March Regional

Algebra 2 Individual Test

NOTA: None of the above answers is correct

1. What is the domain of f(x) = (x2-9)-3/2 ?
a) (-3,3)
b) [-3,3]
c) ( ,3)

d) ( ,3) U (3, )

e) NOTA

2. A bouncing ball is dropped from a height of 1 meter. Every time it hits the ground, it bounces to 4/5 of its
prior height. What is the total vertical distance traveled by the ball, in meters, if it keeps bouncing forever?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 9
d) 16 e) NOTA
3. Along a straight track, train X leaves station A, traveling at 120km/hr towards station B. At the same time
train Y leaves station B traveling towards station A at 80 km/hr. At the same time, a bird starts at station A,
travels to train Y, back to train X, back to train Y, back to train X, and so on until the trains meet. What is the
total distance, in kilometers, traveled by the bird if the stations are 300 km apart and the bird travels at 150
km/hr?
a) 150
b) 225
c) 300 d) 375 e) NOTA
4. F(x,y)=3x+4y+12xy. Find F(5,6).
a) 300 b) 333 c) 366 d) 399 e)NOTA
5. Two hamburgers, 1 drink, and 2 fries cost $9. Six hamburgers, 8 drinks, and 11 fries cost $42. Three
hamburgers, 2 drinks, and 6 fries cost $18.50. What is the cost of 4 hamburgers, 4 drinks, and 4 fries? Assume
there are no value meals.
a)$21.20
b)$22.00
c)$25.60
d)$27.20
e)NOTA
6. If x-y=4 and x3-y3=80, find xy+x2+y2.
a) 20 b)76 c)320 d)cannot be determined e)NOTA
7. Which of the following absolute value inequalities has solution set of real numbers from 23 to 42
noninclusive?
a) x+11 > 32.5
b) 42-x < 23
c) x-32.5 <23
d)

x-32.5

< 9.5

e) NOTA

8. 4x 5 = 82x + 1 Solve for x.

a) 9/4 b) 3/8
c) the set of all real numbers
9. Simplify
a) 2.4+.2i

.
b) 2.4-.2i

c) 2.1+.5i

10. F(x)=log(x)+1/x. Find F(100).

a)1.99 b)2
c)2.01 d)undefined

d) the empty set e) NOTA

d) 5.33 e) NOTA

e)NOTA

11. Sandra is late for school, so she runs there from home at 12 km/hr, and walks back home at 6 km/hr. What
is her average speed, in km/hr?
d) 9.6
e) NOTA
a) 8
b) 9
c) 6 2
12. If a Joule is a Newton meter, and a Volt is a Joule per Coulomb, then a Newton per Coulomb is also
which of the following?
a) Joule per Volt
b)Volt meter c) Coulomb per meter d) Volt per meter
e)NOTA
13. xy +bz = a(x-y). Solve for x where defined.
a) x=(-bz-ay)/y b) x=(bz-ay)/(a-y)
c) x=(bz+ay)/(a-y)

d) x=bz/(ay)

e) NOTA

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14. How many times does the function y= -x2+4x+4 intersect the function y=x2 in the real Cartesian plane.
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
e) NOTA
15. Factor 9x2 + 16 over the complex numbers.
a) (3x + 4)(3x 4i)
b) (3x +4)2
c) (x - 16i)(9x +i)
d) (3x 4i)(3x + 4i)
e) NOTA
16. If one machine can pave 1km in 6 hours and another machine can pave 1km in 8 hours, how many days
does it take to pave 10km if both machines are working 24 hrs/day and they do not interfere with each other?
a) 240/7
b) 10/7 c) 24/7 d) 365 e) NOTA
17. What is the domain of y =
?
a) All real numbers
b) The empty set

c) -7/5 d) 1/4 e) NOTA

18. How much money do I earn in interest if I invest $10000 for one year at a 40% annual yield, compounded
quarterly?
a) $4000
b) $4641
c) $14641
d) $16000
e) NOTA
19. In a regular (4 suits) 52-card deck, what is the probability that if you draw two cards they are both of the
same number? Treat Jacks as 11, Queens as 12, Kings as 13, and Aces as 1.
a) 1/13
b) 1/17
c) 1/169
d) 1/4 e) NOTA
20. Simplify (4 +3i)(6-i).
a) 15 b) 21-14i
c) 27-14i

d) 41

e) NOTA

21. A line passes through (2,9) and (5,0). Find the point of intersection of this line with one perpendicular to it
which passes through the origin.
a) (2.5,7.5)
b) (4,3)
c) (4.5,1.5)
d) (0,0)
e) NOTA
22. Find the sum of the smallest and largest zero of x3-2x2-11x+12.
a) -2 b)0
c)1
d)2
e)NOTA
23. How many handshakes are required in a group of 7 for each person to shake hands with each other
person?
a) 7
b)14 c)21 d)42 e)NOTA
24. When rolling 4 identical, fair, six-sided dice, what is the probability of rolling the same number on at least
2 dice?
a) b) 2/3 c) 13/18
d) 29/36
e) NOTA
25. If p varies jointly with q and r and inversely with s, given that p=48 when q =5, r=12, and s=20, find p
when q=3, r=10, and s=40.
a) 8
b) 12 c) 16 d) 24 e) NOTA
26. The height above the ground of an object under gravitational acceleration is given by h(t)= -16t2+vt+a,
where h is in feet, t is in seconds elapsed, v is the original velocity, and a is the original height. How many
seconds does it take an object launched upwards at 32ft/sec from a height of 48ft to hit the ground?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) NOTA
27. If 5 customs agents process 15 vehicles in 2 minutes, assuming the same rate, how long does it take 7
agents to process 14 vehicles?
a) 1 minute
b)1 minute 20 seconds c)1 minute 40 seconds d)2 minutes
e)NOTA

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28. What is the area enclosed by the curve 4x2+y2=16?

a) 4
b) 42
c) 8 d) 16 e) NOTA
29. Find the sum of the coordinates of the intersection of a line passing through (1,1) and (6,3) and one
passing through (4,1) and (9,-3).
a) -5.3 b) -.6 c) 1.3 d) 4.8 e) NOTA
30. Where is the focus of the parabola y=x2?
a) (0,0)
b)(0,1/4)
c)(0,1)

d)(1/4,0)

e)NOTA