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fMAT 112 Final Exam Spring 2010
May 10, 2010
Instructions:
Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. Show all work required to solve the
problems. Unsupported claims may not receive credit. You may use a calculator on any
part of the exam, but you may not share a calculator with another student. If you have
any questions, ask one of the proctors.
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Question Points Possible Points Earned
1 9
2 6
3 10
4 8
5 8
6 10
7 6
8 8
9 10
10 12
11 6
12 7
13 8
TOTAL 108
1. Consider the table to the right:
x y = f(x)
a. (2 pts) Is this function linear? Explain. 0 10
2 6
4 2
6 -2
8 -6
b. (1 pts) What is the value of f(6)?
c. (2 pts) For what values of x is f(x) < 2?
d. (4 pts) Find an equation of this function.
2. a. (4 pts) Write an equation of the line that passes through the point (3, -1) and parallel
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to y x 11.
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b. (2 pts) What is the slope and y-intercept of y 3x 7?
3. Solve for x.
a. (2 pts) 3x 11 2x 9 b. (2 pts) 10 13x 49
c. (3 pts) 2 7x 14 d. (3 pts) (9 4x) 0
4. Simplify the following (leave as fractions):
12 x 7 10x 3 y 6
a. (2 pts) b. (2 pts)
3x 9 30x 5 y 2
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81 49
c. (2 pts) d. (2 pts)
3 225
5. Write True or False for the following:
a. (2 pts) a b a b for all numbers a, b 0. _____________
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b. (2 pts) 169 is 13. ___________
c. (2 pts) The graph of y 0.21(x 7)2 9 opens up. ________________
d. (2 pts) f (x) 3(x 1)2 2 and g(x) 3x 2 6x 5 are the same function, just in
different forms. ____________________
6. Given the following systems of equations, tell whether each system has infinitely many,
one, or no solutions and provide a brief explanation. (10 pts)
a. 15x 9y 18
20x 12y 9
b. 2x 7y 11
7x 2y 11
c. x 2y 4
2x 4 y 8
7. a. (4 pts) Simplify this algebraic expression: (8 10 13x) ( 5x 6)
b. (2 pts) Evaluate the algebraic expression from a. for x 5.
8. Find the roots of the following quadratic equations.
a. (4 pts) f (x) x 2 9x 22
b. (4 pts) f (x) x 2 14x 23
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9. Recall the height of a ball after t seconds is given by ℎ 𝑡 = 2 −9.8 𝑡 2 + 𝑣0 𝑡 + 𝑠0
where 𝑣0 is the initial velocity and 𝑠0 is the initial height.
You throw a ball straight up at a velocity of 19.6 meters per second from a height of 250
meters.
a. (1 pt) Give a function for the height of the ball after t seconds.
b. (4 pts) What is the maximum height reached by the ball?
c. (3 pts) How long will it take for the ball to reach the ground? (round your answer
to 2 decimal places)
d. (2 pts) What is an appropriate domain for your function in part a?
10. At a recent Syracuse University basketball game there was a total of 15,500 tickets sold.
The price of an adult ticket is $30 and the price of a child ticket is $10. If the total
amount collected from ticket sales was $320,000, how many adults and children bought
tickets for the game?
a. (2 pts) Identify and assign symbols to the variables in this problem.
b. (4 pts) Write the two symbolic rules relating the variables.
c. (6 pts) Solve the problem to determine how many adult and child tickets were
sold.
11. Determine whether or not the following expressions are equivalent. If they are
equivalent, state by which mathematical properties and if not, state Not Equivalent and
provide a counterexample.
a. (3 pts) 4( x 2 y 3) and 12 4 x 8 y
b. (3 pts) (13 x) 8 y and 13 ( x 8 y)
12. Consider the following graph.
a. (4 pts) Write the equation of the function in the form y ax h k.
b. (3 pts) How does y 2 x 1 5 compare to the equation you got in part a.?
Support your answer with a sketch and explanation.
13. Using the standard form of a quadratic function, y = a(x – h)2 + k:
Give the vertex of the function (1 pt for each)
Tell whether the function will open upwards or downwards (1 pt for each)
Give the Maximum/Minimum Value of the Function (1 pt for each)
Sketch either a. or b. on the provided graph (2 pts)
a. 𝑓 x = 3(𝑥 + 5)2 − 10
b. 𝑓 𝑥 = −6(𝑥 − 1)2
