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Rational Expressions
° ( ) √
1. Which of the following is not rational expression? A. B. C. | + 1| D.
√
2. Which of the following is a rational expression? A. B. 3x − √x + 1 + 2x C. D.
π
∣ ∣ ( ) π
3. One of the following is not rational expression. A. √5 − 1 B. C. D.
√

4. The simplified form of the rational expression + − , x ≠ −1,1: A. B. C. D. −1

5. Which of the following is a simplified form of ÷ , x≠0 and x≠-1? A. B. C. D.

6. For two different positive real numbers x and y, is simplified to: A. B. x C. 1 D. 3

7. The expression is simplified to : A. B. − C. y D. – y

8. The simplified form of the expression given by , x ≠ −3 is: A. x B. x C. x + 3 D. x − 3

9. If x ≠ -y and y, then is equal to: A. x + y B. 1 C. D. -1

10. What is the simplified form of ? A. B. C. D.

11. What is the simplified form of the expression − in its domain? A. 0 B. a C. 1 D. 2

12. Which of the following is the simplified form of the expression ? A. B. C. 1 D.

13. The simplified form of , x ≠ −3 is: A. x B. x C. x + 3 D. x − 3

14. Which one of the following is the simplified form of , wherea, b ≠ 0?

A. B. C. D.
( )
15. What is the domain of the function f(x) = ? A. R\ {2, -2} B. R C. R\ {0} D. R\ {0, -2}

16. The simplified form of the rational expression given by is equal to:
A. ,x ≠ − , B. ,x ≠ − , C. ,x ≠ − , D. ,x ≠ − ,

17. The simplest quotient of ÷ is:

A. (x + y) ; x ≠ −y B. x + y , x ≠ −y C. x − y , x ≠ y D. (x − y) ; x ≠ y
18. Which of the following is the most simplified expression of f(x) = − ?
A. B. C. D.

19. The simplified form of ÷2 − : A. B. C. D. E. None

20. Which of the following is the domain of the expression ( )(

?
)
A. ℝ\{−2,1} B. ℝ\{−2, −1} C. ℝ\{−2, ±1} D. ℝ\{2, ±1}
Decomposition of rational expressions sum of partial fractions
21. If the polynomials ( ) = + 3 − 7 + and ( ) = 4 + 3 + + − 6 are equal for all ∈ ,
what are the values of a, b, c and d, respectively? A. 4,1, −6, −7 B. −6,0,4, −7 C. 4, 0, −7, −6 D. 4,0, −6, −7
22. Which of the following is proper rational expression? A. B. ( )( )
C. ( )
D.
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23. The partial decomposition of the rational expression ( )

is:
A. x − − − B. x − + + C. x − − + D. x + − +

24. The decomposition of the rational expression ( )(

gives: A. + B. − C. − D. none
)

25. What is the partial fraction decomposition of ( )( )

?

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

26. If = + , then the values of A , B and C respectively are:

A. 2, 1 & 1 B. 2, -1 & 1 C. 2, 1 & -1 D. 2, -1 & -1
27. Which one is NOT true about decomposition of rational expression in to partial fractions?
A. ( )( )
= + B. ( )( )
= + C. ( ) ( )
= +( )
+ D. = + +
28. When the expression is decomposed in to its partial fractions as:A. + B. + C. + D. +

29. What are the respective values of E, F and G, so that = + ? A. 3,1,2 B. 1,0,-2 C. 1,3, -2 D. -1,1, 1

30. What is the partial fraction decomposition of ( )

?

A. + −( )
B. + −( )
C. + +( )
D. + −( )

31. If = + , then the sum A + B + C is equal to: A. −2 B. 0 C. 1 D. 2

32. If ( )( )
= + , then what are the respective values of A and B?
A. 4 and 6 B. 5 and 3 C. 5/2 and 3/2 D. 5/2 and -3/2
33. When the expression is decomposed in to its partial fractions, it will be equal to:
A. + B. − C. − D. +

34. The expression is decomposed to: A. 3 + B. 3 − C. 3 + D.3 −

35. If ( )
= + + for some numbers A, B and C. What is the numberA? A. −1 B. C. 1 D. 3

36. The respective values of A and B. So that = + : A. 2, -2 B. 2, 1 C. 2, -1 D. -2, 2

37. Which of the following is the most simplified expression of f(x) = − ?

A. B. C. D.

38. Suppose = g(x) − , x≠0. Which of the following is equal to g(x)? A. B. C. D.

Rational Equations
39. Which of the following is not a rational equation? A. 1 = B. 2 = C. = D. 2 =1

40. What is the solution set of + = ? A. {4,1} B. {-4} C. {1} D.∅

41. Which of the following represents the solution set of the equation − + = 0?
A. ∅ B. {-2} C. { , } D. R

42. The solution set of the equation + + = 1 ? A. R\ {-2, 3} B. {-2, 3} C. ∅ D. R

43. The solution set of the equation − = is: A. {−1} B. C. ∅ D.

44. The solution set of = is: A. R \{ -1,0,1} B. {1} C. {4} D. 

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45. What is the solution set of the equation = 1, in its domain? A. {1} B. {-1} C. {2} D. { }

46. What is the solution set of the equation = 1, in its domain?A.{1} B. {-1} C. {2} D. { }

47. The solution set of + =1− is: A. {-3, 0} B. R C. R\ {0, -3} D.∅
48. The solution set for + = is: A. (0, 0) B. (-5, 0) C. (5, 0) D. (0, 5)

49. The zeros of are: A. = −3 & = −2 B. = 1/2 & = −3 C. = −2 D. = −3

Rational Inequalities
50. What is the solution set of the inequality given by + ≥ 1?
51. (-1,0) B. [0,1] C. (−∞, −1)U(0, ∞)D. (−∞, −1]U [0, ∞)
52. What is the solution set of the inequality − ≤ ?
A. (−∞, −1) ∪ (6, ∞) B. (−∞, 1] ∪ [6, ∞) C. [−1,0) ∪ (0,6] D. (1,0) ∪ (0,1)
53. What is the solution set of the inequality given by + ≤ 1?
A. (-1,0) B. [-1,0] C. (−∞, −1)U(0, ∞) D. (−∞, −1]U [0, ∞)
54. The solution set of the inequality + ≤ 0:
A. (-∞, -1) U(1, ∞) B. (-1, 0] C. (-∞, -1)U(-1, 0)U(0,1) D. (-1, 0]U(1, ∞)
Rational functions and their graphs
55. Which of the following functions is rational?
√ √ √
A. f(x) = √1 − 5x B. f(x) = C. f(x) = D. f(x) =
56. Which of the following is a rational function?
√
A. f(x) = B. g(x) = 3x − √x + 1 + 2x C. h(x) = D. f(x) =

57. Let f(x) = − . Then which of the following is not true?

A. The domain of f(x) is \{1/3, 0}. B. (2/3) = 1/2 C. f(1/x) = (

D. f(x − 1) =
) ( )

58. Which of the following is not a rational function?

√ √ ∣ ∣
A. f(x) = − − B. C. D. ( )
+ √3

( )
59. What is the domain of the function f(x) = ?A. R\ {2, -2} B. R C. R\ {0} D. R\ {0, -2}

60. The zeros of are: A) x=-3 &x=-2 B) x=1/2 &x=-3 C) x=-2 D) x= -3

61. Which of the following statements is always correct?
A. Every polynomial function is rational. C. The quotient of rational functions is also a rational function.
B. The graph of rational expression intersects its vertical asymptote. D. The domain of rational functions is R.
62. The domain for the function ( ) = : A. (0,∞) B. (-∞,0) C. R D. none

63. Which one is false about the graph of the rational function;f(x) = ? A. As x → ∞; f(x) → −(x + 1)
B. The graph intersects its oblique asymptote. C. As x → 1 ; f(x) → −∞D. f(x) < 0 on (1 , ∞)
64. Let ( ) = be a non-reducible rational function, then which of the following is not true?

A. If the y – intercept is -2 then b = 4 C. The x – intercepts of the graph are if > 0

B. If the line y = 2 is the horizontal asymptote then a = 2cD. The line y = x is it’s oblique asymptote.
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65. Which one of the following is true about the graph of f(x) = ( )
?
A. The vertical asymptotes of the graph are x = 0 and x = 1 C. The graph intersects its horizontal asymptote at (-1, 0)
B. A horizontal asymptote of the graph is y = 1D. The graph has hole at x = 0 and x = 1
66. Which of the following functions is represented by the graph given below?
A. ( ) =
B. ( ) =
C. ( ) =
D. ( ) =
67. Which of the following function is symmetric with respect to the y – axis?
A. ( ) = B. ( ) = C. ( ) = D. ( ) =

68. One of the following is false about g(x) = – x? A. g(x) < 0 on (−∞, 0) u (1, ∞)
B. as x → −∞, g(x) → y = 1 C. as x→ 0−, g(x) → −∞ D. The s.s for g(x) = 0 is {1}
69. Which one of the following is true about the graph of f(x) = ?
A. The vertical asymptote of the graph is only x = -1 and its oblique asymptote is y = 2x
B. The graph has y – intercept at (0, 3) C. The graph has at least one x – intercept
D. The vertical asymptotes of the graph are x = 0 and x = -1 but it has no horizontal a
70. What is the oblique asymptote for the graph of the functionf(x) = ?
A. = 1B. = C. = +1 D. There is no oblique asymptote at all.
71. What is/are the vertical asymptote(s) for the graph of f(x) = ?
A. = −3 B. = −2 C. = −3 and = −2 D. The graph has no vertical asymptote at all.
72. What are the intercepts for the graph of the function f(x) = ?
A. There are no x -intercepts and the y -intercept is − . C. The x -intercept is -3 and the y –intercept is − .
B. The x -intercepts are ±3 and the y -intercept is − . D. There are no intercepts at all.
73. One of the following rational functions describe the graph given below?
A. f(x) = for x ≠ -1

B. f(x) = for x ≠ -1

C. f(x) = for x ≠ -1

D. f(x) = for x ≠ -1

74. Which one of the following is true about the graph of f(x) = ?
A. x = 0 and x = 1 are its vertical asymptotes C. y = x – 1 is its oblique asymptote
B. y = 1 is its horizontal asymptote D. f(x) → y = −1 as x → ±∞
75. Which one is the point of intersection of the graph of f(x) = with its horizontal asymptote?
A. (2, 1) B. (1, 1) C. (-1, 1) D. (0, 1)
⋯
76. Let ( ) = be a rational function, where n is the largest exponent in the numerator & m is the largest exponent
⋯
in the denominator then which one of the following is false?
A. If < then the graph has a horizontal asymptote. C. If = + 1 the graph has an oblique asymptote.
B. If = then the line y=a/b is a horizontal asymptote. D. If > + 1 the x-axis is the horizontal asymptote.
77. Which of the following functions has oblique asymptote?
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A. ( ) = B. ( ) = C. ( ) = D.

78. Which of the following is true about the graph of ( ) = ?

A. x=0 and x=1 are its vertical asymptotes. C. y=x-1 is its oblique asymptote.
B. y=1 is its horizontal asymptote. D. It is almost the same as the horizontal line y=-1 as → ±∞.
79. The oblique asymptote for f(x) = is: A. y = x + 5B. y = −x + 5 C. y = x − 5 D. y = −x − 5

80. What are the intercepts for the graph of the function(x) = ?
A. There are no x -intercepts and the y -intercept is -1/4 C. The x -intercepts are ±1, and there is no y -intercept.
B. The x -intercepts are ±1, and the y -intercept is -1/4 D. There are no intercepts
81. For the graph of the rational function f(x) = has hole at: A. x = B. x = − C. x = 2D. x = −1

82. Which of the following is true about the graph of (x) = ?

A. Its y-intercept is the point (0,6) C. Its vertical asymptotes are x = 2 and x = 3
B. Its horizontal asymptote is y = 2 D. The graph is symmetric with respect to the y-axis
83. Which one of the following is not true about the rational function (x) = ?
A. y = x is an oblique asymptote C. The point (0, −3) crosses the graph of f
B. x = −3 is the x-intercept D. x = 3 is a vertical asymptote
84. The vertical asymptote(s) and hole(s) for the graph of f(x) = are:
A. asymptote: x = − and hole: x = −3 C. asymptote: x = − and hole: x = 3
B. asymptote: x = and hole: x = 3 D. asymptote: x = − and no hole(s)
85. Which of the following functions could most likely be drawn as in the figure below?
A. ( ) =

B. ( ) =

C. ( ) =

D. ( )=
86. Which of the following is true about the function (x) = ?
A. Its domain is ℝ\{−4} C. Its graph intersects the x-axis at − , 0
B. Its graph intersects the y-axis at (0,2) D. y = −3 is its horizontal asymptote
87. Which of the following function has the line y = 0 as horizontal asymptote to its graph?
( ) ( ) ( )
A. f(x) = B. f(x) = C. f(x) = D. f(x) =
88. The vertical asymptote of the graph of the function f(x) = is __. A. x = − B. x = −2 C. x = D. x =

89. Which of the following is true about f(x) = ?

A. The horizontal asymptote is y = 2. C. The graph crosses the y-axis at (0,0).
B. The vertical asymptotes are x = 0 and x = 1. D. The oblique asymptote is y = x − 2
90. Which of the rational functions has a vertical asymptote with equation x = ?
A. f(x) = B. f(x) = C. f(x) = D. f(x) =

91. Which of the following is true about the graph of ( ) = ?

A. = 0 and = −3 are its vertical asymptotes. C. = − 6 is its oblique asymptote.
B. = −1 and = 4 are its horizontal asymptotes. D. The graph intersects the y-axis at point (0, − ).
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92. What is/are the vertical asymptote(s) for the graph off(x) = = ( )(
?
)
A. x = 3 B. x = −2 and x = 1 C. x = 3, x = −2, and x = 1 D. There are no vertical asymptotes.
93. Which of the true about the graph of ( ) = + 3?
A. The graph has a hole at = 2. C. The horizontal asymptote of the graph is = 4.
B. The vertical asymptotes of the graph are = 2 and = −2. D. The graph has y-intercept at 0, −

94. What is the horizontal asymptote for the graph of the functionf(x) = ?
A. y = 0 B.y = C. There is no horizontal asymptote. D. It cannot be determined without the graph.
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95. Which of the following is not true about the graph of ( ) = 5 + ?
A. = 4 is its horizontal asymptote. C. = 5 + is its oblique asymptote.
B. = −1 is its vertical asymptote of f. D. = 6 is its horizontal asymptote of f.
( )
96. Suppose ( ) = , where Q(x) is a quadratic function. Which of the following is necessarily true about the graph of f?
( )
A. = 0, = 1 and = −1 are the vertical asymptotes of the graph of f.
B. The graph of does not intersect with its horizontal asymptote.
C. The vertical asymptote of the graph of f is only = −1 if ( ) = − .
D. The vertical asymptote of the graph of f is only = 1 if ( ) = 2 .
1
97. Which of the following is not true about the function: f(x) = 2
?
x 4
A. It has no x-interceptB. The line y = 0 is the horizontal asymptote of its graph
C. The lines x = - 2 and x = 2 are vertical asymptotes of its graphD. Its graph has an oblique asymptote
2 x 2  5x  2
98. Which of the following is not true about the graph of the function f(x) = ?
x3
A. Its oblique asymptote is = 2 − 1. C. It never touches its oblique asymptote.
B.Its y- intercept is (0, 2/3)D. It is below the x-axis in the interval (−3, −2) ∪ (−1/2, ∞).
99. Which of the following functions could most likely be drawn as in the figure below?
A. f(x) =
2
1
B. f(x) = 2

C. f(x) =

D. f(x) =
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100. Which of the following is true about horizontal asymptote(s) of the graphs of ?
A. y=2 is the only horizontal asymptote of the graph.
B. y=1 and y=-1 are horizontal asymptotes of the graph.
C. y=2 and y=-2 are horizontal asymptotes of the graph.
D. y=1 is the only horizontal asymptote of the graph.