PHYS 1301-General Physics 1 Algebra Review Spring 2020 Name________________________________________

Simplify or solve these problems as needed. You may use a calculator, but you MUST (yes, MUST) show each step of your
work. If you get stuck on a problem, skip it and come back to it. Please circle your answers.

1) 12.406 – 5.35 =
4.9125

2) Solve a) [(-23)(32)]3 = b) [(-23) + (32)]3 =

3) Simplify a) (x3) (y2) (x5) = b) x6 = c) x6 =

x-2 x2

4) Simplify

-2
a) (3x2) = b) (6.7 x 10 -11)(8.0 x 10 23)(4.0 x 10 -12)
y (1.5 x 10 2)2

5) Simplify a) (2x2 + 1) - (x2 - 2x + 1) b) (3x + 1) (2x + 2)

 6) Solve for y

y = 2x2 – x where x = -3

7) Solve for y

y = 2x2 – x where x = (t + 2)

8) The equation of a straight line is y = ax + b , where a is the slope = (y2 – y1) ÷ (x2 – x1)
and b is the y-intercept;
Find the equation of the line, in the form y = ax + b , given these two points on the line (2, -4) and (-4, 5)

9) Find the Perimeter and the Area of the shaded polygon. The figure is not to scale

Perimeter =
2.0’
2.1’
3.0’

4.0’
Area =
10) Given a/3 = 2L/T2 re-state the equation in terms of T (in other words, T=?)

1000 meters = 1 kilometer 1 mile = 5,280 feet

1 mile = 1.609 kilometers 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 foot = 0.3048 meters 1 minute = 60 seconds
1 foot = 12 inches 1 day = 24 hours
1 meter = 100 centimeters 1 hour = 60 seconds
1 yard = 3 feet

11) Given an acceleration of 30 meters/second 2 , convert to miles/minute2 Show your work!

12) Solve these simultaneous equations for X and Y . Show your work

a) 0.4 X = 0.866 Y b) 0.358 X + 0.50 Y = 150