AP Precalculus: Lesson 1.
2 Homework
Name: _______________________________________________________________ Period: _______________
(1-4) For each scenario below, determine whether the two variables have a positive rate of change
or a negative rate of change.
1) The amount of money in a vending machine 2) The number of days since the flu season
versus the number of items remaining inside began versus the number of people that
the vending machine. have caught the flu.
3) The number of years since 2000 versus the 4) The number of miles driven since last
number of Tesla’s on the road. filling up a gas tank versus the amount
of gas left inside the tank.
(5-12) Find the average rate of change for the following functions on the given intervals.
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5) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 ! − 𝑥 on [−2, −1] 6) 𝑔(𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 7 on [2, 5]
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7) ℎ(𝑥) = √4𝑥 + 1 on [2, 12] 8) 𝑘(𝑥) = "%& on [4, 10]
9) 𝑝(𝑥) on [1, 6] 10) 𝑚(𝑥) on [−2, 9]
𝑥 −3 1 4 8 𝑡 −6 −2 0 3
𝑑(𝑥) 0 −2 7 3 𝑟(𝑡) 8 −5 −1 7
11) 𝑑(𝑥) on [1,8] 12) 𝑟(𝑡) on [−6, −2]
13) Let 𝑛(𝑥) = 𝑥 ! − 4. The average rate of change of 𝑛(𝑥) over the interval [𝑐, 5] is equal to 3, where c is a
constant. Find the value of c.
14) Given the graph of function 𝑝(𝑥) below, answer the following:
a) Positive:
b) Negative:
c) Increasing:
d) Decreasing:
e) Concave Up:
f) Concave Down:
g) Relative Maximum(s) at 𝑥 =
h) Relative Minimum(s) at 𝑥 =
i) Inflection point(s) at 𝑥 =
15) Answer the following about the function 𝑔(𝑥), whose graph is shown below with given points A, B, C,
D, E, and F.
a) Between which given points is the function increasing and
concave down?
b) Between which given points is the rate of change of the
function negative and increasing?
16) 𝑓(𝑥) is a strictly increasing function. Based on the table of select points of 𝑓(𝑥) below, is 𝑓(𝑥)
concave up or down. Explain your reasoning.
𝑥 −5 −1 3 7
𝑓(𝑥) −2 2 10 22
17) 𝑔(𝑥) is a strictly decreasing function. Based on the table of select points of 𝑔(𝑥) below, is 𝑔(𝑥)
concave up or down. Explain your reasoning.
𝑥 1 2 3 4
𝑔(𝑡) −2 −7 −11 −14
18) The value of a car, in dollars, with respect to its age, in 𝑡 years, can be modeled by the function 𝑉(𝑡).
The table gives the value of 𝑉 for select values of 𝑡.
𝒕 (years) 0 1 2 3 4
𝑽(𝒕) ($) 24,000 21,360 19,010 16,919 15,058
a) Is the value of the car increasing or decreasing?
b) Is the graph of 𝑉 concave up or concave down? How to you know?
19) The graph of ℎ(𝑡) and its dashed midline for two full cycles is shown below. Five points are labeled
on the graph. No scale is indicated, and no axes are presented. Fill in the blank with positive,
negative, increasing, or decreasing.
a) From points 𝐾 to 𝑃, function ℎ is _____________ and
_____________ and the rate of change of ℎ is _____________
(0,6) (8,6)
(2,0)
and _____________.
(6,0)
b) From points 𝐺 to 𝐽, function ℎ is _____________ and
(4, −6)
_____________, and the rate of change of ℎ is _____________
and _____________.
20) Below is a graph of function 𝑓(𝑥) with indicated point A, B, C, and D. Rank the rate of change at A, B, C,
and D in order from least to greatest.
21) Select information about the function 𝐿(𝑥) and it’s rate of change in given in the table below.
𝒙 𝑥 ≤ −2 𝑥 = −2 −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1 𝑥 = 1 1≤𝑥≤5 𝑥=5 𝑥≥5
𝑳 Decreasing 1 Increasing 3 Increasing 6 Decreasing
Rate of
Increasing 0 Increasing 1 Decreasing 0 Decreasing
Change of 𝑳
a) On which interval(s) are the rate of change of 𝐿 positive?
b) On which interval(s) is the graph of 𝐿 concave down?
c) On which interval(s) are rates of change of 𝐿 negative and getting less steep?
a) Sketch a graph of how 𝐿(𝑥) could possibly look like on the graph below:
