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Sample Questions for Final Exam in Mathematics: Conic Sections and Sequences, Exams of Algebra

A list of 30 sample questions for a final exam in mathematics, covering topics on conic sections and sequences. The questions include finding equations, graphs, and properties of parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas, as well as finding terms and formulas for sequences and series.

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Pre 2010

Uploaded on 08/04/2009

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Download Sample Questions for Final Exam in Mathematics: Conic Sections and Sequences and more Exams Algebra in PDF only on Docsity! Sample Questions for Final Exam MAT140-004 Find the equation of the parabola determined by the given information. 1) Focus at (0, 9), directrix y = -9 Find the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola. 2) y = 4x2 - 40x + 102 Find the focus and the directrix of the parabola. 3) y = -3x2 - 6x - 6 Find the vertex, axis of symmetry, and y-intercept of the parabola that has the given focus and directrix. 4) Focus (3, -9), directrix y = -1 Graph the parabola. 5) y = x2 + 2x - 1 x y Graph the ellipse. 6) (x + 6) 2 4  +  (y - 6) 2 16  = 1 x-15 15 y 15 -15 Find the foci of the ellipse. 7) (x - 4) 2 36  +  (y + 1) 2 100  = 1 1 Find the center and the radius of the circle. 8) x2 + y2 + 8x + 6y = 39 Find the foci and asymptotes of the hyperbola. 9) (y + 3) 2 144  -  (x + 5) 2 81  = 1 Graph the hyperbola. 10) (x + 2) 2 9  -  (y - 2) 2 4  = 1 x-10 -5 5 10 y 10 5 -5 -10 Use completing the square to rewrite the equation in one of the standard forms for a conic and identify the conic. 11) 5x2 - 8y2 - 10x + 64y - 163 = 0 Find the first five terms of the infinite sequence whose nth term is given. 12) an =  (-1)n + 1 n + 3  xn Find the first six terms of the sequence. 13) a1 = 4, an = an-1 + 6 Find the indicated part of the arithmetic sequence. 14) Find the common difference of the sequence in which the first term is -9 and the 8th term is -23. Write a recursion formula for the sequence. 15) 81, 9, 3,  3, . . . Find the sum of the series. 16) 5 k=2 (-1)k + 1(k - 5)2∑ Write out all the terms of the series. 17) 5 i=1 ni+1 i + 2∑ 2
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