MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Mathematics for Non-STEM

Instructor: Kenna A. Billena, BS Math

GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Write your answer on a clean sheet of 1 whole paper. Write your name and
section. Write legibly. Any unreadable answer is marked as wrong.

PART I. Evaluate the following expressions given the functions below: (2 POINTS EACH)

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g(x) = -3x + 1 f(x) = x2 + 7 h( x)  j( x)  2 x  9
x

1. g(10) =
2. f(3) =
3. h(–2) =
4. j(7) =
5. h(a)
6. g(b+c)
7. f(h(x))
8. Find x if g(x) = 16
9. Find x if h(x) = –2
10. Find x if f(x) = 23

PART II. Find the common difference, the term named in the problem, and the explicit formula. (3 POINTS
EACH)

11) , , , , ... 12) , , , , ...
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13) , , , , ... 14) , , , , ...
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15) , , , , ... 16) , , , , ...
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17) , , , , ... 18) , , , , ...
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