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Survey of Pre-Cal Knowledge
Basic Geometry
1. Define slope for a line.
2. What is the slope for each of the following lines?
(a) y = 2x − 8 (b) 3x + 9y − 13 = 0
(c) A line passing through points (1, 2) and (7, 8).
Basic Algebra
1. Solve the system of equations
y = 3x + 6 y = 4x + 3
2. Solve the system of equations
y = 3x − 2 y = x2
3. Solve and sketch the region satisfying x2− 4x + 3 > 0 on the real line.
4. Solve and sketch the region satisfying y ≥ x and y ≤ −2x + 1 on the xy plane.
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Trigonometry
1. ? radian = 360◦.
2. cos 0 =? sinπ2 =? tanπ4 =?
3. If sin x = 14, cos x =?, csc x =? cot x =?
4. if cos x = 13, sin 2x =?, tan 2x =?
5. Sketch the graph of y = f (x) = 2 cos(2x) − 1.
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6. List all x so that (a) sin 3x = 0 (b) tan 4x = 1
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 1. e ≈?
A. 4.883 B. 3.141 C. 2.718 D. 1.602 × 10−19 2. Power rules
(a) anbn =?
(b) axay =?
(c) aaxy =?
3. Logarithms
(a) log1025 + log104 =?
(b) ln e
3 2
ln√ e =?
(c) log34 · log45 · log59 =?
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