EST II – Individual Subject Test

Level 2

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Subject: Math
Duration: 60 minutes
50 Multiple Choice Questions

Instructions:
- Place your answer on the answer sheet. Mark only one answer for each of the multiple
choice questions.
- Avoid guessing. Your answers should reflect your overall understanding of the
subject matter.
- Calculators are allowed. When a calculator is used, be aware of switching between
radian mode and median mode.
- A formula sheet is available at the end of the booklet for your reference.

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1. If 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑥 2 and 𝑙𝑜𝑔 15 𝑦, then what is the value of x + y?
A. 0.512
B. 1.953
C. 4
D. 4.512
E. 5.953
2. Consider the transformation in the plane that takes any point 𝑥, 𝑦 into the point
𝑥 7, 𝑦 7 in the plane. If the transformation is applied to a parallelogram ABCD
and a new parallelogram MNOP is obtained by the transformation, which of the
following statements will be true?
I. MNOP has the same area as ABCD.
II. The perimeter of MNOP is 7 units more than the perimeter of ABCD.
III. The measures of the smaller angles in MNOP and ABCD are the same.
A. I
B. III
C. I and II
D. I and III
E. I, II, and III

3. Consider the ellipse of equation 1. What is the area bound by the largest
circle that can fit inside this ellipse?
A. 8π
B. 12π
C. 64π
D. 96π
E. 144π

4. Let 𝑓 𝑥 3 . How many points with integer coordinates lie on the graph of
function f ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
E. 12

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5. In the adjacent figure (not drawn to scale), ABDC is a square
of side a. M is a point on side AB such that BM = and N is a
point on BD such that BN = . To the nearest degree, what is
the measure of x?
A. 13o
B. 23o
C. 27o
D. 30o
E. 45o
𝑥2 5𝑥 4
6. Let 𝑓 𝑥
𝑥2 1
. Which of the following is an asymptote to the graph of f ?
I. 𝑥 1
II. 𝑥 1
III. 𝑦 1
A. I
B. II and III
C. I and III
D. I and II
E. I, II, and III
7. Let 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 1 . Which of the following could be points on the graph of
𝑓 , the inverse function of f ?
A. 1, 0
B. 5, 2
C. 0, 1
D. 2, 5
E. 1, 1
8. If for two functions 𝑓 and 𝑔 we have 𝑓 𝑔 𝑥 𝑥 1 and 𝑔 7 3, which of the
following could be an expression for 𝑓 𝑥 ?
A. 𝑓 𝑥 √𝑥 2
B. 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 2
C. 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 1
D. 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 1
E. 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 1
9. If the two polynomials 𝑝 𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 2 and 𝑞 𝑥 𝑥 2𝑥 𝑎 have a
common factor, what is the value of 𝑎?
A. 8
B. 3
C. 2
D. 2
E. 8

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10. The line of equation 𝑦 4 cuts the graph of the function 𝑓 𝑥 √𝑥 2 at point A.
What is the length of the segment joining the origin O 0, 0 to point A?
A. 4.69
B. 6.324
C. 7.211
D. 36.222
E. 52
11. In the cube of the adjacent figure, vertex A has
coordinates 2, 0, 0 . What is the area of the
triangle formed by joining the vertices A, B, and F
of the cube?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 3.464
D. 4
E. 6.93

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12.

The graph given above is that of a function f. Which of the following could be the graph
of the function h defined by ℎ 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥 .𝑒 ?

A. B.

C. D.

E.

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13. The graph below shows two lines d and l with equations 𝑦 2𝑥 1 and
𝑦 𝑥 3 respectively, their meeting point K, and their points of intersection with
the x-axis M and N.

What is the degree measure of angle MKN?

A. 18.4o
B. 63.4o
C. 81.9o
D. 90o
E. 98.1o
14. The function 𝑓 is periodic of period 5. The graph of 𝑓 has a y-intercept of 7. What is
the slope of the line joining points 20, 𝑓 20 and 100, 𝑓 100 ?
A. 0.2
B. 0
C. 0.714
D. 1.4
E. 2.8
15. The adjacent graph is that of a function 𝑓 defined for 2 𝑥 3.
Which of the following can be the approximate maximum value of
the function 𝑔 𝑥 |𝑓 𝑥 | ?
A. 0.396
B. 0.481
C. 0.926
D. 6.032
E. 12.064

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16. Which of the following is a part of the solution set of: 2?
I. 0, 1
II. 𝑥 2
III. 𝑥 0.99
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. I and II
E. II and III
17. If 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 and 𝑏 2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡, then the point 𝑎, 𝑏 lies on which of the
following?
A. The line of equation 𝑥 𝑦 2
B. The hyperbola of equation 𝑥 𝑦 4
C. The circle of center 0, 0 and radius 4
D. The circle of center 0, 0 and radius 5
E. The circle of center 0, 0 and radius √5
18. Due to some disease, the level of a particular hormone X in the body of a patient at a
certain hospital fluctuates according to the model 𝑓 𝑡 3 sin 0.2𝑡 250 14,
where 𝑓 𝑡 represents the level of the hormone in appropriate units and 𝑡 represents the
time in hours since 8:00 a.m. Monday morning (that is 𝑡 0 represents 8:00 a.m.
Monday morning). Approximately on which day and at what time would the hormonal
level reach its maximum peak for the second time since Monday morning?
A. Monday at 9:00 a.m.
B. Tuesday at 2:00 a.m.
C. Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
D. Tuesday at 9:30 p.m.
E. Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
19. If 𝑎 𝑏, then |𝑎 𝑏| 𝑎 𝑏 is equal to which of the following?
A. 2𝑎
B. 2𝑏
C. 2𝑎
D. 2𝑎 2𝑏
E. 2𝑏 2𝑎

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 20.
Time 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(minutes)
Number of 1,200 1,120 980 740 600 510 210 50
bacteria left
After developing an anti-bacterial agent against a certain bacterium called X, the
company wants to test the efficiency of the agent. So, a group of scientists add the agent
to a petri dish that initially contains 1,200 bacteria and record the number of bacteria
remaining every minute. The results are given in the table above. The scientists use
quadratic regression model for the data. According to their regression equation, when
will the number of bacteria reach one-third of the actual initial value, that is one-third
of 1,200?
A. at 3.5 minutes
B. at 4 minutes
C. at 5 minutes
D. at 5.5 minutes
E. at 6 minutes

21. Which of the following functions has an inverse over its entire domain of definition?
A. 𝑓 𝑥 |𝑥 1| 2
B. 𝑓 𝑥 7𝑥 𝑥 1
C. 𝑓 𝑥 |𝑙𝑛𝑥|
D. 𝑓 𝑥 3 𝑥
E. 𝑓 𝑥 4
22. In a certain company, 60% of the employees work in department 1 and the rest work in
department 2. Among the employees of department 2, 20 are females and 75% are
males. A committee is to be formed that includes one employee from department 1, one
male from department 2, and two females from department 2. How many committees
of this type can be formed?
A. 144,000
B. 288,000
C. 912,000
D. 1,368,000
E. 4,248,000
23. Consider a sequence 𝑎 with 𝑎 1 and 𝑎 1, and with the recursive definition
of the sequence as 𝑎 𝑛𝑎 𝑛 1 𝑎 for 𝑛 0. What is the value of the sum
𝑎 𝑎 𝑎 𝑎 ?
A. 2
B. 1
C. 0
D. 1
E. 2

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24. If 𝑓 𝑥 3 𝑥 3𝑥 3, which of the following could be the graph of f (x)?
A. B.

C. D.

E.

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25. A large container of water has the shape of a cube topped with a pyramid as shown in
the figure below (not drawn to scale). The container can be filled entirely with 100 m3
of water. The cube has a side of 3 m. What is the height of the container (from the base
plane to point A)?

A. 24.333 m
B. 27.333 m
C. 33.333 m
D. 36.333 m
E. 73 m
26. The set of points 𝑥 1 𝑦 10 𝑧 4 4 0 represents
A. a circle of center 1, 10, 4 and radius 2
B. a sphere of center 1, 10, 4 and radius 2
C. a plane
D. a line in space
E. the empty set
27. A parabola in the plane passes through the points 700, 40 and 200, 40 . Which
of the following can be the coordinates of its vertex?
A. 250, 40
B. 250, 11
C. 500, 11
D. 500, 40
E. 700, 200
28. The points 𝑚, 2 , 1 𝑚, 4𝑚 , and the origin 0, 0 form a triangle in the plane for
all values of 𝑚 except
I. 0.5
II. 0
III. 1
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. I and II
E. I and III

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 .
29. When defined, the expression is equivalent to

A. 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 1
B. 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 1
C. 1 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃
D. 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃
E. 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 1
30. For a real variable x, which of the following is true about the domain of the function
𝑓 𝑥 1 √ 𝑥 ?
A. The domain is the set of all real numbers.
B. The domain is the empty set.
C. The domain consists of all non-positive real numbers.
D. The domain consists of all non-negative real numbers.
E. The domain consists of a single element.
31. For the real constant m, 𝑓 𝑥 2𝑥 𝑥 4𝑥 𝑒 𝑚. For what values of m does
the equation 𝑓 𝑥 3 have 4 distinct real solutions?
A. 𝑚 0
B. 𝑚 0.5
C. 𝑚 1
D. 𝑚 2
E. 𝑚 4

32. The function 𝑓 𝑥 approaches which of the following values for very large
values of x ?
A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. 8
E. 27
33. Which of the following values does not lie in the range of the function
𝑓 𝑥 4 cos 2𝑥 12 ?
A. 8
B. 9.73
C. 10.12
D. 15.98
E. 16.1

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34. The table below gives the values of two functions 𝑓 and 𝑔, both of which have the same
domain 3, 0, 1, 4, 5, 12 .
𝑥 -3 0 1 4 5 12
𝑓 0 4 5 0 2 0
𝑔 0 3 0 1 2 0

If ℎ 𝑥 𝑓 𝑥 𝑔 𝑥 , how many zeroes does the function ℎ have?

A. none
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
35. Consider an isosceles triangle ABC of area 16 square units and whose base BC has a
length of 4 units. D is the midpoint of segment 𝐵𝐶 , and E is a point on segment 𝐴𝐶
such that AB and DE are parallel. What is the degree measure of angle 𝐷𝐸𝐴 ?
A. 14.03o
B. 28.07o
C. 45o
D. 151.93o
E. 165.97o
36. Consider three matrices A, B, and C such that A is 3 𝑛, B is 𝑝 4, and C is 𝑎 𝑏. If
the product of A and B is equal to C, that is if AB = C, then which of the following
must be true?
I. 𝑎 𝑏 7
II. 𝑛 3, 𝑝 4
III. 𝑛 𝑝
A. I
B. III
C. I and III
D. I and II
E. I, II, and III
12𝑚
37. If is an integer, what is the smallest possible value of 𝑚?
6!
A. 12
B. 20
C. 60
D. 120
E. 720

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38. Consider the list 3, 3, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10. If we add the number 𝑥 to this list, we obtain a
new list whose median and range are equal. Which of the following CANNOT be the
value of 𝑥?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
E. 12
39. A is the set of integers 𝑥 such that 3 𝑥 20. We select one number from this set
randomly. What is the probability that the square of this number is also in this set?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

40. If 𝑥 5 √𝑎 5 √𝑎, which of the following is the value of 𝑥 ?

A. 2√𝑎
B. 10 2√25 𝑎
C. 10 2√25 𝑎
D. 10 2√𝑎
E. 10
41. John is leaning against a wall at point
O. He shoots a rubber bullet from point
O to a point A 20 meters away from
him which lies on a wall parallel to the
one behind him. The bullet reflects off
the rough wall and hits point D on the
wall against which John was leaning.
However, John was expecting the
bullet to reflect smoothly off the
opposite wall with the same angle at
which it hit the wall and strike the wall behind him at a point E. The real position D of
the bullet is either before or after E (the figure which is not drawn to scale shows only
one possibility). Which of the following gives the distance and position of D from point
E?
A. 6.946 meters after E
B. 6.946 meters before E
C. 30.642 meters after E
D. 37.588 meters before E
E. 37.588 meters after E

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42. The radiation level 𝐴 in a certain laboratory where a technical problem caused an
explosion rises exponentially according to the relation 𝐴 𝐵𝑒 . where t is measured
in minutes. Approximately how many minutes after the measurements started did the
radiation level reach triple its initial value?
A. 1.386 minutes
B. 1.5 minutes
C. 2.197 minutes
D. 3 minutes
E. 4.889 minutes
43. If 𝑧 𝑎 1 𝑎 𝑎 2 𝑖 is a complex number and 𝑎 is a real number, which
of the following values of 𝑎 is 𝑧 pure imaginary?
A. 𝑎 1
B. 𝑎 2
C. 𝑎 1 and 𝑎 2
D. 𝑎 0
E. No such value of 𝑎 exists.
44. For 0 𝑥 , if 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 , what is 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥?

A.
√
√
B.
C.
√
D.
E.
√

45. The graphs of 𝑓 𝑥 3𝑥 𝑎𝑥 16 and 𝑔 𝑥 2𝑥 4 intersect in two distinct

points when
A. 𝑎 10 𝑜𝑟 𝑎 14
B. 10 𝑎 14
C. 10 𝑎 14
D. 𝑎 10 𝑜𝑟 𝑎 14
E. 𝑎 10 𝑜𝑟 𝑎 14
46. What is the degree measure of arccos 𝑠𝑖𝑛60 ?
A. 30o
B. 45o
C. 60o
D. 75o
E. 90o
47. If 𝑓 𝑥 3 2𝑒 , then 𝑓 2 ?
A. 0.442
B. 0.693
C. 1.693
D. 2.264
E. 3

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48. If 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 6𝑎𝑥 7 and 𝑔 𝑥 2 𝑓 𝑥 10 , what is the x-coordinate of the
maximum value of the function 𝑔?
A. 3𝑎 12
B. 8 3𝑎
C. 3𝑎 10
D. 3𝑎 10
E. 10 3𝑎
49. If the parametric equations of a certain line D are 𝑥 4𝑡 1 and 𝑦 4, which of the
following lines is perpendicular to D?
A. The line with equation 𝑦 0.25𝑥 1
B. The line with equation 𝑦 0.25
C. The line with equation 𝑦 𝑥
D. The 𝑥 axis
E. The 𝑦 axis
50. Which of the following data sets has the smallest standard deviation?
A. -3, -3, 0, 1, 1, 5
B. 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9
C. -10, -9, -8, -7, 0, 10
D. 1,5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
E. 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3

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THE FORMULAS BELOW MAY BE USEFUL IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON THIS
TEST.
𝑆 4𝜋𝑟 is the formula for the surface area of a sphere with a radius of 𝑟.
𝑉 𝜋𝑟 ℎ is the formula for a right circular cone with a radius of 𝑟 and a height of ℎ.

𝑉 𝜋𝑟 is the formula for a sphere with a radius of 𝑟.

𝑉 𝐵ℎ is the formula for a pyramid with a base area of 𝐵 and a height of ℎ.

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EST II – Individual Subject Test
Math – Answer key
Answer Key
1 E 26 E
2 D 27 B
3 C 28 E
4 E 29 B
5 B 30 E
6 B 31 D
7 B 32 D
8 C 33 E
9 A 34 D
10 D 35 D
11 C 36 C
12 A 37 C
13 E 38 E
14 B 39 E
15 D 40 B
16 B 41 A
17 E 42 C
18 C 43 E
19 E 44 A
20 C 45 A
21 D 46 A
22 D 47 C
23 D 48 D
24 B 49 E
25 B 50 B