January Regional Pre-Calculus Individual Test

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Directions: Dont Panic! Have Fun
Note that 1 = i
NOTA means None of the Above.

1. The table below represents the function
x
ka x f = ) ( for a k, {positive real numbers}.
What is the value of a k ?
x -1 0 1
) (x f
8
1

2
1

2

A.
2
7
B. 2 C. 1 D.
2
9
E. NOTA

2. Evaluate 8 6 .

A. 3 4 B. 3 4 C. 3 4i D. 3 4i E. NOTA

3. Simplify
) 2 cos(
cos sin
4 4

.
A. -1 B. ) 2 sec( C. 1 D.


cos sin 2
cos sin
2 2

E. NOTA

4. Identify the conic section: + = + + + x y y xy y x x 3 5 5 3 5 4 2
2 2


A. parabola B. hyperbola C. ellipse D. degenerate - line E. NOTA

5. Find ) cos( ) cos( B A + of a triangle with sides of length 6 , 4 , 3 = = = c b a .

A. 1.5 B.
144
245
C.
6
7
D.
7
6
E. NOTA

6. Find k so that the line through (2,1) and ) 2 , ( k is perpendicular to 5 2 3 = + y x .

A. 5 B.
3
8
C.
3
5
D.
2
1
E. NOTA

7. Let ) , ( b a be on the graph of some function h . If ) , ( b a is also on the graph of h , which of the
following must be true?
I. h is one-to-one
II. h is even
III. h is odd

A. II only B. III only C. I, II D. I, III E. NOTA

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8. Which of the following is equivalent to
|
|

\
| +
x
e
x x
2
2
) 1 (
ln ?
A.
x
e
x x
2
) 1 ln( ) ln( 2 +
B.
x
x x
2
) 1 ln( 2 ) ln( + +
C. ln(x) + 2ln(x+1) 2x
D. 3ln(x) -2x E. NOTA

9. Find the sum of the squares of all solutions to 2
6
=
+
x
x
.
A. 4 B. 40 C. 2 6 i + D. 36 E. NOTA

10. Find the area of the conic section with equation 1 2 6 5
2 2
= + + y xy x .

A.
2

B.
5

C. D. 5 E. NOTA

11. Find the sum of all values of k such that 0 16
2
= + + kx x has two distinct positive integer solutions.

A. 35 B. 0 C. -35 D. -8 E. NOTA

12. Find the sum of all zeros of 0 ) 2 ( 15 ) 2 ( 2
3
= + x x .

A. 0 B. 30 2 i + C. 6 D. 6 30 i + E. NOTA

13. What is the minimum possible degree of the polynomial depicted in the graph below:




A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7 E. NOTA

14. Find the domain of
x x 2
1
2
+
.

A. ) , 0 [ ] 2 , ( B. ] 0 , 2 [ C. ) 0 , 2 ( D. ) , 0 ( ) 2 , ( E. NOTA

15. Find all real zeros of
x x x
x x x x
x f
14 5
28 4 7
) (
2 3
2 3 4
+
+
= .

A. {7, -2} B. {0, 7, 2, -2} C. {2} D. {7, -7, -2} E. NOTA
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16. Let z and w be complex zeros of a quadratic function c bx x x f + + =
2
) ( with c b, {real numbers}.
Which of the following is always true?
I. c b w z zw + = + + ) (
II. zw is real
III. w z + is real and w z is imaginary

A. I, II B. II, III C. I, II, III D. I, III E. NOTA


17. What must be true about the real numbers a and b if 0 2 > + ab , given 0 b a ?
I.
b
a
2
>
II. At least one of a or b must be positive.
III. 4 ) (
2
> ab

A. I, II, III B. I, III C. II, III D. III only E. NOTA

18. Define
2 7, 0
( ) 1, 0
2, 0
x x
g x x
x x
<

= =

+ >

Find ) 0 (
5
g .

A. 3 B. -5 C. 0 D. -1 E. NOTA

19. Indicate the number of real solutions to
2 3
1
2
2
) 1 )( 4 (
2
2 2 2
+ +
=

+
+ x x x x x x
x
.

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. NOTA


20. Simplify ) (
2009 2008 2007
i i i .

A. i + 1 B. i 1 C. i + 1 D. i 1 E. NOTA

21. Simplify the complex fraction
1 1
2 2

x y
x y
.

A.
xy
y x
B.
xy
y x +
C.
x y
1 1
D.
y x
1 1
E. NOTA

22. Let ) 3 )( 3 ( ) ( + = x x k x g . If 0 ) 2 ( = a g , find a .

A. } 0 , 3 , 3 { B. {-3,3} C. {-1,2,5} D. {-1, 5} E. NOTA




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23. Find ) 0 )( (
1
f g f

given the following table:

x -1 -3 0 2 5 7
) (x f 5 0 2 -3 5 -1
) (x g 2 7 5 -1 0 7

A.
5
1
B. 5 C. -5 D. 7 E. NOTA

24. Find all values of x such that x x 2 4
2
= is true.

A. {all reals} B. ) , 0 [ C. ] 0 , ( D. 1 E. NOTA

25. There was a 100 day period when the number of bees in a hive could be modeled by the function
k t
t
t n + = 37
2
) (
2
, where k is a constant and ) (t n represents the number of bees (in hundreds) on day
number t for 99 0 t . The day number on which the hive contained the same number of bees as on
day 11 is found in which interval?

A. [0,24] B. [25,49] C. [50,74] D. [75,99] E. NOTA

26. Find the remainder of 2008 9 3
2006 2004 2007 2008
+ + + + x x x x x when divided by 3 + x .

A. 2008 B. 2007 C. 2006 D. 2005 E. NOTA

27. How many continuous functions are both even and odd?

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. infinitely many E. NOTA

28. Find the sum of the absolute value of all solutions to the equation ) ( log )) ( (log
4
10
2 2
10
x x = .

A. 11 B. 0 C. 22 D. 20 E. NOTA

29. Let g dx cix bx ax x f + + + + =
3 5 6
) ( , where g d c b a , , , , {real numbers}, with i + 3 a complex root.
Which of the following must be true?
I. i 3 is a root
II.
a
g
is a possible root
III. The function has at most four unique real solutions.

A. I only B. I, II, III C. I, II D. II only E. NOTA

30. Evaluate

0
2004
2004
) (log !
) 2 (log ) 1 (
n
n
n n
e n
.
A.
1
2
B. 2 C. 2004 D. e E. NOTA