Math Placement Exam, 1

Name __________________________________________________ MATH PLACEMENT EXAM NO CALCULATORS PLEASE CIRCLE YOUR ANSWERS AND WRITE YOUR NAME ON EVERY PAGE!!!! Part I: Algebra, Geometry and Logic 1. Evaluate or simplify each of the following: i. ( x 2 x 3 ) 8

ii.

3 ( x 2 25)

8 ( x 5)

iii.

k =1

(k!3)

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iv. 27

v. 3x 0 + 0!

vi.

9( x 5) 2 (4 x + 2) 6 15( x 5) 4 (4 x + 2) 6 ( x 5) 9 (4 x + 2) 4

vii. ln e 2 x +1

vii.

10 x2

7 +1 = 0 x

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ix. The vertex of the parabola (using algebra!) y = 4 x + x 2 . Does this parabola open upwards or downwards? Why?

x. Find the interval consisting of all real numbers x such that 2 x + 3 > 8

xi. 3x 2 + 5 x + 2 = 0

2. Consider two points: A is located at (3, -2) and B is located at (-3,2) i. Locate the points A and B on a well-labeled diagram

ii. What is the distance between points A and B?

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iii. What is the slope of the line segment that connects A and B?

iv. What is the equation of the line that passes through points A and B?

v. What are the x- and y- intercepts of this line?

3. Consider the following equation: 2 y 3 x = 8 i. Solve the equation for y = f ( x )

ii. What is the domain of the function?

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iii. Is the ordered pair (-3, -3) a solution of the equation?

iv. Find f (5)

v. Let g (u ) = u 2 + 1 . Find the composite function g[ f ( x )]

vi. Find g[ f (2)]

4. Mark each of the following statements True, False or Uncertain i. A =

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ii. If P Q , then P is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for Q

iii. If P is the statement I have passed the math exam and Q is the statement I can graduate, then P is a sufficient condition for Q iv. A = {6, ?,2} , B = {?,2,*} , and C = {2, !,7} , then A ( B C ) = A v. [ 6,5) represents the inequality 6 < x < 5

5. In a well-labeled diagram sketch each of the following: i. y = e x

ii. y = 2 x

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iii. y = x 3 + 1

iv. y = ln( x 2)

v. y = x 2 1

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vi. y =

1 +1 x

6. Mark each of the following statements true or false: i. If x 7 < 10 , then x > 2

ii. ( x 4) 2 + ( y 2) 2 = 16 is a function

iii. e ln 5 < ln e 4 + e 0

iv. The function f ( x) =

x 2 + 3x 2 is continuous for all x which are elements x+3 of the interval (3,10)

v. 4 ln x + 5 ln x + 2q = ln x 9 + 2q

vi. ( x a ) 2 = x 2 2ax + a 2

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7. Consider the following 2 equations: x + 3 y = 12 and i. Illustrate both lines in a well-labeled diagram:

2 x 5y = 2 3

ii. Solve for the intersection of the two lines

iii. Assume that the point obtained above is the center of a circle that passes through the origin. What is the diameter of this circle?

iv. What is the area of this circle? (No need to simplify the expression)

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8. Solve for the variables in the following system of equations: i. x + y = 4 and 5 x 2 y = 3

ii.

x x 16 = y and y = + 14 3 12

iii. x y = 0 and x + 2 y + 3 z = 1 and

3 y 2z = 5 2

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Part II-Calculus

1. Consider the function y = ( x 6) 2 i. What is the domain of the function?

ii. What is f ( x) at x = 22 ?

iii. What is f ' ( x) ?

iv. What is f ' ( x) at x = 31 ?

v. Find the slope and the equation of the tangent line to the given curve at (8,3)

2. Let f ( x) = 12 + 2e 3 x (for purposes of calculation use e = 3 ) i. Find f ' ( x )

ii. Find f ' ' ( x)

iii. Find f ' (1)

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iv. Find f ' ' (1)

v. Is this curve concave or convex? How do you know?

3. Let f ( x) = ( x 4 3x 2 + 2 x + 4) 4 . Calculate f ' ( x) . DO NOT simplify

4. If y =

(2 x3 )5

i. Find dy / dx

ii. Find

d2y dx 2

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5. Let f ( x) = ln e x x

( )

i. Simplify the function

ii. Find f ' ( x)

6. Find dy / dx by implicit differentiation where

i. 3 x 4 y = 2

ii. 3x 2 + 4 y 2 = 10

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7. Given the function f ( x) = x 3 2 x 2 4 x + 3 i. Determine the intervals over which the function is increasing and decreasing

ii. Determine the intervals over which f ' ( x ) is increasing and decreasing

iii. Determine all critical numbers and critical points

iv. Identify which critical points are relative maxima and relative minima and identify any inflection points

v. Using the above information, sketch the graph

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8. Evaluate the integral

(2 x
2 0

+ 4 x + 2 dx

10. Find lim

5 4x +2

x x 2

11. Find any vertical and horizontal asymptotes of the graph of the function 2x + 7 f ( x) = 10 8 x

12. Suppose f ( x, y ) = 3 x 3 4 y 2 + 8 yx i. What is f x ?

ii. What is f y ?

iii. What is f xx ?

iv. What is f yy ?

v. And f xy ?