Kuwait University

Faculty of Science
Department of Mathematics

Math 091: Pre-Calculus

Spring 2021/2022
First Exam
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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Student ID

Section No. Serial No.

Duration: 90 minutes.

In Part I (Questions 1-7), give full justification for your answers.

In Part II (Questions 8-17), select the correct answer.

Calculators and communication devices are not allowed in the examination room.

Question 1 (10 points)

Question 2 (10 points)

Question 3 (15 points)

Question 4 (10 points)

Question 5 (10 points)

Question 6 (15 points)

Question 7 (10 points)

Part II (20 points)

Total
100
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Part I: (80 points) Solve each of the following questions completely.

1 3
+
3 2
1. (10 points) Evaluate 7 2 .
+
10 5

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−1 2
−3
3 𝑥 2 𝑦 −1 𝑥 2 𝑦2
2. (10 points) Simplify the expression ( ) ( ) , where 𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑧
2 𝑧 −3 𝑧

are positive real numbers.

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3. (7.5 + 7.5 = 15 points) Factor each of the following completely.
(a) 8𝑥 4 𝑦 − 27𝑥𝑦 4

(b) 4𝑥 3 + 12𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 3
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4. (10 points) Find all solutions of the equation 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 1 = 0.
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5. (10 points) Find all solutions of the inequality |5𝑥 + 3| ≥ 2.
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6. (7.5 + 7.5 = 15 points) Let 𝐴(4,2) and 𝐵(5, −3). Find:

(a) The distance between 𝐴 and 𝐵.

(b) The midpoint of the line segment joining 𝐴 and 𝐵.

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7. (10 points) Find an equation of the line passing through the points 𝑃(1,3) and
𝑄(−1, −4).

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 Part II: (20 points) Choose the correct answer.
8. Simplify |4 − √17| + 2.
(a) 6 − √17 (b) −2 − √17 (c) √17 − 2 (d) 6 + √17

9. Simplify √18 − 3√50.

(a) −12√2 (b) −4√2 (c) −5 (d) −√2

10. Find the product (𝑎 − √𝑎2 + 𝑏)(𝑎 + √𝑎2 + 𝑏).

(a) 2𝑎2 − 𝑏 (b) 𝑏 (c) −𝑏 (d) 𝑎2 − 𝑎4 + 𝑏 2

11. Expand (𝑥 + 3)3 .

(a) 𝑥 3 + 27 (b) 𝑥 3 + 9𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 27

(c) 𝑥 3 + 9𝑥 2 + 27𝑥 + 27 (d) 𝑥 3 + 9𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 + 27

𝑥−9 𝑥 2 −11𝑥+18
12. Simplify ÷ .
𝑥 2 −9 2𝑥 2 +5𝑥−3

2𝑥−1 2𝑥+1
(a) (b)
(𝑥−3)(𝑥−2) (𝑥+3)(𝑥−2)

(2𝑥+1 )(𝑥+3) 1
(c) (d)
(𝑥+9)(𝑥−2) (𝑥+3)

𝑥+1 5
13. Find the solution of the equation − = 2 − 𝑥.
2 3
9 19 22 9
(a) (b) (c) (d)
19 9 3 4

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 𝑥−1
14. Find all solutions of the inequality ≤ 0.
𝑥−3
(a) (1,3) (b) (−∞, 1] ∪ (3, ∞)
(c) (−∞, 1) ∪ (3, ∞) (d) [1,3)

15. Find the 𝑥 −intercept of the graph of the equation 𝑦 = √𝑥 + 4.

(a) −4 (b) 2 (c) ±2 (d) no 𝑥 −intercept

16. Find an equation of the circle with center (−2,5) and radius √7.
(a) (𝑥 − 2)2 + (𝑦 + 5)2 = 7 (b) (𝑥 + 2)2 + (𝑦 − 5)2 = √7

(c) (𝑥 + 2)2 + (𝑦 − 5)2 = 49 (d) (𝑥 + 2)2 + (𝑦 − 5)2 = 7

17. Which of the following lines are parallel?

(a) 𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 1 = 0 and 3𝑥 − 𝑦 + 1 = 0

(b) 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2 = 0 and 6𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 5 = 0

(c) 𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 3 = 0 and 3𝑥 − 𝑦 + 4 = 0

(d) 𝑥 = 2 and 𝑦 = 2

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 Math 091 – Pre-Calculus, Spring 2021 / 2022, First Exam,
Tuesday, April 19, 2022, Answer Key
𝟏 𝟑
+
𝟑 𝟐
Part I: 1. (10 points) Evaluate 𝟕 𝟐 .
+
𝟏𝟎 𝟓
1 3 7 2 2+9 7+4 11 10 5
Answer: =( + )÷( + ) =( ) ÷ ( 10 ) = 6 ∙ 11 = 3
3 2 10 5 6
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−𝟏 𝟐
−𝟑
𝟑 𝒙𝟐 𝒚−𝟏 𝒙 𝟐 𝒚𝟐
2. (10 points) Simplify the expression ( 𝟐 𝒛−𝟑
) ( 𝒛
) where 𝒙, 𝒚 and 𝒛 are positive real

numbers.
−3 2 3 2
3 𝑥2 𝑧3 𝑦2 2𝑦 𝑦2 8 𝑦3 𝑦4 8 𝑦7
Answer: = ( ) ( 1 ) = (3 𝑥 2 𝑧 3) ( 1 ) = 27 𝑥 6 𝑧 9 =
2𝑦 𝑥 𝑧2 27 𝑥 7 𝑧 11
𝑥2 𝑧 𝑥2 𝑧

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3. (𝟕. 𝟓 + 𝟕. 𝟓 = 𝟏𝟓 points) Factor each of the following completely.
(a) 𝟖𝒙𝟒 𝒚 − 𝟐𝟕𝒙𝒚𝟒

Answer: = 𝑥𝑦(8𝑥 3 − 27𝑦 3 ) = 𝑥𝑦(2𝑥 − 3𝑦)(4𝑥 2 + 6𝑥𝑦 + 9𝑦 2 )

(b) 𝟒𝒙𝟑 + 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙 − 𝟑

Answer: = (4𝑥 3 + 12𝑥 2 ) − (𝑥 + 3)

= 4𝑥 2 (𝑥 + 3) − (𝑥 + 3) = (𝑥 + 3)(4𝑥 2 − 1)

= (𝑥 + 3)(2𝑥 − 1)(2𝑥 + 1)
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4. (10 points) Find all solutions of the equation 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟏 = 𝟎.
Answer: 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = −4, 𝑐 = −1

𝐷 = 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 = 16 + 4 = 20 > 0

−𝑏 ±√𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐 4 ± √20 4 ± 2√5

𝑥= = = = 2 ± √5
2𝑎 2 2
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5. (10 points) Find all solutions of the inequality |𝟓𝒙 + 𝟑| ≥ 𝟐.
Answer: 5𝑥 + 3 ≥ 2 or 5𝑥 + 3 ≤ −2
5𝑥 ≥ −1 5𝑥 ≤ −5
−1
𝑥≥ or 𝑥 ≤ −1
5

−1
𝑠 = (−∞, −1] ∪ [ , ∞)
5

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6. (𝟕. 𝟓 + 𝟕. 𝟓 = 𝟏𝟓 points) Let 𝑨(𝟒, 𝟐) and 𝑩(𝟓, −𝟑). Find:

(a) The distance between 𝑨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝑩.
Answer: 𝒅(𝑨, 𝑩) = √(𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 )𝟐 + (𝒚𝟐 − 𝒚𝟏 )𝟐

= √(5 − 4)2 + (−3 − 2)2 = √(1)2 + (−5)2 = √1 + 25 = √26

(b) The midpoint of the line segment joining 𝑨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝑩.

𝒙𝟏 +𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟏 +𝒚𝟐 𝟒+𝟓 𝟐−𝟑 𝟗 −𝟏
Answer: 𝑴 ( , ) = 𝑴( , ) = 𝑴 (𝟐 , )
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐 𝟐 𝟐

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7. (10 points) Find an equation of the line passing through the points 𝑷(𝟏, 𝟑) and 𝑸(−𝟏, −𝟒).
𝒚𝟐 −𝒚𝟏 −𝟒−𝟑 𝟕
Answer: Slope of the line is: 𝑚 = = =
𝒙𝟐 −𝒙𝟏 −𝟏−𝟏 𝟐

Equation of the line with slope 𝑚 and passes through 𝑃(1,3) is:
𝑦 − 𝑦1 = 𝑚(𝑥 − 𝑥1 )
Therefore, equation of the line is:
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𝑦−3= (𝑥 − 1) or 7𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 1 = 0
2
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Part II: (20 points) Choose the correct answer.

8. Simplify |4 − √17| + 2.
(b) 6 − √17 (b) −2 − √17 (c) √17 − 2 (d) 6 + √17

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 9. Simplify √18 − 3√50.

(b) −12√2 (b) −4√2 (c) −5 (d) −√2

10. Find the product (𝑎 − √𝑎2 + 𝑏)(𝑎 + √𝑎2 + 𝑏).

(b) 2𝑎2 − 𝑏 (b) 𝑏 (c) −𝑏 (d) 𝑎2 − 𝑎 + 𝑏 2

11. Expand (𝑥 + 3)3 .

(b) 𝑥 3 + 27 (b) 𝑥 3 + 9𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 27

(c) 𝑥 3 + 9𝑥 2 + 27𝑥 + 27 (d) 𝑥 3 + 9𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 + 27

𝑥−9 𝑥 2 −11𝑥+18
12. Simplify ÷ .
𝑥 2 −9 2𝑥 2 +5𝑥−3

2𝑥−1 2𝑥+1
(a) (b)
(𝑥−3)(𝑥−2) (𝑥+3)(𝑥−2)

(2𝑥+1 )(𝑥+3) 1
(c) (d)
(𝑥+9)(𝑥−2) (𝑥+3)

𝑥+1 5
13. Find the solution of the equation − = 2 − 𝑥.
2 3
9 19 22 9
(b) (b) (c) (d)
19 9 3 4

𝑥−1
[Link] all solutions of the inequality ≤ 0.
𝑥−3
(b) (1,3) (b) (−∞, 1] ∪ (3, ∞)
(c) (−∞, 1) ∪ (3, ∞) (d) [1,3)

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15. Find the 𝑥 −intercept of the graph of the equation 𝑦 = √𝑥 + 4.
(b) −4 (b) 2 (c) ±2 (d) no 𝑥 −intercept

16. Find an equation of the circle with center (−2,5) and radius √7.
(a) (𝑥 − 2)2 + (𝑦 + 5)2 = 7 (b) (𝑥 + 2)2 + (𝑦 − 5)2 = √7

(c) (𝑥 + 2)2 + (𝑦 − 5)2 = 49 (d) (𝑥 + 2)2 + (𝑦 − 5)2 = 7

17. Which of the following lines are parallel?

(a) 𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 1 = 0 and 3𝑥 − 𝑦 + 1 = 0

(b) 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2 = 0 and 6𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 5 = 0

(c) 𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 3 = 0 and 3𝑥 − 𝑦 + 4 = 0

(d) 𝑥 = 2 and 𝑦 = 2