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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

Solve the rational equation.

3 5 1
1) + = 1)
x 2 4

Solve the equation.

n–3 n+2 n–4
2) – = –1 2)
4 5 10

Determine whether the equation is a conditional equation, an identity, or a contradiction.

3) 13y + 2(3 – y) = 5 + 11y + 2 3)

Solve the problem.

4) In the mid–nineteenth century, explorers used the boiling point of water to 4)
estimate altitude. The boiling temperature of water T (in °F) can be approximated
by the model T = –1.83a + 212, where a is the altitude in thousands of feet.
Determine the temperature at which water boils at an altitude of 26,000 ft. Round
to the nearest degree.

Simplify the expression.

5) –4 –3 5)

Simplify.
6) i31 6)

Perform the indicated operation. Write the answer in the form a + bi.
7) (–6 – 8i)(8 + 9i) 7)

–2 + 3i
8) 8)
5 + 9i

Solve the equation.

9) y2 – 20y = 0 9)

Solve the quadratic equation.

10) y2 + 13 = 6y 10)

Solve the equation by using the square root property.

11) 3(x + 6)2 – 6 = 444 11)
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Solve the problem.
12) Ramon wants to fence in a rectangular portion of his back yard against the back 12)
of his garage for a vegetable garden. He plans to use 84 feet of fence, and needs
fence on only three sides. Find the maximum area he can enclose. (Hint: The
lengths of the 3 fenced sides of the rectangle must add up to 84.)

13) The length and width of a rectangle have a sum of 88. What dimensions give the maximum 13)
area?

Solve for the indicated variable.

1
14) V = BT for B 14)
3

15) T = ay - ay0 for y 15)

Solve the equation.

16) 75x3 + 125x2 – 3x – 5 = 0 16)

3 3 3x – 12
17) + = 17)
x x–5 x–5

Solve the absolute value equation.

18) 24z – 12 = 16 18)

Solve the equation.

19) m + 95 – 5 = m 19)

20) 3d 2/3 – 4d 1/3 – 15 = 0 20)

Solve the inequality. Write the solution set in interval notation.

21) 4(x – 3) – 3x 5 21)

22) –2 < –2x + 19 < 4 22)

Solve the compound inequality. Write the answer in interval notation.

23) 3x 3 or 11 – x < 3 23)

Solve the absolute value inequality. Write the solution in interval notation.
24) 3|x – 8| + 9 12 24)

25) 3|x + 5| + 12 < 21 25)

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Find the x– and y–intercepts.
26) x2 + y = 9 26)

Find the midpoint of the line segment whose endpoints are the given points.
27) (2, –5) and (8, –4) 27)

Find the exact distance between the points.

28) (7, –8) and (–2, –5) 28)

Solve the problem.

29) At one college, a study found that the average grade point average decreased 29)
linearlyaccording to the function
g(h) = 3.00 – 0.10h
where h is the number of hours per week spent watching reality shows on
television. Compute g(3) and interpret its meaning.

Determine the center and radius of the circle.

30) (x – 3)2 + (y – 8)2 = 16 30)

Use the given information about a circle to write an equation of the circle in standard form.
31) The center is (–5, –2) and a point on the circle is (–1, 1) 31)

Identify the domain and range of the relation, and determine whether the relation is a function.
32) {(–8, –7), (–1, –4), (3, 6), (5, 10)} 32)

Find f(a-4) and simplify as much as posible.

33) f (x) = 3x + 2; find f (a – 4), then simplify as much as possible. 33)

Determine the slope of the line passing through the given points.
34) (–1, 3) and (–3, –4) 34)

Use the slope–intercept form to write an equation of the line that passes through the given point and has
the given slope. Use function notation where y = f(x).
35) (2, 1); m = 4 35)

Solve the problem.

36) The population of a certain country since 1990 can be approximated by 36)
f(t) = 0.01t2 + 2.2t + 180 where f(t) is the population in millions and t represents
the number of years since 1990. Find the average rate of change in the country's
population between 1990 and 2010. Round to 1 decimal place.
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Write an equation of the line satisfying the given conditions. Write the answer in standard form.
3
37) The line has a slope of – and contains the point (–4, –7). 37)
8

Determine if the lines defined by the given equations are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.
38) –4y = 3x – 7 38)
12x = 9y – 1

Solve the problem.

39) Joey borrows $2800 from his grandfather and pays the money back in monthly 39)
payments of $200.
a. Write a linear function that represents the remaining money owed L(x) after x
months.
b. Evaluate L(4) and interpret the meaning in the context of this problem.

Graph the function using transformations.

40) f (x) = |x + 1| 40)

Graph the function using transformations.

41) f (x) = (x – 1)2 41)

Solve the problem.

42) Use the graph of y = f (x) below to graph y = 4f (x) 42)

Graph the function by applying an appropriate reflection.

3
43) f (x) = –x 43)

Use transformations to graph the given function.

44) f (x) = –(x + 3)2 + 1 44)
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Graph the function.
x – 2, for x > 0
t(x) =
45) –x2, for x 0 45)

Use interval notation to write the intervals over which f is (a) increasing, (b) decreasing, and (c) constant.
46) 46)

Evaluate the function for the given value of x.

1
47) f (x) = 2x, g(x) = , (f – g)(2) = ? 47)
x–4

f(x + h) – f(x)
Find for the given function.
h
48) f (x) = x2 – 7x. 48)

Write the function in vertex form and determine the range.

49) f (x) = 3x2 + 18x + 35 49)

Solve the problem.

50) The population P(t) of a culture of bacteria is given by 50)
P(t) = –1710t2 + 92,000t + 10,000, where t is the time in hours since the culture
was started. Determine the time at which the population is at a maximum. Round
to the nearest hour.

51) A family wants to fence in a rectangular area for a garden. One side of the garden 51)
will border their house and will not be fenced. Find the dimensions of the garden
with greatest area that can be enclosed with 40 ft of fencing.

Determine the end behavior of the graph of the function.

52) f (x) = –8x6 + 5x4 – 6x3 + 1 52)
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Find the zeros of the function and state the multiplicities.
53) f (x) = –3x6 – 2x5 + 5x4 53)

54) f (x) = 4x3(x – 4)6(x + 3)5 54)

Use the factor theorem to determine if the given binomial is a factor of f (x).
55) f (x) = 2x3 + x2 – 13x – 10; x – 2 55)

Determine the vertical asymptote(s) of the graph of the function.

x–9
56) h (x) = 56)
2x2 + 2x – 12

a. Identify the horizontal asymptote (if any).

b. If the graph of the function has a horizontal asymptote, determine the point where the graph crosses the
horizontal asymptote.
4x2 + 6x – 3
57) f (x) = 57)
x2 – 8

Find the asymptotes of the following.

–6x + 24
58) f (x) = 58)
x+9

Solve the inequality. Write the solution set in interval notation.

59) –x2 + 4x + 21 0 59)

60) –3x(x + 3)2 (4 – x) > 0 60)

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The graph of y = f (x) is given. Solve the inequality.
61) f (x) 0 61)

Solve the inequality. Write the solution set in interval notation.

3
62) 2 62)
m–9

The graph of y = f (x) is given. Solve the inequality.

63) f (x) > 0 63)

A one–to–one function is given. Write an expression for the inverse function.

5–x
64) f (x) = 64)
7
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x+3
65) f (x) = 65)
x+8

Solve the problem.

66) Given that the domain of a one–to–one function f is [–6, 1) and the range of f 66)
is (–9, ), state the domain and range of f –1.

Identify the parent function. List the sequence of transformations, in the correct order, to obtain the
graph of function g.

1
67) g(x) = x – 4.5 + 6.6 67)
2

Solve the equation.

1 (x – 9)
68) 4(3x + 3) = 68)
64

Solve the problem.

69) The atmospheric pressure on an object decreases as altitude increases. If a is the 69)
height (in km) above sea level, then the pressure P(a) (in mmHg) is approximated
by P(a) = 760e–0.13a . Determine the atmospheric pressure at 5.458 km. Round to
the nearest whole unit.

Solve the equation.

70) log (64x) – log (x + 77) = 3 70)
2 2

Solve the problem.

71) The population of a country on January 1, 2000, is 13.7 million and on January 1, 71)
2010, it has risen to 15.8 million. Write a function of the form P(t) = P 0ert to
model the population P(t) (in millions) t years after January 1, 2000. Then use the
model to predict the population of the country on January 1, 2012. Round to the
nearest hundred thousand.

72) A veterinarian depreciates a $10,000 X–ray machine. He estimates that the resale 72)
value V(t) (in $) after t years is 80% of its value from the previous year.
Therefore, the resale value can be approximated by V(t) = 10,000(0.8)t.
a. Find the resale value after 3 yr.
b. If the veterinarian wants to sell his practice 8 yr after the X–ray machine was
purchased, how much is the machine worth? Round to the nearest $100.
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73) The level of a sound in decibels is calculated using the formula 73)
D = 10 log(I × 1012)
where I is the intensity of the sound waves in watts per square meter. A
electric shaver puts out 0.0001 watt per square meter. How many decibels is
that?

Write the domain in interval notation.

74) f (x) = log(1 – x) 74)

Use the product property of logarithms to write the logarithm as a sum of logarithms. Then simplify if
possible.
75) log(1000y) 75)

Write the logarithm as a sum or difference of logarithms. Simplify each term as much as possible.
p8
76) log 76)
7 q3

Write the logarithmic expression as a single logarithm with coefficient 1, and simplify as much as
possible.
77) 4 log t – 9 log u – 3 log v 77)
5 5 5

Solve the equation. Write the solution set with the exact solutions.
78) log (x2 + 2x) = log 35 78)

Solve the equation.

79) log r + log (r – 6) = 3 79)
3 3

Solve the problem.

80) If $36,000 is invested in an account earning 5.9% interest compounded 80)
continuously, determine how long it will take the money to quadruple. Round to
the nearest year. Use the model A = Pert where A represents the future value of P
dollars invested at an interest rate r compounded continuously for t years.

81) If the function Q(t) = 3e–0.00986t models the quantity (in kg) of an element in a 81)
storage unit after t years, how long will it be before the quantity is less than 1.5
kg? Round to the nearest year.
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Solve the system. Find the x–coordinate of the solution.
x + 2y = 0
82) 82)
3x – 5y = –33

Solve the system by using any method. If a system does not have one unique solution, state whether the
system is inconsistent or whether the equations are dependent.
83) 4x + y = 3 83)
–32x – 8y = –27

Solve the problem.

84) A student borrows a total of $4800 in student loan from two lenders. Bank One 84)
charges 4.5% simple interest and Bank Two charges 5.9% simple interest. She is
not required to pay off the principal for 3 years. However, at the end of 3 years,
she will owe a total of $782.40 for interest from both loans. How much did she
borrow from Bank One?

Solve the system of equations. If a system does not have one unique solution, determine the number of
solutions to the system.
85) 85)
–3x – 7y + 5z = –6
–x – 8y – 9z = –24
6x – 4y + 7z = –7

Solve the system. If a system has one unique solution, write the solution set. Otherwise, determine the
number of solutions to the system, and determine whether the system is inconsistent, or the equations are
dependent.
86) 86)
–2x + 3y – 3z = 2
–3x – 2y + 2z = 13
4x + 7y – 7z = –24

Solve the system of equations by using the substitution method.

x2 + y2 = 81
87) 87)
y –x=9

Solve the system by using any method.

88) y = –x2 + 8x – 14 88)
y= x2 – 14x + 42
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Write the augmented matrix for the given system.
89) 89)
–3x – 3y + 2z = –3
–x + 3y = –2
x – 4z = 4

Write a system of linear equations represented by the augmented matrix.

90) 90)
–8 8 –8 –3
9 2 5 –10
6 –8 7 –8

Perform the elementary row operation on the given matrix.

91) R 2 R3 91)

9 –2 0 9
0 –4 2 –1
–7 –5 –9 5

1
92) – R R2 92)
2 2

14 11 14
34 30 28

93) –5R 1 + R 3 R3 93)

1 1 5 10
19 3 15 7
5 17 15 10

Solve the system using Gaussian elimination or Gauss–Jordan elimination.

94) 9x + 2y = –26 94)
7x + 6y = 2
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95) 4x + 7z = 16 – 3y 95)
3x = 4y – 3z – 14
2z = –2y + 2x + 32

For the given augmented matrix, determine the number of solutions to the corresponding system of
equations.
1 0 2 8
96) 0 1 –4 –9 96)
0 0 0 –1

Determine the solution set for the system represented by the augmented matrix.
1 0 3 –7
97) 0 1 2 –1 97)
0 0 0 0

Solve the system using Gaussian elimination or Gauss–Jordan elimination.

98) –4x – 4y – 8z = –6 98)
8x + 2y + 2z = –12
8x + 5y + 9z = –2

Find A + B.
–4 8 3 1
99) A = 2 8 , B= 0 –5 99)
–2 4 4 1

Find AB, if possible.

8 5
9 –9 9
100) A = and B = 4 –6 100)
–7 8 9
9 –9

Determine the inverse of the given matrix, if possible. Otherwise, state the matrix is singular.
2 –1
101) A = 101)
–3 4

Determine whether the graph of the equation is symmetric with respect to the x-axis, y-axis, origin, or
none of these.
102) x = y2 + 13 102)

103) f(x) = -9x3 + 9x 103)

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104) f(x) = 5x + 4 104)

105) f(x) = -2x4 + 8x - 5 105)

Evaluate the function for the given value of x.

106) f (x) = x2 + 4x, g(x) = 3x + 2, (f g)(1) = ? 106)

Find the indicated function and write its domain in interval notation.
107) m(x) = x + 4, n(x) = x - 3, (m n)(x) = ? 107)

Find two functions f and g such that h(x) = (f g)(x).

4
108) h(x) = 11x - 9 108)
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1) –
3
2) {5}
3) Contradiction
4) 164 °F
5) –2 3
6) –i
7) 24 – 118i
17 33
8) + i
106 106
9) {0, 20}
10) {3 – 2i, 3 + 2i}
11) –6 ± 5 6
12) 882 sq. ft.
13) Length 44 and width 44
3V
14) B =
T
T + ay0
15) y =
a
5 1
16) – ,±
3 5
17) {1}
7 1
18) ,–
6 6
19){5}
125
20) – , 27
27
21) [17, )
15 21
22) ,
2 2
23) (– , 1] (8, )
24) (– , 7] [9, )
25) (–8, –2)
26) x–intercepts: (–3, 0) and (3, 0); y–intercept: (0, 9)
9
27) 5, –
2
28) 3 10
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29) g(3) = 2.70. This tells us that the average GPA of students that watch 3 hours of reality programming per
week is 2.70.
30) Center: (3, 8); Radius: 4
31) (x + 5)2 + (y + 2)2 = 25
32) Domain: {–8, –1, 3, 5}; Range: {–7, –4, 6, 10}; Function
33) 3a – 10
7
34) m =
2
35) f(x) = 4x – 7
36) 2.4 million/yr
37) 3x + 8y = –68
38) perpendicular
39) L(x) = –200x + 2800; L(4) = 2000, This represents the amount Joey still owes his grandfather after 4
months.
40)

41)
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43)

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45)

46) a. (– , –2)
b. (–2, )
c. never constant
9
47) (f – g)(2) =
2
48) 2x + h – 7
49) (x) = 3(x + 3)2 + 8
Range: [8, )
50) 27 hr
51) 10 ft by 20 ft
52) Down left and down right
5
53) 0 (multiplicity 4), 1 (multiplicity 1), – (multiplicity 1)
3
54) 0 (multiplicity 3), 4 (multiplicity 6), –3 (multiplicity 5)
55) No
56) x = – 3 and x = 2
57) a. y = 4
29
b. – ,4
6
58) Vertical Asymptote: x = –9
Horizontal Asymptote: y = –6
59) [–3, 7]
60) (– , –3) (–3, 0) (4, )
61) (– , 4]
21
62) 9,
2
63) (2, 3)
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64) f –1(x) = 5 – 7x
3 – 8x
65) f –1(x) =
x–1
66) Domain: (–9, )
Range: [–6, 1)
67) Parent function: f (x) = x; Shift the graph of f to the right 4.5 units, shrink the graph vertically by a factor
1
of , and shift the graph upward by 6.6 units.
2
68) 4
69) 374 mmHg
70) {11}
71) P = 13.7e0.01426t; 16.3 million
72) a. $5120; b. $1700
73) 80
74) (– , 1)
75) 3 + log y
76) 8log p – 3log q
7 7
t4
77) log
5 u9 v3

78) {5, –7}

79) {9}
80) 23 years
81) 70 yr
82) –6
83) { }; The system is inconsistent.
84) She borrowed $1600 from Bank One.
85) {(–1, 2, 1)}
86) Infinitely many solutions; dependent
87) {(0, 9), (–9, 0)}
88) {(4, 2), (7, –7)}
89)
–3 –3 2 –3
–1 3 0 –2
1 0 –4 4
90) –8x + 8y – 8z = –3
9x + 2y + 5z= –10
6x – 8y + 7z= –8
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9 –2 0 9
91) –7 –5 –9 5
0 –4 2 –1

14 11 14
92)
–17 –15 –14

1 1 5 10
93) 19 3 15 7
0 12 –10 –40

94) {(–4, 5)}

95) {(–8, 2, 6)}
96) No solution
97) {(–7 – 3z, –1 – 2z, z) | z is any real number}
98) { }
–1 9
99) 2 3
2 5
117 18
100)
57 –164
4 1
5 5
101) A–1 = 3 2
5 5

102) x-axis
103) Origin
104) y-axis
105) No symmetry
106) ( f g)(1) = 45
107) (m n)(x) = x + 1; domain: [-1, )
4
108) f (x) = x and g(x) = 11x - 9