Are You Ready For PreCalculus?

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Are You Ready For Pre-Calculus?

This worksheet contains problems and concepts that you are expected to know and will be only minimally
reviewed during the semester. If you cannot complete this worksheet with little or no assistance or have
no desire to take AP Calculus, you may want to reconsider taking this course.

Exponents & Radicals - Simplify the following Solving Equations – Solve each equation (use
expressions: indicated method if given)
1.   5 x 2 y 3  3 28. x 2  x  6  0 (factoring)
x 5 y 3 29. 2 x 2  7 x  4  0 (factoring)
2.  4  2 30. x 2  3 x  9  0 (quadratic equation)
x y
1 31. 5 x 2  6 x  3  0 (quadratic equation)
3. 27 3
32. x 2  36  0
4. 24 33. x 2  4  0
1 34. x  10  4  1
5.
3
5
6.
14  2
3
7. 16 4
8. 3  8x 4

Polynomials - Perform the indicated operation: Rational Expressions – Simplify each expression
9.  6 x 2  5    x 2  12  (This concept will be covered more in class later
10. 5 x   3x  10 x  8  because of its importance in Calculus)
2 x  20
11. 2 3  5 x     3 x  1 35. 2
12.  7 x  2 4 x  3 x  100
5 x
13.  5  8 x  2 36. 
x 1 x 1
14.  3 x  2 3 x  2
x x
15.  x  1 3 37.  2
x  7 x  6 x  2 x  24
2

16.  x 2  9 x 2  x  4
 12  x  1 
2

17.  x  2 x  2  x 2  4 38.  2 


 
 x  x  4 x  2 
Factoring - Factor each expression (use indicated Imaginary & Complex Numbers – Answer or
method if given) simplify the following questions/problems.
18. 2 x 3  6 x 39. What is i ?
19. x 2  8 x  12 40. i 2 
20. 2 x 2  x  15 41. i 4 
21. 4 x 2  49 42.  2  3i  2  3i  
22. x 4  16 2i
43.
23. x 3  64 (Sum of Two Cubes method)  2i
24. 8 x 3  27 (Difference of Two Cubes method) 10
44.
25. 5 x 3  10 x 2  3 x  6 (Grouping method) 3  4i
X and Y Intercepts – Find the x- and y-intercepts of Division – Divide the following expressions (use
each equation. long division for #45 and synthetic for #46)
26. y  x 4  3x 3  2 x 2  3x  4 45.  6 x 3  19 x 2  16 x  4    x  2
27. y  12 x  x  2 46.  x 4  5 x 3  2 x 2  11x  1   x  3
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