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QUESTION #1:
The expression (a + b) = an + bn can be true if ________.
ANSWER: n = 1
QUESTION #2:
Every real number has a multiplicative inverse except ________.
ANSWER: zero
QUESTION #3:
The union of the set of natural numbers and their additive inverse is ________.
ANSWER: zero
QUESTION #4:
If A = {w, s, 0} and B = {y, z, 0}, then A B is ________.
ANSWER: 0
QUESTION #5:
By distributive law, (uv)(a + b) = ________.
ANSWER: uva + uvb
QUESTION #6:
- 24 = ________.
ANSWER: -16
QUESTION #7:
________ are set of numbers whose elements are natural numbers.
ANSWER: Whole numbers
QUESTION #8:
(-2)3 = ________.
ANSWER: -8
QUESTION #9:
(x + a)(x+ b) = ________.
ANSWER: x2 + (a+b)x + ab

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QUESTION #10:
(g3 + h3) = (g+h)(________)
ANSWER: g2 gh + h2
QUESTION #11:
x + y(3 + z) = y(3 + z) + x by ________ property of real numbers.
ANSWER: commutative
QUESTION #12:
(-8, 5] (2, 10) = ________.
ANSWER: (2, 5]
QUESTION #13:
|-2 - |-12| | = ________.
ANSWER: 14
QUESTION #14:
In scientific notation, 0.000005036 = ________.
ANSWER: 5.036 x 10-6
QUESTION #15:
The factors of 2x2 + 1 + x4 are ________.
ANSWER: (x2 + 1)2
QUESTION #16:
a2 + ________ + 81 = (a + 9)2
ANSWER: 16a
QUESTION #17:
A ________ is a real number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers.
ANSWER: fraction
QUESTION #18:
The greatest common factor of the expression (1+x) -1/3(3 2x) + (1+x)-4/3(3 2x)-2
ANSWER: (1+x)-4/3(3 2x)-2

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QUESTION #19:
(a n +1 )2 (b n1)2 n
= ________.
a n +2(bn 1 )2
2

ANSWER: anb-2n+2
QUESTION #20:
________, a binomial, is a factor of 8x9 27.
ANSWER: 2x3 3
QUESTION #21:
The expression [(2x2+my2z0)/(12xmy2+m)]-2 is equivalent to ________.
ANSWER: (36y2m)/(x4)
QUESTION #22:
A/an ________ is any real number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers.
ANSWER: irrational number
QUESTION #23:
The type of factoring illustrated in (2x 3y)(2x + 3y) is ________.
ANSWER: common factoring
QUESTION #24:
The factors of 2x2 + 3xy 2y2 are ________.
ANSWER: (2x y) and (x+2y)
QUESTION #25:
12 [2 (5 9)] = ________.
ANSWER: 6
QUESTION #26:
-2m(3n + 2n) + 5mn = ________.
ANSWER: -5mn
QUESTION #27:
(s3r+1)(s2-5r) = ________.
ANSWER: s-2r+3

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QUESTION #28:
(7xy5)(-2xy2)4 = ________.
ANSWER: 112x5y13
QUESTION #29:
[(-15y8)/(27y)]3 = ________.
ANSWER: (-125y21)/(729)
QUESTION #30:
The ________ rule states that the sum or product of two numbers are not affected by
the order by which they are added or multiplied.
ANSWER: commutative
QUESTION #31:
An algebraic expression whose terms are all non-negative integral powers of one or
more variables is called a ________.
ANSWER: polynomial
QUESTION #32:
([22]n)m = ________.
ANSWER: 22mn
QUESTION #33:
(2x + 3y z)2 = ________.
ANSWER: 4x2 + 9y2 + z2 + 12xy 6yz 4xz
QUESTION #34:
(2x 3y)3 = ________.
ANSWER: 8x3 36x2y + 54xy2 27y3
QUESTION #35:
(5x 2y2)2 = 25x2 + ________ + 4y4
ANSWER: -10xy2
QUESTION #36:
x4 26x2 + 121 is factorable by adding and subtracting ________, a perfect square.
ANSWER: 4x2

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QUESTION #37:
The degree of the polynomial (3x 5 2x2y2 2xy3 + 5y3) with respect to both x and y is
________.
ANSWER: 5
QUESTION #38:
The additive inverse of a number a is ________.
ANSWER: -a
QUESTION #39:
Factor out completely: 16xy5z 54x2y4z4 + 16x5y 54x2y4z3
ANSWER: (2x2y)(z+1)(2x-3yz)(4x2+6xyz+9y2z2)
QUESTION #40:
Factor out completely: 3x2 7x 40 + 12y2 12xy + 14y
ANSWER: (3x-6y+8)(x-2y-5)
QUESTION #41:
Factor out completely: 4uv + 4u2 + 6vw 12uw + v2 + 9w2
ANSWER: (v-2u+3w)2
QUESTION #42:
Factor out completely: 12x5y2 (39x3y4 + 27xy6)
ANSWER: (3xy2)(x+y)(x-y)(2x-3y)(2x+3y)
QUESTION #43:
Factor out completely: 4x4 + 3x2y2 + y4
ANSWER: (2x2-xy+y2)(2x2+xy+y2)
QUESTION #44:
Factor out completely: 9x2 24xy + 16y2
ANSWER: (3x-4y)2
QUESTION #45:
Factor out completely: 14(x+y)2 (x+y) 3
ANSWER: (2x+2y-1)(7x+7y+3)

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QUESTION #46:
Factor out completely: x4 y2 + 2yz z2
ANSWER: (x2+y-z)(x2-y+z)
QUESTION #47:
Factor out completely: 81m4 + 4n4
ANSWER: (9n2+6mn+2n2)(9n2-6mn+2n2)
QUESTION #48:
Factor out completely: x6n+2y 16x2y(x3n 4)
ANSWER: (x2y)(xn-2)2(x2n+2xn+4)2
QUESTION #49:
Factor out completely: 5x(x + y + 5) + x2y + 6(y+5)
ANSWER: (x+2)(x+3)(y+5)
QUESTION #50:
Factor out completely: m4n4 34m2n2p4 + p8
ANSWER: (m2n2+6mnp2+p4)(m2n2-6mnp2+p4)
QUESTION #51:
Factor out completely: 2xn+6y2 2y(7xn+3y + 8xny)
ANSWER: (2xny2)(x+1)(x2-x+1)(x-2)(x2+2x+4)
QUESTION #52:
Factor out completely: 24x2n+3 81x2ny6
ANSWER: (3x2n)(2x-3y2)(4x2+6xy2+9y4)
QUESTION #53:
Factor out completely: 3(x2+9)4(2)(2x+3)2 + (x2+9)3(4)(2x)(2x+3)3
ANSWER: (2)(x2+9)3(2x+3)2(11x2+12x+27)
QUESTION #54:
Factor out completely: x4 + 2x2y2 + 9y4
ANSWER: (x2+2xy+3y2)(x2-2xy+3y2)

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QUESTION #55:
Factor out completely: 12a2 + 12ab 8a 4b + 3b2 + 1
ANSWER: (6a+3b-1)(2a+b-1)
QUESTION #56:
Factor out completely: 3(x + y)2 2(x y)2 5x2 + 5y2
ANSWER: (-2)(x-3y)(2x+y)
QUESTION #57:
________ are real numbers which can be expressed as a ratio of two integers.
ANSWER: Rational numbers
QUESTION #58:
4 = ________.
ANSWER: 2i
QUESTION #59:
A/an ________ is one which has one or more than one fractions in its numerator
and/or denominator.
ANSWER: complex fraction
QUESTION #60:
The conjugate of 1+ 2 is ________.
ANSWER: 1 2
QUESTION #61:
Simplify:

2x8 x
+
3x12 2

ANSWER:

3x+4
6

QUESTION #62:

Simplify:

ANSWER:

m2
n
m2
n3
12

m2 n5

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QUESTION #63:
Simplify: 273 276 27
ANSWER: 2 33
QUESTION #64:
Simplify:

3 2
2 4
6 322 3 2
2

ANSWER:
QUESTION #65:

Simplify: (32x5 y 0) 5
ANSWER: 16x4
QUESTION #66:
1

Simplify: x 2 y 3 6 64x 3 y 2
ANSWER: 2xy
QUESTION #67:
Simplify: 5 3 5
ANSWER:

6 3125

QUESTION #68:
Simplify:

ANSWER:

y
x z

3 2

7 x 4 y z 5
xz

QUESTION #69:
Simplify: 4n x 6n y 2n
ANSWER: x xy

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QUESTION #70:
Simplify:

1
x1
3

ANSWER:

3 x 2+3 x+1
x 1

QUESTION #71:
Simplify: a2 b a+2 b
ANSWER:

a 24 b

QUESTION #72:
Simplify:

x3
(x 2) x3

ANSWER:

1
x+1

QUESTION #73:
2
2
3x + y
2x
Simplify: 2 2 +
y x
x y
ANSWER:

x y
x+ y

QUESTION #74:
a1b1
Simplify:
ab
ANSWER:

1
ab

QUESTION #75:
Simplify:

3 2
3 23 4

ANSWER: (1+ 3 2+3 4)

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QUESTION #76:

y+1

Simplify:

1
z

y +z
ANSWER: 1
QUESTION #77:
Simplify:

3x
y
2x y
+ 2
2
2
2
2x +3xy2y x 4y 2x 5xy+2y 2
2

x 2 7xy+ y 2
x 27xy+ y 2
= 3 2y
(2x y)(x +2y)( x2y ) 2x x 8xy 2+4y 3

ANSWER:
QUESTION #78:

[ ]

Simplify:

1 2(8)
32 1
22

1
3

( )

4 225
3
3 540

3
4

ANSWER: 8
QUESTION #79:

Simplify:

[
ANSWER:

(
(

)
)

9x 224x+16
2x3 3x 2
x 27( x7)
x2

9x 216 9x 3+63x 216x112

6x2 x12
x 3+343
1
3x+4

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QUESTION #80:
1

Simplify: 2( a+1) 2 (a1) 3 +2(a+1) 2 (a1)3

2 (a+1)3 (a1)2 [ (a+1)+(a1) 3 a1 ]
ANSWER:
(a+1)(a1)
6

QUESTION #81:
Simplify:

2+ 6
32

ANSWER: 5 23 6
QUESTION #82:
Simplify:

2y3
18y x 50y 3 x 2 32y 5
+y
+

3
3
5
7
5
y
x
x
x
x

ANSWER:

5y 2xy
x2

QUESTION #83:
3

Simplify:

y 4 yz 8
16y 4 z 4
6
2 2
32y z

ANSWER: y 6 8y 2 z 2
QUESTION #84:
Simplify:

ANSWER:

( )

2a
3a
1+a
2 a+
a2

aa

2(a2)
3(a1)

QUESTION #85:

2x+4y
3
3
4x y xy
Simplify:
2
2
9y
x +2xy3x6xy
2
4 3
3 4
3y +3x (2x+ y ) 12x y +6x y
ANSWER:

4x 2 ( x+ y)
x3

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QUESTION #86:

x
x1
2
x+1
x
1
x+3

x2
Simplify:

ANSWER: -2
QUESTION #87:
Simplify:

x
3x1
1
2
2

+ 2
x1 x 1 1x x 2x+1
x 2x +4
x 21

ANSWER:
QUESTION #88:
Simplify:

x 4 +x 2 y 2+ y 4
2x 2 5xy+ y 2
x 3+8y 3
2x 2+xy y 2

)(

x 24y 2
x 3 x 2 y+( x y )(xy+ y 2)

( x + y)(x 22y+ y 2 )
ANSWER:
( x y)( x 22x+4)
QUESTION #89:

( )(
6

Simplify:

x2 y
z

15

x4 y2 z )

5 xz 2 yz

ANSWER:

5 x 2 y z 2
z

QUESTION #90:
1

1 2 2 2
Simplify: 2 (a x ) (2x )+a

ANSWER:

a 2x 2
a+x

( )
1
a

x 2
1( )
a

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QUESTION #91:
The sets of replacements for x for which the statement makes sense (though not
necessarily true) is called ________ of the variable x.
ANSWER: domain
QUESTION #92:
The set of elements in the domain which makes the equation true is known as the
________ of the equation.
ANSWER: solution set
QUESTION #93:
If an equation is satisfied only by some elements in the domain of the variable, then the
equation is called an ________.
ANSWER: conditional equation
QUESTION #94:
An equation is called ________ if the solution set of the equation is identical to the
domain.
ANSWER: identical
QUESTION #95:
Equations with the same solution set are called ________.
ANSWER: equivalent equations
QUESTION #96:
Equations in which constants are also represented by letters are called ________.
ANSWER: literal equations
QUESTION #97:
A/an ________ may be introduced to an equation if squaring is done to both sides of
the equation.
ANSWER: extraneous root
QUESTION #98:
The ________ is the set of all roots of a given conditional equation.
ANSWER: solution set

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QUESTION #99:
If p/q (in lowest terms) is a rational root of the polynomial equation a 0xn + a1xn-1 + +
an-1x + an = 0, then q is a factor of ________.
ANSWER: a0
QUESTION #100:
If a two digit number has x for its units digits and y for its tens digits, then the number
can be represented as ________.
ANSWER: 10y + x
QUESTION #101:
Determine the value of the discriminant of 2x2 + 6x + 7.
ANSWER: -20
QUESTION #102:
Determine the value of the discriminant if a = 2, b = 8 and c = 8
ANSWER: 0
QUESTION #103:
Determine the value of k of x2 + 4xk + 1 = 0 so that the roots of the equation are equal.
ANSWER: 1/2
QUESTION #104:
Determine the value of k of kx 2 15x + 4 = 0 so that the sum of the roots of the
equation is 20.
ANSWER: 3/4
QUESTION #105:
Determine the value of k of (3k+2)x2 + 2x + k = 0 so that the product of the roots of the
equation is -1.
ANSWER: -1/2
QUESTION #106:
(2+3i)2
Simplify:
[Note: i is an imaginary number.]
54i
ANSWER:

73 40
+ i
41 41

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QUESTION #107:
8
Simplify: i (45 i)+

38 i
[Note: i is an imaginary number.]
i

ANSWER: 12 2i
QUESTION #108:
1
R=
1
1 , then R1 = ________.
If
+
R1 R 2
ANSWER: R1=
QUESTION #109:
T
P 2a
If = + 2
R
4 v

R R2
R 2 R

)( )
9+

ANSWER: P=4

b
, then P = ________.
a

[( )( ) ]
T
R

9a +b
2a
2
a
v

QUESTION #110:
L ay
If y = 2 P , then y = ________.
r L
2

ANSWER: y=

L 2 PLr
rLra

QUESTION #111:
Determine the solution set of the equation:

1
4
4x+4

= 2
2x+5 2x1 4x +8x5

ANSWER: S.S.: { }
QUESTION #112:
Determine the solution set of the equation: 3x 2 2x 6 = 0
ANSWER: S.S.: {

1 19
}
3

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QUESTION #113:

Determine the solution set of the equation: 3 4x

ANSWER: S.S.: :{1,

) (

1
1
4 4x 15=0
x
x

1
1
3
, , }
3
4
4

QUESTION #114:
Determine the solution set of the equation: x5 + 4x4 4x3 34x2 45x 18 = 0
ANSWER: S.S.: {-1,-1,-2,-3,3}
QUESTION #115:
Determine the solution set of the equation:

1x (3x+5) x2
3x

=
2x+1 (2x3) x2 2 x

ANSWER: S.S.: {0}

QUESTION #116:
Deterrmine the solution set of the equation: 6x 2 = 4x 15
ANSWER: S.S.: {

2 86 i
}
6

QUESTION #117:
Determine the solution set of the equation: 18x 5 25x3 41x2 + 3x4 15x = 0
ANSWER: S.S.: {0,

5
1 25 i
, ,
}
3 2
3

QUESTION #118:
Determine the solution set of the equation: 5bx 2 + 2ax + 6 = 0
ANSWER: S.S.: {

a a 230b
}
5b

QUESTION #119:
Determine the solution set of the equation: (x2 2x)2 + 18(x2 + 2x) + 45 = 0
ANSWER: S.S.: {-1,-3,3,5}
QUESTION #120:
Determine the solution set of the equation:
ANSWER: S.S: {-1,7}

x3+ x+5=2+ 2x2

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QUESTION #121:
Determine the solution set of the equation: 3x 4 17x3 + 37x2 33x + 10 = 0
ANSWER: S.S.: :{1,

2
, 22 i}
3

QUESTION #122:
Ron and Hermione can paint a room for 6 hours. If both worked for 3 hours then
Hermione quits, Ron can complete the rest of the painting job in four more hours. How long
will it take Ron and Hermione to finish the job alone.
ANSWER: Ron can finish the job alone in 8 hours while Hermione can finish the job
alone in 24 hours.
QUESTION #123:
A box with a square base and no top is to be made from a square piece of tin by cutting
out a 3-inch square from each corner and folding up the sides. If the box is to hold 48 in3,
what size piece of tin should be used?
ANSWER: 10 inch by 10 inch
QUESTION #124:
How many tons each of scrap iron and steel, which is 80% iron, must be fused to
produce 16 tons of 90% iron steel rods?
ANSWER: One needs 8 tons of scrap iron and 8 tons of steel.
QUESTION #125:
Mr. Watson drives to office at 20 kph at half an hour earlier than Mr. Cole. Mr. Cole, a
neighbor who works at the same office building takes the same route at 50 kph. How long
after Mr. Cole leaves will he overtake Mr. Watson and how far from home will they be?
ANSWER: Mr. Cole will overtake Mr. Watson at 20 minutes after he leaves home. By
that time, they are 16.67 km far from home.
QUESTION #126:
It took an airplane 7 hours to fly 4075 miles. During the first 3 hours of the flight, it had
good weather. It then ran into bad weather, which decreased its rate by 75 mph for the rest of
the flight. Determine the rate on each part of the flight.
ANSWER: first part 625 mph, second part 550 mph

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QUESTION #127:
John, Pete and Lyn deliver advertising flyers in a small town. If each works alone, it
takes John 4 hours to deliver all the flyers, and it takes Lyn 1 hour longer than Pete. Working
together, they can deliver all the flyers in 40% of the time it takes Pete working alone. How
long does it take Pete to deliver all the flyers alone?
ANSWER: Pete can deliver advertising flyers alone for 3 hours.
QUESTION #128:
The inverse function of y=3 x2 is ________.
ANSWER: y=2+log 3 x
QUESTION #129:
The domain of y=log 3 x1 is ________.
ANSWER: x > 1
QUESTION #130:
The simplified form of e2 ln 3 is equal to ________.
ANSWER:

1
9

QUESTION #131:
If expressed as a single algorithm, (2 + log3 x 2 log3 y) is equal to ________.
ANSWER: log 3

9x
y2

QUESTION #132:
Determine the solution set of the expression: 5<

x +4
<4
2

ANSWER: S.S.: {x|-4<x<14}

QUESTION #133:

<4
x5
3

Determine the solution set of the expression: 2<

ANSWER: S.S.: {x|(-7<x<-1)U(11<x<17)}

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QUESTION #134:
Determine the solution set of the expression: 6<

5x3
20
3

9
9
ANSWER: S.S.: :{ x| x< }
5
5
QUESTION #135:

<4
23x
4

Determine the solution set of the expression: 3

ANSWER: S.S.: :{ x|( x>

10
22
)(x< )}
3
3

QUESTION #136:
Determine the solution set of the expression: 5(x 3) 2(x2 4)(x 1) > 0
ANSWER: S.S.: {x|(-<x<-2)U(1<x<2)}
QUESTION #137:
Determine the solution set of the expression: 2x 3(2x2-x-1) > 0
ANSWER: S.S.: {x|(-<x<-1/2)U(0<x<1)}
QUESTION #138:
Determine the solution set of the expression:
ANSWER: S.S.: :{ x|( x

32 x35

21
39
)(x )}
2
2

QUESTION #139:
Determine the solution set of the expression: 2 x+1=128 x
ANSWER: S.S.: {1/6}
QUESTION #140:
Determine the solution set of the expression: 3 x 3 x =4
ANSWER: S.S.: {

ln(2 3)
}
ln(3)

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QUESTION #141:
Determine the solution set of the expression: log 2(x+2) 3 = log23 log2x
ANSWER: S.S.: {x|x=4}
QUESTION #142:
Determine the solution set of the expression: 2(3 2x) 4(3-2x) = 7
ANSWER: x=

1 ln 2
2 ln 3

QUESTION #143:
Determine the solution set of the expression: log 2(11-x) = log2(x+1) log 103
ANSWER: x = 1/3
QUESTION #144:
Determine the solution set of the expression: 2(3 x) 15(3-x) = 7
3
2
ANSWER:
x=
ln 3
ln

QUESTION #145:

1
4
7
Determine the solution set of the expression: log x+4 6x+19=log 2 16 log x+2 ( x+2)
2
ANSWER: x = 1

QUESTION #146:
Determine the values of x, y, and z for the following system of linear equations:
3x 2y = 1
zy=5
z 2x = 5
ANSWER: x = -1, y = -2, z = 3
QUESTION #147:
Determine the values of x, y, and z for the following system of linear equations:
x + 2y 2z = 5
2x y + z = 2
3x 4y + 2z = 1
ANSWER: x = 1, y = -2, z = -5

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QUESTION #148:
Determine the values of x, y, and z for the following system of linear equations:
2x 3y + 3z = 7
3x + y 2z = 8
4x + 5y + 7z = 5
ANSWER: x = 1, y = 1, z = -2
QUESTION #149:
A motorboat operating at full throttle made a trip 4 miles upstream against a constant
current in 15 minutes. The return trip with the same current and a full throttle took 12 minutes.
Determine the speed of the current and the equivalent speed of the boat in still water.
ANSWER: The speed of the current is 2 miles per hour while the equivalent speed of
the boat is still water is 18 miles per hour.
QUESTION #150:
The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 10. If the digits are interchanged, the new
number is forty two more than four times the sum of the two digits. Determine the original
number.
ANSWER: 28
QUESTION #151:
Working together, Jun and Sho can clean the swimming pool in 8 hours. If both of them
worked together for the first 4 hours and then Jun stopped, it will require Sho 5 more hours to
finish cleaning the pool. How long does it take Jun and Sho clean the pool on their own their
own?
ANSWER: Sho can clean the swimming pool alone for 10 hours while Jun can clean
the swimming pool alone for 15 hours.
QUESTION #152:
Determine the inverse function of

f (x )= x4

ANSWER: f'(x) = x2 + 4
QUESTION #153:
Determine the domain of
ANSWER:

x4

QUESTION #154:
Determine the range of
ANSWER:

f ( x )= x4

f ' ( x)0

f (x )= x4

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QUESTION #155:
Determine the inverse function of
ANSWER:

y ' =

y=

2x3
x+1

x+3
x2

QUESTION #156:
Determine the domain of

y=

2x3
x+1

ANSWER: x -1
QUESTION #157:
Determine the range of

y=

2x3
x+1

ANSWER: y 1
QUESTION #158:
Deterimine the inverse function of
ANSWER:

y ' =

3x3
2x4

QUESTION #159:
Deterimine the domain of

y=

4x3
2x3

ANSWER: x 3/2
QUESTION #160:
Deterimine the range of
ANSWER: y 2

y=

y=

4x3
2x3

4x3
2x3