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Sample Questions: Math Precalculus Test

This document provides a sample precalculus test with multiple choice questions covering various math topics including functions, lines, polynomials, rational expressions, logarithms, trigonometry, and more. The test has 37 questions and a time limit of 2 hours. Calculators and graphing calculators are not permitted.

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Sample Questions: Math Precalculus Test

This document provides a sample precalculus test with multiple choice questions covering various math topics including functions, lines, polynomials, rational expressions, logarithms, trigonometry, and more. The test has 37 questions and a time limit of 2 hours. Calculators and graphing calculators are not permitted.

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Math Precalculus Test -

Sample Questions

All questions are multiple choice.


Calculators and graphing calculators are not permitted.
Time Limit is 2 hours

Sample Questions
1.

A) 8a + 2 h

2.

f ( x) = x 1

{x | x 2}

( x 2) 2 + ( y + 1) 2 = 4

D)

{x | x > 2}

B) 9 x2 11x + 3
D) 9 x 2 9 x + 1

D) f ( x ) = x 3 2 x

B)

{x | x > 0}

C)

{x | x 2}

D) x 3y = 3

Find the distance between the points P( 3,5) and Q(1,3) .


A) 12

8.

D)

An equation of the line through the points (3,2) and ( 6,1) is


A) x + 3y = 3
B) x 3y = 3

C ) 3 x y = 3
7.

C) xy = 3

The domain of the function f ( x ) = 4 2 x is


A)

6.

B) x = 4 y 2

Which one of the functions is neither odd nor even?


B) f ( x ) = 2 x 2 + 3
A) f ( x ) = 3 x
C)

5.

D) 6a + 2 h 7

Find ( g o f )( x ) , if f ( x ) = 3 x 2 and g ( x ) = x 2 + x 1

A) 3 x 2 + 3 x 5
C) 3 x 2 + 3 x 3
4.

C) 8a + 4 h 7

Which one of the following has a graph symmetric with respect to the y-axis?
A) y = 2 x

3.

f ( a + h) f ( a )
.
h
B) 4a + 2 h 7

f ( x ) = 4 x 2 7 x . Find

B) 8

C) 4 5

Find the equation of the line containing the point (6, -6) and parallel to
the line 2 y x = 10 .
B) y = 2 x 6
A) y = 12 x 12
C) y = 2 x + 6

D) y = 12 x 9

D) 2 5

9.

10.

Rationalize the denominator

30 + 8 6
59

A)

11.

Which line is perpendicular to 2 x + 6 y = 1 ?


B) 2 x 6 y = 1
A) y = 3 x + 4

B)

C) 6 x 2 y = 1

6
.
5 +8

30 8 6
13

C)

3 30 + 5 6
40

Which quadratic equation has the following solutions?


B) x 2 6 x + 11 = 0
A) x 2 6 x + 7 = 0
D) x 2 + 6 x + 7 = 0
C) x 2 + 6 x + 9 = 0

12.

Solve the system


A) 1, 10

D) 2 x + 6 y = 1

D)

30 8 6
59

3 + 2i and 3 2i

9 x + 9 y = 81
7 x + 4 y = 36
B) No solution

C) 0, 9

D) 0, 10

13.

What is the value of k in the polynomial function P ( x ) = 2 x 3 3 x 2 + kx 1, if P ( 1) = 4 ?


B) 4
C) 2
D) 6
A) 10

14.

Find (f+g)(x) when f(3) = x + 6, and g(x) = x 1.


A) 13

15.

For f ( x ) = 2 x 5 and g ( x ) =
A) [ , 1.5)

16.

17.

B) 1

C) 1

x + 8 , what is the domain of g o f ?

B) [8, )

Given f ( x ) = 7 x + 2, find f 1 ( x ) .
x2
A) 7 x 2
B)
7

Compute and simplify the difference quotient

A)

D) 11

C) [ 1.5, )

C)

x
2
7

D) ( 8,8)

D)

1
7x + 2

f ( x + h) f ( x )
1
, h 0 where f ( x ) =
.
h
6 x

x
hx
1
6
B)
C)
D)
(6 x + h)(6 x)
(6 x h)(6 x)
(6 x h)(6 x)
(6 x + h)(6 x)

18.

Solve: logx 8 = 3
A) 2

19.

B) 512

Solve: logx (log2 8) = 2


A) 3

20.

21.

B)

23.

Solve the equation

1
2

C) 6

B)

C) ( , )

2
5

D)

11
2

D) 6

D) ,

x 4

C) f 1 ( x) = ( x 4)3

D) f 1 ( x) = x 3 4

5
2

C) 1

D)

C) 1

D) 9

1
2

D)

Solve the exponential equation 3(1+ 2 x ) = 27 .


B) 1

9
.
4
2
B)
2

Find the exact value of cos

2
2

6 12
,
13 13

x + 4.

Solve: log( 3 x + 7 ) + log( x 2 ) = 1


8
A)
B) 3
3

A)
28.

C)

Find the inverse of the function f ( x ) =

A) 3

27.

D)

x+6 +7 =9.

A) f 1 ( x) = ( x + 4)3 B) f 1 ( x ) =

26.

Solve the inequality 13x 9 < 3 .

6 12
,
13 13

25.

D)

5
2

C)

B) 2

A)

24.

C)

B) 3

A) 2

D) 2

272t 1 = 81t +2

A) 3
22.

3
2

Solve: log4 ( x + 6) log4 x = 2


2
A)
B) 2
33
Solve for t:

1
2

C)

C)

In a right triangle, if t = u sec V, which side is the hypotenuse?

1
2

4
A) t
29.

32.

36.

37.

C) 4

D)

.
2

4
D) 3

B) sec 2 + cos

C) sin + 2sec

D) 1 + 2 sin 2

B) (/6, 1/4)

C) (/2, 1)

D) (, 1)

What is the period of the function y = 4 sin (x)?


B) 4

C) 2

The amplitude of the function y = 4 sin 3x is:


A) 1
B) 3
C) 4

D) 4
D) 4

The phase shift of the function y = 2 cos (3x /2) is:


A) - /6
B) /2
C) /6
D) - /2
The period and phase shift of the graph of y = 2 sin (x/2 ) are:
A) 4 and

B) 4 and 2

C) 2 and

ANSWER KEY
1. C
4. C
7. D
10. D
13. A
16. B
19. D
22. B
25. A

The graph of y = sin x passes through the point:

A) 2
35.

D) IV

Simplify sin (sec tan + csc + cot ) .

A) (0, 1)
34.

D) none of these

C) III

Find the exact value of cot (120). Do not use a calculator.


B)
3 /3
C) - 3 / 3
A) 3

A) sin 2 1 + cos
33.

B) II

Find the period of y = 4 sin 8 x +


) 8

31.

C) v

In which quadrant does lie if sin < 0 and cos > 0?


A) I

30.

B) u

2. A
3. D
5. A
6. D
8. D
9. C
11. B 12. C
14. D 15. C
17. A 18. C
20. D 21. D
23. B 24. C
26. C 27. B

28. A
31.B
34.C
37.B

29. D
32. B
35. C

30. D
33. C
36. A

D) and 2

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