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    SEU Basic Algebra Concepts MATH 1413 Self-Assessment PDF

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    The document is a self-assessment for a precalculus course at Southeastern University. It contains 30 questions testing various precalculus concepts such as combining like terms, factoring, operations with fractions, radicals, inequalities, and complex numbers. The questions are meant to assess whether students have mastered the prerequisite knowledge needed for the course. An answer key is provided with the step-by-step work shown for each problem.

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    Southeastern University Math 1413 PreCalculus Self-Assessment

    The following assessment serves as a way to determine if the prerequisite material for this class
    has been mastered. The concepts covered by the questions are assumed knowledge for every
    lecture. This assessment is not graded.

    1. (Combining Like Terms) Simplify the following expressions.


    a) 3𝑥𝑥 + 4 − 2𝑥𝑥 + 9 b) 3(2𝑥𝑥 + 3) + 2 c) 2𝑥𝑥 2 ⋅ 3𝑥𝑥

    2. (Factoring) Factor the following expressions.


    a) 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 6𝑥𝑥 b) 𝑥𝑥 2 + 6𝑥𝑥 + 5 c) 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 3𝑥𝑥 + 1

    3. (Operations with Fractions) Simplify.


    1 1 9𝑥𝑥 2
    a) 2𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑥𝑥 b) 3𝑥𝑥

    4. (Operations with Radicals) Simplify.


    a) √20 b) √36𝑥𝑥 2 c) √2 + 2√2 + √3

    5. (Miscellaneous)
    a) What is the greatest common factor of 10𝑥𝑥 and 15𝑥𝑥 2 ?

    b) Let 𝑥𝑥 = 3 and 𝑦𝑦 = 4. Evaluate the expression: 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦?

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    Southeastern University Math 1413 PreCalculus Self-Assessment

    6. a.) Express the distance between the given numbers using absolute value.

    – 3 and 11

    b.) Calculate the distance between – 3 and 11.

    7. Multiply:

    (5 − 6i )(3 + 4i ) .

    Type your answer in the form a + bi .

    8. a.) Write the rational number as a decimal.

    14
    99

    b.) Determine whether the decimal is repeating or terminating.

    9. Find the solution set of the following equation: x 2 = 7 x + 30

    4
    10. Rationalize the denominator:
    10

    11. Find the solution set for the equation:

    x−2 = 4

    12. Simplify: 3
    − 125

    4
    −
     27  3
    13. Simplify:  
     64 

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    Southeastern University Math 1413 PreCalculus Self-Assessment

    14. Solve:

    9 x + 81 = x + 5

    15. Determine if the equation has one solution, infinitely many solutions, or no solution. Find
    the solution, if the equation only has one solution.

    6x 6
    = +3
    x −1 x −1

    16. Solve the combined inequality: 6 x ≤ 4 x + 7 < 5x + 5

    17. a.) Solve the inequality and write your answer in interval notation: 6( x + 5) ≥ 7 x + 33

    b.) Graph the solution set using a number line.

    18. Convert the radical expression to its rational exponent form and then simplify:

    4
    52

    19. a.) Identify the following number as rational or irrational: 1.716

    b.) Explain your answer.

    20. Simplify the expression. Write your answer without negative exponents. Assume x ≠ 0 .

    −2
     − 4x 
     
     3 

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    Southeastern University Math 1413 PreCalculus Self-Assessment

    21. Solve the inequality: 8 x + 17 < 0


    22. Solve the inequality: x 2 − 3 x − 18 < 0

    23. Simplify: (a )
    −5 −6

    24. Multiply: 3 x 2 ⋅ (−4 x 5 ) ⋅ 7 x10

    25. Solve the compound inequality and write your answer in interval notation:

    6 x + 5 ≥ 5 and 3 x − 7 ≤ −1

    26. Simplify: i17

    3 x + 4 x + 55
    27. Solve the equation: + = 16
    4 7

    28. Divide and simplify to the form a + bi .

    20i
    3+i

    29. Simplify to the form a + bi .

    (8 − i ) + (−5 + 3i )

    30. Simplify: 7 3 + 2 32 − 8 − 27

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    Southeastern University Math 1413 PreCalculus Self-Assessment

    Answers:

    1. a.) x + 13

    b.) 6 x + 11

    c.) 6x 3

    2. a.) 2 x( x + 3)

    b.) ( x + 1)( x + 5)

    c.) (2 x + 1)( x + 1)

    1
    3. a.)
    x

    b.) 3 x

    4. a.) 2 5

    b.) 6 x

    c.) 3 2 + 3

    5. a.) 5 x

    b.) 22

    6. a.) − 3 − 11 or 11 − (−3)

    b.) 14

    7. 39 + 2i

    8. a.) . 14

    b.) repeating

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    Southeastern University Math 1413 PreCalculus Self-Assessment

    9. x = −3 or x = 10

    2 10
    10.
    5

    11. x = 6 or x = −2

    12. –5

    256
    13.
    81

    14. x = 7 ; Check each solution: x = −8 is extraneous.

    15. No Solution; x = 1 cannot be a solution because you cannot divide by 0.

    7
    16. 2 < x ≤
    2
    7
    Interval Notation: (2 , ]
    2

    17. a.) (− ∞, − 3]

    b.)

    1
    18. 5 or 2
    5 ≈ 2.236

    19. a.) Rational

    b.) Because the decimal is a terminating decimal,


    1716 429
    it can be written as a ratio or fraction =
    1000 250

    9
    20.
    16 x 2

    21. No Solution; the absolute value of an expression cannot be negative (less than zero).

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    Southeastern University Math 1413 PreCalculus Self-Assessment

    22. − 3 < x < 6

    23. a 30

    24. − 84x17

    25. [0 , 2]

    26. i

    27. x = 8

    28. 2 + 6i

    29. 3 + 2i

    30. 4 3 + 6 2

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