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Practice Test #1
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Solve the equation.

1) 3x - 3 = x - 2 1)
5 1 1 5
A) - B) C) D) -
2 2 3 3

Determine whether the equation is linear.

2) 6x - 7(x - 2 ) = 16x 2)
A) Linear B) Not linear

Solve.
3) 4x + 4 - 2(x + 1) = -(4x + 7) 3)
3 5 9 5
A) - B) C) - D)
2 6 4 4

Solve the investment problem.

4) Roberto invested some money at 7%, and then invested $5000 more than twice this amount at 9%. 4)
His total annual income from the two investments was $3950 . How much was invested at 9%?
A) $33,000 B) $28,000 C) $15,000 D) $3300

5) Walt made an extra $10,000 last year from a part-time job. He invested part of the money at 8% 5)
and the rest at 7%. He made a total of $760 in interest. How much was invested at 7%?
A) $6000 B) $4000 C) $5000 D) $8000

Perform the indicated operation. Write the result in standard form.

6) (3 + 7i) - (-7 + i) 6)
A) 10 + 6i B) -4 + 8i C) 10 - 6i D) -10 - 6i

Simplify the power of i.

7) i34 7)
A) -1 B) -i C) i D) 1

Find the product. Write the answer in standard form.

8) (7 - 6i)(8 - 4i) 8)
A) 24i2 - 76i + 56 B) 80 - 20i C) 32 - 76i D) 32 + 76i

Find the quotient. Write the answer in standard form.

6 + 3i
9) 9)
5 + 2i
24 27 36 3 12 1 8 1
A) - i B) + i C) - i D) - i
29 29 29 29 7 7 7 7

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Solve.
10) x2 + 6x - 16 = 0 10)
A) {-2, 8} B) {2, 8} C) {-8, 2} D) {-8, -2}

11) 2x2 = -15x - 25 11)

5 5 5
A) 5, B) - , -5 C) 5, - D) {-5, -10}
2 2 2

Use the square root property to solve the equation.

12) (5x + 6)2 = 25 12)
19 1 11 1 1 11
A) B) , C) - , 0 D) - , -
5 5 5 5 5 5

Solve the equation using the quadratic formula.

13) x2 - 12x + 61 = 0 13)
A) {11, 1} B) {12 ± 10i} C) {-6 ± 5i} D) {6 ± 5i}

Solve the problem.

14) A rock falls from a tower that is 176 feet high. As it is falling, its height is given by the formula 14)
h = 176 - 16t2 . How many seconds (in tenths) will it take for the rock to hit the ground?
A) 3.3 sec B) 12.6 sec C) 1936 sec D) 13.3 sec

15) A ball is thrown downward from a window in a tall building. Its position at time t in seconds is 15)
s = 16t2 + 32t, where s is in feet. How long (to the nearest tenth) will it take the ball to fall 81 feet?
A) 1.5 sec B) 2.3 sec C) 2.2 sec D) 1.3 sec

Decide what values of the variable cannot possibly be solutions for the equation.
x 1 10
16) - = 16)
x - 2 x + 8 x2 + 6x - 16
A) -8, 2 B) -8, 0, 2 C) -2, 8, -16 D) -2, 0, 8

Solve the equation.

24 24
17) + =5 17)
x-2 x+2
2 5 2
A) {2, 10} B) , -10 C) - , -10 D) - , 10
5 2 5

18) 2x + 15 - x = 6 18)
A) {-7, -3} B) {-7} C) {-3} D) ∅

19) x+7+5=x 19)

A) {2} B) {2, 9} C) {9} D) {9, 18}

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Solve and graph the inequality. Give answer in interval notation.
20) 8x - 10 > 2(3x + 4) 20)

A) (8, ∞) B) (-∞, 8)

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

C) (9, ∞) D) (-∞, 9)

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

21) -5(5x + 5) < -30x - 5 21)

A) (-30, ∞) B) (-∞, -30)

-35 -34 -33 -32 -31 -30 -29 -28 -27 -26 -25 -35 -34 -33 -32 -31 -30 -29 -28 -27 -26 -25

C) (-∞, 4) D) (4, ∞)

-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

22) -2 < 2x + 4 ≤ 6 22)

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

A) [-3, 1] B) (-3, 1]

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
C) [-3, 1) D) (-3, 1)

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Solve the inequality. Write the solution set in interval notation.

23) 2 - 3x ≥ 11 23)
13 13
A) - ,3 B) (-∞, -3] ∪ ,∞
3 3
13 13
C) (-∞, 3] ∪ ,∞ D) -3,
3 3

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 24) 4x + 5 < 14 24)
19 19 9
A) -∞, - B) - ,
4 4 4
19 9
C) (-∞, 4) D) -∞, - ∪ ,∞
4 4

Solve.
25) |7x - 7| > -4 25)
11 3
A) -∞, ∪ ,∞ B) ∅
7 7
1 9
C) (-∞, ∞) D) -∞, - ∪ - ,∞
7 7

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Answer Key
Testname: SU08PRT1

1) B
2) A
3) A
4) A
5) B
6) A
7) A
8) C
9) B
10) C
11) B
12) D
13) D
14) A
15) A
16) A
17) D
18) C
19) C
20) C
21) C
22) B
23) B
24) B
25) C