Math Review Pre-Calculus

Math195 Final Exam Review Exercises
Please note that final exam questions could be drawn from ANY material from ANY
part of the course, so you might see exam questions different from the ones below.
However, if you can solve all these questions, you will probably do fine on
the exam.
1. Evaluate each expression.

(a) 161/4
(b) 1252/3
(c) 9−1/2
3/2
25
(d) 64
2. Perform the indicated operation and simplify.

(a) 4(x2 − 3x + 5) − 3(x2 − 2x + 1)
(b) x3 (x2 + 3x) − 2x(x4 − 3x2 )
(c) 4x(1 − x3 ) + 3x3 (x3 − x)
(d) 6x3 (x2 − 1) − 2x(2 + 3x2 ) + 2(2x − 4)
5 3
(e) 2x−3
− (2x−3)2
x 1
(f) x2 −4
− x−2
x2 −x−30 2
(g) x2 +5x
÷ x x−5x−6
3 +x2
4x x+2
(h) x2 −4
· 16x
x2 +2x−15 x−5
(i) x2 −25
· x+2
3. Find all solutions x to each equation below.

(a) 2(1 − x) = 3(1 + 2x) + 5
3x+1 x−3
(b) x
= x−1
1 4
(c) x
= 3x +1
√
(d) 2x − 1 + 1 = x
(e) 9x2 + 12x + 4 = 0
ax+b
(f) cx+d
=2
4. Solve each inequality and express each answer using interval notation.
2
(a) 3
− 12 x ≥ 1
6
+x
(b) x2 − 3x − 18 ≥ 0
(c) x2 < x + 2
x−3
(d) x+1
≥0
5. Find an equation of the circle that satisfies the given conditions.

(a) Center: (−3, 1); radius:2
(b) Center: (−1, 5); passes through the point (4, 7)
(c) Endpoints of a diameter are P (−1, 1) and Q(5, 9)
6. Find an equation of the line that satisfies the given conditions. Write each answer in
y = mx + b form.
(a) Slope: 3; y-intercept: −2
(b) Passes through the points (−3, −5) and (4, 3)
(c) Passes through the point (−3, −4); parallel to the line 3x + 2y = 4
(d) Passes through the point (−2, 1); perpendicular to the line 3x + 4y + 7 = 0
f (1+h)−f (1)
7. Find the difference quotient h
for each function below. Make sure to simplify
your answers.
(a) f (x) = 5 − 2x
(b) f (x) = 3x2 + 2
(c) f (x) = 1 − 3x2
2
(d) f (x) = x
8. For each function below find the Average rate of change between the given values of the
variable.
(a) g(x) = 2 − 12 x; x = −6 and x = 10
(b) f (x) = x3 − 4x2 ; x = 0 and x = 10

2x + 3 if x < −1
(c) f (x) = ; x = −3 and x = 4
3 − x if x ≥ −1
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9. Sketch the graph of each equation below. Label all intercepts on your graphs.
√
(a) y = x + 4 − 3
(b) y = 2 − |x + 8|
(c) y = (x − 3)2 + 5
√
(d) y = − x + 1
10. The graph of a function is given below. Use the graph to find all local maximum and
minimum values and the values of x at which each occurs. Find the intervals where the
function is increasing and decreasing.
(a)
(b)
11. The graph of a function is given below. Find the domain and range. Find the intervals
where the function is increasing and decreasing.
(a)
(b)
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12. Use the table to evaluate each expression.
(a) f (g(2))
(b) g(f (2))
(c) f (f (1))
(d) g(g(2))
(e) (f ◦ g)(6)
(f) (g ◦ g)(3)
13. Find the function (f ◦ g)(x) for each pair of functions below.
(a) f (x) = 2x + 2 and g(x) = 1 − x2
(b) f (x) = x2 + 5x + 6 and g(x) = x − 1
x
(c) f (x) = x+1
and g(x) = 2x − 1
14. Find the inverse function f −1 (x) for each function below.
(a) f (x) = 3x + 5
(b) f (x) = 5 − 4x3
1
(c) f (x) = x+2
x
(d) f (x) = x+4
15. Sketch the graph of each function. Make sure to label all intercepts.
(a) P (x) = x3 − x2 − 6x
(b) P (x) = −x3 + 2x2
(c) P (x) = −x2 (x2 − 4)
(d) P (x) = 12 x6 − 2x4
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16. Sketch the graph of each function below. Label all asymptotes and intercepts on your
graph for full credit.
(a) f (x) = log6 (x − 3)
(b) f (x) = log3 (x − 1) − 2
(c) f (x) = log x + 2
(d) f (x) − ln(x − 2)
17. Solve each equation for x. Express your answer in terms of logarithms.
(a) 2(5 + 53x+1 ) = 200
(b) 4(1 + 105x ) = 9
(c) 8 + e1−4x = 20
18. Find the amplitude, period, and horizontal phase shift of the functions, and graph one
complete period.

π
(a) y = cos x − 2

π
(b) y = 2 sin x − 3

(c) y = − sin x − π
(d) y = 10 sin 21 x
(e) f (x) = −2 cos 3πx
19. Evaluate each below. Express your answer in radians.

(a) sin−1 (−1)
√
−1
(b) cos − 23
√
(c) cos−1 2
2
.
√
(d) tan−1 3.
20. Use the formula s = rθ to answer the questions below. Remember θ is in radians.
5π
(a) Find the length s of a circular arc when r = 9 and θ = 6
.
(b) Find the length s of a circular arc when r = 5 and θ = 140◦ .
(c) Find the length s of a circular arc when r = 5 and θ = 3 rad.
(d) Find the length s of a circular arc when r = 12 and θ = 40◦ .
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21. Find the values of the trigonometric functions of x from the information given.
(a) tan x = 34 , sin x < 0
(b) sin x = 54 , cos x > 0
(c) csc x = 2 and x is in Quadrant I
22. Evaluate each trigonometric expression.

(a) sin 5π
12
(b) cos 15◦
π π
(c) 2 sin 12 cos 12
(d) sin 5◦ cos 40◦ + cos 5◦ sin 40◦
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Math195 Final Exam Review Exercises

1. Evaluate each expression.

2. Perform the indicated operation and simplify.

3. Find all solutions x to each equation below.

5. Find an equation of the circle that satisfies the given conditions.

19. Evaluate each below. Express your answer in radians.

22. Evaluate each trigonometric expression.

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