CE PRE REVIEW 1

Prelim Examination
A.Y. 2018-2019 Second Semester

Instruction: Read and solve the problems below. Show your solutions. Correct answers without correct
solution will be given zero credit. DO NOT CHEAT.

1. What will be the result when the polynomial x8 + x7 + 3x4 – 1 is divided by x4 – 3x3 + 4x +1?
2. What is the result when the polynomial 2x4 - 6x3 + 7x2 - 5x + 1 is divided by x + 2
3. What is the remainder when 2x4 + 9x3 - 5x2 - 5x + 7 is divided by x + i
4. Find the cubic equation whose roots are 0, 1, and 2
5. Find the quadric equation with roots i, -i, 1 + i, and 1 – i.
6. Find the quadratic equation whose sum of the roots is 5 and whose product of the root equal to 6.
7. Let f(x) = x5 + ax4 – 3x3 + bx – 4. If f(x) is divided by x + 2, the remainder is 10, when divided by x + 4, the
remainder is -344. What is the value of a?

8. Determine the value of A and B:

9 x +2 A B
= +
( x +2)(3 x−2) (x +2) 3 x −2

9. Determine the value of A, B and C:

2
5 x −25 x +8 A B C
2
= + + 2
(3 x+ 2)( x−3) 3 x+2 x −3 (x −3)

10. Determine the value of A, B and C:

2 x 2 + x+ 1 A Bx+ C
= + 2
x 3+ x x x +1

11. Determine the value of A, B, C, and D

3 x2 +5 x +5
2 Ax+ B Cx+ D
( x ¿¿ 2+1) = 2 + 2
¿
x +1 (x¿ ¿2+1) ¿

13. Solve for x: 4 < 2x – 8 ≤ 10

14. Solve for x: 2 + x < 3x – 2 < 5x + 2
15. Solve for x: x2 – 13x + 12 ≤ 0
16. Solve for x:
x+3
<0
x−2

17. Solve for x:

2
x +10 x+ 25
2
≤0
x −x−12

18. Solve for x:

|x−2|< 7

19. Solve for x:

|2 x2+3|+7 ≥ 12