Diagnostic Examination

Georgia O'Keeffe's Line and Curve

1. The equation, 4x2 - 6x + 10 = 0, has
(a) one real solution
(b) two real solutions
(c) no real solutions
(d) four real solutions
(e) three real solutions
2. Find the product (2x+y)(y-3x).
(a) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(b) -6x2 + y2 - xy
(c) 6x2 + y2 - xy
(d) -6x2 + y2
(e) -xy
3.
Evaluate
( 1

x
+ 3 ) ( 5 + 2

x2
).
(a)
5

x
+ 15 + 2

x3
+ 6

x2
(b) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(c)
5

x
+ 6

x2
(d)
11

x
+ 15 + 2

x2
(e)
4

x
+ 6

x2
4. The set of points (x,y) such that   x2 + y2 = 9   is
(a) a circle of radius 3 centered at (0,0)
(b) a parabola
(c) a circle of radius 9 centered at (0,0)
(d) an hyperbola
(e) a circle of radius 3 centered at (1,1)
5. The set of points (x,y) such that   x2 -2x + y2 = 8   is
(a) a circle of radius 3 centered at (0,1)
(b) a circle of radius 81/2 centered at (1,0)
(c) a circle of radius 3 centered at (1,0)
(d) a circle of radius 81/2 centered at (0,0)
(e) a circle of radius 3 centered at (0,0)
6. The line containing the points (1,1) and (1,-1) is perpendicular to the line
(a) x = 5
(b) y = -x -1
(c) y = 5
(d) y -1 = x -1
(e) y = 2x +1
7. If 2(2x-3) + 5(x + 1) = 6x-7, what is x?
(a) x = 2
(b) x = -2
(c) x = 8
(d) x = 4
(e) x = -4
8. If x = 8, find the largest value of y which satisfies y2x + yx2 + 128 = 0.
(a) -4
(b) 4
(c) -8
(d) There is no largest value.
(e) 8
9. How many real solutions for x are there to the equation x2 + 3x + 8 = 0?
(a) 3
(b) It cannot be determined.
(c) 1
(d) 0
(e) 2
10. If f(x) = 2-x, find f(4).
(a) -1/16
(b) 16
(c) -16
(d) 8
(e) 1/16
11. log2(x2 y2) is equal to which of the following?
(a) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(b) 2log2(x) + 2log2(y)
(c) log2(x2) log2(y2)
(d) [log2(x)]2 + [log2(y)]2
(e) log2(x) + log2(y)
12. Which of the following values of x satisfies log2(3x) + log2(2x) = 3?
(a) x = 5
(b) x = (4/3)1/2
(c) x = 4
(d) x = 3/5
(e) x = (3/2)1/2
13. The function f(x) = x2 has range
(a) The set of all numbers x such that x is less than or equal to 0
(b) The set of all numbers x such that x is less than or equal to 1
(c) The set of all numbers x such that x is greater than or equal to 0
(d) The set of all numbers
(e) The set of all numbers x such that x is greater than or equal to 1
14. If f(x) = 3x + 3 and g(y) = 2y + 5, what is g(f(2))?
(a) 30
(b) 7
(c) 23
(d) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(e) 9
15. If f(x) = 3x2 + 4 and g(y) = 2y1/2 + 5, what is g(f(2))?
(a) 13
(b) 20
(c) 9
(d) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(e) 10
16. The inequality |x -1| < |2 -x| is equivalent to
(a) x < 1/2
(b) x < 2
(c) x < 3/2
(d) 1 < x
(e) 1 < x < 2
17.
The expression -1 <
1-x2

1+x2
< 1 is satisfied by
what values of x?
(a) All values of x satisfy this expression.
(b) -1 < x < 1
(c) x not equal to 0
(d) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(e) There are no values of x which satisfy this expression.
18.
Under which of the following conditions does   x   satisfy
x + 2

| x - 1 |
> 0
(a) x + 2 > 0
(b) x - 1 > 0 and x + 2 > 0
(c) x is not equal to 1 and x + 2 > 0
(d) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(e) There are no values of x which satisfy this expression.
19. If 3x + 4y = 7 and 5x-4y = 1, then xy is
(a) Cannot be determined
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 1
20. If x - y = 4 and 4x - y = 1, then 3xy is
(a) 6
(b) Cannot be determined
(c) 12
(d) 9
(e) 15
21. If y + 4x - 5 = 0 and y = x2, then there is a solution with y given by
(a) Cannot be determined
(b) y = 25
(c) y = 30
(d) y = 0
(e) y = 20
22. The radian measure of an angle of 60 degrees is
(a) pi/3
(b) 2(pi/3)
(c) pi/2
(d) pi/4
(e) pi
23. If sin(a) = 1, cos(b) > 0, and sin(b) = 1/2, then sin(a + b) is
(a) 2/(31/2)
(b) 31/2/2
(c) 2/3
(d) 3/2
(e) 1/2
24. If sin(a + b) = 1 and tan(a) = 0, then tan(b) is
(a) 1
(b) 1/4
(c) 0
(d) undefined
(e) 1/2