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This exam is worth 100 points and consists of 4 problems. Students must show all work, use blank spaces provided, and note if additional space is needed. No notes, electronics, or calculators are allowed. An end-of-exam checklist instructs students to scan and upload their exam by specific times. The last page contains useful formulas.

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Archive Appm1340fall2023exam1

This exam is worth 100 points and consists of 4 problems. Students must show all work, use blank spaces provided, and note if additional space is needed. No notes, electronics, or calculators are allowed. An end-of-exam checklist instructs students to scan and upload their exam by specific times. The last page contains useful formulas.

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APPM 1340 Exam 1 Fall 2023

APPM 1340
Name
Exam 1
Instructor Richard McNamara Section 150
Fall 2023

This exam is worth 100 points and has 4 problems.


Make sure all of your work is written in the blank spaces provided. If your solutions do not fit, there is additional
space at the end of the test. Be sure to make a note indicating the page number where the work is continued or it
will not be graded.
Show all work and simplify your answers. Name any theorem that you use. Answers with no justification will
receive no points unless the problem explicitly states otherwise.
Notes, papers, calculators, cell phones, and other electronic devices are not permitted.

There is a FORMULA SHEET on the LAST PAGE of this exam

End-of-Exam Checklist

1. If you finish the exam before 7:45 PM:

• Go to the designated area to scan and upload your exam to Gradescope.


• Verify that your exam has been correctly uploaded and all problems have been labeled.
• Leave the physical copy of the exam with your proctors.

2. If you finish the exam after 7:45 PM:

• Please wait in your seat until 8:00 PM.


• When instructed to do so, scan and upload your exam to Gradescope at your seat.
• Verify that your exam has been correctly uploaded and all problems have been labeled.
• Leave the physical copy of the exam with your proctors.

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1. (29 pts) Parts (a) - (d) are not related.

(a) Factor the expression x3 + 3x2 − 4x − 12.

√ √
(b) Consider the function f (x) = (3 − x + 1)(3 + x + 1)

i. What is the domain of f (x)? Express your answer using interval notation.

ii. Expand f (x) to express it as a polynomial.

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5+y
(c) Solve the following equation for y in terms of x: = 3x
y

(d) Find all solutions, if any, of the equation 3x1/2 = 2x3/2

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2. (28 pts) For the following, let point A be (−5, 1), let point B be (3, 7), let segment AB be the line segment
connecting points A and B, and let point M be the midpoint of segment AB.

(a) Find the (x, y) coordinates of point M.

(b) Find an equation of the line that is perpendicular to segment AB and passes through point M.

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(c) Find the length of segment AB.

(d) Find an equation of the circle that is centered at point M and passes through points A and B.

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3. (18 pts) The following problems are not related.

(a) If sec θ = 5/2 and θ is on the interval (3π/2, 2π), find the value of sin θ.

 
4π
(b) Evaluate tan
3

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(c) One end of a 12-foot rope is anchored to the ground and the other end is tied to the top of a vertical pole. If
the rope has been pulled tight and it makes a 50◦ angle with respect to the ground, what is the height of the
pole? Your answer should include a trigonometric function term and the correct unit of measurement.

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4. (25 pts) The following problems are not related.

(a) Find all values of x in the interval [0, 2π] that satisfy the inequality sin x < 1/2. Express your answer using
interval notation.

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(b) Find the length of the arc that is subtended by an angle of 36◦ on a circle of radius 20 ft. Include the correct
unit of measurement.

(c) Is the function g(x) = (x − 1)2 odd, even, or neither? Justify your answer by using the definition of odd
and/or even functions.

END OF TEST

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Your Initials

ADDITIONAL BLANK SPACE


If you write a solution here, please clearly indicate the problem number.

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Potentially Useful Formulas

Sector of a circle:
Arc length: L = θr
1
Area: A = θr2
2

Pythagorean identities:
sin2 θ + cos2 θ = 1
tan2 θ + 1 = sec2 θ
1 + cot2 θ = csc2 θ

Sums and differences:


sin(α ± β) = sin α cos β ± cos α sin β
cos(α ± β) = cos α cos β ∓ sin α sin β

Double-angle formulas:
sin 2θ = 2 sin θ cos θ
cos 2θ = cos2 θ − sin2 θ = 2 cos2 θ − 1 = 1 − 2 sin2 θ

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