Precalculus 485 Name ________________________________

Final Exam Review

Unit 4: Logs + Exponential Functions

1. Graph each of the following functions:

a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3! b. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥

c. 𝑓(𝑥) = ln (𝑥) d. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 !

2. Evaluate each of the following expressions.

a. log " 4 b. log # 1 c. log $% 5# d. 16&'(! )

* * # *
e. log f. ln # g. log $ 4" h. 𝑙𝑛1
√*,,, √- "
3. Condense the following logarithmic expressions.
a. 6𝑙𝑛𝑥 + 4𝑙𝑛𝑦 − 2𝑙𝑛𝑧 b. log 5 + 2log 4 − 3log 2

4. Expand the following logarithmic expressions.

." / 1 $ √!
a. log # 0#
b. ln 𝑥𝑦𝑧 c. 𝑙𝑜𝑔 #
√2

5. Solve each equation.

a. log(3𝑥 − 2) = 2 b. 2log 𝑥 = log 2 + log(3𝑥 − 4)

c. 6!3* = 92 d. 4#!4% = 16!4* e. 2ln(𝑥 + 2) = 32

e. log % (2𝑥 + 12) = log % (3𝑥 + 4) f. log $ 𝑥 + log $ (𝑥 − 6) = 4

g. 4𝑒 $! = 16 h. 4∙ 2#! = 64 i. log 𝑥 − log(𝑥 − 3) = 1

6. A person invests $350 in a bank account that increases at a rate of 2% each year.
a. Write an equation for the amount this investment would be worth after t-years.

b. How much would the investment be worth after 20 years?

c. Determine the time it will take for the investment to reach $400. Round to the nearest tenth.

Unit 5: Trig Graphs + Identities

1. Find each of the following values given 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥), 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 $ (𝑥), and ℎ(𝑥) = tan (2𝑥)
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a. 𝑓 C " D + 𝑔( $ ) b. ℎ C 6 D − 2𝑓( 6
) c. 𝑓 C $ D + 𝑔 C 6 D − ℎ(𝜋)

2. Find the value of θ over the interval ⎡⎣0,2π ⎤⎦ that satisfies the given conditions.
a. 2 sin(𝑥) = √2 b. 4𝑐𝑜𝑠 $ (𝑥) + 3 = 4

c. cos(𝑥) + √3 = −cos (𝑥) d. 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛$ (𝑥) − 3 sin(𝑥) + 1 = 0

3. Graph each of the following functions.

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a. 𝑦 = −3𝑠𝑖𝑛 C$ 𝑥D

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b. 𝑦 = $ 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝜋𝑥) − 1

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c. 𝑦 = 2𝑠𝑖𝑛 C𝑥 − $ D

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d. 𝑦 = −𝑐𝑜𝑠2 C𝑥 − $ D + 1
4. Simplify the following expressions.
089 " (!)
a. cot(𝑥) sec(𝑥) sin (𝑥) b. <=<(!)3*

c. (1 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛$ 𝑥)(1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛$ 𝑥) d. 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥(𝑐𝑠𝑐𝑥 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥)

5. Prove the following identities.

>-0 " ! *
a. >-0 " !3*
= 𝑐𝑠𝑐 $ 𝑥 b. 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 = >-0!

>-0! 9.?!
c. 𝑐𝑠𝑐 $ 𝑥𝑡𝑎𝑛$ 𝑥 − 1 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛$ 𝑥 d. 08>!
− 089! = 1
 Unit 6: Rational Functions

1. Simplify
6 #2 6! " 3$%! $! " 46!4)
a. 24) − 2" 4**24$" b. ! " 36"
+ 6"3! "

!4# ! " 3!3$ ." 3*".4") ." 3#6

c. ∙ ! " 4"!4# d. ÷ ." 3)*
! " 3"!4" ." 47.3*)

%
*4
e. &
%
*3&

2. Solve completely:

!3# ! $ * "
a. !4%
= !4$ b. #!
+ 6 = #!

$ * % !3" *$
𝑐. !4$
+ !4* = ! " 4#!4$ d. !3*
= #3! + 1
 ! " 36!47
3. Find the slant asymptote/oblique asymptote for 𝑓(𝑥) = !4%

4. Find each of the following for the rational function and graph.

#!4*)
𝑓(𝑥) = ! # 4"! " 3*$!

VA: _____________________

HA: _____________________

x-intercept(s): _____________________

y-intercept: _____________________

Hole: _____________________

5. Find each of the following for the rational function and graph.

! " 4$!3)
𝑓(𝑥) = $! " 3%!4$

VA: _____________________

HA: _____________________

x-intercept(s): _____________________

y-intercept: _____________________

Hole: _____________________
6. Find each of the following for the rational function and graph.

$! " 4!
𝑓(𝑥) = !4*

VA: _____________________

HA: _____________________

OA: _____________________

x-intercept(s): _____________________

y-intercept: _____________________

Hole: _____________________

7. Write a rational function f(x) that has the following characteristics and graph the function.

- Horizontal asymptote at y=3

- Vertical asymptotes at x=-1 and x=3
- X-intercept at (0,0) and (4,0)
- Y-intercept at (0,0)
- No Hole

8. Write an equation for the rational function graphed below.