TEST ID :- 431102

MATHEMATICS PRACTICE TEST 2

Time: 60 minutes

Directions: Select the BEST answer for each of the 50 multiple-choice questions. If the exact solution is not one of the
five choices, select the answer that is the best approximation. Then, fill in the appropriate oval on the answer sheet.

Notes:

1. A calculator will be needed to answer some of the questions on the test.

Scientific, programmable, and graphing calculators are permitted. It is up
to you to determine when and when not to use your calculator.
2. Angles on the Level 2 test are measured in degrees and radians. You need
to decide whether your calculator should be set to degree mode or radian
mode for a particular question.
3. Figures are drawn as accurately as possible and are intended to help solve
some of the test problems. If a figure is not drawn to scale, this will be stat-
ed in the problem. All figures lie in a plane unless the problem indicates
otherwise.
4. Unless otherwise stated, the domain of a function f is assumed to be the set
of real numbers x for which the value of the function, f (x), is a real number.
5. Reference information that may be useful in answering some of the test
questions can be found below.

Reference Information

1 2
Right circular cone with radius r and height h: Volume = πr h
3

Right circular cone with circumference of base c

1
and slant height ᐉ: Lateral Area = cᐉ
2
4 3
Sphere with radius r: Volume = πr
3
Surface Area = 4πr2

1
Pyramid with base area B and height h: Volume = Bh
3

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 MATHEMATICS TEST 2 QUESTIONS TEST ID :- 431102

1. If x5 = 84, x = USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER

(A) 0.13
(B) 5.28
(C) 13.45
(D) 819.20
(E) 6,208.37

2. If f (x) = e2x and g(x) = x−2, then f (g(4)) =

(A) 0.07
(B) 2,981
(C) 1.13
(D) 1.27
(E) 7.89
m 1 n
3. If = , then =
3m − n 5 m
(A) −2
1
(B) −
2
1
(C)
2
(D) 2
3
(E)
5

1 2 3
4. For all x ≠ 0, + + =
x x2 x3
6
(A)
x3
6
(B) 6
x
( x 2 + x + 1)
(C)
x3
( x 2 + 2 x + 3)
(D)
x3
( x 2 + 5)
(E)
x3
5. What is the reciprocal of 6 + i?
1
(A)
6
6−i
(B)
35
6+i
(C)
36
6−i
(D)
37
6−i
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6. In factored form, x3 − 2x2 + 2x − 4 = USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER

(A) (x − 2)(x + 2)2
(B) (x − 2)(x + 2)(x + 1)
(C) (x − 2)2(x + 2)
(D) (x − 2)3
(E) (x − 2)(x2 + 2)

7. 3
20 x 2 y 7 ⭈ 3 50 x 4 y 2 =
1 1
(A) 20 3 (50 3 )x6y9
1
(B) 70 3 x2y3
8 14
(C) 10x 3 y 3

(D) 10x2y3
8 14
(E) 1,000x 3 y 3

x +2
8. If ≥ 0 , then which of the following describes x?
x −5
(A) x ≥ −2
(B) −2 ≤ x < 5
(C) x ≤ −2 or x > 5
(D) x>5
(E) x ≤ −2 or x ≥ 5

9. Which of the following expressions represents the

statement “N varies jointly with the square of x and
with y”?
(A) N = kx2y
k
(B) N =
y x
(C) N = ky x
(D) N = kx2y2
k
(E) N = 2
x y
10. What is the vertex of the parabola given by f (x) =
x2 − 6x + 5?
(A) (−3, 4)
(B) (3, −4)
(C) (3, 4)
(D) (3, −3)
(E) (4, −4)

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11. In Figure 1, cot θ = 1.33. sin θ = USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
(A) 0.01
(B) 0.63
(C) 0.60
(D) 0.75
(E) 0.80

θ
8

12. What are the zeroes of f (x) = 8x3 − 2x2 − 3x? Figure 1

(A) ⎧⎨− , ⎫⎬
1 3
⎩ 2 4⎭
⎧ 3 1⎫
(B) ⎨− , ⎬
⎩ 4 2⎭
⎧ 1 1 3⎫
(C) ⎨− , , ⎬
⎩ 2 2 4⎭
3 1⎫
(D) ⎧⎨− , 0, ⎬
⎩ 4 2⎭
⎧ 1 3⎫
(E) ⎨− , 0, ⎬
⎩ 2 4⎭

2
13. The probability that it will snow tomorrow is and,
3
independently, the probability that it will also snow
1
the day after tomorrow is . What is the probability
5
that it will snow tomorrow but not the day after
tomorrow?
2
(A)
15
2
(B)
5
3
(C)
4
8
(D)
15
22
(E)
15

14. An operation is defined on any three real numbers by

a ▫ b ▫ c = a(c − b). If 2 ▫ 1 ▫ x = 10, then x =
(A) −6
(B) −4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 4

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15. If ( x − 1) 3 = 25 , then x =
(A) 8.5
(B) 15,625
(C) 124
(D) 125
(E) 126

3 1
16. If cos 2θ = , then =
4 cos θ − sin 2 θ
2

(A) −1
3
(B)
4
4
(C)
3
(D) 4
(E) 1

5π
17. What does the angle − equal in degree measure?
12
(A) −75°
(B) −15°
(C) −150°
(D) 37.5°
(E) −52.5°

4x2 − 9
18. If f ( x ) = , what value does the function
2x + 3
3
approach as x approaches − ?
2
(A) 0.02
(B) 0
(C) −4.33
(D) −6
(E) −9

19. If i is a zero of the polynomial p(x), then which of the

following must be a factor of p(x)?
(A) −i
(B) x2
(C) x2 + 1
(D) x2 − 1
(E) x2 − 2ix + 1

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20. For all x ≠ 2, f (x) = (x − 2)(2 − x)−1. Which of the fol- USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
lowing must be a true statement?
I. f (1) = f (−1)
II. f (4) = f (0)
⎛ 1⎞
III. f ⎝ ⎠ = f (−2)
2
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III

21. If f (x) = 5x − 1 and g( f (−3)) = 18, then g(x) could be

which of the following?
(A) x + 2
(B) −x + 2
(C) −2x − 12
x
(D) + 14
4
(E) x + 4

22. Which of the following is a y-intercept of the hyper-

y2 x2
bola − = 1?
9 16
(A) (0, −3)
(B) (0, 4)
(C) (3, 0)
(D) (0, 81)
(E) (0, 9)

23. What is the length of segment DE in Figure 2? z

(A) 3.46 E (0,2,5)
(B) 4.47
(C) 6
(D) 6.16
(E) 11

D (3,0,0)
x

Figure 2

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24. A car is purchased for $24,500. If it decreases in USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
value at a rate of 7% per year, how much will it be
worth in 5 years?
(A) $15,851
(B) $15,925
(C) $17,044
(D) $22,785
(E) $32,787

25. f (x) = 4x for all real values of x. If p > 1 and q > 1,

then f −1(p)f −1(q) =
(A) 4 p + q
(B) log4 p log4 q
(C) log4 pq
(D) log4 p + log4 q
(E) logp 4 logq 4

26. If logb 6 = 36, then b =

(A) 0.17
(B) 0.50
(C) 1.05
(D) 1.50
(E) 2

27. tan (arcos 0.75) =

(A) 0.66
(B) 0.75
(C) 0.80
(D) 0.88
(E) 41.4

28. Five-sixths of the students in class are passing with

a grade of C− or better. Three-fourths of the students
in the same class are passing with a grade of B− or
better. What fraction of the class is not passing with
a grade of B− or better but is passing with a grade of
C− or better?
5
(A)
8
1
(B)
12
1
(C)
6
1
(D)
4
1
(E)
15

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29. What is the radius of the circle x2 + y2 − 14x + 4y + USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
44 = 0?
(A) 2.2
(B) 3
(C) 6.6
(D) 9
(E) 44

30. Which of the following equations has the graph y

shown in Figure 3? 4

(A) y = cos 2x 2
(B) y = 2cos x
(C) y = 2cos 2x –5 π 5 10 15 5(π)
x
x
(D) y = 2 cos –2
2
x
(E) y = cos –4
2
Figure 3
31. What is the range of the piecewise function
⎧x2 x >3
⎪ ?
f (x) = ⎨ 2
− x + 11 x ≤ 3
⎩⎪ 3
(A) All real numbers
(B) y≥0
(C) −3 ≤ y ≤ 3
(D) y≤3
(E) y≥9

32. If vector v = (−3, 7) and vector u = (2, −1), then vec-

tor u − v =
(A) (−5, 8)
(B) (−1, 6)
(C) (−8, 5)
(D) (−6, −7)
(E) (5, −8)

33. A cube has edges of length 3. If P and Q are points

on its surface, what is the maximum straight-line dis-
tance from P to Q?

(A) 3 2
(B) 3 3
(C) 6
(D) 3 5
(E) 9

34. If a is any positive integer, then which of the follow-

ing is not a true statement?
(A) 2a + 1 is always an odd integer.
(B) a is always a real number.
(C) −a is always an imaginary number.
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(E) The product of a and always equals 1.
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35. If = + , then n =
x 2 − 36 x−6 x+6
(A) x
(B) 2x
(C) 2(x + 6)
(D) 2(x − 6)
(E) 2

36. If f (x) = x3 and h(x) is obtained by shifting f (x) down

4 units and right 2 units, then h(x) =
(A) (x − 2)3 + 4
(B) (x + 2)3 − 4
(C) (x − 2)3 − 4
(D) (x − 4)3 − 2
(E) 4 − (x − 2)3

37. If the lines y1 = (n + 2)x + 10 and y2 = (n − 4)x + 2

are perpendicular, then n could equal which of the
following?
(A) 3.45
(B) 3.83
(C) 1
(D) 0.5
(E) −6

38. The graph of y = −x4 + 12x − 18

(A) intersects the x-axis at exactly one point.
(B) intersects the x-axis at exactly two points.
(C) intersects the x-axis at exactly three points.
(D) intersects the x-axis at exactly four points.
(E) does not intersect the x-axis.

39. Which of the following is equivalent to the equation

x2 + 5x + y2 − 1 = 0 in polar form?
(A) r2 + 5r cos θ − 1 = 0
(B) r = 5r cos θ + 1
(C) r2 = 5r cos θ
(D) r2 + 5r sin θ − 1 = 0
(E) r2 = −5r sin θ

40. If A is a 2 × 3 matrix, and B is a 3 × 4 matrix, then the

product of A times 3B is a matrix of which of the fol-
lowing dimensions?
(A) 6 × 4
(B) 2 × 3
(C) 2 × 4
(D) 3 × 3
(E) 2 × 12

41. (sec θ + tan θ)(sec θ − tan θ) =

(A) sec2 θ
(B) 1
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(E) 2sec2 θ − 1

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42. The linear regression model C = 13.2m + 20.5 relates USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
the calories burned using a new exercise machine (C)
to the number of minutes a person uses the machine
(m). Which of the following statements about this
model must be true?
I. When a person spends 22 minutes using the
machine, the predicted number of calories burned
is approximately 311.
II. There is relatively no correlation between C
and m.
III. A person burns approximately 13.2 calories each
minute he or she uses the machine.
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II, and III

43. If (x, y) is a point on the graph of f (x), then which of

the following is a point on the graph of f −1(x)?
(A) (−x, −y)
(B) (−x, y)
(C) (y, x)
(D) (x, −y)
(E) (−y, −x)

44. The graph of y = −2x + 7 can be expressed as a set of

parametric equations. If x = 1 − t, and y = f (t), then
what does f (t) equal?
(A) 2t − 7
(B) −2t + 5
(C) 2t + 9
1
(D) − t − 7
2
(E) 2t + 5

45. If x0 = 5 and x n +1 = x n x n + 4 , then x4 =

(A) 23.4
(B) 65.4
(C) 544.6
(D) 12,709.8
(E) 12,756.4

⎛ 1 ⎞
46. If f (x) = 6x, then f ⎝ log7 =
343 ⎠
(A) −3
(B) −18
1
(C)
216
1
(D)
1, 296
(E) 216
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47. How long is the base of an isosceles triangle if the USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
other two sides measure 20 cm and each base angle
measures 28°?
(A) 12.7
(B) 28.3
(C) 30.6
(D) 35.3
(E) 88.6

48. A committee of 4 people is to be selected from a group

of 8 women and 4 men. Assuming the selection is
made randomly, what is the probability that the com-
mittee consists of 2 women and 2 men?
56
(A)
165
6
(B)
495
28
(C)
495
28
(D)
165
34
(E)
495
49. In terms of θ, what is the area of the triangle in Fig-
ure 4?
(A) 2 sin2 θ 2
(B) 4 sin θ cos θ a
1
(C) tan θ
2 θ
(D) 2 sin θ cos θ b
1
(E) θ Figure 4
2

50. If f is a function whose graph is the line segment y

shown in Figure 5, then f −1(6.2) = (2,14)
(A) 0.44
(B) 0.76
(C) 0.89
(D) 1.11
(E) 1.77 x

Figure 5

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