PRE-TEST IN BASIC CALCULUS 11

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1.

a. A c. C

b. B d. D

2.

a. A c. C

b. B d. D

3.

a. 1 c. 6

b. 3 d. 9
4.

a. A c. C

b. B d. D

5.

a. A c. C

b. B d. D

6.

a. A c. C

b. B d. D

7.

a. A c. C

b. B d. D
8.

a. A c. C

b. B d. D

9. Given f(x) = -x2 - 2, what is f(x) when x=2?

a. 6 c. 9

b. 5 d. 2

10. What are the factors of 2x + 4?

a. (x+2) (x-4) c. 2(x+2)

b. 4(x+1) d. 2x(x+4)

11. (2x-3) (2x+3). Use special product to simplify the given expression.

a. 2x2-6x+9 c. 4x2-9

b. 2x2+6x-3 d. 4x2+9

12. x2-3x=10. Solve for the values of x.

a. x=5 and x=2 c. x=-5 and x=-2

b. x=-5 and x=2 d. x=5 and x=-2

13.

a. x=2 and x=-1 c. x=2 and x=1

b. x=-2 and x=1 d. x=2 and x=-1

14. Given h(x) = 2x2-x+1. What is h (-1)?

a. 3 c. -4

b. -3 d. 4
15.

a. y=-2 c. y=0

b. none d. y=1/2

16.

a. x=1, x=2, y=1, y=2

b. x=2, x=-2, y=1

c. x=2 and y=-1

d. x=1, y=2, y=-2

17. Find the term of the following sequence: 5, 8, 11, ...

a. 14 c. 63

b. 68 d. 71

18. Identify the common difference. 97, 86, 75, 64 ...

a. 8 c. -11

b. 11 d. -8

19. What kind of sequence is illustrated below? 400, 200, 100, 50, 25, ...

a. Arithmetic b. Geometric c. Neither

20. What is the 8th term in the sequence below? 3, 9, 27, 81, ...

a. 19,683 c. 2,187 b. 6,561 d. 729

21. What is the sum of the first ten terms of the sequence 4, -12, 36, -108 . . .?

a. 59, 050 c. -78, 732

b. -59, 048 d. 118, 096

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22. How many terms are there in the series ∑ 3 k +1?
k =3

a. 13 b. 11 c. 10

23. Write 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 10 using sigma notation

9 10 10
a. ∑ d b. ∑ d +1 c. ∑ d
d =1 d =1 d =1
24. Write 1 + 4 +9 + ... + 49 using sigma notation
7 8 49
a. ∑ k b. ∑ k c. ∑ k
2 2 2

k =1 k =1 k =1

25. What is row 7 of Pascal's Triangle?

a. 1, 5, 10, 5, 1 c. 1, 7, 21, 35, 35, 21, 7, 1

b. 1, 5, 10, 10, 5, 1 d. 1, 7, 21, 35, 21, 7, 1

26. Expand (x-7)2

a. x2 - 14x + 49 c. x2 + 14x - 49

b. -x2 - 14x + 49 d. 492

27. What is the Binomial expansion of (x + 1)5?

a. x5 + 5x4 + 10x3 + 10x2 + 5x + 1

b. x5 + 5x4 + 15x3 + 15x2 + 5x + 1

c. x5 + 6x4 + 15x3 + 15x2 + 6x + 1

d. x2 + 1

28.

a. 0

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

29.

a. Infinity c. DNE

b. 20 d. 12

30.
 a. Does not exist

b. 6

c. 4

d. 3

31.

a. 0

b. -∞

c. Does not exist

32.

a. Undefined c. 0

b. +∞ d. Does not exist

33. Find the derivative of the given equation f(x) = x4 + 4x3 - 2x2

a. x3 + x2 – x c. 4x + 12x - 4x

b. 4x3 + 12x2 + 4x d. 4x3 + 12x2 - 4x

34. If the position of a particle is represented by x(t) = -t2 + 1, what is its instantaneous velocity at t= 1?

a. v = 0 c. v = -1

b. v = 1 d. c = -2

35. Find the derivative f(t) = (t2 + 2t)5

a. f(t) = 5(2t + 2)4 c. f(t) = 5(t2 + 2t)4(2t)

b. f(t) = 5(t2 + 2t)4 d. f(t) = 5(t2 + 2t)4(2t + 2)

36.

1
a. -3sin (3x) + C c. sin (3x) + C
3
 −1
b. sin (3x) + C d. sin (3x) + C
3

37.

1 7
a. x +x+C c. 6x2 (x3 + 1) + C
7
1 7 1 3
b. x + 1/2x4 + x + C d. (x + 1)3 + C
7 3

38. Evaluate the expression without using a calculator. (-3) 4

a. 1/81

b. -81

c. 81

39. Evaluate the expression without using a calculator. 3-4

a. 1/81

b. -81

c. 81

40. (2/3)-2 - Evaluate the expression without using a calculator. (Express your answer in fraction form)

a. 9/4

b. 3/9

c. 9/9

d. 1/6