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The document outlines prerequisite skills for a mathematics course, covering topics such as first differences, expanding binomials, slope of a line, slope-intercept equations, simplifying rational expressions, and function notation. It includes exercises for students to complete, focusing on calculations and understanding of various mathematical concepts. Additionally, it provides instructions for graphing functions and determining their domains and ranges.

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1.0b Review

The document outlines prerequisite skills for a mathematics course, covering topics such as first differences, expanding binomials, slope of a line, slope-intercept equations, simplifying rational expressions, and function notation. It includes exercises for students to complete, focusing on calculations and understanding of various mathematical concepts. Additionally, it provides instructions for graphing functions and determining their domains and ranges.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _____________________

Cha pter 1 Pre req ui site S kill s …BLM 1-2. .


(page 1)

First Differences Expanding Binomials


1. a) Complete the following table for the 5. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand each
function y = 2x2 – 4x. binomial.
x y First Differences a) (x + 3)2 b) (x – 4)3 c) (2x + 1)4
–3 Factoring
–2 6. Factor.
–1 a) 8x2 – 18
b) 2x2 + 7x – 4
0 c) x3 + 27
1 d) x3 – 7x – 6
2 e) 2x3 – x2 – 13x – 6
f) x4 + 4x3 – x2 – 16x – 12
3
b) What do you notice about the first Factoring Differences of Powers
differences? 7. Factor.
c) What does this tell you about the shape a) x2 – y2 b) 8x3 – a3
5 5
of the curve? c) c – 243d d) 100x2y4 – 49z2

Slope of a Line Expanding Difference of Squares


2. Determine the slope of the line that passes 8. Expand and simplify each difference of
through each pair of points. squares.
a) (–4, 2) and (3, 8)
b) (5, –1) and (5, 9)
a) ( 7– x )( 7+ x )
c) (–1, 8) and (3, 4) b) ( x – x–2 )( x + x–2 )
d) (–6, 7) and (3, 7)
c) ( x – 10 – x – 4 )( x – 10 + x – 4 )
Slope-Intercept Equation of a Line
3. Rewrite each equation in slope-intercept d) ( x + y – 5( x – 2 y ) )( x + y + 5( x – 2 y ) )
form. State the slope and y-intercept for
each. Simplifying Rational Expressions
a) 2x + 3y = 8 9. Simplify.
b) 4x – 2y + 8 = 0 1 1 y 1
c) –8x = 2y + 9 a) + b) +
3 x–2 x y – 2x
d) 3x + 6y – 12 = 0
x 1
3 1 +
4. Write the slope-intercept form of the c) – d) h x – h
equations of the lines that meet the x x +1 x
following conditions.
a) Slope is –2 and y-intercept is 5. Function Notation
b) Line passes through (2, 4) and slope 10. Evaluate each of the following for the
is 3. function f(x) = 2x2 – 3x.
c) Line passes through (2, 5) and a) f(2) b) f(–4)
(–3, –2). ! 1$
d) A y-intercept of 6 and an x-intercept c) f # & d) f(a)
of –4. " 2%
e) f(3 + h) f) f(a + h)

Calculus and Vectors 12: Teacher's Resource Copyright © 2008 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited
BLM 1-2 Prerequisite Skills
Name: _______________________________ Date: ________________________

Cha pter 1 Pre req ui site S kill s …BLM 1-2. .


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11. For each function, determine Representing Intervals


f (5 + h) ! f (5) 13. State over which interval(s) the function
in simplified form. is increasing and decreasing.
h
a) f(x) = 2x
b) f(x) = 3x – 2
c) f(x) = 3x2
d) f(x) = x

Domain of a Function
12. State the domains of each function.
a) f(x) = 3x – 4
x!3
b) y =
2+ x
c) y = 2x3 – 4x2 + 3x – 1
d) y = x!3
Graph Functions Using Technology
14. Use a graphing calculator to graph each
function. State the domain and range of
each using set notation.
x!3
a) y = 0.5x4 – 1 b) y =
x!2
c) y = x3 + 2x2 – 3 d) y = ! x + 100

Calculus and Vectors 12: Teacher's Resource Copyright © 2008 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited
BLM 1-2 Prerequisite Skills

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