Stewart – Calculus 8e ET Chapter 1 Form E
____ 1. Sandy wishes to have a rectangular garden in her backyard. She has 40 ft of fencing with which to
enclose her garden. Letting x denote the width of the garden, find a function f in the variable x that
gives the area of the garden. Select the correct answer.
x
y
a.
b.
c.
d.
2. An open rectangular box with volume has a square base. Express the surface area of the box
as a function of the length of a side of the base.
____ 3. Determine whether f is even, odd, or neither. Select the correct answer.
a. neither
b. odd
c. even
4. The monthly cost of driving a car depends on the number of miles driven. Julia found that in
October it cost her to drive mi and in July it cost her to drive mi. Express
the monthly cost C as a function of the distance driven d assuming that a linear relationship gives a
suitable model.
5. If and , find a function g such that .