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Algebra: 8. Factor: 2 x 3 y 9  16 x 3 z15

Simplify:

2 3 12!
+ 9. Evaluate . Do not use a
1. 2x 2x 2!10!
1 1 calculator.
+
x 4x

10. In a test run, a bicycle traveled b

k miles per hour for c hours and was
2. 4 
4 36 miles short of its destination
4 when a prearranged amount of time
4 k
ran out. If the test were to be
conducted again, how long would it
take to reach the same destination if
3. Divide  x 3  4 x  8 by x  2 . the rate of travel were increased by
13 mph?

Solve:
11. A walker walked f miles to town in
4.
RSx  y  9
2 2
only g hours, but still arrived 2
T x y 3 hours early. What should the
walker’s speed have been to have
arrived on time if the town were 4
miles further away?
5.
|RS x  y
2 2
 144
|Tx  4 y
2 2
 64
12. Evaluate the following expression:
F 1I
G J
7
k

6. Factor: 9 x 3n  3 + 12 x 7 n 5 H 2K
k 3
Leave answer rounded to three

decimal places.

7. Simplify by factoring the numerator:

x 4d – y 4d bg
13. Find f where g x  4 x 2 – 4 and
x 2d – y 2d 3
( f  g )( x )  .
4
x2 – 4
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14. A quiz has 3 multiple choice 20. Laura’s k member crew could score p
questions. If each question has 3 points in h hours. When d members
choices, how many outcomes are went on vacation how many hours
possible? would it take the remaining crew
members to score b points?

15. Sam traveled m miles in w hours and

then traveled q miles in r hours. If he 21. How many three digit counting
maintained his overall average rate, numbers less than 700 have digits
how long would it take him to travel that are all even?
95 miles?

22. How many ways can the letters

16. The great runner could travel 6 miles A, B , C , D, E , F , G , H , and I be
at 3 mph and then run 8 miles at 2 arranged in a row 8 at a time if
mph. What should be her speed for neither D nor B can be second and
the next 10 miles so that her overall I must be third? Repetition is
average speed would be 3 mph? permitted.

17. Use the midpoint formula method to 23. Write the quadratic equation with a
find the equation of the lead coefficient of 1 whose roots are
perpendicular bisector of the line 1 + 4i and 1 – 4i .
segment whose endpoints are 0, 7b g
b g
and 4, 9 . Write the equation in
double-intercept form. 24. Factor x 2  8 x  20 over the set of
complex numbers.

18. Use the midpoint formula method to

find the equation of the 25. Cleopatra and four of her advisors
perpendicular bisector of the line sat around a circular table. How
segment whose endpoints are many seating arrangements were
b g b g
4, – 4 and – 2, – 2 . Write the possible?
equation in general form.

19. By how much does 4 P2 exceed 4 P3 ?

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26. How many distinguishable 31. One hundred liters of a solution was
permutations can be formed from the available, but the solution was 80%
letters in the word saskatoon? alcohol. Mario needed a solution
which was 75% alcohol. How many
liters of alcohol had to be extracted
so that the solution would be 75%
27. There are four identical orange flags,
alcohol?
five identical green flags, and three
identical red flags. How many
different patterns are possible if the
flags are displayed vertically on a 32. Denise is six more than three times
pole? as old as Brad. In 14 years the sum
of their ages will be 86. How old is
Brad now?
Word Problems:

28. Blues vary directly as oranges 33. Train A leaves a station traveling at
squared and inversely as greens. 64 km/h. Two hours later, train B
When there are 6 blues, there were 8 leaves the same station traveling in
oranges and 64 greens. How many the same direction at 84 km/h. How
blues were there when there were 6 long does it take train B to catch up
oranges and 18 greens? to train A?

29. The sum of the digits of a two-digit 34. A plane flies 900 miles in 3 hours
counting number is 5. When the with a tail wind. It takes the same
digits are reversed, the number is 9 plane 4 hours to fly the 900 miles
greater than the original number. when flying against the wind. What
What was the original number? is the plane's speed in still air?

30. Natalia’s piggy bank contained only 35. Gracie's average driving speed is 26
quarters and dimes. When she km/hr faster than Thor's. In the same
counted the money there was $40.05. length of time it takes Gracie to drive
If there were 86 more quarters than 380 km, Thor drives only 276 km.
dimes, how many of each type of What is Gracie's average speed?
coin did Natalia have in the bank?
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36. An alien craft traveled at b meters 42. A wheel had an angular velocity of
per second for c meters and was 7 440 radians per minute. How fast
seconds late for reentry. How fast was the wheel rolling along in
should the alien craft have traveled kilometers per hour if the radius of
in order to make reentry? the wheel was 150 centimeters?

37. In a test run, a hang glider traveled

p miles per hour for q hours and
was 50 miles short of its destination
when a prearranged amount of time
ran out. If the test were to be
conducted again, how long would it
take to reach the same destination if
the rate of travel were increased by
10 mph?

38. Leila can bake c cookies for u

students in 10 days. How many days
would be needed to bake cookies for
h students.

39. If p potters could make 40 pots in 8

minutes, how many minutes would it
take 3 more potters to make f pots?

40. Use three unit multipliers to convert

27 feet to meters.

41. The wheels on a van have a diameter

of 40 inches and are revolving at 6
radians per second. What is the
linear velocity of the van in feet per
minute?
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Functions x6
50. Given f ( x ) = and
x
43. Find f(315°) given f(x) = –5 cos x. g ( x ) = x 2  8 , find ( g  f )( – 8).
Do not use a calculator.

51. Let f(x) = 16  x 2 , g(x) = 4  x .

44. If f(x) = 2 x 2  5 , find
f ( x  h)  f ( x ) FG f IJ (2).
h
. Find
H gK

2  2x 52. Write in exponential form:

45. If f(x) = , find the y  log8 2
x  8 x 2  12 x
3

domain of f.

36
53. Solve: log x  2
46. Is {(–9, –4), (–4, –9), (2, –5)} a 25
function?

Solve for x:
47. Graph: f(x) = x  2 2
1
54. log 4 =x
1024

48. Make a table and sketch the graph of

FG 1 IJ .
x
55. 3 log 3 x = 6 log 3 3
f ( x) 
H 4K
x  3  2 1 0 1 2 3
y

x
49. Graph: y  5
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56. Use symmetry tests to verify any of 4

the three symmetries (x-axis, y-axis, 58. The graph of the function f(x) = is
x
or origin) the graph suggests. shown on the left below. The graph
on the right is the same graph
y translated three units right and one
10
unit up . Write the equation of the
graph on the right.
y
–10 10
x 

–10
 
y = 2x  5 x



57. The graph of the function f(x) =

2 – x is shown on the left below. y
The graph on the right is the same

graph reflected in the y axis. Write
the equation of the graph on the
right.
y  
x



x
59. Find the inverse of the function y =
y 2x  3 .

x
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60. Write the following as a single logarithm. Simplify your answer.

b g c
– log5 q  6 + 2 log 5 q + log 5 q 2  36 – log 5 q 2  6q h c h

61. Solve: log 5 ( x + 4) – log 5 x = 3

Solve for x:

62. 9 logb x  log b 512

b g b g
63. log 8 x  1  log 8 x  4  log8 4

64. Simplify: x  3 9b g e j e
log 9 x 2 11 x  30 – log 9 x 2  2 x 15 j

65. Show that f and g are inverse functions or state that they are not.
x7
f ( x )   2 x  7; g ( x )  
2

66. Find the equation in standard form of the circle with center (2, –1) and radius of 4.

67. Write as a single logarithm: log d 13 – log d 5

Simplify:

68. 8 ln e 2 – 7 log 7 10– log 7 2 – 6log6 9 + log 6 4

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Simplify:

69. 3log 3 5 + ln e 2 3

Solve for x:

70. log18 ( x  1) + log18 ( x  2) = 1

1
71. log 4 16 – log 4 ( x  8) = 1
2

72. Simplify: 4 log4 3 + log 4 7

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Geometry: 76. Find the resultant of 3 22° +

3 18° . Write the answer in
73. Given: ZW is the angle bisector of polar coordinates.
XZY
XZ  YZ
Write a two-column proof to prove:
77. Given: ABC  DCB
XW  YW BCA  CBD
X Write a two-column proof to prove:
AC  DB
W Z
E
Y
A D

74. Given: A is the midpoint of DC B C

D  C
Write a two-column proof to prove:
ED  BC 78. Identify the quadrilateral which has
D B two pairs of parallel sides and all
A angles congruent.

E C
79. In the figure shown, EF is the
median of trapezoid ABCD. Find x.

75. Given: AC || DF
B 3x  3 C

BC || EF
Write a two-column proof to prove:
ABC ~ DEF 4x  4
E F
C

6x  3
F
A D

A B
D E
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80. Find the distance between (–7, 6) and

(3, 30).

81. Find the coordinates of the point half

b g b
way between – 1, 7 and 3, – 1 . g

82. Find the equation in standard form of

the circle with center (1, 6) and
radius of 6.

83. Complete the square to graph

y = x2  2x 1.

84. Graph the parabola:

y =  2 x 2  3x  1
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Trigonometry Evaluate:

85. Evaluate sin 30° – sin 270° + cos 9 7

92. tan + sin
240° + cos 300°. Do not use a 4 3
calculator.

93. cos 540° + sec 60°. Do not use a

86. Draw reference triangles to evaluate calculator.
2 3 4 2 4
sin 60+ cos 45– sin 30
3 3 3
. Do not use a calculator.  3
94. Solve 3 cos – 3 = 0 given
3 2
that 0    360 .
87. Evaluate: 3 sin 210°

88. Evaluate cos 300° – cos 270° + sin

150° + sin 270°. Do not use a
calculator.

F 3 I
GH
89. Evaluate: tan Arccos
2 JK
. Do not

use a calculator.

90. Name the angle in standard position

that is coterminal with –748°, also in
standard position. Find the smallest
such angle in the opposite direction
of the given angle.

91. Evaluate. Do not use a calculator. tan

bg FG IJ
4 FG IJ
3
 + sin
H K
3
+ cos
H K
2
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b g b g
95. Evaluate: sec 2 405 – csc 2 – 300 + tan 2 570 b g

96. Write the equation of this sinusoid.

y


–270° –90° 90° 270° x



97. Graph y = 3cos (–x)

98. Write the equation of this sinusoid.

y

3   3 x
  
2 2 2 2

99. Evaluate: Arccos(tan 135°)

100. Solve 9 cot 2 3 = 3 given that 0    360 .

2 7 4
101. Evaluate: cos2 + sin 2 – tan 2
3 6 3
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3 107. Sketch the graph of

102. Solve sin2 
2
= 0 if FG IJ
0    360 . H
y =  4  sin x –
2 K
.

  108. Graph y = –2 sin (3x) on the interval

103. Solve 4 csc 2 – 3 csc – 1 = 0 – 2  x  2 .
2 2
given that 0    360 .

109. Solve sin 2  – 1 = 0 given that

 0    360 .
104. Solve 2 cos – 3 = 0 given
3
that 0    360 .
110. Solve sincos + cos = 0 given
that 0    360 .
105. Solve the equation
3
cos 2 x + = 0 given that
2
0  x  2 .

106. Write the equation for a sine function

that matches the graph below. (The
period is 2  .)
y

x
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Algebra: 3
f(x) =
[13] x
[1] 2
[14] 27 outcomes
k 2  20k  80
[2] 4 k  20 95( w + r )
[15] m+q
8
 x2  2x +
[3] x2
[16] 5 mph

[4] {(0, 3), (3, 0)}

x y
+ = 1
[17] 6 12
{( 8 2 ,4), ( 8 2 ,  4 ), (  8 2 ,4), (
[5]  8 2 ,  4 )} [18] 3x  y  6 = 0

3n  3 F 4n2 I
[6] 3x GH 3  4 x JK [19] 12

2d
[7] x + y
2d
kbh
[20] ( k – d ) p
[8] 2 x ( y  2 z )( y  2 y z  4 z )
3 3 5 6 3 5 10

[21] 75
[9] 66
[22] 3,720,087
bc + 36
hr
[10] b + 13 [23] x 2  2 x  17 = 0

f +4 [24] ( x – 4 + 2i )( x – 4 – 2i )
[11] g +2
[25] 24
[12] 0.242
[26] 45,360
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[27] 27,720 FG 1 IJ meters

[40]
27(12)(2.54)
H 100K
Word Problems:
[41] 600 feet per minute
[28] 12

km
[29] 23 39.6
[42] hr

[30] 139 quarters and 53 dimes Functions

[31] 20 liters –5 2
[43] 2

[32] 13
[44] 4 x  2h

[33] 6.4 h

[34] 262.5 mph

[35] 95 km/hr

cb m
[36] c – 7b s

pq + 50
hr
[37] p + 10

10h
[38] u

pf
[39] 5( p + 3)
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m
[45] Domain of f = x  R x ,  1, x  0, x  6, x  2 r
[46] yes

10 y

–10 10

–10
[47]

x  3  2 1 0 1 2 3
1 1 1
y 64 16 4 1
4 16 64
y

[48]
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10 y
x3
y =
[59] 2

log 5
FG q  6q IJ
2
–10 10

x
[60] H q6 K
1
[61] 31
–10
[49]
[62] 2
129
[50] 16 [63] 5

[51] 6 [64] x  6

[52] 8 y  2 [65] not inverses

5
[53] 6 [66] b x  2g  b y  1g
2 2
 16

13
[54] –5 log d
[67] 5

[55] 9
[68] –25

The graph has none of the three

[56] symmetries. 17
[69] 3

[57] 2 x
[70] 4
4
+1
[58] x3 [71] –7

[72] 21
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Geometry:

W Z

Y
STATEMENTS REASONS
1. XZ  YZ 1. Given
2. ZW bisects XZY 2. Given
3. XZW  YZW 3. A bisector divides an angle into two congruent angles
4. ZW  ZW 4. Reflexive property
5. XZW  YZW 5. SAS congruency postulate
[73] 6. XW  YW 6. CPCTC
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D B
A

E C
STATEMENTS REASONS
1. A is the midpoint of DC 1. Given
2. A midpoint divides a segment into two congruent
2. DA  CA
segments.
3. D  C 3. Given
4. DAE  CAB 4. Vertical angles are congruent.
5. E  B 5. If two angles in one triangle are congruent to two angles
in a second triangle, then the third angles are congruent.
6. EDA  BCA 6. AAAS congruency postulate
[74] 7. ED  BC 7. CPCTC

A B
D E
STATEMENTS REASONS
1. AC || DF 1. Given
2. A  EDF 2. If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then each
pair of corresponding angles is congruent.
3. BC || EF 3. Given
4. B  DEF 4. If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then each
pair of corresponding angles is congruent.
5. C  F 5. AA  AAA
[75] 6. ABC ~ DEF 6. AAA

[76] 5.99 20.01°

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A D

B C B C
STATEMENTS REASONS
1. ABC  DCB 1. Given
2. BCA  CBD 2. Given
3. BC  BC 3. Reflexive axiom
4. BAC  CDB 4. If two angles in one triangle are congruent to two angles
in a second triangle, then the third angles are congruent.
5. ABC  DCB 5. AAAS congruency postulate
[77] 6. AC  DB 6. CPCTC

[78] rectangle

[79] 8

[80] 26

[81] b1, 3g
[82] b x  1g  b y  6g
2 2
 36

y


  x

[83] 
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y
10

–10 10
x

[84] –10

Trigonometry

3
[85] 2
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2
1

2
3 1

2
1

3
5
[86] 3

3

[87] 2

[88] 0

3
[89] 3

[90] 332°

– 3
[91] 2
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2 + 3
[92] 2

[93] 1

[94] 90°

[95] 1

[96] y = 7 sin x

y
3
2
1

– 2 2 x
–1
–2
–3
[97]

[98] y = – 4 cos x  1

[99] 180°

[100] 20°, 40°, 80°, 100°, 140°, 160°, 200°, 220°, 260°, 280°, 320°, 340°

5

[101] 2

[102] 120°, 150°, 300°, 330°

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[103] 180°

[104] 90°

5 7  17  19
, , ,
[105] 12 12 12 12


y =  1  sin( x + )
[106] 2

– 2 –1 2 x

[107]

y
4
3
2
1
x

– 2 2
–1
–2
–3
–4
[108]
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[109] 90°, 270°

[110] 90°, 270°