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Study Guide for COMP NATIVE -PRECALC A

1. Find the required information and graph the conic sections:

(𝑥 + 2 )! ( 𝑦 − 4 )!
+ =1
25 4

a) Classify the conic section_________

b) Center___________

c) Vertices____________

d) Foci__________

2. Write the equation of the hyperbola shown


3. Solve the quadratic equation, write your solution in simplest 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑖 form
𝑥2 + 6𝑥 + 13 = 0

4. If x=-2 is a real zero of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 " + 12𝑥 # + 46𝑥 + 52, write f(x) as
a product of linear factors.

−5 4
5. Find the inverse of the matrix 𝐴 = - /
0 4

6. A polynomial function p is given by 𝑝(𝑥) = −𝑥(𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 2). What are all intervals on
which 𝑝(𝑥) ≥ 0?

7. The function 𝑓 is given by 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑥 ! − 2𝑥 " − 3. Please find the following:

lim 𝑓(𝑥)=_________
#→%
lim 𝑓(𝑥)=_________
#→-%

8. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 " + 𝑎𝑥 ' + 𝑏𝑥 − 6 where a and b are constants.


When 𝑓(𝑥) is divided by (2𝑥 − 1) the remainder is −5
When 𝑓(𝑥) is divided by (x − 2) there is no remainder.

a) Find the value of a and b


b) Factorise 𝑓(𝑥) completely
9. Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of 𝑥, of the binomial expansion of
(3 − 𝑥)!

10. Find the set of values of x for which


a) 3(2𝑥 + 1) > 5 − 2𝑥
b) 2𝑥 ' − 7𝑥 + 3 > 0
c) Both 3(2𝑥 + 1) > 5 − 2𝑥 and 2𝑥 ' − 7𝑥 + 3 > 0

11. The first term of a geometric series is a. the fourth and fifth terms of the series are 12
and -8 respectively.
a) Find the value of the common ratio of the series
b) Find the value of a

12. The first term of an arithmetic series is a and the common difference is d.
!(
The 18th term of the series is 25 and the 21st term of the series is '
a) Use the information to write down two equations for a and b
b) Find the values of a and d
13. The function f and g are defined by
𝑓(𝑥) = 9 − 𝑥 '
3
𝑔(𝑥) =
2x + 1
a) Write down the range of f

b) Find the value of f(g(1.5))

c) Find the inverse of g(x)

14. Write f(x) in partial fraction form


5x + 10
𝑓(𝑥) =
(1 − 𝑥)(2 + 3𝑥)

15. Find the reduced row echelon form of each of the following matrices
0 1 3
;-1 -3 3=
1 -3 0
16. Transform the given function f(x) as described and write the resulting function g(x) as an
equation.
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 '
Expand vertically by a factor of 3 and then translate down 3 units

17. Find the distance between the two points given by P(6,4,-3) and Q(2,-8,3)
Key
1.

2.
3.

𝑥 = −3 + 2𝑖/𝑥 = −3 − 2𝑖

4.

𝑓 (𝑥 ) = (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 5 + 𝑖 )(𝑥 + 5 − 𝑖 )
5.

6. (-∞, -2] and [0,4]

7.

8.
9.

10.
11.

12.

)"( "-#
13. a) 9 b) )! c)g -) (𝑥) = '#
14.

15.
16.
𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 ' − 2

17.
PQ=14

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