1.   Name the property illustrated by the statement below.
If 5n = 15, then 15 = 5n.
    A. transitive property of equality B. symmetric property of equality
    C. reflexive property of equality D. substitution property of equality
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  2.   Which equation is graphed below?
   
    A. x + 3y = 6 B. x - 3y = -6
    C. 3x + y = 6 D. 3x - y = -6
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  3.   Find the perimeter of triangle ABC.
   
    A. (4w + 8) in. B. (8w + 8) in.
    C. (4w + 22) in. D. (8w + 9) in.
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  4.   Solve 2x+4 = 22x+5.
    A. -3 B. -2
    C. -4 D. -1
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  5.   Radioactivity The half-life of uranium-232 is 72 years. Find the approximate value of k in the formula y = nekt for uranium-232. Assume t is in years.
    A. 0.0012 B. -0.0048
    C. -0.0024 D. -0.0096
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  6.   The letters of the alphabet are placed in a box. What is the probability of selecting a consonant or a letter from the word variable?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  7.   Find the length of side a to the nearest tenth.
   
    A. 6.1 B. 8.7
    C. 10.9 D. 11.8
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  8.   Write an equation of the function whose graph is shown.
   
    A. y = 2 sin B. y = 4 sin
    C. y = 2 sin D. y = sin 4
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  9.   Determine the solution of 3 sin x + 2 = cos 2x for .
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   Solve the inequality | f | > 4.
    A. {f | f < -4 or f > 4}
    B. {f | f > -4 or f < 4}
    C. {f | -4 < f < 4}
    D. {f | -4 > f > 4}
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  11.   Graph the relation represented by y = x2x + 1.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   The matrix is an example of which of the following matrices?
    A. column matrix B. row matrix
    C. square matrix D. all of the above
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  13.   If and find 3A + 2B.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   Solve the system of equations 7x – 14y =4, 3x – 6y =17.
    A. (2, 1) B. no unique solution
    C. (3, –2) D. infinite solutions
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  15.   Which graph represents the ellipse ?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  16.   If the length of the transverse axis is 10 units, and the length of the conjugate axis is 6 units, what are the coordinates of the vertices?
    A. Cannot be determined from given information. B. (3, 5) and (3, -5)
    C. (0, 5) and (0, -5) D. (5, 0) and (-5, 0)
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  17.   What type of function is ?
    A. inverse variation function B. absolute value function
    C. square root function D. direct variation function
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  18.   Which of the following supports the claim that –4 + x = 9?
    A. x is positive B. x = 5
    C. x is negative D. x = –5
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  19.   A baseball owner is trying to convince people that he is spending too much on his players. He is paying 10 of them $1 million, 8 of them $2 million, and 3 of them $15 million. To support his case, which measure of central tendency should he use?
    A. median B. standard deviation
    C. mean D. mode
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  20.   Suppose a mathematician has a probability of answering any math question correctly. What is the probability that he answers at least 2 out of 5 questions correctly?
    A. 0.00856 B. 0.99954
    C. 0.00046 D. 0.0081
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