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Exam 1 Review Questions - Intermediate Algebra | MATH 1014, Exams of Algebra

Material Type: Exam; Class: Intermediate Algebra; Subject: Mathematics; University: Seton Hall University; Term: Unknown 1989;

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Exam 1 - Review
1. State, in your own words, the definition of the following terms:
2. slope of a line through two points (x, y) and (x, y)
a) function
b) range and domain
c) linear function
d) monomial
e) polynomial
3. Find the slope and y-intercept of the following lines, if possible, and graph them in the
coordinate system provided:
12
5
3
)( xxf
-5y – 2x = 7
y + 5 = 7 3 = x - 1
4. Find the linear equation describing the following lines
5. line with slope 4 containing (-2, -4)
a) line through (3, -1) and (4, -2)
b) line containing (-3, 2) and parallel to the line 2x – 5y = 8
c) line containing (-3, 2) and perpendicular to the line 2x – 5y = 8
d) line through (1, 2) and perpendicular to the line through (-2, -2) and (3, 1)
e) line through (-2, -2) and (3, -2)
f) line through (-2, -2) and (-2, 3)
6. For the following problems, evaluate the given function at the indicated position.
7.
52
3
)(
x
x
xf
- find f(0), f(3), f(-1), and f(a + h)
a)
tttg 45)(
2
- find g(0), g(-1), g(2a), and
h
haghag )()(
(simplify all
answers)
8. Which of the following graphs represent a functions, which ones not? For each graph
representing a function, determine the range and domain of that function.
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Exam 1 - Review

1. State, in your own words, the definition of the following terms:

2. slope of a line through two points (x, y) and (x, y)

a) function

b) range and domain

c) linear function

d) monomial

e) polynomial

3. Find the slope and y-intercept of the following lines, if possible, and graph them in the

coordinate system provided:

f ( x ) x  -5y – 2x = 7

y + 5 = 7 3 = x - 1

4. Find the linear equation describing the following lines

5. line with slope 4 containing (-2, -4)

a) line through (3, -1) and (4, -2)

b) line containing (-3, 2) and parallel to the line 2x – 5y = 8

c) line containing (-3, 2) and perpendicular to the line 2x – 5y = 8

d) line through (1, 2) and perpendicular to the line through (-2, -2) and (3, 1)

e) line through (-2, -2) and (3, -2)

f) line through (-2, -2) and (-2, 3)

6. For the following problems, evaluate the given function at the indicated position.

x

x

f x - find f(0), f(3), f(-1), and f(a + h)

a) g^ ( t^ )^5 t^2 ^4 t - find g(0), g(-1), g(2a), and

h

g ( a  h ) g ( a  h )

(simplify all

answers)

8. Which of the following graphs represent a functions, which ones not? For each graph

representing a function, determine the range and domain of that function.

  1. Solve the following systems of linear equations. 4 3 1

x y x y 3 4 4

x y x y 4 5

x y x y

x y

x y

x y y x 8

y x y x

  1. Solve the following inequalities and draw the solution set on a number line.  4 y  3  5  8  2 x  3   6  4  5 x   2  1  7 x   4  4  6 x

 15  4 x  5  1

  x  

3x – 2 < 7 or x – 2 > 4 | 4x – 1 | < 4. | -5t - 3 | > 10 | 2.1x – 7.9 | < -

  1. Find the domains of the following functions:

x

x

f x

( ) g ( x ) 7  2 x

x x h x

  1. Perform the following operations
  2. (^4 x^ ^1 )(^4 x ^1 ) (simplify if possible)
  3. (^ a^ ^ b ^1 )( ab ^1 ) (simplify if possible) a) (^1 )( ) a^2  aa^2  abb^2 (simplify if possible) b) ( x  2 y )( x^2  1 )( 3  2 y^2 ) (simplify if possible) c) Factor the expression:  2 x^3  4 x^2  2 x d) Factor the expression: 12 a^4  21 a^3  9 a^2 e) Factor the expression: 5 (^6 )^10 (^6 ) x^2 x   xx
  4. If a given function f has a graph as indicated, please graph the modified function

x x

x

g x f ( x ) 8  4 x

  1. Solve the following equations: x^2  18  3 x

2  ^  ^  

t t t^ t

t

x  2  2  13  4 x xx  1  1

  1. A new Xerox machine can make copies twice as fast as the old one. If it takes 15 hours for both machines working together to run off 10,000 copies of a newsletter, how long would it take each machine separately to run off 10,000 copies of the newsletter?
  2. The wavelength W of a radio wave varies inversely as its frequency F. A wave with a frequency of 1200 KHz has a length of 300 meters. What is the length of a wave with a frequency of 800 KHz? a) Solve the equation (^1)  1  x  2 b) Let 2

x x

f x. Find all values a^ for which f^ (^ a )^ f ( a ^5 ).

Exam 3 - Review

  1. Please solve the following quadratic equations: 2 x^2  25  0 4 x ( x ^2 )^3 x ( x ^1 )^18 x^2  10 x  15  0 x^2  x  2  0
  2. Please solve the following quadratic-like equations

x^2 ^ x  (^4 ) (^4 )^60

x^2  2  x^2   

  1. Please solve the following inequalities. You can write your answers in interval notation or mark them clearly on a number line. x^2  x  12  0 (^ x ^2 )( x ^1 )( x ^4 )^0

x^2  6 x  8 0

x

x x

  1. Please solve the following equations involving logarithm and exponential functions

2 x^  64 log 3 x ^2

log( x )  log( x  15 ) 2 4 4 ^3 x  64

  1. Aki's Bicyle Designs has determined that when x hundred bicycles are built, the average cost per bicycle is given by C^ (^ x )^0.^1 x^2 ^0.^7 x ^2.^425 , where C^ ( x )is in hundreds of dollars. What is the minimum average cost per bicycle and how many bicycles should be built to achieve that minimum?
  2. Catherine wants to enclose a rectangular area for her cows, using the barn as one side of the rectangle. She has 80 feet of fence available. Find the dimensions of the area to be fenced in order to yield the maximum area.
  3. Please graph the functions f ( x ) x^2  6 x  5. Make sure to find and clearly label the y-intercept, the x- intercepts (if any), and the vertex. Also list the domain and the range of the function.
  4. Please sketch the graphs of the following functions. Then state the domain and the range of each function.

f ( x ) ex  1 g (^ x )ln(^ x ^1 )

  1. Below are six graphs and six functions. Decide which graph belongs to what function. a) f^ (^ x )log(^ x ) b) f ( x ) x^2  1 c) f ( x ) 2 x

d) f^ (^ x )log^0. 5 ( x ) e) f ( x ) ( x  1 )^2  2 f) f x ) x