College Algebra Final Exam Review

Rational Expressions
(1) 3x  5 2 x  6

4 10
(2) 2 3
2

x 2x
(3) 7 x  9 4 x  11

3x  2 3x  2
(4) x  1 4x  7

x  2 5 x  10

Rational Equations
(5) 5 3 7
 
10 x 10 5 x
(6) 3 2

x2 x3
(7) 2 x 4
 2 
x 3 x 9 x 3

Simplify each expression. Assume all variables represent

positive real numbers.
(8) 45 x 7 y10 z 15

(9) 3
40 x 3 y 9 z14

Simplify the radical expressions. Assume all variables represent

positive real numbers.
(10) 48  12
(11) 3 8 2
(12) 5 32  2 50
(13) 3 5 (2  5 )
(14) ( 3  1)( 3  1)

1
(15) ( 13  4) 2
(16) ( x  4)( x  9)
(17) 6x3
24 x
(18) 2
3
(19) 2
6 1

Radical Equations
(20) 5x  1  4
(21) 3x  2  4  5
(22) x 1  5  x

Quadratic Equations
Solve by square root property
(23) x 2  16
(24) 3 x 2  48  0
Solve by completing the square
(25) x2  4x  2
(26) x 2  10 x  2  0

 b  b 2  4ac
Solve by quadratic formula x 
2a
(27) 3x 2  6 x  2  0
(28) 6x 2  7 x  5  0

Graph of Quadratic Functions

(29) f ( x)  x 2

2
(30) g ( x)  x 2  3
(31) h( x)  ( x  3) 2
(32) k ( x)   x 2
(33) p( x)  3x 2
(34) 1 2
q( x)   x
3
(35) r ( x)  2( x  3) 2  4

Logarithmic Functions

Write the equation in exponential form.

(36) log 6 36  2

(37) log 3 5  x

(38) log 1 x  10
4

Write the equation in logarithmic form.

(39) 4 2  16
(40) 3 x  81
(41) 1

83  2

Evaluate the logarithms, round to two decimal places if needed.

(42) log 1000

(43) log 5

(44) log .03

(45) log 5 25

(46) log 8 2

(47) 1
log 4  
 16 

3
(48) log 5 20

(49) log 8 0.012

(50) 1
log 2  
5

Write the expression as the sum or difference of logarithms of x, y,

and z. Assume all variables represent positive real numbers.
(51) log( 5 x)
(52)  x
log 2  
7
(53)  xy 4 
log  2 
 z 
Rewrite the expression as single logarithm, and simplify the result,
if possible. Assume all variable expressions within the logarithms
represent positive real numbers.
(54) log 6 24  log 6 4

(55) log 5 8  log 5 50  log 5 16

(56) log 2 4  3 log 2 4  4 log 2 4
(57) 1
3 log 3 x  2 log 3 x  2 log 3 x
2
Find inverse of a function. Indicate x, y intercepts, and vertex.
State domain and range of a funtion

(58) f(x) = √𝑥 -1
Graph the following functions. State domain and range.
(59) y= 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 2 + 1
(60) y = 2𝑥 +1