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Sets, induction and elementary functions

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1. Operations on finite sets

Given and , determine , , and .

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2. Operations on intervals

Given and , determine , , and the complement with respect to .

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3. Operations on sets defined by inequalities

Given and , determine and .

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4. Cartesian product of finite sets

Given and , write and by listing their elements, and determine whether the pair belongs to each of the two sets.

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5. Bounds of the union of an interval and a point

Determine the set of upper bounds, the supremum, the infimum, the maximum and the minimum of

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6. Bounds of a set defined by an increasing sequence

Determine the supremum, infimum, maximum and minimum of

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7. Bounds of a set with an alternating-sign term

Determine the supremum, infimum, maximum and minimum of

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8. Verifying a supremum with the characterization

Prove with the characterization that

and determine whether the set has a maximum.

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9. Verifying an infimum with the characterization

Prove with the characterization that

and determine whether the set has a minimum.

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10. Irrationality of the square root of 5

Prove that is irrational.

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11. Sum of the first n odd numbers

Prove by induction that, for every ,

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12. Sum of the first n cubes

Prove by induction that, for every ,

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13. Sum of the powers of 2

Prove by induction that, for every ,

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14. Inequality between a power and a successor

Prove by induction that for every .

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15. Inequality between a factorial and a power of 2

Prove by induction that for every .

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16. Inequality between powers with different bases

Prove by induction that for every .

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17. Divisibility by 4 of a difference of powers

Prove by induction that is divisible by for every .

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18. Divisibility by 6 of a polynomial

Prove by induction that is divisible by for every .

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19. Coefficient of a term in a binomial expansion

Determine the coefficient of in the expansion of .

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20. Equation with a binomial coefficient

Determine the natural number such that

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21. Domain with a root and a denominator

Determine the natural domain of

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22. Domain of a logarithm with a rational argument

Determine the natural domain of

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23. Domain with a root and a logarithm in the denominator

Determine the natural domain of

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24. Domain of an arcsine

Determine the natural domain of

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25. Inverse of a linear fractional function

Verify that the function

defined on , is injective; determine its range and its inverse.

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26. Inverse of an exponential function

Verify that the function

is strictly increasing on ; determine its range and its inverse.

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27. Parity of three functions

Determine whether the following functions are even, odd, or neither even nor odd:

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28. Graph of a parabola by transformations

Sketch the graph of

starting from that of , indicating the transformations used, the vertex and the range.

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29. Exponential inequality with base less than 1

Solve

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30. Exponential inequality with substitution

Solve

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31. Logarithmic inequality with base less than 1

Solve

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32. Inequality with a sum of logarithms

Solve

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33. Elementary trigonometric equation

Solve

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34. Range of a rational function

Determine the range of

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