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Semester Final Review Packet Algebra 2 2013
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1. Graph the equation y = | x | - 2






2. Graph the system of inequalities:

s
>
>
3
6 3 2
y
x y
y x







3. Solve for x. 9 4 3 = + x






4. Solve the inequality for x. 2 1 < + x






5. A 4 person committee is chosen at random
from a group of 10 people. How many different
committees are possible?









6. A menu consists of 5 different kinds of
entrees, 3 different kinds of soup and 8 different
drinks. How many choices are there for ordering
an entree, a bowl of soup, and a drink?




7. 12 people entered a race. If there are no ties,
in how many ways can the first three places
come out?




8. A bag contains 6 white marbles and 8 red
marbles. One marble is drawn at random and not
replaced. Then a second marble is drawn. What
is the probability that the first marble is red and
the second one is white?





9. Solve for x:
1
4 8
+
=
x




10. Evaluate:
1000
1
log



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Semester Final Review Packet Algebra 2 2013
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11. Use the change of base formula to evaluate
the expression 15 log
3
.





12. Condense the expression:
b x
5 5
log 3 log 2



13. Expand:
3
3
5
log
ba
x
a





14. Solve for x:

15. Solve for x: 0 ) 2 3 ln( = + x



16. Find the inverse of ) 1 ( log
2
= x y .




17. The rate of decay of a particular sample can
be modeled by the equation:
200
2
1
200
t
y
|
.
|

\
|
= ,
where y represents the units existing after a
specified amount of time, t. How many units
will be left after 200 days?



18. If there are initially 400 bacteria in a culture,
and the number of bacteria increase by 100%
each hour, how many bacteria will be present
after 6 hours?







19. Write an exponential function to model the
following situation. A population of 1200
butterflies increases at an annual rate of 10%.
How many butterflies will there be after 7 years?




20. Find the sum of the first 15 terms of the
series:
2 + 2 + 8 + 12 . . .




21. Find the 21
st
term of the sequence:
-6, 3, 12, 21,




22. Find the sum of the infinite series:
......
81
1
27
1
9
1
3
1
+ + + +




23. For the series 3, -6, 12, -24, . find the sum
of the first 20 terms?

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Semester Final Review Packet Algebra 2 2013
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24. Evaluate:

=
+
4
1
1
) 3 ( 2
n
n








25. Write the first five terms of the sequence
defined by
3
1
= a and d = 3






26. Write the first five terms of the sequence
defined by
3
1
= a and r = 3




27. What is the coefficient of the x
4
y
6
term in
the expansion of (x + y)
10
?









28. Expand
6
) 2 3 ( x y






29. Find the exact value of the sin 300.



30. Find the exact value of the cos
3
5t
radians.




31. Convert 210 to radians





32. Convert
3
4t
radians to degrees




33. Find the measure of an angle between

360 0 and that is coterminal with

180