Precalculus (AP-aligned)

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    f(x)=2x2+3f(x) = 2x^2 + 3. Find f(−3)f(-3).
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    Describe the end behavior of f(x)=7x3f(x) = 7x^{ 3 }.
    1. As x→∞x \to \infty, f(x)→∞f(x) \to \infty; as x→−∞x \to -\infty, f(x)→−∞f(x) \to -\infty
    2. As x→±∞x \to \pm\infty, f(x)→∞f(x) \to \infty
    3. As x→∞x \to \infty, f(x)→−∞f(x) \to -\infty; as x→−∞x \to -\infty, f(x)→∞f(x) \to \infty
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    Evaluate log⁡416\log_{ 4 } 16.
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    Convert 225∘225^\circ to radians. Give the exact value.
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    sin⁡θ=15\sin\theta = \frac{1}{5} and θ\theta is in quadrant II. Find the exact value of cos⁡θ\cos\theta.
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    x(t)=t+1x(t) = t + 1 and y(t)=t2y(t) = t^2. Tap the point where the curve is at t=1t = 1.
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    a1=3a_1 = 3 and an+1=2an−7a_{n+1} = 2a_n - 7. Find a3a_3.
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    What is the domain of f(x)=x−9f(x) = \sqrt{x - 9}? Give it as an interval.
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    f(x)=5x2−10x+20f(x) = 5x^2 - 10x + 20. What is the xx-coordinate of the vertex?
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    The graph of y=3⋅4x+7y = 3\cdot 4^x + 7 has a horizontal asymptote y=cy = c. What is cc?
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    Find the exact value of cos⁡(π6)\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right).
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    Solve sin⁡x=12\sin x = \frac{1}{2} for 0≤x<2π0 \le x < 2\pi.
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    x=t+6x = t + 6 and y=t2y = t^2. Write yy in terms of xx.
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    An arithmetic sequence has a1=14a_1 = 14 and common difference 2. Find a43a_{ 43 }.
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    f(x)={x+3if x<53xif x≥5f(x) = \begin{cases} x + 3 & \text{if } x < 5 \\ 3x & \text{if } x \ge 5 \end{cases}. Find f(5)f(5).
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    Find all the zeros of p(x)=(x−4)(x+2)2p(x) = (x - 4)(x + 2)^2.
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    A sample of 64 mg of a radioactive substance has a half-life of 2 years. How many mg are left after 6 years?
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    Find the exact value of cos⁡(5π4)\cos\left(\frac{5 \pi}{4}\right).
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    Solve sin⁡x(sin⁡x−32)=0\sin x\left(\sin x - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) = 0 for 0≤x<2π0 \le x < 2\pi.
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    The ellipse x=3cos⁡tx = 3\cos t, y=4sin⁡ty = 4\sin t reaches xx-values from −c-c to cc. What is cc?
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    A geometric sequence has a1=3a_1 = 3 and ratio 3. Find a4a_{ 4 }.
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    Find the average rate of change of f(x)=3x2f(x) = 3x^2 from x=0x = 0 to x=6x = 6.
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    What is the remainder when p(x)=x3−5x+7p(x) = x^3 - 5x + 7 is divided by x−3x - 3?
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    Which expression is equal to log⁡8(2⋅7)\log_{ 8 }(2 \cdot 7)?
    1. log⁡82+log⁡87\log_{ 8 } 2 + \log_{ 8 } 7
    2. log⁡82⋅log⁡87\log_{ 8 } 2 \cdot \log_{ 8 } 7
    3. log⁡8(2+7)\log_{ 8 }(2 + 7)
    4. 7log⁡82 7 \log_{ 8 } 2
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    Find the exact value of tan⁡(2π3)\tan\left(\frac{2 \pi}{3}\right).
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    Solve sin⁡2x=12\sin 2x = \frac{1}{2} for 0≤x<2π0 \le x < 2\pi.
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    Tap the point with polar coordinates (4,3π2)\left(4, \frac{3 \pi}{2}\right).
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    How many terms does ∑k=317(2k+1)\displaystyle\sum_{k=3}^{ 17 } (2k + 1) have?
  29. f(x)=2x+2f(x) = 2x + 2 and g(x)=x2−2g(x) = x^2 - 2. Find f(g(3))f(g(3)).
  30. x=4x = 4 is a zero of p(x)=x3−4x2−1x+4p(x) = x^3 - 4x^2 - 1x + 4. Find all the zeros of pp.
  31. Evaluate log⁡1020+log⁡105\log_{ 10 } 20 + \log_{ 10 } 5 without a calculator.
  32. A right triangle has hypotenuse 15 and an angle of 30∘30^\circ. How long is the side opposite this angle? Give the exact value.
  33. Use a sum identity to find the exact value of cos⁡(45∘+30∘)\cos(45^\circ + 30^\circ).
  34. What is the graph of the polar equation r=5r = 5?
    1. A circle of radius 5 centered at the origin
    2. A line through the origin
    3. The vertical line x=5x = 5
  35. Find the sum of the first 6 terms of the geometric sequence with a1=8a_1 = 8 and ratio 3.
  36. Draw the graph of y=(x−1)2−3y = (x - 1)^2 - 3: place the vertex and one more point.
  37. A polynomial with real coefficients has the zero 4+4i4 + 4i. Which other number must be a zero?
    1. 4−4i4 - 4i
    2. −4−4i-4 - 4i
    3. −4+4i-4 + 4i
  38. Complete the change of base: log⁡420=ln⁡20□\log_{ 4 } 20 = \dfrac{\ln 20 }{\square}. What goes in the box?
  39. A triangle has sides 5 cm and 12 cm with an angle of 30° between them. What is its area, in cm²?
  40. θ\theta is in quadrant I and sin⁡θ=1517\sin\theta = \frac{15}{17}. Find the exact value of sin⁡2θ\sin 2\theta.