1. Math 107 Final ExaminationSummer, 20151
Math 107 College
AlgebraName______________________________
Final Examination: Summer, 2015Instructor __Professor
Feinstein________
Answer Sheet
Instructions:
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and
other course materials as you work on the exam, and you may
use a calculator.
Record your answers and work in this document.
There are 30 problems.
Problems #1-12 are multiple choice. Record your choice for
each problem.
Problems #13-21 are short answer. Record your answer for
each problem.
Problems #22-30 are short answer with work required. When
requested, show all work and write all answers in the spaces
allotted on the following pages. You may type your work using
plain-text formatting or an equation editor, or you may hand-
write your work and scan it. In either case, show work neatly
and correctly, following standard mathematical conventions.
Each step should follow clearly and completely from the
previous step. If necessary, you may attach extra pages.
You must complete the exam individually. Neither
collaboration nor consultation with others is allowed. Your
exam will receive a zero grade unless you complete the
following honor statement.
(
Please sign (or type) your name below the following honor
statement:
I have completed this

2. final examination
myself,
working independently and not consulting anyone except the
instructor.
I have neither given nor received help on this final examination.
Name ____________
______
___
Date___________________
)
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Record your answer choices.
1.7.
2.8.
3.9.
4.10.
5.11.
6.12.
SHORT ANSWER. Record your answers below.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19. (a)
(b)

3. (c)
20. (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
21. (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
SHORT ANSWER with Work Shown. Record your answers and
work.
Problem Number
Solution
22
Answers:
(a)

4. (b)
Work/for part (a) and explanation for part (b):
23
Answers:
(a)
(b)
(c)

5. Work for part (a):
24
Answer:
Work:

6. 25
Answer:
Work:
26
Answers:
(a)

7. (b)
Work for part (a) and for part (b):
27
Answer:
Work:

8. 28
Answer:
Work:

9. 29
Answers:
(a)
(b)

10. Work for (b):
30
Answer:
Work:

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12. MATH 107 FINAL EXAMINATION
This is an open-book exam. You may refer to your text and
other course materials as you work
on the exam, and you may use a calculator. You must complete
the exam individually.
Neither collaboration nor consultation with others is allowed.
Record your answers and work on the separate answer sheet
provided.
There are 30 problems.
Problems #1–12 are Multiple Choice.
Problems #13–21 are Short Answer. (Work not required to be
shown)
Problems #22–30 are Short Answer with work required to be
shown.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Determine the domain and range of the piecewise function.

13. 1. ______
A. Domain [–2, 4]; Range [–3, 3]
B. Domain [–1, 2]; Range [0, 2]
C. Domain [–1, 4]; Range [–2, 2]
D. Domain [–3, 3]; Range [–2, 4]
2. Solve: 10 3x x− = − 2. ______

14. A. No solution
B. 5
C. –5, 2
D. –5
-2 2 4 -4
-2
-4
2
4
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3. Determine the interval(s) on which the function is increasing.

15. 3. ______
A. (–∞, –1)
B. (–∞, – 3) and (1, ∞)
C. (– 2, 2)
D. (– 4.5, – 1) and (2.5, ∞)
4. Determine whether the graph of 3y x= + is symmetric with
respect to the origin,
the x-axis, or the y-axis. 4. ______

16. A. not symmetric with respect to the x-axis, not symmetric with
respect to the y-axis, and
not symmetric with respect to the origin
B. symmetric with respect to the x-axis only
C. symmetric with respect to the y-axis only
D. symmetric with respect to the origin only
5. Solve, and express the answer in interval notation: 7 4 5x−
≥ . 5. ______
A. [1/2, 3]
B. (–∞, 3] ∪ [1/2, ∞)
C. (–∞, 1/2] ∪ [3, ∞)
D. [1/2, ∞)
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6. Which of the following represents the graph of 4x + 9y = 36
? 6. ______
A. B.
C. D.
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18. 7. Write a slope-intercept equation for a line parallel to the line
x + 7y = 8 which passes through
the point (–14, 6). 7. ______
A. 7 92y x= − −
B.
1
8
7
y x= +
C.
1
4
7
y x= − +

19. D.
1
6
7
y x= − +
8. Does the graph below represent a function and is it one-to-
one? 8. ______
A. It is a function and it is one-to-one.
B. It is a function but not one-to-one.

20. C. It is not a function and it is not one-to-one.
D. It is not a function but it is one-to-one.
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9. Express as a single logarithm: 2 log (x + 3) – 4 log y + log
1 9. ______
A.
6 log( )
log(4 )
x
y

21. B.
2
4
9
log
x
y
C.
( )
2
4

22. 3
log
x
y
D. ( )log 2 7 4x y+ −
10. Which of the functions corresponds to the graph? 10.
______
A. ( ) 2 1xf x e−= −

23. B. ( ) 1xf x e−= +
C. ( ) 2xf x e− +=
D. ( ) 2xf x e += −
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11. Suppose that for a function f , the equation f (x) = 0 has
exactly one real-number solution.
Which of the following statements MUST be true?
11. ______
A. f has exactly one real-number zero.
B. f is a linear function.
C. f (x) ≥ 0 for all x in the domain of f.
D. f is an invertible function.

24. 12. The graph of y = f (x) is shown at the left and the graph of y
= g(x) is shown at the right. (No
formulas are given.) What is the relationship between g(x) and f
(x)?
12. ______

25. y = f (x) y = g(x)
A. g(x) = f (x – 3) – 1
B. g(x) = f (x – 1) – 3
C. g(x) = f (x + 1) – 3
D. g(x) = f (x – 1) – 1
2 4 -2 -4
-2
-4
2

26. 4
2 4 -2 -4
-2
-4
2
4
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SHORT ANSWER:
13. Multiply and simplify: (6 + 5i)(8 + i).
Write the answer in the form a + bi, where a and b are real
numbers. Answer: ________

27. 14. Solve, and write the answer in interval notation:
4
0
2
x
x
+
≥
−
. Answer: ________
15. A bowl of soup at 165° F. is placed in a room of constant
temperature of 75° F. The
temperature T of the soup t minutes after it is placed in the
room is given by

28. T(t) = 75 + 90 e
– 0.075 t
Find the temperature of the soup 20 minutes after it is placed in
the room. (Round to the nearest
degree.)
Answer: ________
16. Find the value of the logarithm: 3
1
log
9
. Answer: ________

29. 17. Solve:
5 87 49x + = . Answer: ________
18. Suppose $2,400 is invested in an account at an annual
interest rate of 7.1% compounded
continuously. How long (to the nearest tenth of a year) will it
take the investment to double in
size? Answer: ________
19. Let f (x) = x
2
−−−− 4x + 7.
(a) Find the vertex. Answer: ________
(b) State the range of the function. Answer: ________
(c) On what interval is the function decreasing? Answer:

30. ________
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20. Consider the polynomial P(x), shown in both standard form
and factored form.
3 21 7 7 1
( ) 5 ( 1)( 3)( 5)
3 3 3 3
P x x x x x x x= − + − − = − + − −
(a) Which sketch illustrates the end behavior of the polynomial
function?
Answer: ________

31. (b) State the zeros of the function. Answer: ________________
(c) State the y-intercept. Answer: ________________
(d) State which graph below is the graph of P(x). Answer:
________
GRAPH A GRAPH B
GRAPH C GRAPH D
A.
B. C. D.
vvvv

32. vvvv
vvvv vvvv
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21. Let
2
2
3 3
( )
4
x
f x
x

33. −
=
−
.
(a) State the domain. Answer: _________________
(b) State the horizontal asymptote. Answer:
_________________
(c) State the vertical asymptote(s). Answer:
_________________
(d) Which of the following represents the graph of
2
2

34. 3 3
( )
4
x
f x
x
−
=
−
? Answer: ______________
GRAPH A. GRAPH B.
GRAPH C. GRAPH D.

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SHORT ANSWER, with work required to be shown, as
indicated.
22. Let f (x) = x + 6 and xxg −= 3)( .
g
f

36. . Show work.
(b) Find the domain of the quotient function
g
f
. Explain.
23. Points (–3, 2) and (1, 8) are endpoints of the diameter of a
circle.
(a) What is the length of the diameter? Give the exact answer,
simplified as much as possible.
Show work.
(b) What is the center point C of the circle?
(c) Given the point C you found in part (b), state the point
symmetric to C about the x-axis.
24. Find the equation for a line which passes through the points

37. (–6, 1) and (–8, 9). Write the
equation in slope-intercept form. Show work.
25. A salesperson earns a base salary of $1,650 per month and a
commission of 5.3% on the
amount of sales made. If the salesperson has a paycheck of
$3425.50 for one month, what was
the amount of sales for the month? Show work.
26. Let f (x) = 5x
2
– 8 and g(x) = x – 2.
(a) Find the composite function ))(( xgf o and simplify. Show
work.
(b) Find ( ) ( 1)f g −o . Show work.

38. 27. Find the exact solutions and simplify as much as possible:
2x
2
+ 3 = 6x. Show work.
28. Given the function
1
( ) 7
3
f x x= + , find a formula for the inverse function. Show work.
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39. 29. Donut Delights, Inc. has determined that when x donuts are
made daily, the profit P (in
dollars) is given by
P(x) = –0.002 x
2
+ 4.1x – 1350
(a) What is the company’s profit if 800 donuts are made daily?
(b) How many donuts should be made daily in order to
maximize the company’s profit? Show
work.

40. 30. Solve:
2
5 28
7 49
x
x x
+
=
+ −
. Show work.