ALGEBRA REVIEW

*This review was written specifically to assist students who are taking Math 116, as it consists of problems
that cover many of the concepts these students are expected to be familiar with. However, it can be helpful
to anyone wishing to review:

 Graphs  Finding inverses of functions

 Graphing equations  Domain and range of functions
 Slopes of linear graphs  Factoring
 Calculating points of intersection  Logarithm functions
between graphs  Exponential functions
 Finding where the graphs are below and
above the x-axis
 Discontinuities
 Asymptotes
 Finding x-intercepts [ie. “zeros”]
 End behaviors
 Calculating the vertex of quadratic
equations

PROBLEMS:

1. Write the equation of the line that passes through the points (2, –9) and (–½,–19).
2. If p – log(100) = 4, at what point does the line y = 4x + p cross the y-axis?
3. Write the equation of the line that is parallel to the line 3x – 9y = 2 and crosses
through the point (1, 1).
4. Write the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the line 3x – 9y = 2 and crosses
through the point (1, 1).
5. a) Write the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the line y = –9 and crosses
through the point (2, –6).
b) Where does this line intersect the line y = –9?
6. List all the points of intersect of the graphs y = x – and x = 3y2 – 6.
7. How many points of intersect do the following linear functions have?
3x – 4y + 2 = –7 and 6x + 18 = 8y
8. Put the function f(x) = x2 – 9x +2 into the form f(x) = a(x –h) 2 + k.
9. a) Write the interval(s) where the linear function y + 2x = 27 is increasing
b) Write the interval(s) where the function is decreasing
10. Given that (x –2) is a factor of g(x) = x3 – x2 – 8x + 12,
a) List the interval(s) where g(x) is above the x-axis.
b) List the interval(s) where g(x) is below the x-axis.
11. a) How many discontinuities does the following function have?
( )

b) How many asymptotes does this function have?

c) List the interval(s) where this function is above the x-axis.
12. What is the equation of the oblique asymptote in the following function?

( )
13. What are the end behaviors of the following graph?
f(x) = –2x5 + 4x3 – 9x2 + 17
14. Calculate the zeros of the following function:
f(x) = –2x2 + 4x + 7
15. Calculate the vertex of the parabola y = 2x2 –8x + 3
16. a) If f(x) = ex, what is f–1(x)?
b) What is the domain and range of f(x)?
c) What is the domain and range of f–1(x)?
17. If log(9)(30–x) = 2, calculate the value of “x”
18. Solve for “y”, if
( )  =1
19. Solve for x in the equation:
20. Let a = ln(12), b = ln(10), and c = ln(5). Rewrite “ln(4) + ln(3) – ln(2)” in terms of a, b,
and c
21. Solve for b:
a) log(b)(64) = 3
b) log(9)(b) = 3
c) log(4)(2) = b
22. Calculate the numerical value of: log(5)(9)log(2)(125)log(3)(16)
ANSWERS:

1. y = 4x – 17
2. (0,6)
3. y= x+ OR 3y = x +2
4. y = –3x + 4
5. a) x = 2
b) (2, –9)
6. (– , – ) and (42, 4)
7. Infinite number of intersects [they are the same line]
8. f(x) = (x – ) 2 –
9. a) never increases
b) decreases on (–∞,∞)
10. a) above the x-axis on (–3, 2)U(2, ∞)
b) below the x-axis on (–∞, –3)
11. a) Two (one vertical asymptote at x = –5, one hole at x = 4)
b) Two (one vertical asymptote at x = –5, one horizontal asymptote at y = 0 )
c) (–5, 4)U(4, )
12. y = 4x + 1
13. As x  – , f(x) ; as x , f(x) –
14. x = 1+ ,1–
15. (2, –5)
16. a) f–1(x) = ln(x)
b) Domain = (–∞,∞), Range = (0,∞)
c) Domain = (0,∞), Range = (–∞,∞)
17. x = –51
18. y = 1
19. x = ln(5)
20. a – b + c
21. a) b = 4
b) b = 729
c) b =
22. 24