Pre-test Calculus 1 (30 Aug 2023)

1. Evaluate these expressions without using a calculator

317
a. (-3)4 b. 315

2. Factor each expression

a. 4x2-25 b. x2 - 6x + 9

3. Simplify the following expression for x > -1

𝑥 2 −1
𝑥+1

4. Rewrite the equation by completing the square : x2 + x +1

5. Solve the inequality

2𝑥 − 3
<1
𝑥+1
6. Find the equation of the line that passes through the point (2, -5) and
a. Has a slope 5 b. is parallel to x-axis

7. Let A(-7,4) and B(5, 12) be points in the plane.

a. Find the slope of the line that contains A and B.
b. Find the midpoint of the segment AB

8. Sketch the region in the xy-plane defined by

a. y < 1 - 0.5x b. x2 + y2 < 9

9. Find the domain of the function

2𝑥+1
a. √4 − 𝑥 − √𝑥 2 − 1 b. 𝑥 2 +1

10. Make the rough sketch of the graph

1
a. x3 -1 b. 1 +
𝑥

11. If f(x) = x2+2x – 1 and g(x) = x – 5, find fg and 𝑔°𝑓 (symbol ° represents
composition)

12. Convert 300 to radians.

13. Convert 5/6 to degrees.

14. Prove the identity tan θ sin θ + cos θ = sec θ

15. Sketch the graph of the function 1 + sin 3x without using a calculator