Diagnostic Examination

Georgia O'Keeffe's Line and Curve

1.
Simplify
1

1+ 1

x+1
(a)
x+1
(b)
x+1

2
(c)
1

x+2
(d)
x+1

x+2
(e)
1

x+1
2. The remainder of dividing the polynomial   x3 + x2   by   x2 +1   is
(a) x
(b) -x -1
(c) 0
(d) x +1
(e) 1
3.
Simplify
x + 1

(x2 - 2x - 3)

x - 3

x + 1
(a)
1

x-3
(b)
1

x+1
(c)
( x+1

x - 3
) ( x2 - 2x - 3

x+1
)
(d)
x+1

(x-3)2
(e) 12
4. Find the midpoint of the line segment between (-2,1) and (4,5).
(a) (1,3)
(b) (-1,1)
(c) (3,3)
(d) (3,1)
(e) (3,-1)
5. The parabola with equation y = x2 +1 intersects the line y = mx if and only if
(a) m = 2
(b) 4 less than or equal m2
(c) 2 less than or equal m
(d) m > 0
(e) m < 0
6. A circle contains the four vertices of a square with diagonal of length 6. The area of the region outside the square and inside the circle is
(a) 36pi - 36
(b) 9pi - 9
(c) 36 pi
(d) 36
(e) 9pi - 18
7. Find all solutions to x2-3x + 2 = 0.
(a) x = 1 and x = 2
(b) x = 1 and x = -2
(c) x = 1.1 and x = 2.1
(d) x = -1 and x = 2
(e) x = -1 and x = -2
8. If x = y and x2y2 - 5xy + 6 = 0, then which of the following is possible?
(a) x = 6
(b) x2 = 3
(c) x2 = 6
(d) x = 3
(e) x = 2
9. How many real solutions for x are there to the equation x2 + 3x + 8 = 0?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) It cannot be determined.
(d) 1
(e) 0
10. If log(x) = 4 then log(x2) is
(a) 10
(b) 8
(c) 1
(d) 2
(e) 4
11. Which of the following values of x satisfies log2(x) - log2(x+1) = -1?
(a) x = 1
(b) x = 2
(c) x = 1/3
(d) x = 3
(e) x = -1/3
12. log(x2 - 2x +1) > log(25) reduces to
(a) x < -4
(b) x < 6
(c) x > -4
(d) x > 6
(e) x < -4 or x > 6
13. If h(x) = x2, g(x) = x+1, and f(x) = x +3, then what is h(g(f(0)))?
(a) 4
(b) 16
(c) 1
(d) 9
(e) 0
14. The function f(x) = [x2 -1]1/2 has domain
(a) The set of all numbers x such that either x is less than or equal to -1 or 1 is less than or equal to x
(b) The set of all numbers x such that 1 is less than or equal to x
(c) The set of all numbers x such that either x < -1 or 1 < x
(d) The set of all numbers x such that 1 < x
(e) The interval [-1,1]
15. If f(x) = 3x + 3 what is f(f(2))?
(a) 81
(b) 30
(c) Not defined.
(d) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(e) 9
16.
The inequality
x
x2 +1
> 0
is equivalent to:
(a) x > 0
(b) x = 0
(c) x < 1
(d) x > 1
(e) x < 0
17.
Simplify
-10 < 4x + 2

5
< 10
(a) -12 < x < 13
(b) -13 < x < 12
(c) -13 < x < 13
(d) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(e) -12 < x < 12
18.
The inequality
x3
-4x2 +3x-5
> 0
is equivalent to:
(a) None of the other answers is correct
(b) x is not equal to 0
(c) x > 0
(d) x = 0
(e) x < 0
19. If 5x - 6y = 4 and 3x + 4y = 10, find x and y.
(a) x = -2 and y = -1
(b) x = 2 and y = 1
(c) x = 2 and y = -2
(d) x = -2 and y = 2
(e) x = 4 and y = 1
20. If y + 4x - 18 = 0 and y2 = x, then there is a solution with y given by
(a) y = 0
(b) y = 9/4
(c) Cannot be determined
(d) y = 1
(e) y = 2
21. If y + 4x - 5 = 0 and y = x2, then there is a solution with y given by
(a) Cannot be determined
(b) y = 0
(c) y = 20
(d) y = 30
(e) y = 25
22. The radian measure of an angle of 45 degrees is
(a) pi/4
(b) 2pi/3
(c) pi/2
(d) pi
(e) pi/3
23. If sin(a) = 1, cos(b) > 0, and sin(b) = 1/2, then sin(a + b) is
(a) 3/2
(b) 2/3
(c) 31/2/2
(d) 1/2
(e) 2/(31/2)
24. A line containing the point (0,0) defines an angle of 60 degrees with the x-axis. If the slope of the line is negative then the line must contain the point
(a) (1,2)
(b) (1,-3)
(c) (1,31/2)
(d) (1,-2)
(e) (1,-31/2)