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Precalculus I Practice Exam 1

This document is the exam for MATH 162 - Precalculus I. The 7 question exam covers topics such as: 1) Simplifying expressions. 2) Rationalizing denominators. 3) Solving equations. 4) Completing the square and using the quadratic formula to solve quadratic equations. 5) Writing expressions in standard form with real and imaginary parts. 6) Solving radical and absolute value equations. The exam is worth a total of 175 points and students have 50 minutes to complete it.

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Precalculus I Practice Exam 1

This document is the exam for MATH 162 - Precalculus I. The 7 question exam covers topics such as: 1) Simplifying expressions. 2) Rationalizing denominators. 3) Solving equations. 4) Completing the square and using the quadratic formula to solve quadratic equations. 5) Writing expressions in standard form with real and imaginary parts. 6) Solving radical and absolute value equations. The exam is worth a total of 175 points and students have 50 minutes to complete it.

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MATH 162 – Precalculus I – Fall 2007

EXAM 1
September 28, 2007

You have 50 minutes to answer the following 7 questions. Show all your work. Each
question is worth 25 points, for a total of 175 points.

1. Simplify the following expressions

4
−1
!−1/2
x6 x+2
(a) (b) 4
9 y −4 x
−x

2. Rationalize the denominator and simplify

a2 − b 2
√ √
a− b

3. Solve the following equation for u

2 12 1
− =
2u − 3 4 u − 9
2 2(2 u + 3)
4. Given the following equation:

x2 − 6 x − 3 = 0

(a) Solve by completing the square


(b) Solve by using the quadratic formula

5. Write the following expression in the form a + b i, where a and b are real numbers

−6 − 2 i
2+2i

6. Solve the following equation for x

√ √ √
2 x− x−3= 5+x

7. Solve the following equation for x and express in terms of intervals

2 < |2 x − 1| < 3

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