Name: CLEP - College Algebra REVIEW

ξ௫
1. What is the greatest common factor of the 3. Which of the following is equivalent to ln ቀ య ቁ?
௬
three terms in the polynomial
ଵ
12‫ ݔ‬ସ ‫ ݕ‬ଶ + 18‫ ݔ‬ଶ ‫ ݕ‬ସ + 24‫ ݔ‬ଷ ‫?ݕ‬ A) െ ln ‫ ݔ‬െ 3 ln ‫ݕ‬
ଶ
ସ
A) 2‫ݕݔ‬ ଵ
B) െ ln ‫ ݔ‬+ 3 ln ‫ݕ‬
ଶ
B) 2‫ ݔ‬ଶ ‫ݕ‬ ଵ
C) ln ‫ ݔ‬െ 3 ln ‫ݕ‬
C) 3‫ ݔ‬ସ ‫ ݕ‬ସ ଶ
ଵ ଷ
D) 6‫ ݔ‬ଶ ‫ݕ‬ D) ln ‫ ݔ‬െ ln ‫ݕ‬
ଶ ଶ

E) 6‫ ݔ‬ଽ ‫଻ ݕ‬ E)
ଵ
ln ‫ ݔ‬+ 3 ln ‫ݕ‬
ଶ

2. If 2௫ 2௬ = 8, what is the value of ‫ ݔ‬+ ‫?ݕ‬ 4. Which of the following is a factor of 36‫ ݔ‬ଶ െ 16‫ ݕ‬ଶ ?

A) 4 A) 4‫ ݔ‬+ 6‫ݕ‬

B) 3 B) 6‫ ݔ‬+ 4‫ݕ‬

C) 2 C) 8‫ ݔ‬െ 6‫ݕ‬

D) 1 D) 9‫ ݔ‬െ 4‫ݕ‬

E) 0 E) 18‫ ݔ‬െ 8‫ݕ‬

 ೣశమ
ೣమ శమఱ
7. tŚĞƌĞĚĞĮŶĞĚ͕ƚŚĞĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ೣమ షర
is equivalent to
5. For ‫ > ݕ‬0, which of the following is a equivalent to ೣషఱ
ସ
ଶ௬ య which of the following?
ቀ భ/ర ቁ ?
௬
A) (‫ ݔ‬+ 5)(‫ ݔ‬െ 2)
A) 8‫଺ ݕ‬ B)
ଵ
(௫ାହ)(௫ିଶ)
B) 8‫ݕ‬ଵଵ ௫ାହ
ଷ
C)
C) 16‫ݕ‬ ௫ିଶ
௫ିହ
D) 16‫଼ ݕ‬ D)
(௫ మ ାଶହ)(௫ିଶ)

E) 16‫ݕ‬ଵଵ (௫ାଶ)మ (௫ିଶ)

E) (௫ మ ାଶହ)(௫ିହ)

௕
8. The area, in square feet, of a rectangular parking lot is
6. If ܽ = |௕| and ܾ < 0, which of the following must be true? ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ‫ ݔ‬ଷ + 27. Let ‫ ݔ‬+ 3
represent the length, in feet, of the parking lot. Which
ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚŚĞǁŝĚƚŚ͕ŝŶĨĞĞƚ͕ŽĨƚŚĞƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ
lot?
A) ܽ = |ܾ|
B) ܽ = ܾ A) ‫ ݔ‬ଶ െ 3‫ ݔ‬+ 9

C) ܽ = െܾ B) ‫ ݔ‬ଶ + 3‫ ݔ‬+ 9

D) ܽ = 1 C) (‫ ݔ‬+ 3)ଶ

E) ܽ = െ1 D) ‫ ݔ‬ଶ െ 9
E) ‫ ݔ‬+ 3
9. If ‫ < ݔ < ݕ‬0, which of the following numbers is greatest? 11. If ‫ ݔ‬and ‫ ݕ‬ĂƌĞƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝƐ
equivalent to ൫(4‫) ݔ‬ଵ/ଶ ൯൫9‫ ݕ‬ଷ/ଶ ൯?
A) 0
B) ‫ ݔ‬+ ‫ݕ‬ A) 6ඥ‫ ݕݔ‬ଷ
C) |‫| ݔ‬ B) 13ඥ‫ ݕݔ‬ଷ
D) |‫|ݕ‬ C) 18ඥ‫ ݕݔ‬ଷ
E) |‫ ݕ‬െ ‫| ݔ‬
D) 36ඥ‫ ݕݔ‬ଷ

E) 54ඥ‫ ݕݔ‬ଷ

12. tŚĞƌĞĚĞĮŶĞĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝƐĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚƚŽ
௫ య ାସ௫ మ ିଷ௫ିଶ ସିଶହ௫ మ
10. = ?
௫ିଵ ହ௫ మ ିଵଷ௫ି଺

ଶିହ௫
ଶ
A)
A) ‫ ݔ‬+ 4‫ ݔ‬െ 3 ௫ିଷ
ହ௫ିଶ
B) ‫ ݔ‬ଶ + 4‫ ݔ‬+ 2 B)
௫ିଷ

C) ‫ ݔ‬ଶ െ 5‫ ݔ‬െ 2 C)
ଶାହ௫
௫ିଷ
ଶ
D) ‫ ݔ‬െ 5‫ ݔ‬+ 2 ଶିହ௫
D)
௫ାଷ
E) ‫ ݔ‬ଶ + 5‫ ݔ‬+ 2
ହ௫ିଶ
E)
௫ାଷ
13. If ‫ ് ݔ‬0͕ǁŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŝƐĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚ 15. tŚĂƚĂƌĞƚŚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĞƋƵĂƟŽŶ|2‫ ݔ‬+ 5| = |3‫?| ݔ‬
௫ళ
to ?
଼(ଶ௫ మ )షఱ

A) 4‫ ݔ‬ଵ଻ A) ‫ = ݔ‬െ1 only

௫ భళ
B) B) ‫ = ݔ‬1 only
ସ
௫ భళ C) ‫ = ݔ‬5 only
C)
ଵ଺
D) ‫ = ݔ‬െ1 and ‫ = ݔ‬5
ଵ
D)
ଵ଺௫ య E) ‫ = ݔ‬1 and ‫ = ݔ‬5
ଵ
E)
ଶହ଺௫ య

14. tŚĂƚĂƌĞƚŚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĞƋƵĂƟŽŶ(‫ ݔ‬െ 3)(‫ ݔ‬െ 2) = 2? 16. What is the slope of the line in the ‫ݕݔ‬-plane given by the
ĞƋƵĂƟŽŶ18‫ ݕ‬െ 3‫ ݔ‬+ 40 = 0?

A) ‫ = ݔ‬െ1 and ‫ = ݔ‬െ4

B) ‫ = ݔ‬െ1 and ‫ = ݔ‬4 A) 6
ଶ଴
C) ‫ = ݔ‬1 and ‫ = ݔ‬4 B)
ଽ
ଵ
D) ‫ = ݔ‬െ2 and ‫ = ݔ‬െ3 C)
଺
E) ‫ = ݔ‬2 and ‫ = ݔ‬3 D) െ3
E) െ6
17. A store has ϭϱϲƉĂĐŬĂŐĞƐŽĨďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐŝŶƐƚŽĐŬ͘ĂĐŚ 19. ƉĂƟĞŶƚƚŽŽŬϮϬϬ ŵŝůůŝŐƌĂŵƐŽĨĂŶĂŶƟďŝŽƟĐŝŶĂƐŝŶŐůĞĚŽƐĞ͘ƚ
ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨĞĂĐŚƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚŚŽƵƌ͕ƚŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨĂŶƟďŝŽƟĐŝŶƚŚĞ
ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĞŝƚŚĞƌϰďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐŽƌϴďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐ͘dŚĞϭϱϲ
ƉĂƟĞŶƚ͛ƐďŽĚLJǁĂƐϭϭƉĞƌĐĞŶƚůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶŝƚǁĂƐĂƚƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨ
ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϭ͕ϬϰϴďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐ͘,ŽǁŵĂŶLJ ƚŚĞŚŽƵƌ͘ƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJŚŽǁŵĂŶLJŵŝůůŝŐƌĂŵƐŽĨƚŚĞĂŶƟďŝŽƟĐǁĞƌĞ
ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶϴďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐĚŽĞƐƚŚĞƐƚŽƌĞŚĂǀĞŝŶ in the ƉĂƟĞŶƚ͛ƐďŽĚLJϳŚŽƵƌƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĚŽƐĞǁĂƐƚĂŬĞŶ͍
stock?
A) 123.0
A) 82
B) 115.5
B) 86
C) 88.5
C) 94
D) 77.0
D) 98
E) 3.9
E) 106

18. tŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƌŽŽƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĞƋƵĂƟŽŶ 20. Which of the following are the ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ(‫ݔ‬, ‫ )ݕ‬of the
15‫ ݔ‬ଶ + ‫ ݔ‬െ 2 = 0? ƐLJƐƚĞŵŽĨĞƋƵĂƟŽŶƐƐŚŽǁŶ͍
‫ ݔ‬ଶ + ‫ ݕ‬ଶ = 90
ଶ A) (െ9,3) only
A) െ ‫ ݔ‬+ 3‫ = ݕ‬0
ଷ
ଶ B) (3, െ9) only
B) െ
ହ
C) (െ9, െ3) and (9,3)
ସ
C) െ
ଵହ D) (െ9,3) and (9, െ3)
ଶ
D) E) (െ3, െ9) and (3,9)
ଵହ
ଵ
E)
ହ
 21. tŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝƐƚŚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ 23. Which of the following ŝŶƚĞƌǀĂůƐŝƐƚŚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐĞƚŽĨƚŚĞ
|8 െ ‫ > | ݔ‬5? ௫ାଷ
inequality െ 1 > 5?
ିଶ

A) (െλ, െ15)
A) (െλ, 5)
B) (െλ, 0)
B) (െ5,8)
C) (െλ, 15)
C) (3,13)
D) (െ15, λ)
D) (െλ, െ5) ‫( ׫‬8, λ)
E) (15, λ)
E) (െλ, 3) ‫( ׫‬13, λ)

22. ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĞĞƋƵĂƟŽŶ‫ ݔ‬ଶ െ (ܽ + ܾ)‫ ݔ‬+ ܾܽ = 0, where ܽ 24. To win a new car on a game show, a contestant must
and ܾ are constants. guess the price of a blender within $1.50. If the price of
ƚŚĞďůĞŶĚĞƌŝƐΨϲϬĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞƐƚĂŶƚ͛ƐŐƵĞƐƐŝƐ‫ ݔ‬dollars,
Select two of the following choices and place them in the ǁŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐƐƉĞĐŝĮĞƐƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞƐŽĨ
ďůĂŶŬƐďĞůŽǁƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚŝƐƚƌƵĞ͘ ‫ ݔ‬for which the contestant will not win the new car.

A) |‫ ݔ‬െ 1.50| ൑ 60
If the constants ܽ and ܾ are such that _________________,
B) |‫ ݔ‬+ 1.50| > 60
dŚĞŶƚŚĞĞƋƵĂƟŽŶŚĂƐͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ͘
C) |‫ ݔ‬െ 60| > 1.50
ܽ<ܾ ܽ=ܾ ܽ>ܾ D) |‫ ݔ‬+ 60| > 1.50
݊‫ݏ݊݋݅ݐݑ݈݋ݏ ݋‬ ‫݊݋݅ݐݑ݈݋ݏ ݁݊݋ ݕ݈݊݋‬ E) |‫ ݔ‬+ 60| ൑ 1.50
25. tŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝƐƚŚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐĞƚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ 27. tŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞƋƵĂƟŽŶ
(2‫ ݔ‬െ 1)(3‫ ݔ‬െ 1) ൑ 7? ଵ
2 logଵ଴ ‫ ݔ‬െ logଵ଴ ቀ ‫ ݔ‬െ 1ቁ = 2?
ହ
ଷ ଶ
A) ‫ ݔ‬൑ െ or ‫ ݔ‬൒ A) 10
ଶ ଷ
ଶ ଷ ହ଴
B) ‫ ݔ‬൑ െ or ‫ ݔ‬൒ B)
ଷ ଶ ଽ
ଶ ଷ ହ
C) ‫ ݔ‬൑ or ‫ ݔ‬൒ C) െ
ଷ ଶ ସ
ଶ ଷ ୪୭୥భబ ଶ
D) െ ൑ ‫ ݔ‬൑ D)
ଷ ଶ ୪୭୥భబ ହ
ଷ ଶ ୪୭୥భబ ଶ
E) െ ൑ ‫ ݔ‬൑ E)
ଶ ଷ ିଵା୪୭୥భబ ହ

26. Pump A and pump B͕ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂƚƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ

ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚƌĂƚĞƐ͕ĐĂŶĮůůĂŶĞŵƉƚLJƉŽŽůǁŝƚŚǁĂƚĞƌŝŶϯ
hours. Pump A͕ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂůŽŶĞĂƚŝƚƐĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚƌĂƚĞ͕ĐĂŶĮůů
ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĞŵƉƚLJƉŽŽůŝŶϱŚŽƵƌƐ͘,ŽǁŵĂŶLJhours would it
take pump B͕ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂůŽŶĞĂƚŝƚƐĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚƌĂƚĞ͕ƚŽĮůůƚŚĞ
same empty pool? 28. ůŝŶĞŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƚƐĂĐŝƌĐůĞǁŝƚŚĐĞŶƚĞƌKĂƐƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞdžLJ-
ƉůĂŶĞĂďŽǀĞ͘dŚĞƐŚĂĚĞĚƌĞŐŝŽŶƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚŚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ
A) 2 ƐĞƚŽĨǁŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŽĨŝŶĞƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ͍
B) 3.5 ‫ ݕ‬൑‫ݔ‬െ1 ‫ ݕ‬൒‫ݔ‬െ1 ‫ ݕ‬൒‫ݔ‬െ1
A) ൜ B) ൜ C) ൜
C) 5.5 ‫ݔ‬ଶ + ‫ݕ‬ଶ ൑ 1 ‫ݔ‬ଶ + ‫ݕ‬ଶ ൑ 1 ‫ݔ‬ଶ + ‫ݕ‬ଶ ൒ 1
D) 7.5 ‫ ݕ‬൑‫ݔ‬+1 ‫ ݕ‬൒‫ݔ‬+1
D) ൜ ଶ E) ൜
E) 8 ‫ ݔ‬+ ‫ݕ‬ଶ ൒ 1 ‫ݔ‬ଶ + ‫ݕ‬ଶ ൑ 1
 ‫ ݔ‬+ 6, for ‫ < ݔ‬െ2 31. dŚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ݃ ŝƐĚĞĮŶĞĚďLJ݃(‫ ݔ = )ݔ‬+ 1. If ݄ is the
29. dŚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ݂ ŝƐĚĞĮŶĞĚďLJ݂(‫ = )ݔ‬൜ .
‫ ݔ‬ଶ െ 1, for ‫ ݔ‬൒ െ2 inverse of ݃, what is the value of ݄(2)?
What is the value of ݂(െ2) + ݂(െ3)?

A) െ2
A) െ5
B) 0
B) 6
C) 1
C) 7
D) 2
D) 11
E) 3
E) 18

30. If ݂(‫ = ) ݔ‬85 െ 6‫ ݔ‬and ݃(‫ ݔ = )ݔ‬ଶ , what is the value of Savings Account ŽůůĂƌŵŽƵŶƚĂŌĞƌ‫ ݐ‬Years
݂(‫ ) ݔ‬െ ݃(‫ ) ݔ‬at ‫ = ݔ‬െ10? ܴ 100(1.03)ସ௧
ܵ 100݁ ଴.଴଺௧
ܶ 100(1 + 0.1‫)ݐ‬
32. Three savings accounts, ܴ, ܵ, and ܶ, were opened on the
same day, and the same amount of money was deposited
in each account. The table shows the amount of money in
ĞĂĐŚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƚLJĞĂƌƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĚĞƉŽƐŝƚƐǁĞƌĞŵĂĚĞ͘ĂƐĞĚ
ŽŶƚŚĞƚĂďůĞ͕ϲLJĞĂƌƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĚĞƉŽƐŝƚƐǁĞƌĞŵĂĚĞ͕
account _____ had the greatest amount of money and
ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ
that had the least amount of money.
 35. The retail price of a certain item at a store is ‫ ݔ‬dollars, where ‫ > ݔ‬5. If a
coupon is used that reduces the retail price by $5, the reduced price ‫ݎ‬, in
33. dŚĞŐƌĂƉŚŽĨǁŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞ‫ݕݔ‬- ĚŽůůĂƌƐ͕ŽĨƚŚĞŝƚĞŵŝƐŐŝǀĞŶďLJƚŚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ‫ ݔ = )ݔ(ݎ‬െ 5 for ‫ > ݔ‬5͘ŌĞƌ
plane has more than one ‫ݔ‬-intercept? ĂϱƉĞƌĐĞŶƚƐĂůĞƐƚĂdžŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐƚŽƌĞŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƉƌŝĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ŝƚĞŵ͕ƚŚĞĐŽƐƚĐ͕ŝŶĚŽůůĂƌƐ͕ŽĨƚŚĞŝƚĞŵŝƐŐŝǀĞŶďLJƚŚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶܿ(‫= )ݎ‬
1.05‫ݎ‬. Which of the following gives the cost ܿ ŽĨƚŚĞŝƚĞŵĂƐĂĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨ
A) ݂(‫ = ) ݔ‬െ4‫ ݔ‬െ 5 its retail price ‫ ݔ‬for ‫ > ݔ‬5?

B) ݂(‫ = ) ݔ‬െ4‫ ݔ‬ଶ + 5 A) ܿ(‫ = ) ݔ‬1.05‫ ݔ‬െ 5

C) ݂(‫ = ) ݔ‬4 B) ܿ(‫ = ) ݔ‬1.05(‫ ݔ‬െ 5)
D) ݂(‫ = ) ݔ‬4‫ ݔ‬ଶ + 5 C) ܿ(‫( = ) ݔ‬1.05‫ ݔ()ݔ‬െ 5)
E) ݂(‫ = ) ݔ‬4‫ ݔ‬ଷ + 5 D) ܿ (‫ = ) ݔ‬1.05‫ ݔ‬+ (‫ ݔ‬െ 5)
ଵ.଴ହ௫
E) ܿ (‫= ) ݔ‬
௫ିହ

‫)ݔ(݂ ݔ‬ ‫)ݔ(݃ ݔ‬ ‫)ݔ(݄ ݔ‬

1 0 1 1 1 -8
2 3 2 2 2 -4
3 6 3 4 3 0 36. The graph of ƚŚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ‫ )ݔ(݂ = ݕ‬is shown in the ‫ݕݔ‬-
4 9 4 8 4 4 plane above.
5 12 5 16 5 8
Which of the following is the graph of ݂(‫ ݔ‬+ 2)?
34. The tables above list some of the values of three
ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ͕݂, ݃, and ݄͘tŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĐŽƵůĚ A) B) C)
ďĞĂůŝŶĞĂƌĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ͍

A) ݂ only B) ݃ only C) ݄ only

D) E)
D) ݂ and ݄ only E) ݂, ݃, and ݄ only
37. dŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨĐŽīĞĞĐŽŶƐƵŵĞĚĂŶŶƵĂůůLJŝŶŽƵŶƚƌLJy 39. A company produces at most 200 items of its product per
increases by 8 percent each year. If 970 thousand metric tons ĚĂLJ͘dŚĞĚĂŝůLJƉƌŽĮƚܲ, in dollars, can be modeled by the
ŽĨĐŽīĞĞǁĞƌĞĐŽŶƐƵŵĞĚŝŶŽƵŶƚƌLJyŝŶϮϬϬϬ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶܲ(݊) = 3.5݊ െ 70, where ݊ is the number of
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐܿ can be used to model the amount of items produced per day and ݊ ൒ 20. What is the range of
ĐŽīĞĞ͕ŝŶƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨŵĞƚƌŝĐƚŽŶƐ͕ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞĚĂŶŶƵĂůůLJŝŶ ƚŚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ͍
ŽƵŶƚƌLJy͕ǁŚĞƌĞ‫ ݐ‬is the number of years since 2000?
A) The set of all real numbers
A) ܿ(‫ = )ݐ‬970 + 1.08‫ݐ‬
B) ܿ(‫ = )ݐ‬970(1.08‫)ݐ‬ B) The set of integers greater than 0

C) ܿ(‫ = )ݐ‬970(1.08)௧ C) The set of integers from 20 to 200

D) ܿ (‫ = )ݐ‬970ଵ.଴଼ ‫ݐ‬ D) dŚĞƐĞƚŽĨŵƵůƟƉůĞƐŽĨϯ͘ϱĨƌŽŵϮϴƚŽϮϴϬ
E) ܿ(‫ = )ݐ‬970‫ ݐ‬ଵ.଴଼ E) dŚĞƐĞƚŽĨŵƵůƟƉůĞƐŽĨϯ͘ϱĨƌŽŵϬƚŽϲϯϬ

38. dŚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ݄ ŝƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ݂ and ݃, 40. dŚĞŐƌĂƉŚŽĨĂƋƵĂĚƌĂƟĐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞ‫ݕݔ‬-

where ݂(‫ ݁ = ) ݔ‬௫ and ݃(0) = 2. What is the value of plane below. The ‫ݔ‬-intercepts are 3 and -1, and the ‫ݕ‬-
݄(0)? intercept is 2. What is the ‫ݕ‬-ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞǀĞƌƚĞdž͍

ହ
A)
A) 2 ଶ
଼
B) ݁ B)
ଷ

C) ݁ ଶ C)
଻
ଷ
D) ݁ + 2 ଵଵ
D)
ସ
E) 2݁
ଽ
E)
ସ
 ଵ
41. dŚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ݂ ŝƐĚĞĮŶĞĚďLJ݂(‫ ݔ = ) ݔ‬െ 1. Which of the 43. Let ݂ ďĞĂĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƵĐŚƚŚĂƚ݂(‫(݂ = ) ݔ‬െ‫ )ݔ‬for all real
ଶ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐŝƐƚŚĞŝŶǀĞƌƐĞŽĨ݂? numbers ‫ݔ‬. If the point (-2 , 4) lies on the graph of
‫ )ݔ(݂ = ݕ‬in the ‫ݕݔ‬-plane, which of the following points
must also lie on the graph of ‫?)ݔ(݂ = ݕ‬
ଵ
A) ݃(‫ ݔ = ) ݔ‬+ 1 A) ( -2 , -4)
ଶ

B) ݃(‫ ݔ = ) ݔ‬െ 2 B) ( 0 , 0 )

C) ݃(‫ = ) ݔ‬2‫ ݔ‬െ 1 C) ( 0 , 4 )

D) ݃(‫ = ) ݔ‬2‫ ݔ‬+ 1 D) ( 2 , -4 )

E) ݃(‫ = ) ݔ‬2‫ ݔ‬+ 2 E) ( 2 , 4 )

ξ௫ାଶ
42. tŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞĚŽŵĂŝŶŽĨƚŚĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ݂(‫| = ) ݔ‬௫|ିଵ? {(1,4), (ܽ, 5), (2, ܾ), (3,8), (4,0)}

44. dŚĞƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŽǁŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐ of ordered pairs (‫ݔ‬, ‫)ݕ‬. If ‫ ݕ‬is

A) [െ2, λ) ĂĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨ‫ݔ‬, which of the following CANNOT be true?

B) [െ2,1) ‫( ׫‬1, λ) A) ܽ = ܾ = 0

C) (െλ, 1) ‫( ׫‬1, λ) B) ܽ = ܾ = 1
C) ܽ = ܾ = 5
D) [െ2, െ1) ‫( ׫‬െ1,1) ‫( ׫‬1, λ)
D) ܽ = ܾ = 6
E) (െλ, െ1) ‫( ׫‬െ1,1) ‫( ׫‬1, λ) E) ܽ = ܾ = 8
45. dŚĞĮƌƐƚƚĞƌŵŽĨĂŶĂƌŝƚŚŵĞƟĐƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞŝƐϭϮϬ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞ 47. The ݊ƚŚƚĞƌŵŽĨĂŶĂƌŝƚŚŵĞƟĐƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞŝƐϭϮ-4݊. What is
3rd term is 170. What is the 8th term of the sequence? the 2nd term of the sequence?

48.If ܽ = 2 + 3݅ and ܾ = 3 െ 2݅, then ܽ െ ܾ is equal to which

ସ
46. dŚĞƉŽůLJŶŽŵŝĂůĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ݂ ŝƐĚĞĮŶĞĚďLJ݂ (‫ ݔ = ) ݔ‬െ 16. of the following??
&ŽƌŚŽǁŵĂŶLJĚŝƐƟŶĐƚƌĞĂůǀĂůƵĞƐŽĨ‫ ݔ‬does ݂(‫ = ) ݔ‬0?
A) െ1 + ݅
A) One
B) െ1 + 5݅
B) Two
C) 1 + ݅
C) Three
D) 5 + ݅
D) Four
E) 5 + 5݅
E) There are no real values of ‫ ݔ‬for which ݂(‫ = ) ݔ‬0.
 51.dŚĞƉŽůLJŶŽŵŝĂůĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ݂ ŝƐĚĞĮŶĞĚďLJ
݂(‫ ݔ = ) ݔ‬ଷ െ 3‫ ݔ‬ଶ + 3‫ ݔ‬െ 2. If 2 is one of the roots of ݂,
49.If 0 < ‫ݐ < ݏ < ݎ‬, which of the following CANNOT be true? which of the following is also a root of ݂?

A) ‫ ݎ‬ଶ < ‫ ݏ‬ଶ < ‫ ݐ‬ଶ A) 1 +

ξହ
݅
ଶ

B) ‫ݏݎ < ݐݎ‬ ξଷ

B) 1 + ݅
ଶ
ଵ ଵ ଵ
C) < < ଵ ξଷ
௧ ௦ ௥ C) + ݅
ଶ ଶ
௦ ௧ ଵ ξଷ
D) < D) +
௥ ௥ ଶ ଶ

௥ ௥ ଵ ξହ
E) < E) +
௧ ௦ ଶ ଶ

52. There were 218 loggerhead sea turtle nests on a certain beach in 2017.
50. dŚĞƐƵŵŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ݊ terms of a geometric sequence
Environmentalists are working to protect the turtles, and they predict that
௔భ (௥ ೙ ିଵ)
ܽଵ , ܽଶ , ܽଷ , … ܽ௡ , … is where ܽଵ ŝƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƚĞƌŵĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŶĞƐƚƐŽŶƚŚĞďĞĂĐŚĞĂĐŚLJĞĂƌĂŌĞƌϮϬϭϳǁŝůůďĞϭ͘ϱƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ
௥ିଵ
௔೙ greater than the number of nests on the beach in the preceding year.
‫ ݎ‬ŝƐƚŚĞƌĂƟŽ of two successive terms. What is the ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƟŽŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌ
௔೙షభ
sum of the ĮƌƐƚϭϮƚĞƌŵƐŽĨƚŚĞŐĞŽŵĞƚƌŝĐƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ of loggerhead sea turtle nests that will be on the beach in 2020?

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, …?
A) 218(1.015)ଷ
B) 218(1.5)ଷ
C) (218 + 0.015)ଷ
D) 218 + 3(1.015)
E) 218 + 3(1.5)
53.The product ൫3 + ξെ16൯൫2 െ ξെ25൯ is equal to which of 55. If ܽ = ξ45, ܾ = ξ20, and ܿ = ξ75, which of the
the following? ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŶƵŵďĞƌƐĂƌĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů͍

A) െ14 + 23݅ Indicate all such numbers.

B) െ14 െ 7݅ ௔
௕
C) െ7 + 0݅ ܾܿξ15
D) 5 െ ݅ ܽܿ
ܾܽܿ ଶ
E) 26 െ 7݅

(ଷ!)!
54.Which of the following is equal to ? 56.When
ξହାଷ௜
. /ƐĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵܽ + ܾ݅, what is the
ଷ!
ଵା௜
value of ܾ?
A) 2!
ଷ
B) 3! A) െ
ଶ

ξହ
C) 4! B) െ
ଶ

ଷିξହ
D) 5! C)
ଶ

ିଷାξହ
E) 6! D)
ଶ

ିଷିξହ
E)
ଶ
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