248 Practice Tests
10. If a line passes through the points (5,3) and (8,-n at what DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
point will this line intersect the y-axis?
(A) (0,8.33) \--- ~
/
\('J / ~
(B) (0,8.67) C6~S
(C) (0,9.00)
/'
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(D) (0,9.33) .....r '/
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(E) (0,9.67)
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11. Iff(x) = 2x + 1, and f(x + 2) +f(x) = z, the value of x is
(A) -2 (B) -1 (C) --
1 (D) 1:. (E) 1
2 2
12. Set 5 is the set of all points (x,y) in the coordinate plane
such that x and y are both integers with absolute value less
than 4. If one of these points is chosen at random, what is
the probability that this point will be 2 units or less from
the origin?
(A) 0.189
(B) 0.227
(C) 0.265
(D) 0.314
(E) 0.356
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13. In Figure 2, what is the length of AC ? DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
(A) 2.94 B
(B) 3.49
(C) 3.81 o
(D) 4.05
(E) 4.26 5
14. H a =:if[ and b = t~ then ~ =
a
J.- A C
1
-t.
(A) t 3 Figure 2
~
1
(B) t3 \/~
't
5
(C) t6
6
(D) t5
10
(E) S'Ir--~6 ~ AC
t 3
-
5
15. HA, B, C, D, E, and Fare 6 distinct points on the circumfer- f\c... f' L -'~
ence of a circle, how many different chords can be drawn
using any 2 of the 6 points?
(A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 30 (E) 36
S
1
c, '3'
,> -\)
.-
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16. A new computer can perform x calculations in y seconds DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
and an older computer can perform r calculations in s min-
utes. If these two computers work simultaneously, how
many calculations can be performed in t minutes?
"f.-C 'jS-c
t( ~+~)
('i:t"~~
(A)
60y s ~ (~U)C"
(cs..., Se ,.-)
(B) t( 6~X +;) »->:
c;~l-~
(C) t(~+; )
(D) t (x-+-60r)
Y s
(E) 60t(~+; )
17. Which of the following could be the equation of the parabola
in Figure 3?
(A) Y = (x - 2)(x - 3)
(B) Y = (x + 2)(x + 3) I<
(C) y = (x + 2)(x - 3) Y
(D) Y = (x - 2)(x + 3) .
(E) x = (y + 2)(y - 3) "
18. +
If a b = 15, b
is true?
+ c = 10, and a + c = 13, which of the following
10 Figure 3
01"0 c.. \r:// J
(A) a<b<c , ?
(B) b<a<c
(C) c<b<a
(D) a<c<b
(E) b<c<a
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19. In Figure 4, _1_+_1_ =
DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
sin () cos ()
(A) 0.75
(B) 1.20
(C) 1.43 5
4
(D) 2.74
(E) 2.92
e
3
20. Amanda goes to the toy store to buy 1 ball-either a
football, basketball, or soccer ball-and 3 different board Figure 4
games. If the toy store is stocked with all types of balls but
only 6 different types of board games, how many different
selections of 4 items can Amanda make consisting of 1 type
of ball and 3 different board games?
(A) 18 (B) 20 (C) 54 (D) 60 (E) 162
21. If point P(3,2) is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise with
respect to the origin, what will be its new coordinates?
(A) (-2,3)
(B) (-2,-3)
(C) (-3,3)
(D) (-3,2)
• ~1)..)
(E) (-3,-2)
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25. If the volume of a cube is equal to the volume of a sphere, DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
what is the ratio of the edge of the cube to the radius of the
sphere?
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1.61 ____ ""Z1;3
(A) ~;> ;
(B) 2.05
:s
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(C)
(D)
2.33
2.45
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(E) 2.65 y~ 1...
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26. If [x] represents the greatest integer less than or equal to x,
what is the solution to the equation 1 - 2[x]= -3 ?
(A) x=2
(B) 2::;x<3 1C -xJ :: '-"'
(C) 2<x::;3 C "l-j~ )..
(D) 2 < x <3
(E) There is no solution.
27. Which of the following lists all and only the vertical
x
asymptotes of the graph y = -2 -? - "2-
x -4
(A) x = 2 only
(B) y 2 only
=
(C) x = 2 and x = -2
(D) Y = 2 and y = -2
(E) x = 2 , x = -2, and x = 0
28. If cos x sin x = 0.22, then (cos x - sin X)2 =
(A) o ~( l:;...~
(B) 0.11 (C:£; "t
(C) 0.44
(D) 0.56
(E) 1.00
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29. If water is poured at a rate of 12 cubic meters per second DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
into a half-empty rectangular tank with length 5 meters,
width 3 meters, and height 25 meters, then how high, in
meters, will the water level be after 9 seconds?
(A) 6.0
(B) 7.2
(C) 18.5
(0) 19.7
(E) The tank will be full and overflowing.
30. A circle centered at (3,2)with radius 5 intersects the x-axis
at which of the following x-coordinates?
(A) 2.39
(B) 4.58
(C) 7.58
(0) 8.00
(E) 8.39
3l. If 0 S; x S; tt, where is t~nx defined?
sm x
(A) OS;xS;n
S
(B) O<x<n
n
(C) o <x<- 2
n
(0) -S;xS;n
2
(E) o <x< ~ and ~ < x < n
2 2
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32. A rectangular box with an open top is constructed from DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
cardboard to have a square base of area ;r and height h. If
the volume of this box is 50 cubic units, how many square
units of cardboard, in terms of x, are needed to build this
box?
~
2-
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(A) 5x2
So '). 00 -r >' 'l..-
"" r" ..--:'-y.\.-
-;
(B) 6X2
""l'l. -I I.r,
1\-:::
!7Y 200
-+X
x
2
II C '--1-'
SO
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(D)
(E)
200
-+
x
250
-+
2 2
x
2 2
X
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(n+2)!-(n+l)!
33. =0
n!
(A) (n + 2)!
(B) (n + I)!
(C) (n +2)2
(D) (n + 1)2
(E) n
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34. Bob wishes to borrow some money. He needs to defer to DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
the following formula, where M is the monthly payment,
r is the monthly decimal interest rate, P is the amount bor-
rowed, and t is the number of months it will take to repay
the loan:
rP
M= 1_(_1 )1
l+r
If Bob secures a loan of $4,000 that he will pay back in 36
months with a monthly interest rate of 0.01, what is his
monthly payment?
(A) $111.11
(B) $119.32
(C) $132.86
(D) $147.16
(E) $175.89
35. A particle is moving along the line 5y = -6x + 30 at a rate
of 2 units per second. If the particle starts at the y-intercept
and moves to the right along this line, how many seconds
will it take for the particle to reach the x-axis?
,r
2.50
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(A) b
(B) 3.25 ~
(C) 3.76 S'O)
(D) 3.91
(E) 7.81
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c
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~~ '-
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43. In Figure 7, a circle of radius 1 is placed on an incline
DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
where point P, a point on the circle, has the coordinates
(-5,-5). The circle is rolled up the incline, and once the y
circle hits the origin, the circle is then rolled horizontally
along the x-axis to the right. What is the x-coordinate of the
point where P touches the incline or the x-axis for the fifth
time (not including the starting point)?
------,1------. x
(A) 8.64
o
(B) 17.27
(C) 24.34
(D) 27.49 P(-5, -5)
(E) 30.63
Figure 7
44. If 0 ~ x ~ 21t and sin x < 0, which of the following must be
true?
I. cos x < 0
\
II. csc x c O
Ill. Isinx + cosx] > 0
C
/\
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II
(E) II and III
45. If i2 = -I, which of the following is a square root of 8 - 6i ?
(A) 3- i
(B) 3+i
(C) 3 - 4i
(D) 4 - 3i
(E) 4 + 3i
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49. If a right circular cylinder of height 10 is inscribed in
DO YOUR FIGURING HERE.
a sphere of radius 6, what is the volume of the cylinder?
(A) 104 (B) 346 (C) 545 (D) 785 (E) 1,131
50. If the diagonals AC and BD intersect at point P in the cube
in Figure 9, what is the degree measure of angle APB ?
(A) 60
(B)
(C)
65/
71
(D) 83
(E) 90
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