PRACTICE TEST 7 355

PRACTICE TEST 7
MATH LEVEL 2

ANSWER SHEET
Tear out this answer sheet and use it to complete the practice test. Determine
the BEST answer for each question. Then, fill in the appropriate oval using
a No. 2 pencil.

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PRACTICE TEST 7
Time: 60 minutes

Directions: Select the BEST answer for each of the 50 multiple-choice questions. If the exact solution is not one of the
five choices, select the answer that is the best approximation. Then, fill in the appropriate oval on the answer sheet.

Notes:

1. A calculator will be needed to answer some of the questions on the test.

Scientific, programmable, and graphing calculators are permitted. It is up
to you to determine when and when not to use your calculator.
2. Angles on the Level 2 test are measured in degrees and radians. You need
to decide whether your calculator should be set to degree mode or radian
mode for a particular question.
3. Figures are drawn as accurately as possible and are intended to help solve
some of the test problems. If a figure is not drawn to scale, this will be stat-
ed in the problem. All figures lie in a plane unless the problem indicates
otherwise.
4. Unless otherwise stated, the domain of a function f is assumed to be the
set of real numbers x for which the value of the function, f (x), is a real
number.
5. Reference information that may be useful in answering some of the test
questions can be found below.

Reference Information

1 2
Right circular cone with radius r and height h: Volume = πr h
3

Right circular cone with circumference of base c

1
and slant height ᐉ: Lateral Area = cᐉ
2
4 3
Sphere with radius r: Volume = πr
3
Surface Area = 4πr2

1
Pyramid with base area B and height h: Volume = Bh
3
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PRACTICE TEST 7 QUESTIONS

1. If 3x = 18, 18x = USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER

(A) 2.6
(B) 3
(C) 108
(D) 2,007
(E) 34,012,224

2. A number k is increased by 12. If the cube root of that

result equals −3, k =
(A) −39
(B) −27
(C) −15
(D) 15
(E) 39

(n!)2
3. =
(n − 1)!2

(A) n
(B) 2n
(C) n2
(D) (n − 1)2
(E) n4

4. A point Q is in the second quadrant at a distance of

41 from the origin. Which of the following could
be the coordinates of Q?
(A) (−1, 41)
(B) (−4, 5)
(C) (−8, 23 )
(D) (5, −4)
(E) (−6, 5)

5. tan θ(sin θ) + cos θ =

(A) 2 cos θ
(B) cos θ + sec θ
(C) csc θ
(D) sec θ
(E) 1

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6. What is the domain of f ( x ) = 2 − x2 ?

(A) x ≤ 2

(B) x ≥ − 2

(C) − 2 ≤ x ≤ 2

(D) x ≤ − 2 or x ≥ 2
(E) All real numbers

7. If 6n3 = 48n2, then which of the following is the solu-

tion set for n?
(A) {0}
(B) {8}
(C) {−8, 0, 8}
(D) {0, 8}
(E) {−8, 8}

8. If f ( x ) = x and f [ g( x )] = 2 x , then g(x) =

(A) 4x
(B) 2x
(C) 2x2
x
(D)
2
(E) x3

9. How many 3-person committees can be formed from

a group of 10?
(A) 6
(B) 60
(C) 120
(D) 240
(E) 720
r
10. What is the magnitude of vector v with initial point
(4, −1) and terminal point (0, 2)?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 7
(E) 25

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11. p ▫ q is defined as for all positive real numbers.
pq
p
Which of the following is equivalent to ?
2
(A) p ▫ 1
(B) p ▫ p
1
(C) p ▫
2
(D) 1 ▫ q
(E) p ▫ 2

12. If the graph of the equation y = mx + 5 has points in

the 3rd quadrant, then which of the following must
be true for m?
(A) m = 0
(B) m < 0
(C) 0 < m < 1
(D) m > 0
(E) m = 5

13. If a is an even integer, and b is an odd integer, then

which of the following must be odd?
(A) ab
(B) a b
(C) a + b + 1
(D) 2b + 1
(E) a − 2b

14. What is the sum of the coefficients in the expansion

of (1 − 2x)3?
(A) −7
(B) −1
(C) 9
(D) 18
(E) 27
2
15. If 25x2 − 20x + k = 0 has as a double root, k =
5

(A) 4
4
(B)
25
(C) 5
(D) −5
(E) 1

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16. A triangle has sides measuring 3, 5, and 7 inches. USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
What is the measure of its largest angle?
(A) 135°
(B) 60°
(C) 120°
(D) 150°
(E) 153°

17. Which of the following is the equation of the circle

with x-intercept (−3, 0) and y-intercept (0, 3) whose
center is in the 2nd quadrant?
(A) (x − 3)2 + (y − 3)2 = 9
(B) (x − 3)2 + (y + 3)2 = 9
(C) (x + 3)2 + (y − 3)2 = 3
(D) (x − 3)2 + (y + 3)2 = 3
(E) (x + 3)2 + (y − 3)2 = 9

18. Cost is a function of the number of units produced as

given by: C(n) = 0.02n2 − 42n + 5,000. How many
units, n, produce a minimum cost C ?
(A) 525
(B) 1,050
(C) 2,100
(D) 17,050
(E) 125,000

19. Some number n is added to the three numbers −2, 10,

and 94 to create the first three terms of a geometric
sequence. What is the value of n?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5

20. A right circular cylinder has a height of 15 and a

radius of 4. If A and B are two points on the surface
of the cylinder, what is the maximum possible length
of AB?
(A) 15.1
(B) 15.5
(C) 17
(D) 21.2
(E) 26

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21. Five integers are arranged from least to greatest. If USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
the median is 12 and the only mode is 5, what is the
least possible range for the 5 numbers?
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
(E) 14

22. Which of the following equations only has roots of 4

1
and − ?
2

(A) 2x3 + x2 − 32x − 16 = 0

(B) 2x2 + 7x − 4 = 0
(C) 2x2 − 9x − 4 = 0
(D) 2x2 − 7x − 4 = 0
(E) 4(2x + 1) = 0

23. What is the maximum value of f (x) = 7 − (x − 6)2?

(A) −7
(B) −6
(C) 1
(D) 6
(E) 7

24. If sec θ < 0 and cot θ > 0, then in which quadrant

does θ lie?
(A) I
(B) II
(C) III
(D) IV
(E) II or III

25. What is the sum of the integers from 1 to 100?

(A) 4,950
(B) 5,000
(C) 5,050
(D) 9,900
(E) 10,100

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26. The ellipse given by the equation 9x2 + 4y2 − 36x − USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
12y + 18 = 0 is centered at

⎛ 3⎞
(A) ⎝ 2, ⎠
2
⎛ 9⎞
(B) ⎝ 4, ⎠
4
⎛3 ⎞
(C) ⎝ , 2⎠
2
⎛ 3⎞
(D) ⎝ −2, − ⎠
2
(E) (−2, −3)

27. Which of the following lines are asymptotes of the

2( x − 4)
graph of f ( x ) = ?
x2 − 1

I. x=4
II. x = ±1
III. y = 0
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III

28. On a construction job, there is a 0.08 probability a

certain tool is in error of 2% or more. If 4 tools are
used, what is the probability that all of them are in
error of 2% or more?
(A) 0.00004
(B) 0.0005
(C) 0.02
(D) 0.40
(E) 0.32

2 1
29. If cos 2θ = , then =
7 cos θ − sin 2 θ
2

(A) −1
7
(B)
2
2
(C)
7
49
(D)
4
1
(E)
7
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30. If 8 sin2 θ + 2 sin θ − 1 = 0, then what is the smallest USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
positive value of θ?
(A) 7.3°
(B) 14.5°
(C) 30°
(D) 60°
(E) 75.5°

3 x − 16
31. What value does f ( x ) = approach as x gets
x+7
infinitely large?

1
(A)
3
1
(B)
2
(C) 1
(D) 2
(E) 3

a
32. If 8.1 = 3.6b , then
a
=
b

(A) −0.35
(B) 0.61
(C) 0.67
(D) 1.63
(E) 1.5

33. A point has rectangular coordinates (2, 5). If the

polar coordinates are (r, θ), then θ =
(A) 21.8°
(B) 23.6°
(C) 66.4°
(D) 68.2°
(E) 80.2°

34. The graph of f (x) = x 2 is translated 2 units down and

4 units left. If the resulting graph represents g(x),
then g(−5) =
(A) −1
(B) 3
(C) 45
(D) 79
(E) 81

35. (12 sin x)(2 sin x) − (8 cos x)(−3 cos x) =

(A) 1
(B) −1
(C) 24
(D) 48 sin2 x
(E) 24 sin2 x − 24 cos2 x

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36. If a two dice are rolled, what is the probability the USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
sum of the numbers is 4 or 5?

1
(A)
12
1
(B)
9
5
(C)
36
1
(D)
6
7
(E)
36

12
37. If f ( x ) = , then f −1(−8) =
x

(A) −96
(B) −1.5
(C) −0.67
(D) −0.50
(E) 1.5

38. Which of the following is an even function?

(A) f(x) = 2 sec x
(B) f(x) = x3
(C) f(x) = −(x + 3)2
(D) f(x) = tan x
(E) f(x) = (x + 1)4

39. All of the following functions have a period of π

except which one?
(A) y = sin 2x + 2
(B) y = 2 cos 2x
1
(C) y = cos 2 πx
2
(D) y = 4 tan x
(E) y = 2 csc 2x

40. The French Club consists of 10 members and is hold-

ing officer elections to select a president, secretary,
and treasurer for the club. A member can only be
selected for one position. How many possibilities are
there for selecting the three officers?
(A) 30
(B) 27
(C) 72
(D) 720
(E) 90

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41. The graph in Figure 1 could be a portion of the graph USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
of which of the following functions?
y
I. f(x) = x3 + ax 2 + bx1 + c
II. g(x) = −x3 + ax 2 + bx1 + c
III. h(x) = −x5 + ax 4 + bx 3 + cx 2 + dx + e
4
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only 2
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III
x

–2

–4

Figure 1

42. If f(x) = ln e2x, then what is the smallest possible inte-

ger x such that f (x) > 10,000?
(A) 2,501
(B) 4,999
(C) 5,000
(D) 5,001
(E) 10,001

43. If log2 (x − 1) = log4 (x − 9), then x =

(A) −2
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) −2 or 5
(E) No solution

44. If [n] represents the greatest integer less than or equal

to n, then which of the following is the solution to
2[n] − 16 = 6?
(A) n = 11
(B) 11 ≤ n < 12
(C) n = 12
(D) 11 < n < 12
(E) 11 < n ≤ 12

45. If a rectangular prism has faces with areas of 10, 12

and 30 units2, then what is its volume?
(A) 30
(B) 60
(C) 90
(D) 120
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46. Given θ is in the first quadrant, if sec θ = 3, what is USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
the value of sin 2θ?
(A) 0.63
(B) 0.31
(C) 0.33
(D) 0.67
(E) 0.94

47. What are the intercepts of the circle given by the

equation (x + 4) 2 + (y − 4) 2 = 2?
(A) (−4, 0), (0, 4)
(B) (4, 0), (0, −4)
(C) (0, ±4), (±4, 0)
(D) (0, −4), (−4, 0)
(E) There are no intercepts.

48. The mean score on a math test is 85%. If the teacher

decides to scale the grades by increasing each score by
5 percentage points, what is the new mean of the data?
(A) 85%
(B) 86%
(C) 87.5%
(D) 88%
(E) 90%

π
49. If 0 ≤ x ≤ , f (x) = sin (arctan x) and g(x) =
2
⎛ ⎛ 1⎞⎞
tan (arcsin x), then f ⎝ g ⎝ ⎠ ⎠ =
4

(A) 0.26
(B) 0.75
(C) 0.25
(D) 1.25
(E) 0.24

50. ⎟ 6 − 3i⎟ =
(A) 3
(B) 3 5
(C) 9
(D) 3 3
(E) 45

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