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fMAT 112 Final Exam Fall 2013
Instructor: Scott Baumgartner
December 11, 2013
Instructions:
Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. SHOW ALL WORK required
in solving the problems. No work means zero 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.
Printed name: ___________________________________
Signature: ______________________________________
Question Points Possible Points Earned
1 8
2 6
3 12
4 8
5 8
6 12
7 5
8 8
9 12
10 6
11 7
12 8
TOTAL 100
1. Consider the table to the right:
a. What type of function is ? Explain your reasoning. [1 point]
b. What is the value of ? [1 point] 0 10
2 6
4 2
6 -2
c. For what values of is ? [2 points] 8 -6
d. Find an equation of this function. [4 points]
2. a. Write an equation of the line that passes through the point and parallel to
. [4 points]
b. What is the slope and y-intercept of the following equation? [2 points]
3. Solve for . [3 points each]
a. b.
c. | | d.
4. Simplify the following completely (leaving NO NEGATIVE EXPONENTS):
[2 points each]
a. b.
√
c. d. √
5. Write True or False for the following. EXPLAIN your reasoning. [2 points each]
a. √ √ √ for all numbers . a. ___________
b. √ is . b. ___________
c. The graph of opens up. c. ___________
d. and are the same function, just in
different forms.
d. ______
6. Given the following systems of equations:
i. Tell whether each system has infinitely many, one, or no solutions and provide a brief
explanation. [9 points each]
ii. If there is only one solution, solve the system for both variables algebraically.
[3 points]
a.
b.
c.
7. Consider the algebraic following algebraic expression:
a. Simplify this algebraic expression completely. [3 points]
b. Evaluate the algebraic expression when [2 points]
8. Find the real roots of the following quadratic equations, if there are any. [4 points each]
a. b.
9. Determine whether or not the following expressions are equivalent. If they are
equivalent, state by which mathematical properties and if not, state “Not Equivalent”.
[3 points each]
a. and
b. and
10. At a recent Syracuse University basketball game there was a total of 17,500 tickets sold.
The price of an adult ticket is $30 and the price of a child ticket is $15. If the total
amount collected from ticket sales was $450,000, how many adults and children bought
tickets for the game?
a. Identify and assign symbols to the variables in this problem. [2 points]
b. Write the two symbolic rules relating the variables. [4 points]
c. Solve the problem to determine how many adult and child tickets were sold.
[6 points]
11. Consider the following graph.
a. Write the equation of the function in the form | | . Explain how
you get your values for , , and .
b. How does | | compare to the equation you got in part a.? Support
your answer with a sketch and explanation. [3 points]
12. Use the form of a quadratic function, y = a(x – h)2 + k, to answer the following about
each function.
*** Note that in part b. you must first put the equation into this form. [2 points] ***
Tell whether the function will open upwards or downwards [1 point each]
Give the Maximum/Minimum Value of the Function [1 point each]
Sketch EITHER equation a. or equation b. on the provided graph [2 points]
a.
b.
