Algebra 2 Midterm Exam Review

1. Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable(s)

2. Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable(s)

−4(3 h−1)
; h=4
5+h

3. Solve the inequality. Graph the solution.

4. Solve the inequality. Graph the solution.

5. Does this graph represent a function?

y

–4 –2 O 2 4 x
–2

–4

6. What function models this situation: Lou starts with $1000 in his bank account and spends $15 per
week?

7. Does this set of ordered pairs represent a function?

1 3 5 7 9
2 4 6 8 10

8. For , .

9. Find an equation for the line through (7, –5) and vertical.

10. Solve the system.

11. Given the standard form of a parabola , if A>0 what direction does the parabola open?

12. For the graph of , which variable represents the value of the y-intercept?

13. What is another name for the roots of an equation?

14. Solve the equation by factoring

15. Dalco Manufacturing estimates that its weekly profit, P, in hundreds of dollars, can be approximated by
the formula , where x is the number of units produced per week, in thousands.
a. How many units should the company produce per week to earn the maximum
profit?
b. Find the maximum weekly profit.

16. Find the equation of the axis of symmetry and the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of the
function.

17. Factor the expression

18. Factor the expression

19. Use the Quadratic Formula to solve the equation

20. Simplify the expression

21. Simplify the expression

22. How is rounding an answer different from truncating?

23. Which would be the most accurate way to solve this equation rounding to the nearest
hundredth? 7.436x2 + 6.3478 = 12.228
24. Simplify the difference (–7x – 5x4 + 5) – (–7x4 – 5 – 9x)

25. Write –2x2(5x2 – 3x3) in standard form. Then classify it by degree and number of terms.

26. Find the slope of the line through the point (7, 10) and its translation 8 units left and 3 units down.

27. Write the equation that is the translation of left 1 unit and down 7 units.

28. Graph .

29. The function models the height y in feet of a stone t seconds after it is dropped from
the edge of a vertical cliff. How long will it take the stone to hit the ground? Round to the nearest
hundredth of a second.

30. The formula for the volume of a sphere is . Find the radius, to the nearest hundredth, of a
sphere with a volume of 20 in.3.

31. Let and . Find f(x) + g(x).

32. Let and . Find f(x) – g(x).

33. Let and . Find and its domain.

34. Let and . Find and its domain.

35. You need to carpet a rectangular room with area 96 square feet. If the width is 4 units less than its
length, find the width.

36. What is the domain of the equation below?

y=

37. The height of a triangle is 1 unit longer than its base. If the area of the triangle is 45 square
units, find the length of the base. (Hint: sketch a picture)

38. Create a table for the inverse of the following relation:

x –5 –3 0 2
y –17 –13 –7 –3

39. Find the inverse of .

40. Write the polynomial in standard form.

41. Simplify.

42. Graph .

43. The function models the height y in feet of a stone t seconds after it is dropped from
the edge of a vertical cliff. How long will it take the stone to hit the ground? Round to the nearest
hundredth of a second.

44. Find the zeros of . Then graph the equation.

45. Graph the function

46. Graph y = .

47. Sketch the asymptotes and graph the function.

48. Identify the vertical asymptotes of the graph of the equation:

49. Sketch the asymptotes and graph the function.

50. State the x-intercept of the graph below.

 y=

51. The path of a football kicked into the air can be modeled by the equation y = 0.5 + 25t – 16t2, where t
represents the time since the ball has been kicked in seconds and y represents the height of the ball in
feet. Approximately how many seconds after the ball has been kicked does it land?

52. Solve =0

53. Solve

54. Solve

55. Solve the following equation for y (slope-intercept form) and find the slope

56. Determine whether the function is linear or quadratic. Identify the quadratic, linear, and constant
terms.

57. Identify the vertex and the axis of symmetry of the parabola. Identify points corresponding to P and Q.
y
8

–8 –4 O 4 8 x

P –4

–8 Q

58. Identify the vertex and the y-intercept of the graph of the function .

59. Write the equation that is the translation of right 5 units and down 5 units.

60. Write the equation for the translation of .

 y
6

–6 –4 –2 O 2 4 6 x
–2

–4

–6

61. Write an equation for the horizontal translation of .

y

–8 –4 O 4 8 x
–4

–8

62. In which order are the following functions listed: y = x2, y = , y = x 3, y =

63. Find the domain for the function y =

Algebra 2 Midterm Exam Review

Answer Section

1
1
1. ANS: 2 REF: 1-2 Algebraic Expressions 14. ANS: z = 9 or z = –5
REF: 10-5 Factoring to Solve Quadratic
8 Equations
4
2. ANS: 9 REF: 1-2 Algebraic Expressions
15. ANS: 2,000 units; $1000
3. ANS: REF: 5-2 Properties of Parabolas

16. ANS:
–20 –15 –10 –5 0 5 10 15 20

REF: 1-5 Absolute Value Equations and

; vertex:
Inequalities

REF: 10-2 Quadratic Functions

4. ANS:
–3 < x < 1
17. ANS:
–20 –15 –10 –5 0 5 10 15 20 REF: 5-4 Factoring Quadratic Expressions
REF: 1-5 Absolute Value Equations and
Inequalities 18. ANS:
REF: 5-4 Factoring Quadratic Expressions
5. ANS: No
7
6. ANS: 19. ANS: 6
REF: 5-8 The Quadratic Formula
7. ANS: Yes
20. ANS: –20
8. ANS: 11 REF: 2-1 Relations and Functions REF: 5-6 Complex Numbers

9. ANS: x = 7 REF: 2-2 Linear Equations 21. ANS:

REF: 5-6 Complex Numbers
10. ANS: (–1, 2) REF: 3-2 Solving Systems
Algebraically 22. ANS: Truncating always underestimates the
value, and rounding can either overestimate or
underestimate
11. ANS: Up
23. ANS: Combine like terms, solve, then round
12. ANS: C the answer to the nearest hundredth.

13. ANS: Zeros, solutions, x-intercepts 24. ANS: 2x4 + 2x + 10

REF: 9-1 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials 37. ANS: 9 units.

25. ANS: 6x5 – 10x4; quintic binomial 38. ANS: neither

REF: 6-1 Polynomial Functions REF: 9-1 Inverse Variation

26. ANS: 39. ANS:

REF: 2-2 Linear Equations REF: 7-7 Inverse Relations and Functions

27. ANS: 40. ANS:

REF: 2-6 Vertical and Horizontal Translations REF: 6-1 Polynomial Functions
y
8
6
41. ANS: 8x – 4 +
4
y
2 8
6
–8 –6 –4 –2 O 2 4 6 8 x
–2 4
–4 2
–6
–8 –6 –4 –2 O 2 4 6 8 x
–8 –2
28. ANS: –4
29. ANS: 5.83 seconds –6
REF: 5-5 Quadratic Equations
–8
42. ANS:
30. ANS: 1.68 in.
43. ANS: 5.05 seconds
REF: 7-1 Roots and Radical Expressions
REF: 5-5 Quadratic Equations

31. ANS: –x – 10
44. ANS: 0, 3, 4
REF: 7-6 Function Operations
y

6
32. ANS: 2x + 5
REF: 7-6 Function Operations 4

2
33. ANS: ; all real numbers
REF: 7-6 Function Operations –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 x
–2
34. ANS: 3; all real numbers except x = 2 –4
REF: 7-6 Function Operations
–6

35. ANS: 8 feet.

REF: 6-2 Polynomials and Linear Factors
36. ANS: x is all real numbers except -3 and 2
45. ANS:
 y y
10 10

5 5

–10 –5 5 10 x –10 –5 5 10 x

–5 –5

–10 –10

REF: 9-3 Rational Functions and Their Graphs

REF: 9-2 Graphing Inverse Variations
50. ANS: x-intercept at 1

51. ANS: 1.6 seconds

6

52. ANS: 2, 5

REF: 5-5 Quadratic Equations

46. ANS:

47. ANS: 53. ANS: 15 , – 15

y REF: 5-5 Quadratic Equations
10

54. ANS: 44
5 REF: 7-5 Solving Radical Equations

55. ANS: 3
–10 –5 5 10 x REF: 2-2 Linear Equations

–5
56. ANS: quadratic function
quadratic term:
–10 linear term:
constant term: –10
REF: 9-2 Graphing Inverse Variations
REF: 5-1 Modeling Data With Quadratic
Functions
48. ANS: x = –2, x = 9
REF: 9-3 Rational Functions and Their Graphs
57. ANS: (–3, –4), x = –3;P'(–2, –5), Q'(–5, –8)
REF: 5-1 Modeling Data With Quadratic
49. ANS:
Functions

58. ANS: vertex: (–2, 3);y-intercept: –1

REF: 5-3 Translating Parabolas

59. ANS:
REF: 2-6 Vertical and Horizontal Translations

60. ANS:
REF: 2-6 Vertical and Horizontal Translations

61. ANS:
REF: 2-6 Vertical and Horizontal Translations

62. ANS: Quadratic, Rational, Cubic, Inverse

63. ANS: All real numbers except -2, 0, and 2.

Slope Intercept Form: Standard Form: Point Slope Form: Vertex Form:

y = mx  b Ax  By = C y  y1 = m ( x  x1 ) y = a( x  h) 2  k