Algebra II 1st Semester

Midterm Review

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Simplify the expression (Section 1.2)
1.

7 x 2 + 5 x 9 + 3x 2 2 x 7

3.

4 x2 x + 7 + 3 2x2 + x

2.

3 ( x 8) + 5 ( 2 x 6 )

4.

8 ( 4 x + 2 y ) 2 ( 5x 8 y )

Solve the equation. (Section 1.3)

5.

5 x + 7 = 22

6.

3 x + 5 = 7 x + 21

7.

2 ( x + 8 ) = 2 ( x 12 )

8.

3 ( 2 x + 8 ) = 4 ( x + 2 ) 4

9.

9
x 2 = 3x + 4
2

10.

1
5 2
5
x+ = x
2
3 3
6

Solve the formula for the indicated variable. (Section 1.4)

11.

xy + 8 = x; for y

C = 2 r; for r

12.

A=

1
(b1 + b2 ) ; for b1
2

13.

Write and solve an equation to answer each question. (Section 1.5)

14.

A company charges $0.09 per minute for any long distance call, along with a $5 monthly fee. Your monthly bill
shows that you owe $27.23. For how many minutes of long distance call were you charged?

15.

You plan to save $15 per week from your allowance to buy a snowboard for $400. How many months will it
take?

Solve & graph the inequality. (Section 1.6 1.7)

16.

3 ( n 4) < 9

19.

4 x 2 < 6 or 3 x + 1 > 22

17.

4 4x > 5 ( 3 + x )

18.

1
x + 8 12
2

5 < 2 x + 1 < 15

20.

Solve the absolute value equation or inequality. (Section 1.7)

21.

3 x 4 = 12

22.

1
x 6 = 8
2

23.

7 2 x = 13

24.

x+2 >6

25.

6x 4 8

26.

3 5 x < 13

27.

2 x+3 = 4

28.

1 x 4 + 3 = 0

29.

x + 4 = 12

32.

f ( x ) = 4x2 + 3

Evaluate the function when x = 3 . (Section 2.1)

30.

h ( x ) = x2 + 4x

31.

g ( x) = ( x) + 7
2

Use the vertical line test to determine whether the relation is a function. (Section 2.1)
10

33.

10

34.

10

35.

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

8 10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

-2

8 10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-4

-6

-6

-6

-8

-8

-8

-10

-10

-10

8 10

Tell which line is steeper. (Section 2.2)

36.

Line 1: through (-3, 5) and (0, -1)

Line 2: through(1, 10) and (6, -14)

37.

Line 1: throught (4, 5) and (8, 5)

Line 2: through (6, 3) and (8, -4)

Tell whether the lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither. (Section 2.2)
38.

Line 1: through (-1, 8) and (7, 9)

Line 2:through (2, 5) and (10, 6)

39.

Line 1: through (3, 4) and (-5, 8)

Line 2: through (1, 2) and (3, 6)

Graph the equation. Be sure you know how to graph using BOTH slope intercept form and using
the intercepts. (Section 2.3)
40.

y = 3x 4

41.

2
y = x+5
3

42.

3x 2 y = 4

10

10

10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

8 10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

8 10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

-2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-4

-6

-6

-6

-8

-8

-8

-10

-10

-10

8 10

43.

x=5

44.

y = 2

10

10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

8 10

5 x 10 y = 20

45.

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

10
8
6
4
2
2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-6

-6

-8

-8

-10

-10

8 10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

8 10

-2
-4
-6
-8
-10

Write the equation of the line that passes through the given points or passes through the given
point and has the given slope. (Section 2.4)
46.

(4, 2) and (7, 8)

49.

(4, -1); m =

2
3

47.

(4, 5) and (4, 9)

48.

(5, -2) and (-3, 6)

50.

(5, 0); m -4

51.

(-2, -1); m = -3

Draw a scatter plot of the data. Then approximate the best

fitting line for the data. (Section 2-5)

10
8
6

x -3 -3 0 1 1 2 4
y -7 -3 1 -1 5 1 5

52.

4
2
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

2
-2
-4
-6
-8

-10

8 10

Graph the inequality in a coordinate plane. (Section 2.6)

53.

x 3

54.

3 x + 4 y > 12

1
y
2

10

10

10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

8 10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

8 10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-4

-6

-6

-6

-8

-8

-8

-10

-10

-10

f ( 3)

f ( 8)

57.

58.

f ( 5)

2 x + 1 x 1
y=
x 2 x < 1

59.

f ( 0)

f ( 5 )

62.

3 x 5 x > 0
y=
2 x + 5 x 0

60.

10

10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

8 10

3x if x > 5
f ( x) =
x + 2 if x 5

Graph each piecewise function. (Section 2.7)

61.

-2

Evaluate the function for the given value of x. (Section 2.7)

56.

3x <

55.

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-6

-6

-8

-8

-10

-10

8 10

8 10

Graph the absolute value function. (Section 2.8)

63.

y = x 7 +1

y=

64.

1
x +4
2

y =2 x+2

65.

10

10

10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

8 10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

8 10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-4

-6

-6

-6

-8

-8

-8

-10

-10

-10

8 10

-2

Solve the system using any method. (Section 3.1 & 3.2)
66.

y = 3x

y = x + 4

67.

x + y = 2

y = 2x + 5

68.

3 x 2 y = 10

5 x + 3 y = 15

Solve the system of linear inequalities. (Section 3.3)

69.

y 5

x 2

70.

x + y 4

2 x y 3

71.

5 x + 3 y 6

2 x 4 y > 8

10

10

10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

8 10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

8 10

-10 -8 -6 -4 -2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-4

-6

-6

-6

-8

-8

-8

-10

-10

-10

-2

8 10

Solve the system using either linear combination method or the substation method. (Section
3.6)

x + 2 y 3 z = 8

2 x + 3 y + z = 3
2 x y + 2 z = 2

72.

73.

Ans: (1, 2, 1)

Answers

10 x + 3 x 16
13 x 54
10 x 2 x + 28

11.

y=

12.

b1 = 2 A b2
C
r=
2

x =3
x = 4
x =2
x =2
x =4
x = 15

19.

8
1
x

2 1

16.

n <7
5

20.

10

11

10

11

12

13

14

x < 2 or x > 7
0

x > 3 and

3 2 1

15

x 8

10 9

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18.

14.
15.

Ans: ( 2, 3, 4)

11
x <
9

17.

22 x +32 y

2 x 3 y + 2 z = 3

2 y 3 z = 6
z = 4

(make sure you showed your work)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

74.

Ans: (7, 6, 3)

13.

x + y + 2z = 5

x + 2 y + z = 8
2 x + 3 y z = 1

x <7
4

16
8
; x =
3
3

21.

x=

22.
23.
24.

no solution

x = 3; x =10
x > 4 or x < 8

25.

x 2 or x

2
3

26.

x > 2 and x <

27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.

x = 1, x = 5
x = 7, x = 1
no solution
21
16
39
yes
yes
no
Line 2
Line 2
parallel
perpendicular

16
5

40.

4
2
6

2
2

6 x

41.

x =4

49.

2
5
y = x+
3
3

50.
51.
52.
53.

y = 2x 6

46.
47.
48.

63.

y = x + 3

y = 4 x + 20
y = 3 x 7
Sample: y = 2 x + 0
1
5

2
8

1
1

6
y

6
x

10

64.

4
2

2
2

2
2

6 x

6 x

65.

54.

42.

6
4

6
4

4
2
8

2
2

2
2

66.
67.
68.
69.

55.
y

43.

(1, 3)
(1, 3)
(0, 5)
y

4
2

2
2

x
8

56.
57.
58.
59.
60.

44.

6
4

1
24
3

2
7

2
2

70.

61.

71.

y
6

62.

4
2
8

2
2
4
6

2
2

45.

2
8