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ALGEBRA II (2001 Revised)

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 Algebra II Formula Sheet
Geometric Formulas
b
l
h h h
h r
b b 1
1 l
A= 2 bh A = bh w 3
V = lwh
s S.A.= 2(lw + lh + wh)
b1 r
s
h h l
h
B
p = 4s
A = s2 b2 V = 13 Bh
A= 1
2 h(b1 + b2 ) S.A.= 12 lp + B

c
w r a

b
l
c2 = a2 + b2
p = 2(l + w)
A = lw

Abbreviations Pi
milligram mg ounce oz
gram g pound lb 22
kilogram kg quart qt 7

milliliter mL gallon gal.

liter L inch in. Quadratic Formula
kiloliter kL foot ft
millimeter mm yard yd –b ± b2 – 4ac
centimeter cm mile mi. x=
meter m square inch sq in.
2a
kilometer km square foot sq ft
square centimeter cm2 cubic inch cu in.
cubic centimeter cm3 cubic foot cu ft

volume V year yr
total surface area S.A. month mon
area of base B hour hr
minute min
second sec
Algebra II

Directions

Read each question and choose the best answer. Then fill in the circle on your answer
document for the answer you have chosen. For this test you may assume that the value of the
denominator of a rational expression is not zero.

SAMPLE

6(a + 2) a3 =
i
a a +2

6
A
a2
6(a + 2)
B
a
C 6 a2

6 a2 + 24 a + 24
D
a4

3
1 Which is an equivalent form of the following expression?

−
2 9

−
A 6
−
B 6i
C 5i
D 6i

2 What is the factored form of the following expression?

9h2 + 24 h + 16

F 3(h + 1)2
G (3h − 4 )2
H ( 4 h + 3)2
J (3h + 4 )2

3 Which is a simplified form of the following expression?

3 2 +4 2− 2

A 6 2
B 6 6
C 7 2
D 6+ 2

4
4 Which property is illustrated by the following statement?

⎛1 ⎞
4 ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ = 1
⎝4 ⎠

F Commutative property of multiplication

G Distributive property
H Multiplicative identity property
J Multiplicative inverse property

5 Assuming k ≠ 0, which expression is equivalent to the following

complex fraction?

2k
5
6k
10

A
k
6
2
B
3
3
C
2
6k 2
D
25

5
6 When completely factored,

2 x2 − 16 x + 32

is equivalent to —

F 2(x − 4 )(x + 4 )
G 2(x − 2)(x − 8 )
H 2(x + 8 )(x + 2)
J 2(x − 4 ) 2

7 Which is an equivalent form of the following expression?

−
64

A 8i
−
B 8i
C 8
−
D 8

6
8 Which is not an equivalent form of the following expression?

1
⎛ 4 ⎞2
⎜⎜ ⎟⎟
⎜⎝ 9 ⎟⎠

4
F
9

4
G
9

4
H
9

2
J
3

9 If defined, which is an equivalent form of this expression?

3 5 yz 4
i
10 x y4 z 3

A
z3
2 xy3

B
zy5 z 5
2

C
xz 3
3 y3
9
D
10 xy5 z 5

7
10 Which is an equivalent form of the following expression?

− −
100 − 4

−
F 12i
−
G 8
H 8i
−
J 8i

11 Which equation represents a situation in which z varies jointly as x and y ?

x
A z=
y

ky
B z=
x

xk
C z=
y

D z = kxy

8
12 Which is an arithmetic sequence?

F 2, 5, 9, 14, . . .

G 100, 50, 12.5, 1.6, . . .

H 3, 10, 17, 24, . . .

− −
− − 1 1
J 2, 1, , , ...
2 4

13 Which shows four consecutive terms of a geometric sequence?

A 1, 5, 25, 125, . . .
B 10, 20, 30, 40, . . .
C 50, 100, 150, 200, . . .
D 1, − 1, 2, − 2, . . .

9
14 Which function of x appears to have two distinct real zeros?
y
8
7
6
5

F 4
3
2
1
–
5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O
1
1 2 3 4 5 x
–
2

y
8
7
6
5

G 4
3
2
1
–
5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O
1
1 2 3 4 5 x
–
2

y
7
6
5
4
3
2

H –
1

5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5 x
1
–
2
–
3
–
4
–
5
–
6
–
7

y
4
3
2

J –
1

5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5 x
1
–
2
–
3
–
4

10
15 The following is the graph of a function of x.

y
6
5
4
3
2
1
–
5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5 x
1
–
2
–
3
–
4
–
5
–
6
–
7
–
8
–
9
–
10
–
11
–
12
–
13
–
14
–
15

Which appears to be a turning point?

A (2, 0)
B (0, − 8 )
C (−1, − 3)
D (− 2, 0)

16 The formula for the sum of an infinite geometric series follows.

a1
For r < 1, S =
1− r

What is the sum of the following infinite series?

1 1 1
2 +1 + + + + ...
2 4 8

F 3
G 4
H 5
J 6

11
17

y
5
4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

Which equation best defines the function graphed above?

A y = − x +2

−
B y= x +2

C y = − x +2

D y = −x +2

18 Which of the following functions of x has the greatest number of roots in the
complex number system?

F y = x3 + x2 − 1
G y = x2 − 4 x + 2
H y = x + x2
J y = −x + 3

12
19 The function defined by f (x) = 3(5 x ) is —

A an absolute value function

B an exponential function
C a linear function
D a quadratic function

20 A farmer pumps water from an irrigation well to water his field. The time it
takes to water the field varies inversely with the rate at which the pump
operates. It takes 20 hours to water the field when the pumping rate is
600 gallons per minute. If he adjusts the pump so that it pumps at a rate of
400 gallons per minute, how long will it take to water the field?

F 12.5 hours
G 15 hours
H 30 hours
J 40 hours

13
21 A college professor was matching raw test scores to averaged scores within a
class. The table shows the match for four students in the class.

Raw Score Averaged Score

75 88
45 64
55 70
65 79

Based on a line of best fit for the data, which is the best prediction for the
averaged score that matches a raw score of 70 ?

A 83
B 85
C 87
D 89

22 What is the domain of the function defined by the following equation?

f (x) = 1
x

F {All real numbers}

G {All non-zero real numbers}
H {All real numbers greater than zero}
J {All real numbers less than zero}

14
23 Each statement describes a transformation of the graph of y = x2 . Which
statement correctly describes the graph of y = (x − 5)2 + 6 ?

A It is the graph of y = x2 translated 6 units down and 5 units to the right.

B It is the graph of y = x2 translated 6 units down and 5 units to the left.
C It is the graph of y = x2 translated 6 units up and 5 units to the right.
D It is the graph of y = x2 translated 6 units up and 5 units to the left.

15
24 A cubic function has turning points at (−1, 2) and (1,−2). Which could be
its graph?
y
5
4
3
2
F 1
–
5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5 x
1
–
2
–
3
–
4
–
5

y
5
4
3
2
G 1
–
5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5 x
1
–
2
–
3
–
4
–
5

y
5
4
3
2
H 1
–
5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5 x
1
–
2
–
3
–
4
–
5

y
5
4
3
2
J 1
–
5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5 x
1
–
2
–
3
–
4
–
5

16
25 What is a5 in the sequence defined as follows?

an = 5 i 2(n−1)

A a5 = 160
B a5 = 80
C a5 = 40
D a5 = 10

26 What is the apparent solution set for the equation associated with the
following graph?

y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 5
x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9

F { −3 }
G {3}
H { − 9, 0 }
J { − 3, 3 }

17
27 Which graph best represents the following inequality?

y < x +1
y
5
4
3
2
1
A – x
5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5
1
–
2
–
3
–
4
–
5

y
5
4
3
2
1
B – x
5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5
1
–
2
–
3
–
4
–
5

y
5
4
3
2
1
C – x
5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5
1
–
2
–
3
–
4
–
5

y
5
4
3
2
1
D – x
5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5
1
–
2
–
3
–
4
–
5

18
28 Which is a solution to the following equation?

x + 4 = −2 − x

F x = −4
G x = −3
H x = −2
J x = −1

29 If s represents the length of one edge, the following formula may be used to
determine the surface area of a cube.

S. A. = 6 s 2

To the nearest tenth of a centimeter, what is the length of one edge of a cube
with a surface area of 140 square centimeters?

A 4.8 cm
B 7.6 cm
C 12.3 cm
D 23.4 cm

30 What is the solution to the following equation?

(x − 3)2 = 14

F x = − 5 or x = −1
G x = 1 or x = 5
H x = − 3 ± 14
J x = 3 ± 14

19
31 What is the solution set for the given equation?

3 x + 4 = 18

A { −10, 2 }
B { − 2, 2 }
C { −19, 11 }
D { − 22, −14 }

32 What is the solution to the following equation?

3 y + 4 2 y − 5 31
+ =
2 3 2

F y =1
G y=6
H y=7
J y = 13

20
33 Which graph best represents the solution to the following inequality?

x−3 < 5

A
-8 -4 0 4 8

B
-8 -4 0 4 8

C
-8 -4 0 4 8

D
-8 -4 0 4 8

34 What is the solution to the following equation?

2 2
+ =1
5 x

F x= 3
10

G x=3
5

H x=5
3

J x = 10
3

21
35 Which is a root of x2 − 11 x + 30 = 0 ?

A 3
B 6
C 10
D 11

36

y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
–
9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x
1
–
2
–
3
–
4
–
5
–
6
–
7
–
8
–
9

Which is an apparent zero of the function graphed?

−
F 9.25
−
G 6
−
H 3
J 0

22
 (x − 2)2 (y + 1)2
37 Which conic section describes the graph of + =1 ?
9 4
A Circle
B Ellipse
C Parabola
D Hyperbola

38

y
5

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 5
x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

Which equation is best represented by the graph?

F
x 2 + y2 = 1
25 4

G
x 2 + y2 = 1
5 2

H
x 2 + y2 = 1
4 25

J x 2 + y2 = 25

23
39 Where does the graph of the function f (x) = (x + 1)(x − 2) cross the x-axis?

A (0, 0)
B (1, − 2)
C (−1, 0) and (2, 0)
D (1, 0) and (− 2, 0)

1
40 The graph of y = (x + 6)2 − 5 is —
2
F a circle
G an ellipse
H a parabola
J a hyperbola

1
41 The zeros of a polynomial function are and −1. Which could be the
function? 2

A f (x ) = (x − 1)(x + 2)
B f (x ) = (x + 1)(x − 2)
C f (x ) = (x − 1)(2 x + 1)
D f (x ) = (x + 1)(2 x − 1)

24
 ⎡ −1 4 ⎤⎥ ⎡ 0 5⎤
42 If P = ⎢ and Q = ⎢ ⎥ then P × Q is equal to —
⎢ 6 3 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 5 −
2 ⎥⎦
⎣

⎡ 0 20 ⎤
F ⎢ ⎥
⎢⎣ 30 −
6 ⎥⎦

⎡ −1 9 ⎤⎥
G ⎢
⎢ 11 1 ⎥⎦
⎣
⎡ 20 13 ⎤⎥
−
H ⎢
⎢ 15 24 ⎥⎦
⎣
⎡ 20 ⎤
J ⎢ ⎥
⎢⎣ 24 ⎥⎦

43

y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
–
5 –4 –3 –2 –1 –O 1 2 3 4 5 x
1
–
2
–
3
–
4
–
5

Which is the apparent solution set to the system of equations shown on

the graph?

A { (− 3, 1) }
B { (− 3, 0), (2, 5) }
C { (− 3, 0), (1, 0), (2, 5) }
D { (− 3, 0), (−1, − 4), (1, 0), (2, 5) }

25
44 ⎪⎧⎪ y ≥ x
⎨
⎪⎪⎩ x ≤ 4

Which graph best shows the solution to the system of inequalities above?
y
5
4
3
2
F 1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
1 2 3 4 5 x
-2
-3
-4
-5

y
5
4
3
2

G 1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 5
x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

y
5
4
3
2

H 1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 5
x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

y
5
4
3
2

J 1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 5
x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

26
45 What is the solution set to the following system of equations?

⎧⎪ y = 2 x − 3
⎪
⎨
⎪⎪⎩ y = − x2 + 5 x + 1

A { (−1, − 5), ( 4, 5) }
B { (1, 5), (4, 5) }
C { (− 6, −15), ( 9, 15) }
D { (1.5, 0) }

46 Which is a matrix form of the following equations?

⎧⎪ − 3 x + y = 11
⎪
⎨
⎪⎪ 5 x − 2 y = −16
⎩

⎡ 11 1⎤⎡ x ⎤ ⎡ −
3 ⎤⎥
F ⎢ ⎥⎢ ⎥ = ⎢
⎢⎣ −16 2 ⎦ ⎣ y ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣
− ⎥⎢
5 ⎥⎦

⎡ −
3 5 ⎤⎥ ⎡ x ⎤ ⎡ 11 ⎤
G ⎢ ⎢ ⎥=⎢ ⎥
⎢ 1 − ⎥⎢ y ⎥
2 ⎦ ⎣ ⎦ ⎢⎣ −16 ⎥⎦
⎣

⎡ −
3 1 ⎤⎥ ⎡ x ⎤ ⎡ 11 ⎤
H ⎢ ⎢ ⎥=⎢ ⎥
⎢ 5 − ⎥⎢ y ⎥
2 ⎦ ⎣ ⎦ ⎢⎣ −16 ⎥⎦
⎣

⎡ −
3 11 ⎤⎥ ⎡ x ⎤ ⎡ 1⎤
J ⎢ ⎢ ⎥=⎢ ⎥
⎢ 5 −
16 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ y ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ − ⎥
2⎦
⎣

27
47 ⎪⎧⎪ y ≥ x − 5
⎪
⎨ y≤0
⎪⎪
⎪⎪⎩ x ≥ 0

The graph of the system of inequalities follows.

y
5

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 5
x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

Over the feasibility region shown, what is the maximum value of

P = 4x +2y ?
A P=0
B P = 10
C P = 20
D P = 30

28
48 Which product cannot be determined using the given matrices?

A = ⎡⎣ 2 4 6 ⎤⎦

⎡ −1 0 ⎤⎥
⎢
B = ⎢⎢ 2 1 ⎥⎥
−

⎢ 1 0 ⎥⎦
⎣

⎡ 4⎤
C=⎢ ⎥
⎢⎣ 4 ⎥⎦

F AB
G BC
H BA
J CA

49 Bernard spent $5,100 replacing the flooring in his 1,800-square-foot house.

He paid $5 per square foot for carpeting and $2 per square foot for vinyl tile.
If c represents a square foot of carpeting, and v represents a square foot of
vinyl tile, which is a system of equations that could be used to determine the
amount of each material he used?

⎪⎧⎪ c + v = 1,800
A ⎨
⎪⎪⎩ 5c + 2 v = 5,100

⎪⎧⎪ c + 5 v = 5,100
B ⎨
⎪⎪⎩ c + 2 v = 1,800

⎪⎧⎪ c + 5 v = 1,800
C ⎨
⎪⎪⎩ c + 2 v = 5,100

⎪⎧⎪ c + v = 5,100
D ⎨
⎪⎪⎩ 5c + 2 v = 1,800

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 Answer Key-EOC041-M0118
Test Sequence Reporting
Number Correct Answer Category Reporting Category Description
1 D 001 Expressions and Operations
2 J 001 Expressions and Operations
3 A 001 Expressions and Operations
4 J 001 Expressions and Operations
5 B 001 Expressions and Operations
6 J 001 Expressions and Operations
7 A 001 Expressions and Operations
8 G 001 Expressions and Operations
9 A 001 Expressions and Operations
10 H 001 Expressions and Operations
11 D 002 Relations and Functions
12 H 002 Relations and Functions
13 A 002 Relations and Functions
14 H 002 Relations and Functions
15 D 002 Relations and Functions
16 G 002 Relations and Functions
17 A 002 Relations and Functions
18 F 002 Relations and Functions
19 B 002 Relations and Functions
20 H 002 Relations and Functions
21 A 002 Relations and Functions
22 G 002 Relations and Functions
23 C 002 Relations and Functions
24 J 002 Relations and Functions
25 B 002 Relations and Functions
26 J 003 Equations and Inequalities
27 A 003 Equations and Inequalities
28 G 003 Equations and Inequalities
29 A 003 Equations and Inequalities
30 J 003 Equations and Inequalities
31 A 003 Equations and Inequalities
32 H 003 Equations and Inequalities
33 D 003 Equations and Inequalities
34 J 003 Equations and Inequalities
35 B 003 Equations and Inequalities
36 H 004 Analytical Geometry
37 B 004 Analytical Geometry
38 F 004 Analytical Geometry
39 C 004 Analytical Geometry
40 H 004 Analytical Geometry
41 D 004 Analytical Geometry
42 H 005 Systems of Equations/Inequalities
43 B 005 Systems of Equations/Inequalities
44 G 005 Systems of Equations/Inequalities
45 A 005 Systems of Equations/Inequalities
46 H 005 Systems of Equations/Inequalities
47 C 005 Systems of Equations/Inequalities
48 H 005 Systems of Equations/Inequalities
49 A 005 Systems of Equations/Inequalities
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