Algebra 2 Final First Semester- Practice Test

Short Answer

1. Solve .

2. What is the complete solution to the equation ?

3. Solve .

4. Graph the solution for .

5. A class is having a contest to see who can guess the number of marbles in a jar. A guess that is 10 or less from
the actual number of marbles in the jar wins a school T-shirt. The jar has 486 marbles. Which of these
inequalities best represents a guess that wins a school T-shirt?

6. The rules of a softball league specify that the minimum weight of a softball is 6.25 ounces and the maximum
weight is 7 ounces. Which of these inequalities best represents the weight that a softball can be according to
the rules of the league?

7. Solve the system of equations.

8. Solve the system of equations.

9. Grace and William use the same calling card. The card charges one rate for calls made within the United
States and another rate for calls made to Mexico. Last month Grace used the calling card to make 38 minutes
of phone calls within the United States and 22 minutes to her friend in Mexico, for a total charge of $6.96.
William used the calling card to make 47 minutes of phone calls within the United States and 17 minutes to
his friend in Mexico, for a total charge of $6.26. What is the rate that the calling card charges to make phone
calls to Mexico?

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19. A rectangle has an area of . What are the length and the width of the rectangle?

20. If i = , then +3=

21. If i = , which point shows the location of 6 + 5i on the plane?

Imag.
9
8
7
6 B
5 A
4
3
2
1

–9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Real
–2 D
–3
–4
–5 C
–6
–7
–8
–9

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23. Which point represents a complex number that does not have an absolute value of 10?
 Imag.
12
10
C 8
6
4
2
A

–12 –10 –8 –6 –4 –2–2 2 4 6 8 10 Real

–4
–6
–8 D
–10
B
–12

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25. If , then

26. If , then

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29. If , then

30. If , then

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32. Which is a simplified form of ?

33. Which is a simplified form of ?

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36. What are the solutions to the equation ?

37. What are the solutions to the equation ?

38. A baseball player hits the ball into the air. The height h of the baseball can be modeled approximately with
the equation , where x is the horizontal distance from home plate. How far away
from home plate did the baseball land?

39. What is the equation of the parabola?

y

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1

–2

–3

–4
(–1, –4)
–5

40. Which of the following most accurately describes the translation of the graph to the graph
of ?

41. Which of the following most accurately describes the translation of the graph to the graph of
?

42. What is the graph of the parabola that is translated up 6 and 2 to the right of the graph of ?

43. Which of the following most accurately describes the translation of the graph to the graph
of ?

44. What is the minimum value of the function ?

45. What is the minimum value of the function ?

46. What is the maximum value of the function ?

47. What are the x-intercepts of the graph of ?

48. What are the zeros of the function ?

49. A ball is thrown straight up into the air. The spproximate height h of the ball after t seconds can be
approximately modeled by the function . What is the maximum height that the ball reaches?