1.   Solve the system of equations by elimination.

2x + y - z = 3
x + y + z = 5
x - 2y + z = 2

    A. (2, 1, 2) B. (1, 1, 2)
    C. (1, 2, 1) D. (2, 2, 1)
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  2.   Determine the slant asymptote for f(x) = .
    A. y = 2x + 3 B. y = 3x + 2
    C. y = 3x - 2 D. y = -2x +3
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  3.   Determine between which consecutive integers the real zeros of
f(x) = x4 - 4x2 + x - 3 are located.
    A. between -2 and -1 and between 2 and 3 B. between -3 and -2 and between 5 and 6
    C. between -4 and -3 and between 3 and 4 D. between -3 and -2 and between 2 and 3
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  4.   Determine the number of possible solutions for , given A = 50°,
a = 38, and c = 49.
    A. three B. none
    C. one D. two
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  5.   Find the area of if a = 5, b = 8, and c = 10.
    A. about 39.6 square units B. about 15.2 square units
    C. about 19.8 square units D. about 7.6 square units
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  6.   Solve the equation cos 2x = sin x for 0° x < 360°.
    A. 90°, 150°, 270° B. 30°, 90°, 150°
    C. 30°, 150°, 270° D. 30°, 210°, 270°
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  7.   Consider the equation -x + 2y - 5 = 0. Find the length of the normal and the angle it makes with the positive x-axis.
    A. ; 243° B. ; 63°
    C. ; 297° D. ; 117°
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  8.   Graph
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  9.   Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line whose parametric equations are x = -6 + 3t and y = 5 - 4t.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   Write the equation of the circle that is tangent to the line with equation
x + y = –3 and has its center at (4, –1).
    A. B. (x + 4)2 + (y – 1)2 = 18
    C. (x – 4)2 + (y + 1)2 = 18 D.
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  11.   The graph of the rectangular hyperbola xy = -5 lies in _____.
    A. Quadrants II and IV B. Quadrants II and III
    C. Quadrants III and IV D. Quadrants I and III
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  12.   Find parametric equations for the equation y = x2 + 5.
    A. x = t2 + 5, y = t,
    B. x = t, y = t2 + 5,
    C. x = t, y = t2 + 5, -2 < t < 2
    D. x = t, y = t2 + 5,
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  13.   Find the angle of rotation for the graph of the equation
x2 - xy - y2 - 2x - 2y + 6 = 0. Round to the nearest degree.
    A. -27° B. -13°
    C. 52° D. 30°
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  14.   Write an equation of a line that has no slope and passes through
the point (5,-6).
    A. y = 5 B. y = -6
    C. x = 5 D. x = -6
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  15.   What type of relationship does the scatter plot suggest?
   
    A. no linear relationship
    B. a linear relationship with a positive correlation
    C. a linear relationship with a negative correlation
    D. no correlation
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  16.   What is the complex conjugate of a - bi, if a and b are real numbers?
    A. a - bi B. a + bi
    C. a2 + b2 - abi D.
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  17.   Find the distance between points (5, 4) and (-2, -3). Round to the nearest tenth.
    A. 14 B. 3.2
    C. 7.1 D. 9.9
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  18.   Solve 53x = 8x - 2 by using natural logarithms.
    A. 1.5129 B. -1.5129
    C. 0.8985 D. -0.6021
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  19.   What interest rate is required for an investment with continuously compounded interest to double in 5 years?
    A. 3.47% B. 13.86%
    C. 3.86% D. 6.93%
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  20.   Find the sum of the first seven terms of the geometric series Round to the nearest hundredth.
    A. 17.33 B. 18
    C. 3.24 D. 11.56
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