Math 127: Assignment 1

due Wednesday, May 12 at 2:00 pm

1. Solve the inequality and illustrate on the real number line.

(a) −3x ≥ 6 (b) 2x − 3 < x + 4 < 3x − 2 (c) x2 + x > 1

2. Solve the equation.  

x+3 
(a) |2x + 1| = 3 (b)  2x+1 =1

3. Solve the inequalitiy.  

x+3 
(a) |2x + 1| < 3 (b)  2x+1 ≥1

4. Find an equation (in slope-intercept form) of the line that passes through the points
(−1, −2) and (4, 3).

5. Show that the following equation represents a circle and find the centre and radius.

16x2 + 16y 2 + 8x + 32y + 1 = 0

6. Identify the type of curve and sketch the graph. Do not plot points. Instead, use the
standard graphs, recognizing the form of the equation, and shift if necessary.
(a) 25x2 − 9y 2 = 225 (b) 2x2 + 5y 2 = 10 (c) y = x2 + 2x

7. Sketch a rough graph of the number of hours of daylight as a function of time of the year.

8. Find the domain of the function

√
2x + 14
f (x) =
x2 + 3x + 2

9. Find an expression for the function whose graph is the given curve.
(a) The line segment joining the points (−5, 10) and (7, −10)
(b) The bottom half of the circle x2 + (y − 2)2 = 4

10. Determine whether f is even, odd, or neither. If you have a graphing calculator, you
can use it to check your answer visually.
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(a) f (x) = x4x+1 (b) f (x) = x|x| (c) f (x) = 1 + 3x3 − x5