Functions Quiz
Connections Academy 8th Grade
Please only use this to check your answers.
1. Find the next three terms in the sequence.
30, 22, 14, 6,...
A. -3, -12, -21
B. -1, -8, -15
C. -1, -2, 3
D. -2, -10, -18***
2. Write a rule for the sequence.
4, 8, 16, 32,...
A. Start with 4, and multiply by 2 repeatedly.***
B. Start with 4, and add 8 repeatedly.
C. Start with 4, and add 2 repeatedly.
D. Start with 2, and multiply by 4 repeatedly.
3. Find the first four terms of the sequence represented by the expression.
3n + 5
A. 3, 8, 14, 20
B. 8, 11, 14, 17***
C. 3, 6, 9, 12
D. 0, 8, 11, 14
4. The graph below shows your speed at different times while riding a bicycle.
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*This is graph is not exactly the same as the one on the quiz*
For how many minutes did your speed remain constant?
A. 3***
B. 4
C. 7
D. 10
5. The graph shows the amount of gas in the tank of Sharon's car during a trip to her mom's house. At what time did she stop to buy gas?
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5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm
*This graph is not exactly the same as the one on the quiz*
A. about 9:00 P.M.
B. about 7:25 P.M.***
C. about 7:15 P.M.
D. about 8:00 P.M.
6. Which is a table of values for y=x - 6?
A.
x | y
-5| 1
-8|-14
-7|-13
B.
x | y
-5|-11
-8| -2
-7|-13
C. ***
x | y
-5|-11
-8|-14
-7|-13
D.
x| y
-5| 1
-8|-2
-7|-1
7. A gas station charges $2.19 per gallon of gas. Use function notation to describe the relationship between the total cost C(g) and the number of gallons purchased g.
A. C(g)= -2.19g
B. g= 2.19C(g)
C. C(g)= g + 2.19
D. C(g)= 2.19g***
8. Use the function rule f(x) = 3x - 2 . Find the output f(1.5).
A. 2.5***
B. -2.5
C. 6.5
D. -6.5
9. Identify the sequence as arithmetic, geometric, or neither. Explain your answer.
1.6, 0.8, 0.4, 0.2,...
I think it is a geometric sequence
because each term is half of the previous term, and so the common ratio is 1/2.
Ignore the graphs it got messed up
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1. To find the next three terms in the sequence 30, 22, 14, 6,..., we can observe that each term is obtained by subtracting 8 from the previous term. So, we can continue this pattern of subtracting 8 to find the next three terms:
6 - 8 = -2
-2 - 8 = -10
-10 - 8 = -18
Therefore, the next three terms are -2, -10, -18. The correct answer is D.
2. To write a rule for the sequence 4, 8, 16, 32,..., we can observe that each term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by 2. So, the rule for this sequence is to start with 4 and multiply by 2 repeatedly. The correct answer is A.
3. The expression 3n + 5 represents a sequence where each term is obtained by substituting values for n starting from 0 and applying the expression. Let's substitute values for n and find the first four terms:
For n = 0, (3 * 0) + 5 = 0 + 5 = 5
For n = 1, (3 * 1) + 5 = 3 + 5 = 8
For n = 2, (3 * 2) + 5 = 6 + 5 = 11
For n = 3, (3 * 3) + 5 = 9 + 5 = 14
Therefore, the first four terms of the sequence represented by the expression are 5, 8, 11, 14. The correct answer is B.
4. Based on the given graph, we can determine the minutes for which the speed remains constant by identifying consecutive sections of the graph where the height (speed) remains constant. Looking at the graph, we can see that there are three such sections: from time 2 to time 4, from time 6 to time 8, and from time 8 to time 10. Therefore, the speed remains constant for 3 minutes. The correct answer is A.
5. To determine at what time Sharon stopped to buy gas based on the given graph, we need to find the point on the graph where the amount of gas in the tank stops changing. Looking at the graph, we can see that the amount of gas in the tank stops changing between 7pm and 8pm. Therefore, Sharon stopped to buy gas at around 7:25 P.M. The correct answer is B.
6. To find a table of values for y = x - 6, we need to substitute different values of x into the equation and find the corresponding values of y. Looking at the options, we can see that table C matches the equation. Therefore, the correct answer is C.
7. The relationship between the total cost C(g) and the number of gallons purchased g can be represented using function notation. Since the gas station charges $2.19 per gallon of gas, C(g) is equal to the number of gallons purchased (g) multiplied by the cost per gallon ($2.19). Therefore, the correct answer is D, C(g) = 2.19g.
8. To find the output f(1.5) using the function rule f(x) = 3x - 2, we substitute 1.5 for x in the equation and calculate the result. f(1.5) = 3(1.5) - 2 = 4.5 - 2 = 2.5. Therefore, the output f(1.5) is 2.5. The correct answer is A.
9. The sequence 1.6, 0.8, 0.4, 0.2,... is a geometric sequence. In a geometric sequence, each term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by a constant ratio. In this sequence, each term is obtained by dividing the previous term by 2, which means the ratio is 1/2. Therefore, the sequence is a geometric sequence.