2

45. In 䉭 ABC, shown below, the__measure

_ of ∠B is 41°, the 49. What is the value of log2 8 ?
2
measure of ∠C is 34°, and AB is 25 units long. Which A. 3
of the following
___ is an expression for the length, in B. 4
units, of BC ? C. 6
D. 10
(Note: The law of sines states that, for any triangle, the E. 16
ratios of the sines of the interior angles to the lengths
of the sides opposite those angles are equal.)
50. In the right triangle below, the measure of ∠C is 90°,
A AB = 5 units, and CB = 2 units. What is tan B ?
A
25 units 公僓僓21_
____
F.
2
34° 41°
C
?
B G. _3_
2
公僓僓
5
21_
A. _25 sin 105⬚
_________ H. ____
5
sin 41⬚
J. _3_
B. _25 sin 105⬚
_________ 5
sin 34⬚
K. _2_
C. _25 sin 75⬚
5 C 2 B
________
sin 41⬚
51. A flight instructor charges $50 per lesson, plus an
D. _25 sin 41⬚
________ additional fee for the use of his plane. The charge for
sin 105⬚ the use of the plane varies directly with the square root
of the time the plane is used. If a lesson plus 16 min-
25 sin 34⬚ utes of plane usage costs $90, what is the total amount
E. _________ charged for a lesson having 36 minutes of plane usage?
sin 75⬚
A. $185
46. For i 2 = –1, (4 + i )2 = ? B. $150
F. 15 C. $135
G. 17 D. $110
H. 15 + 4i E. $ 60
J. 15 + 8i
K. 16 + 4i ___ ___
52. In 䉭 ABD, shown below, C is on BD, the length of AD
___6 inches, and sin d = 0.8. How many inches long is
is
47. If r and s can be any integers such that s > 10 and
2r + s = 15, which of the following is the solution set CD ?
for r ? A
A. r ≥ 3
B. r ≥ 0
C. r ≥ 2
D. r ≤ 0 6
E. r ≤ 2

48. Which of the following expressions has a positive F. 1.2 d

value for all x and y such that x > 0 and y < 0 ? G. 1.8 B C ? D
H. 3.6
J. 4.8
F. y – x K. Cannot be determined from the given information
G. x + y
53. For real numbers a and b , when is the equation
3 ⎪a + b⎪ = ⎪a – b⎪ true?
H. x y
A. Always
x2
__ B. Only when a = b
J. C. Only when a = 0 and b = 0
y
D. Only when a = 0 or b = 0
x
K. __ E. Never
2
y

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54. As shown below, rectangle ABCD is divided into
2
57. When graphed in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane,
2 large squares (labeled L ) each x inches on a side, the lines x = –3 and y = x – 3 intersect at what point?
15 small squares (labeled S) each y inches on a side, A. ( 0, 0)
and 13 rectangles (labeled R ) each x inches by B. ( 0,–3)
y inches. What is the total area, in square inches, of C. (–3, 0)
ABCD ? D. (–3,–3)
A B
E. (–3,–6)

58. In pentagon ABCDE, shown below, ∠A measures 50°.

L R R R R R What is the total measure of the other 4 interior angles?
B
C
L R R R R R A 50°
D
R S S S S S E
R S S S S S F. 130°
R S S S S S G. 200°
D C H. 310°
F. 2x + 13xy + 15y J. 432°
K. 490°
G. 6x + 16y
H. 2x2 + 15y2 59. For all real numbers b and c such that the product of
J. 2x2 + 8xy + 15y2 c and 3 is b, which of the following expressions repre-
sents the sum of c and 3 in terms of b ?
K. 2x2 + 13xy + 15y2

55. For some real number A , the graph of the line A. b + 3

y = (A + 1)x + 8 in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane
passes through (2,6). What is the slope of this line? B. 3b + 3
A. –4
B. –3 C. 3(b + 3)
C. –1
D. 3 b +_3_
E. 7 D. ___
3
2
56. The graph of the equation h = – at + bt + c , which E. _b_ + 3
3
describes how the height, h, of a hit baseball changes
over time, t, is shown below. 60. Which of the following expresses the number of
h meters a contestant must travel in a 3-lap race where
the course is a circle of radius R meters?
F. 3R
height

G. 3πR
H. 3πR2
J. 6R
t K. 6πR
O time
If you alter only this equation’s c term, which gives
the height at time t = 0, the alteration has an effect on
which of the following?
I. The h-intercept
II. The maximum value of h
III. The t-intercept
F. I only
G. II only END OF TEST 2
H. III only
J. I and III only STOP! DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO.
K. I, II, and III
DO NOT RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS TEST.
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