercepts −2 ± √5, containing the point (-4, 5)
14) A golf ball is hit, and it lands at a point on the same horizontal plane 53 meters away. The path of the
ball took it just over a 9 meter tall tree that was 8 meters in front of the golfer.
a) Assume the ball is hit from the origin of a coordinate plane. Find a quadratic function that describes
the path of the ball.
b) What is the maximum height of the ball?
Section 7: Linear-Quadratic Systems
15) Determine the points of intersection of each pair of functions.
a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 − 15𝑥 + 20 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 5𝑥 − 4
b) 𝑓(𝑥) = −2𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 9 and 𝑔(𝑥) = −3𝑥 − 5
16) For what value of 𝑏 will the line 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 𝑘 be tangent to the parabola 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 1
Answers
1) a) domain: {𝑋 ∈ ℝ|𝑥 ≥ 1} range: {𝑌 ∈ ℝ} b) domain: {𝑋 ∈ ℝ|𝑥 ≠ 1} range: {𝑌 ∈ ℝ|𝑦 ≠ 0}
c) domain: {𝑋 ∈ ℝ| − 2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2} range: {𝑌 ∈ ℝ| − 3 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 3}
d) domain: {−2, 3, 5, 11}, range {1, 2, 3, 7} e) domain: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, range: {4, 6, 10, 18, 29}
f) domain:{𝑋 ∈ ℝ}, range: {𝑌 ∈ ℝ|𝑦 ≥ 4}
2) a) (5, -18) min b) (-1, 5) min c) (5, -2) min d) (-2, 15) max
11 129
3) a) (2, 15) max b) (3, -13) min c) (-1.4, -30.8) min d) (− , ) max
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4) 160
5) a) 10 A b) 500 W
6) a) (3, -1) b) max c) vertex is below x-axis and opens down, therefore no x-intercepts
7) a) −70 + 8√3 b) −9 − 15√6 c) 22 d) −12 + 43√2
27𝜋
8) a) 5√6 − 2 square units b) square units
2
1 3
9) a) -7 and 3 b) − 5 and 4 c) − 2
9+√89 9−√89 2−√10 2+√10
10) a) 𝑥 = ,𝑥 = b) 𝑥 = ,𝑥=
4 4 3 3
11 101
11) a) x 7 and x 2 b) x
10
12) a) none b) 1 c) 2
1 3
13) a) 𝑓(𝑥) = − 2 𝑥 2 + 2 𝑥 + 5 b) 𝑓(𝑥) = −5𝑥 2 − 20𝑥 + 5
1 53
14) a) 𝑓(𝑥) = − 𝑥2 + 𝑥 b) 17.6 m
40 40
15) a) (2, 6), (3, 11) b) (-1, -2), (7, -26)
16) 𝑘 = −4
