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Appendix C Answers to Exercises

I Preparation for STEM
1 Topics in Graphing
1.1 Review of Graphing
1.1.4 Exercises

1.1.4.3.

Answer.

1.1.4.5.

Answer.
\(-1;\,-8;\,0;\,0;\,1;\,8;\,2;\,16;\,3;\,24\)

1.1.4.7.

Answer.
\(-1;\,-13;\,0;\,-5;\,1;\,3;\,2;\,11;\,3;\,19\)

1.1.4.9.

Answer.
\(-8;\,-19;\,0;\,-8;\,8;\,3;\,16;\,14;\,24;\,25\)

1.1.4.11.

Answer.
\(-11;\,-17;\,0;\,-4;\,11;\,9;\,22;\,22;\,33;\,35\)

1.1.4.13.

Answer.
\(x\) \(y=2x+3\) Point
\(-2\) \(-1\) \((-2,-1)\)
\(-1\) \(1\) \((-1,1)\)
\(0\) \(3\) \((0,3)\)
\(1\) \(5\) \((1,5)\)
\(2\) \(7\) \((2,7)\)

1.1.4.15.

Answer.
\(x\) \(y=\frac{4}{3}x\) Point
\(-3\) \(-4\) \((-3,-4)\)
\(0\) \(0\) \((0,0)\)
\(3\) \(4\) \((3,4)\)

1.1.4.17.

Answer.
\(x\) \(y=x^2+1\) Point
\(-2\) \(5\) \((-2,5)\)
\(-1\) \(2\) \((-1,2)\)
\(0\) \(1\) \((0,1)\)
\(1\) \(2\) \((1,2)\)
\(2\) \(5\) \((2,5)\)

1.1.4.23.

Answer.
\(x\)-intercept: \((2,0)\)
\(y\)-intercept: \((0,-5)\)

1.1.4.25.

Answer.
\(x\)-intercept: \((-15,0)\)
\(y\)-intercept: \((0,-3)\)

1.1.4.27.

Answer.

1.1.4.29.

Answer.

1.2 Key Features of Quadratic Graphs
1.2.6 Exercises

1.2.6.11.

Answer 1.
\(x = -1\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-1,-1\right)\)

1.2.6.13.

Answer 1.
\(x = -4\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-4,20\right)\)

1.2.6.15.

Answer 1.
\(x = 4\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(4,-48\right)\)

1.2.6.19.

Answer 1.
\(x = -{\frac{3}{2}}\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-{\frac{3}{2}},{\frac{19}{4}}\right)\)

1.2.6.21.

Answer 1.
\(x = 2.5\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(2.5,9.5\right)\)

1.2.6.23.

Answer 1.
\(x = 0\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-0,0\right)\)

1.2.6.25.

Answer 1.
\(x = 0\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-0,4\right)\)

1.2.6.27.

Answer 1.
\(x = -2\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-2,5\right)\)

1.2.6.49.

Answer 1.
\(240\ {\rm ft}\)
Answer 2.
\(120\ {\rm ft}\)
Answer 3.
\(28800\ {\rm ft^{2}}\)

1.2.6.51.

Answer 1.
\(250\ {\rm ft}\)
Answer 2.
\(125\ {\rm ft}\)
Answer 3.
\(31250\ {\rm ft^{2}}\)

1.2.6.53.

Answer 1.
\(54\ {\rm ft}\)
Answer 2.
\(40.5\ {\rm ft}\)
Answer 3.
\(2187\ {\rm ft^{2}}\)

1.2.6.55.

Answer 1.
\(35.2\ {\rm ft}\)
Answer 2.
\(22\ {\rm ft}\)
Answer 3.
\(774.4\ {\rm ft^{2}}\)

1.3 Graphing Quadratic Expressions
1.3.6 Exercises

1.3.6.1.

Answer.
\(\left\{-9,-5\right\}\)

1.3.6.3.

Answer.
\(\left\{1\right\}\)

1.3.6.5.

Answer.
\(\left\{4,-4\right\}\)

1.3.6.7.

Answer.
\(\left\{\frac{\sqrt{493}}{17},\frac{-\sqrt{493}}{17}\right\}\)

1.3.6.9.

Answer.
\(\left\{\frac{-4-2\sqrt{7}}{3},\frac{-4+2\sqrt{7}}{3}\right\}\)

1.3.6.11.

Answer.
\(\text{no real solutions}\)

1.3.6.13.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,3\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-3,0\right), \left(-1,0\right)\)

1.3.6.15.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,-1\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-1,0\right), \left(1,0\right)\)

1.3.6.17.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,0\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(0,0\right), \left(1,0\right)\)

1.3.6.19.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,16\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(4,0\right)\)

1.3.6.21.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,2\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\text{DNE}\)

1.3.6.23.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,4\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\text{DNE}\)

1.3.6.25.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,-9\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(4.8541,0\right), \left(-1.8541,0\right)\)

1.3.6.27.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,5\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-0.807418,0\right), \left(-6.19258,0\right)\)

1.3.6.29.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,49\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(1.4,0\right)\)

1.3.6.31.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,-9\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(4.5,0\right), \left(1,0\right)\)

1.3.6.57.

Answer.
\(\text{will not}\)

1.3.6.59.

Answer.
\(\text{will not}\)

1.3.6.65.

Answer 1.
\(\left(\frac{-n-\sqrt{n^{2}-4p}}{2},0\right), \left(\frac{-n+\sqrt{n^{2}-4p}}{2},0\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(0,p\right)\)
Answer 3.
\(\left(\frac{-n}{2},\frac{4p-n^{2}}{4}\right)\)

1.4 Graphically Solving Equations and Inequalities
1.4.4 Exercises

1.4.4.1.

Answer.
\(\text{two times}\)

1.4.4.3.

Answer.
\(\text{three times}\)

1.4.4.5.

Answer.
\(\text{zero times}\)

1.4.4.7.

Answer.
\(\text{zero times}\)

1.4.4.9.

Answer 1.
\(\left(-6,5\right), \left(2,5\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left\{-6,2\right\}\)
Answer 3.
\(\left(-\infty ,-6\right)\cup \left(2,\infty \right)\)

1.4.4.11.

Answer 1.
\(\left(-2.5,-5\right), \left(4,-5\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left\{-2.5,4\right\}\)
Answer 3.
\(\left(-2.5,4\right)\)

1.4.4.13.

Answer 1.
\(\left(-2,3\right), \left(2,-1\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left\{-2,2\right\}\)
Answer 3.
\(\left(-\infty ,-2\right)\cup \left(2,\infty \right)\)

1.4.4.15.

Answer 1.
\(\left(-2,-2\right), \left(0,0\right), \left(2,2\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left\{-2,0,2\right\}\)
Answer 3.
\(\left(-2,0\right)\cup \left(2,\infty \right)\)

1.4.4.17.

Answer 1.
\(\left(-3,1\right), \left(5,3\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left\{-3,5\right\}\)
Answer 3.
\(\left(-3,5\right)\)

1.4.4.19.

Answer 1.
\(\left(-2,-2\right), \left(0,0\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left\{-2,0\right\}\)
Answer 3.
\(\left(-\infty ,-2\right)\cup \left(0,\infty \right)\)

1.5 Topics in Graphing Chapter Review
1.5.5 Exercises

1.5.5.1.

Answer.
\(-1;\,18;\,0;\,0;\,1;\,-18;\,2;\,-36;\,3;\,-54\)

1.5.5.3.

Answer.
\(-4;\,-8;\,0;\,-5;\,4;\,-2;\,8;\,1;\,12;\,4\)

1.5.5.5.

Answer.
\(x\) \(y=2x+3\) Point
\(-2\) \(-1\) \((-2,-1)\)
\(-1\) \(1\) \((-1,1)\)
\(0\) \(3\) \((0,3)\)
\(1\) \(5\) \((1,5)\)
\(2\) \(7\) \((2,7)\)

1.5.5.9.

Answer.
\(x\)-intercept: \((-18,0)\)
\(y\)-intercept: \((0,15)\)

1.5.5.11.

Answer 1.
\(x = -3\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-3,-13\right)\)

1.5.5.13.

Answer 1.
\(x = -5\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-5,20\right)\)

1.5.5.15.

Answer 1.
\(x = 0\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(0,-2\right)\)

1.5.5.17.

Answer 1.
\(x = -0.5\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-0.5,-3.5\right)\)

1.5.5.19.

Answer 1.
\(x = 0\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-0,-2\right)\)

1.5.5.31.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,-5\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-5,0\right), \left(1,0\right)\)

1.5.5.33.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,4\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-2,0\right)\)

1.5.5.35.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,-7\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(1.54138,0\right), \left(-4.54138,0\right)\)

1.5.5.37.

Answer 1.
\(\left(0,9\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left(-1.8,0\right), \left(1,0\right)\)

1.5.5.53.

Answer.
\(\text{two times}\)

1.5.5.55.

Answer.
\(\text{zero times}\)

1.5.5.57.

Answer 1.
\(\left(-6,5\right), \left(2,5\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left\{-6,2\right\}\)
Answer 3.
\(\left(-\infty ,-6\right)\cup \left(2,\infty \right)\)

1.5.5.59.

Answer 1.
\(\left(-2,3\right), \left(2,-1\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left\{-2,2\right\}\)
Answer 3.
\(\left(-\infty ,-2\right)\cup \left(2,\infty \right)\)

1.5.5.61.

Answer 1.
\(\left(-3,1\right), \left(5,3\right)\)
Answer 2.
\(\left\{-3,5\right\}\)
Answer 3.
\(\left(-3,5\right)\)