MAT 103–001

Triton College
Fall 2009
Practice Test 4

20 questions

1) Simplify this expression: 3

−27

2) Simplify this expression: 9 +6 x + x 2

−4 3
 1
3) Simplify this expression:  − 
 8

4) Simplify this expression, assuming that a and b are positive real numbers: 12 a 9 b12

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Triton College
Fall 2009
Practice Test 4

5) Simplify this expression as much as possible: − 75 + 12 −3 3

6) Perform this multiplication and simplify: ( x −y )( x +y )

7) Perform this multiplication and simplify: ( x −6 −7 )

2

3
8) Perform this division and simplify:
7 −4

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Triton College
Fall 2009
Practice Test 4

9) Find the solution set for this equation: x − x −2 = 4

10) Find the solution set for this equation: x −2 +3 = 4 x +1

11) Simplify this complex number and express it in standard form: −63

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Triton College
Fall 2009
Practice Test 4

12) Express this product in standard form: (6 – 3i)2

3 + 5i
13) Express this quotient in standard form:
1 +i

14) Find the solution set for this equation: w2 + w = 2

15) Find the solution set for this equation: x2 + 8x +1 = 0

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Triton College
Fall 2009
Practice Test 4

16) Find the solution set for this equation: y2 + 2y + 2 = 0

1
17) Find the golden ratio, which is the positive solution to this equation: x =
x −1

18) Find the solution set for this equation: 2h2/3 + 3h1/3 – 2 = 0

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Triton College
Fall 2009
Practice Test 4

19) Indentify all the solutions of this equation: p4 – p2 = 20

20) On the axes below, sketch the graph of: y = –3(x + 2)2 + 4

10

–10 –5 5 10

–5

–10

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