Math 99 Short Sets 1 - 4

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These problems are meant to prepare you for the written midterm and final exams. If you
can complete all eight of these successfully, you are ready for those tests. (Sets 1 – 4 for
the midterm and 5 – 8 for the final)
Short Set #1
1. Simplify: 2. Translate to an inequality: 3. What property(ies) Justify:
23 + 3(5 − 15 ÷ 5) y in no more than 12 ( 2 y + 3 x) − 4 = (3 x − 4) + 2 y

4. Evaluate the expression 5. Simplify: 6. Simplify:

when 5x-2-x+1-3x  − 9(3) + 5 
x=-3 and y=-1 8 − 4 
 5(2) − 2(−2) 
x2-5y

7. Graph and give interval 8. Solve: 5y-3y-4=-2y+1 9. Solve:

notation: 3 1
(10x − 4) + 2 =
-3≤x<5 4 3

Short Set #2
1. Solve for y: 2. The length of a rectangle 3. Find the 3 angles of a
x− y is 8 feet less than two times triangle: If the smallest is
=p the width. The perimeter is one-third of the largest and
m
74 feet. Find the the other angle is 45 more
dimensions. than the smallest angle.

4. Two cities are 3350 miles apart. Two 5. How many liters of a 12% solution and an
planes leave the two cities flying toward 18% solution should be mixed to get 24
each other. One is flying at a rate of 350 liters of a 14% solution?
mph and the other at a rate of 320 mph.
How long before the two planes meet?
6. Solve and Graph: Give Interval 7. Solve: 3x-4=5 8. Solve: 2x+1-7=-3
Notation:
− 4 ≤ −5 y + 1 < 11

Short Set #3
1. Simplify. Use positive exponents 2. Simplify: Use Sci. Notation 3. Divide: Use Sci. Notation
only.
( 4 × 109 )(7 × 10−23 ) 4×10128×10-20

(7 p ) ( − 2 p )
−3 3 4

p −8
4. Subtract: 5. Evaluate the function 6. Multiply: 3x-5(3x+8)
2x3-5x2-x+3-(x3-4x+5)
fx=x2-3x+4 find f(-2)
7. Multiply: 8. Divide: (12x3y4- 9. Divide:
(4 x − 9 y) 2 18x2y2+24x2y) by -6x2y x2-3x+5x-2

Short Set #4
1. Factor: 2. Factor: 3. Solve: xx-1=20
2 x + 18x + 40x
3 2
27x + 8
3

4. Reduce: 5. Reduce: 6. Multiply:

x −1 3 xy-5y-xk+5kxy-kx-3y+3k
(4 x 2 − 25) x+7
2x − 9x + 7
2 •
2 x + 16x + 14 2 x + 5
2

7. Add: 8. Subtract: 9. Subtract:

7x-3+83-x x2x-6-4x+12x-6
−2 1
− 2
y − 25 y − 8 y + 15
2
Short Set #5
1.) Simplify: 2.) Simplify: 3.) Solve:
1 1-16x21+1x-12x2
2+ 2 3 − 4y
x−2 − =
1−
2 y + 5 y − 2 y 2 + 3 y − 10
x+2

4.) Solve: 5.) Solve for x: 6.) Mr. Disher can complete a
35x+1=1x-15x5x+1 job in 5 hours. If he works with
1 1 1
− + =5 Mr. Howe, they can complete
x y z the same job in 3 hours. How
long does it take Mr. Howe
when he is working alone?
7.) On Saturday, Tristan traveled 8.) If x varies directly as y, 9.) If x varies inversely as
at 60mph to get to a concert. On and x = 10 when y = 7, b2
the way back traffic congestion find y when x = 50.
slowed him to 45 mph. If it took and x = 49 when b = 4, find
him one and a half hours longer to x when b = 7.
get home on Sunday, how far did
he travel to get to the concert?
10.) The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 inches. The longer leg is three more than
three times the short leg. Find the length of the sides. (Hint: a2+b2=c2 where a and b are
legs and c is the hypotenuse)

Short Set #6
1.) Simplify: 2.) Simplify: 3.) Simplify:
1
5
− 32 4
k 20  8 3
 
 27 

4.) Simplify: 5.) Simplify: 6.) Simplify:

2
−
 125  3 6 3
x
3
81x 9 y 4
 
 27 

7.) Add: 8.) Rationalize the denominator: 9.) Write in lowest terms:

− 8 x + 2 50x
3
4 12 − 20
3x 2 − 10

Short Set #7
1.) Solve: 2.) Solve: 3.) Add:
4y − 3 − 3 = 0 x+5 = x+3 ( 3i − 2) + ( − 7 − 6i )

4.) Solve: 5.) Solve by Completing the 6.) Solve:

square: − b ± b 2 − 4ac
x=
2a
y2 + 6 y − 1 = 0
7.) Solve: 8.) Identify the vertex: 9.) Identify the vertex:
5r 2 − 8r − 2 = 0
4
f ( x) = 2 x 2 + 1 f ( x) = − ( x − 3) 2 − 2
3
Does this parabola open up or
Does this open up or down?
down?

10.) Graph the quadratic equation. Label the vertex and x-intercepts. (Hint the formula to find the x-
coordinate of the parabola is -b2a Find the x-intercepts by setting the equation equal to zero and
solving) fx=x2-2x-8

Short Set #8
1. Graph: 2. Graph: 3. Find an equation of the line
2x − 5 y = 4 y = −3 x + 4 passing through the points

( − 3,6) and ( 3,−2)

4.) Find the equation of the line 5.) Solve the system: 6.) Solve the system:
with x-intercept = 3 and is
parallel with the line − 4x − 2 y = 3 5 x + 4 y = −1
y = −2 x + 1 7 x + 6 y = −2
− 2x − 3y = 4

7.) Solve the system: 8.) Solve the System: 9.) How many liters of a 20%
acid solution should be mixed
4x − y = 3 5x − 2 y = 3 with a 35% acid solution to get
8x − 2 y = 6 y = x−9 30 liters of a 25% solution?