Practice Test 3 ANSWERS Math 113: Pre-Calculus Algebra

1. (a) Df = (−∞, −2) ∪ (−2, 4) ∪ (4, ∞)

(b) zeros: (−5, 0) with m = 1, (2, 0) with m = 1
(c) V.A.: x = −2, x = 4
(d) y → −∞ as x → −2− AND y → ∞ as x → −2+
y → −∞ as x → 4− AND y → ∞ as x → 4+
(e) H.A.: y = 10
(f) y → 10 as x → −∞ AND y → 10 as x → ∞
(g) f (x) ≥ 0 when x is in (−∞, −5] ∪ (−2, 2] ∪ (4, ∞)
(h) f (x) < 0 when x is in (−5, −2) ∪ (2, 4)
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2. g(x) = − (x + 1)(x − 5)3
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3. (a) P (x) = (x − 3)(x + 3)(x − 4); x-intercepts at (3, 0) with m = 1, (−3, 0) with
m = 1, (4, 0) with m = 1.
(b)

x P (x) Is the graph of P (x) above,

below, or on the x-axis?
-4 -56 below
-3 0 on
0 36 above
3 0 on
3.5 -13/8 below
4 0 on
5 16 above

(c) P (x) < 0 when x is in (−∞, −3) ∪ (3, 4)

(d)

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 4. (a) H.A.: y = 0 since deg(N ) < deg(D)
(b) r(x) → 0 as x → −∞ AND r(x) → 0 as x → ∞
(c) x-intercept: (−2, 0)
(d) V.A.: x = 2, x = −4
(e)

x-value +, −, 0, or undefined? zero, asymptote, or test point?

−
-4.1 =− test point
−−
-4 undefined vertical asymptote
−
-3.9 =+ test point
−+
-2 0 zero
+
1.9 =− test point
−+
2 undefined vertical asymptote
+
2.1 =+ test point
++

(f) r(x) → −∞ as x → −4− AND r(x) → ∞ as x → −4+

r(x) → −∞ as x → 2− AND r(x) → ∞ as x → 2+
(g)

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5. (a) f (x) is a polynomial.
(b) No.
(c) Df = (−∞, ∞)
(d) f (x) → ∞ as x → −∞ AND f (x) → −∞ as x → ∞

(e)

6. (a) f (x) → ∞ as x → 3−
f (x) → −∞ as x → 3+
tells us that we have a vertical asymptote at x = 3.

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 f (x) → 4 as x → ∞
f (x) → 4 as x → −∞
tells us that we have a horizontal asymptote at y = 4.

(b)

7. (a) f (x) = 1(x − 3)2 (x)(x − 10)

g(x) = 2(x − 3)2 (x)(x − 10)
h(x) = 3(x − 3)2 (x)(x − 10)

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(b) p(x) = − (x − 3)2 (x)(x − 10)
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8. (a) x2 ≥ 49 when x is in (−∞, −7] ∪ [7, ∞)
(b) x4 < 16 when x is in (−2, 2)