1. The solution to the given system of equations 6. In the 𝑥𝑦-plane, a line with equation 2𝑦 = 4.

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is (𝑥, 𝑦). What is the value of 𝑥? intersects a parabola at exactly one point. If
𝑥! + 𝑦 + 7 = 7 the parabola has equation 𝑦 = −4𝑥 ! + 𝑏𝑥,
20𝑥 + 100 − 𝑦 = 0 where 𝑏 is a positive constant, what is the
value of 𝑏?

2. The quadratic function ℎ is defined as shown. 7. The given function 𝑓 models the number of
In the 𝑥𝑦-plane, the graph of 𝑦 = ℎ(𝑥) advertisements a company sent to its clients
intersects the 𝑥-axis at the points (0, 0) and each year, where 𝑥 represents the number of
(𝑡, 0), where 𝑡 is a constant. What is the value years since 1997, and 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5. If 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is
of 𝑡? graphed in the 𝑥𝑦-plane, which of the
ℎ(𝑥) = 2(𝑥 − 4)! − 32 following is the best interpretation of the 𝑦-
A) 1 intercept of the graph in this context?
B) 2 𝑓(𝑥) = 9,000(0.66)"
C) 4 A) The minimum estimated number of
D) 8 advertisements the company sent to its
clients during the 5 years was 1,708.
B) The minimum estimated number of
3. What is the positive solution to the given advertisements the company sent to its
equation? clients during the 5 years was 9,000.
2|4 − 𝑥| + 3|4 − 𝑥| = 25 C) The estimated number of advertisements
the company sent to its clients in 1997 was
1,708.
D) The estimated number of advertisements
4. The function 𝑓 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = the company sent to its clients in 1997 was
(−8)(2)" + 22. What is the 𝑦-intercept of the 9,000.
graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) in the 𝑥𝑦-plane?
A) (0, 14)
B) (0, 2)
C) (0, 22)
D) (0, −8)
8. The first term of a sequence is 9. Each term
after the first is 4 times the preceding term. If
5. 𝜔 represents the 𝑛#$ term of the sequence,
𝑥 ! − 2𝑥 − 9 = 0 which equation gives 𝜔 in terms of 𝑛?
One solution to the given equation can be A) 𝜔 = 4(9% )
written as 1 + √𝑘 , where 𝑘 is a constant. B) 𝜔 = 4(9%&' )
What is the value of 𝑘? C) 𝜔 = 9(4% )
A) 8 D) 𝜔 = 9(4%&' )
B) 10
C) 20
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13. If % = 𝑥 ' for all positive values of 𝑥 what is
𝑥−𝑦 =1 √" $
.
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑥! − 3 the value of ?
/
Which ordered pair is a solution to the system
of equations above?
A) ?1 + √3, √3@
B) ?√3, −√3@ 14. If 𝑥 is a solution to the given equation, which
C) ?1 + √5, √5@ of the following is a possible value of 𝑥 + 5?
1
D) ?√5, −1 + √5@ !
=4
𝑥 + 10𝑥 + 25

'
A) !
10. The equation above is true for all 𝑥, where 𝑎
)
and 𝑏 are constants. What is the value of 𝑎𝑏? B)
!
(𝒂𝒙 + 𝟑)'𝟓𝒙𝟐 − 𝒃𝒙 + 𝟒, = 𝟐𝟎𝒙𝟑 − 𝟗𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏𝟐
0
A) 18 C)
!
B) 20 ''
D) !
C) 24
D) 40

11. Which of the following expressions is(are) a 15. A machine launches a softball from ground
factor of 3𝑥 ! + 20𝑥 − 63? level. The softball reaches a maximum height
I. 𝑥 − 9 of 51.84 meters above the ground at 1.8
II. 3𝑥 − 7 seconds and hits the ground at 3.6 seconds.
A) I only
Which equation represents the height above
B) II only
ground ℎ, in meters, of the soft ball 𝑡 seconds
C) I and II
after it is launched?
D) Neither I nor II
A) ℎ = −𝑡 ! + 3.6
B) ℎ = −𝑡 ! + 51.84
C) ℎ = −16(𝑥 − 1.8)! − 3.6
D) ℎ = −16(𝑥 − 1.8)! + 51.84
12. Function 𝑓 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = −𝑎 " + 𝑏,
where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are constants. In the 𝑥𝑦-plane,
the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) − 12 has a 𝑦-intercept
() *!+ 16. The function 𝑓 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎 " +
at B0, − C . The product of 𝑎 and 𝑏 is .
( ( 𝑏, where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are constants. In the 𝑥𝑦-
What is the value of 𝑎? plane, the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) has an 𝑥-
intercept at (2, 0) and a 𝑦-intercept at
(0, −323). What is the value of 𝑏?

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17. During a 5-second time interval, the average 20. Growth of a Culture of Bacteria
acceleration 𝑎, in meters per second squared, Number of bacteria per
Day
of an object with an initial velocity of 12 meters milliliter at end of day
per second is defined by the equation 𝑎 = 1 2.5 × 10)
1( &'!
, where 𝑣2 is the final velocity of the 2 5.0 × 10)
)
object in meters per second. If the equation is 3 1.0 × 103
rewritten in the form 𝑣2 = 𝑥𝑎 + 𝑦, where 𝑥
and 𝑦 are constants, what is the value of 𝑥?
A culture of bacteria is growing at an
exponential rate, as shown in the table above.
At this rate, on which day would the number of
bacteria per milliliter reach 5.12 × 104 ?
18. 𝑓(𝑥) = 500𝑥 ! + 25,000𝑥 A) Day 5
The revenue 𝑓(𝑥), in dollars, that a company B) Day 9
receives from sales of a product is given by the C) Day 11
function 𝑓 above, where 𝑥 is the unit price, in D) Day 12
dollars, of the product. The graph of 𝑓 =
𝑓(𝑥) in the 𝑥𝑦-plane intersects the 𝑥-axis at 0
and 𝑎. What does 𝑎 represent? 21. For what value of 𝑥 is the given expression
A) The revenue, in dollars, when the unit equivalent to (70𝑛)*+" , where 𝑛 > 1?
!
price of the product is $0 # )
√70𝑛?√70𝑛@
B) The unit price, in dollars, of the product
that will result in maximum revenue
C) The unit price, in dollars, of the product 22.
that will result in a revenue of $0 2𝑥 ! − 2 = 2𝑥 + 3
D) The maximum revenue, in dollars, that the Which of the following is a solution to the
company can make equation above?
A) 2
B) 1 − √11
'
C) + √11
19. !

2 3 𝑟𝑥 + 𝑡 D)
'&√''
+ = !
𝑥 − 2 𝑥 + 5 (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 5)

The equation above is true for all 𝑥 > 2, where 23.

𝑟 and 𝑡 are positive constants. What is the 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 ! + 4𝑥 + 𝑐
value of 𝑟𝑡 ?
A) −20 In the given quadratic function, 𝑎 and 𝑐 are
B) 15 constants. The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) in the 𝑥𝑦-
C) 20 plane is a parabola that opens upward and has
D) 60 a vertex at the point (ℎ, 𝑘), where ℎ and 𝑘 are
constants. If 𝑘 < 0 and 𝑓(−9) = 𝑓(3), which
of the following must be true?

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A) I only 𝑥! − 𝑐
B) II only 𝑥−𝑏
C) I and II In the expression above, 𝑏 and 𝑐 are positive
D) Neither I nor II integers. If the expression is equivalent to 𝑥 +
𝑏 and 𝑥 ≠ 𝑏, which of the following could be
the value of 𝑐?
24. In the 𝑥𝑦-plane, a line with equation 2𝑦 = A) 4
𝑐 for some constant 𝑐 intersects a parabola at B) 6
exactly one point. If the parabola has equation C) 8
𝑦 = −2𝑥 ! + 9𝑥, what is the value of 𝑐? D) 10

25. The function 𝑔 is defined by 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥 + 5). 30. What is the smallest solution to the given
For what value of 𝑥 does 𝑔(𝑥) reach its equation?
minimum? N(𝑥 − 2)! = √3𝑥 + 34
𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 ! + 64𝑥 + 262
A) −13
B) −8 31. A quadratic function models a projectile's
C) −5 height, in meters, above the ground in terms of
D) −3 the time, in seconds, after it was launched. The
model estimates that the projectile was
launched from an initial height of 7 meters
26. The expression (3𝑥 − 23)(19𝑥 + 6) is above the ground and reached a maximum
!
equivalent to the expression 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, height of 51.1 meters above the ground 3
where 𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑐 are constants. What is the seconds after the launch. How many seconds
value of 𝑏? after the launch does the model estimate that
the projectile will return to a height of 7
meters?
5 '
27. Which expression is equivalent to 5"&) − "6' ? A) 3
A)
' B) 6
("6')(5"&))
*
C) 7
B) *"&3 D) 9
'
C) − ("6')(5"&))
0
D) ("6')(5"&))

32.

28. The function 𝑓 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 𝑦 = 𝑥 ! − 14𝑥 + 22

6)(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 6). In the 𝑥𝑦-plane, the graph The given equation relates the variables 𝑥 and
of 𝑦 = 𝑔(𝑥) is the result of translating the 𝑦. For what value of 𝑥 does the value of
graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) up 4 units. What is the value 𝑦 reach its minimum?
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33. 38.

57𝑥 ! + (57𝑏 + 𝑎)𝑥 + 𝑎𝑏 = 0 2𝑥 ! − 4𝑥 = 𝑡

In the equation above, 𝑡 is a constant. If the
In the given equation, 𝑎 and 𝑏 are positive
equation has no real solutions, which of the
constants. The product of the solutions to the
following could be the value of 𝑡?
given equation is 𝑘𝑎𝑏 , where 𝑘 is a constant.
A) −3
What is the value of 𝑘?
'
B) −1
A) C) 1
)(
'
B) D) 3
'0
C) 1
D) 57

39.
𝑥(𝑘𝑥 − 56) = −16
In the given equation, 𝑘 is an integer constant.
34. If the equation has no real solution, what is the
−𝑥 ! + 𝑏𝑥 − 676 = 0 least possible value of 𝑘?
In the given equation, 𝑏 is a positive integer.
The equation has no real solution. What is the
greatest possible value of 𝑏?
40. A model estimates that at the end of each year
from 2015 to 2020, the number of squirrels in
35. Function 𝑓 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = −𝑎 " + 𝑏, a population was 150% more than the number
where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are constants. In the 𝑥𝑦-plane, of squirrels in the population at the end of the
the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) − 15 has a 𝑦-intercept previous year. The model estimates that at the
00 3) end of 2016, there were 180 squirrels in the
at B0, − ( C. The product of 𝑎 and 𝑏 is . What
( population. Which of the following equations
is the value of 𝑎? represents this model, where 𝑛 is the
estimated number of squirrels in the
population 𝑡 years after the end of 2015 and
36. The function 𝑓 is defined by the given 𝑡 ≤ 5?
equation. For what value of 𝑥 does 𝑓(𝑥) reach A) 𝑛 = 72(1.5)%
its minimum? B) 𝑛 = 72(2.5)%
𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 14)(𝑥 + 19) C) 𝑛 = 180(1.5)%
A) −266 D) 𝑛 = 180(2.5)%
B) −19
**
C) − !
D) − !
) 41. The given expression can be rewritten as
𝑎(4𝑥 ! + 7𝑥 + 13), where 𝑎 is a constant.
What is the value of 𝑎?
0.36𝑥 ! + 0.63𝑥 + 1.17
37. If 3𝑥 ! − 18𝑥 − 15 = 0, what is the value of
𝑥 ! − 6𝑥?

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 𝑓(𝑥) = |59 − 2𝑥| 46.
The function 𝑓 is defined by the given
equation. For which of the following values of
𝑘 does 𝑓(𝑘) = 3𝑘?
)0
A)
)
)0
B)
!
'((
C) )
D) 59

43.
14𝑥
= 2√𝑤 + 19 The graph of the function 𝑓, defined by 𝑓(𝑥) =
7𝑦 '
− (𝑥 − 4)! + 10, is shown in the 𝑥𝑦-plane
The given equation relates the distinct positive !

real numbers 𝑤, 𝑥, and 𝑦. Which equation above. If the function 𝑔 (not shown) is defined
correctly expresses 𝑤 in terms of 𝑥 and 𝑦? by 𝑔(𝑥) = −𝑥 + 10, what is one possible value
" of 𝑎 such that 𝑓(𝑎) = 𝑔(𝑎)?
A) 𝑤 = P9 − 19

!4"
B) 𝑤 = P − 19
'59
47.
" !
C) 𝑤 = B9C − 19 𝑥 ! − 34𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0
In the given equation, 𝑐 is a constant. The
9 !
D) 𝑤 = B" C − 19 equation has no real solutions if 𝑐 > 𝑛. What is
the least possible value of 𝑛?

44. In the expression 3(2𝑥 ! + 𝑝𝑥 + 8) −

16𝑥(𝑝 + 4), 𝑝 is a constant. This expression is
equivalent to the expression. 6𝑥 ! − 155𝑥 +
48. The population 𝑃 of a certain city 𝑦 years after
24. What is the value of 𝑝? the last census is modeled by the equation
A) −3 below, where 𝑟 is a constant and 𝑃: is the
B) 7 population when 𝑦 = 0.
C) 13 𝑃 = 𝑃: (1 + 𝑟)9
D) 155 If during this time the population of the city
decreases by a fixed percent each year, which
of the following must be true?
45.
A) 𝑟 < −1
√2𝑥 + 6 + 4 = 𝑥 + 3 B) −1 < 𝑟 < 0
What is the solution set of the equation above? C) 0 < 𝑟 < 1
A) {−1} D) 𝑟 > 1
B) {5}
C) {−1, 5}
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49.
"
𝑓(𝑥) = 5,470(0.64)'! 53.
The function 𝑓 gives the value, in dollars, of a (𝑥 − 1)! = −4
certain piece of equipment after 𝑥 months of How many distinct real solutions does the
use. If the value of the equipment decreases given equation have?
each year by 𝑝% of its value the preceding A) Exactly one
year, what is the value of 𝑝? B) Exactly two
A) 4 C) Infinitely many
B) 5 D) Zero
C) 36
D) 64

50. 54.
−16𝑥 ! − 8𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 * − 9𝑥
In the given equation, 𝑐 is a constant. The 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 ! − 2𝑥 − 3
equation has exactly one solution. What is the Which of the following expressions is
2(")
value of 𝑐? equivalent to , for 𝑥 > 3?
>(")
'
A)
"6'
"6*
,
B) "6'
" *+ 9 +
51. The expression , where 𝑥 > 1 and 𝑦 > "("&*)
" % 9 *, , C)
"6'
1, is equivalent to which of the following? "("6*)
√" D)
A) = <
"6'
√#
"√"
B) =
√# <
'
55. The expression 𝑥 ! − 2 can be rewritten as
" √" *
C) # √#
'
(𝑥 − 𝑘)(𝑥 + 𝑘), where 𝑘 is a positive
*
constant. What is the value of 𝑘?
"√"
D) =
A) 2
# < √# B) 6
C) √2
D) √6

52. The expression 4𝑥 ! + 𝑏𝑥 − 45, where 𝑏 is a

constant, can be rewritten as (ℎ𝑥 + 𝑘)(𝑥 + 𝑗),
where ℎ, 𝑘, and 𝑗 are integer constants. Which 56.
of the following must be an integer? 5𝑥 ! + 10𝑥 + 16 = 0
A)
! How many distinct real solutions does the
" given equation have?
! A) Exactly one
B) # B) Exactly two
$% C) Infinitely many
C) " D) Zero
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57. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 7)! + 3 gives a 60. If 𝑢 − 3 = , what is 𝑡 in terms of 𝑢 ?
0 #&!
metal ball's height above the ground 𝑓(𝑥), in '
A) 𝑡 = ?
inches, 𝑥 seconds after it started moving on a
!?60
track, where 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 10. Which of the B) 𝑡 =
?
following is the best interpretation of the
'
vertex of the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) in the 𝑥𝑦- C) 𝑡 =
?&*
plane? !?
A) The metal ball's minimum height was 3 D) 𝑡 =
?&*
inches above the ground.
B) The metal ball's minimum height was 7
61.
inches above the ground.
−9𝑥 ! + 30𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0
C) The metal ball's height was 3 inches above
In the given equation, 𝑐 is a constant. The
the ground when it started moving.
equation has exactly one solution. What is the
D) The metal ball's height was 7 inches above
value of 𝑐?
the ground when it started moving.
A) 3
B) 0
C) −25
58.
D) −53
𝑦 = 𝑥 ! + 2𝑥 + 1
𝑥+𝑦+1=0
If (𝑥' , 𝑦' ) and (𝑥! , 𝑦! ) are the two solutions to
62.
the system of equations above, what is the
𝑥! 𝑐!
value of 𝑦' + 𝑦! ? = + 39
A) −3 √𝑥 ! − 𝑐 ! √𝑥 ! − 𝑐 !
B) −2 In the given equation, 𝑐 is a positive constant.
C) −1 Which of the following is one of the solutions
D) 1 to the given equation?
A) −𝑐
B) −𝑐 ! − 39!
59. C) −√39! − 𝑐 !
D) −√𝑐 ! + 39!
𝑓(𝑡) = 8,000(0.65)#
The given function 𝑓 models the number of
coupons a company sent to their customers at
the end of each year, where 𝑡 represents the
number of years since the end of 1998, and
0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 5. If 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑡) is graphed in the 𝑡𝑦- 63. In the 𝑥𝑦-plane, a parabola has
plane, which of the following is the best vertex (9, −14) and intersects the 𝑥-axis at
interpretation of the 𝑦-intercept of the graph two points. If the equation of the parabola is
in this context? written in the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 ! + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, where
A) The minimum estimated number of 𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑐 are constants, which of the
coupons the company sent to their following could be the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐?
customers during the 5 years was 1,428. A) −23
B) The minimum estimated number of B) −19
coupons the company sent to their C) −14
customers during the 5 years was 8,000. D) −12
C) The estimated number of coupons the
company sent to their customers at the
end of 1998 was 1,428.
D) The estimated number of coupons the
company sent to their customers at the
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A) B− ,0C
5
8𝑥 + 𝑦 = −11 (
2𝑥 ! = 𝑦 + 341 B) B− 5 , 0 C
The graphs of the equations in the given )
C) B5 , 0 C
system of equations intersect at the point '(
(𝑥, 𝑦) in the 𝑥𝑦-plane. What is a possible value D) B ,0C
5
of 𝑥?
A) −15
B) −11
C) 2
D) 8 68. The function 𝑓 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 +
3)(𝑥 + 1). The graph of 𝑓 in the 𝑥𝑦-plane is a
parabola. Which of the following intervals
contains the 𝑥-coordinate of the vertex of the
65. graph of 𝑓 ?
𝒙 𝒑(𝒙) A) −4 < 𝑥 < −3
B) −3 < 𝑥 < 1
−2 5
C) 1 < 𝑥 < 3
−1 0 D) 3 < 𝑥 < 4

0 −3
1 −1
69. A landscaper is designing a rectangular garden.
2 0 The length of the garden is to be 5 feet longer
than the width. If the area of the garden will be
The table above gives selected values of a 104 square feet, what will be the length, in
polynomial function 𝑝. Based on the values in feet, of the garden?
the table, which of the following must be a
factor of 𝑝?
A) (𝑥 − 3) 70.
5
B) (𝑥 + 3) 𝑃(𝑡) = 290(1.04)@3A#
C) (𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 + 2) The function 𝑃 models the population, in
D) (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 2) thousands, of a certain city 𝑡 years after 2005.
According to the model, the population is
predicted to increase by 𝑛% every 18 months.
What is the value of 𝑛?
A) 0.38
B) 1.04
66. C) 4
D) 6
𝑥(𝑥 + 1) − 56 = 4𝑥(𝑥 − 7)
What is the sum of the solutions to the given
equation? 71. In the 𝑥𝑦-plane, the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 ! − 9
intersects line 𝑝 at (1, 𝑎) and (5, 𝑏), where 𝑎
and 𝑏 are constants. What is the slope of
line 𝑝?
67. When the quadratic function 𝑓 is graphed in A) 6
the 𝑥𝑦-plane, where 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥), its vertex is B) 2
(−3, 6). One of the 𝑥-intercepts of this graph C) −2
'(
is (− , 0). What is the other 𝑥-intercept of D) −6
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72. For the function 𝑓, 𝑓(0) = 86, and for each 76.
increase in 𝑥 by 1, the value of 𝑓(𝑥) decreases 𝒙 − 𝟐𝟗 = (𝒙 − 𝒂)(𝒙 − 𝟐𝟗)
by 80%. What is the value of 𝑓(2)? Which of the following are solutions to the
given equation, where 𝑎 is a constant and 𝑎 >
30?
I. 𝑎
II. 𝑎 + 1
73. III. 29
𝑀 = 1,800(1.02)# A) I and II only
The equation above models the number of B) I and III only
C) II and III only
members, 𝑀, of a gym 𝑡 years after the gym
D) I, II, and III
opens. Of the following, which equation
models the number of members of the gym 𝑞
quarter years after the gym opens?
-
A) 𝑀 = 1,800(1.02)$ 77. Which of the following is equivalent to B𝑎 +
B) 𝑀 = 1,800(1.02)5B / !
C ?
!
C) 𝑀 = 1,800(1.005)5B /+
D) 𝑀 = 1,800(1.082)B A) 𝑎! +
!
! /+
B) 𝑎 + 5
! ./ /+
C) 𝑎 + +
74. The functions 𝑓 and 𝑞 are defined by the given ! !
! /+
equations, where 𝑥 ≥ 0. Which of the D) 𝑎 + 𝑎𝑏 +
5
following equations displays, as a constant or
coefficient, the maximum value of the function
it defines, where 𝑥 ≥ 0?
I. 𝑓(𝑥) = 33(0.4)"6* 78. Square 𝑃 has a side length of 𝑥 inches. Square
II. 𝑔(𝑥) = 33(0.16)(0.4)"&! 𝑄 has a perimeter that is 176 inches greater
A) I only than the perimeter of square 𝑃. The function 𝑓
B) II only gives the area of square 𝑄, in square inches.
C) I and II Which of the following defines 𝑓?
D) Neither I nor II A) 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 44)!
B) 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 176)!
75. C) 𝑓(𝑥) = (176𝑥 + 44)!
9 D) 𝑓(𝑥) = (176𝑥 + 176)!
𝐷=𝑇− (100 − 𝐻)
25
The formula above can be used to approximate
the dew point 𝐷, in degrees Fahrenheit, given 79.
the temperature 𝑇, in degrees Fahrenheit, and 𝑦 = 2𝑥 ! − 21𝑥 + 64
the relative humidity of 𝐻 percent, where 𝐻 > 𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 𝑎
50. Which of the following expresses the In the given system of equations, 𝑎 is a
relative humidity in terms of the temperature constant. The graphs of the equations in the
and the dew point? given system intersect at exactly one point,
!) (𝑥, 𝑦) , in the 𝑥𝑦-plane. What is the value of 𝑥?
A) 𝐻 = 0 (𝐷 − 𝑇) + 100
!) A) −8
B) 𝐻 = (𝐷 − 𝑇) − 100 B) −6
0
!)
C) 𝐻 = (𝐷 + 𝑇) + 100 C) 6
0
!) D) 8
D) 𝐻 = (𝐷 + 𝑇) − 100
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 . ! 85.
80. The surface area of a cube is 6 B C , where 𝑎 is
5 𝑥 𝑦
a positive constant. Which of the following
gives the perimeter of one face of the cube? 21 −8
.
A) 23 8
5
B) 𝑎
C) 4𝑎 25 −8
D) 6𝑎
The table shows three values of 𝑥 and their
corresponding values of 𝑦, where 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) +
81. In the 𝑥𝑦-plane, the graph of 𝑦 = 3𝑥 ! − 4 and 𝑓 is a quadratic function. What is the 𝑦-
14𝑥 intersects the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 at the points coordinate of the 𝑦 −intercept of the graph
(0, 0) and (𝑎, 𝑎). What is the value of 𝑎? of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) in the 𝑥𝑦-plane?

96'!
82. Which expression is equivalent to "&4
+
9("&4)
? 86. A quadratic function models the height, in feet,
" + 9&4"9 of an object above the ground in terms of the
#"$"$%
A) time, in seconds, after the object is launched
# < "&'(# < "$(%#" off an elevated surface. The model indicates
#"$)"$'* the object has an initial height of 10 feet above
B) # < "&+#"$#&+ the ground and reaches its maximum height of
1,034 feet above the ground 8 seconds after
#" < $',#"&+" being launched. Based on the model, what is
C) # < "&+#" the height, in feet, of the object above the
#" < $',#"&+"
ground 10 seconds after being launched?
D) # < "&'(# < "$(%#"
A) 234
B) 778
C) 970
D) 1,014

83. One of the factors of 2𝑥 * + 42𝑥 ! + 208𝑥 is

𝑥 + 𝑏, where 𝑏 is a positive constant. What is " + 63"&(
87. The equation = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑑 is true for all
"6(
the smallest possible value of 𝑏?
𝑥 ≠ −7, where 𝑎 and 𝑑, are integers. What is
the value of 𝑎 + 𝑑 ?
A) −6
B) −1
84. The function ℎ is defined by ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑎 " + 𝑏, C) 0
where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are positive constants. The D) 1
graph of 𝑦 = ℎ(𝑥) in the 𝑥𝑦-plane passes
*!)
through the points (0, 10) and B−2, *3
C. What
is the value of 𝑎𝑏? 88. Which of the following expressions is
' " + &!"&)
A) equivalent to "&*
?
5
!+
' A) 𝑥 − 5 −
B) "&*
!
'+
C) 54 B) 𝑥 − 5 − "&*
4
D) 60 C) 𝑥 + 1 − "&*
!
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89. (7532 + 100𝑦 ! ) + 10(10𝑦 ! − 110) 95. The total distance 𝑑, in meters, traveled by an
The expression above can be written in the object moving in a straight line can be modeled
form 𝑎𝑦 ! + 𝑏, where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are constants. by a quadratic function that is defined in terms
What is the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏? of 𝑡, where 𝑡 is the time in seconds. At a time
of 10.0 seconds, the total distance traveled by
the object is 50.0 meters, and at a time of 20.0
seconds, the total distance traveled by the
object is 200.0 meters. If the object was at a
# .
90. The expression is 6√3) 𝑥 5) ∙ √24 𝑥 equivalent distance of 0 meters when 𝑡 = 0, then what is
to 𝑎𝑥 / , where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are positive constants the total distance traveled, in meters, by the
and 𝑥 > 1. What is the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏? object after 30.0 seconds?

91. 96.
!
64𝑥 − (16𝑎 + 4𝑏)𝑥 + 𝑎𝑏 = 0 𝑦 = 𝑥 ! + 3𝑥 − 7
In the given equation, 𝑎 and 𝑏 are positive 𝑦 − 5𝑥 + 8 = 0
constants. The sum of the solutions to the How many solutions are there to the system of
given equation is 𝑘(4𝑎 + 𝑏), where 𝑘 is a equations above?
constant. What is the value of 𝑘? A) There are exactly 4 solutions.
B) There are exactly 2 solutions.
C) There is exactly 1 solution.
D) There are no solutions.
92. Function 𝑓 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 6)(𝑥 +
5)(𝑥 + 1). Function 𝑔 is defined by 𝑔(𝑥) =
𝑓(𝑥 − 1). The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑔(𝑥) in the 𝑥𝑦- 97.
plane has 𝑥-intercepts at 4𝑥 ! 2𝑥 1
− =
(𝑎, 0), (𝑏, 0), and (𝑐, 0), where 𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑐 are !
𝑥 −9 𝑥+3 𝑥−3
distinct constants. What is the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏 + What value of 𝑥 satisfies the equation above?
𝑐? A) −3
A) −15 '
B) −9 B) − !
C) 11 '
C)
D) 15 !

D) 3

93. If 𝑎 = 𝑐 + 𝑑, which of the following is

equivalent to the expression 𝑥 ! − 𝑐 ! − 2𝑐𝑑 −
𝑑! ? 98.
A) (𝑥 + 𝑎)! 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 ! − 50𝑥 + 126
B) (𝑥 − 𝑎)! The given equation defines the function 𝑓. For
C) (𝑥 + 𝑎)(𝑥 − 𝑎) what value of 𝑥 does 𝑓(𝑥) reach its minimum?
D) 𝑥 ! − 𝑎𝑥 − 𝑎!

94.
𝑥 ! − 40𝑥 − 10 = 0 99.
What is the sum of the solutions to the given ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 * + 𝑎𝑥 ! + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐
equation? The function ℎ is defined above, where 𝑎, 𝑏,
A) 0 and 𝑐 are integer constants. If the zeros of the
B) 5 function are −5, 6, and 7, what is the value of
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100. 104. Kao measured the temperature of a cup of hot
64𝑥 ! + 𝑏𝑥 + 25 = 0 chocolate placed in a room with a constant
In the given equation, 𝑏 is a constant. For temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
which of the following values of 𝑏 will the The temperature of the hot chocolate was
equation have more than one real solution? 185°F at 6:00 p.m. when it started cooling.
A) −91 The temperature of the hot chocolate was
B) −80 156°F at 6:05 p.m. and 135°F at 6:10 p.m. The
C) 5 hot chocolate’s temperature continued to
D) 40 decrease. Of the following functions, which
best models the temperature 𝑇(𝑚), in
degrees Fahrenheit, of Kao’s hot chocolate
𝑚 minutes after it started cooling?
A) 𝑇(𝑚) = 185(1.25)C
101. B) 𝑇(𝑚) = 185(0.85)C
𝑓(𝑥) = 9(4) " C) 𝑇(𝑚) = (185 − 70)(0.75) #
/

The function 𝑓 is defined by the given /

equation. If 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥 + 2), which of the D) 𝑇(𝑚) = 70 + 115(0.75) #

following equations defines the function 𝑔?
A) 𝑔(𝑥) = 18(4)"
B) 𝑔(𝑥) = 144(4)"
C) 𝑔(𝑥) = 18(8)"
D) 𝑔(𝑥) = 81(16)" 105.
𝑦 = −1.50
𝑦 = 𝑥 ! + 8𝑥 + 𝑎
In the given system of equations, 𝑎 is a
positive constant. The system has exactly one
102. If a and c are positive numbers, which of the distinct real solution. What is the value of 𝑎?
following is equivalent to N(𝑎 + 𝑐)* ∙
√𝑎 + 𝑐?
A) 𝑎 + 𝑐
B) 𝑎! + 𝑐 !
106.
C) 𝑎! + 2𝑎𝑐 + 𝑐 !
D) 𝑎! 𝑐 ! 𝑝(𝑡) = 90,000(1.06)#
The given function 𝑝 models the population of
Lowell 𝑡 years after a census. Which of the
following functions best models the
population of Lowell 𝑚 months after the
census?
0+,+++
103. A) 𝑟(𝑚) = (1.06)C
'!
𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 7)! + 4 '.+3 C
B) 𝑟(𝑚) = 90,000 B C
The function 𝑓 is defined by the given '!
/
equation. For what value of 𝑥 does 𝑓(𝑥) reach '.+3 ,+
C) 𝑟(𝑚) = 90,000 B '! C
its minimum?
/
D) 𝑟(𝑚) = 90,000(1.06),+

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107. The population of a town is currently 50,000,
and the population is estimated to increase
each year by 3% from the previous year. 110.
Which of the following equations can be used 𝑥 𝑓(𝑥)
to estimate the number of years, 𝑡, it will take
1 𝑎
for the population of the town to reach
60,000? 2 𝑎)
A) 50,000 = 60,000(0.03)#
B) 50,000 = 60,000(3)# 3 𝑎0
C) 60,000 = 50,000(0.03)#
D) 60,000 = 50,000(1.03)# For the exponential function 𝑓, the table
above shows several values of 𝑥 and their
corresponding values of 𝑓(𝑥), where 𝑎 is a
constant greater than 1. If 𝑘 is a constant and
𝑓(𝑘) = 𝑎!0 , what is the value of 𝑘?

108. For the exponential function 𝑓, the value of

𝑓(1) is 𝑘, where 𝑘 is a constant. Which of the
following equivalent forms of the function 111.
𝑓 shows the value of 𝑘 as the coefficient or
the base?
A) 𝑓(𝑥) = 50(2)"6'
B) 𝑓(𝑥) = 80(2)"
C) 𝑓(𝑥) = 128(2)"&'
D) 𝑓(𝑥) = 205(2)"&!

109.
ℎ(𝑥) = −16𝑥 ! + 100𝑥 + 10
The quadratic function above models the
height above the ground ℎ, in feet, of a
projectile 𝑥 seconds after it had been
launched vertically. If 𝑦 = ℎ(𝑥) is graphed in The rational function 𝑓 is defined by an
.
the 𝑥𝑦-plane, which of the following equation in the form 𝑓(𝑥) = "6/, where
represents the real-life meaning of the 𝑎 and 𝑏 are constants. The partial graph
positive 𝑥-intercept of the graph? of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is shown. If 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥 + 4),
A) The initial height of the projectile which equation could define function 𝑔?
B) The maximum height of the projectile 3
A) 𝑔(𝑥) = "
C) The time at which the projectile reaches
its maximum height B) 𝑔(𝑥) =
3
D) The time at which the projectile hits the "65
ground C) 𝑔(𝑥) = "64
3

3("65)
D) 𝑔(𝑥) =
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112. 115. Two variables, 𝑥 and 𝑦, are related such that
𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 10)(𝑥 + 13) for each increase of 1 in the value of 𝑥, the
value of 𝑦 increases by a factor of 4. When
The function 𝑓 is defined by the given
𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = 200. Which equation represents
equation. For what value of 𝑥 does 𝑓(𝑥) this relationship?
A) 𝑦 = 200 + 4𝑥
reach its minimum?
B) 𝑦 = 4 + 200𝑥
A) −130 C) 𝑦 = 200(5) "
D) 𝑦 = 200(4) "
B) −13
!*
C) − !
*
D) − !

113. For the function 𝑞, the value of 𝑞(𝑥) 116. What is the minimum value of the function 𝑓
decreases by 45% for every increase in the defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 2)! − 4?
value of 𝑥 by 1. If 𝑞(0) = 14, which equation A) −4
defines 𝑞? B) −2
A) 𝑞(𝑥) = 0.55(14)" C) 2
B) 𝑞(𝑥) = 1.45(14)" D) 4
C) 𝑞(𝑥) = 14(0.55)"
D) 𝑞(𝑥) = 14(1.45)"

114. In the 𝑥𝑦-plane, the graph of the equation 117. Let the function 𝑝 be defined as 𝑝(𝑥) =
("&E)+ 6'3+
𝑦 = −𝑥 ! + 9𝑥 − 100 intersects the line 𝑦 = , where 𝑐 is a constant. If 𝑝(𝑐) =
!E
𝑐 at exactly one point. What is the value of 𝑐? 10, what is the value of 𝑝(12)?
54'
A) − 5 A) 10.0
B) 10.25
B) −100
C) 10.75
*'0 D) 11.00
C) − 5
0
D) −
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