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Math 1101

Final Exam
(Show all work credit will not be given for guesstimates)
Name__________________________
Score_________/200_
Date______/______/______
1. 10 Pts. The amount of radioactive isotope thorium-234 present
e 0.025t

in a certain sample at time t is given by A (t) = 400


grams,
where t years is the time since the initial amount was measured.
a) Find the initial amount of the isotope that is present in the
sample.

b) Find the half-life of this isotope. That is, find the number of
years until half of the original amount of the isotope
remains.

2. 10 Pts. At the end of t years, the future value of an


investment of $ 12000 in an account that pays 7.8%
(1

compounded monthly is S = 12000


a) Find the doubling time.

0.078 12t
)
12

dollars.

b) How long will it take for the investment to amount to $


72000 (of course assuming no withdrawals or additional
deposits)?
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3. 10 Pts. For the points (6, 5), (i) find the equation of a line that
is parallel to

2
y=3 x
3

and (ii) for the same points and equation

find the equation of a line that is perpendicular. Sketch the


equation of the lines you found in (i) and (ii) on the same graph.

4. 10 Pts. We have $1000 a month in disposable income and


decide to use the income on either concerts or dinning out. A
concert cost $300 and dining out cost $100. The number of
concerts we can afford, y, is a function of the number of times we
dine out, x.
a. Find an equation relating x and y.

b. Graph the equation. Interpret the intercept(s) and the


slope in the context of the budget.

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5. 10 Pts. Solve the following equation x +2 x +5=0 (hint use the

quadratic formula).

6. 10 Pts. Convert from vertex to standard form the following


equation:
y=( x+ 8)2 +7 .

Convert from standard to vertex form the following equation:


y=x 2 +16 x+71 .

x
7. 10 Pts. If f(x) = e and g(x) =

a.

( g f )( x )

b. ( f g )( x )

c.

(f f ) ( x )

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d. ( f f ) ( x ) .

5 x 23 find and simplify:

8. 10 Pts.
a) Write the given statement in an equivalent logarithmic form.
6
1) 2 =64

3
2) 10 =1000

x
3) e = y

b) Write the given statement in an equivalent


exponential form.
1) log3 81=4

2) log x=6

3) ln x=7

9. 10 Pts. Solve the system of linear equations.


y = -x + 4
y = 2x 8

10. 10 Pts. What is the solution of this system?


8x + 3y = -9 and -8x + y = 29

11. 10 Pts. Mr. Harris bought 4 hot dogs and 3 burgers for his
family from a refreshment stand at the beach and paid $27. Ms.
Sanders bought 7 hot dogs and 4 burgers for her family at the
same refreshment stand and paid $41. Which system of equations
can be solved to determine h, the price of a hotdog, and b, the
price of a burger?

12. 10 Pts. Roland has 21 coins consisting of dimes and


quarters. The number of dimes is 3 more than twice the number
of quarters. Determine d, the number of dimes, and q, the
number of quarters?

13. 10 Pts. Which system has NO solution?


a) 6x 7y = 5 b) 6x 7y = 5 c) 6x + 7y = 5 d) 6x + 7y = 5
12x 14y = 10
12x 14y = -10
18x 21y = 15
12x + 14y = 10

14. 10 Pts. Which system has infinitely many solutions?


a) 6x 3y = 9 b) 6x 3y = 6 c) 6x 3y = 9 d) 6x + 3y = 9
4x + 2y = 6
4x 2y = 9
4x 2y = 6
4x + 2y
=3

15. 10 Pts. Solve the following exponential or logarithmic


equations.
a. 9

e 4 x 711

b. 9+ln(25x)=7+2ln(x)

16. 10 Pts. Sketch the graph of the following equations and


show their intercept(s).
a. y=2 x+5

b.

y=5 x3

a.

b.

17. 10 Pts. Graph the following equation, y =


the y-intercept,

x 22 x 8 . Label

x-intercept(s), vertex and axis of symmetry.

Also state the domain and range.

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18. 10 Pts. Given:

log 2 g

& log 7 h

Find:
log

1.

7
8

11

2.

log 28

19. 10 Pts.. Find the inverse of

20. 10 Pts. Graph

y=2 x

and

y=( x+3)3

y=log 2 x

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on the same graph.

BONUS 10 Pts.
a. Write a quadratic equation whose solutions are -12i and 12i.
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b. Suppose f ( x )= x 4 .

(a) Find an x-value that results in f(x)=2


(b) Is there an x-value that results in f(x) = -2?

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