Math 160-Precalculus Algebra Study Guide for Final Exam

#1-7: Solve for x.

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1. √𝑥 + 10 − 4 = 𝑥 2. 2𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 3 − 2 = 0

36 2𝑥
3. 4𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 = −7 4. +1=
𝑥 2 −9 𝑥+3

5. |3𝑥 + 7| − 2 > 9 6. (a) 𝑥 3 − 8𝑥 2 + 16𝑥 > 0

𝑥+1
7. |5 − 2𝑥| ≤ 3 (b) ≤0
(𝑥−3)(𝑥+3)

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8. Find the equation of the line in slope intercept form through the points (−3,4) and (−6, −7).

9. The population of a town increases according to the model 𝑃(𝑡) = 2500𝑒 0.0293𝑡 , where t is the time in years,
with 𝑡 = 0 corresponding to 2005.

(i) Estimate the population in the year 2015. (ii) Estimate when the population will reach 4300.

𝑟 𝑛𝑡
10. Use the compound interest formulas 𝐴 = 𝑃 (1 + ) and 𝐴 = 𝑃𝑒 𝑟𝑡 to solve the following problem: Suppose
𝑛
that you have $12,000 to invest. Which investment yields the greater return over 3 years: 7% compounded
monthly or 6.85% compounded continuously?

11. When an athlete releases a shot put at a 35° angle, it’s height, 𝑓(𝑥), in feet, can be modeled by
𝑓(𝑥) = −0.01𝑥 2 + 0.7𝑥 + 6.1
where 𝑥 is the shot’s horizontal distance, in feet, from its point of release. Use this model to answer the
following questions:
(a) What is the maximum height of the shot and how far from its point of release does this occur?
(b) What is the shot’s maximum horizontal distance, to the nearest tenth of a foot, or the distance of the throw?
(c) From what height was the shot released?

12. A hotel has 200 rooms. Those with kitchen facilities rent for $100 per night and those without kitchen
facilities rent for $80 per night. On a night when the hotel was completely occupied, revenues were $17,000.
How many of each type of room does the hotel have?
13. Graph 14. Graph: 15. Graph:
  1,      𝑖𝑓  𝑥 < 0
𝑥+2
f ( x) = log 3 ( x − 2 ) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑥 + 1,   𝑖𝑓  0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2
𝑥 2 +𝑥−6
  2,     𝑖𝑓   𝑥 ≥ 2

16. Graph: 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 3)2 17. Use the graph of 𝑓(𝑥 ) to sketch the following functions.

(a) 𝑔(𝑥 ) = −𝑓(𝑥 ) + 3

(b) 𝑗(𝑥 ) = 𝑓(𝑥 − 1) − 3

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-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
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18. Consider the graph of a function f on the right:

(a) the domain of f

(b) the range of f

(c) is the function odd, even or neither

(d) find f (0)

(e) find the x values for which 𝑓(𝑥) = −3

7−3𝑥 2
19. Determine the asymptotes of the graph of 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = .
𝑥 2 −5𝑥−6

20. Find all zeros (real and complex): 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2

𝑓(𝑥+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑥)
21. For the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥, find the difference quotient , ℎ ≠ 0.
ℎ

2+3𝑖
22. Divide, and express the result in standard form:
2+𝑖

23. For the given functions f and g, find 𝑓 ∘ 𝑔 and find the domain.
𝑥 4
(i) 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 3𝑥 + 1; 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = ; 𝑔(𝑥) =
𝑥+1 𝑥

24. Find the domain of each function.

𝑥
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 − 4 (iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥 + 3)
𝑥 2 −1

𝑥+3
25. Given that f is a one-to-one function, find f –1. 𝑓(𝑥) =
5𝑥−2

26. Solve for x. Round to 2 decimal places. 438 = 200𝑒 0.25𝑥

27. Solve for x:
(i) 𝑙𝑜𝑔4 (𝑥 + 1) = 2 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔4 (3𝑥 − 2) (ii) 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑥 = 2 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥 + 48) (iii) 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 ( 𝑥 + 20) − 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 ( 𝑥 + 2) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 𝑥

28. Evaluate: (i) ln 𝑒 3 (ii) log3 1 (iii) log3 (log3 27)

5 𝑥2
29. Expand as much as possible: log 𝑏 √
𝑦2𝑧

𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 19
30. Find the solution of this system as an ordered triple. {3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 31
𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 25

31. Solve for x: (i) 32𝑥−6 = 81 (ii) 42𝑥−7 + 9 = 15

32. Graph the solution to the system

 y − x 2  0

 x − y  −3

 3 −4
   −4 5 
33. For the matrices A =  5 1  and B =  :
 2 7   −1 0 

Find AB
Answers:
1 −5±𝑖√87
1. x = −1, ( x = −6 is extraneous) 2. x = −8, 3. 𝑥 = 4. x = 9, ( x = −3 is extraneous)
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5. (−∞, −6) ∪ ( , ∞) 6. (a) (0,4) ∪ (4, ∞) (b) (−, −3)  [−1,3) 7. [1, 4]
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8. y= x + 15 9. (i) 3351 (ii) In the year 2023(18.5 years after 2005) 10. 7% compounded monthly
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11. (a) 18.35ft; 35ft (b) 77.8ft (c) 6.1 ft 12. With: 50; without: 150.

13. 14. 15.

16. 17. (a) 17.(b) 5

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-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
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18. (a) (−∞, ∞) (b) [-3,∞) (c) even (d) 𝑓(0) = −2 (e) 𝑥 = −1, 𝑥 = 1

−1  i 3
19. VA: x = 6, x = −1 HA: y = −3 20. (i) x = 2, 21. 2x + 3 + h
2

7 4 4
22. + 𝑖 23. (i) ( f g )( x) = 3x2 + 1 , dom( f g ) = (−, ) (ii) (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) =
55 4+𝑥
dom( f g ) = (−∞, −4) ∪ (−4,0) ∪ (0, ∞)

2x + 3
24. (i) (−, −1)  (−1,1)  (1, ) (ii) [4, ) (iii) (−3, ) 25. f −1 ( x) = 26. x  3.14
5x − 1

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27. (i) x = (ii) x = 2, ( x = −50 is extraneous) (iii) x = 4, ( x = −5 is extraneous)
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28. (i) 3 (ii) 0 (iii) 1 29. ( 2logb x − 2logb y − logb z ) 30. ( 6, 3, 5) 31. (i) 𝑥 = 5 (ii) 𝑥 ≈ 4.1462
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 −8 15 
32. 
33. −21 25

 
 −15 10 