31.

The first term of an arithmetic sequence is equal to 200 and the common difference is equal
to -10. Find the value of the 20th term.
a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40

32. A display of cans on a grocery shelf consists of 20 cans on the bottom, 18 cans in the next
row, and so on in an arithmetic sequence, until the top row has 4 cans. How many cans, in total,
are in the display?
a. 100 b. 108 c. 116. d. 124

33. How many terms of the arithmetic sequence -3, 2, 7….must be added together for the
sum of the series to be 116?
a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11
34. QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, _______.
a. UAV b. UAT c. TAS d. TAT

35.

a b c d

36. Assuming the pattern continues, which one of the following is not an arithmetic sequence?
a. 2, 32, 62, . . . b. 3, 9, 15, . . . c. 99, 97, 95, . . . d. 1/3 , 1, 3, . .
.

37. Assuming the pattern continues, which one of the following is not a geometric sequence?
a. 16, 32, 64, . . . b. 3, 9, 27, . . . c. 99, 33, 11, . . . d.
−5,−10,−15, . .

38. The 8th term in the sequence, 2, 7, 12, . . . is:

a 16 b. 19 c. 37 d. 40

39. The nth term in the sequence, 2, 7, 12, . . . is:

a. 5n b. n + 5 c. 5n − 3 d. 5n + 7

40. The sum of the first eight terms of the arithmetic sequence: 25, 21, 17, . . . is:
a. 85 b. 88 c. 90 d. 91

41. If a sixth degree polynomial is divided by a second degree polynomial, what is the degree
of the quotient?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

42. Divide: x3 +2 x 2−5 x−10 by x2−5 .

A) x2−3 x+ 10 B) x2 +7 x+30 C) x +¿ 2 D) x −¿ 2
 P( x ) r( x )
=Q( x )+
d( x ) d( x)
43. In the division algorithm , what is the divisor?

A) P(x) B) d(x) C) r(x) D) Q(x)

44. Find the remainder when x3 −2 x2 + 4 x−3 is divided by x +¿ 2 .

A) 27 B) 5 C) −¿ 5 D) −¿27

45. If x3 −2 x2 −5 x +6 is divided by x +¿ 1, the remainder is zero.

A) True B) False C) Cannot be determined

For #s 46 to 48, use the illustration of long division below:

Divide ¿

¿ 17x+2¿ −(17x5)¿ 63¿ ¿

−¿

46. What is the remainder?

A) 17 B) 63 C) x −¿ 3 D) 17x −¿ 51

47. Which is the divisor?

A) 2 x 2 +9 x +17 C) 2 x 3 +3 x 2−10 x +12
B) x – 3 D) 63

48. Which is the quotient?

A) 2 x 2 +9 x +17 C) 2 x 3 +3 x 2−10 x +12
B) x – 3 D) 63

49. Using synthetic division to divide 7 y3 −3 y 2−20 by y +¿ 3, which of the following is the
correct first row of the algorithm?
A) 3⌋ 7 −¿3 0 −¿20 C) −¿ 3⌋ 7 −¿ 3 −¿ 20
B) −¿ 3⌋ 7 −¿ 3 0 −¿ 20 D) 3⌋ 7 −¿3 −¿20
For #s 50 and 51, use the following synthetic division:

3 1 −¿ 6 2 21

3 −¿9 −¿2
1

1 −¿ 3 −¿7 0

50. Which polynomial is the dividend?

A) x3 −6 x 2+ 2 x+ 21 C) x3 −3 x 2−7 x
B) x 4−6 x3 +2 x2 +21 x D) x2−3 x−7