First Semester Exam Review

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1.  Solve for x:                                

2.  Solve for x:     4      -     3        =   1
                         x + 1       x + 2

3.  Solve for x:  |2x - 1| = 5                                                  

4.  Solve for x:  

5.  Solve for x:  |x - 3| + |2x - 1| < 3                                     

6.
    (a)  f(-1) =       (b)  f(0) =       (c)  f(2) =        (d)  Graph f(x)

7.  Find the domain for   
                          
8.  Find the domain for 

9.  Find the domain for                                   

10.   Graph y = x2(x - 1)(x + 3)3
                                  

11.  f(x) = 3x4 - 6x2                                                                              
        (a)  increasing intervals:                                               
        (b)  decreasing intervals:                                              
        (c)  even, odd, or neither                                                           
        (d)  relative minimum:                                                                
        (e)  relative maximum:                                                               

12. 
       This is a graph of f(x).
       Graph:  (a)  f (x + 1)        (b)  f (x) - 1       (c)  f ( |x| )           (d)  f (2x)     (e)  -f (x)              (f)  |f(x)|
       (g)  3 f(x)                         (h)  f(-x)

13.  f(x) = x2 + 1   and   g(x) = 2x + 3                               
        (a)  (f + g)(x) =        (b)  (f /g)(x) =               (c)  f (g(x)) =            (d)  g (f (x)) =                                   
        (e)  f -1(x) =              (f)  g-1(x) =                  (g)  f -1(g(x)) =

14.  
      
(a)  Find the domain for f(g(x)).
      
(b)  Find the domain for g(f(x)).

15.  Solve for t:  t3 - 4t2 + 4t = 0                                     

16.  Find a polynomial whose zeros are  -2, -1, 0, 1, 2

17.  Divide  6x3 - 16x2+ 17x -6 by 3x - 2                       

18.  Solve for x:
  -2x4 + 13x3 - 21x2 + 2x + 8 = 0

19.  Graph:                                                                                        

20.  Graph:                                                     

21.  Graph:  

22.  Graph:              
                                      
23.  Write a rational function that has:

       (a)  vertical asymptote: x = 2,
             slant asymptote: y = x + 1,
             zero: x = -2
       (b)  vertical asymptote:  x = -2,
              horizontal asymptote: y = 3,
              zero: x = 1

24.  Find two coterminal angles to  (a)  p/3    (b)  112o

25.  Change 2p/3 to degrees

26.  Change 260o to radians                                           

27.  Find trigonometric function values for all the special angles

28.  sin A = 2/7;   A is in quadrant II             Find the other trigonometric functions.                              

29.  Solve the right triangles:
       (a)  C = 90o, a = 2, c = 4
       (b)  A = 30o, b = 75, C = 90o
       (c)  C = 90o, B = 45o, b = 20

30.  Find the exact values of the trigonometric functions for an angle A whose terminal side passes through (-1,-10).

31.  sin A = -1/2,  tan A > 0;  Find all  trigonometric function values.

32.  Find:  (a)  tan 225o    (b)  cos 2p/3    (c)  sin 5p/4    (d)  sec 17p/3   (e)  csc -p/6    (f)  cot - 405o       

33.  Use your calculator to find:  (a)  sin 40o (b)  cot 142o    (c)  sec 67   (d)  csc 215o

34.  Graph:  (a)  y = 2 sin [3(x -p/4)] + 1     (b)  y = - cos (x - p/3)    (c)  y = 2 sec x      (d)  y = cot x - 1

35.  Use your calculator to find:  (a)  cos-1(1/4)    (b)  csc-110     (c)  tan-16    (d)  sec-112

36.  Graph:  (a)  y = arctan x    (b)  y = arctan x - 3         (c)  y = 2 arctan x             (d)  y = |arctan x|
       (e)  y = arctan |x|               (f)  y = arctan (x - 3)

37.  sin (Arctan 3/4)

38.  cot (Arctan 5/8)                                                      

39.  sec [Arcsin (x - 1)]

40.  sin (Arccos x)                                                          

41.  Arccos (-1/2)

42.  csc (Arctan (-5/12)                                                  

43.  cos [Arcsin ((x -h)/r) ]

44.  Graph:                                                    

45.  Graph y = 2x2 - 4x + 1

46.  Solve for x:  x3 - 8 = 0                                             

47.  Solve for x over [0,2p):  sin 2x + cos 2x = 1

48.  One root of x3 - 3x2 + x + 5 = 0 is 2 + i.       Find the other roots.

49.  Is y = x3 + 3x even, odd, or neither?                        

50.  Find the equation of the line through (1, -4) with slope 2.

51.  Find the distance from 2x + 3y - 6 = 0 to (1,1).        

52.  Find the quadratic function that has a minimum at (-1,-2) and passes through (0,4).

53.  Find the points of intersection of the graphs of   y = 2x + 3 and y = x2 - 6x - 6.  

54.  Find the determinant:  | 3   2   0 |
                                         | -1  2   4 |
                                         |  0  1   1 |

55.  Find the determinant:  | 5   6 |
                                         | 2   4 |

56.  Solve the system using matrices (on your calculator):
         x + 2y - 3z = -18
       2x +   y  -  z = -5
       -x + 4y  +  z = -4

57.  Graph  -2 < x - y < 6

58.  Graph  y < 2(x - 1)(x + 2)(x + 1)

59.  Find the maximum  for y = -2x4 - 5x2 + 10

60.  A rectangle has a perimeter of 10.  Find the length and width that would maximize the area of the rectangle.

61.  Determine whether the graph of has infinite discontinuity, jump discontinuity,
       point discontinuity,  or is continuous.

62. Write the equation for the inverse of the function  .

63. Find the constant of variation for the relation and use it to write an equation for the statement.
     Then solve the equation. If 
If  y varies directly as  x  and as the square of  z, and y = 560/3
     when x = 5 and z = 4, find y when x = 3 and z = 5.

64.  Change 303.22°  to degrees, minutes, and seconds.

65.  Write 114° 26´ 11´´ as a decimal to the nearest thousandth.

66.  Jane observes a raft floating on the water bobbing up and down with an amplitude of 8 feet. Beginning at the top of the
       wave, if the raft completes a full cycle every 5 seconds, what is the height of the raft relative to the lowest point after 25
       seconds?

67. Use a graphing calculator to find an equation for the line of regression and the correlation value (r)
      for the data in the chart.  The table below shows the blood pressure of members of a fitness class.

Age 20
25
28
32
36
36
37
42
45
46
48
Blood Pressure
130
110
125
116
99
105
109
120
113
124
?

      If the correlation value (r) for the regression equation shows a moderate or strong relationship,
      use the equation to predict the missing value and explain whether the prediction is reliable.

68.  Use scalar multiplication to determine the coordinates of the vertices of the dilated figure. Then graph
       the pre-image and the image of the same coordinate grid. Triangle with verticesA(-4,6), B(6,1), and C(3,-5);
       with scale factor 5/2.

69.  Use matrices to determine the coordinates of the vertices of the translated figure. Then graph the
       pre-image and the image on the same coordinate grid. Triangle DEF with vertex matrix 
       translated 6 units right and 11 units down.

70.  Use matrices to determine the coordinates of the vertices of the reflected figure. Then graph the pre-image
       and the image on the same coordinate grid.  Triangle GHI  with vertices G(-3,6), H(8,4), and I(6,-3); reflected
       over the y-axis.

71. Use matrices to determine the coordinates of the vertices of the rotated figure. Then graph the pre-image
       and the image on the same coordinate grid.  Rot180 for triangle MNP with vertices M(-2,5), N(5,2), and P(5,-5).

72.   Decompose    into partial fractions.

73.  A senior engineer at an aerospace engineering company reported the amounts of material used and the
       cost of materials for three projects under his supervision. Winglet modifications on 15 jet airliners used
       6810 pounds of aluminum at a cost of $38,820; horizontal tail surfaces for the same 15 jet airliners used
       33,750 pounds of aluminum at a cost of $190,010; and a full-sized mockup (model) of the wings for a new
       jumbo-jet used 52,610 pounds of aluminum all by itself, for a cost of materials of $313,030.
       Use a matrix to represent this data.

74.  Find the inverse of the matrix, if it exists. 

75.  Graph:  y > -x2 + 3x + 4

76.  Graph  y > |x - 1|.

77.  Solve the inequality:  |x + 3| > 9

78.  Graph the function. Determine the interval(s) for which the function is increasing and the interval(s)
       for which the function is decreasing.
                           y = x3 - 0.5x2 - 10x + 2

79.  Verify that   cot2x + sin2x = csc2x - cos2x    is an identity.

80.  Find the maximum and minimum values of the function for the polygonal convex set determined by
       the given system of inequalities.
         x + y > 2
         8x - 2y < 16
         4y < 6x + 8
         f(x,y) = 2x + 6y

81.  Solve the system by using a matrix equation.  5x - y = 13
                                                                            6x - 5y = 8

82.  Solve the system of equations:  -5x - 3y + z = 7
                                                       -x - 2y + 5z = 17
                                                       -3x - 3y + 10z = 44

83.  A pulley of radius 15 cm turns at 8 revolutions per second. What is the linear velocity of the belt
       driving the pulley in meters per second?

84.  Find the vertical, horizontal, and slant asymptotes, if any, for 

85.  Find the value of 

86.  Find the value of 

87.  Find the value of 

88.  The hourly temperature at Portland, Oregon, on a particular day is recorded below.

1 AM
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 Noon
46o 
44o
42o
41o
40o
40o
41o
43o
46o
52o
65o
69o
1 PM
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 Midnight
71o
74o
75o
76o
77o
76o
74o
70o
62o
55o
51o
48

a. Find the amplitude of a sinusoidal function that models this temperature variation.
b. Find the vertical shift of a sinusoidal function that models this temperature variation.
c. What is the period of a sinusoidal function that models this temperature variation?
d. Use  t = 0  at 5 p.m. to write a sinusoidal function that models this temp. variation.
e. What is the model’s temperature at 10 a.m.? Compare this to the actual value?

89.  Solve   sin x + 2 sin x  cos x = 0   for  0o  <  x  <  180o
90.  What is the standard form of the equation with p = 11  and  ?

91.  Find an equation of the line that bisects the acute angle formed by the graphs of
        -3x + 4y - 7 = 0   and   12x + 5y - 3 = 0.

92.  Find an equation of the line that bisects the acute angle formed by the graphs of the following equations.
         -5x + 4y - 5 = 0
         9x + 3y - 19 = 0

93.  Find the distance from the origin to the graph of   2x - 3y + 4 = 0.

94.  Write the equation x + 3y - 4 = 0 in normal form. Then, find the length of the normal and the angle it
        makes with the positive x-axis.


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