MATH 140 Practice Final Exam

Semester 20XX
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1. Find all the zeros of the polynomial p(x) = x3 + x2 − 7x − 3.
√ √ √ √
(a) − 3 (b) 3, 1 + 2, 1 − 2 (c) − 3, 1 + 2, 1 − 2 (d) 1, 3, 7

2. The graph of a function f is shown. Find the range of f .

(a) [4, ∞) (b) [−4, ∞) (c) (−∞, −4] (d) (−∞, ∞)

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3. Suppose f (x) = x2 + 3 and g(x) = x − 2. Which of the following is a formula for f − g (x)?

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(a) f − g (x) = x2 − x + 1
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(b) f − g (x) = x3 + 2x2 + 3x − 2
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(c) f − g (x) = x2 − 4x + 7
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(d) f − g (x) = x2 − x + 5

4. Suppose that when the polynomial p(x) is divided by x − 5, the quotient is

3x4 − 5x2 + 2x − 5 with a remainder of 4. We may conclude that . . .

(a) x − 4 is a factor of p, and 4 is a zero of p.

(b) x + 5 is not a factor of p, and −5 is not a zero of p.
(c) x − 5 is a factor of p, and 5 is a zero of p.
(d) x − 5 is not a factor of p, and 5 is not a zero of p.

5. Find the balance for $1,000 invested at a rate of 8% for four years if the interest is compounded
quarterly.

(a) $1, 375.67 (b) $1, 372.79 (c) $1, 083.00 (d) $372.79
 6. For the matrices A and B defined below, find their sum A + B, if possible.
· ¸ · ¸
3 -7 -1
A= B=
1 -3 5

A+B =
· ¸ · ¸ · ¸
2 -8 -15 8 -8
(a) (b) (c) (d) Undefined
6 2 -16 1 2

7. Divide the polynomial p(x) = x3 − 3x2 − 6x + 15 by x + 2.

1 7
(a) x3 − 5x2 + 4x + 7 (b) x2 − x − 8 − (c) x2 − 5x + 4 + (d) x2 + 3x + 6
x+2 x+2

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8. Let f (x) = 3x + 1, and let g(x) = x − 1. Find f ◦ g (5).
√
(a) 0 (b) 15 (c) 4 (d) 7

x2 + 3
9. Let f (x) = . Find any vertical asymptote(s) of the graph of f .
(x − 4)(x + 8)
√ √
(a) x = 1 (b) x = 4, x = −8 (c) x = −4, x = 8 (d) x = 3 i, x = − 3 i

10. Let f be the one-to-one function defined by the following set of ordered pairs. Find f −1 (4).

{(−3, 2), (4, 5), (7, 4), (10, 19)}

1 1
(a) (b) (c) 5 (d) 7
4 5

11. The number of bacteria N in a culture is given by the model N (t) = 250e0.015t , where t is the
time in hours. Find how many hours it takes for the original population to double. Round
your answer to the nearest hundredth of an hour.

(a) 44.03 hours (b) 45.21 hours (c) 46.21 hours (d) 47.23 hours
 12. Which of the following images depicts the graph of a function as a solid curve and the graph
of its inverse function as a dashed curve?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

1
13. Let f (x) = . Which of the following is a formula for f −1 (x)?
x+3
1 1
(a) f −1 (x) = (b) f −1 (x) = − 3 (c) f −1 (x) = x + 3 (d) No inverse
x+3 x


 3x if x < −1
14. Let f (x) = 2x − 1 if − 1 ≤ x ≤ 5

x+3 if x > 5
Find f (3).

(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 9

15. Which of the following could be the formula of the function whose graph is shown?

(a) f (x) = |x| (b) f (x) = x3 (c) f (x) = x2 (d) f (x) = log x



 x ≥ 0

y ≥ 0
16. Shade the solution set of the system of inequalities:

 2x + y ≤ 4
 3x + 5y ≤ 15

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
17. Find the domain of the function whose graph is shown.

(a) (−∞, ∞) (b) [1, ∞) (c) (0, ∞) (d) (1, ∞)

18. Solve the equation: log6 (x + 2) − log6 x = 2 .

2 35 1
(a) (b) (c) − 6 (d)
35 2 18

· ¸
-9 -5
19. The inverse of the coefficient matrix for the system of equations below is A = .
2 1
Use this inverse to solve the system of equations:
½
x + 5y = -22
-2x - 9y = 39

(a) (-15, -1) (b) (3, -5) (c) (2, -4) (d) (173, -307)

20. Due to atmospheric pressure, the temperature at which water boils varies with altitude. Using
equipment to duplicate atmospheric pressure, a physics student studied this relationship for
altitudes between 3000 ft and 7000 ft. Her results are shown in the table, where h is alti-
tude in feet, and t is the Fahrenheit temperature at which water boiled in the lab. Assume
that the relationship between t and h is linear, and use a graphing utility to find the equa-
tion which best models t in terms of h. Then use the model to estimate, to the nearest tenth
of a degree, the temperature at which water will boil on Pike’s Peak, 14,115 feet above sea level.

h 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000

(a) 186.0◦ (b) 186.2◦ (c) 186.4◦ (d) 186.6◦
t 206.5 204.7 202.9 201.0 199.2
 21. The graph of a function f is shown.

1
Which of the following images depicts y = f (x) − 3?
2

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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22. Suppose f (x) = log(x − 3) and g(x) = x + 4. Find the domain of f ◦ g (x).

(a) (−3, ∞) (b) (−∞, −3) (c) (−1, ∞) (d) [−1, ∞)

23. Solve the equation: 16 = 27x−5 .

13 9
(a) 0.1143 (b) − 0.3010 (c) (d)
7 7

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24. Suppose f (x) = 2x2 and g(x) = x + 1. Which of the following is a formula for f · g (x)?

¡ ¢ √
(a) f · g (x) = 2x2 x + 1
¡ ¢ 2x2
(b) f · g (x) = √
x+1
¡ ¢ √
(c) f · g (x) = 2x2 + 1
¡ ¢
(d) f · g (x) = 3x + 1

25. Solve the equation: e5x = 7 .

(a) 0.39 (b) 0.23 (c) 9.73 (d) 3.81

5
26. Let g(x) = . Find the domain of g.
x−4
(a) (−∞, 4) ∪ (4, ∞) (b) [4, ∞) (c) (−∞, −4) ∪ (−4, ∞) (d) (−∞, ∞)

27. Maximize the objective function z = 0.5x + 1.5y in the feasible region which is shown.
6
`(0,8)
`` ```
```
` (5,7)
B
B
B
B
B
B (6,4)
¶
¶
¶
¶
¶
¶
(0,0)
¶
¾ ¶ -
? (3,0)

The maximum value of z is (a) 0 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 15

28. Use the rational root theorem to list all possible rational zeros of the polynomial
p(x) = 15x4 + 4x3 − 8x + 7.

1 3 5 15
(a) ±1, ±3, ±5, ±15, ± , ± , ± , ±
7 7 7 7
(b) ±1, ±3, ±5, ±15
(c) ±1, ±7
1 7 1 7 1 7
(d) ±1, ±7, ± , ± , ± , ± , ± , ±
3 3 5 5 15 15

29. Which of the following functions is odd?

(a) f (x) = x2 − x + 4
(b) g(x) = 2x3 − x
(c) h(x) = 5e3x
1
(d) k(x) = 2
x

2x2 − 3x + 7
30. Let f (x) = . Find f (3).
5x2 − 2x
2 16 18
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d)
5 39 45

31. Describe the end behavior of the graph of the polynomial function
q(x) = −0.01x7 + 7x5 − 10.

(a) Up to the left; Up to the right.

(b) Up to the left; Down to the right.
(c) Down to the left; Up to the right.
(d) Down to the left; Down to the right.

½
y = x2 − 6x + 4
32. Solve the system of equations.
−2x + 2y = −4

(a) (1, −1) (b) (1, 4), (6, −1) (c) (1, −1), (6, 4) (d) (−1, 1), (−6, −4)
 33. Each of the following images shows the graph of a function. Each image is at an appropriate
scale to accurately suggest the end behavior and any other important characteristics of the
graph. Which could be the graph of a polynomial function?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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34. Suppose f (x) = x − 3 and g(x) = x2 + 5. Which of the following is a formula for f ◦ g (x)?

¡ ¢ √
(a) f ◦ g (x) = x + 2
¡ ¢ √
(b) f ◦ g (x) = x2 + 2
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(c) f ◦ g (x) = x + 2
¡ ¢ √
(d) f ◦ g (x) = x2 + 5 + x − 3

3x4 − x2 + 8x
35. Let f (x) = . Find any horizontal asymptote of the graph of f .
5x3 − 2x2 + 3x
8 3
(a) y = 0 (b) y = (c) y = (d) No horizontal asymptote
3 5
  
2/3 -1/3 0
36. Find the inverse of the matrix  -5/3 19/12 -1/4 .
0 -1/4 1/4
     
4 1 1 3/2 -3 0 1 0 0
(a)  5 2 2  (b)  -3/5 12/19 -4  (c)  0 1 0  (d) No Inverse
5 2 6 0 -4 4 0 0 1

37. The graph of a function f is shown.

Which of the following images depicts the graph y = −f (x − 4) ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
38. The image shows the graph of a function g. Find g(9).

(a) − 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 9

x+7
39. Write a partial fraction decomposition for .
(x − 3)(x + 2)
x 7 x+7 11 5 2 1
(a) + (b) 2 (c) + (d) −
x−3 x+2 x −x−6 x−3 x+2 x−3 x+2

40. The graph of the feasible region for the indicated set of constraints is given. Find the vertices
of this feasible region.



 x ≥ 0


 y ≥ 0
3x + 8y ≤ 24

 7x + 2y ≤ 14


 4x + 3y ≤ 12

(a) (0, 0), (0, 3), (1, 2.5), (1.1, 2.1), (2, 0)
µ ¶
18 28
(b) (0, 0), (0, 3), (1, 2.5), , , (2, 0)
13 13
µ ¶
24 60
(c) (0, 0), (0, 3), , , (1.1, 2.1) (2, 0)
23 23
µ ¶ µ ¶
24 60 18 28
(d) (0, 0), (0, 3), , , , , (2, 0)
23 23 13 13
41. Find all the zeros of the polynomial p(x) = 2x3 − 9x2 − 6x + 40.

5 5
(a) − 2, , 4 (b) 0, 2, 52 (c) 2, − , −4 (d) 2, −9, −6
2 2

42. For the matrices A and B defined below, find their product AB, if possible.
 
· ¸ 3 -1
1 4 -3
A= B= 0 2 
1 -2 1
4 6

AB =
 
1 12 -12 · ¸ · ¸
4 3 -9 -11
(a) Undefined (b)  -6 4 2  (c) (d)
-2 3 7 1
1 8 7

½
3x + 4y = 40
43. Solve the system of equations.
5x − y = 13

(a) (4, 7) (b) (7, 4) (c) (11.5, 7) (d) (1, 5)

44. For the matrices A and B defined below, find their sum A + B, if possible.
· ¸ · ¸
6 4 -7 4 3 5
A= B=
2 1 8 1 0 -7

A+B =
· ¸ · ¸ · ¸
10 7 2 10 7 -2 24 12 -35
(a) (b) (c) (d) Undefined
3 1 15 3 1 1 2 0 -56

45. Use a graphing utility to approximate the positive zero of the polynomial
p(x) = x3 + 4x2 − 35x − 24 to the nearest ten-thousandth.

(a) 4.6458 (b) 4.6453 (c) 4.5000 (d) 4.6455

46. For the matrix A defined below, find the scalar product 2A, if possible.
£ ¤
A= 6 4 -7 3
£ ¤ £ ¤
(a) 12 8 -14 6 (b) 6 (c) 12 4 -7 3 (d) Undefined

½
2x - 3y = 9
47. Write the system of equations in the form of a matrix equation.
-5x + 7y = 8
· ¸· ¸ · ¸
2 -3 x 9
(a) =
-5 7 y 8
· ¸
2 -3 £ ¤ £ ¤
(b) x y = 9 8
-5 7
· ¸
2x -3y £ ¤
(c) = 9 8
-5x 7y
· ¸
£ ¤ 9
(d) x y =
8

48. Which of the following matrix equations would give the solution to the indicated system of
equations?
½
4x - 3y = 6
5x + 7y = 9
· ¸ · ¸−1 · ¸
x 4 -3 6
(a) =
y 5 7 9
· ¸ · ¸· ¸
x 4 -3 6
(b) =
y 5 7 9
· ¸
£ ¤ £ ¤ 4 -3 −1
(c) x y = 6 9
5 7
· ¸
4 -3 6
(d)
5 7 9
49. Which of the following functions has an inverse function?

(a) f (x) = |x − 4|
(b) g(x) = (x + 4)2
1
(c) h(x) =
(x − 4)(x + 4)
(d) k(x) = (x − 4)3

x2 − 3x + 5
50. Write the decomposition template for .
(x − 3)(x + 2)2
x2 −3x + 5
(a) +
x − 3 (x + 2)2
A B C
(b) + +
x − 3 x + 2 (x + 2)2
Ax + B Cx + D Ex + F
(c) + +
x−3 x+2 (x + 2)2
A B
(d) +
x−3 x+2