Name ____________________________ Math 170 – 330 Test 1 Form B Part 2

DIRECTIONS: Each of the following problems is worth 5 points each. Print off the
test and provide your answers in the space provided. SHOW ALL YOUR
WORK to receive full credit. After completing Exam Part II:

 put your test in an envelope and MAIL to me at my home address which is listed at the
end of the Meet Your Professor section under Course Information, and under
FACULTY, OR
 scan and email me the completed test (preferably in pdf, if at all possible).

1) a) Write the equation of the circle in standard form:

x2 + y2 − 6x + 12y − 30 = 0 __________________________

b) Identify the coordinates of the center: __________________________

c) Determine the radius: __________________________

x3
2) For the function f ( x) 
x2  4

a) Express the domain, in interval notation. ___________________

(continued)
b) Solve f(x) = 0, for x. ____________________

Which intercept (x- or y- ) does this find? __________________________________

c) Determine f(0)? f(0) = ______________________

Which intercept (x- or y- ) does this find? __________________________________

3) Test for all three symmetries for the graph of the function: x – y2 = 49. Show your
work to receive credit.

a) x-axis symmetry:

b) y-axis symmetry:

c) origin symmetry:
  2 x  1, x  5 
 
4) Given the piecewise-defined function: g ( x)   3x  1, 1  x  5
 x 2  4, x  1 
 

Find: a) g(25) _________________

b) g(−6) _________________

c) g(4.5) __________________

5) Solve the following inequality, by using the definition of absolute value |2x − 6| < 10

a) Graph the solution on the real number line.

b) Express your answer using interval notation: ____________________________

6) Determine the open intervals over which the function is increasing and the intervals over
which the function is decreasing. Label your answers clearly and use interval notation.

Increasing: _____________________________

Decreasing : _____________________________