Chapter 30

Harder Math
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Math
Module 2—Harder

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important math skills.

Use of a calculator is permitted for all questions.

NOTES

Unless otherwise indicated:

• All variables and expressions represent real numbers.

• Figures provided are drawn to scale.
• All figures lie in a plane.
• The domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) is a real
number.

REFERENCE

 2x 60° 45°
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•
r h b
c x s s 2
w
30° 45°
b a x 3 s
A = πr2 A = w
C = 2πr A = 12 bh c2 = a2 + b2 Special Right Triangles

•r h
h r h
h
w r w
 
V = wh V = πr2h V = 43 πr3 V = 13 πr2h V = 13 wh

The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.

The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2p.
The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

CONTINUE

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For multiple-choice questions, solve each problem, choose the correct answer from the choices provided,
and then circle your answer in this book. Circle only one answer for each question. If you change your mind,
completely erase the circle. You will not get credit for questions with more than one answer circled or for
questions with no answers circled.

For student-produced response questions, solve each problem and write your answer next to or under the
question in the test book as described below.

•  nce you’ve written your answer, circle it clearly. You will not receive credit for anything written outside
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the circle or for any questions with more than one circled answer.
• If you find more than one correct answer, write and circle only one answer.
•  our answer can be up to 5 characters for a positive answer and up to 6 characters (including the
Y
negative sign) for a negative answer, but no more.
• I f your answer is a fraction that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters for negative), write
the decimal equivalent.
• If your answer is a decimal that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters for negative),
truncate it or round at the fourth digit.
• If your answer is a mixed number (such as 3 2 ), write it as an improper fraction (7/2) or its decimal
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equivalent (3.5).
• Don’t enter symbols such as a percent sign, comma, or dollar sign in your circled answer

CONTINUE

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Which expression is equivalent to –6x – 12x ? How many solutions does the equation 93x = 92x have?

A –18x 2 A Zero

 
B –6x 2 B Exactly one

C –6x4 C Exactly two

D –18x4 D Infinitely many

2 Mark for Review 4 Mark for Review

A vendor makes a total of $123 selling only hotdogs and If 19 + 5(m – 5) = 6(m – 5), what is the value of m – 5?
soft drinks at a high school football game. The vendor
charges $4 for each hotdog and $3 for each soft drink. A 5
Which equation represents the number of hotdogs, h,
and soft drinks, s, that the vendor sells at the game? 
B 14
A (h + s)(4 + 3) = 123

 C 18
B (4 + h)(3 + s) = 123

D 19
C 3h + 4s = 123

D 4h + 3s = 123

CONTINUE

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5 Mark for Review 7 Mark for Review

h(x) = 30 – (9)(–3)x
In triangle ABC , the measure of angle A is 90 degrees. If
21 The function h is defined by the given equation. What is
the value of cos(B) is what is the value of sin(C )? the y -intercept of the graph of y = h(x) in the xy -plane?
5
21
A A (0, 30)
21

 21 
B B (0, 9)
25

21
C C (0, –3)
5

5 21
D D (0, 21)
21

6 Mark for Review 8 Mark for Review

The ratio of the base of triangle DEF to the height of
triangle DEF is 64 to 80. If the length of the height The hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 4 2
decreases by 55 units, how must the length of the base inches. The perimeter of this triangle can be written
change to keep the same ratio?
as 2c + 4 2 inches, where c is a constant. What is the
A It must decrease by 44 units. value of c?


B It must increase by 44 units.

C It must decrease by 55 units.

D It must increase by 55 units.

CONTINUE

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9 Mark for Review 11 Mark for Review

A store that sells musical instruments is expecting
Two circles in the xy -plane have the same center. The
a shipment of 56 clarinets, consisting of only bass
larger of the two circles has the equation (x – 2)2 + clarinets and soprano clarinets. The shipment will
1 contain x boxes of bass clarinets and y boxes of soprano
(y + 3)2 = 81. The radius of the smaller circle is the clarinets. The equation 10x + 6y = 56 represents
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radius of the larger circle. If the equation of the smaller this situation. Which of the following is the best
interpretation of 10x in this context?
circle is (x – 2)2 + (y + 3)2 = c, where c is a constant,

what is the value of c? A The total number of bass clarinets in the shipment


B The total number of soprano clarinets in the
shipment

C The number of boxes of bass clarinets in the

shipment

10 Mark for Review D The number of boxes of soprano clarinets in the

 1 
 300  s
shipment
C (s ) = 20(0.5)

The function C models the blood plasma concentration,

in micrograms per milliliter, of a certain drug s seconds
after the drug is administered. According to the model,
the blood plasma concentration is predicted to decrease
by x % every 5 minutes. What is the value of x ?

A 0.5


B 2.5

C 5

D 50

CONTINUE

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12 Mark for Review 13 Mark for Review

Which of the following tables includes three values of x
The quadratic function f is graphed in the xy -plane,
and their corresponding values of y that are solutions to
the inequality y > 3x – 4? where y = f (x). The vertex of the graph is (7, –5), and its
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x -intercepts are  3 , 0  and (a, 0). What is the value of a?
A x y
2 2 47
A –
3
4 8
6 14  26
B –
3

B x y 5
C –
3
2 10
4 16 37
D
3
6 22

C x y
2 10
4 8
6 12

D x y
2 0
4 16
6 22

CONTINUE

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y x y
10 4 10

8 p p + 12
6 A line in the xy -plane contains two points with the
coordinates shown in the table. The coordinates of the
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x -intercept of the line are (c, p + 4), where c and p are
2 constants. What is the value of c?
x
2 O
–10 –8 –6 –4 ––2 2 4 6 8 10
–2
––4
4
––6
6
––8
8
– 10
–10

The graph of y = g (x) – 16 is shown. Which equation 16 Mark for Review

defines function g ? y −5
=x
4
A g(x) = 3x + 3 kx – 3y = –15
 In the given system of equations, k is a constant. If the
B g(x) = 3x + 19 system has infinitely many solutions, what is the value
of k?

C g(x) = 3x – 13 A 1


D g(x) = 3x – 16 B 4

C 12

D 16

CONTINUE

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17 Mark for Review 19 Mark for Review

A standard 40 -foot shipping container is considered
y
full when it holds up to 1,200 standard sized boxes
with a combined mass of at least 26,300 kilograms (kg). 10
A company is planning a shipment of standard sized 9
boxes, some with a mass of 12.1 kg per box and others
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with a mass of 40.7 kg per box. What is the minimum
number of boxes with a mass of 40.7 kg that the 7
company must ship to reach the minimum total mass 6
without shipping more standard sized boxes than the
container can hold? 5
4
3
2
1
x
O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 –1
9 10

The partial graph of y = g (x) is shown. The rational

18 Mark for Review
c
The volume of a certain pool is 79,978 cubic feet. function g is represented by the equation g (x) = ,
x −d
Which of the following is closest to the volume, in where c and d are constants. If h(x) = g (x – 3), which
cubic meters, of this pool? (1 meter ≈ 3.28 feet)
equation could define function h?
A 13.14 8
A h(x) = x − 5

B 43.08  8
B h(x) = x−3

C 2,266.46 8( x − 3)
C h(x) = x − 3

D 24,383.54 8
D h(x) = x + 1

CONTINUE

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20 Mark for Review 22 Mark for Review

29, 26, 28, 14, 26, 23, 24, 10, 12, 27, 12 y = 4x – k
The list shows 11 of the 12 integers from a data set y = –3x 2 + 10x – 8
consisting of positive integers. The mean of these 11 In the given system of equations, k is a constant.
integers is 21. If the mean of the entire data set is an When the equations are graphed in the xy -plane, they
integer that is less than 21, what is the value of the intersect only once at the point with coordinates (x, y).
smallest integer from this data set? What is the value of y?

A –5


B –1

C 1

21 Mark for Review

D 5
k
2
x2
26 – =
k2 + x2 k2 + x2

Which of the following is one of the solutions to the

given equation, where k is a positive constant?

A k2 – 262


B − k 2 + 262

C − 262 − k 2

D –k

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only.
Do not turn to any other module in the test.

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