Second Semester Exam Review

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 1.  Draw the vector expressions, using triangular addition:
       a. a + b = c
       b. a + b + f = g
       c. e - f = b
       d. c - b = a

  2.  Draw the vector expressions, using parallelogram addition:
       a. a + b = c
       b. a + b + f = g
       c. e - f = b
       d. c - b = a

  3.  Write the component vector for the points (5,6) and (-3,4).  

  4.  What is the magnitude of the vector <5,8>?  

  5.  What is the distance between the points (1,4,-2) and (5,1,2)?  Find the midpoint of the segment.     

  6.  Find a vector perpendicular to <8,1>.    

 7.  Find a vector perpendicular to <3,2,-1>.    

 8.  What is   lim           2x2 + 5x + 3   ?  Limits  
                     x® -1         x + 1

 9.  Find the dot product of <2,5,6> and <-1,3,2> .  

10.  Find the cross product of <2,5,6> and <-1,3,2> . 

11.  What is the 89th term in the arithmetic series 1 + 5 + 9 + 13 + ....  

12.  What is   lim        2x2 + 5x + 3   ?  Limits at Infinity  
                     x® ¥        x2 + 1
 

13.  What is   lim       2x2 + 5x + 3   ?  Limits at Infinity
                     x® ¥        x + 2

14.  What is   lim       2x2 + 5x + 3   ?  Limits at Infinity
                     x® ¥        x3 + 1

15.  The nth term of the series  2/3 + 3/4 + 4/5 + 5/6 + ...  

16.  What is the sum 4 + 1 + 1/4 + 1/16 + ...?  

                                   5
17.  What is the sum   S   k3 ? 
                                 k=1

18.  In the binomial expansion, (x + 3x-1)5, the third term is?  

19.  Prove by mathematical induction that  1 + 4 + 9 + 16 + ... + n2 = n(n + 1)(2n + 1)
                                                                                                                     6

20.  Find the equation of the circle whose center is (-1,5) and is tangent to the x-axis.

21.  The center of the ellipse 16x2 + 4y2 + 32x - 8y - 5 = 0 is

22.  In how many different orders may a person select 8 socks from a drawer, considering
       each of the socks to be different?   Counting Principles

23.  A box contains 5 red and 3 white balls.  How many ways can 3 red and 1 white ball be chosen?
      
Counting Principles

24.  A box contains 5 red balls and 3 white balls.  A second box contains 4 red balls and 2 white balls.
       If one ball is drawn from each box, what is the probability that they are of the same color?

25.  A stack of 52 playing cards consists of 13 clubs, 13 diamonds, 13 hearts, and 13 spades.
       Three cards are drawn in succession.  What is the probability that they will be 1 club and
       2 diamonds disregarding order?

26.  An ordinary nickel is tossed 5 times in a row.  What is the probability that the same face comes
       up 3 times?

27.  A card is drawn from a standard deck of cards.  What is the probability that it is a queen
       or a red card?

28.  A card is drawn from a standard deck of cards.  What is the probability that it is a red jack?

29.  Evaluate    lim       x + 2    Limits
                       x® 5

30.  If    lim       g(x) = 7,  what is    5  lim     g(x) ?    Properties of Limits
            x® 3                                     x® 3

31.  What is the equation of the line which is tangent to the graph of y = 2x2 + 1 at x = 3?

32.  What is the derivative of f(x) = 5 when x = 7?  

33.  In which interval is the graph of f(x) decreasing when f(x) = (x - 1)(x + 2)(x - 3)

34.  Write 5(cos 45o + i sin 45o) in rectangular form and in exponential form.

35.  Multiply:  5(cos 45o + i sin 45o) 4(cos 15o + i sin 15o)
       Divide
5(cos 45o + i sin 45o) /4(cos 15o + i sin 15o)

36.  Use  DeMoivre's Theorem to find [2(cos 30o+ i sin 30o)]4 .

37.  What does the graph of r = 5 look like?  (Use your calculator)

38.  How many points of intersection do y = x3 - 1 and -x2 + 2x - 1 have?

39.  Find the point(s) of intersection for y = 3x - 1 and y = 2x2 + 5.

40.  The eccentricity of an ellipse is __

41.  The eccentricity of a parabola is __

42.  The eccentricity of a hyperbola is __

43.  For what x-values is  y = |     x2 - 1    |   discontinuous?

                                              | x2 - 2x - 3|

44.  s(t) = (t - 1)(t + 1)(t - 4)  represents the position of a particle on a number line.

       Find the acceleration at t = 5 sec.

45.  (2 + 3i)2 + (4 - i)(5 + 2i) - 1 =  ?   Complex Numbers  

46.  Graph 4 - 2i  

47.  Simplify:   9x -2y3  
                       27xy-5  

48.  Solve for x:
       (a)  log216 = x           (b)  9x = 27
       (c)  loga(1/a) = x        (d)  log (4/5) = x
       (e)  ln .75 = x             (f)  ln (-.75) = x

49.  Graph:  (a)  y = 2x          (b)  y = -2x
                         
(c)  y = 2x - 4    (d)  y = 2 x-2
                         
(e)  y = 2 |x|        (f)  y = 2 x/3

50.  Graph:  (a)  y = log 2 x         (b)  y = ln x
                  
(c)  y = ln (x - 1)     (d)  y = |ln x|
                  
(e)  y = ln |x|            (f)  y = -ln (-x)

51.   Solve for x:  log35 = x                                               
52.  Expand:  logb     x2
__
                               y2z3

53.  Write as one logarithm:                                             
       ln x - 2[ ln (x + 2) + ln (x - 2)]                                          
 
54.  Solve for x:      (a)  42x - 7 = 64                                       
                             
(b)  ln (x -1) = 3.8     (c)  ex = 10
                             
(d)  10x = 570           (e)  3x = 7

55.  Solve for x:  x2 - ln x = 24                                        
56.  Solve for x:   (a)  ln (x + 1) - ln (x - 2) = ln x2

                            (b)  ln x + ln (x - 2) = 1        
                            (c)  2 ln x = 7

57.  Simplify:  \/-16   \/-8

58.  Find a logistic equation   y =     500
                                                   1 + Ae-kt
       when (3, 200) and (10, 410) satisfy it.

59.   2 +  =      Complex Numbers
        1 - 3i

60.  Know the definition of e

61.  y =        200        
                1 + 50e-.12t
      What is t when y = 100?

62.  Find the domain for log2(x2 - 1)

63.  Graph  r = 2 + cos q 

64.  Find the derivative of f(x) = 2x2 - 3x + 5

65.  Find two geometric means between 2 and 54

66.  The probability of an event is 2/3.  What are the odds against this event occurring.

67.  Write the equation of the parabola y = x2 - 5x + 1 in standard form.

68.  The data below give the number of bacteria found in a certain culture.

Time (hrs)
0
1
2
3
4
Bacteria
6
7
12
20
32

        a.  Find an exponential model for the data.
        b.  Write the equation from part a in terms of base e.
        c.  Use the model to estimate the doubling time for the culture.

69.  An outfielder catches a fly ball and then throws it to third base to tag the runner. 
       The outfielder releases the ball at an initial velocity of 75 feet per second at an
       angle of 25o with the horizontal.  Assume the ball is released 5 feet above the ground.
     
        a.  Write two parametric equations that represent the path of the ball.
        b.  How far will the ball travel horizontally before hitting the ground?
        c.  What is the maximum height of the trajectory?

70.  Identify the equation of the translated graph in general form:  4x2 + y2 = 16 for T(-3,-2)  

71.  Solve:  50.2 < e0.2x  

72.  How many eight-letter permutations can be formed from the letter of the word HALFACRE?

73.  Find (1 + i)1/3  

74.  Newton's Law of Cooling expresses the relationship between the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
       of a cooling object y and the time elapsed since cooling betgan t in minutes.  This relationship is given
       by y = ae-kt + c, where c is the temperature surrounding the medium.  Suppose vegetable soup is
       heated to 210oF in the microwave.  If the room temperature is 70oF, what will the temperature of
       the soup be after 10 minutes?  Assume that a = 140 and k = 0.01.

75.  Find the antiderivative of f(x) = x5.

76.  Graph:  x = 6t
                   y = sin t

77.  A 90N force and a 110N force act on the same object.  The angle between the forces measures 90o.
       Find the magnitude of the resulting force.

78.  Use the first five terms of the exponential series and a calculator to approximate e1.2.

79.  Write the equation of the hyperbola whose foci are at (2,-3) and (2,7) and whose vertices are at (2,-1) and (2,5).

80.  Find the polar coordinates for (1,-1).

81.  Identify the graph of 15x2 + 5xy + 5y2 + 9 = 0 and find its angle of rotation.

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