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CHAPTER

2 Chapter Standardized Test

TEST-TAKING STRATEGY Read the test questions carefully. Also try to find short cuts that will
help you move through the questions quicker.

1. MULTIPLE CHOICE Which of the following 7. MULTIPLE CHOICE What is the equation of the line
relations is not a function? that passes through (º4, º1) and (0, 7)?

¡
A x 1 2 3 ¡
B x 0 1 3 ¡
A y = 2x + 9 ¡
B
1
y = x + 7
2
y 1 2 3 y 2 2 2
¡
C y = 2x + 7 ¡
D
1
y = º  x + 7
2
¡
C x 1 1 1 ¡
D x 1 2 3
¡
E y = º2x + 7
y 0 2 3 y 2 1 3 8. MULTIPLE CHOICE What is the equation of the line
that contains (3, 3) and is perpendicular to the line
¡
E x 0 3 1
y = º2x + 3?
y 1 2 3
¡
A y = x + 
1
2
3
2 ¡
B y = º2x + 9
2. MULTIPLE CHOICE If ƒ(x) = ºx2 º 7x º 22, what
is ƒ(º5)? ¡
C y = ºx + 
1
2
3
2 ¡
D y = 2x + 9
¡
A º82 ¡
B º32 ¡
C º12
¡
D 12 ¡
E 38 ¡
E y = x
1
2

3. MULTIPLE CHOICE What is the slope of the line 9. MULTIPLE CHOICE Which inequality is
that passes through (º4, º9) and (0, 5)? represented by the graph shown?

¡
A º
7
2 ¡
B º
2
7 ¡
C
2

7
y ¡
A y < 2x º 1
¡
B y > 2x º 1
¡ ¡ 7 1
1 
D E
2 1 x ¡
C y ≤ 2x º 1
4. MULTIPLE CHOICE Which function is represented ¡
D y ≠ 2x º 1
by the graph shown?
¡
E y ≥ 2x º 1
y ¡
A 3x º 5y = 15
2x º 3, if x < 4
10. MULTIPLE CHOICE If ƒ(x) = ,
¡
B 3x º 5y = 0 ºx + 6, if x ≥ 4
what is ƒ(4)?
1
¡
C 3x º 5y = º15
1x
¡
D 3x + 5y = 15 ¡
A 2 ¡
B 4

¡
E 3x + 5y = º15 ¡
C 5 ¡
D 10

5. MULTIPLE CHOICE What is the y-intercept of the

¡
E 11
line y = 4x º 3? 11. MULTIPLE CHOICE Which function is represented
by the graph shown?
¡
A 1 ¡
B 3 ¡
C 4
y ¡
A y = |x º 3| + 8
¡
D º3 ¡
E º4 1

6. MULTIPLE CHOICE The variables x and y vary

1 x ¡
B y = |x + 3| º 8
directly, and y = 20 when x = 5. Which equation
relates the variables?
¡
C y = |x + 3| + 8

¡
D y = |x º 3| º 8
¡
A y = x
1
¡
B y = x
1
¡
C y = 5x
5 4
¡
E y = º|x º 3| º 8
¡
D y = 20x ¡
E y = 4x

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QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON In Exercises 12 and 13, choose the statement

that is true about the given quantities.

¡
A The quantity in column A is greater.
¡
B The quantity in column B is greater.
¡
C The two quantities are equal.
¡
D The relationship cannot be determined from the given information.

Column A Column B

12. slope of the line that passes slope of the line that passes
through (º6, 1) and (2, 8) through (0, 5) and (º4, º9)
13. 2x, if x ≤ 0
ƒ(º3) where ƒ(x) = x2 º 7x º 24 ƒ(º3) where ƒ(x) =
º2x, if x > 0

14. MULTI-STEP PROBLEM You are planting an herb garden. The garden has 120 inches
of row space, the amount of space needed between rows of plants. Parsley seeds need
15 inches of row space and garlic cloves need 12 inches of row space.
a. If you plant only parsley seeds, at most how many rows can you plant?
b. If you plant only garlic cloves, at most how many rows can you plant?
c. Write a model that shows the maximum number of rows you can plant if you plant both
herbs and leave 12 inches of row space between the parsley and the garlic.
d. If you plant five rows of parsley seeds, how many rows of garlic cloves can you plant?
15. MULTI-STEP PROBLEM The table gives the number n of nurses per 100,000 people
in the United States where t is the number of years since 1990.

t 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
n 713 730 748 767 785 805 815

a. Draw a scatter plot of the data.

b. Describe the correlation shown by the scatter plot.
c. Approximate the best-fitting line for the data.
d. Use your equation from part (c) to predict the number of nurses per 100,000 people
in the United States in 2010.
16. MULTI-STEP PROBLEM While playing pool, you try to shoot y
the eight ball into the upper right corner pocket. Imagine that a
coordinate plane is placed over the pool table. The eight ball is
at (4, 3) and the pocket you are aiming for is at (10, 5). You are
trying to decide at which point to bank the ball off the side. 5 ft

a. Write an equation for the path of the ball if you aim for the A B C
x
point (6.25, 0). 10 ft
b. Write an equation for the path of the ball if you aim for the
point (7.5, 0).
c. Write an equation for the path of the ball if you aim for the point (8.75, 0).
d. Which point should you aim for to make your shot?

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