Trig/Pre-Calculus Readiness

1. Understand and use function notation. Identify/list domain

and range.
2. Solving and graphing linear equations/systems.
3. Factor quadratic polynomials.
4. Solving and graphing quadratic equations.
5. Add, subtract, multiply and divide with exponential
expressions.
6. Simplify rational and radical expressions.
7. Know the sine, cosine and tangent ratios.
8. Be able to convert from logarithmic to exponential
functions and vice versa.
9. Calculator use: scatterplots, regressions, equations.

1. Evaluate
a)

( -4

5 ) g2 + 3

b)

-3 g4 + ( -4 g2 )

16 + 9

c)

5
8 1

g
7
3 2

2. Let f(x) = 2x 6 and g(x) = 5x + 1. Perform the indicated operation.

a) f(x) + g(x)

b) f(x) g(x)

c) f(g(x))

d) g(f(x))

3. Given the domain {-5, -1, 0, 2}, determine the range for f(x) = -x 2 3x + 4 .

4. State the domain and range of each function.

a) y = -5x + 3

b) y =

x+2 3

c) y = x2 8

d) y = x 5

e) y = -

1
x 2
2

f) y = - x + 2

4
g) y =
3

j) y =

4x + 19
x+3

h) y = -2 g2x

k) y =

i) y = -

x 2 + 3x 10
(hint: factor first)
x 2 + 9x + 20

2
x

5. Solve the following systems of equations.

a) 4x 3y = 32
-2x + y = -14

b) 5x 2y = -4
3x + 6y = 36

d) x + y z = 7
2x 3y + z = 2
4x + 2y 2z = 20

e) x y + 2z = -4
3x + y 4z = -6
2x + 3y + z = 9

6. Graph the system of inequalities.

a) x > 4
y > -1

b) x + y < -2
x 3y > 6

c) x < 5
y>3
y>x

d) x > -3
x<2
2x + 3y < 10
y > -4x

c) 4x 3y = -3
3x + 4y = 29

7. Solve the following equations.

a) x + 4 = 10

b) 2x 4 = 12

c) x 2 = -5

d) (x + 3)2 = 16

e) (x 5)2 = 10

f) 3(x + 2)2 4 = 11

a) x2 9x + 14

b) 2x2 20x 48

c) 2x2 + x 15

d) 8x2y 32y

e) 6x2 + 7x 20

f) (sin2 1)

b) x3 + 3x2 10x = 0

c) 4x2 12x + 9 = 0

8. Factor the polynomials.

9. Solve the polynomial equations.

a) x2 12x + 35 = 0

d) 81x2 16 = 0

e) -3x2 30x 27 = 0

f) 5x2 23x + 12 = 0

10. Simplify the expressions.

a)

x -12 y-4 z 6 ( 2x 3 y2 )

b)

x -5 y 2 z -1

x2 + x 6
x 2 + 9x + 18

c)

x 3 100x
x 4 + 20x 3 + 100x 2

11. Find the product, or quotient.

a)

6x 2 y
2y
g 3
2
xy
9x

b)

12x 8 y
3y 2
2
3y
x

c)

x 2 + 3x 10
5x
g 2
2x 4
x + 2x 15

x 5
3x + 21
g 2
e)
x+7
x 25

2x + 8
x+4
2
d)
x 3
x x 6

3x 2 12
2x 2 + 7x + 6
f)

x 2
2x 2 x 6

12. Find the sum or difference.

a)

5
35
+ 2
x+2
x 3x 10

b)

x 3
7
+
x+5
x 2

c)

x+5
1

x+6
x 2

13. Solve the equation. Check for extraneous solutions.

a)

1
2
-3
+
= 2
3
x
x

b)

x 5
2
=
9
x+2

c)

1
2
6

= 2
x+2
x+3
x + 5x + 6

d)

x+3
x
=
3x + 1 x + 2

e)

x
5
+2=
x+3
x 1

f)

4
6x 2
3x
+ 2
=
x 2
x 4
x+2

14. Divide using long division or synthetic division.

a) (2x3 + 4x2 5x + 16) (x 3)

b) (x4 + 2x3 7x2 + 28) (x + 2)

15. Simplify the expression.

a)

e)

48x 6 y 7

(4

b)

)(

13 10 + 13

3
5

c)

45 + 3 20

d) 3 6 4 6

2+ 2 3 128

h)

600

f)

32

1
2

g)

32x 7 y 2 g 3 6xy 4

16. Evaluate without a calculator.

5

a) 36 2

b) 64 6

c)

216

d)

-32

17. Solve the equation. Check for extraneous solutions.

3x 12 = 5x 26

a)

2x + 3 = 7

b)

d)

x + 2 = -5

e) x = 11x 10

f) 3 4x + 1 2 = 25

g)

-4x + 5 = 3x

h) -5 x + 1 + 12 = 2

i) x + 1 = 6 2x

j)

x 2 =x 4

x + 3 + 5 = 16

k) 7x 3 = 175

c)

l)

5x 1 + 6 = 10

18. Condense the expression.

a) 3 ln x ln 5

b) log3 4 + 2 log3 7

c) 5 log x + log y 3 log z

19. Evaluate without a calculator.

a) log 4

1
16

b) log 61

c) log 5125

d) log 3
4

64
27

20. Write the equation of the line containing (-2, 5) and having a slope of -.

a) point-slope form

b) slope-intercept form

c) standard form

Answers
52
5

1. a) -39

b)

c)

2. a) 7x 5

b) -3x 7

-13
21

c) 10x 4

d) 10x 29

3. {-6, 6, 4} or {-6, 6, 4, -6}

4. a) D: all real #s
R: all real #s

b) D: x > -2
R: y > -3

c) D: all real #s
R: y > -8

d) D: all real #s
R: y > 0

e) D: x > 2
R: y < 0

f) D: all real #s
R: y < 0

g) D: all real #s
R: y > 0

h) D: all real #s
R: y < 0

i) D: x 0
R: y 0

j) D: x -3
R: y -3

k) D: x -4, -5
R: y -4

5. a) (5, -4)

4 16
b) ,

3 3

c) (3, 5)

6. a)

b)

c)

d)

d) (3, 0, -4)

e) (-2, 4, 1)

7. a) x = 6 or x = -14

b) x = 8 or x = -4

e) x = 5 + 10 or x = 5
8. a) (x 7)(x 2)
d) 8y(x 2)(x + 2)
9. a) x = 7, 5
d) x =

4 -4
,
9 9

10. a) 8x2z7

11. a)

f) x = -2 + 5 or x = -2

10

e) (2x + 5)(3x 4)

f) (sin 1)(sin + 1)

b) x = 0, -5, 2

c) x =

e) x = -9, -1

f) x = 4,

x 2
x+6

4x10
3y 2
3
e)
( x + 5)

3
2
3
5

c)

x 10
x ( x + 10 )

c)

5x
2 ( x 3)

f) 3(x 2)

5
12. a)
x 5

x 2 + 2x + 41
b)
( x + 5) ( x 2 )

x 2 + 2x 16
c)
( x + 6) ( x 2)

13. a) x = -3

b) x = 7, -4
-7
e) x = , 3
3

c) x = -7
-4
f) x = , -2
3

d) x = 3, -1

14. a) 2x2 + 10x + 25 R 91

15. a) 4x 3 y3 3y
e) 27 6 13
16. a)

1
6

b) x3 7x + 14
3 5
5
f) 27
b)

b) 32

17. a) x = 23

c) 9 5
g) 93 2
c)

1
36

d) 16
c) x = 7

e) x = 10, 1

f) x = 20

h) x = 3

i) x = 1

j) x = 6

k) x = 125

l) x = 13

x3
5

b) log 3196

c) log

g) x =

18. a) ln

5
9

d) -108
h) 4x 2 y 2 3 3x 2

b) x = 118

d) no solution

c) (2x 5)(x + 3)

b)

d) 2(x + 2)

d) x = 1 or x = -7

b) 2(x 12)(x + 2)

b)

4
3x 2

c) no solution

x5 y
z3

19. a) x = -2
20. a) y 5 = - (x + 2)

b) x = 0
b) y = - x + 4

c) x = 3
c) x + 2y = 8

d) x = -3