Math Skills Assessment for ASU

Practice Test 3
1. Based on the following table of values, determine if the function f(x) is increasing or decreasing.

x –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10
f(x) 7 5 3 1 –1 –3 –5 –7
2. Given f(x) = (4 – x)(2 + x), evaluate f(–1).

3. True or False: In the graph below, as x ⟶ –∞, f(x) ⟶ +∞.

Y

X
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
–1

–2

–3

4. Convert 72° to radians.

2π
a.
5
b. 1.2566...
5π
c.
2
d. Both a and b

5. What is the range of the function y = –3 sin x?

a. All real numbers
b. [–3, 3]
c. [–1, 1]
d. [0, 2π]

6. 1
Which of the following represents the domain for the function f(x) = 1 – ?
x
a. (–∞, 1)∪(1, ∞)
b. {x ∈ | x ≠ 0}
c. (–∞, ∞)
d. None of the above

1
7. 2
Which of the following represents the equation of a line that is perpendicular to y = x – 5 and has a y-intercept
3
of (0, –4)?
3
a. y = – x – 4
2
2
b. y = x+4
3
3
c. y = x + 4
2
2
d. y = – x – 4
3
8. Which of the following is the solution for the inequality |x + 1| ≥ 3?
a. x ≥ 2
b. x ≤ –4
c. x ≥ 3
d. Both a and b

9. 1
Which of the following represents the graph of a line with a y-intercept of (0, –5) and a slope of ?
2
a. Y

X
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
–2

–4

–6

–8

b. Y

X
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
–2

–4

–6

2
 c.
Y

X
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 8
7
–2

–4

–6

–8

d. Y

12

10

X
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
–2

–4

–6

10. True or False: cot x = (tan x)–1.

11. Use the following table of values, find f –1(0).

x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
f(x) 8 6 4 2 0 –2 –4 –6

What is the minimum value of the function f(x) = –2 cos cx + m + 3 ?

π
12.
3
a. 1
b. –1
c. 0
d. None of the above
13. Solve for x.
log x = –2
3
14. Solve: (2n + 23) 4 = 125.

3
15. True or False: An example of an even function is f(x) = x3 + x2 + 1.
16. Use the graph to determine which of the following intervals has a negative average rate of change.
Y

X
–4 –3 –2 –1 0
1 2 3
–2

–4

–6

–8

–10

–12

a. From x = 1 to x = 2
b. From x = –3 to x = –2
c. From x = –1 to x = 0
d. Both a and b
17. True or False: A cubic equation of the form ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 (a ≠ 0) can have no solution.
18. A function f(x) has a table values shown as below. Is f(x) one-to-one?
x –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
f(x) –5 8 6 –9 8 –3 8 14
19. Evaluate log5 115 using the change of base rule. Express your answer rounded to two decimal places.
20. What is the vertex of the quadratic function f(x) = x2 + 2x + 1?
21. True or False:
cot (tan (x)) = x

22. 2x3 – 3x2 + 4x – 2

Determine the remainder of .
2x – 1
a. x – 3
b. x – 1
c. 3x – 2
d. None of the above

4
23. x x–2
Given g(x) = , find a function f(x) for which (g ∘ f)(x) = .
x+2 x
1
a. f(x) =
x
1
b. f(x) =
x+2
c. f(x) = x + 2
d. f(x) = x – 2
24. Which of the following represents the graph of y = –2|x – 3| + 1?
a. Y

X
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
–1

–2

–3

–4

Y
b.
10

X
–8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2

5
 c.
Y

X
–8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2
–1

–2

–3

–4

d. Y

X
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
–1

–2

–3

–4

25. What are the values of a and b in an exponential function of the form f(x) = a(b)x if it passes through the points
1
(1, 2) and (3, )?
2
a. a = 1, b = 2
1
b. a = ,b=4
2
1
c. a = 4, b =
2
d. a = 2, b = 1
26. Find the length of side r, if Q = 19° and p = 35 cm. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

P
r
q

Q
p

6
27. Which of the following is another expression for log (25 + x)?
a. 2 log (5)+log x
b. 2 log (5) . log x
c. [log (5)]2 + log x
d. None of the above
28. Find X in radians, rounded to two decimal places.

11.1 cm
6.1 cm

29. The following graph shows a relationship between the total duration of exercise per week and the change in body
weight per month. What is the meaning of the slope in the graph?
Y

X
Change in Body Weight

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
–2
(% per month)

–4

–6

–8

–10

Total Duration of Exercise

(number of hours per week)
a. The average change in body weight is two percent per month.
b. The change in body weight doubles for every four hours.
c. The body weight decreases by 0.5 percent per month for every additional hour of exercise per week.
d. The body weight decreases by 0.5 kg per month.

30. x–3
Find the vertical asymptote of the rational function f(x) = .
x+2

31. True or False: The following equation can be solved using a common base:
9x – 5 . 3x + 6 = 0

32. Find the solution for x, rounded to two decimal places.

63x = 81 – x

7
33. The graph of f(x) = 3x is vertically compressed by a factor of 4, and translated 2 units right and 6 units up. Which
of the following represents the new function g(x)?
1 x+2
a. g(x) = (3) + 6
4
1 x–2
b. g(x) = (3) + 6
4
c. g(x) = 4 (3)x + 2 + 6
d. g(x) = 4 (3)x – 2 + 6

34. Lena is building a rectangular garden box with three sections as shown in the diagram. She only has 32 metres of
fence to work with, what is the maximum area of the box?

35. Based on the zeros in the following graph and their multiplicities, which of the following cannot be a degree of
this polynomial?
Y
1

X
–3 –2 –1 0
1 2 3 4
–1

–2

–3

–4

a. Six
b. Eight
c. Three
d. Ten
36. Which of the following restrictions is required in order to find the inverse of the function
f(x) = x2 – 4?
a. x < 2
b. x > –2
c. x > 0
d. –2 < x < 2

8
Answer Key
1. decreasing 19. 2.95
2. 5 20. (–1, 0)
3. False 21. False
4. d 22. d
5. b 23. d
6. b 24. d
7. a 25. c
8. d 26. 37 cm
9. c 27. d
10. True 28. 0.58 radians
11. 1 29. c
12. a 30. x = –2
13. x = 0.01 31. True
14. n = 301 32. x = 0.28
15. False 33. b
16. c 34. 32 m2
17. False 35. c
18. No 36. c