1.   When is the function f(x) =
continuous at x = 2?
    A. never B. sometimes
    C. not enough information is given D. always
    Hint

  2.   Describe the end behavior of f(x) = x2 + 1.
    A. As x , f(x) ,
and as x , f(x) .
    B. As x , f(x) ,
and as x , f(x) .
    C. As x ,f(x) ,
and as x , f(x) .
    D. none of these
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  3.   Describe the end behavior of this function:
    A. y as x , y as x
    B. y 3 as x , y 3 as x
    C. y 0 as x , y 0 as x
    D. y -2 as x , y -2 as x
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  4.   Describe the end behavior of the function:
f(x) = x4 - x3 + x2 + x - 1
    A. f(x) as x , f(x) as x
    B. f(x) as x , f(x) as x
    C. f(x) as x , f(x) as x
    D. f(x) as x , f(x) as x
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  5.   Determine the intervals on which the function f(x) = is increasing and the intervals on which the function is decreasing.
    A. increasing for all x
    B. increasing for x < -1 and x > -1
    C. increasing for x < -1 and decreasing for x > -1
    D. decreasing for x < -1 and increasing for x > -1
    Hint



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