Precalculus Honors: 2024 Spring Semester Final Exam Review

Directions: You may use a scientific calculator to solve. Round answers to the nearest thousandth, except for money.
Show work on your own paper.

3x 2 - 5xh + h2 - 2x - 8h - 3x 2 + 2x
1) Find lim 2) Find two values of 𝜃 such that cos 𝜃 = .7425 and 0° ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 360°
h®0 h
3) Write all forms of angle addition/subtraction, double angle and half angle formulas for sinx, cosx and tanx.

Find all solutions in the interval 0  x  2 for: 4) cos2x = sin x 5) 3sin x = 1 + cos2x 6) 2 sin 2𝑥 = 4 cos 𝑥

Let u = (-4, 2) and v = (-1, -5). 7) Find the dot product of u and v. 8) Find the measure of the angle between u and v.
sec 𝑥
Determine whether the function is even, odd or neither: 9) 𝑓(𝑥) = cot 𝑥

1 5 7 1 7 13 19
For #10-12 find an and a42 10) ,1, , ,... 11) 20,16,12,8,... 12) , , , ,...
3 3 3 2 2 2 2

14
 1
13) Find the 6th term in the expansion of ( a − 2b )
28
4  2x − 
14) Find the term containing x in the expansion of  2

Sketch the graphs of the following functions and state their domain, range and asymptote.

15) 𝑦 = 2𝑥−3 16) 𝑓(𝑥) = − log 𝑥 − 3 17) y = 2 − e x 18) f ( x ) = ln ( x + 1)

(For 19-21) A sum of $25,000 is deposited into an account paying 5.4% interest per year, compounded daily.

19) What will the amount in the account be after 3 years? 20) When will the account have grown to $35,000?

21) How long will it take for the initial deposit to double?

If f ( x ) = x − 3, g ( x ) = x 2 + 1 find the following. 22) f −1 ( x ) 23) g f 24) f g

3 4 6 2 2
Find the sum of each series: 25) + + 1 + + ... + 4 26) 3 + 9 + 27 + ... + 310 27) 6 + 2 + + + ...
5 5 5 3 9

28) List the necessary steps when proving by induction.

Find an equation of the line tangent to the given equation at the given point.

30) f ( x ) = x 2 − 2 x; x = −1 31) f ( x ) = x ; x = 9
3
29) y = 4x - 12x + 1; x = 2

Find the limit of the sequence. State whether limit of the sequence is convergent or divergent:
n
2n 2 + 1 1
32) an = 33) an = 4 − 3n 34) an = 4   35) an = sec n
n3 − n + 4 2

¥ k ¥ k ¥
æ 1ö æ 1ö 9
5 1
Find the sum for each: 36) å 4 ç ÷ å 2 ( 4)
k
37) å ç ÷ 38)  n 39)
k =1 è 3 ø k =1 è 5 ø n= 0 2 k =1

1
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Solve. Leave answers to the nearest thousandth: 40) 2x+5 = 33x+1
4 x−1
41) 3 = 42) 8x = 13
27

1 x
43) ex − 9e− x = 8 44) log 2 x + log 2 ( x − 2 ) = 3 45) log9 ( log 64 x ) = − 46) 7 2 = 19
2

For #47 & 48, find an and a10 For #49 & 50 write the following in expanded form:

4 n 5
25 125 3 3 5 1
47) 12,10, ,
3 18
,... 48) , − ,6, −48,...
32 4
49)  81 
6
50) 10 − 4 n
n=0 n =1

51) Find the 15th term in the expansion of (3x − y )18 52) Find the work done by the force 𝑭 = 4𝒊 − 5𝒋 in
moving an object from (−2, 1) to (4,7)
x
53) Rewrite a = m in logarithmic form. 54) Rewrite logb m = n in exponential form.

(For #55-57) After a shipwreck, 120 rats manage to swim from the wreckage to a deserted island. The rat population on
the island grows exponentially, and after 15 months, there are 280 rats on the island.

55) Find a function that models the population t months after the arrival of the rats.

56) What will the population be 3 years after the shipwreck? 57) When will the population reach 2000?

Let 𝒖 = 3𝒊 + 2𝒋 and 𝒗 = 5𝒊 − 𝒋: 58) Find the angle between u and v. 59) Find 𝒖 ∙ 𝒗 60) |𝒖 + 𝒗|
v v
61) If v = < –8, 15 >, find the unit vector in the same direction of v in i-j form.
3logm 5
Evaluate (withOUT a calculator): 62) log5 8 63) log3 16 − 2log3 36 64) m

#65-66: Use the Laws of Logarithms to rewrite in a form with no logarithms of products, quotients, or powers:

 x5 x − 1   1000 
65) log   66) log  3 2 
 2x − 3  x y 

Write an equation for each graph.

67) 68)

69) In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝑎 = 25, 𝑏 = 24, ∡𝐴 = 83.5° find the length of c.

v v
70) If v = < 5, –12 >, find the unit vector in the same direction of v in i-j form.
2
 4x − 3
71) State all intercepts and asymptotes for: y =
40 − 8 x

72) Find the work done by the force 𝑭 = 2𝒊 + 7𝒋 in moving an object from (−9, 4) to (−3,12)

Find the polar coordinates of each: 73) 3 − 3i 3 74) 10 − 10i 75) -3i

Problems 76 & 77 use 𝑧 = 𝑐 + 𝑑𝑖 76) Find zz 77) Find 𝑧𝑧̅ − 𝑧 2

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78) Describe the transformations of 𝑔(𝑥) = |−𝑥 + 2| − 6 from 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥|
2

1   
Find the period and amplitude for each equation: 79) y = cos x 80) y = 5 tan  3 x − 
4 2  2

81) A triangle has area 24 and its sides have lengths 7 and 10. Find its largest angle.

82) Find the three cube roots of -27 83) In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝑎 = 12, 𝑏 = 15, 𝑐 = 20, find the measure of  .

Rewrite the expression as an algebraic expression in terms of x. (

84) sin tan
−1
x ) 
85) sin  2cos

−1 1

x

1
86) Describe the transformations of g ( x ) = − ( x − 3)2 from f ( x ) = x 2 .
2

x +1
87) What is the domain of the function f ( x ) = ? 88) State the definition of the derivative.
x

sec x − cos x sin 2 

Simplify. 89) 90) cot x ( cos x tan x + sin x ) 91) −1
tan 2 x 1 − cos

Let g ( x ) = x . Find the following.

3

92) g ' ( x ) 93) g ' ( −3) 94) g ' ( a ) 95) The equation of the line tangent to the graph of g at the point (2, 8)

x 2 + 4 x − 21 4 x − 5x2 x −2 x2 − 4
Find the limit, if it exists: 96) lim 97) lim 98) lim 99) lim
x→ 3 x −3 x → 10 x 2 + 7 x →4 x−4 x →2 1 1
−
x 2

4 3
100) At what point(s) is/are the slope of the line tangent to the curve f ( x ) = x − 4 x 2 − 5 parallel to the x-axis?
3

101) List all possible rational roots for the polynomial: P ( x ) = 2 x − x + 3

3

2
102) Combine into a single logarithm: ln x − 2ln x + 1 + ( ) 1
2
(
ln 3 − x 4 )
103) Classify the graph for the following polar equation as a circle, limacon, rose or lemniscate: 𝑟 = 3𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜃

104) Find the term containing x3 in the expansion of ( 3x − 2 )

10

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105) Vienna, Austria and Berlin, Germany lie approximately on the same meridian. Berlin has latitude of 67° N and Vienna has
latitude of 34° N. If the radius of the earth is 3960 miles, find the distance between Berlin and Vienna.

106) List all possible rational roots for the polynomial: 𝑃(𝑥) = 3𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 − 4

107) In Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝑎 = 4, 𝑏 = 12, ∡𝐶 = 73°. What is the length of c?

2𝜋
108) Find an equation of the line tangent to 𝑦 = sin 𝑥 at 𝑥 = .
3

109) Use the definition of area as a limit to find the area of the region that lies under the curve 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 3; 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4

1 0 3
Find the determinant for 110) 𝐴 = [0 2 −1]
6 −2 1

8
4 −3 0 −3 5
Given the following: 𝐴 = [ ],𝐵 = [ ] , 𝐶 = [−4]. Find the following, if possible.
1 2 −2 1 6
3
111) AB 112) BA 113) BC

114) Use the limit definition of area to find the exact area of the region in the coordinate plane that lies under the graph of
𝑓(𝑥) = 1 + 𝑥 2 ; 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1.

Differentiate (
115) y = ln 3x − 7 x
2
) 116) y = 5e
2x
117) y =  ln(5 x + 1)
2
118) f ( x) = cot x

Find the partial fraction decomposition of the rational function.

4𝑥−1 2𝑥−3 3𝑥 2 −2𝑥+8 4𝑥+8

119) (𝑥−1)2 120) 121) 122)
(𝑥+2) 𝑥 3 +3𝑥 𝑥 3 −𝑥 2 +2𝑥−2 𝑥 4 +4𝑥 2

Find the complete solution of the system, or show that the system has no solution or inconsistent.

𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 6 𝑥+𝑦−𝑧 = 0 𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3
𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 10
123) { 2 124) { 𝑥 − 𝑦 = −1 125) { 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = −3 126) { − 5𝑦 + 6𝑧 = 7
2𝑥
𝑥 + 2𝑦 2 − 7𝑦 = 0 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 7 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 4𝑧 = −3 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 5

127) (a) Sketch the graph of the parametric curve: 𝑥 = 2 − sin2 𝑡 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡

(b) Eliminate the parameter to obtain an equation for this curve in rectangular coordinates. What type of curve is this?

128) Find the three cube roots of 8i. 129) Find all solutions in the interval 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2𝜋 for cos 2𝑥 = 3 cos 𝑥 + 1.

130) Eliminate the parameter θ to obtain an equation for this curve in rectangular coordinates
𝑥 = 3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 + 3 𝑦 = 2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
131) Eliminate the parameter t to obtain an equation for this curve in rectangular coordinates.
𝑥 = 𝑡2 𝑦=𝑡−1
2𝜋 7𝜋
132) Simplify: a) sin−1 (cos ) b) cos −1 (cos ) c) tan−1 (cos 𝜋)
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133) The graph of f is shown in the figure. Find each limit or explain why it does not exist.

(a) lim 𝑓(𝑥) = (f) lim 𝑓(𝑥) =

𝑥→ −1
𝑥→2+
(b) lim 𝑓(𝑥) = (g) lim 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥→ 0−
𝑥→2
(c) lim+ 𝑓(𝑥) = (h) 𝑓(−1) =
𝑥→0
(d) lim 𝑓(𝑥) = (i) Is the function continuous at x = -1? Why or Why not?
𝑥→0
(e) lim 𝑓(𝑥) = (j) Is the function continuous at x = 2? Why or Why not?
𝑥→ 2−
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