Math Exam # 2 – Study Questions

1  1 3 
1. Solve the inequality 2 x  1  2 . Ans.   ,    ,  
 4 4 

Ans.   6,6
2
2. Solve the inequality x 4x 7 5.

1 1  1
3. Solve the inequality x  3  x  4  0 . Ans.  2 , )


4. For which values of x is  x  3 2  x 3? Ans.  3,  

5. For which values of x is x 2

 6x  8  2
 x 2  6x  8 ? Ans.   ,2   4,  

6. Find the intersection of the solutions of the following two functions:

2 3 x  2  3  5
2 5 x  3  3  2 Ans.  

3 x 

7.
 5, 3  x  1

 

f ( x)  2 x  1 , 1  x  2 
 

2  x, 2  x  4 


a) Find f(-2) + (-1) – f(3) Ans. -1

b) Find when f(x) = 2. Ans. ½
c) Sketch a graph of y = -f(x)
d) Find the domain and range of the function.

8. Sketch the graph of x  2 y  4 and find the perimeter of the polygon. Ans.
8 5

2x 3y
9. Sketch the graph of 3  2  6 and find the area of the polygon. Ans. 72
 y=f(x)
10. The graph of y=f(x) is given in the shape. Draw
16 the graph of y  f ( x  x ) .

2 4

11. Draw the graph of following function and find its domain and range. Show your work.
f :RR
f ( x)  2  x  x2  x

Ans. Domain = R
Range = x  2

x3  4x 2  2x  5 7
12. If f ( x )  , what is lim
x1
f ( x) ? Ans.
x 2  4x  5 6
 4  x2  32
13. What is the value of lim ? Ans.
x 2
3 x  10  4 3

3
x 1 1
14. What is the value of lim ? Ans.
x 1 x 1 3

15. Find the limits of following functions:

1  3. sin x
a) lim Ans. -1
x 1  cos x
3

sin( x  a ) 1
b) lim Ans.
xa x2  a2 2a

1  cos x
c) lim Ans. 0
x 0 x

x2 1
d) lim Ans.
x 2 tan( x 2  4) 4

sin 3 x 3
e) lim Ans.
x 0 tan 2 x 2
15. Find the limits for the following functions when lim
x3
f ( x) .
3 x  4 x  3

a) f ( x) 

5

x
2
 4
x
x


3


3  Ans. 5

 1  5x x  3
b) f ( x) 
2 x  2

x  3 Ans. 4

2 x  1 x  3

c) f

( x ) 7
x 2
  3
x
x



3 
3 

Ans.
No limit

16. Find the sum of values that satisfy the following inequality 3  2x  1  7 . Ans. -1

17. Find the sum of the values that satisfy the following equality x2 3  5 Ans. 4

18. Find the sum of the integral values of the following functions range: f ( x)  x  3  x  1
Ans. 0

1
x x
19. If f ( x) 
x
then find the value of  f (k ) .
k  10
Ans. -20

20. Graph the following function:

2x  2  x  1
f ( x) 
x 1
21. If lim (2 x  4  f ( x  1))  8 then find lim f ( x) . Ans. -2
x 3 x 4

x 2  3 x  2
22. If f : R  R and f ( x)  
3 x  1

x  2 , find the limits of the following:

a) xlim
2 
f ( x) Ans. 7

b) lim
x 2
f ( x) Ans. 7

c) xlim
3 
f ( x) Ans. 12

d) xlim
1
f ( x) Ans. 4

e) x lim
( 2 ) 
f ( x) Ans. -5

 6 x 
23. Find the value of xlim   x  3  . Ans. -2
6  x  6

 

has a limit at x  1 . If
4  x x  1
24. f ( x)  
ax  2

x  1 
ra4  ra2 , find the
value of r. Ans. 3

25. y = f(x) is given on the graph.

Find the value of lim f ( x)  lim f ( x)

1 x 0  x 1
1 lim f ( x)
x  2 
3
-2 -1 1 2

-1
 Ans. 3

 x 2 
 x  1 
 x
2
 4x 

26. f ( x) 

cos






x 
 1  x

 1


For which x values is f(x)
2x  9 x  1
 
 

undefined?
Ans. -4,0,2,3,4


 2x  1 x  1
27. f ( x)  
 x  3



x  1 
 Find the sum of the values that satisfy f(x)=5.
Ans. -1

28. f : R  R and f ( x)  x 2  5 x  6 . Find the product of the values that satisfy f(x)=0.
Ans. 36

29. f : R  R and f ( x)  x  2  3 . Then, find the sum of the x values where f(x) intersects
y=2. Ans. 8

30. If f ( x)  (a  2) x 5  2(b  3) x 2  (3a  2b) x  1 is an even function, then find a+b.

Ans. -5

31. f : R  R and f ( x)  x  2  5 . Find the area of the closed shape between f(x) and the x-
axis. Ans. 25

32.

-1 1

-1
The following graph belongs to f(x).
Then, draw the graph of g(x) which is defined as:
 x f ( x)  0
g ( x)   
x f ( x )  0

33. y = f(x) The graph of y = f(x) is given on the shape.

f ( x)
c( x)  x  . Draw the graph of c(x).
1 f ( x)

-1 0

34. Find lim x x  3 and lim x . Ans. 0 and no limit.

x 3 x 0 x

1
35. Find lim x 2 cos  . Ans. 0
x 0
 x

36. x  3  x 1  4 . Find x. Ans.   3,1

37. A  5 x  4  3x  2 for which A is the minimum value.

1
B . For which B is the maximum value.
3a  2  a  3

37
What is A + B? Ans.
55
  x 2  9  6x 
38. Find the domain of f ( x)  log .
 Ans. x  1  x  3
 x 1  2 

log( x  8)
39. Find the domain of f ( x )  .
x  24 x  10 x 2
3

Ans.  8  x  7  0  x  4  x  6

40. Find the limits of the following:

a) lim x  2
x  2
Ans. Not defined.

5x 3  8x 2 1
b) lim Ans.
x  0 3 x 4  16 x 2 2