MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Determine the domain and range of the piecewise function.
A. Domain [-2, 2]; Range [ -3, 1]
B. Domain [-2, 0]; Range [0, 2]
C. Domain [-1, 1]; Range [0, 2]
D. Domain [-3, 1]; Range [-2, 2]
2. Solve: √x +17 = x -3
A. No solution
B. -1
C. -1, 8
D. 8
3. Determine the interval(s) on which the function is increasing.
A. (-4, 1)
B. (-2, 3)
C. (-5.5, -2)
D. (-∞, -2)
4. Determine whether the graph of y = (x + 1)3 is symmetric with respect to the origin, the x-axis, or the y-axis.
A. symmetric with respect to the x-axis only
B. symmetric with respect to the y-axis only
C. symmetric with respect to the origin only
D. not symmetric with respect to the x-axis, not symmetric with respect to the y-axis, and not symmetric with respect to the origin
5. Solve, and express the answer in interval notation: |9 - 5x|≤21.
A. (-12/5, 6]
B. (-∞, -12/5]
C. [-∞, -12/5] ∪ [6, ∞)
D. (-∞, 6] ∪ [-12/5, ∞)
6. Which of the following represents the graph of 7x + 4y = 28 ?
7. Write a slope-intercept equation for a line parallel to the line x - 3y = 8 which passes through the point (-12, 7).
A. y = -1/3x + 3
B. y = 1/3x + 11
C. y = -3x - 29
D. y = 1/3x + 7
8. Does the graph below represent a function and is it one-to-one?
A. It is not a function but it is one-to-one.
B. It is not a function and it is not one-to-one.
C. It is a function and it is one-to-one.
D. It is a function but not one-to-one.
9. Express as a single logarithn: log x - 3log y + log 1
A. log [(x + 1)/(3√y)]
B. log [(x + 1)/y]3
C. log (x/y)3
D. log (x +1 -3y)
10. Which of the functions corresponds to the graph?
A. f (x)= e-x -1
B. f (x)= e-x -2
C. f (x) -ex -1
D. f (x) ex -1
11. Suppose that a function f has no x-intercepts.
Which of the following statements MUST be true?
A. f is a linear function.
B. The equation f (x)= 0 has exactly one real-number solution.
C. f (x) ≥ 0 for all x in the domain of f.
D. f is an invertible function.
12. The graph of y = f (x) is shown at the left and the graph of y = g(x) is shown at the right. (No formulas are given.) What is the relationship between g(x) and f (x)?
A. g(x) = f (x + 1) - 2
B. g(x) = f (x + 1) - 1
C. g(x) = f (x - 1) - 2
D. g(x) = f (x + 2) + 2
SHORT
13. Multiply and simplify: (7 +9i)(2 + 3i).
Write the answer in the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers.
14. Solve, and write the answer in interval notation: x + 4/(x -1) ≥ 0.
15. A bowl of soup at 200° F. is placed in a room of constant temperature of 60° F. The temperature T of the soup t minutes after it is placed in the room is given by
T(t) = 60 + 140 e-0.075 t
Find the temperature of the soup 12 minutes after it is placed in the room. (Round to the nearest tenth of a degree.)
16. Find the value of the logarithm: log6(1/36).
17. Solve: 96x-5 = 81.
18. Suppose $7,800 is invested in an account at an annual interest rate of 6.1% compounded continuously. How long (to the nearest tenth of a year) will it take the investment to double in size?
19. Let f (x) = x2 + 10x + 26.
(a) Find the vertex.
(b) State the range of the function.
(c) On what interval is the function decreasing?
20. Consider the polynomial P(x), shown in both standard form and factored form.
P(x) = 1/8.x4 -3/4.x3 + 3/8.x2 + 13/4.x -3 = 1/8(x+2)(x-1)(x-3)(x-4)
(a) Which sketch ilustrates the end behavior of the polynomial function?
(b) State the zeros of the function.
(c) State the y-intercept.
(d) State which graph below is the graph of P(x).
21. Let f ( x) = x/(x2 -4)
(a) State the domain.
(b) State the horizontal asymptote.
(c) State the vertical asymptote(s).
(d) Which of the folowing represents the graph of f(x) = x/(x2 -4)
SHORT ANSWER, with work required to be shown, as indicated.
22. Let f (x) = √(x -3) and g (x) = (x -7).
(a) Find (f/g). Show work.
(b) Find the domain of the quotient function f/g. Explain.
23. Points (1, -7) and (9, -5) are endpoints of the diameter of a circle.
(a) What is the length of the diameter? Give the exact answer, simplified as much as possible.
Show work.
(b) What is the center point C of the circle?
(c) Given the point C you found in part (b), state the point symmetric to C about the x-axis.
24. Find the equation for a line which passes through the points (6, 3) and (8, -9). Write the equation in slope-intercept form. Show work.
25. A salesperson earns a base salary of $1,840 per month and a commission of 7.2% on the amount of sales. If the salesperson has a paycheck of $4,446.40 for one month, what was the amount of sales for the month? Show work.
26. Let f (x) = 6x2 + 5 and g(x) = x - 2.
(a) Find the composite function (f o g )( x) and simplify. Show work.
(b) Find ( f o g ) (-1) . Show work.
27. Find the exact solutions and simplify as much as possible: 2x2 = 3 + 4x. Show work.
28. Given the function f (x) = 9 + 1/4x, find a formula for the inverse function. Show work.
29. Donut Delights, Inc. has determined that when x donuts are made daily, the profit P, in dollars, is given by
P(x) = -0.002 x2 + 3.5x - 750
(a) What is the company's profit if 400 donuts are made daily?
(b) How many donuts should be made daily in order to maximize the company's profit? Show work.
30. Solve: (x - 6)/(x - 4) + 16/(x2 - 16) = 0 . Show work.