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Math 170 Quiz 1
Tom Linton, September 11, 1998

1. Shown below is a graph of the function f(x). Use the graph to answer the following questions:

[Maple Plot]

a) Estimate f(-3) and f(2).

b) Estimate 3 values of x where f(x) = 0.

c) Is f(x) increasing or decreasing at x = 3?

2. Give a verbal description (using terms like "flipped about the y-axis" or "shifted right by 2") of how one would obtain the graph of each of the functions below, from the graph of [Maple Math]:

a) f(x) - 4

b) f(x + 3)

c) [Maple OLE 2.0 Object]

3. Find 2 positive solutions to [Maple Math](i.e. your solutions should have x > 0).

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