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College Algebra Test

Subjects : math, algebra
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. {(1 -4)(2 -6)(3 -9)} what numbers are the domain?






2. f(x) = x^2+3x+5 - what type of formula is this?






3. What is the domain and range of a constant function?






4. What type of line is a constant function?






5. What type of slope do vertical lines have?






6. What does the square root function look like on a graph?






7. Is an absolute value function even - odd or neither?






8. Outline the piece wise function and explain it? if the base plan is $20 and each minute over one hour is .40 cents?






9. What is the domain for an absolute value function?






10. Why can h not equal zero in the difference of a quotient function formula?






11. What is an identity function?






12. How do you calculate a constant function in your calculator?






13. What are two examples of composit functions?






14. What is the point slope formula and when do you use it?






15. What is another way to write f(x)=x - what type of function is this?






16. What can we substitute for f(x)?






17. y=f(cx) What does this formula represent?






18. What is the formula for an identity function?






19. What is the range of the cube root function?






20. What can never equal zero in the slope formula and why?






21. What is the domain for a standard quadratic function?






22. What are the calculator instructions for the standard cubic function?






23. How many domains can you have pointing to one range?






24. What does the absolute value function look like?






25. How do you graph Ax+By+C=0?






26. What is the formula for the square root function?






27. How do you calculate a constant function in your calculator?






28. standard absolute value - horizontal shift formulas for left and right






29. An American Football field is 200 feet longer than it's width. The perimeter is 1040. What are the dimensions?






30. What type of slope do you have when m=? and the line is vertical?






31. 4(x-7)=4x+28 is what type of an equation?






32. What is the formula for the standard cubic function?






33. What points do you use to plot the inverse on a graph?






34. What are the steps for solving a word problem?






35. How are functions normally written?






36. What is the point slope formula and when do you use it?






37. What is the letter used to represent slope?






38. How many ranges can you have for each domain?






39. What are the calculator instructions for a standard quadratic equation?






40. What direction does f(x)-c move in standard absolute value formula?






41. When is the only time (-infinity - +infinity) is not the domain?






42. What is the formula for the cube root function?






43. x^2+y=4 is this a function? Why?


44. What equation does every line have? Discuss the variables.






45. What type of slope do you have when m=? and the line is vertical?






46. What is the slope intercept formula? Define all the variables.






47. standard absolute value - vertical shift formulas for positve and negative






48. What is the formula for slope?






49. Is the square root function odd - even or neither?






50. In an identity function if f(10)=x than What is y?