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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
FINAL EXAMINATION
MATH 118: Pre Calculus

DATE:
Thursday , 26
th
July, 2012
TIME:
3 hours - 5:00-8:00 pm
PERIOD:
Trimester II - 2011/2012 Academic Year
LECTURER K. DANIEL
CRN# 36083

INSTRUCTIONS:
This paper consists of SIX questions
You are required to:
- Show all necessary working
- Answer ANY FOUR questions.
The use of a non-programmable electronic calculator is allowed
Do not write on this paper
This paper has 5 pages
Additional sheets of ruled paper will be provided upon request

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

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1. a
.
Given the function ) 6 2 )( 4 ( ) (
2
+ = x x x x g :
i.


Determine the end behavior: find the power function that the
graph of resembles for large values of |x|.
[2 marks]
ii. Find the x- and y-intercepts of the graph.

[4 marks]
iii. Determine whether the graph crosses or touches the x-axis at
each x-intercept.

[3 marks]
iv. Sketch the graph of g(x), labeling the intercepts.

[5 marks]
b
.
Write a possible polynomial function to represent the graph
given below.
[4 marks]



c
.

The function 6 ) (
2 3
+ + + = qx px x x m has the same
remainder when divided by ) 1 ( + x and ) 2 ( x . Given that the
remainder when the expression is divided by ) 3 ( + x is -60,
find the values of p and of q.
[7 marks]

2. a. Solve the following equations:

i.

16
4
1
3

=
x
x

[4 marks]
ii.
4 ) 2 ( log ) 4 ( log
2 2
= + + x x

[6 marks]
b.
The logistic growth function
t
e
t f
8 . 1
1 . 356 1
000 , 25
) (

+
= models the number
of people who have become ill with swine flu t weeks after its initial
outbreak in Tobago.


i. How many people became ill with this infection when the
epidemic began?

[3 marks]



ii. How many people were ill after 3 weeks?

[2 marks]
iii. What is the maximum number of people that can be expected to
fall ill?

[1 marks]
c. Sandy manages a ceramics shop and uses a 650F kiln to fire ceramic
green-ware. After turning off her kiln, she must wait until its
temperature gauge reaches195F before opening it and removing the
ceramic pieces. If room temperature is 80F and the gauge reads 500F
in 11 minutes, how long must she wait before opening the kiln? Round
your answer to the nearest whole minute.
Assume the kiln cools according to Newton's Law of Cooling where,
a
T
is the temperature of the room,
0
T is the initial temperature of the kiln,
and t is the time, in minutes.


kt
a a
e T T T t T ) ( ) (
0
+ =


[9 marks]
3. a
.
Find the partial fraction decomposition of the following rational
expressions:



( )
2
2
3
6
3 14 2
+
+
x
x x


[10 marks]


b i. Solve the system of equations using elimination.
21 2
85 2 3
2 2
2 2
=
= +
y x
y x

[8 marks]
ii. The area of a rectangular garden is 6000 square meters, and the
length of its diagonal is 130 meters. Find the dimensions of the
garden.
[7 marks]

4. a
.
Find the domain of the rational function:
9 5 4
) 2 ( 2
) (
2

+
=
x x
x x
x f


[3 marks]

b
.
A closed box with a square base, with length r and height h, has to
have a volume of 10,000 cubic meters.

i. Find a function for the surface area of the box in terms of V(r). [3 marks]
ii. What is the horizontal asymptote for the function V(r)?
[2 marks]


iii
.
Describe the horizontal asymptote of V(r) in practical terms.

[1 marks]



c
.
Sketch the graph of the rational function
2
) 3 (
1
x

- Make sure to include:
- Any asymptotes
- x- and y-intercepts
- Any behavior that the graph may exhibit.

[16marks]
5. a
.
A bridge is built in the shape of a parabolic arch. The bridge arch has a span
of 180 meters and a maximum height of 30 meters. Find the height of the
arch at 20 meters from its center.

[8 marks]


b
.










c


Write the general equation of the conic represented in the graph below.


Identify the center, foci, and vertices of the ellipse described by the equation
[7 marks]











[10 marks]

6.



a) A sequence { }
n
u of real numbers satisfies
1 1
3 , 135
+
= =
n n
u u u .

Find the common ratio and write the first four terms of this sequence


[3 marks]

b) Using the binomial theorem, expand the given binomial and simplify:



c) Find the sum of the series ( )

=
+
20
1
2
3 2
r
r r

d) A theater has 20 rows with 24 seats in the first row, 28 in the second row,
32 in the third row, and so forth. How many seats are in the theater?

e) A bicycle wheel rotates 300 times in a minute as long as the rider is
pedaling. If the rider stops pedaling, the wheel starts to slow down. Each
minute it will rotate only 2/ 3 as many times as in the preceding minute. How
many times will the wheel rotate in the 4th minute after the rider's feet leave
the pedals? Round your answer to the nearest unit.

8 marks]



[ 6 marks]


[ 4 marks]

[ 4marks]






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