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Find the y-intercept of the graph of 2x - 5y = 10. |
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-2 |
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0 |
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5 |
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2 |
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The table below shows the land-speed records to the nearest mile per hour. Draw a scatter plot for the data and use it to predict the approximate land-speed record for the year 2005. Assume the rate of increase of speed records remains the same. |
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830 mph |
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980 mph |
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700 mph |
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600 mph |
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When two lines have different slopes, the graphs of the equations are _________ |
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parallel lines. |
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horizontal lines. |
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the same line. |
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intersecting lines. |
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What is the first step in solving the matrix equation
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Divide each side of the matrix equation by  |
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Multiply each side of the matrix equation by the identity matrix. |
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Find the inverse of |
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Multiply each side of the matrix equation by |
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Write an equation for the graph shown below. |
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y = (x + 2)2 - 1 |
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Which is the quadratic term in the function f(x) = 3x2 + 6x - 4? |
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3x2 + 6x - 4 |
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x2 |
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3x2 |
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Find the coordinates of the foci of a hyperbola with equation  |
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Find f(x + h) for f(x) = x2 + 2x. |
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x2 + 2x + 2h |
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x2 + 2x + h |
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x2 + 2xh + h2 + 2x |
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x2 + 2xh + h2 + 2x + 2h |
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Evaluate p · (p + 3q) r if p = -7, q = 4, and r = -16. |
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77 |
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-51 |
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-19 |
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45 |
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Name the property of equality illustrated by the following statement. If n 3 = 5 + 4, then n 3 = 9. |
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Transitive |
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Symmetric |
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Substitution |
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Reflexive |
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If  and  find 4A 5B. |
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Vince and Brian each need two kinds of items at the store. Vince bought 10 of item A and 14 of item B, and spent $97. Brian bought 8 of item A and 25 of item B, and spent $119. How much did each item cost? |
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item A = $5.50
item B = $3 |
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item A = $1.14
item B = $2.10 |
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item A = $2.10
item B = $1.14 |
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item A = $3
item B = $5.50 |
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Find the inverse of  if it exists. |
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does not exist, since ad bc = 0 |
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Simplify  |
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If the vertex of a parabola is (3, -4), what is its axis of symmetry? |
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y = 3 |
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x = -4 |
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x = 3 |
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y = -4 |
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In the equation y = x2 5, what is the axis of symmetry, and what is the minimum? |
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x = 0, min =  |
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x = 5, min = 0 |
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x = 0, min = 5 |
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x = , min = 0 |
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Which graph of the following functions will be strictly above the graph of  ? |
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The amount of money spent at a grocery store can be expressed as a square root function,  , where x is the number of groceries, and f(x) is the amount of money spent. If Eugene buys 12 items, how much money should he expect to spend? |
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$13 |
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$169 |
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$20 |
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$9.92 |
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Write an equation for the ellipse whose endpoints of its major axis are at (-3, 1) and (5, 1), and that of its minor axis are at (1, -1) and (1, 3). |
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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? |
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Cannot be determined from given information. |
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(5, 0) and (-5, 0) |
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(3, 5) and (3, -5) |
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(0, 5) and (0, -5) |
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