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2
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TERM GENERAL EXAM
Name:_____________________________________________________

Remember: in each question, write the steps you have taken to reach the solution.

1. Solve the following equations: (1.5 points)
a) 0 4 x 2 4 x 3 = + + b)
3
10
5 x
x 5
5 x
5 x
=
+

+


2. Solve the system of inequalities:
)
`

> +
+
12 y 3 x 2
9 y x
(1 point)
3. Solve the inequality: 0
1 x
5 x 4 x
2

(1 point)

4. Sketch the graph of the compound function: (1.5 points)
( )

+
< <
<
=
2 x if 2 x
2 x 1 if 3
1 x if x 2
x f
a) Domain and range
b) Increasing and decreasing intervals
c) Continuity

5. Calculate x in the following equations: (1.5 points)
a)
16
1
2
3 x
=
+
b) ( ) 2 2 x log
3
= c) 2
4
1
log
x
=

6. Solve algebraically and graphically the simultaneous equation:

=
= +
2
3 x
2
y
x y 2
(Dont use a table data) (2 points)

7. A boy stands at a top of 135 m high building and throw a stone upward. The
stone travel upward for a while then eventually is pulled by gravity down to the
ground. The height of the stone above the ground is given by the function
( ) 135 t 36 t 16 t f
2
+ + = (t time in seconds)
a) Draw the graph (dont use a table data).
b) How high does the ball rise before started to drop downward?
c) After how many seconds does the ball hit the ground? (1.5 points)

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SOLUTION
1. Solve the following equations:
a) ( ) ( )
2
2
x 2 4 4 x 3 x 2 4 4 x 3 0 4 x 2 4 x 3 = + = + = + +
4
3
4
8
13 19
x 0 12 x 19 x 4 x 4 x 16 16 4 x 3
2 2
=

= = + + = +
Checking:
Yes
2
5
2
5
2
3
4
4
16
4
9
4
3
2 4 4
4
3
3
No 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 3
= = + = +
= +

Solution:
4
3
x =
b)
( )( )
( )( )
( )( )
( )( )
( )( )
( )( ) 5 x 5 x 3
5 x 5 x 10
5 x 5 x 3
5 x x 5 3
5 x 5 x 3
5 x 5 x 3
3
10
5 x
x 5
5 x
5 x
+
+
=
+

+
+ +
=
+

+




10 x 100 x 400 x 4
2 2
= = =

2. Solve the system of inequalities:
)
`

> +
+
12 y 3 x 2
9 y x

Graphically:

+
=
=

)
`

= +
= +
3
x 2 12
y
x 9 y
12 y 3 x 2
9 y x
We sketch both lines
( ) 0 , 0 check 9 y x +
NO 9 0 9 0 0 +
( ) 0 , 0 check 12 y 3 x 2 > +
NO 12 0 12 0 0 > > +
The solution region is the one
blue (the region that both
inequalities cover), with the red
line


3. Solve the inequality: 0
1 x
5 x 4 x
2

1
5
2
36 4
x 0 5 x 4 x
2

= =
( )( )
0
1 x
1 x 5 x

+
we are going to study the sign:

Solution: [ ) [ ) + , 5 1 , 1 U
( ) ( ) ( ) 25 x 10 25 x 10 x 3 25 x 10 x 3
2 2 2
= + + +
250 x 10 75 x 30 x 3 75 x 30 x 3
2 2 2
= + + + +
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4. Sketch the graph of the compound function:
( )
[ )

+ +
< <
<
=
, 2 Domain , radical 2 x if 2 x
line horizontal 2 x 1 if 3
2 y - intercepts , 1 slope , line straight 1 x if x 2
x f

a)Domain and range
{ } 1 R Dom =
( ] [ ) + = , 3 2 , Range U
b) Decreasing in ( ) ( ) + , 2 1 , U
Constant in ( ) 1 , 1
c) Continuity
It has a removable
discontinuity in -1 and a jump
discontinuity in 2.

5. Calculate x in the following equations:
a) 7 x 4 3 x 2 2
16
1
2
4 3 x 3 x
= = + = =
+ +

b) ( ) 11 x 2 x 9 2 x 3 2 2 x log
2
3
= = = =
c) 2 x 2 x
4
1
x 2
4
1
log
2 2 2
x
= = = =



6. Solve algebraically and graphically the simultaneous equation:

=
= +
2
3 x
2
y
x y 2
Graphically, straight line and hyperbola
Line: 2 x y = , slope +1, intercepts-y -2
Hyperbola: Vertical asymptote x = 3, Horizontal asymptote y =2

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Algebraically:
( )( ) ( ) 3 x 2 2 3 x 2 x 2
3 x
2
2 x
2
3 x
2
y
2 x y
2
3 x
2
y
x y 2
+ = +

=
=

=
= +

0 y 2
3 y 5
2
9 7
x 0 10 x 7 x 6 x 2 2 6 x 2 x 3 x
2 2
=
=
=

= = + + = +
Solution: they intercept in (5,3) and (2,0)

7. A boy stands at a top of 135 m high building and throw a stone upward. The
stone travel upward for a while then eventually is pulled by gravity down to the
ground. The height of the stone above the ground is given by the function
( ) 135 t 36 t 16 t f
2
+ + = (t time in seconds)
a) Draw the graph (dont use a table data). I + + = 135 x 36 x 16 y
2

Vertex 25 . 155 135
8
9
40
8
9
16 y
8
9
32
36
x
2
= + + |

\
|
= =

= V |

\
|
144 ,
4
9

Intercepts- y 135 y =
Intercepts-x
99 . 1
24 . 4
32
9936 36
x 0 135 x 36 x 16
2

= = + +

b) How high does the ball rise before started to drop downward? 155.25
metres
c) After how many seconds does the ball hit the ground? After 4.24 seconds