Math 180

Algebraic Review Questions

Hauscarriague
You should be able to answer the following in sentences and provide examples.
1. Explain the relationships and differences between real numbers, rationals,
and irrationals.
2. What are complex numbers? What is the definition of i?
3. What is a function?
4. What are the domain and range of a function?
5. What is the difference between an open and a closed interval?
6. How do vertical lines relate to the graph of a function?
7. What is the intercept of a graph? What types are there?
8. How do you find x- and y- intercepts?
9. What is a linear function? What does it look like when graphed?
10.
What is a constant function? What does it look like when graphed?
11.
What is a quadratic function? What does it look like when graphed?
12.
How do you complete the square? Give an example.
13.
What is the quadratic formula?
14.
How do you find the maximum/minimum of a parabola?
15.
What is a rational function? What does it look like when graphed?
16.
What is an asymptote?
17.
What is an absolute value function? What does it look like when
graphed?
18.
What is a square root function? What does it look like when graphed?
19.
List five operations on functions and give an example of each one.
20.
What is a zero of a function?
21.
State 6 laws of exponents.
22.
What is an exponential function? What does it look like when graphed?
23.
What is a logarithmic function? What does it look like when graphed?
24.
State 5 laws of logarithms.
25. What are the 3 types of functions that have restrictions on their domains?