C H A P T E R P
Preparation for Calculus
Section P.1 Graphs and Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Section P.2 Linear Models and Rates of Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section P.3 Functions and Their Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section P.4 Fitting Models to Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Review Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
,C H A P T E R P
Preparation for Calculus
Section P.1 Graphs and Models
Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises
1
1. y 2 x 2 3. y 4 x2
x-intercept: 4, 0 x-intercepts: 2, 0, 2, 0
y-intercept: 0, 2 y-intercept: 0, 4
Matches graph (b) Matches graph (a)
5. y 32x 1 7. y 4 x2
x 4 2 0 2 4 x 3 2 0 2 3
y 5 2 1 4 7 y 5 0 4 0 5
y y
8 6
(4, 7)
6 (0, 4)
4 (2, 4)
2
2 (−2, 0)
(0, 1) (2, 0)
x x
−8 −6 −4 2 4 6 8 −6 −4 4 6
(− 2, −2) −2
(−4, − 5) −4
(− 3, − 5) −4 (3, − 5)
−6
−8 −6
9. y x 2 11. y x 4
x 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 x 0 1 4 9 16
y 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 y 4 3 2 1 0
y y
10
6 8
6
4 4
(−5, 3)
(1, 3) 2 (4, − 2) (16, 0)
(−4, 2) 2 (0, 2) x
−2 2 12 14 16 18
(−3, 1) (−1, 1) (9, − 1)
x −4 (1, − 3)
−6 −4 (− 2, 0) 2 −6 (0, − 4)
−8
−2
− 10
2
, Section P.1 Graphs and Models 3
13. 15. 5
Xmin = -3
(− 4.00, 3)
Xmax = 5 (2, 1.73)
Xscl = 1 −6 6
Ymin = -3
Ymax = 5
−3
Yscl = 1
(a) 2, y 2, 1.73 y 5 2 3 1.73
Note that y 4 when x 0.
(b) x, 3 4, 3 3 5 4
17. y x2 x 2 19. y x225 x2
y-intercept: y 02 0 2 y-intercept: y 0225 02
y 2; 0, 2 y 0; 0, 0
x-intercepts: 0 x2 x 2 x-intercepts: 0 x225 x2
0 x 2x 1 0 x25 x5 x
x 2, 1; 2, 0, 1, 0 x 0, ± 5; 0, 0; ± 5, 0
32 x
21. y 23. x2y x2 4y 0
x
y-intercept:
y-intercept: None. x cannot equal 0.
02y 02 4y 0
32 x
x-intercepts: 0
x y 0; 0, 0
0 2 x x-intercept:
x 4; 4, 0 x20 x2 40 0
x 0; 0, 0
25. Symmetric with respect to the y-axis since 27. Symmetric with respect to the x-axis since
y x 2 x 2.
2 2
y2 y2 x3 4x.
29. Symmetric with respect to the origin since 31. y 4 x 3
xy xy 4. No symmetry with respect to either axis or the origin.
33. Symmetric with respect to the origin since
35. y x3 x is symmetric with respect to the y-axis
x
y
x2 1
since y x3 x x3 x x3 x .
x
y .
x2 1
37. y 3x 2 y
Intercepts:
23 , 0, 0, 2 2 (0, 2)
1 2
Symmetry: none 3, 0
x
1 2 3
1