MAT 171 Review Exercises

Board Work, Slates Up, Jig Saw

Solve:

2 x  10 x  3  0
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Increasing Intervals?
Increasing Intervals:
(positive slope)
Solve:

2x  3 1  4
Decreasing Intervals?
Divide using synthetic division:

x  x 5
5 3

x3
Solve:

x  3x  2  4
Determine the domain:

x 3
g ( x)  2 5
x  16
Constant Intervals?
Evaluate by hand:

8  3i
2  3i
 Solve:

x  27 x  2
  x7
9 2
Evaluate by hand:

(8  3i )(2  3i )
 Solve the linear inequality. Other than “no
solution,” use interval notation to express the
solution set and graph the solution set on a
number line.

9 x  21  3(2 x  4)
Find the real solutions of the equation by
factoring.

x  144 x  0
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Evaluate the function at the given value of the
independent variable and simplify.

f ( x)  4 x  4 x  5;
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f ( x  1)
You inherit $70,000 from a very wealthy
grandparent, with the stipulation that for the
first year, the money must be invested in two
stocks paying 4% and 10% annual interest,
respectively. How much should be invested at
each rate if the total interest earned for the year
is to be $4000?
 For the given function f and g, find the
indicated composition:

f ( x)  5 x  7, g ( x)  6 x  4
( f  g )( x)
Find the inverse of the one-to-one function:

3
f ( x) 
2x 1
 For the given function f and g, find the
indicated composition:

7 4
f ( x)  , g ( x) 
x4 5x
( f  g )( x)
 First, write the value or values of the variable
that make a denominator zero. Then solve the
equation:

7 3 6
 
x  1 x  1 ( x  1)( x  1)
What is the domain?
What is the range?
You have 276 feet of fencing to enclose a
rectangular region. Find the dimensions of the
rectangle that maximize the enclosed area.
The length of a rectangular room is 2 feet
longer than twice the width. If the room’s
perimeter is 208 feet, what are the room’s
dimensions?
Solve the inequality:

x
5  1  8
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