Pretest
Please print the pretest and work the problems offline.
When you have finished, go back online and check your answers against
the key. A score of 15 out of 20 is passing.
_____ 1.
Find the solution of the equation:
A. 3 B. 6 C. 2 D. 4 E. None of these
_____ 2. Find all real solutions of the equation:
A. 2 B. 5, 2 C. 5, -2 D. 5 E. None of these
_____ 3. Simplify the expression:
A. 2x +3 B. 
C. 
D. 
E. None of these
_____ 4. Find all complex solutions of the equation:
A. 
B. 0, 2 C. 
D. 
E. None of these
_____ 5. Simplify the expression:
A. 1 B. x C. 
D. 
E. None of these
_____ 6. Solve the literal equation for P:
A. 
B. P = - A C. P = 1 D.
E. None of these
_____ 7. Solve the inequality:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. None of these
_____ 8. Perform the operations and simplify:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. None of these
_____ 9. Simplify the expression:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. None of these
_____ 10. Simplify the expression by rationalizing the
denominator:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. None of these
_____ 11. What is the slope of the line through the
points (3,-1) and (5,7) ?
A. 3 B. 
C. 4 D. 1 E. None of these
_____ 12. How would the following set be written in
interval notation?
A. (-2,1) B. (-2,1] C. 
D. [-2,1) E. None of these
_____ 13. Find the product of the complex numbers:
A. 8 + i B. 2 6i C. 4 + i D.
8 E. None of these
_____ 14. Find a value c so that the quadratic
expression will be a perfect square:
A. 36 B. 9 C. 9 D. 36 E. None of these
_____ 15. Add the following fractions:
A. 
B. 
C. 2 D. 
E. None of these
_____ 16. Simplify the following expression:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. None of these
_____ 17. For what value of x is the following
expression undefined?
A. 3 B. 3 and 2 C. 2 D. Its defined for all values of x
E. None of these
_____ 18. Find the solution of the equation:
A. 6 B. 4 C. 
D. 6 and 
E. None of these
_____ 19. 
A. 
B. 
C. 2 D. 4 E. None of these
_____ 20. Perform the indicated operations and
simplify the result:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. None of these