1

Q1: [ 3 Marks]
CLO 1: Perform algebraic manipulations including working with exponents,
radicals, polynomial operations, factoring and algebraic fractions.
Simplify the following expression:
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) 1 2
1
1
) 1 (
1
1
2 2
3
2
3
+ +

+ +

+
x x x x
x
x
x

















2

Q2: [ 4 Marks]
Present methods for solving first and second degree equations and inequalities
and related topics.
Find the values of (x) that satisfy the following equation:
0 1
2
= + + x x
Are these values (roots) real, imaginary or complex? What is the relation between
these roots?















3

Q3: [ 6 Marks]
Recognize and graph linear functions, rational functions, absolute value
functions and graph inequalities in two variables.
1. Graph the inequality : [ 3 Marks]
x y x 2 3 >





2. [ 3 Marks]
The manager of a weekend flea market knows from past experience that if
he charges (x) dollars for a rental space at the market, the number (y) of
spaces he can rent is given by the equation:
x y 2 100 =
a) Sketch a graph of this linear function.
b) What do the slope, the y-intercept and the x-intercept of the graph
represent?







4

Q4: [ 5 Marks]
CLO 4: form and solve matrices and operations involving matrices.

Find the value of (x) that satisfies the solution for the following system of linear
equations using Cramers Rule:

3 2 4 = + z y x

z y x 7 1 3 = +
z y x = 9 8 2
























5

Q5: [5 Marks]
CLO 5: Identify limits of algebraic, trigonometric, and composite functions.
1. On what intervals is the following function continuous? [3 Marks]

x
x
x g
2 cos 2
2 sin
) (
+
=

Then find:


x
x
x
2 cos 2
2 sin
lim
4
+

t



2. Find the value of the following limit:
[2 Marks]


2
4
2
2
lim

x
x
x










6

Q6: [6 Marks]
CLO 6: solve for the derivatives of algebraic, trigonometric and composite
functions.
Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve:
2
3 6 x x y =
at the point where x=2.
Also find the point at which the rate of change of (y) with respect to (x) is equal to
zero. Is this point a maximum, a minimum or a turning point?














7

Q7: [6 Marks]
CLO 7: find indefinite and definite integrals of algebraic, trigonometric, and
composite functions.
1. Find the area between the curve [3 Marks]
1
2
+ = x y
And the x-axis from x=0 to x=3.






2. Find the value of the following integral: [3 Marks]

( )dx x x
}

t
0
sin 5








8

Q8: [5 Marks]
CLO 8: Graph and solve the equations of lines, circles, parabolas, ellipses and
Hyperbolas.
Decide which of the following equations represents a straight line, a parabola, a
circle, an ellipse or a hyperbola. Then sketch the graph of the equation that
represents an ellipse.
1
2 2
= + x y
1 + = x y
1
2 2
= x y
2
x y =
1
9 16
2 2
= +
y x