Algebra IHonors 2010–2011 Semester 2 Exam — Released

BEGIN PART I (50 questions)

  1. What is the x-coordinate of the point of intersection of the two lines below?

(A)–15

(B)–6

(C)1

(D)4

  1. What is the y-coordinate of the point of intersection of the two lines below?

(A)4

(B)–3

(C)

(D)

  1. How many solutions does the system have?

(A)no solution

(B)one solution

(C)two solutions

(D)infinitely many solutions

  1. How many solutions does the system have?

(A)no solution

(B)one solution

(C)two solution

(D)infinitely many solutions

  1. Which point is in the solution set for the given system of inequalities?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Which system of inequalities is graphed below?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Carson has 28 coins in dimes and quarters. He has a total of $5.05 in coins. Let x represent the number of dimes and y represent the number of quarters. Which system of linear equations can be used to determine the number of dimes?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Brad needs to create a fruit basket with at least 15 pieces of fruit. Apples cost $0.35 each and bananas cost $0.20 each. He can spend no more than $5.00.

Let arepresent the number of apples and brepresent the number of bananas Brad purchases. Which system of inequalities best describes this situation?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Evaluate when

(A)24

(B)64

(C)72

(D)128

  1. Determine the value of .

(A)25

(B)75

(C)125

(D)625

  1. What is in standard (decimal) form?

(A)0.000245

(B)0.00245

(C)2,450

(D)245,000

  1. What is the product in scientific notation?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Given , what is the value of x?

(A)3

(B)4

(C)8

(D)12

  1. Which expression is equivalent to?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Evaluate the expression .

(A)–125

(B)0

(C)

(D)

  1. Evaluate the expression .

(A)9

(B)6

(C)3

(D)1

  1. Which statement bestdescribes?

(A)It is between 10 and 11.

(B)It is between 11 and 12.

(C)It is between 100 and 200.

(D)It is between 121 and 144.

  1. Simplify the radical expression .

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Simplify

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Simplify the product:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Triangle DEF is a right triangle. What is the value of y?

(A)5

(B)25

(C)156

(D)169

  1. The following are the side lengths of three different triangles:
  2. 3, 3, 5
  3. 6, 8, 10
  4. 9, 12, 13

Which are right triangles?

(A)II only

(B)III only

(C)I and III only

(D)II and III only

  1. Determine the perimeter of the parallelogram.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Which expression represents the perimeter of the triangle shown below?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Subtract:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Multiply the binomials:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. What is the product?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Expand the expression .

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Which is a factor of ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. The graph of has how many x-intercepts?

(A)0

(B)1

(C)2

(D)3

  1. Which statements are true about the graph of ?
  2. Opens up
  3. Opens down
  4. Axis of Symmetry
  5. Axis of Symmetry

(A)I and III only

(B)I and IV only

(C)II and III only

(D)II and IV only

  1. What is the vertex of the parabola?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. The domain and range of a quadratic function are given as:

Domain: all real numbers

Range:

Which of the following quadratic graphs satisfies this domain and range?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Which shows the correct use of the quadratic formula to find the solutions of ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. What is the solution set for the equation ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. What are the solutions of ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Which equation has roots of –5 and 2?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Solve the equation .

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Which of the following is the graph of ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Which equation is represented by the following graph?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. The area of a rectangular room is represented by.

Which pair of expressions represents the length and width of the room?

(A) and

(B) and

(C) and

(D) and

  1. Simplify the rational expression:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Simplify the expression:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. What is in simplest form?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Add the rational expressions:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. For what value(s) of x is the rational expressionundefined?

(A)

(B)–5 and 4

(C)–4 and 5

(D)4 and 5

  1. Simplify the product:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. What percent of 30 is 6?

(A)50%

(B)20%

(C)5%

(D)2%

  1. Solve the equation for x:

(A)2

(B)3

(C)11

(D)17

  1. Which solution set represents the values of x that satisfy the equation below?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

END PART I

GO ON TO PART II

BEGIN PART II (10 questions)

  1. Which equation best represents the following graph?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Which of the following equations are exponential growth models?

(A)I and III only

(B)I and IV only

(C)II and IV only

(D)II and III only

  1. Solve the radical equation:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. The area of the triangle below is 12. What is the value of x?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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  1. The midpoint of is . If S is the point , what are the coordinates of point T?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. Which equation can be used to find the distance between point and ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

  1. What number should be added to both sides of the equation to complete the square in the equation ?

(A)–16

(B)–4

(C)16

(D)64

  1. The table below shows a function.

x / y
–2 / 6
–1 / 3
0 / 0
1 / 3
2 / 6

Which model best fits the table?

(A)absolute value

(B)exponential

(C)linear

(D)quadratic

  1. There are 8 flavors of fountain drinks at a convenience store. You would like to mix equal amounts of 3 different flavors to create a unique drink. How many different drinks could be created?

(A)24

(B)40

(C)56

(D)120

  1. There are 8 participants in a race. How many different ways can they finish in first, second, and third place?

(A)24

(B)56

(C)336

(D)6720

END OF PART II

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Free Response

  1. Simplify the following expression. Justify each step with the applicable property of exponents. Express your answer with no negative exponents.
  1. A rectangular patio has a length feet and width feet, where

and .

(a)The patio’s perimeter is 54 feet. What is thevalue of x?

(b)What is the area of the patio?

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Algebra IHonors 2010–2011 Semester 2 Exam — Released

Free Response

  1. Use the equation for the following:

(a)What are the intercepts?

(b)Determine the coordinates of the vertex. Show all work.

(c)Sketch the graph.

(d)State the domain and range.

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