PSAT Passport To Advanced Math
PSAT Passport To Advanced Math
1. If f ( x )=x 2−x for all x ≤−1 and f ( x )=0 for all x >−1, which of the following could NOT be a
value of f (x)?
7
A) -4 B) 0 C) D) 2
13
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4. In the figure shown above, what is the value of f ( 0 )+ g ( )?
2
A) -4 B) 6 C) 10 D) 14
5. The graph of f ( x ) is shown above. Which of the following represents the domain and range
of the function?
A) Domain: f (x) ≥5 ; Range: all real numbers
B) Domain : f (x)≤5 ; Range: all real numbers
C) Domain: all real numbers ; Range: f (x) ≥5
D) Domain: All real numbers ; Range: f ( x ) ≤5
7. A biologist studying the birth rate of a certain fish uses the function b (n) to analyze the
fish’s effect on other parts of ecosystem, where n is the number of eggs laid by the fish over
a given period of time. Which of the following lists could represent the domain for the
biologist’s function?
8. A book publisher pays writers a base fee of $2,500 for each book that it publishes, plus 5
cents per word. If one of its writers earned $8,000 on her book last year, how many word, w
, did she write for the publishers?
A) 11,000 B) 110,000 C) 155,000 D) 250,000
c ( t ) =−0.05 t 2 +2 t+2
9. Doctors use the function shown above to calculate the concentration, in parts per million, of
a certain drug in a patient’s bloodstream after t hours. How many more parts per million of
the drug are in the bloodstream after 20 hours than after 10 hours?
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10. A function is defined by the equation f ( x )= −7 . For what value of x does f ( x )=5?
5x
A) -11 B) 0 C) 1 D) 9
11. The graph of function f (x) is shown above. What is the domain of the function?
A) y ≥−4
B) All real numbers
C) Y >−4
D) The domain is undefined.
2 x2 + 4
12. Two function are defined as follows: f ( x )= and g ( x )=x 2−2. What is the value of
x
g(f ( x ) ) when x=2?
A) 6 B) 12 C) 34 D) 36
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13. The point (3,6) lies on the graph of function f in the xy-plane. If f ( x )= + x , the what is the
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value of k?
ANSWER:
1. A 5. D 9. 5 13. B
2. A 6. A 10. D
3. C 7. D 11. B
4. D 8. B 12. C