Department of Mathematics & Statistics MATH 0863 - Precalculus

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STUDENT’S NAME: ID#

INSTRUCTOR’S NAME: (FRE1A) E. Robert and (FR01A) W. Tomilson

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS


MATH 0863 - Precalculus
FINAL EXAMINATION DECEMBER 2009

TIME: 3 HOURS

MARKS

Place all solutions on these sheets


NO CALCULATORS ALLOWED

−b ± b2 − 4ac
This is the quadratic formula as seen in class : x =
2a

1. Solve the following equations:

[4] (a) 3(x − 2) = 2(x + 5) + 4

[4] (b) 2x2 + 18x + 20 = −20

18
[4] (c) =x−3
x

[3] (d) log3 (x − 4) + log3 (x + 4) = 2

[3] (e) (8)2x+1 = 16


[3] (f) ex+2 = 8

[2] 2. (a) Find an equation for the line passing through (4, −5) and which is perpen-
dicular to 2x − y = 3.

[2] (b) Sketch the graph of: (label intercepts) 3x + y = 7.

3. Evaluate giving exact answers:

1
[2] (a) + 2(4)2 =
(2)−1

2
[2] (b) 8 3 =

[2] (c) log3 81 =

[2] (d) log(2) + log(5) =


[2] (e) sin =
3
[2] (f) tan(−150◦ ) =

[2] (g) 480◦ = radians


[2] (h) radians = degrees
2

4. For the function f (x) = x2 − 4x − 12 determine:

[3] (a) the vertex

[2] (b) the domain and range of f (x)

[3] (c) the x and y intercepts

[4] (d) graph the function

[2] (e) solutions of x2 − 4x − 12 < 0 (find the interval where f (x) < 0)
5. Sketch the following functions clearly labelling all important features
(x−1)
[5] (a) y = (x+2)

[5] (b) y = (x − 3)2 (x + 1)(x2 − 5x + 4)

[2] 6. (a) Sketch the following function clearly labelling all important features:
y = 2 sin x + 1

[1] (b) If 0 < x < 2π, for what values of x is f (x) increasing?
7. An archer standing on the roof of a building shot an arrow into the air. If the
height (h) of the arrow in meters above the ground after (t) seconds can be
described by the equation: h = −5t2 + 20t + 25, find

[2] (a) the height from which the arrow was shot

[2] (b) the time the arrow reaches its maximal height.

[2] (c) the maximal height reached by the arrow.

[2] (d) the time it took the arrow to reach the ground.

[2] (e) Sketch a graph to represent the arrow.


8. (a) If sin α = 35 , find
[1] (i) how many different possible values can cos α take?
[2] (ii) possible cos α values are:
[1] (iii)if α is in the second quadrant (QII), then cos α =

(b) Solve the following: (0 ≤ θ ≤ 360◦ )

[2] (i) 2 sin θ = 1

[2] (ii) cos2 θ − 1 = 0

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