SAT SUBJECT TEST

MATHEMATICS
LEVEL 2

PRACTICE QUESTIONS

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Functions
D. 31
1. If {(3,2),(4,2),(3,1),(7,1),(2,3)} is to be a
function, which one of the following must be E. none of the above
removed from the set?
3. If 𝑓𝑓(𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥)) = 4𝑥𝑥 2 − 8𝑥𝑥 and 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 2 −
A. (3,2) 4, then g(x) =
B. (4,2) A. 4 - x
C. (2,3) B. x
D. (7,1) C. 2x - 2
E. none of the above D. 4x
2. For 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 3𝑥𝑥 2 + 4, g(x) = 2, and h = E. x2
{(1,1), (2,1), (3,2)},
4. What values must be excluded from the
A. f is the only function 𝑓𝑓
domain of � � (𝑥𝑥) if 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 3𝑥𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑥 +
𝑔𝑔
B. h is the only function 1 and g(x) = 3𝑥𝑥 2 − 3?
C. f and g are the only functions A. 0
D. g and h are the only functions B. 1
E. f, g, and h are all functions C. 3
3. What value(s) must be excluded from the D. both ±1
domain of?
E. no values

A. -2 5. If g(x) = 3x + 2 and g(f(x)) = x, then f(2)

=
B. 0
A. 0
C. 2
B. 1
D. 2 and -2
C. 2
E. no value
D. 6
Combining Functions E. 8
1. If f(x) = 3x2 - 2x + 4, f(-2) =
6. If p(x) = 4x - 6 and p(a) = 0, then a =
A. -12
A. -6
B. -4 3
B.−
2
C. -2
3
C.
D. 12 2
2
E. 20 D.
3

2. If f(x) = 4x - 5 and g(x) = 3x, then f(g(2)) E. 2

=
7. If 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 and g(x) = sin x, then the
A. 3 value of (𝑓𝑓 °𝑔𝑔)(√2) is
B. 9 A. -0.01

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C. 0.34
D. 1.8
E. 2.7

Inverses Function
A. 𝑦𝑦 = −2𝑥𝑥 + 1
1. If f(x) = 2x - 3, the inverse of 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥), 𝐴𝐴.
𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥), could be represented by B. 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 + 1
1
A. 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥) = 3𝑥𝑥 − 2 C. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 + 1
2
1
B. 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥) = 1
D. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 − 1
2𝑥𝑥 – 3 2
𝑥𝑥−2
C. 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥) = 1
E. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 −
1
3 2 2
𝑥𝑥+2
D. 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥) =
3 Odd and Even Functions
E. 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥) =
𝑥𝑥+3 1. Which of the following relations are
2
even?
2. If f(x) = x , the inverse of f, 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥), could
I. 𝑦𝑦 = 2
be represented by
II. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥
A. 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥
III. 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦 2 = 1
B. 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥) = 1
1 A. only I
C. 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥) =
𝑥𝑥
B. only I and II
D. 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑥𝑥) = 𝑦𝑦
C. only II and III
−1
E. 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥) does not exist
D. only I and III
3. The inverse of f =
E. I, II, and III
{(1,2),(2,3),(3,4),(4,1),(5,2)} would be a
function if the domain of f is limited to 2. Which of the following relations are odd?
A. {1,3,5} 𝐼𝐼. 𝑦𝑦 = 2
B. {1,2,3,4} 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥
C. {1,5} 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼. 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦 2 = 1
D. {1,2,4,5} A. only II
E. {1,2,3,4,5} B. only I and II
4. Which of the following could represent C. only I and III
the equation of the inverse of the graph in
the figure? D. only II and III
E. I, II, and III
3. Which of the following relations are both
odd and even?
I. 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦 2 = 1

II. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑦𝑦 2 = 0

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III. 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 0 D.
5
3
A. only III
E. 3
B. only I and II
4. The y-intercept of the line through the
C. only I and III two points whose coordinates are (5,-2)
and (1,3) is
D. only II and III
5
A.−
E. I, II, and III 4
5
4. Which of the following functions is B.
4
neither odd nor even?
17
C.
A. {(1,2), (4,7), (−1,2), (0,4), (−4,7)} 4

B. {(1,2), (4,7), (−1, −2), (0,0), (−4, −7)} D. 7

E. 17
C. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 3 − 1
5. The equation of the perpendicular
D. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 2 − 1
bisector of the segment joining the points
E. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = −𝑥𝑥 whose coordinates are (1,4) and (-2,3) is

Linear Functions A. 3x - 2y + 5 = 0

1. The slope of the line through points A(3,- B. x - 3y + 2 = 0

2) and B(-2,-3) is C. 3x + y - 2 = 0
A. -5 D. x - 3y + 11 = 0
1
B. − E. x + 3y - 10 = 0
5

C.
1 6. The length of the segment joining the
5 points with coordinates (-2,4) and (3,-5) is
D. 1
A. 2.8
E. 5
B. 3.7
2. The slope of line 8x + 12y + 5 = 0 is
C. 10
3
A.− D. 10.3
2

B.−
2 E. none of these
3
2 7. The slope of the line parallel to the line
C. whose equation is 2x + 3y = 8 is
3

D. 2 A. -2
E. 3 B.−
3
2
3. The slope of the line perpendicular to line 2
3x - 5y + 8 = 0 is C.−
3

5 2
A.− D.
3 3

3 3
B.− E.
5 2

3
C.
5

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8. If the graph of 𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋 + √2𝑦𝑦 + √3 = 0 is C. and
2 2
perpendicular to the graph of 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 + 3𝑦𝑦 +
3
2 = 0, then a =? D.− and 1
2
A. -4.5 3
E. and -2
2
B. -2.22
5. The sum of the zeros of 𝑦𝑦 = 3𝑥𝑥 2 −
C. -1.35 6𝑥𝑥 − 4 is
D. 0.45 A. -2
E. 1.35 B.−
4
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Quadratic Functions 4
C.
3
1. The coordinates of the vertex of the
parabola whose equation is 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 2 + D. 2
4𝑥𝑥 − 5 are
E. 6
A. (2, 11)
6. 𝑥𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑥 + 3 = 0 has
B. (-1, -7)
A. two real rational roots
C. (1, 1)
B. two real irrational roots
D. (-2, -5)
C. two equal real roots
E. (-4, 11)
D. two equal rational roots
2. The range of the function
E. two complex conjugate roots
2
𝑓𝑓 = {(𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦): 𝑦𝑦 = 5 − 4𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥 } is
7. A parabola with a vertical axis has its
A. {𝑦𝑦: 𝑦𝑦 0} vertex at the origin and passes through
point (7,7). The parabola intersects line y =
B. {𝑦𝑦: 𝑦𝑦 ≥ 9} 6 at two points. The length of the segment
C. {𝑦𝑦: 𝑦𝑦 ≤ 9} joining these points is

D. {𝑦𝑦: 𝑦𝑦 ≥ 0} A. 14

E. {𝑦𝑦: 𝑦𝑦 ≤ 1} B. 13
C. 12
3. The equation of the axis of symmetry of
the function 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 3𝑥𝑥 − 6 is D. 8.6
3
A. 𝑥𝑥 = − E. 6.5
2

B.𝑥𝑥 = −
3 Higher-Degree Polynomial
4
Functions
1
C.𝑥𝑥 = −
3 1. 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 4 + 𝑥𝑥 3 − 𝑏𝑏𝑥𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑥 + 𝑐𝑐 . If
1 P(x) increases without bound as x
D.𝑥𝑥 =
3 increases without bound, then, as x
3 decreases without bound, P(x)
E.𝑥𝑥 =
4
A. increases without bound
4. Find the zeros of 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥 − 6.
B. decreases without bound
A. 3 and 2
C. approaches zero from above the x-axis
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D. approaches zero from below the x-axis 6. Write the equation of lowest degree with
real coefficients if two of its roots are -1 and
E. cannot be determined
1 + i.
2. Which of the following is an odd
A. 𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑥𝑥 2 + 2 = 0
function?
B. 𝑥𝑥 3 − 𝑥𝑥 2 − 2 = 0
I. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 3𝑥𝑥 3 + 5
C. 𝑥𝑥 3 − 𝑥𝑥 + 2 = 0
II. 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 4𝑥𝑥 6 + 2𝑥𝑥 4 − 3𝑥𝑥 2
D. 𝑥𝑥 3 − 𝑥𝑥 2 + 2 = 0
III. ℎ(𝑥𝑥) = 7𝑥𝑥 5 − 8𝑥𝑥 3 + 12𝑥𝑥
E. none of the above
A. only I
B. only II Inequalities
C. only III 1. Which of the following is equivalent to
3x2 - x < 2?
D. only I and II 3
A.− < 𝑥𝑥 < 1
2
E. only I and III
2
3. How many possible rational roots are B.−1 < 𝑥𝑥 <
3
there for 2𝑥𝑥 4 + 4𝑥𝑥 3 − 6𝑥𝑥 2 + 15𝑥𝑥 − 2
12 = 0? C.− < 𝑥𝑥 < 1
3
3
A. 4 D.−1 < 𝑥𝑥 <
2
B. 6 2
E.𝑥𝑥 < 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑥𝑥 > 1
3
C. 8
2. Solve 𝑥𝑥 5 − 3𝑥𝑥 3 + 2𝑥𝑥 2 − 3 > 0.
D. 12
A.{−∞, −0.87}
E. 16
B.(−1.90, −0.87) ∪ {1.58, ∞}
4. If both x - 1 and x - 2 are factors of 𝑥𝑥 3 −
3𝑥𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑥 − 4𝑏𝑏, then b must be C.(−1.90, −0.87)

A. 0 D.(−0.87,1.58)

B. 1 E.{1.58, ∞}

C. 2 3. The number of integers that satisfy the

inequality 𝑥𝑥 2 + 48 < 16𝑥𝑥 is
D. 3
A. 0
E. 4
B. 4
5. If 3𝑥𝑥 3 − 9𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝐾𝐾𝐾𝐾 − 12 is divisible by
x - 3, then K = C. 7

A. -40 D. an infinite number

B. -3 E. none of the above

C. 3
D. 4
E. 22

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Rational Functions and Limits A.𝑥𝑥 = −
1
3
1. To be continuous at x = 1, the value of B. 𝑥𝑥 = 1
𝑥𝑥 4 −1
must be defined to be equal to 1
𝑥𝑥 3 −1
C.𝑦𝑦 = −
3
A. -1
1
D.𝑦𝑦 =
B. 0 3

C. 1 E. 𝑦𝑦 = 1

D.
4 Exponential and Logarithmic
3
Functions
E. 4
1. If 𝑥𝑥 𝑎𝑎 · (𝑥𝑥 𝑎𝑎+1 )𝑎𝑎 · (𝑥𝑥 𝑎𝑎 )1−𝑎𝑎 = 𝑥𝑥 𝑘𝑘 , then k =
3𝑥𝑥 2 +2𝑥𝑥
2. If 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = � 𝑤𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 ≠ 0 , what A. 2𝑎𝑎 + 1
𝑥𝑥
𝑘𝑘 𝑤𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 = 0
must the value of k be equal to in order for B. 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑎𝑎2
f(x) to be a continuous function?
C. 3𝑎𝑎
3
A.− D. 3𝑎𝑎 + 1
2
2
B.− E. 𝑎𝑎3 + 𝑎𝑎
3

C. 0 2. If log 8 3 = 𝑥𝑥 · log 2 3, then x =

1
D. 2 A.
3

E. No value of k can make f(x) a continuous B. 3

function.
C. 4
𝑥𝑥 3 −8
3.lim 4 −16 = D. log 4 3
𝑥𝑥→2 𝑥𝑥

A. 0 E. log 8 9
3 1
B. 3. If log10 𝑚𝑚 = , then log10 10𝑚𝑚2 =
8 2
1
C. A. 2
2
4 B. 2.5
D.
7
C. 3
E. This expression is undefined.
D. 10.25
5𝑥𝑥 2 −2
4. lim 2 =
𝑥𝑥→2 3𝑥𝑥 +8 E. 100
1
A.− 4. If log 𝑏𝑏 5 = 𝑎𝑎, log 𝑏𝑏 2.5 = 𝑐𝑐, 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 5𝑥𝑥 =
4
2.5 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 =
B. 0
A. ac
3
C. 𝑐𝑐
11 B.
𝑎𝑎
5
D. C. a + c
3

E.∞ D. c - a
5. Which of the following is the equation of E. The value of x cannot be determined
3𝑥𝑥 2 −2𝑥𝑥−1 from the information given.
an asymptote of 𝑦𝑦 = ?
9𝑥𝑥 2 −1

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5. If 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥) = log 2 𝑥𝑥, then 𝑓𝑓 � � + 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = year) will it take for the money to double?
𝑥𝑥
(If P is the amount invested, the formula for
2
A.log � � + log 2 𝑥𝑥 the amount, A, that is available after t years
𝑥𝑥 is 𝐴𝐴 = 𝑃𝑃𝑒𝑒 0.03𝑡𝑡 .)
B.1 A. 26
2+𝑥𝑥 2
C.log 2 𝑥𝑥
B. 25
2
D.log 2 . log 2 𝑥𝑥 C. 24
𝑥𝑥
D. 23
E.0
E. 22
6. If 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙(𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥) < 0, which of the following must
be true? Trigonometric Functions and
A. xy < 0 Their Inverses Definitions
B. xy < 1 1. Express cos 320° as a function of an
angle between 0° and 90°.
C. xy > 1
A. cos 40°
D. xy > 0
B. sin 40°
E. none of the above
C. cos 50°
7. log 2 𝑚𝑚 = √7 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 log 7 𝑛𝑛 = √2, 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 =
D. sin 50°
A. 1
E. none of the above
B. 2
2. If point P(-5,12) lies on the terminal side
C. 96 of in standard position, 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 =
D. 98 A. −
12
13
E. 103 5
B.−
12
8. log 7 5 =
5
C.−
A.1.2 13
12
B.1.1 D.
13

C.0.9 12
E.
5
D.0.8 5
3. If sec = − and 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝜃𝜃 > 0 then tan 𝜃𝜃 =
4
E.-0.7
4
3 5
9.√2. √4. √8 =
9 A.
3
3
A. 1.9 B.
4
B. 2 3
C.−
4
C. 2.1
4
D.−
D. 2.3 3

E. none of the above

E. 2.5
4. If x is an angle in quadrant III and
10. If $300 is invested at 3%, compounded
𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 (𝑥𝑥 − 30°) = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑥𝑥, find x.
continuously, how long (to the nearest

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A. 240° A. -128°
B. 225° B. -52°
C. 210° C. 52°
D. 60° D. 128°
E. none of the above E. none of these
5. If 90° < ∝ < 180° and 270° < 𝛽𝛽 < 360°, 4. Find the number of radians in
then which of the following cannot be true? cot −1 (−5.2418).
A. sin∝ = sin𝛽𝛽 A. -10.8
B. tan∝ = sin𝛽𝛽 B. -5.3
C. tan∝ = tan𝛽𝛽 C. -1.38

D. sin∝ = cos𝛽𝛽 D. -0.19

E. sec∝ = csc𝛽𝛽 E. none of these

6. Expressed as a function of an acute 5. Which of the following is (are) true?

angle, cos 310° + cos 190° =
I. sin−1 1 + sin−1 −1 = 0
A. - cos 40°
II. cos−1 1 + cos −1 (−1) = 0
B. cos 70°
III. cos −1 𝑥𝑥 = cos−1(−𝑥𝑥) for all x in the
C. - cos 50° domain of cos−1
D. sin 20° A. only I
E. - cos 70° B. only II

Inverse Trig Functions C. only III

1. Find the number of degrees in 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠−1

√2 D. only I and II
2
E. only II and III
A. -45
6. Which of the following is a solution of
B. -22.5 1
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐3𝑥𝑥 = ?
2
C. 0
A. 60°
D. 22.5
5𝜋𝜋
B.
E. 45 3
1
2. Find the number of radians in C.cos−1( )
6
cos−1(−0.5624).
√3
D.cos−1( )
A. -0.97 2
1 1
B. 0.97 E. cos −1 ( )
3 2

C. 1.77 Arcs and Angles

D. 2.16 1. An angle of 30 radians is equal to how
E. none of these many degrees?
𝜋𝜋
3. Evaluate tan−1 (𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 128°). A.
30

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B. D. 43.2 inches
6
30 E. 86.4 inches
C.
𝜋𝜋
540
Special Angles
D.
𝜋𝜋
1. The exact value of tan (-60°) is
5400
E. A. −√3
𝜋𝜋

2. If a sector of a circle has an arc length of B. -1

2π inches and an area of 6π square inches,
2
what is the length of the radius of the C.
√3
circle?
√3
A. 1 D.− 2
1
B. 2 E.−
√3
C. 3 3𝜋𝜋
2. The exact value of cos( )
4
D. 6
A. -1
E. 12
√3
B. .−
3. If a circle has a circumference of 16 2
inches, the area of a sector with a central √2
angle of 4.7 radians is C. .− 2

A. 10 D. .−
1
2
B. 12
E. 0
C. 15
3. Csc 540° is
D. 25
A. 0
E. 48
B. −√3
4. A central angle of 40° in a circle of radius
1 inch intercepts an arc whose length is s. C.−√2
Find s. D. -1
A. 0.7 E. undefined
B. 1.4
Graphs
C. 2
1. In the figure, part of the graph of y = sin
D. 3 2x is shown. What are the coordinates of
point P?
E. 40
5. The pendulum on a clock swings through
an angle of 25°, and the tip sweeps out an
arc of 12 inches. How long is the
pendulum?
A. 1.67 inches 𝜋𝜋
A.( , 1)
2
B. 13.8 inches
B. (𝜋𝜋, 1)
C. 27.5 inches

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 𝜋𝜋
C. ( , 1) D. 3
4
𝜋𝜋 E. 6
D. ( , 2)
2
𝜋𝜋
6. If 0 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ , what is the maximum value
E. (𝜋𝜋, 1) 2
1
of the function 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = sin � 𝑥𝑥� ?
3
2. The figure below could be a portion of
the graph whose equation is A. 0
1
B.
3
1
C.
2

√3
D. 2
A. 𝑦𝑦 − 1 = 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥 · 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑥𝑥 E. 1
B. 𝑦𝑦 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥 = 1 7. If the graph in the figure below has an
C. 2𝑦𝑦 + 1 = 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 2𝑥𝑥 equation of the form y = sin (Mx + N), what
is the value of N?
D. 2𝑦𝑦 + 1 = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2𝑥𝑥
E. 1 − 2𝑦𝑦 = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2𝑥𝑥
𝜋𝜋 5𝜋𝜋
3. As 𝜃𝜃 increases from to , the value of
4 4
1
4𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐( 𝜃𝜃)
2

A. increases, and then decreases A. -𝜋𝜋

B. decreases, and then increases B. -1
C. decreases throughout C. -
1
2
D. increases throughout 𝜋𝜋
D.
2
E. decreases, increases, and then
decreases again E.𝜋𝜋

4. The function 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = √3𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥 Identities, Equations, and

has an amplitude of Inequalities
A. 1.37 1. If sin and cos, find the value of sin 2x.
B. 1.73 A. -
C. 2 B. -
D. 2.73 C.
E. 3.46 D.
5. For what value of P is the period of the E.
1 2𝜋𝜋
function 𝑦𝑦 = cos(𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃) equal to ?
3 3 2. If tan A = cot B, then
1
A. A. A = B
3

B.
2 B. A = 90° + B
3
C. B = 90° + A
C. 2

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D. A + B = 90° E. [-11,1]
E. A + B = 180° Triangles
3. If cos, find cos 2x. 1. In ∆ABC, A = 30°, b = 8, and a =4√2.
A. -0.87 Angle C could equal

B. -0.25 A. 45°

C. 0 B. 135°

D. 0.5 C. 60°

E. 0.75 D. 15°

4. If sin 37° = z, express sin 74° in terms of E. 90°

z. 2. In ABC, A = 30°, a = 6, and c = 8. Which
A. of the following must be true?

B. 2z2 + 1 A. 0° < C < 90°

C. 2z B. 90° < C < 180°

D. 2z2 - 1 C. 45° < C < 135°

E. D. 0° < C < 45° or 90° < C < 135°

5. If sin x = -0.6427, what is csc x? E. 0° < C < 45° or 135° < C < 180°

A. -1.64 3. The angles of a triangle are in a ratio of

8 : 3 : 1. The ratio of the longest side of the
B. -1.56 triangle to the next longest side is
C. 0.64 A.√6 ∶ 2
D. 1.56 B. 8:03
E. 1.7 C.√3: 1
6. For what value(s) of x, 0 < x <, is sin x < D.8:05
cos x?
E.2√2: √3
4. The sides of a triangle are in a ratio of 4 :
A. x < 0.79
5 : 6. The smallest angle is
B. x < 0.52
A. 82°
C. 0.52 < x < 0.79
B. 69°
D. x > 0.52
C. 56°
E. x > 0.79
D. 41°
7. What is the range of the function f(x) = 5
E. 27°
- 6sin (x + 1)?
5. Find the length of the longer diagonal of
A. [-6,6]
a parallelogram if the sides are 6 inches
B. [-5,5] and 8 inches and the smaller angle is 60°.

C. [-1,1] A. 8

D. [-1,11] B. 11

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C. 12 A. 2√37
D. 7 B. 2√13
E. 17 C. 2√37 or 2√13
6. What are all values of side a in the figure D. 10
below such that two triangles can be
constructed? E. 10 or 12
10. Given the following data, which can
form two triangles?
I.C = 30°, c = 8, b = 12

II.B = 45°, a = 12√2, b = 15√2

A.𝑎𝑎 > 4√3 III.C = 60°, b = 12, c =5√3

B.𝑎𝑎 > 8 A. only I

B. only II
C.𝑎𝑎 = 4√3
C. only III
D.4√3 < 𝑎𝑎 < 8
D. only I and II
E.8 < 𝑎𝑎 < 8√3
E. only I and III
7. In ∆ABC, B = 30°, C = 105°, and b = 10.
The length of side a equals Piecewise Functions
1. |2x - 1| = 4x + 5 has how many numbers
in its solution set?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
A. 7
D. an infinite number
B. 9
E. none of the above
C. 10
2. Which of the following is equivalent to
D. 14 1 ≤ |𝑥𝑥 − 2| ≤ 4

E. 17 A. 3 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 6

8. The area of ∆ABC = 24 , side a = 6, and B. 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 1 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑥𝑥 ≥ 3

side b = 16. The value of C is
C. 1 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 3
A. 30°
D. 𝑥𝑥 ≤ −2 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑥𝑥 ≥ 6
B. 30° or 150°
E. −2 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 1 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 3 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 6
C. 60°
3. The area bound by the relation |x| + |y| =
D. 60° or 120° 2 is
E. none of the above A. 8
9. The area of ∆ABC= 12, side a = 6, and B. 1
side b = 8. Side c =
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D. 4 B. y = |x - 1| + x
E. There is no finite area. C. y = |2x - 1|
4. Given a function, f(x), such that f(x) = D. y = |x + 1| - x
f(|x|). Which one of the following could be
E. y = 2|x| - |x|
the graph of f(x)?
6. The postal rate for first-class mail is 44
cents for the first ounce or portion thereof
and 17 cents for each additional ounce or
portion thereof up to 3.5 ounces. The cost
of a 3.5-ounce letter is 95￠. A formula for
A. the cost in cents of first-class postage for a
letter weighing N ounces (N≤ 3.5) is
A. 44 + [N - 1] · 17
B. [N - 44] · 17
C. 44 + [N] · 17
B.
D. 1 + [N] · 17
E. none of the above
7. If f(x) = i, where i is an integer such that
𝑖𝑖 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 < 𝑖𝑖 + 1, the range of f(x) is
A. the set of all real numbers
C.
B. the set of all positive integers
C. the set of all integers
D. the set of all negative integers
E. the set of all nonnegative real numbers
8. If f(x) = [2x] - 4x with domain 0 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 2,
D. then f(x) can also be written as
A. 2x
B. -x
C. -2x

D. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑥
E.
E. none of the above
5. The figure shows the graph of which one
of the following? Parametric Equations
1. In the graph of the parametric equations
𝑥𝑥 = 𝑡𝑡 2 + 𝑡𝑡
�
𝑦𝑦 = 𝑡𝑡 2 − 𝑡𝑡
A. 𝑥𝑥 ≥ 0
1
B.𝑥𝑥 ≥ −
4

A. y = 2x - |x| C. x is any real number

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D. 𝑥𝑥 ≥ −1 1
C.𝑦𝑦 = cos( 𝑥𝑥)
3
E. 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 1
D. 𝑦𝑦 = 3 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑥𝑥
2
𝑥𝑥 = sin 𝑡𝑡 1
2. The graph of is a � E.𝑦𝑦 = cos 𝑥𝑥
𝑦𝑦 = 2 cos 𝑡𝑡 3

A. straight line 3. The graph of y = f(x) is shown.

B. line segment
C. parabola
D. portion of a parabola
E. semicircle
3. Which of the following is (are) a pair of
parametric equations that represent a Which of the following is the graph of y = f
circle? (-x) - 2?

𝑥𝑥 = sin 𝑡𝑡
I.�
𝑦𝑦 = cos 𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥 = 𝑡𝑡
II.�
𝑦𝑦 = √1 − 𝑡𝑡 2 A.
𝑥𝑥 = √𝑠𝑠
III.�
𝑦𝑦 = √1 − 𝑠𝑠

A. only I
B. only II B.

C. only III
D. only II and III
E. I, II, and III
C.
Transformations and
Symmetry
1. Which of the following functions
transforms y = f(x) by moving it 5 units to
the right? D.

A. y = f(x + 5)
B. y = f(x - 5)
C. y = f(x) + 5
E.
D. y = f(x) - 5
4. Which of the following is a transformation
E. y = 5f(x) of y = f(x) that translates this function down
3, shrinks it horizontally by a factor of 2,
2. Which of the following functions
and reflects it about the x -axis.
stretches y = cos (x) vertically by a factor of
3? A. 𝑦𝑦 = −2𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥 − 3)
A. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐(𝑥𝑥 + 3) B. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑓𝑓 (−2𝑥𝑥) − 3
B. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐(3𝑥𝑥)

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 1
C.𝑦𝑦 = −𝑓𝑓 � 𝑥𝑥� − 3
2
D.
D.𝑦𝑦 = −𝑓𝑓 (2𝑥𝑥) − 3
1
E.𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑓𝑓 �− 𝑥𝑥� − 3 E.
2
5. Which of the following is a vertex of
Conic Sections 16𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑦𝑦 2 − 32𝑥𝑥 − 6𝑦𝑦 − 57 = 0?
1. Which of the following is a focus of
(𝑥𝑥−2)2 (𝑦𝑦+1)2
A. (1, -1)
4
+ 5
=1
B. (1, 3)
A. (1, -1)
C. (1, 5)
B. (2, -1)
D. (1, -3)
C. (3, -1)
E. (-1, 3)
D. (2, -2)
6. The graph of 𝑥𝑥 2 = (2𝑦𝑦 + 3)2 is
E. (-2, 1)
A. an ellipse
2. Which of the following is an asymptote of
B. a parabola
3x2 - 4y2 - 12 = 0?
4 C. a hyperbola
A.𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥
3
D. a circle
2
B.𝑦𝑦 = − 𝑥𝑥
√3 E. none of these
3
C.𝑦𝑦 = − 𝑥𝑥
4 Polar Coordinates
√3 1. A point has polar coordinate (2,60°). The
D.𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥
2 same point can be represented by
2
E.𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 A. (-2,240°)
3

3. The standard equation of a parabola with B. (2,240°)

focus (2, -3) and directrix x = 6 is
C. (-2,60°)
2
A. 𝑥𝑥 − 2 = 8(𝑦𝑦 + 3)
D. (2,-60°)
2
B. 𝑥𝑥 − 4 = −8(𝑦𝑦 + 3) E. (2,-240°)
2
C. 𝑦𝑦 + 3 = 8(𝑥𝑥 − 2) 2. The polar coordinates of a point P are
D. 𝑦𝑦 − 3 = −8(𝑥𝑥 + 2)2 (2,200°). The rectangular coordinates of P
are
E. 𝑦𝑦 − 3 = −8(𝑥𝑥 + 4)2
A. (-1.88,-0.68)
4. The standard equation of an ellipse with
vertices (-5, 2) and (3, 2) and minor axis of B. (-0.68,-1.88)
length 6 is C. (-0.34,-0.94)
D. (-0.94,-0.34)
A.
E. (-0.47,-0.17)
3
B. 3. Describe the graph of 𝑟𝑟 =
cos 𝜃𝜃

A. a parabola
C.

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B. an ellipse D. 9.1 cm
C. a circle E. 15 cm
D. a vertical line Coordinates in Three
E. the x –axis Dimensions
1. The distance between two points in
Surface Area and Volume
space, P (x,-1,-1) and Q (3,-3,1), is 3. Find
1. The figure below shows a right circular the possible values of x .
cylinder inscribed in a cube with edge of
A. 1 or 2
length x . What is the ratio of the volume of
the cylinder to the volume of the cube? B. 2 or 3
C. -2 or -3
D. 2 or 4
E. -2 or -4
2. The point (-4,0,7) lies on the
A. y-axis

A.
2 B. xy plane
3
3 C. yz plane
B.
4
D. xz plane
𝜋𝜋
C.
4 E. z -axis
𝜋𝜋
D. 3. The region in the first quadrant bounded
2
4
by the line 3x + 2y = 7 and the coordinate
E. axes is rotated about the x-axis. What is the
5
volume of the resulting solid?
2. The volume of a right circular cylinder is
the same numerical value as its total A. 8 𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑠𝑠 3
surface area. Find the smallest integral
B. 20 𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑠𝑠 3
value for the radius of the cylinder.
A. 1 C. 30 𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑠𝑠 3

B. 2 D. 90 𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑠𝑠 3

C. 3 E. 120 𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑠𝑠 3

D. 4
E. This value cannot be determined.
3. The length, width, and height of a
rectangular solid are 5 cm, 3 cm, and 7 cm,
respectively. What is the length of the
longest segment whose endpoints are
vertices of the rectangular solid?
Venn Diagrams
1. There are 50 people in a room. Twenty-
eight are male, and 32 are under the age of
30. Twelve are males under the age of 30.
How many women over the age of 30 are
in the group?
A. 2

A. 5.8 cm B. 3

B. 7.6 cm C. 4

C. 8.6 cm D. 5

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E. 6 E. 8

Multiplication Rule 2. A basketball team has 5 centers, 9

1. M & M plain candies come in six colors:
brown, green, orange, red, tan, and yellow.
Assume there are at least 3 of each color.
If you pick three candies from a bag, how
many color possibilities are there?
guards, and 13 forwards. Of these, 1 center,
2 guards, and 2 forwards start a game.
How many possible starting teams can a
coach put on the floor?
A. 56,160

A. 18 B. 14,040

B. 20 C. 585

C. 120 D. 197

D. 216 E. 27

E. 729 3. Five boys and 6 girls would like to serve

on the homecoming court, which will
2. A code consists of two letters of the consist of 2 boys and 2 girls. How many
alphabet followed by 5 digits. How many different homecoming courts are possible?
such codes are possible?
A. 30
A. 7
B. 61
B. 10
C. 150
C. 128
D. 900
D. 20,000
E. 2048
E. 67,600,000
4. In a plane there are 8 points, no three of
3. A salad bar has 7 ingredients, excluding which are collinear. How many lines do the
the dressing. How many different salads points determine?
are possible where two salads are different
if they don't include identical ingredients? A. 7

A. 7 B. 16

B. 14 C. 28

C. 128 D. 36

D. 5,040 E. 64

E. 823,543 5. If �𝑥𝑥6� = �𝑥𝑥4�, then x =

Factorial, Permutations, A. 0
Combinations B. 1
1. How many 3-person committees can be C. 4
selected from a fraternity with 25
members? D. 5

A. 15,625 E. 10

B. 13,800 Imaginary Numbers

C. 2,300 1. 𝑖𝑖 29 =
D. 75 A. 1

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B. i A. A
C. -i B. B
D. -1 C. C
E. none of these D. D
2. Write the product of (2 + 3i )(4 - 5i ) in E. E
standard form.
2. Which of the following is the modulus of
A. -7 - 23i 2 + 𝑖𝑖?
B. -7 + 2i A.√2
C. 23 - 7i B. 2
D. 23 + 2i C.√3
E. 23 - 2i D.√5
𝑖𝑖
3. Write in standard form. E. 5
2−𝑖𝑖

A.−1 + 𝑖𝑖
1
2
Addition, Subtraction, and
1 2
Scalar Multiplication
B. − 𝑖𝑖
5 5 1.
1 2
C.− + 𝑖𝑖
5 5

D. −1 + 2𝑖𝑖
. Find the value of K + J + M.
E. −1 − 2𝑖𝑖
A. 2
2
4. If = 8 − 2𝑖𝑖 , 𝑧𝑧 =
B. 4
A. 60 − 32𝑖𝑖
C. 6
B. 64 + 4𝑖𝑖
D. 7
C. 64 − 4𝑖𝑖
E. 8
D. 60
2. Evaluate x and y if
E. 68
A. 𝑥𝑥 = 0; 𝑦𝑦 = 2
5. If z is the complex number shown in the
B. 𝑥𝑥 = 1; 𝑦𝑦 = 2
figure, which of the following points could
be iz? C. 𝑥𝑥 = −1, 1; 𝑦𝑦 =
5
3
1 1 5
D.𝑥𝑥 = − , ; 𝑦𝑦 =
2 2 6
1
E. 𝑥𝑥 = 0, ; 𝑦𝑦 = 2
2

3. Solve for x: .

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 matrix expressions represents the income,
in dollars, received from the sale of cereal
A. each of the three days?

B.

C.
A.

D.

B.

E.

Matrix Multiplication C.
1. The first row, second column of the

product is D.
A. -5x - 3 E.
B. -x - 3
C. 1 - x2
D. 4x Determinants and Inverses of
E. 2x + 2 Square Matrices
3. If

1.The determinant of is
A. p - 6
,
and AX = B , then the size of X is B. p + 6
A. 3 rows, 3 columns C. 3p - 2
B. 3 rows, 2 columns D. 3 - 2p
C. 2 rows, 2 columns E. -6 - p
D. 2 rows, 3 columns 2. Find all values of x for which
E. cannot be determined
4. The chart below shows the number of
small and large packages of a certain
brand of cereal that were bought over a
A. ±3.78
three-day period. The price of a small box
of this brand is $2.99, and the price of a B. ±4.47
large box is $3.99. Which of the following

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C. ±5.12
D. ±6.19
D.
E. ±6.97
E. This system cannot be represented as a
matrix equation.
2.Find
3. If , then X
=

A. (-2 0.5)

A.
B.
C. (-1 3/4)

B. D.
E. (-5 -4/5)

Sequences and Series

1. If 𝑎𝑎1 = 3 and 𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑛 = n + 𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑛−1, the sum of
C. the first five terms is
A. 17
B. 30
D.
C. 42
E. undefined
D. 45
Solving Systems of Equations
E. 68
1. Find the matrix equation that represents
2. If 𝑎𝑎1 = 5 and 𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑛 = 1 + √𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑛−1 , find 𝑎𝑎3 .

the system A. 2.623

B. 2.635
C. 2.673
A.
D. 2.799
E. 3.323
B. 3. If the repeating decimal 0.23737 ���� is
written as a fraction in lowest terms, the
sum of the numerator and denominator is.

C. A. 16
B. 47
C. 245

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D. 334
2. If and the
E. 1237 resultant vector of equals
4. The first three terms of a geometric
4 8 A.
sequence are √3, √3, 1. The fourth term is
32
A. √3 B.
16
B. √3 C.
1
C. 16
√3 D.
1
D. 8
√3 E.
1
E. 4 3. A unit vector perpendicular to vector
√3
is
5. By how much does the arithmetic mean
between 1 and 25 exceed the positive A. (4,3)
geometric mean between 1 and 25? 3 4
B.( , )
5 5
A. 5
3 4
B. about 7.1 C.(− , − )
5 5
4 3
C. 8 D.(− , − )
5 5
D. 12.9 4 3
E. (− , )
5 5
E. 18
2 2
Measures and Regression
6. In a geometric series 𝑠𝑠 = 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑡𝑡 = .
3 7
1. Last week, police ticketed 13 men
What is r?
traveling 18 miles per hour over the speed
A.
2 limit and 8 women traveling 14 miles per
3
hour over the speed limit. What was the
B. −
4 mean speed over the limit of all 21 drivers?
7
2 A. 16 miles per hour
C.
7
B. 16.5 miles per hour
4
D.
7 C. 17 miles per hour
2
E. − D. none of these
7
E. cannot be determined
Vectors
2. If the range of a set of integers is 2 and
1. Suppose Find the mean is 50, which of the following
statements must be true?
the magnitude of
I. The mode is 50
A. 2
II. The median is 50
B. 3
III. There are exactly three data values
C. 4
A. only I
D. 5
B. only II
E. 6

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 C. only III B 485 30 560
D. I and II C 515 22 561
E. I, II, and III D 396 26 474
3. What is the median of the frequency E 479 35 552
distribution shown below?

Data Value Frequency Which single score has the highest z-

0 1 score?
1 3
2 7 A. 561 in school C
3 15 B. 552 in school E
4 10
5 7 C. 560 in school B
6 3
D. 474 in school D
7 3
E. 600 in school A
A. 2
6. Jack recorded the amount of time he
B. 3 studied the night before each of 4 history
quizzes and the score he got on each quiz.
C. 4
The data are in the table below.
D. 5
Score Time (min.)
E. Cannot be determined
86 45
4. Which of the following statements must
be true? 70 15

I. The range of a data set must be smaller 90 40

than its standard deviation. 78 35
II. The standard deviation of a data set Use linear regression to estimate the score
must be smaller than its mean. Jack would get if he studied for 20 minutes.
III. The median of a data set must be A. 71
smaller than its mode.
B. 72
A. I only
C. 73
B. I and II
D. 74
C. II only
E. 75
D. I, II, and III
7. The scatter plot shows gas mileage
E. none are true (miles per gallon) at various speeds (miles
5. The mean and standard deviation for per hour) when a car was driven 100 miles
SAT math scores are shown in the table at various speeds on a test track.
below for five high schools in a large city. A
particular score for each city is also shown
(in the right column).
School Mean Standard Deviation Single Score

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 What is the probability that at least one of
the cards will be a spade?
3
A.
52
9
B.
64
3
C.
8
37
D.
64
Which regression model is probably the
3
best predictor of gas mileage as a function E.
4
of speed?
4. A coin is tossed three times. Let A =
A. constant {three heads occur} and B = {at least one
B. linear head occurs}. What is P(A∪B )?
1
C. quadratic A.
8
D. cubic 1
B.
4
E. exponential
1
C.
Independent Events 2
3
D.
1. With the throw of two dice, what is the 4
probability that the sum will be a prime 7
number? E.
8

A.
4 5. A class has 12 boys and 4 girls. If three
11 students are selected at random from the
B.
7 class, what is the probability that all will be
18 boys?
5
C. A.
1
12
55
5
D. B.
1
11
4
1
E. C.
1
2
3
2. If a coin is flipped and one die is thrown, 11
D.
what is the probability of getting a head or 28
a 4? 11
E.
15
1
A.
12 6. A red box contains eight items, of which
B.
1 three are defective, and a blue box
3 contains five items, of which two are
5 defective. An item is drawn at random from
C.
12 each box. What is the probability that both
7 items will be nondefective?
D.
12
3
2 A.
E. 20
3
3
B.
3. Three cards are drawn from an ordinary 8
deck of 52 cards. Each card is replaced in 5
C.
the deck before the next card is drawn. 13

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D.
13
17
E.
20

7. A hotel has five single rooms available,

for which six men and three women apply.
What is the probability that the rooms will
be rented to three men and two women?
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A.
112
97
B.
251
10
C.
21
5
D.
9
5
E.
8

8. Of all the articles in a box, 80% are

satisfactory, while 20% are not. The
probability of obtaining exactly five good
items out of eight randomly selected
articles is
A. 0.003
B. 0.013
C. 0.132
D. 0.147
E. 0.8

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