Level D Review Packet

This packet briefly reviews the topics covered on the Level D Math Skills Assessment.  If you need additional study resources and/or assistance with any of the topics below, please visit the Math Center during our hours of operation, Monday – Thursday 9am – 7pm and Friday 9am – 12pm. 

 

All questions and concerns about the assessment should be directed to Rebecca Tiffin, Math Center Director.  Professor Tiffin can be contacted by phone at 385-7395 or e-mail at rtiffin@sjfc.edu. 

 

Note:  A calculator is not allowed on the Level D Math Skills Assessment. 

Solving Equations

1)                   Solve for x:           

 

 

 

 

 

2)                  Solve for x:     3(3x – 6) = 3(x – 2)

3)                  Solve for x:     -6x + 1 = 3(2x +1)

 

 

 

 

 

4)                  Solve for x:     3(2x – 3) + 5 = 20 – 2x

5)                  Solve for x:     7x – 8 = 2(3 + 2x) + 4

 

 

 

 

 

6)                  Solve for x:           

7)                  Solve for x:           

 

 

 

8)                  Solve for x:           

 

Solving Equations - decimal coefficients and constants

1) Solve for m:    

 

 

 

 

 

2)  Solve for m:    

3)  Solve for m:    

 

 

 

 

 

4) Solve for m:    

Solving Inequalities

1)                   Solve:          14  3x + 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)                  Solve:          2x - 4  5x + 2

 

3)                  Solve:          2(x – 4) - 3 > 3x + 22

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)                  Solve:          3(x – 2) > 7 - 4x

 

 

Evaluating Expressions -  negative and fractional exponents

1)                  What is the value of  when

 

 

2)                  What is the value of  when

 

 

 

 

3)                  What is the value of  when

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)                  What is the value of  when

 

 

 

Solving Equations – variables in the exponent

1)                  1) Solve for x:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)  Solve for x:         

 

 

 

 

 

2)                  3)  Solve for x:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

4) Solve for x:          

 

 

Solving Radical Equations

1) Find the solution set of .

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)  Find the solution set of .

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)  Find the solution set of .

 

 

 

 

 

 

4) Find the solution set of .

 

 

Solving Absolute Value Equations

1)                  Find the solution set of  |x – 6| = 6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)                  Find the solution set of  |2 – 4x| = 12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)                  Find the solution set of  |7x – 4| = 3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)                  Find the solution set of  |3 – 2x| = 13.

 

 

Solving for a Variable

1)                  Solve in terms of y: 

 

 

 

 

 

2)                  Solve in terms of y: 

 

 

 

 

 

3)                  Solve in terms of y: 

 

 

4)                  Solve in terms of y: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiplying Polynomials

1)                  Multiply:  (3x + 4)(2x – 3)

 

 

 

 

 

2)                  Multiply:  (4x – 3y)(2x – y)

 

 

 

 

 

3)                    Multiply:  (x + 6)2

4)                    Multiply:  (2x - 3)2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Factoring

1)                  Factor completely:  .

 

 

 

 

 

2)                  Factor completely:  .

 

3)                  Factor completely:  .

 

 

 

 

 

4)                  Factor completely:  .

 

 

Solving Quadratic Equations

1)                  Solve: .

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)                  Solve: .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)                  Solve: .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)                  Solve: .

 

 

 

Solving Systems of Linear Equations

1) What is the solution to the system of equations below?

 

x – y = 8

x + y = 2

 

 

 

 

 

2)                  What is the solution to the system of equations below?

 

–x + y = 3

  x + y = 5

 

 

 

 

 

3)  What is the solution to the system of equations below?

 

 x + y = 7

-x + y = 3

 

 

 

 

 

4)  What is the solution to the system of equations below?

 

 2x – y = 1

-2x + 3y = 5

 

 

 

 

 

5) What is the solution to the system of equations below?

 

x – 2y = 2

x + 2y = -14

 

 

 

 

 

6) What is the solution to the system of equations below?

 

  x + 3y = 12

2x – 3y = 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

7) What is the solution to the system of equations below?

 

-3x + y = 8

 3x – 2y = -10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8) What is the solution to the system of equations below?

 

  x + 2y = -2

3x + 2y = -12

 

Dividing Polynomials

1)      Find the quotient when 6x2+12x3 is divided by  -6x2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)       Find the quotient when 4a2x – 8ax+12ax2 is divided by 4ax.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)      Simplify completely:  .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)      Simplify completely:  .

 

 

 

 

 

 

5)      Simplify completely: 

6)      Simplify completely: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7)      Simplify completely: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8)      Simplify completely: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding and Subtracting Algebraic Fractions

1)      Express as a single fraction in lowest terms:

 

                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)      Express as a single fraction in lowest terms:

 

                             

 

 

3)      Express as a single fraction in lowest terms:

 

                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)      Express as a single fraction in lowest terms:

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5)      Express as a single fraction in lowest terms:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)      Express as a single fraction in lowest terms:

 

                              

 

7)      Express as a single fraction in lowest terms:

 

                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8)      Express as a single fraction in lowest terms:

 

                        

 

 

 

Multiplying Algebraic Fractions

1)      Write the following expression in simplest form:

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)      Write the following expression in simplest form:

                               

                          

3)      Write the following expression in simplest form:

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)      Write the following expression in simplest form:

                          

                               

 

 

 

 

5)      Write the following expression in simplest form:

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)      Write the following expression in simplest form:

                         

                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7)      Write the following expression in simplest form:

                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

8)      Write the following expression in simplest form:

                             

                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equations Involving Fractions

1)  Solve for all values of x: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)  Solve for all values of x: 

 

3)  Solve for all values of x: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)  Solve for all values of x: 

 

 

Simplifying Complex Fractions

1)      Simplify:      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)      Simplify:     

 

 

3)       Simplify:     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)      Simplify:     

 

 

Finding Inverses Algebraically

 

1)      What is the inverse of the function ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)      What is the inverse of the function ?

 

 

 

3)      What is the inverse of the function ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)      What is the inverse of the function ?

 

 

Domain

 

1)      What is the domain of the function ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)      What is the domain of the function ?

 

 

3)      What is the domain of the function ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)      What is the domain of the function ?

 

 

Composition

1)      Given:  and

Find: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)      Given:  and

      Find: 

 

 

3)      Given: and

      Find: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)      Given:  and

       Find: 

5)      Given:  and

      Find: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)      Given:  and

       Find: 

 

7)      Given:  and

      Find: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8)      Given:  and

      Find: 

 

 

 

 

Logarithms

1)      Solve for x: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)      Solve for x: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)      Solve for x: 

 

 

 

 

 

4)      Solve for x: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5)      Solve for x: 

 

 

 

 

                

 

6)      Solve for x: 

                  

 

 

 

 

 

7)      Solve for x: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8)      Solve for x: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9)      Solve for x: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10)  Solve for x: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11)  Solve for x: 

 

 

12)  Solve for x: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Log Equations

1)      Solve for x:  log2(x) + log2(x – 2) = 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)      Solve for x:  log3(x + 3) + log3(x + 5) = 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)      Solve for x:  log3(x - 2) - log3(x - 4) = 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)      Solve for x :  log5(x) – log5(x – 2) = 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trigonometry

1)      What value for x in the interval  will make the expression  undefined?

 

 

 

 

 

2)      What value for x in the interval  will make the expression  undefined?

 

 

 

 

3)      If, what is ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)      If, what is ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5)      If, what is ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)      If  and 0°  x  180°, then x =