EPGY Honors Intermediate Algebra

Chapter 1 Exam
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Let A = {4.2, 9/5, 4, 4, /6, 19/5, 15, 26}. List the elements from set A
that belongs to the following sets.
1. Real numbers
2. Irrational numbers
3. Whole numbers
4. Natural numbers
Write in interval notation.
5. {x|x 9}
6. {x| 9 x < 1}
Choose the correct graph for each set.
7. {x|x > 2}
(a)

(c)




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2

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2

(b)

(d)




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2

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2

8. {x|4 x}
(a)

(c)




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]
4

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X



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4

(b)

(d)

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X
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)
4

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4

Evaluate each of the following.

9.

15
10



48

12

10. 4 32 + (7 3)

64

11. 3 + | 4| + 6 (2) |1 4|

12. 6 +

12
4 3 + 2(4)
3

13. 3 24 + 2(5) + (3)2

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14.

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15.

7 6 + 4 32 2

( 36)(2) 2

16.

12 + (2)
3 + (2)3

6 + (15)
|5 8|

 
2 16 3(23 5)

6(3) (2)(6)

17. Name the exponent and the base in (3a b)4

Find each of the following.
18. (3)4
19.

 5

20.

2
3

3

21. 22 + (3)2

22. 5 32

23. 81

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Evaluate each expression if k = 2, m = 5, and r = 3

24. 2r 2 k 5

25. 5(2m k)

26.

2r 3k
km+r

27.

2k 3r 2
m3

Use the properties of real numbers to simplify each of the following.

28. 4(3x 7)

29. 3y + 4x 12 9y 2x + 3y 12

30. 3(2x + 1) 4[2(x + 2) 4(3x + 2)]

Complete each statement using the indicated property.

3
3
+ ( ) = (additive identity)
7
7

31.

32.

33. (6)

= 1 (multiplicative inverse)

= 6 (multiplicative identity)

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