Math 042 Challenge Test Review-1

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER

Question 1
Which of the following is the graph for the equation 2 x  3 y  6

A.

B.

C.

D.

E. None of the above

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Question 2

Given f  x  x  3 , evaluate f  x 1 .

2

A. x2  2

B. x2  4

C. x2  2x  2

D. x2  2x  4

E. None of the above

Question 3
State the domain of the following function:

A. 
B.  5,3
C.  2, 4
D.  5, 1   2,3
E. None of the above

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Question 4

The vertex of the function y   x  2   5 is

2

A. A maximum at the point  2,5

B. A maximum at the point  2,5
C. A minimum at the point  2, 5
D. A minimum at the point  2, 5
E. None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following transformations to the graph of f  x   x would result in the graph of
g  x  x  2  7 ?

A. Shift f  x  2 units left and 7 units upwards

B. Shift f  x  2 units right and 7 units upwards
C. Shift f  x  7 units left and 2 units upwards
D. Shift f  x  7 units right and 2 units downwards
E. None of the above

Question 6

x2
Given f  x   and g  x   3x 1, evaluate  f  g  5 .
2
A. 36.5

B. 49

C. 98

D. 175

E. None of the above

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Question 7

If f  x   2 x  8 , then f 1 
1

A. 9 2

B. 7 2

C. 2 9

D. 0

E. None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about the exponential function P  t   800  0.7  ?
t

A. P  t  describes exponential growth where the initial quantity is 800

B. P  t  describes exponential decay where the initial quantity is 800
C. P  t  describes exponential growth where the initial quantity is 0.7
D. P  t  describes exponential decay where the initial quantity is 0.7
E. None of the above

Question 9

If f  x   e , then f  x  
x 1

A. sin x

B. cosx
C. ln x

D. ex

E. None of the above

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Question 10
Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. log10 10  1
B. log2  log3  log  2  3
C. log10 1  0
D. log 1  2  3  log1  log 2  log3
E. None of the above

Question 11
Convert 150 to radians:
A. 5 6

B. 2 3

C.  4

D. 180

E. None of the above

Question 12
If cot   0 and sin   0 , then the terminal arc of the angle lies in which of the following
quadrants?

A. 1st Quadrant

B. 2nd Quadrant

C. 3rd Quadrant

D. 4th Quadrant

E. None of the above

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Question 13

   
cos2    sin 2   
2 2
A. 1 4

B. 1 2

C. 2
D. 1
E. None of the above

Question 14
cos  sin  tan  
A. sec2  2 
B. sec  2 
C. sec 

D. csc 

E. None of the above

Question 15

, then cos  2x  =
4
If x is an acute angle, and cos x 
5
A. 6 25

B.  1 25

C. 2 25

D. 7 25

E. None of the above

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Question 16
The expression 2 sin 30  cos 30  has the same value as
A. sin 1 5 

B. cos 60 

C. sin 60 

D. cos 15 

E. None of the above

Question 17

x2  4
lim is
x2 x2  4

A. 1
B. 0

C. 1 2

D. 1
E. None of the above

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Question 18

From the given graph of h  x  , evaluate lim h  x  .

x 2

A. 6

B. 1
C. 5

D. The limit doesn’t exist

E. None of the above

Question 19

x2  x  2
Evaluate lim
x2 x2  2x
A. 0

B. 1
C. 3 2

D. The limit doesn’t exist

E. None of the above

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Question 20

2x3  5x  2
Evaluate lim
x x3
A. 0

B. 1
C. 2
D. 

E. None of the above

Question 21

What is the average rate of change of f  t   3t  t over the interval 1  t  2 ?

3 2

A. 11 4

B. 7 2

C. 8

D. 16

E. None of the above

Question 22

Which of the following is the derivative of f  x   3 x ?

A. f  x  3 1
B. 3
f  x 
x4
C. 1
f  x 
3 x3
D. 1
f  x 
3 3 x2
E. None of the above

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Question 23

The slope of the tangent to the curve y  x2 5x  6 is zero at which of the following value/s of
x?
A. x  2 and x  3

B. x  2.5

C. x5

D. x6

E. None of the above

Question 24
3
Evaluate x 4
dx

A. 15
c
x5

B. 1
c
x3

C. 3
c
5 x5

D. 3
c
4 x3

E. None of the above

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Question 25
A survey will be given to 100 students randomly selected from the freshman class at Lincoln
High School. What is the population?
A. The 100 selected students

B. All freshman at Lincoln High School

C. All students at Lincoln High School

D. Students enrolled in all the schools of the city.

E. None of the above

For Questions 26 – 29 refer to the frequency table given below.

Andy did a survey of the number of cups of coffee some pupils in his school had drunk
yesterday. The frequency table shows his results.

Question 26
How many students did Andy survey?
A. 5

B. 20

C. 22

D. Cannot be determined from the given information.

E. None of the above

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Question 27
How many pupils drank more than 3 cups of coffee yesterday?
A. 3

B. 18

C. 21

D. 33

E. None of the above

Question 28
What is the mode of the number of cups of coffee drunk?
A. 5

B. 6

C. 8

D. There is no mode

E. None of the above

Question 29
What is the median number of cups of coffee drunk?
A. 4.5

B. 5

C. 6

D. Cannot be determined from the given information.

E. None of the above

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Question 30

Given that events A and B are independent, P  A  0.2 and P  B   0.45 , what is P  A and B 
?
A. 0

B. 0.09

C. 0.65

D. 0.91

E. None of the above

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Part B Solving Questions
SHOW COMPLETE WORKING TO GET COMPLETE CREDIT

Question 1
A small college has 2546 students in 1994 and 2702 students in 1996. Assume that the enrolment
follows a linear growth pattern. Let t  0 correspond to 1990 and let y t  represent the enrolment
in year t.

a. Assume y t  is linear. Using the given data, find the slope of y t  .

b. What does the slope of y t  signify in terms of enrolment growth?

c. Find an equation for y t  and use it to predict the enrolment of the college in 1999.

Question 2

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Given the quadratic function f  x   6 x  3x ,
2

a. Find the y – intercept.

b. Find the x – intercepts.

c. Find the coordinates  x, y  of the vertex.

d. Using your answers to the above parts, sketch the graph of f  x   6 x  3x

2

Question 3

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A ball is thrown upwards from a rooftop, 80 m above the ground. It will reach a maximum
vertical height and then fall back to the ground. The height of the ball from the ground at time t
is given by the function h  t   16t  64t  80 . Find the following:
2

a. The height reached by the ball after 1 second?

b. The maximum height reached by the ball?

c. The time it takes for the ball to hit the ground?

Question 4

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To find the distance across a small lake, a surveyor has taken the measurements shown. Find the
distance across the lake.

Question 5

Solve the trigonometric equation for x  0,2 

2 sin 2 x  3 cos x  3  0

Question 6

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Find the derivatives of the following functions:

a. y  2x4 6x3  4x 7

2
b. y  3x  6 x

2 5
c. y  4 
x x2

Question 7

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Evaluate each of the following integrals:
1
a.  3  2x  x2 dx

4
b. 
0

x  4 x dx

Question 8

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For the set of numbers given below:
25 22 30 35 24 23 30 27

Find the following:

a. Mean

b. Median ( Q2 )

c. Mode

d. Range

e. Variance

f. Standard Deviation

g. Q1

h. Q3

i. IQR (Inter-Quartile Range)

Question 9

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An unprepared student takes a three question true-or-false quiz in which he flips a coin to guess
the answers. If the coin lands on heads, he answers true; and if the coin lands on tails, he guesses
false.
a. Write out the sample space for the above experiment using ‘t’ for true and ‘f’ for false.

b. Find the probability that the student guesses true twice and guesses false once.

Question 10

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Using the categories defined by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention for weight status,
the following tables cross-classifies gender and weight status for a certain group of people.
Underweight Healthy Overweight Obese Total
Weight
Male 30 220 270 180 700
Female 170 480 330 320 1300
Total 200 700 600 500 2000

A person is selected at random from this group.

a. Find the probability of selecting a male.

b. Find the probability of selecting an overweight female.

c. Find the probability that the selected person is underweight or female.

BONUS QUESTION (10 marks) – ALL OR NOTHING!!!

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Fill in the boxes with numbers that make all equations true.

FORMULA SHEET

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Distance Formula
The distance d between two points (𝑥 , 𝑦 ) and (𝑥 , 𝑦 ) is given by

𝑑= (𝑥 − 𝑥 ) + (𝑦 − 𝑦 )
Midpoint Formula
The midpoint, M, of the line segment connecting points (𝑥 , 𝑦 ) and (𝑥 , 𝑦 ) is

 x1  x2 y1  y2 
 , 
 2 2 
Slope Formula

If a non-vertical line passes through the points  x1 , y1  and  x2 , y2  , its slope, denoted by m, is
y y2  y1
found by the formula: m 
x x2  x1

Equation of the Line

The point-slope form of an equation of a line that passes through the point  x1, y1  and has slope
m is y  y1  m  x  x1  .

Quadratic Formula

±√
If 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, then 𝑥 =

Pythagorean Theorem
If a and b are the lengths of the legs of a right triangle and c is the length of the hypotenuse, then
a2  b2  c2 .

Law of Sines
sin A sin B sin C
 
a b c

Law of Cosines
c 2  a 2  b 2  2 ab cos C

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Average Rate of Change

If f is a function, then the average rate of change of f  x  with respect to x, as x changes from a
f  b  f  a
to b, namely, is the slope of the line joining the points  a, f  a   and  b, f  b  
ba
on the graph of f.

Limit Definition of the Derivative

The derivative of f  x  with respect to x is the function f  x and is defined as

f  x  h  f  x
f   x   lim
h0 h

Sample Mean
n

x i
x1  x2  ...  xn
The sample mean, x , is defined by x  i 1

n n

Sample Variance

The sample variance, s 2 , of the data set x1,..., xn having sample mean x is defined by
n

 x  x 
2

s2  i 1

n 1

Sample Standard Deviation

n

x  x 
2

The sample standard deviation, s, is defined by s  i 1

n 1

1
Location of 𝑸𝟏 :  n  1  th value
4
1
Location of 𝑸𝟐 :  n  1  th value
2
3
Location of 𝑸𝟑 :  n  1  th value
4

General Addition Rule: P  A or B   P  A  P  B   P  A and B 

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