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1. Joe and Arlene ate lunch at The Cotton Patch. Both ordered the Salmon Dinner which costs $15.95
each and both ordered peach iced tea which costs $2.25 each. They shared a slice of chocolate cake
which costs $4.95. The tax rate was 8.25%. Joe was feeling generous so he paid with three $20 bills
and told the waitress to keep the change as a tip. How much was the tip?

(A) $15.12 (B) $15.15 (C) $15.18 (D) $15.21 (E) $15.24

2. The y-intercept of AB is the point P(a, b) .

b = _______.

3 7
(A) (B) (C) 1
4 8
9 5 A
(D) (E)
8 4

3. Point D(3, d) lies on the perpendicular bisector

of CB . d = ________. B

(A) −10 (B) −9 (C) −8 C

(D) − 7 (E) −6

4. The perimeter of ∆ABC is ______. (nearest tenth) Problems 2-7

(A) 40.5 (B) 40.8 (C) 41.1

(D) 41.4 (E) 41.7

5. The area of ∆ABC is _______. (nearest tenth)

(nearest tenth)

(A) 67.1 (B) 67.4 (C) 67.7 (D) 68.0 (E) 68.3

6. The length of the median from point C to AB is _______. (nearest hundredth)

(A) 8.03 (B) 8.06 (C) 8.09 (D) 8.12 (E) 8.15

7. ∆ABC is a/an __________triangle.__

(A) acute (B) obtuse (C) right (D) isosceles (E) equilateral

8. An adult ticket to an Idaho Falls game cost $10.00 and a youth ticket cost $6.00. On Tuesday
night’s game, they sold 396 tickets and grossed $3224. How many adult tickets did they sell?

(A) 208 (B) 210 (C) 212 (D) 214 (E) 216

9. Given: f(x) = 2x2 − 6 and h(x) = ex − 8 . f ( h(3) ) = _______. (nearest hundredth)

(A) 283.09 (B) 284.10 (C) 285.11 (D) 286.12 (E) 287.13

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10. Find the range of the function f (x) = .
x2 − 1

(A) [0,  ) (B) (0,  ) (C) [5,  ) (D) (5,  ) (E) ( − ,  )

11. Justin can wash and wax 10 cars in 4 hours. Aryan can wash and wax 20 cars in 6 hours. Justin
started work at 8:00 AM. Aryan arrived at 10:00 AM and they both worked from 10:00 AM until
a total of 30 cars had been washed and waxed. What time was it when they finished if they took no
breaks? (nearest minute)

(A) 2:17 PM (B) 2:20 PM (C) 2:23 PM (D) 2:26 PM (E) 2:29 PM

12. The roots of the quadratic equation 4x2 + bx + c = 0 are −2.5 and 1.5 . b + c = ______.

(A) −12 (B) −11 (C) −10 (D) −9 (E) −8

13. The 5th term of an arithmetic sequence is 23 and the 13th term is 55. Find the sum of the first 15 terms
of the sequence. (nearest tenth)

(A) 513 (B) 517 (C) 521 (D) 525 (E) 529

14-15. Consider regular polygon ABCDEF with EF = 8 .

14. The area of the polygon is __________. (nearest whole number)

(A) 164 (B) 166 (C) 168 (D) 170 (E) 172

15. The area of ∆ACE is _____________. (nearest whole number)

(A) 75 (B) 77 (C) 79 (D) 81 (E) 83

16-17. Russell entertains guest in an area of his backyard Grass

which has a magnificent fountain surrounded
by an area of grass. The fountain area is Fountain
circular with a radius of 6 feet. The grass
area is the outer part of a circle with the
same center as the fountain and with a
radius of 10 feet.

16. The area of the grass region is ____________ square feet.

(nearest whole number) Problems 16, 17

(A) 201 (B) 205 (C) 209 (D) 213 (E) 217

17. Russell decided to put up a fence along the outer perimeter of the grass region. If the fence is
6 feet tall and the cost of fencing is $25/square foot, find the total cost of the fencing.

(A) $9,202.78 (B) $9,313.78 (C) $9,424.78 (D) $9,535.78 (E) $9,646.78

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18-19. Consider a circle with center O and diameter BD . Chord AC is perpendicular to BD .

BD = 50 and AC = 40 .

18. Find the area of sector AOD. (nearest whole number)

(A) 686 (B) 689 (C) 692 (D) 695 (E) 698

19. Find the area of the region between chord AC and minor arc AC . (nearest whole number)

(A) 268 (B) 271 (C) 274 (D) 277 (E) 280

20-21. Consider isosceles trapezoid PQRS with PQ = RS = 10 . QR is parallel to PS .

QR = 15 and PS = 25 .

20. Find the area of PQRS. (nearest whole number)

(A) 173 (B) 176 (C) 179 (D) 182 (E) 185

21. QS = _________. (nearest tenth)

(A) 21.5 (B) 21.8 (C) 22.1 (D) 22.4 (E) 22.7

22. Suppose Calvin has 112 mg of bismuth-214 at 12:15 PM. His sample undergoes radioactive decay and
is reduced to 74.562 µg at 3:45 PM the same day. Find the half-life of bismuth-214. (nearest tenth)

(A) 19.5 min (B) 19.7 min (C) 19.9 min (D) 20.1 min (E) 20.3 min

23. Eric is solving the equation 3x2 + 3x − 90 = 0 by completing the square. On the third step, Eric
adds _________ to both sides of the equation.

1 1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
6 5 4 3 2

24-25. Consider the parabola with equation 9y = 2x2 − 8x − 46 .

24. The vertex of the graph of the parabola is the point P(a, b). a + b = _________.

(A) −6 (B) −5 (C) −4 (D) −3 (E) −2

25. The equation of the directrix of the graph of the parabola is y = ________.

29 57 55 27
(A) − (B) − (C) − 7 (D) − (E) −
4 8 8 4

26. The lateral area of a cone with a volume of 667 and a diameter of 14 is __________.
(nearest hundredth)

(A) 320.59 (B) 321.61 (C) 322.63 (D) 323.65 (E) 324.67
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27. Consider the function f(x) = 4x4 − 27x3 + cx2 + 7x + 30 . If f (1) = 14 , then c = ________.

(A) −3 (B) −2 (C) 0 (D) 2 (E) 3

28. Consider the ellipse with equation 16x2 + 9y 2 + 64x − 54y + 1 = 0 . The vertices of the graph of the
ellipse are (a, b) and (a, c) . a + b + c = __________.

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4

29. Consider the hyperbola with equation 9x2 − 4y 2 − 108x − 16y + 272 = 0 . The eccentricity of the
hyperbola is __________. (nearest tenth)

(A) 1.6 (B) 1.8 (C) 2.0 (D) 2.2 (E) 2.4

30. A stick in the ground is 4 ft 8 in tall and it casts a shadow that is 6 ft 2 in long. At the same time, the
Newcastle State Bank casts a shadow that is 90 ft long. How tall is the bank? (nearest foot)

(A) 68 ft (B) 70 ft (C) 72 ft (D) 74 ft (E) 76 ft

31. Andrew has 12 marbles that are identical in size, but vary in color. Three are red, four are blue and
five are green. If he wishes to place them in a straight line on a table, how many distinct
arrangements can be made?

(A) 27,720 (B) 106,200 (C) 39,916,800 (D) 59,875,200 (E) 479,001,600

x 2 − 36
32. The graph of f (x) = has _______ asymptotes.
x 3 − x 2 − 30x

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4

 I 
33. The sound level of a sound is given by  = 10 log   , where  is the sound level in dB,
 I0 
I is the intensity in W/m2, and I 0 is the threshold of hearing which equals 10−12 W/m2. Find the
difference in sound levels for a sound with an intensity of 7.75  10−3 W/m2 and a sound with an
intensity of 3.10  10−5 W/m2 . (nearest whole number)

(A) 24 dB (B) 28 dB (C) 32 dB (D) 36 dB (E) 40 dB

34. A guy wire runs from the ground to the top of a 42-foot pole. The angle formed between the wire and
the pole is 44°. How far from the base of the pole is the wire attached to the ground? (nearest tenth)

(A) 40.0 ft (B) 40.2 ft (C) 40.4 ft (D) 40.6 ft (E) 40.8 ft

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35. The first three terms of an infinite geometric series are 84, 72, and 61 . Find the sum of the series.
7

(A) 540 (B) 552 (C) 564 (D) 576 (E) 588
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36. The point A(6, b) lies on the graph of the parametric equations x(t) = 2t and y(t) = , 0  t  60 .
t+2
b = __________.

1 1 1 3 4
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
5 4 2 4 5

37. The “on base percentage” for Maury Wills of the Portland Beavers is 0.355. If he has 10 at bats in a
doubleheader against the Billings Broncos, what is the probability that he will safely get on base
exactly 4 times. (nearest hundredth)

(A) 0.22 (B) 0.22 (C) 0.24 (D) 0.26 (E) 0.28

38. Given: v = 1, 2, 3 and w = 4,5,6 . The unit vector in the direction of 2v + 3w is the vector
a b c
, , where d = __________. (nearest hundredth)
d d d

(A) 29.22 (B) 30.33 (C) 31.44 (D) 32.55 (E) 33.66

39. Consider the circle x2 + y 2 + 14x − 6y + 9 = 0 . The area of this circle is _______. (nearest tenth)

(A) 151.8 (B) 153.9 (C) 156.0 (D) 158.1 (E) 160.2

40. The points of intersection of the curves shown on

the right are P and Q. PQ = ____________.
(nearest tenth)

(A) 6.3 (B) 6.5 (C) 6.7

(D) 6.9 (E) 7.1

41. Find the area bounded by the two curves shown

on the right. (nearest tenth)

(A) 36.4 (B) 36.6 (C) 36.8

(D) 37.0 (E) 37.2 Problems 40, 41

42. The ________________ Theorem states that “If f is a continuous, real valued function defined on an
an interval [a, b] , with f (a)  f (b) , and k is a real number between f (a) and f (b) , then there exists
some c  (a, b) such that f (c) = k .”

(A) Sandwich (B) Mean Value (C) Extreme Value (D) Intermediate Value (E) Bounded

43. Emmitt won the lottery and decided to purchase some land near Lubbock and raise emus. He
wanted to build a pen in the shape of a rectangle to keep his emus. He has 480 feet of fencing to use
for three sides of the pen. He will use one side of his large barn as the fourth side. What is the
maximum area of the pen? (nearest square foot)

(A) 24,400 ft2 (B) 25,500 ft2 (C) 26,600 ft2 (D) 27,700 ft2 (E) 28,800 ft2

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44. An 18-ft-long ladder rests against the wall of a building. The foot of the ladder begins to slide away
from the building at a constant rate of 6 in/s. How fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall
at the instant the ladder makes an angle of 30° with the wall? (nearest hundredth)

(A) 3.02 in/s (B) 3.13 in/s (C) 3.24 in/s (D) 3.35 in/s (E) 3.46 in/s

45. Find the area of the region in the first quadrant bounded by the graphs of
y1 = 3 + cos(x) and y 2 = 2 − cos(x) and the y-axis. (nearest tenth)

(A) 3.8 (B) 4.0 (C) 4.2 (D) 4.4 (E) 4.6

46. Find the slope of the line tangent to the curve 2y 2 − 6xy + 3x3 − 4y = 8 when x = 1 and y  0 .
(nearest hundredth)

(A) 2.01 (B) 2.04 (C) 2.07 (D) 2.10 (E) 2.13

47. To evaluate  sin (x)cos(x)dx using a u-substitution, the best choice for u is ___________.
5

(A) sin(x)dx (B) cos(x)dx (C) sin5 (x) (D) sin(x) (E) cos(x)

x
2
48. To evaluate sin(x)dx using integration by parts, the best choice for u is ________.

(A) 2xdx (B) x 2 (C) sin(x) (D) cos(x)dx (E) sin(x)dx

49. Experts from Texas Tech believe that Newberry State Park in Seminole is capable of supporting
no more than 250 prairie dogs. On April 1, 2012, Anthony introduced the first pair of prairie dogs.
On April 1, 2020 the population had reached 60 prairie dogs. Professor Cravens commissioned
Carter to develop a logistic model of the prairie dog population. The logistic model predicts that
there should be about _______ prairie dogs in 2030.

(A) 210 (B) 218 (C) 226 (D) 234 (E) 242

 5
50-51. (rad) Consider the curve given by x(t) = sin(t) and y(t) = t + cos(t) , t .
2 2

50. Find the length of the curve. (nearest hundredth)

(A) 7.52 (B) 7.64 (C) 7.76 (D) 7.88 (E) 8.00

51. The tangent line when t =  intersects the tangent line when t = 2 at the point P (a, b) .
a + b = _____.
(nearest hundredth)

(A) 2.14 (B) 2.17 (C) 2.20 (D) 2.23 (E) 2.26

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
212 224 239 166 202 272 218 188

Brent loves to bowl. The table above shows the scores from the eight games he bowled on Friday night at
Salado Lanes. Use this table for problems 52 and 53.

52. Find the positive difference between Brent’s mean score and median score.

(A) 0 (B) 0.125 (C) 0.25 (D) 0.375 (E) 0.5

53. How many of his scores are classified as outliers?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6
Miles 22 27 31 37 40 46

Use the table above for problems 54 and 55.

54. Carmen began her 10-week buildup for cross country in June. She ran at 7-minute pace over hilly
terrain and gradually increased her mileage each week. The table above shows her mileage total for
each of the first six weeks of her buildup. When she plotted her data, she believed a linear model fit
her data pretty well. Use a linear model to predict her mileage for week 10. (nearest tenth)

(A) 64.5 mi (B) 64.8 mi (C) 65.1 mi (D) 65.4 mi (E) 65.7 mi

55. If she actually ran 58 miles in week 8, what is the residual for week 8? (nearest hundredth)

(A) 2.51 mi (B) 2.62 mi (C) 2.73 mi (D) 2.84 mi (E) 2.95 mi

56. Four hundred seniors are enrolled in the Patton Springs Stem Academy. Two hundred sixteen are
taking Calculus, one hundred eighty-four are taking Statistics, and one hundred forty-eight are
taking Physics. Thirty-six are taking Statistics and Calculus, but not Physics. Sixty-four are taking
Calculus and Physics, but not Statistics. Twenty-two are taking Statistics and Physics, but not
Calculus. Sixty-two are not taking any of these three classes. How many seniors are taking all three
of these classes?

(A) 40 (B) 42 (C) 44 (D) 46 (E) 48

57. There are so many students applying to attend the Patton Springs Stem Academy that a math
readiness test is given to all applicants and the scores on these tests are used as part of the admission
process. The mean score on math readiness test is 856 with a standard deviation of 48. If Kyle scored
915 on the math readiness test, what percentile does that place him at? (nearest tenth)

(A) 89th (B) 91st (C) 93rd (D) 95th (E) 97th

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58. Assume that the mean distance for the men’s shot in Diamond League competition is 65 ft 2 in with a
standard deviation of 4 ft 1 in. For women, assume the mean distance is 58 ft 3 in with a standard
deviation of 3 ft 11 in. If Ryan’s best is 77 ft 3.75 in and Valerie’s best is 69 ft 8 in, who had a better
performance based on z-scores? Ryan’s performance was slightly better because his z-score minus
Valerie’s z-score = _________. (nearest thousandth)

(A) 0.060 (B) 0.072 (C) 0.084 (D) 0.096 (E) 0.108

59-60. A large Supermarket chain requires that no more than 10% of apples they receive have defects.
When a recent shipment came in, inspectors took a random sample of 400 apples and they
determined that 50 of the apples had defects. The data was given to a highly paid analyst. She
performed an appropriate test at the  = 0.05 level and made a recommendation.

59. The appropriate test was the ____________________ Test.

(A) T-test
(B) One Sample z Test for a Proportion
(C) Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Test
(D) Linear Regression T Test
(E) Chi-Square Test of Independence

60. Based on a P-value of __________ (nearest thousandth), she recommended the shipment be rejected.

(A) 0.036 (B) 0.040 (C) 0.044 (D) 0.048 (E) 0.052

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