1.   Find the y-intercept of the graph of 2x - 5y = 10.
    A. 5 B. 0
    C. 2 D. -2
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  2.   State the slope of the line graphed below.
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  3.   Choose the graph of 3y - 2x > 6.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  4.   The system of equations on the graph shown is
   
    A. consistent and dependent.
    B. consistent.
    C. consistent and independent.
    D. inconsistent.
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  5.   Simplify
    A. B. k17
    C. k3 D. k-3
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  6.   Simplify
    A. 10a2b B. 10a2|b|
    C. D. 10ab
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  7.   Simplify
    A. 3 B. 27
    C. 9 D.
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  8.   Use the graph to determine the solution(s) of 
x2 -  x - 6 = 0.
   
    A. -6 B. -2
    C. -2, 3 D. -3, 2
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  9.   Simplify .
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   Paleontology A fossil is found that contains 10% of the amount of carbon-14 found in a living being. About how old is the fossil?
    A. 15,300 years B. 17,600 years
    C. 19,200 years D. 20,700 years
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  11.   Evaluate z – (2yz + y) · y if y = -3 and z = 2.
    A. 9 B. 47
    C. 23 D. -43
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  12.   Find the domain of the relation shown in the graph.
   
    A. {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5} B. {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 3}
    C. {0, 1, 2, 3} D. {-2, -1, 1, 2, 3, 5}
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  13.   A phone company charges for service as follows: they charge a certain amount for a visit, and then they charge a certain amount per hour after that. If a three-hour service visit costs $220, and a job that takes an hour and a half costs $145, how much is the cost of a visit before the amount of time spent is factored in?
    A. $217 B. $70
    C. $50 D. $25
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  14.   For which scatter plot will a good line of fit have a negative y-intercept?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  15.   Find the vertex of the graph of the function .
    A. (–1, –2) B. (–1, 4)
    C. (1, –2) D. (1, 4)
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  16.   What is the major difference between circles and ellipses?
    A. Equations for ellipses can always be written in the form , while circles cannot.
    B. Ellipses may be elongated on one axis, while circles have a constant radius.
    C. In circles, one of the squared terms has a coefficient that is = 0.
    D. Ellipses are functions of x, while circles are not.
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  17.   Simplify .
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  18.   If the rational expression of a function in simplest form is defined for x = a, but the original function is undefined for x = a, what happens at x = a?
    A. There is a vertical asymptote at x = a. B. f(a) = 0
    C. There is a vertical asymptote at x = 0. D. There is a point discontinuity.
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  19.   Which of the following types of functions is always continuous on its domain?
    A. rational B. square root
    C. inverse variation D. greatest integer
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  20.   Solve log 5 (5x – 2) > log 5 (2x + 10).
    A. x > 4 B. 0 < x < 4
    C. x < 4 D. x > 625
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