Algebra I Spring Semester Name ________________________

ALGEBRA I Exam Review

1. A truck is carrying 1500 pounds of boxes that occupy 138 cubic feet of space. A box
containing a television weighs 50 pounds and occupies a space of 4 ft3. A box containing
a microwave oven weighs 30 pounds and occupies a space of 3 ft3. Which system of
equations can be used to find the total number of televisions, t and microwaves, m that
are in the truck?

A. 4t  3m  1500 C. 4t  3m  138
50t  30m  138 50t  30m  1500
B. 50t  4m  1500 D. 4t  3m  138
30t  3m  138 50t  30m  1500

2. The graph of line p has and x-intercept

(-4, 0) and slope of 1/2. The graph of
line q has a slope of -1 and a y-intercept
of (0, -1). Name the coordinate that
both lines have in common.

3. Find c by completing the square

A. n2 + 16n + c B. y2 – 18y + c

4. What is the y coordinate for the solution to the following system?

y  x2
y  2x

5. Rewrite the expressions in radical form

ళ ఴ య
a. ܾయ b. ܾఱ c. ܾర

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6. A graph is defined by the system
1
y  x2
2
y  2 x  8

In which quadrants of the coordinate plane

is the solution of the system not shaded?

7. Match each function with the table that describes points for that function.

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3

2
A. f ( x)  (2 x)
X Y X Y X Y
1 .5 1 2 1 .25
1 2
B. f ( x)  x 2 2 2 4 2 .0625
2
3 4.5 3 8 3 .0278
4 8 4 16 4 .01563
C. f ( x)  2x
5 12.5 5 32 5 .01
6 18 6 64 6 .00694

8. Simplify the following. State your answer using positive exponents. (b c )( 4b c ) .
5 8 3

(15 x 2 )
9. Which operation(s) should be performed to simplify the expression ?
5x

10. Write an expression which would represent the area of a rectangle which has a width of
( xy 5 )2 and a length of (2 x 2 y5 )2

2x4
11. For the equation f ( x )  , evaluate f (3) .
3x 2

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Simplify the following. State your answer using positive exponents
20 f 3 g 7
12. 13. (a0)(b-2)(c3)
15 fg 2

 wx y 8 z 3 
6 2
8
14. a  a
8
15.
w 2 x 5 y 4 z 5

16. The diameter of a tennis ball is 6 x 10-5 kilometers. The diameter of the spherical
restaurant on top of Reunion tower in Dallas is 6.9 x 10-2 kilometers. How many times
greater is the diameter of the Reunion Tower ball than the diameter of a tennis ball?

17. Which of the following is(are) an example of an exponential growth function?

A. f(x) = 23x B. r C. f(x) = 2x2+3 D. y

I  P (1  ) nt 10

n
5

E f(x) = 5x F. I  (1  r )t G. f(x) = -473x 0

x

-5

-10
-10 -5 0 5 10

18. You purchase a cell phone for $125. The value of the cell phone decreases by about
20% annually. Write a function that models the value of the cell phone over time. Then
find the value of the cell phone after 3 years. (Use the exponential decay equation)

19. Determine the sum of the following polynomials: (3 x 4  2 x 5  3 x) + (2 x 6  9 x  7 x5 )

Simplify: x2 (6 x  2 x  3 x) – 2 (2 x  4 x  7 x ) + 3x(x2 – 5)

5 3 5 3 1
20.

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21. Multiply (3x +4)(x – 8)

22. Write an expression equivalent to the following, if possible.

5x 2  10x 3x 2  9
A. B.
2x 3x

23. Dirk Nowitzki is putting a deck around his rectangular pool. The dimensions of the pool
can be expressed as (2x + 5) and (5x + 2) feet. The outside dimensions of the deck
can be expressed as (4x + 9) and (7x + 5). (Draw a picture!)

A. Express the area of the pool as a polynomial.

B. Express the area of the just the deck as a polynomial.

24. If the area of a rectangle is 12 x 2  8 x  15 , Express the length and width in terms of x.

25. What is the greatest common factor in 4 x6 y 2  24 xy5  18x2 y 7 ?

26. Determine the binomial factors of x 2  8 x  15 .

27. Factor the following polynomial: 361y 2  81

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28. Factor the polynomial completely. 60x6 + 10x5 – 20x4

29. Find the 7th term in the sequence: an = 3(n-1)3 - 2

30. What are the solutions of the equation: 2 x 2  9 x  5  0 ?

I. (1/2, 0)
II. (0, ½)
III. (-5, 0)
IV. (0, -5)

A. I and II B. I and III C. II and IV D. II and III E. I and IV

x 2  14 x  45
31. Simplify
x5

1 2 23
32. A part of the graph of the equation y  x  6x  is
2 2
shown on the coordinate grid. One solution crosses the
x-axis between 9 and 10. Between which two integers
is the other solution located on the graph?

33. A. Which best describes the difference(s) between

the graphs of f ( x)  x 2  5 and g ( x)  3x 2  7

B. How would you change the graph of the quadratic parent function to produce the
graph of y = x2 - 12?

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34. Describe the following aspects of the graph of the function f ( x)  (2 x  3)( x  5)

a. Does it open up or down? How can you tell?

b. What (is) are its x intercepts?
c. What is its vertex?
d. What is its axis of symmetry?

35. What is the vertex of the graph of f(x) = 2x2 + 8x ?

36. Which of the following graphs is the correct representation of

i. the quadratic parent function ii. the linear parent function?

A. 10
y
C. 10
y

5
5

0
0 x
x

-5
-5

-10
-10 -5 0 5 10
-10
-10 -5 0 5 10

B. 10
y
D. 10
y

5 5

0 0
x x

-5 -5

-10 -10
-10 -5 0 5 10 -10 -5 0 5 10

37. Edward sees that Bella has fallen out of a tree and he leaps to save her. The height of
his leap with respect to time can be modeled by the equation h( x)  10t 2  70t .

a) At approximately what time(s) is Edward at a height of 100 ft?

b) What is his maximum height?

38. Use the quadratic formula to solve: x 2  3 x  5 . Express your answer two ways.

A. in radical form

B. rounded to the hundredth

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39. How many zeros (x-intercepts) do each of the following graphs have?
How can you find out without solving the quadratics?

a. y  3x2  7 x  3 b. y  3x2  2 x  3 c. y  x2  6 x  9

40. Given the function y = 4x – 3 , Find the following:

A. Domain B. Range

C. Y-Intercept D. Asymptote

41. Use the graph to the right. y

10

A. What is the domain of the quadratic function?

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B. What is the range of the quadratic function? 0

x

-5

-10
Simplify the following radical expressions. -10 -5 0 5 10

42. 153 43. 18  15 44. omit 45. 3  2  4  2 

144
46. 47. 3 5  2 5  7 5 48. 48  75
81

3x
49. Which expression is equivalent to ?
3
x x 3 x
A. x 3 B. C. D.
3 3 3

50. Ernest plans to paint a small rectangular wall in his

apartment as shown. To the nearest integer, how long is
the diagonal strip that separates the two colors? Also, write
the answer as a simplified radical.