Chapter 1 Review Problems MATH 112 - Spring 2025
The following is designed as a resource to aid you in preparing for Test 1. You may also consider it as an
additional resource when preparing for quizzes.
1) Determine the equation of the line which passes through (5, 2) and (4, 1). State your answer in slope-
intercept form.
2) Write the equation of horizontal line that passes through (4, 7).
3) Write the equation of the vertical line which passes through (−2, 4).
4) Find the equation of the line which is parallel to y − 3x = −1 and has a y-intercept of 4.
5) Find the equation of the line which is perpendicular to y = 3x − 4 and passes through (2, −4).
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6) State the quadratic formula.
7) Determine the roots of the quadratic function: f (x) = 2x2 + 3x − 1.
8) Determine the domain of the following functions:
1 √
a) b) 2x − 1
x2 − 5x + 6
1
c) ln(5x + 1) d) √
x2 − x − 12
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(x + 3)(2 − x)
e) ln(9 − x2 ) f) log3
x+2
√
9−x
g) ln(x2 + 1) h)
x2 − 4
10) Let g(x) be the piecewise function defined below.
x + 1
x < −1
g(x) = 4 −1 ≤ x < 1 ,
2
x x>1
Evaluate the following
a) g(1) b) g(-2)
g(-1) d) g(3)
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11) Sketch g(x) given in problem 10.
12) Given f (x) = 3x − 3 and g(x) = 1 − x2 , Determine
a) (f ◦ g)(x) b) (g ◦ f )(x)
13) Let h(x) = (2x + 2)10 . Define functions f (x) and g(x) so that h(x) = f (g(x))
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f (x + h) − f (x)
14) Let f (x) = x2 + 3x − 2. Evaluate and simplify completely.
h
15) Complete the following table.
degrees (θ) Radians (θ) sin(θ) cos(θ) tan(θ)
0
30
45
60
90
16) Evaluate the following trigonometric functions.
a) sin 3π b) cos 7π tan − π6
4 6
π 5π 7π
d) sec 3 e) csc 3 f) cot 6
Note: you should be comfortable finding trig functions of any of the special angles with out the use of a
table or calculator.
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3π
17) Given π ≤ θ ≤ 2 . Complete the following table.
sin(θ) cos(θ) tan(θ) sec(θ) csc(θ) cot(θ)
− 37
18) Let f (x) be a function and suppose that f (15) = 2001. What is f −1 (2001).
19) Let f (x) = 31 x − 2. Find f −1 (x))
20) State the ranges of sin−1 (x), cos−1 (x) and tan−1 (x).
21) Determine
b) tan−1 (−1)
a) sin−1 − 12
√
c) cos−1 − 23 d) sec−1 (2)
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22) Write the following expressions so that they contain a single exponent in the numerator
s of the expression.
√3 y 7
a) x7 b) x3 x6 c)
y −2
3
x3
−3 13 1
d) x 2 x3 e) f)
(x + 3)10 x7
23) Simplify the following.
2
a) 8− 3 b) ln(e3 ) c) log3 (81)
d) log 21 (4) e) 2log2 3 f) ln √1
e
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24) Expand the following
√ !
x2
log2
23 y 3
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