American University of Beirut

Mathematics Department
Math 203 (Fall 2018-2019)
Quiz I Time: 70 min.

Name: …………………………… I.D # : ……………………………

• Mrs. Maha Itani Hatab

sec 1 : Th. @ 12:30 sec 2 : Th. @ 11:00 sec 3: Th. @ 2:00

• Miss Joumana Tannous

sec 4: W @ 3:00 sec 5: W @ 4:00 sec 6: W @ 5:00

• Miss Najwa Fuleihan

sec 7: M @ 4:00 sec 8 M @ 1:00 sec 9: M @ 3:00

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 Answer each of the following questions (Explain and show your work):

1. Solve each of the following equations .(Write the solution set):

a) 7 x − ( x + 7)( x − 2) = − x + 2( x − 7)
2

( 4% )

b) 5 x − 2 + (3x + 7)2 = 0

( 4% )

x2 − x 6
c) = −5
x2 + 2x x + 2

( 6% )

d) x−2 = 2− x

( 5% )

2
 e) x2 − 7 = x2 + 6 x − 1

( 8% )

f) 9 − x + x +1 = 4

( 7% )

3
 2. Solve each of the following inequalities (Write the solution set in interval form ):

x−4
a) 3− 2
 ( 3+ 2 )

( 4% )

2x − 3
1
b) 5

( 5% )

c) − 4x + 3  5

( 5% )

( x − 1)
2
d) − 4x + 4  0

(4%)

4
 x 2 + 7 x + 11
e) x + 2  x + 8 
2

( 9% )

3. Evaluate each of the following: (Don’t simplify your answer)

50

a)  (k − 2)(k + 3) =
k =1

( 5% )

75

b)  5k
k = 21
3
=

( 4% )
5
  x+2 if − 3  x  0

4. a) Sketch the graph of the function : f ( x) =  1 1
 if x2
 x2 2
b) Find the domain and the range of f(x)

(7%)

3
5. If f ( x) = and g ( x) = x 2 + 2
x−4
(5%) Find:

a) (f g ) (1) =

b) (g f ) (3) =

c) (g f ) (a) =

d) (g g ) (−3) =

6
 5− x 1 (x 3
)
+ 2x2 x − 5
6. Given f ( x) = , g ( x) = and F ( x) =
( x − 7)( x + 1) x −5 ( 3 − x )( x + 2)
Find the domain of each of the following functions:

a) f ( x)

( 6% )

b) ( f + g ) ( x)

( 4% )

c) F ( x)

( 8% )