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2.
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A
A
Let E be the point of intersection of lines AC and BD .
y
x
E
A
3.
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C
z
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5.
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6.
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3<x<2
x>2
(x + 3)
Negative
Positive
Positive
(x 2)
Negative
Negative
Positive
(x + 3) (x 2)
Positive
Negative
Positive
60
= 1.5,
40
since the 2050 projected population is less than 60 million,
and the 2000 population is greater than 40 million. Thus,
the projected percent increase in population from 2000 to
2050 for this age group is less than 50 percent.
For the 3039 age group, the ratio is less than
50
= 1.25,
40
since the 2050 projected population is less than 50 million,
and the 2000 population is greater than 40 million. Thus,
the projected percent increase in population from 2000 to
2050 for this age group is less than 25 percent.
50
= 1.6 6,
30
since the 2050 projected population is less than 50 million,
and the 2000 population is greater than 30 million. The
projected percent increase in population from 2000 to 2050
for this age group is less than 66 percent.
For the 5059 age group, the ratio is less than
y
10
y = 4 x2
y=x2
10
x
5
10
10
7.
Difficulty: 3
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2
x 9 ( x + 3)( x 3)
x 3, the expression
=
= x + 3. It
x 3
x 3
follows that for x 3, the graphs of f and g contain the same
point with that x-coordinate.
Statement III is true: Since statement II is true, for every
number x not equal to 3, the point (x, x + 3) is on both
the graph of f and the graph of g. Since there are infinitely
many numbers x not equal to 3, the graphs have an infinite
number of points in common.
9.
Difficulty: 4
( 238 t ) + 5
23
23
23
= 16(t t + ( ) ( ) ) + 5
8
16
16
23
23
= 16((t ) ( ) ) + 5
16
16
23
23
= 16(t ) + 16( ) + 5
16
16
16t 2 + 46t + 5 = 16 t 2
( ) ( )
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60 72.7.
4
50
50
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f(x)
779
308
85
40
77
76
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Mathematics Level 2
1
12
(3x + 12) 3 +
x . As
is equivalent to the expression x
=
1
12
(2x 12) 2
x
x
12
x gets infinitely larger, the expression approaches the
x
12
3+
x
value 0, so as x gets infinitely larger, the expression
12
2
x
3+0 3
= . Thus, as x gets infinitely
approaches the value
20 2
3
larger, f(x) approaches .
2
Alternatively, one can use a graphing calculator to estimate
the height of the horizontal asymptote for the function
3x + 12
3x + 12
. Graph the function y =
on an
f (x ) =
2x 12
2x 12
interval with large x-values, say, from x = 100 to x = 1,000.
y
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
.5
O
x
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900 1,000
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2.0
1.5
1.0
.5
O
x
1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000
The y-values vary even less from 1.5. In fact, to the scale
of the coordinate plane shown, the graph of the function
3x + 12
f (x ) =
is nearly indistinguishable from the
2 x 12
asymptotic line y=1.5. This suggests that as x gets infinitely
3
larger, f(x) approaches 1.5, that is, .
2
Note: The algebraic method is preferable, as it provides
3
a proof that guarantees that the value f(x) approaches is .
2
Although the graphical method worked in this case, it
does not provide a complete justification; for example,
the graphical method does not ensure that the graph
resembles a horizontal line for very large x-values such as
10100 x 10101.
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2
4
the volume of the cylinder is 2, the height of the cylinder is
8
h = 3 1.37.
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3
9
from the group at random, the probability that neither
3
0.13.
person selected will have brown eyes is 0.40
9
()
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6 5 1
1
by f ( x ) = + 2 is to solve the equation y = + 2,for x
x
and then determine which y-values correspond to at least
1
of both sides to get x =
. The equation x =
y 2
y 2
shows that for any y-value other than 2, there is an x-value
2
= 91.25. However, for this problem,
t = , so t =
4
365
2
t must be a whole number, as it represents a count of days
after March 21. From the shape of the graph of the sine
function, either t = 91 or t = 92 corresponds to the day
with the greatest number of hours of daylight, and since
35 7
2
( 91) > 35 + 7 sin 2 ( 92 ) , the expression
+ sin
3 3
3 3
365
365
35 7
2
+ sin
t is maximized when t = 91 days after
3 3
365
March 21. (It is not required to find the day on which the
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( )
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