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The document contains a 20 question pre-test for college algebra. It includes questions about solving equations, simplifying expressions, evaluating functions, graphing lines, logarithms, and word problems. The questions require skills such as solving linear and quadratic equations, factoring polynomials, simplifying rational expressions, evaluating functions, finding slopes and equations of lines, working with inequalities, and manipulating logarithmic and exponential expressions.

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MTH 127 PDF

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College Algebra Pre-Test

1. Solve for x given that 4x − 9 = x + 7.


(a) x = 5 (b) x = 16/5 (c) x = 3 (d) x = 16/3 (e) x = 5/16

2. Simplify (−4x3 )3 (2x2 )−2


(a) 3x5 (b) 16x5 (c) −16x5 (d) −3x5

√
3. Find the domain of the function f (x) = 8 − 2x.
(a) x ≤ 4 (b) x ≥ 4 (c) x 6= 4 (d) x ≤ 1/4

4. Find a factor of the expression 5x2 + 19x − 4


(a) 5x + 1 (b) x + 4 (c) x − 4 (d) 5x − 4

5. One of the solution of 5x2 + 21x + 4 = 0 is?


(a) −4 (b) 1/5 (c)4 (d) −5

3 1
6. Solve 2x−1 = 5

(a) x = 5 (b) x = 6 (c) x = 7 (d) x = 8


2

7. Expand and simplify. (5x + 2y)2


(a) 10x2 + 20xy + 4y 2 (b) 25x2 + 20x + 4 (c) 25x2 + 20xy + 4y 2
(d) 4x2 + 20xy + 25y 2

8. Find the slope of the line 3x + 4y − 5 = 0.


(a) m = 3/4 (b) m = 4/3 (c) m = −3/4 (d) m = −4/3

9. Find the equation of the line passing through the points (2, 4) and
(3, 3)
(a) y + x − 6 = 0 (b) y − x − 6 = 0 (c) y + x + 6 = 0
(d) y − x + 6 = 0

x2 −6x+8
10. Simplify x2 +7x−18
x+4 x−4 x−4 x+4
(a) x−9 (b) x+9 (c) x−9 (d) x+9

11. Solve the inequality 2x + 5 ≤ 5x − 2


(a) x ≤ 3/7 (b) x < 7/3 (c) x < 2/7 (d) x ≥ 7/3

8x 6
12. Simplify x2 +9x+20
+ x+4
14x x+6 14x+30 9x+5
(a) x2 +10x+24
(b) x2 +9x+20
(c) x2 +9x+20
(d) x2 +9x+20
3
p
13. Simplify 16x8 y −6
4x4
(a) 16x4 y 3 (b) ±4x4 y 3 (c) y3
(d) −4x4 y −3

√
14. Evaluate f (3) given that f (x) = 5x + 1
(a) −4 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) −8

15. Evaluate 3x4/3 where x = 8


(a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 12

16. Find the equation of the line with slome m = 2 passing through the
points (2, 4)
y-4=2x-4 (a) y + 2x − 8 = 0 (b) y − 2x = 0 (c) y + x + 8 = 0
(d) y − x = 0

17. Divide 5x2 − 19x − 4 by x − 4


(a) 5x − 1 (b) 5x − 4 (c) 5x + 1 (d) 5x + 4
4

Show your work for the following problems

18. Solve for x given that 35x−6 = 272x

19. Solve for x given that 23x+1 = 5x

20. Reduce the following logarithm into a single logarithm. log x5 +


log x3 − log x8

21. A rectangular field is enclosed by 320 feet of fencing. If the length


of the field is 6 feet more than its width, what is the length, in feet?

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