NYC College of Technology

Mathematics Department Revised Spring 2011: C olucci, Kan, Niezgoda , Batyr

FINAL EXAM REVIEW– MAT 1175

x2 − 9 x2 − x − 6 x2 − 7x − 60 x2 − 10x − 24
#1 a) Divide and simplify: ÷ b) Multiply and simplify: ⋅ 2
x2 + 6x − 7 3x + 21 x2 − 25 x + 5x + 6

2x 2 + 3x − 14 x−2 x 2 − 2x 3x 2 − 5x − 2
c) Divide and simplify: ÷ 2 d) Multiply and simplify: ⋅
x +1 x - 2x - 3 x2 − 4 3x 2 + x

3y 2 − 4y + 1 2x2 + 5x − 7
#2 Divide by long division: a) b)
y −2 x+3

x+2 x 2 3
#3 a) Combine: − 2 b) Combine: − 2
x − 36 x + 9x + 18
2
x −3 x −9

x + 3 2 9x − 8
#4 a) Solve for y: y + 2 − 1 = y − 9 b) Solve for x: ---
− = -
4y 2 10y x − 2 x x2 − 2x

J
#5 Simplify and combine: a) 4 18 − 7 32 + 162
_J _J J
b) 3 27 − 12 + 2 75
_J _J

#6 Multiply and Simplify:

a) ( )
2
b) ( ) c) ( )( )
J J
2− 6 5 2 3− 6 3 −2 5 4 3 − 5
__t __t __}'- __}'- __}'- __}'-

#7 Rationalize the denominator and simplify:

3 2
_f-
12 8 8
a) J b) c) d)
10 + 1 11 + 5 2− 2 3− 5
_f- _j'- _f­ _f-

#8 Write the following in Slope Intercept form and sketch the graph:
a) 3x + 2y − 2 = 0 b) 4x − 3y − 12 = 0 c) 2x + 5y + 10 = 0

#9 Solve for x using the quadratic formula. Express your the answers in simplest radical form.
a) x2 − 10x + 7 = 0 2
b) 3x − 4x = 2 c) x2 − 4x = 8

#10 Simplify each the following and express your answers using only positive exponents:

b) (x−2 ) −3
a −3b −3 4 −2
x −2 y
a) c)
ab −5 x x (x −3
y4 )
−1

#11 Solve and check:

a) 4 x - 2 − 2 = −x b) x − 3 x − 5 = 5 c) 4 − x = x + 2
_f _f _J

#12 Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the given line and goes through the given point and
graph the line.
a) 3y − 2x + 5 = 0 at (4, 1) b) 5x + 2y + 1 = 0 at (5, -3)

#13 Find the equation of the line that is parallel to the given line and goes through the given point and
graph the line.
a) 3y − 2x + 5 = 0 at (-3, -3) b) 5x + 2y + 1 = 0 at (-2, 7)

#14 Write the linear equation in slope-intercept form and graph the line.
a) 3x + 5 y − 15 = 0 b) 2 x − 3 y + 6 = 0

#15 Given ∠B = ∠D and AE = EC.

a) How are the triangles related?
b) Solve for x and y,
c) Find the lengths of AC and BD
(i). (ii)
D D
A A
2x + 2 3x +
7 x+ 3x -y
E E
2y – x-4y
x x 5x+
2
y–
C C
B B

#16 In the figure, DE is parallel to AB.

a) How are the triangles related?
b) Solve for x, and find AB
(i) (ii)
C
C
5

x
2x – 5
D E D E
4
10

2x

A x+7 B A 4x + 9 B

#17. If ABCD is a parallelogram and ∠DBA is 90°, solve for x, AB, DB, and AD and find the area of ABCD.
(i) (ii)
D C D C
x+1

x+
x
2x

A A B
B x -7
x+3

#18 In the right triangle ABC, ∠C = 90°,AC = x, BC = x + 7, AB = x + 9.

a) Solve for x,
b) Find all three sides of the triangle
c) Find the area of the triangle.

x+7 x+9

C x A

#19 a) Find x (leave the answer in radical form)

b) Find the area of the parallelogram ABCD. (Leave the answer in radical form)

D 20 C

10 x
60°
A B

#20 Find x and y.( Leave answer in simplest radical form)

a) b)
B B

y 8
3 y

30°
C x A 45°
C x A

#21 In the figure, DE || AB.

a) How are the triangles related?
b) Solve for x, and find EA and CB

E D
x-2 x-3
C
2x + 6 3x + 1

B A

#22. Find x and y to the nearest tenth

8
y

15°
x
#23 If the diameter AOB = 12 and ∠COB = 90, Find the circumference of the circle, and the area of the
shaded sector and round your answers to the nearest tenth.

O B
A
12

#24. a) Find x and y

b) Find AB and BC

D 5x – 9
C

x + 3y 8y

A B
3x + y

#25
In the figure, ∠A=∠ D and ∠ B=∠ E. AB = x+3, AC = 2x+4, DE = x and DF = x+2.
(a) How are the triangles related? x
(b) Find x. C E D
x+2
2x+4
F

A x+3 B
 ANSWERS:

. # 1 a)
( )3 x+3
b)
(x - 12)(x - 12) c) (2x + 7 )(x - 3) d)
(x - 2)
(x - 1)(x + 2) (x - 5)(x + 3) (x + 2)

5 4
#2. a) 3y + 2 + b) 2x − 1 −
y −2 x +3

11x + 6 2x + 3
#3 a)
(x − 6)(x + 6)(x + 3)
b)
(x − 3)(x + 3)
#4 a) y = 4 b) x = 6 (reject x=2)

_f _f
#5 a) −7 2 _f b) 17 3
_f
#6 a) 8 − 4 3 b) 15 2 −10 3 c) 22 − 9 15
_J _f _f _f

4 11 − 4 5
_t
4 10 − 4
_t _t
#7 a) b) c) 3 2 + 3 d) 6 + 2 5
_f _J
3 3

3 4 2
#8 a) y = − x +1 b) y = x−4 c) y=− x −2
2 3 5

2 ± 10
_t _f
#9 a) x = 5 ± 3 2 b) x = c) x = 2±2 3
_f
3 _f
b2 1 y5
#10 a) b) c)
a4 x3 x5

#11 a) x = 2 (reject x=18) b) x = 5, x = 14 c) x = 0 (reject x = - 5)

3 2
#12 a) y = − x+7 b) y = x−5
2 5
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«- (1-
, o,-, ,- I°'

t- 10 ( ' •
,-
,.
 2 5
#13 a) y = x −1 b) y = − x+2
3 2

-6 - 6

-2 - l 6
-2

3 2
#14. a) y = − x+3 b) y = x+2
5 3

6
5

2
l
l 2 3
-2 _l l 2 3 -l
-2

#15. (i) a) congruent triangles (AAS = AAS) (ii) a) congruent triangles (AAS = AAS)
b) x = 1, y = 5 c) AC = 18, BD = 6 b) x = 3, y = -2 c) AC = 22, BD = 26

#16. (i) a) similar triangles (AA=AA) (ii) a) similar triangles (AA=AA)

b) x = 5; AB = 12 b) x = 12; AB = 57
#17. (i) a) x = 5; AB = 8; DB = 6; AD = 10 (ii a) x = 12; AB = 5; DB = 12; AD = 13
b) 48 sq. units b) 60 sq. units
#18. a) x = 8; b) AC = 8; BC = 15; AB = 17c) 60 sq. units

#19.a) x = 5 3 b) 100 3 sq. units

#20. a) x = 4 3 y = 4 b) x = 3; y = 3 2
#21. a) similar triangles (AA=AA) b) x = 9; EA = 35; CB = 24

#22. x = 7.7 y = 2.1

#23. C = 12π = 37.7 A = 9π = 28.3

#24. a) x = 5 ; y = 1 b) AB = 16; BC = 8

#25. a) similar triangles (AA) b) x = 3