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Algebra 2 (Honors) First Semester Final

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____ 1. Robert spent of his money on lunch and of the money he had left on a snack and some juice. He left the
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house with $24. How much money did Robert return with?
a. $8 b. $6 c. $10 d. $12

Simplify.

1 1
____ 2. ⋅5
8 7
9 1 1 5
a. b. 4 c. 1 d. 1
14 2 7 9
____ 3. 8 20
a. 16 5 b. 32 5 c. 160 d. 20 8

Solve the equation.

____ 4. 3 |3x + 4| − 7 = 5
8 2 8 2
a. x = or x = − c. x= or x = −2
9 9 9 3
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b. x = 0 or x = −2 d. x = or x = 0
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Find the product or quotient. Write the answer in scientific notation and in standard form. Round to
the appropriate number of significant digits.

____ 5. (5.2 × 10 5 ) ÷ (6.44 × 10 2 )

a. 0.0081 × 10 −3 ; 0.0081 c. 6.44 × 10 7 ; 644
b. 3.349 × 10 2 ; 334.9 d. 8.1 × 10 2 ; 810

To which sets of numbers does the number belong?

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a. integers, rational numbers, real numbers c. whole numbers, integers, real numbers
b. whole numbers, integers, rational numbers,d.
real rational
numbersnumbers, real numbers

Name the property of real numbers illustrated by the equation.

____ 7. π ⋅ 6 = 6 ⋅ π
a. Associative Property of Multiplication c. Commutative Property of Multiplication
b. Commutative Property of Addition d. Closure Property

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____ 8. Two cars leave Denver at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One car travels 10 mi/h faster than
the other car. The cars are 500 mi apart in 5 h. How fast is each car traveling?
a. 35 mi/h and 45 mi/h c. 45 mi/h and 55 mi/h
b. 55 mi/h and 35 mi/h d. 55 mi/h and 65 mi/h

Solve the inequality. Graph the solution set.

____ 9. –4k + 5 ≤ 21
a. k ≥ –4 c. k ≤ –4

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b. k ≥ −6 d. k ≤ −6
2 2

Solve the problem by writing an inequality.

____ 10. If the perimeter of a rectangular picture frame must be less than 200 in., and the width is 36 in., what must
the height h of the frame be?
a. h < 64 in. b. h > 128 in. c. h > 64 in. d. h < 128 in.
____ 11. A furniture maker uses the specification 21.88 ≤ w ≤ 22.12 for the width w in inches of a desk drawer.
Write the specification as an inequality.
a. |w − 0.24| ≤ 22.12 c. |w − 22| ≤ 0.24
b. |w − 0.12| ≤ 22 d. |w − 22| ≤ 0.12

Solve the system by the method of substitution.

ÔÏÔ x + y + 3z = −4
ÔÔ
Ô
____ 12. ÔÌÔ −x − y − 2z = 5
ÔÔ
ÔÔ
ÔÓ 2x − z = −3
a. (–1, –6, –1) b. (1, –6, 1) c. (–1, –6, 1) d. (–1, 6, 1)

Use the elimination method to solve the system.

ÏÔ
Ô −4x + 4y = −8
____ 13. ÔÌÔ
ÔÔÓ x − 4y = −7
a. (3, 5) b. (5, 3) c. (–3, –5) d. (–5, –3)

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 ÏÔ
ÔÔ −4x + 4y − 2z = −8
ÔÔ
____ 14. ÔÔÌ −3x − y + 4z = 0
ÔÔ
ÔÔ
ÔÓ 2x − 2y + 3z = −4
a. (1, –7, –2) b. (–3, 0, 5) c. (–3, –7, –4) d. (3, 5, –4)

Solve the system by graphing.

ÔÏÔ −0.6x − 0.3y = −1.2

____ 15. ÔÌÔ
ÔÔÓ 0.6x − 0.6y = 1.2
a. c.

(0, 2) (2, 0)
b. d.

(2, 0) (0, 2)

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 Write in standard form an equation of the line passing through the given point with the given slope.

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____ 16. slope = ; (5, –3)
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8 61 8 61
a. − x+y=− c. − x+y=
7 7 7 7
8 61 8 61
b. − x–y=− d. x+y=−
7 7 7 7
____ 17. Find the values of x and y that maximize the objective function P = 3x + 2y for the graph. What is the
maximum value?

a. maximum value at (5, 4); 32 c. maximum value at (9, 0); 27

b. maximum value at (0, 8); 16 d. maximum value at (0, 0); 0

Find the slope of the line through the pair of points.

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9 9 7 7
a. − b. c. d. −
7 7 9 9

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 1 1 1
____ 19. (− , 0) and (− , − )
3 2 2
1 1
a. −3 b. c. − d. 3
3 3

Solve the system of inequalities by graphing.

ÔÏÔ y ≥ −3x − 4
ÔÔ
Ô
____ 20. ÔÔÌ 1
ÔÔ y ≤ x + 1
ÔÔ 3
Ó
a. c.

b. d.

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____ 21. Your club is baking vanilla and chocolate cakes for a bake sale. They need at most 25 cakes. You cannot
have more than 10 chocolate cakes. Write and graph a system of inequalities to model this system.
a. Let x = the number of vanilla cakes. c. Let x = the number of vanilla cakes.
Let y = the number of chocolate cakes. Let y = the number of chocolate cakes.
ÏÔ ÏÔ
ÔÔÔ x ≥ 0 ÔÔÔ x ≥ 0
ÔÔ ÔÔ
ÔÔÔ y ≥ 0 ÔÔÔ y ≥ 0
ÔÌÔ ÔÌÔ
ÔÔ x + y < 25 ÔÔ x + y ≥ 25
ÔÔÔ ÔÔÔ
ÔÔ y < 10 ÔÔ y ≤ 10
Ó Ó

b. Let x = the number of vanilla cakes. d. Let x = the number of vanilla cakes.
Let y = the number of chocolate cakes. Let y = the number of chocolate cakes.
ÏÔ ÏÔ
ÔÔ x ≥ 0 ÔÔ x ≥ 0
ÔÔÔ ÔÔÔ
ÔÔ y ≥ 0 ÔÔ y ≥ 0
Ô Ô
ÌÔ ÌÔ
ÔÔÔ x + y ≤ 25 ÔÔÔ x + y ≥ 25
ÔÔ ÔÔ
ÔÔ ÔÔ
ÔÓ y ≤ 10 ÔÓ y ≥ 10

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 Find an equation for the line:

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____ 22. through (2, 6) and perpendicular to y = − x + 1.
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5 7 4 38 4 22 5 17
a. y = x + b. y = − x + c. y= x+ d. y=− x+
4 2 5 5 5 5 4 2
____ 23. through (–4, 6) and parallel to y = −3x + 4.
1 22 1 14
a. y = −3x − 6 b. y = 3x + 18 c. y= x+ d. y=− x+
3 3 3 3

Find the value of y for a given value of x, if y varies directly with x.

____ 24. If y = 4.8 when x = 2.4, what is y when x = 2.05?

a. 4.1 b. 1.03 c. –1.03 d. –4.1

Graph the absolute value equation.

____ 25. y = − | 2x + 3 |
a. c.

b. d.

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____ 26. Write an inequality for the graph.

a. –6x + 5y ≥ –30 c. 5x – 6y ≤ –30

b. –6x + 5y ≤ –30 d. 5x – 6y ≥ –30

Write an inequality for the graph.

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a. y ≤ |x + 3| – 1 c. y ≤ |x – 3| – 1
b. y ≤ |x – 3| + 1 d. y ≥ |x – 3| – 1

Solve the system.

ÏÔ
ÔÔ − 5x − 5y = −5
ÔÔ
Ô
____ 28. ÌÔ −5x + 3y + z = −36
ÔÔ
ÔÔÔ
ÔÓ −3x + 2z = −13
a. (5, –4, 1) c. (5, 4, –1)
b. (–5, –36, –13) d. (–5, –4, 1)

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 Identify the given matrix element.

____ 29. a 4, 2
ÈÍ ˘˙
ÍÍ ˙
ÍÍ −1 2
ÍÍ 5 3 ˙˙˙˙
ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ −5 0 ˙
ÍÍ 4 7 ˙˙˙
ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ 9 ˙
ÍÍ 6 −3 −1 ˙˙˙˙
ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ ˙
ÍÎ 8 −5 −2 1 ˙˙˚
a. –5 b. 0 c. 7 d. 1

Find the sum or difference.

ÍÈÍ ˙˘˙ ÍÈÍ ˙˘˙

ÍÍ −1 2 0 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍÍÍ −1 3 −8 ˙˙˙˙
____ 30. ÍÍÍÍ ˙˙ − ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ ˙ Í ˙
ÍÎ −5 8 9 ˙˙˚ ÍÍÎ 1 4 7 ˙˙˚
ÍÈÍ ˙˘ ÈÍ ˙˘˙ ÍÈÍ ˙˘˙ ÍÈÍ ˙˘˙
ÍÍ 0 1 8 ˙˙˙ ÍÍ
ÍÍ 0 −1 8 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍ 0 −1 8 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍ 0 −1 −8 ˙˙˙˙
a. ÍÍ ˙˙ b. ÍÍ c. ÍÍ d. ÍÍ
ÍÍ ˙˙ ÍÍ ˙˙ ÍÍ ˙˙ ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ ˙ ˙ ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙
ÍÎ −6 4 2 ˙˙˚ ÍÍ −6
Î 4 2 ˙˙˚ ÍÎ 6 −4 2 ˙˙˚ ÍÎ −6 4 2 ˙˙˚

Find the values of the variables.

ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙
ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ 8 −w 2 ˙˙˙ Í
Í 2k −121 ˙˙
____ 31. ÍÍ Í ˙
˙˙ = ÍÍ Í ˙˙
ÍÍ ˙˙ Í ˙˙
ÍÍÎ 7f 3 ˙˙˚ Í
ÍÎ 28 3 ˙˙˚
a. f = 4, k = 4, w = 11 c. f = 4, k = –4, w = 11 or –11
b. f = 4, k = 4, w = 11 or –11 d. f = 4, k = 4, w = 121 or –121

Solve the matrix equation.

ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙
ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙
ÍÍ 2 −8 ˙˙˙ ÍÍ 4 −6 ˙˙˙
____ 32. −2X + 3 ÍÍ Í ˙
˙˙ = ÍÍ Í ˙˙
ÍÍ ˙˙ ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÎ −4 2 ˙˚ ÍÎ 2 −8 ˙˙˚
ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙
ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙
ÍÍ −5 −9 ˙˙˙ ÍÍ 1 −9 ˙˙˙ ÍÍ 1 −9 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍ 1 15 ˙˙˙˙
a. ÍÍ Í ˙
˙˙ b. ÍÍ Í ˙˙ c. ÍÍ ˙˙ d. ÍÍ ˙˙
˙˙ ÍÍ ÍÍ
ÍÍÍ −7 1 ˙˙˙ ÍÍ
ÍÎ −7 7 ˙˙˚ ÍÍ 5 1 ˙˙˚
˙ ÍÍ 5 7 ˙˙˚
˙
Î ˚ Î Î

Determine whether the product is defined or undefined. If defined, give the dimensions of the product
matrix.
ÈÍ ˘˙
ÍÍ ˙
ÍÍ 4 5 ˙˙˙ ÈÍÍ ˘
____ 33. ÍÍÍ ˙˙ ÍÍ 1 7 ˙˙˙˙
ÍÍ ˙
˙Î ˚
ÍÎ 9 −2 ˙˙˚
a. defined; 2 × 2 c. defined; 1 × 2
b. defined; 2 × 1 d. undefined

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____ 34. A matrix contains 60 elements. Which of the following cannot equal the number of rows of the matrix?
a. 30 b. 60 c. 10 d. 18

Find the product.

ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙
ÍÍ ˙Í ˙
Í4 0 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍÍÍ −5 −1 ˙˙˙˙
____ 35. ÍÍÍÍ ˙˙ ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ ˙Í ˙
ÍÎ 9 8 ˙˙˚ ÍÍÎ −1 −2 ˙˙˚
ÍÈÍ ˘˙
˙ ÍÈÍ ˙˘˙ ÍÈÍ ˙˘˙ ÍÈÍ ˙˘˙
ÍÍ −45 −8 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍ −20 −4 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍ −20 −4 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍ −20 0 ˙˙˙˙
a. ÍÍ b. ÍÍ c. ÍÍ d. ÍÍ
ÍÍ ˙˙ ÍÍ ˙˙ ÍÍ ˙˙ ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙
ÍÎ −9 −16 ˙˙˚ ÍÎ −53 −25 ˙˙˚ ÍÎ −25 −53 ˙˙˚ ÍÎ −4 0 ˙˙˚
____ 36. Find the coordinates of the image after the given rotation.
ÈÍ ˘˙
ÍÍÍ −9 3 0 ˙˙˙
ÍÍ ˙˙ ; 270°
ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ ˙
ÍÎ 0 −6 9 ˙˙˚
ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙
ÍÍÍ 0 −6 9 ˙˙˙ ÍÍÍ 9 −6 0 ˙˙˙ ÍÍÍ 9 −6 0 ˙˙˙˙
˙ ÍÍ
ÍÍ 0 −6 9 ˙˙˙˙
˙
a. ÍÍÍÍ ˙˙
˙˙ b. ÍÍÍÍ ˙˙
˙˙ c. ÍÍÍÍ ˙˙ d. ÍÍ
ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙ ˙
ÍÎ 0 −3 9 ˙˙˚ ÍÎ 9 −3 0 ˙˙˚ ÍÎ −9 3 0 ˙˙˚ ÍÍ 9
Î −3 0 ˙˙˚

Which of the following is the multiplicative inverse of the given matrix?

ÈÍ ˘˙
ÍÍ ˙
Í1 2 ˙˙˙˙
____ 37. ÍÍÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ ˙
ÎÍ 0 1 ˙˙˚
ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙
ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙
ÍÍ 1
ÍÍ 2 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍ 1
ÍÍ −2 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍ 1
ÍÍ 2 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍ 1
ÍÍ −2 ˙˙˙˙
a. ÍÍ ˙˙ b. ÍÍ ˙˙ c. ÍÍ ˙˙ d. ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ 0 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
Î 1 ˙˙˚ ÍÍ 0
Î 1 ˙˙˚ ÍÍ 0
Î 1 ˙˙˚ ÍÍ 0
Î −1 ˙˙˚
ÍÈÍ ˙˘˙
ÍÍ −1 2 ˙˙˙˙
____ 38. ÍÍÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ ˙
ÍÎ 2 −3 ˙˙˚
ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙ ÈÍ ˘˙
ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙ ÍÍ ˙
ÍÍ −3
ÍÍ −2 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍ 3
ÍÍ 2 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍ 3
ÍÍ 2 ˙˙˙˙ ÍÍ 2
ÍÍ 1 ˙˙˙˙
a. ÍÍ ˙˙ b. ÍÍ ˙˙ c. ÍÍ ˙˙ d. ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ 2 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
Î 1 ˙˙˚ ÍÍ 2
Î 1 ˙˙˚ ÍÍ −2
Î −1 ˙˙˚ ÍÍ 3
Î 2 ˙˙˚

Evaluate the determinant of the matrix.

ÈÍ ˘
ÍÍ 1 −1
ÍÍ −2 ˙˙˙˙
ÍÍ ˙˙
˙
____ 39. ÍÍÍÍ −3 2 −4 ˙˙˙˙
ÍÍ ˙˙
ÍÍ −3 −2 −4 ˙˙˙˙
ÍÍÎ ˚
a. –24 b. 40 c. –32 d. –40

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 6x 2 − 9x 3 + 3
____ 40. Write the polynomial in standard form.
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a. −3x 3 + 2x 2 + 1 c. −3x 3 + 2x 2
b. 2x 2 − 3x 3 + 1 d. 2x 2 − 3x 3
____ 41. Write 4x3 + 8x2 – 96x in factored form.
a. 6x(x + 4)(x – 4) c. 4x(x + 6)(x + 4)
b. 4x(x – 4)(x + 6) d. –4x(x + 6)(x + 4)
____ 42. Divide 3x 3 − 3x 2 − 4x + 3 by x + 3.
a. 3x 2 − 12x + 32 c. 3x 2 + 6x − 40
b. 3x 2 − 12x + 32, R –93 d. 3x 2 + 6x − 40, R 99
____ 43. The volume of a shipping box in cubic feet can be expressed as the polynomial 2x 3 + 11x 2 + 17x + 6. Each
dimension of the box can be expressed as a linear expression with integer coefficients. Which expression
could represent one of the three dimensions of the box?
a. x + 6 c. 2x + 3
b. x + 1 d. 2x + 1

Divide using synthetic division.

____ 44. (x 3 + 4 − 11x + 3x 2 ) ÷ (6 + x)

a. x 2 − 5x , R 70 c. x 2 − 3x + 7, R 46
b. x 2 − 5x , R –62 d. x 2 − 3x + 7, R –38

Factor the expression.

____ 45. x 4 − 20x 2 + 64

a. (x − 2)(x − 2)(x + 4)(x + 4) c. (x − 2)(x + 2)(x − 4)(x + 4)
b. (x − 2)(x − 4)(x 2 ) d. no solution
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____ 46. Suppose that x and y vary inversely and that y = when x = 3. Write a function that models the inverse
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variation and find y when x = 10.
1 1 1 1
a. y = ; c. y = ;
2x 20 6x 6
1 1 1 1
b. y = ; d. y = ;
6x 20 18x 54

Solve the equation. Check the solution.

g+4 g−5
____ 47. =
g−2 g−8
22
a. − b. 22 c. −22 d. 14
3

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 Multiply or divide. State any restrictions on the variables.

x 2 − 16 x 2 + 5x + 4
____ 48. ÷ 2
x 2 + 5x + 6 x − 2x − 8
2
(x − 4) (x − 4) 2
a. ; x ≠ − 3, − 1 c. ; x ≠ − 4, − 3, − 2, − 1, 4
(x + 3)(x + 1) (x + 3)(x + 1)

(x + 4) 2 (x + 1) 1
b. ; x ≠ − 3, − 2, 4 d. ; x ≠ − 4, − 3, − 2, − 1, 4
(x + 2) 2 (x + 3) (x + 3)(x + 1)

Add or subtract. Simplify if possible.

d 2 − 9d + 20 d 2 − 2d − 8
____ 49. +
d 2 − 3d − 10 d 2 + 4d − 32
2d 2 − 11d + 12 2d 2 − 11d + 12
a. c.
(d + 2)(d + 8) 2d 2 + d − 42
d 2 + 8d − 28 2d 2 + 8d − 28
b. d.
(d + 2)(d + 8) (d + 2)(d + 8)

Ax + B C −6x 2 − 4x − 16
____ 50. Find values of A, B, and C such that the sum of and will be .
3x 2 + x + 2 2x − 1 (3x 2 + x + 2)(2x − 1)
a. A = 6, B = –12, C = –16 c. A = 12, B = –12, C = –4
b. A = 6, B = 4, C = –6 d. A = –6, B = –4, C = –16

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