MAT135
Review for Test II – Sections 4.1,4.2,5.3-5.8,6.1-6.3
Spring 2010
 3x  5 y  4
.
8 x  y  18
1. Find the values of x and y that solve the system: 
2. How many terms doe the polynomial have and what is its degree?
4 p3  6 p  7 p 4  2 p 2 ?
3. Simplify: (3a 2  2a  4)  (7 a 2  4a  3)  (4a 2  3a  1) .
4. If f ( x)  9  2 x  4 x 2 , evaluate f (m  4) .
5. Factor, if possible: 30z 2  19z  63 .
6. Solve for v: v2  10v  16  0 .
7. For what value(s) is the following expression undefined?
8. What is the LCD of
3x  1
.
x  8 x  15
2
y
y 3
.
and 2
y  5y  4
y  9 y  20
2
9. Factor completely: 6st  15t 10s  25 .
10. A ball is thrown upward. Its height after t seconds is given by
h(t )  16t 2  32t  768. In how many seconds does the ball hit the ground?
11. Let f ( x)  6  x and g ( x)  x  4 . Find (a) f ( x)  g ( x) and (b) f ( x) g ( x) and
simplify.
12. Multiply and simplify:
y 2  y  30 25 y 3  16 y
5 y3  4 y 2
6 y  36
13. The zoo charges $13.00 for adult tickets and $5.00 for children’s tickets. The bill for
140 people on a school trip was $892.00. How many adults and how many children went
to the zoo?
14. Factor completely: 9w2  16  24w .
15. If f ( x)  x 2  12 x  35 and g ( x)  3 , for what value(s) is f(x)=g(x)?
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Review for Test II – Sections 4.1,4.2,5.3-5.8,6.1-6.3
Spring 2010
16. The length of the top of a table is 7 m greater than the width. If the area is 78 square
meters, find the dimensions of the table.
17. Divide and simplify:
t 2  2t  63
t 2  8t  20
.

t 2  3t  70 t 2  11t  18
18. Which of the following is not a polynomial? Are any of the polynomials prime?
a. x2  3x  5
b. 4 x 2  36
c. x2  2 x1  3
19. A company determines that its revenue from selling washing machines is determined
by R ( x)  272.04 x  0.2 x 2 . What is the revenue from selling 152 washing machines?
20. The graph below represents a system of equations. You may assume that each tick
mark represents one unit.
y
x
a. What is the solution to this system of equations?
b. Find the two equations that the graph above represents.
c. Check that the solution solves the system of equations set up in (b).
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Review for Test II – Sections 4.1,4.2,5.3-5.8,6.1-6.3
Spring 2010
Answer Key
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(–2, 2)
4 terms, degree of 4
–9a + 8
-4m2 – 34m – 63
(5z – 9)(6z + 7)
v = 2, v = 8
x = 3, x = 5
(y + 1)(y + 4)(y + 5)
(2s + 5)(3t – 5)
t=8
a) 10
b) x2 + 2x – 24
12)
( y  5)(5 y  4)
6y
13)
14)
15)
16)
24 adults, 116 children
(3w + 4)2
x = –8, x =– 4
w = 6, l = 13
17)
(t  9) 2
(t 2  100)
18) a is prime, c is not a polynomial
19) $36,729.28
20) a) (6,2)
b) l1: y = x – 4; l2: y = -x + 8
c) yes
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