Calc Qualifying Practice Exam - 2024
Calc Qualifying Practice Exam - 2024
Calc Qualifying Practice Exam - 2024
As you take this practice exam, please keep a few things in mind.
• This practice exam will not be graded. It is only for your use in studying at home.
• This practice is only 20 questions long. The actual qualifying exam will have
approximately 50 questions.
• The actual exam will have a time limit of 100 minutes. To approximate that when
working with this practice exam, you should limit yourself to 40 minutes.
• Answers for the qualifying exam will be recorded on a scannable “bubble” sheet.
Your exam paper itself will not be graded, so all answers must be recorded on
the scannable sheet.
• You should not use a calculator, textbooks, notes, or other resources when
taking this practice test.
1. x -1 + y -1 is equal to
A) x- y
x+ y
B)
xy
C) ( x + y ) -1
1
D)
x+ y
E) None of these
A) sin q
B) cos q
C) cot q
D) csc q
E) sec q
12
3. If cos q = and q is acute then cot q is
13
12
A)
13
13
B)
12
5
C)
12
13
D)
5
E) None of these
1
b-
4. Simplify a.
1
a-
b
a 2 - b2
A)
ab
b2 - b
B)
a2 - a
b
C)
a
D) 1
-b
E)
a
5. Which of the following equations is best represented by the graph? Note a > 1.
A) y=a x
1
B) y= a
x
C) y = log a x
D) y = ax
E) y = a- x
6. In this right triangle, ÐA =
p . What is the numerical value of x?
6
3
A)
2
5
B) 3
2
C) 25 - a 2 - 1
5
D) 3 -1
2
E) None of these
7. How many gallons of a 30% acid solution must be mixed with 50 gallons of a
70% acid solution to make a 55% acid solution?
A) 14
B) 30
C) 31
D) 88
E) None of these
8. The graph displayed to the right can best be represented by which one of the
following functions?
A) f ( x) = x 2 - 9
B) f ( x) = x 3 - 8
C) f ( x) = x 3 - x - 8
D) f ( x) = x3 + x 2 - 9 x - 9
E) f ( x) = x3 - x 2 - 9 x - 9
9. Solve log 2 (2 x + 1) = 3 for x.
A) 1
5
B)
2
7
C)
2
D) 4
E) None of these
A) 60°
B) 120°
C) 45°
D) 135°
E) None of these
12. For 0 £ x £ 2p , the function f (x) = sec x is not defined at
A) x = p / 2,p ,3p / 2
B) x = 0, p ,2p
p
C) x=
6
p
D) x= ,3p / 4
4
E) x = p / 2,3p / 2
A) B)
C) D)
E)
14. One root of 3 x 2 + 2 x - 7 = 0 is
7
A)
3
1
B) -
3
-1 + 22
C)
3
-2 - 22
D)
3
E) None of these
15. If f ( x) = log x and if a and b are positive numbers, then f (a) - f (b) is equal to
A. f ( a - b)
f (a)
B.
f (b)
C. f (a) + f (b)
æaö
D. fç ÷
èbø
E. None of these
A) -4 < x < 1
B) x > 4 or x < -1
C) -1 > x > 4
D) x>4
E) -1 < x < 4
17. One solution of
x -5 5 1
+ = is
3 x+3 6
A) -3
1
B) -
2
1
C)
2
D) 5
E) None of these
19. If P is a point in space not on a plane M, how many lines can be drawn through P
which are perpendicular to M?
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) None
E) An unlimited number
x
20. The graph of is best represented by:
x + 4x - 5
2
A) B)
C) D)
E)