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1.Simplify:
20 + 4 (!8)

a)4

b)4

c)12

d)10.5

2.Simplify:
(2a4)+2(a5)3(a+1)

a)7a11

b)a17

c)a11

d)7a17

3.Evaluatetheexpression: 4a 2 ! 4ab + b 2 ,whena=2andb=5

a)14

b)1

c)66

d)81

4.FirefightersusetheformulaS=0.5P+26tocomputethehorizontalrangeSinfeetofwaterfroma
particularhose,wherePisthenozzlepressureinpounds.Findthehorizontalrangeifpressureis90lb.

a)44feet

b)450feet

c)19feet

d)71feet

5.Simplify:

2 x 2 !3 x 2

a) 54x12

b) 18x8

d) !54x8

16w2u10

v4

d)

c) 5.6 " 10!5

d) 5.6 " 10!7

c)120000

d)12000

c) !18x12

c)

!2

6.Simplify:
a)

w2 v 4

4u 7

" 2u !5v 2 #
$
%
& 8w '

b)

16v 4

w2u10

7.Expressinscientificnotation:0.0000056

a) 5.6 " 10!6

b) 5.6 ! 106

8.Expand: 1.20 ! 105

a)12000000

b)1200000

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5 3
x! =
4
8 8

9.Solve:
a)x=4

10.Solve:

a)x=9

c)x=

d)x=

mv 2

rv 2

12.SolveP:

b)x=28

c)x=8

d)x=18

b) m = Frv 2

c) m =

Fv 2

d) m =

Fr

v2

A ! rt

2

c) P =

A

1 + rt

d) P =

2rt

d)x=2

d) x = ! , !

A = P + Pr t

a) P = A ! rt

b) P =

13.Solve:

8(x2)5(x+4)=20+x

11.Solveform: F =
a) m =

b)x=2

6
4
=
x !5 x

a)x=5

14.Solve: 2 x ! 3 = 5
a)x=4,0

b)x=6

b) x =

1 11
,
2 2

c)x=10

c)x=0,

11

1
2

15.Solve: 3 !
a)x=4

16.Simplify:
a)x2y

x
4
=

x!4 4! x

b)x=4

c)x=1

d)Nosolution

b)x(x+3y)

c)x(x2y)

d)x+3y

x3 + x 2 y ! 6 xy 2

x 2 ! 2 xy

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17.Simplify:

4x !1

2 x2 + 5x ! 3

a)Cannotbesimplified

18.Solve:3(2x3)27

a)x6

19.Solve:

b)

2x !1

x+3

b)x6

2x +1

x !3

c)

c)x3

2x +1

x+3

d)

d)x3

2 x 4
+ <
3 5 15

a)x>2

b)x>2

c)x<2

d)x<2

20.Johnaveraged82outof100onhisfirstthreetests.WhatwasJohnsscoreonthefourthtestifhisaverage
afterthefourthtestdroppedto79outof100?

a)Cannotbefound

b)80

c)75

d)70

21.ThesalestaxrateinWilsonCountyis6.75%.SupposetotalpriceofanitemthatyouboughtinWilson
Countyincludingtaxesis$14.93,whatistheprice(roundedtotwodecimalplaces)beforetax?

a)$12.93

b)$13.99

c)$15.94

d)$8.91

22.ThelongtermparkingrateatRaleighDurhamAirportis$2 per hour (or part of an hour) with $10 daily

maximum (12:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.). Suppose you park your car on Friday afternoon at 8:30 p.m. and pick it up
on the following Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., what will be you parking fee?

a)$58

b)$50

23.Solve:2x(10x+8)=3(x+1)

a) x =

3 1
,
4 5

3 1

4 5

b) x = ! ,

c)$48

3
4

c) x = ! , !

d)$38

d) x =

3 1
,!
4 5

d)x=

!3 2 2

24.Solve: (2 x ! 3) ! 8 = 0
a)x=

3 2 2

b)x=3,2

c) x = !3 2 2

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25.Theprofit,P,realizedbyacompanyvariesdirectlyasthenumberofproductssitsells.Ifacompanymakes
aprofitof$7800onthesaleof325products,whatistheprofitwhenthecompanysells5000products?

a)$120,000

b)$100,000

c)$80,000

d)$60,000

26.Ifthevoltage,V,inanelectriccircuitisheldconstant,thecurrentI,isinverselyproportionaltothe
resistance,R.Ifcurrentis120mA(milliampere)whenresistanceis5ohms,findthecurrentwhenthe
resistanceis15ohms.

a)40mA

b)357mA

c)360mA

d)200mA

27.A36footlongtubeiscutintotwopieceswithratio4:5.Findthelengthoftheshorterpiece.

a)9feet

b)16feet

c)12feet

d)20feet

28.Alargesquarepizzahas49pieces(squareslices).John,JackandJaneateallthepiecesintheratio4:2:1
respectively.HowmanypiecesdidJackeat?

a)10pieces

b)12pieces
c)14pieces

d)18pieces

29.Solve: 1 ! 2 x + 1 = 3

a)x=0

c)x=1

d) x =

!h

r2

c) V = ! hr 2

d) V = r ! h

b) x = !

30.SolveforVgiven r =
a) V =

r

!h

!h
b) V =

31.Findtheequationofthestraightlinepassingthroughthepoints(2,4)and(1,0).

a)y=4x+4

b)y=4x4

c)y=4x+4

32.Determinethexandyinterceptsofthegraphof7x5y=35

a)(5,0)and(0,7)

b)(5,0)and(0,7)
c)(5,0)and(0,7)
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33.ThelinearrelationshipbetweentheFahrenheitscaleandCentigradescalefortemperaturesisgiven
by F =

9
C + 32 .Whichofthefollowingstatements,ifany,areTRUE?
5

A.68oFcorrespondsto20oC
B.40oCcorrespondsto78oF

a)OnlyA

b)OnlyB

c)BothAandB
d)NeitherAnorB

34.John(J)is5yearsolderthanhissisterMary(M)whois2yearsyoungerthanherbrotherPaul(P).IfJ,M
andPdenotetheirages,whichoneofthefollowingrepresentsthegiveninformation?

!J = M + 5

$P = M # 2

a) "

!J = M +5

#M = P + 2

b) "

!M = J + 5

$P = M # 2

c) "

!J = M + 5

$M = P # 2

d) "

"3 x ! 5 y = !4

$ 3x ! y = 4

35.Solvethesystem: #
a)(2,10)

b)(2,2)

!
&

2"
5'

c) $ 2, # %

!4
%3

"
&

d) # ,0 $

36.Thesumoftwonumbersis31.Twicethesmallernumberis11morethanthelargernumber.Thepositive
differencebetweenthenumbersis

a)4

b)3

c)2

d)1

37.Find the coordinates of a point A whose distance from the origin (0, 0) is 5 units.

a) A (3, 3)

b) A(-3, 2)

c) A(4, -3)

d) A(1, 4)

38.Considerthecirclegivenbytheequation(x2)2+(y+1)2=5.Findthecenterandradius.

a)(2,1);5

b)(2,1);5

39.Theinequality 8 ! x < 8 isequivalentto

a)x<0

b)x>0

c)(2,1); 5

c)x<0orx>16

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40.Theinequality x + 4 ! 1 isequivalentto
a)x5

b)x3orx5

41.Theintervalsolutiontotheinequality

a) (2, +! )

c)x5

d)5x-3

x!2
> 0 is
x +1

b) (!", 2 )

c) (!", !1) # (2, +" )

d) (!1, 2 )

42.Let f ( x) = 1 ! 2 x .Find f (a ! 1)

a) 1 ! 2a ! 1

b) 1 ! 2a

c) 3 ! 2a

43.Let f (x ) = 2 ! x 2 and g (x ) = 2 x ! 1 .Whichofthefollowing,ifany,isfalse?

d) !2a

a) ( f + g )(0) = !2

d) #

b) ( f ! g )(1) = 0

c) ( fg )(2 ) = !6

! f "
$ (1) = 1
%g&

44.Let f (x ) = 2 ! x 2 and g (x ) = 2 x ! 1 .Whichofthefollowing,ifany,istrue?

a) ( f o g )(0 ) = !2

c) ( f o f )( x) = 4 ! 4 x 2 + x 4

b) (g o f

)(0 ) = 3
d) (g o g )( x) = 4 x 2 ! 4 x + 1

45.Let f (x ) = 3 ! 2 x .Findthedifferencequotient
a)1

b)2h

f (x + h ) ! f (x )

h
h ! 4x
c)

d)2

46.Considerthequadraticfunction f (x ) = 2 x 2 ! 4 x + 1 .Findthevertexofthegraphof f (x ).

a)(2,1)

b)(2,1)

c)(1,1)

d)(1,7)

47.Thetemperature,indegreesFahrenheit,overatwelvehourperiodisgivenbythefunction
T(t)=0.5t2+6t+30,wheret=0denotes6:00a.m.Whenisthemorningtemperature47.5oF?

a)12noon

b)11:00a.m.
c)10a.m.

d)9:00a.m.
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48.Simplifyandexpressintheforma+bi:(2+i)(3+2i)

a)8+0i

b)8+2i

c)8i

49.Simplifyandexpressintheforma+bi:

a)22i

b)22i

50.Findthedomainofthefunction f ( x) =

a)allrealnumbers

!4i
1+ i

d)6+2i

c)44i

d)4+4i

c)x3

d)x3,1,1

x+3
.
x2 + 1

b)x1,1

51.Findtheequationofhorizontalasymptoteofthefunction f ( x) =
a)y=1

b)y=1

52.Findtheinversefunctionforf(x)=

c)y=3

x
! 2 .
3

x+3

x2 !1

a)f1(x)=6x+3

b)f1(x)=3x+2
c)f1(x)=2x+3

53.Whichofthefollowingpairsofexponentialandlogarithmicformsisfalse?

a)32=1/9;log3(1/9)=2

b)(1/2)2=4;log4(1/2)=2

c)103=1000;log(1000)=3

d)e2=x;ln(x)=2

54.Writeintermsoflog(x),log(y),log(z):

!y z
log ## 2
% x

d)y=0

d)f1(x)=3x+6

"
$$
&

a)log(y)0.5log(z)2log(x)

b)log(y)+0.5log(z)2log(x)

c)log(y)+0.5log(z)+2log(x)

d)log(y)+0.5log(z)+2log(x)
+
55.Findthehydroniumionconcentration,H ,ofasolutiongivenpH=7.1
Note:pH=log(H+)

a)7.9108molesperliter

b)7.1109molesperliter
c)8.3104molesperliter

d)1.3107molesperliter
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56.Solve: e 2 x!1 = 32

a) x =

1 + ln (32 )

b) x =

1 ! ln (32 )

1
+ ln (16 )
2

c) x = 1 + ln (16 )

d) x =

c)x=5/3

d)x=0

57. Solvetheequation: log 2 ( x + 1) ! log 2 ( x ! 1) = 2

a)x=3

b)x=5

!1"
58.Supposethepopulationofatownisgivenbythemodel P (t ) = 17250 # $
%2&

t /10

,wheretdenotesthe

numberyearssince2000.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

a)Thepopulationin2000was8625.
b)Thepopulationdoublesevery10years.
c)Thepopulationishalvedeverytenyears
d)Thepopulationisgrowingby50%everytenyears.

59.Iftheangle " =

3!
radians,then
5

b) 90o < ! < 180o

a) 0 < ! < 90o

c) 180o < ! < 270o

d) 270o < ! < 360o

60.Ifthelightbeammakesonecompleterevolutionevery20seconds,howlongwillittaketosweepand
angleof150o?

a)lessthan3seconds

b)between3and5seconds
c)between5and7seconds
d)between7and10seconds

61.Givenanisoscelestrianglewithbaselength32cmandaltitude12cm,findthelengthofthecongruent
sides.

a)24cm

b)22cm

c)20cm

d)18cm

62.If tan ! = 3 and sin ! > 0 ,then cos ! equals

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a) !

10

3
b)

10

1
c)

10

1
d) !

10

63.If csc! =

13
and cos ! < 0 ,then cot ! equals
5

a)

12

5

b) !

12

c)

5

12

d) !

c) 2

d)

c) 3

d)

13

12

o
64.Findtheexactvalueof csc 225

a) ! 2

b) !

o
65.Findtheexactvalueof cot 420

a)

b)

! 5
1"
,
#
%% ,findthevalueofthefunctions
$ 6
6
&
'

66.Iftheangle ! instandardpositionmeetstheunitcircleat $

sin (! ) and cos (! ) .

a) sin ! =

5
1
and cos ! = "

6
6

b) sin ! = "

5
1
and cos ! =

6
6

d) sin ! =

1
5
and cos ! =

6
6

1
5
and cos ! = "

6
6

c) sin ! = "

67.Findtheexpressionthatisequalto

1 + sin !

1 " sin !
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a) sin ! + cos 2 !

csc! + 1
b)

csc! " 1

c)0

d) sec 2 ! + tan 2 !

68.Findtheexpressionthatisequalto (tan ! + cot ! )

a) tan 2 ! + cot 2 !

b) 2 tan ! cot !
c) 2cot 2 ! " 1

d) sec 2 ! + csc 2 !

69.Theminutehandofaclockis6cmlong.Howfardoesthetipoftheminutehandtravelin15minutes?

a) 12! cm

b) 9! cm

c) 6! cm

d) 3! cm

70.Findtheareaofasectorofacirclewithcentralangle=3radians,iftheradiusofthecircleis6in.

a)54in2

b)36in2

c)27in2

d)18in2

71.Theareaofthesectorofacirclewithcentralangleof =2radiansis16m2.Findtheradiusofthecircle.
a)16m

b)8m

c)4m

d)2m

72.Solve 4cos ! + 6 = 5 (cos ! + 1), 0 " ! < 360o

a) 0o

b) 90o

73.Solve (2sin ! # 3)(cos ! + 2 ) = 0, 0 $ ! $ "

a)Nosolution

b) " =

!
,0
3

d) 270o

d) " =

! !
,#
6 2

d) " = #

c) 180o

c) " = 0,

! !
,
3 2

74.Solve 2sin 2 " = sin " + 1, #

a) " = #

! !
,
6 2

!
!
$" $
2
2
! !
b) " = , #
3 2

c) " =

! !
,
3 2

75.InarighttriangleABCwithm !C = 90o ,ifAC=12and sin (B ) =

a)20

b)6

c) 2 14

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76.IntriangleABCwithm !A = 30 ,m !B = 45 andBC= 2 ,findAC.

o

a) 2

b)2

c)3

77.IntriangleABCwithm !A = 30o ,m !B = 60o andAB=12,findBC.

a) 6 3

b)6

c) 12 3

d)insufficientinformation

d)insufficientinformation

!" x = cos (t )

"$ y = 3 + sin (t )

78.Eliminatetheparametertinthegivenparametricequation #

a) y = 3 +

b) x = 3 +

c) x 2 + y 2 = 9

2
d) x + ( y ! 3) = 1

"! x = sin (t )cos (t )

"$ y = sin (2t )

79.Eliminatetheparametertinthegivenparametricequation #

a)x=2y

b)y=2x

c)xy=2

d) xy =

80.Givenvectors u = !4, !3 and v = 2,1 ,whichifthefollowingstatements,ifany,isfalse.

a) u = 5

b) u + 2v = 0

r r

c) v ! u = 6, 4

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ANSWERKEY

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

c
b
b
d
d

c
a
c
a
b

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

b
c
c
a
a

41.
42.
43.
44.
45.

c
c
a
b
d

61.
62.
63.
64.
65.

c
c
b
a
b

26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

a
b
c
b
c

46.
47.
48.
49.
50.

c
b
c
b
a

66.
67.
68.
69.
70.

b
b
d
d
a

d
c
c
b
d

31.
32.
33.
34.
35.

a
a
a
d
b

51.
52.
53.
54.
55.

d
d
b
b
a

71.
72.
73.
74.
75.

c
a
a
a
a

d
d
c
c
d

36.
37.
38.
39.
40.

b
c
c
d
b

56.
57.
58.
59.
60.

a
c
c
b
d

76.
77.
78.
79.
80.

b
b
d
b
b.

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