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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Evaluate (3x + 6) ÷ [y 3 (x + 2)] if x = 2 and y = 1.

A. 9/4
B. 3
C. 15/12
D. 26

2. Simplify the following expression.

A. 4x – y
B. –y – 3
C. 4x – y – 3
D. –16 x – y + 21

3. Identify the solution to the following equation.

A. x = –11
B. x = 13
C. x = 11/9
D. x = 13/14

4. The sum of twice a number and four is twelve. Find the number.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

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5. Identify the solution to the equation 2 |3x – 5| = 8.

A. x = 3 or x = –3
B. x = 3 or x = 1/3
C. x = 13/6 or x = –13/6
D. x = 13/6 or x = –1/2

6. Identify the solution to the following inequality.

A. x < 1
B. x > 1
C. x < 3
D. x > 3

7. Identify the solution to the inequality |5 – 3x| + 3 ≤ 7.

A. x ≥ 3 or x ≤ 1/3
B. 1/3 ≤ x ≤ 3
C. x ≥ 1/3
D. no solution

8. Identify the domain of the relation {(1, 3), (1, 4), (3, 8), (4, 7)}.
A. {3, 4, 8, 7}
B. {1, 3, 4}
C. {1, 3, 1, 4, 3, 8, 4, 7}
D. {1, 3, 4, 7, 4, 8}

9. Identify the standard form of the equation 1/3 x = 7/3 y + 2.

A. y = 7/3 x + 2
B. y = 1/7 x – 6/7
C. 1/3 x + 7/3 y = 2
D. 1x – 7y = 6

10. Find the slope, y–intercept, and x–intercept of the line whose equation is 2x – 3y = 12.
A. m = 2/3, x–intercept = 6, y–intercept = –4
B. m = 12, x–intercept = 2 , y–intercept = –3
C. m = 2, x–intercept = 2/3, y–intercept = 12
D. m = –3, x–intercept = 2, y–intercept = 12

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11. Identify the slope-intercept form of the line with slope –3 that passes through the point (–1, 12).
A. y = –1 x + 12
B. y = –1 x + 9
C. y = –3 x + 12
D. y = –3 x + 9

12. Use the table below to find a prediction equation to show how altitude (in thousands of feet) relates to
rainfall (in inches).

ALTITUDE 0 2 4 6 12

RAINFALL 3 4 5 6 9

A. y = 2x + 1
B. y = 3x – 1
C. y = 1/2 x + 3
D. y = 1/3 x – 3

13. Identify the equation of the graph.

A. y = |x + 3| – 4
B. y = |x – 3| + 4
C. y = [x + 3] – 4
D. y = [x – 3] + 4

14. Identify the equation of the graph.

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A. y ≤ 2x – 3
B. y < 2x – 3
C. y ≥ 2x – 3
D. y > 2x – 3

15. Solve the following system of equations.

x + 4y = 3
3x + 12y = 5

A. x = 3, y = 4
B. x = 3, y = 12
C. infinite solutions
D. no solution

16. Find the value of the following determinant.

A. –5
B. 1
C. 5
D. –1

17. Identify the system of inequalities in the graph.

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A. y ≤ –1/4 x + 2 and y ≤ 1/3 x – 2

B. y ≥ –1/4 x + 2 or y ≤ 1/3 x – 2
C. y ≤ –1/4 x + 2 and y ≥ 1/3 x – 2
D. y ≤ –1/4 x + 2 or y ≥ 1/3 x – 2

18. Find the ordered pair where the maximum value occurs for the equation C = 12x – 4y given the
following constraints:

A. (1, 4)
B. (2, 7)
C. (8, 4)
D. (10, 1)

19. Find the value of x in the following system of equations:

3x + 2y + z = 6
x + y + 3z = –5
4x + y – z = 10

A. x = 1
B. x = 2
C. x = 3
D. x = 4

20. Solve for y using the following matrix equation.

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A. y = 1
B. y = 2
C. y = 3
D. y = 4

21. Find the determinant of the following matrix.

A. –31
B. –15
C. 3
D. 12

22. Multiply the following matrices.

A.
 

B.
 

C.
 
D. These matrices cannot be multiplied.

23. Find the inverse of the following matrix.

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A.
 

B.
 

C.
 

D.

24. Identify which matrix you would multiply both sides by to solve the system of equations.

A.
 

B.
 

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C.
 

D.

25. The following expression represents the value of which variable in the solution of the system of
equations below?

 
 
 

3x + 2y + z = 6
x + y + 3z = –5
4x + y – z = 10

A. x
B. y
C. z
D. It represents none of the variables.

26. Simplify the following expression.

A. 66x 13 y 10
B. 6x 2 y 2
C. 2x 3 y 2
D. (4x 4 y 3 ) – 1

27. Simplify and rewrite the following expression in decimal notation.

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A. 20
B. 0.2
C. 200
D. 0.02

28. Simplify the expression (x + 2)(x – 3).

A. x2 – 6
B. x2 – x – 6
C. 2x – 1
D. 2x 2 + 3x

29. Find the greatest common factor of the expression 9x 2 – 27.

A. 9x 2
B. 9
C. 27
D. 3

30. Factor the expression 4x 2 + 6x + 2.

A. (4x + 2)(x + 1)
B. (2x + 3)(2 + x)
C. (4 + x)(x + 1)
D. (x + 1)(x + 2)

31. Divide the following expression by factoring.

A. (x 2 – 9)(x + 3)
B. 3x – 27
C. (x + 4) 2
D. x–3

32. Divide the following expression using long division.

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(x 3 + x 2 + x – 3) ÷ (x – 1)

A. x 2 + 2x + 3
 
 

B.

 
C. x+2
 
D. x–2

33. Simplify the following expression.

A.
B. 6xy
C.
D.

34. Simplify the following expression.

A. 2
B.
C.
D.

35. Simplify the following expression.

A.
B.
C. 16
D.

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36. Express the following using rational exponents.

A.
B. 15xy2
C.
D.

37. Solve the following equation.

A. x = 2/3
B. x = 11
C. x=5
D. no solution

38. Simplify the following expression.

A.
B. 8i
C. –16 i
D.

39. Simplify the following expression.

A.

 
B. 4 + 2i
 
C. –1/3
 

D.

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40. Rewrite the equation y = (x – 4) 2 – 3 in general form.

A. y = x 2 – 4x – 3
B. y = x 2 – 8x + 13
C. y = 4x 2 – 3x + 12
D. y = x – 4x + 3x 2

41. Identify the vertex and line of symmetry of y = x 2 – 8x + 11.

A. (–5, 4); x = –5
B. (–8, 11); x = –8
C. (4, –5); x = 4
D. (11, –8); x = 11

42. Which is the equation for the given graph?

A. y = x 2 – 4x – 3
B. y = (x – 4) 2 – 3
C. y = (x + 4) 2 + 3
D. y = x 2 + 4x + 3

43. Solve the expression x 2 – x – 12 = 0 by factoring.

A. x = 4, x = –3
B. x = 2, x = 3
C. x = 1, x = –12
D. x = 1, x = –1

44. Identify the number that needs to be added to both sides of the equation x 2 – 4x = 21 to complete the

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square.
A. 6
B. 3
C. 4
D. 21

45. Solve 3x 2 + 6x + 6 = 0 using the quadratic equation.

A. x = 1/2, x = –3
B. x = –1 + i, x = –1 – i
C. x = –2, x = 2
D. x = 6 + i, x = 6 – i

46. Find the descriminant of y = x 2 – 6x + 9 and describe the nature of the roots.
A. –6; 2 imaginary roots
B. 3/2; 2 real roots
C. 1; 2 real roots
D. 0; 1 real root

47. A rocket is shot straight into the air at an initial velocity of 120 feet/second. The height of the rocket
after t seconds is given by the equation h = 120t – 4t 2 . After how many seconds will the rocket reach
its maximum height?
A. 900 seconds
B. 120 seconds
C. 30 seconds
D. 15 seconds

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