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1. What is the solution set of the inequality: ?
A. ( ) B. ( - , ) C. ( ) ( ) D. * +
2. Which of the following functions could most likely sketched as in the figure shown below?

A. ( )
y

B. ( )

1 C. ( )

D. ( )
1 x
1

3. Which one of the following is the solution set of the inequality: ?

A. ( ) B. ( ) C. ( ) ( ) D. ( )
4. If ( ) and ( ) , then ( ) is equal to:
A. B. C. D.
5. The simplified form of the expression . / . / is equal to:
A. B. C. D. ( )( )( )
( )( )

6. The respective values of A and B so that are:

A. B. C. D.
( )
7. Which of the following is true about the rational function ( ) ?
( )
A. The domain of f is the set of all real numbers where q(x) is well defined and non zero.
B. If the domain of f is , then f is polynomial.
C. The range of f is always .
D. P(x) is divisible by q(x).
8. The values of x where the graph of crosses its horizontal asymptote is (are):
A. B. C. D. √ √
9. Which of the following represents the solution set for the equation ?
A. { } B. * + C. * + D.
10. Suppose ( ) and , which of the following is equal to g(x)?
A. B. C. D.

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11. Which one of the following is the solution set of the inequality

A. ( ) B. , ) ( ) C. ( ) ( ) D. ( ) ( )
12. The simplified form of the expression . /. / is equal to :
A. B. C. D.
13. What is the solution set of the equation
A. ( ) ( ) B. * + C. ( ) ( ) D. ( ) ( )
14. Let ( ) . Which of the following is true?
A. X=-1 is a vertical asymptote of the graph of f. C. As from the positive side, ( ) .
B. The graph of f has an oblique asymptote. D. The graph of f is symmetric with respect to the origin.
15. Which of the following is the solution set of the equation
A. B. { } C. { } D. * +
16. Which of the following is a rational expression?
A. | | B. √ C. (√ ) D.

17. If ( ) , then which of the following is true about the function?

A. √ C.
B. D.
18. The solution set of the inequality is
A. ( ) ( ) B. ( ) ( ) C. ( ) ( ) D. ( )
19. The solution set of the equation ( )( )
is
A. * + B. { } C. { } D. { }
20. Which of the following is true about ( ) ?
A. The domain * + C. The range of is
B. As increases the values of gets decreasing. D. is a horizontall asymptote of the graph o
21. The expression [ ] is equal to:

A. C.
B. D.

22. The solution set of the inequality is

A. * + B. ( ) C. ( ) ( ) D. ( ) ( )
( )
23. Which of the following is the domain of the function ( ) ?
A. * + B. * + C. * + D.
24. What are the values of a and b which make the mathematical statement true?
A. B. C. D.
25. What is the solution set of the inequality ?
A. . / B. . / ( ) C. ( ) . / D.

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26. Which of the following is not true about ( ) ?
A. Range of * + C. Y=-2 is a horizontal asymptote to the graph of f.
B. The graph of f has no vertical asymptote. D. The graph of f is symmetric with respect to the y axis.
27. The solution set of is
A. ( ) B. ( - ( ) C. ( ) D. ( ) ( )
28. Which of the following is a rational function?
A. ( ) √ C. ( )

B. ( ) √ D.
( )

29. If ( ) , ( ) and ( ) , then which of the following is the most simplified

( )
expressions of ( ) ?
( ) ( )
A. B. C. D.

30. What is the solution set of ?

A. ( ) B. (( ) C. ( ) D. ( ) ( )

31. Consider an air plane that flies in a straight line from Addis Ababa to city x in a planned time. If it flies at a speed
of 1000km/hr, it will reach at x 30 minutes before the planned time. On the other hand, if it flies at 900km/hr, it will
reach their 20 minutes after the planned time. Which of the following is the distance between Addis Ababa and city
x?
A. B. C. D.

32. Which of the following functions could most likely be sketched in the figure below?

y A. ( ) C. ( )

B. ( ) D.
( ) ( )
1

-1 1o x

33. WHAT are the respective values of A,B and C, so that ?

A. B. C. D.
34. What is the solution set of ?
A. * + B. * + C. * + D. * +
35. Which one of the following is true about the graph of ( ) ?
A. The range of ( ) C. The line y=1 is a horizontal asymptote.
B. is an even function. D. As ( )

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36. The simplified form of , ?

A. B. C. D.
37. Which one of the following is the domain of ( ) ?
A. * + B. * + C. * + D. * +
38. Which of the following functions could be mostly likely be drawn as in the figure below?
y

A. ( ) C. ( )
Y=1
B. ( ) D. ( )
x
2

X=2

( )
39. WHICH of the following is a simplified form of ?
A. B. C. D.
( )
40. If ( ) ( ) (
, which of the following is true about
)
A. The graph has an oblique asymptote. C. As , ( )
B. The graph of f does not meet its asymptotes. D. As ( )
41. WHICH one of the following has no vertical asymptote?
A. ( ) ( ) B. ( ) C. ( ) D.

42. What is the solution set of ?

A. * + B. * + C. * + D. * +
43. WHICH of the following expressions is a polynomial expression?
A. B. C.
44. Which one of the following is true?
A. A polynomial function can have infinitely many vertical asymptotes.
B. The graph of a rational function can never cross its horizontal asymptote.
C. The graph of ( ) has no horizontal asymptote.
D. The graph of ( ) has no vertical asymptote.
45. Which one of the following is true about the graph of ( ) ?
A. are its vertical asymptote.
B. is its horizontal asymptote.
C. is its oblique asymptote.
D. It is almost the same as the horizontal line
46. THE value(s) of x where the graph of the function ?
A. B. C. D. √ √
( )
47. If ( ) and ( ) , then what is the solution set of ?
( ) ( )

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A. * + B. * + C. * + D. * +
48. Which of the following functions could most likely be drawn as in the figure below?
y
X=-2 A. C.
2
Y=1 B. D.

- 2 x

49. WHAT is the solution set of ?

A. { } B. { } C. { } D. { }
( )
50. Suppose ( ) where Q(x) is a quadratic function. Which one of the following is necessarily true about
( )
the graph of f?
A. are its the vertical asymptote of the graph of
B. The graph of f does not intersect with its horizontal asymptote.
C. The vertical asymptote of the graph of f is only if Q(x)= .
D. The vertical asymptote of the graph of f is only if Q(x)= .
51. WHAT is the solution set of ?

A. B. * + C. * + D. * +
52. Which one of the following is true about the graph of ( ) (
?
)
A. the vertical asymptote of the graph are
B. A horizontal asymptote of the graph is .
C. The graph intersects its horizontal asymptote at point (-1, 0).
D. The graph intersects the vertical line at point( ).
53. WHAT is the partial fraction of ( )( )
?
A. C.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
B. D.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

54. Which one of the following is true about the graph of ( ) ?

A. the vertical asymptote of the graph are but it has no horizontal asymptote
B. The vertical asymptote of the graph is only x and its oblique asymptote is y=2x?
C. The graph has y intercept at (0,3).
D. The graph has at least one x intercept.
55. What is the simplified form o f ?
A. B. C. D.

56. Which one of the following is true about the graph of ( ) ?

A. The graph has a hole at x=2. C. The vertical asymptote of the graph are x=-2 and x= 2.
B. A horizontal asymptote of the graph is y=4. D. The graph has y intercept at . /.

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57. Let ( ) , which of the following is NOT true about f and its graph?
A. is a vertical asymptote. C. f is an even function.
B. The graph of f has hole at . / D. is a horizontal asymptote.
58. Given a rational function ( ) . Which of the following is NOT true about its graph? The graph has:
A. a horizontal asymptote, C. a vertical asymptote,
B. ( ) D. ( ).
59. The graph of a rational function is given as in the figure 1 below.

Figure 1

Which one of the following is NOT true about the graph?

A C.
B. ( ) D. ( )

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