Tmath 307 Winter 2013

Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus Review

1. Determine all values of b for which 4x2 + bx + 9 = 0 has exactly one solution.
2. Simplify the expression

1
AB
1
1
+B
A

where A and B are non-zero real numbers.

3. Use partial fractions to rewrite

4. Simplify the expression
number.

x+1
x(x+2)

x1/3 x1/5
,
xa

in the form

A
x

B
.
x+2

where x is a positive real number and a is any real

5. Solve the following equation for K in terms of other quantities. Simplify.

K +a
= ert
K +b
6. Solve the following expression for y. Simplify.
ln(x) ln(y) = 2 ln(y) + ax + b
7. Express some basic properties of the natural logarithm and its inverse, the exponential
function, by completing the following:
(b) eln(x) =?

(a) ln(xy) =?

(c) ln(ex ) =?

(d) ln(1) =?

(e) ln(x7 ) =?

8. Find all angles in [0, 2) for which sec = 2.

9. Find in ( 2 , 2 ) such that 3 sin = cos .

10. Evaluate the following
R
(a) sin(2t) dt
2+cos(2t)

(b)
(c)

R1

dx
0 x2 4x+4
R1
dx
0 x2 +3x+2

(d)

x sin(x) dx

(e)

arctan(x) dx

(f)

sec3 tan d

(g)

(h)

x+2
x2 +4x+5
2t

e sin 3t dt

(i)

dx
9x2

dx

As far as calculus goes, you need to know basic rules of differentiation (chain rule, product rule, etc) and basic methods of integration: substitution (including trig substitution),
integration by parts, integration of rational functions with quadratic denominator. Dont
forget +C.