5.

If E and F are different points in a

1 3 1
1 3 1 plane, then the set of all points in this
1. If x x , then x
plane the sum of whose distances from E
and F is constant is
1
(A) a square
(A) - 2
(B) a circle
(B) 0
(C) a parabola
1 (D) a hyperbola
(C) 2
(E) an ellipse
2
(D) 3
6. Assuming
(E) 3
(A) 5a-1
2. (2-5i)+ (4+3i)=

(A) 4i
(B)
(B) 4 (C) 4
(C) 6-2i

(D) 6i-2 (D)

(E) 1-5a
(E)0

3. If the vertex of a function f(x) is at (1, 1),

where is the vertex of the function f(x-2)+1?
7. =
(A) (2,3)

(B) (3,2) (A)

(C) (2,-1)
(B)
(D) (-1,0)

(E) (-1,2) (C)

4. If x + y = 2, y+z= 5, and x + y+z= I0 (D)
then y =
(E)
(A) -3
3
3 8. If f(x) = 2 x x , then f(f(8))=

(B) 17 (A) 18
(C) 1 (B) 36
(D) 3
(C) 38.6
17
(D) 40.2
(E) 3
(E)42
9. If -4+ =x, then x = + 18?

(A) -7 or -2 (A) -18

(B) 7 or 2 (B) -1
(C) -7 only (C) 19
(D) -2 only (D) 1
(E) -2 or 7 (E) 18

10.What is the range of f(x) = 14. If f(x) = 2x-1, find the value of x
that makes f(f(x)) = 9.
16 x 2 ?
(A) 2
(A) y≥0
(B) 3
(B) y≥4
(C) -4≤y≤4 (C) 4

(D) 0≤y≤4 (D) 5

(E) y≤4 (E) 6

11. If 270 ≤ θ ≤ 360° and cos θ = 0.43, 15. If x - y = 2, y - z = 4, and x - y - z = -3,

then csc θ = then y =
(A) 1
(A) -1.1
(B) 5
(B) -0.90
(C) 9
(C) 0.90
(D) 11
(D) 1.11
(E) 13
(E) 2.33

16. If x + y = 90°, which of the

12. If the graph of the equation y = mx
following must be true?
+5 has points in the 3rd quadrant, then
which of the following must (A) cos x = cos y
be true for m? (B) sin x = -siny
(A) m = 0 (C) tan x = cot y
(B) m<0 (D) sin x + cos y= 1
(C) 0<m< 1 (E)tan x + cot y= 1
(D) m>0
(E) m=5 17. If five coins are flipped and all the
different ways they could fall are listed,
how elements of this list will contain
13. What is the minimum value of f(x) =
more than three heads?
 (A)5 20. The lengths of two sides of a triangle are
50 inches and 63 inches. The angle opposite
(B)6
63-inch side is 66? How many degrees are in
(C)10 the largest angle of the triangle?
(D)16 (A) 66°
(B)67°
(E)32
(C) 68°
(D) 71°
(E) 72°
18.

21. When 4x2 + 6X + L is divided by X + 1,

the remainder is 2. Which of the following is
the value of L ?
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 10
(D) 12
(E) 15

22..A right triangle has sides in the ratio of

In the figure above, if VO = VY, what is 5:12:13.What is the measure of the smallest
the slope of segment VO? angle in the triangle, in degrees?
(A) 13.34
(A) 3 (B) 22.62
(C) 34.14
3 (D) 42.71
(B)
2 (E) 67.38

3 23. If f(x) = [x], where [JC] is the greatest

(C)
2 integer less than or equal to X, which of the
following is a graph of x
(D) 3 f ( ) 1?
2
(E) Cannot be determined from the
given information.

19. A cylinder has a base radius of 2 and a

height of 9. To the nearest whole number, b;
much does the lateral area exceed the sum of
the areas of the two bases?
(A) 101
(B) 96 (A)
(C) 88
(D) 81
(E) 75
 24. A point moves in a plane so that its
distance from the origin is always twice its dis
from point (1,1). All such points form
(A)a line
(B)a circle
(C)a parabola
(D)an ellipse
(E)a hyperbola

(B)
25. If
y =3.216, then 10 y =
(A) 321.6
(B) 32.16
(C) 10.17
(D) 5.67
(E) 4.23

26. If the center of the circle x2 + y2 + ax + by

+ 2 = 0 is point (4,-8), then a + b=
(C) (A) -8
(B) -4
(C) 4
(D) 8
(E) 24

27. If the region bounded by the linesy =

4
− 3 x + 4，x = 0, and y = 0 is rotated about the

volume of the figure formed is

(D) (A) 18.8
(B) 37.7
(C) 56.5
(D) 84.8
(E) 113.1

28. Matrix X has r rows and c columns,

and matrix Y has c rows and d columns,
when and d are different. Which of the
following statements must be false?

(E) I. The product YX exists

II. The product of XY exists and has r
rows and d columns.
III. The product XY exists and has c
rows and c columns. (C) 0.67
(A) I only (D) 1.63
(B) II only (E) 1.5
(C) III only
33. A cube has edges of length 5.If P and
(D) I and II
Q are points on its surface, what is the
(E) I and III maximum straight-line distance from P
to Q?
29. In the equation x2 + kx + 54 = 0, one root
is twice the other root. The value(s)( (are) (A) 5
(A)-5.2
(B)15.6 (B) 10
(C)22.0
(D)±5.2
(E)± 15.6 (C)

(D)
30. The positive zero of y=3 -4x-5 is, (E) 15
to the nearest tenth, equal to
(A) 0.8 34. The product of 212,121,212,121 and
(B) 0.7+1.1i 33,333 contains how many digits?
(A)14
(C) 0.7
(B)15
(D)2.1 (C)16
(E)2.1 (D)17
(E)18
31. Carolyn has 6 magazines. If she
wishes to bring 3 of them with her on 35. If a =4.718, then 13a =
vacation, how many different (A) 8
combinations of 3 magazines are (B) 17
possible? (C) 36
(A) 1 (D) 61
(B) 2 (E) 80
(C) 3
(D) 4 36. If a coin is tossed three times, what is the
(E) 8 probability that exactly two heads will appear?

(A)
32. If ,then =
(A) -0.35
(B) 0.61 (B)
 (D) I and III
(E) II and III
(C) 41. If the equation x 2 y 2, what
1
4 C C
type of curve is represented if C < 0?
（D) (A) circle
(B) ellipse
(C) hyperbola
(D) parabola
(E) (E) line

42. The probability that the roll of an unbiased

37. If the lines y1 = (n + 2)x + 10 and y2 =
cubical die produces a 4 or a 6 is
(n- 4)x + 2 are perpendicular, then n could
1
equal which of thefollowing? (A)
(A) 3.45
6
1
(B) 3 .83 (B)
(C) 1
3
4
(D) 0.5 (C)
(E) -6
6
6
(D)
38. What is the length of the segment 6
connecting A(-4,2, l)toB(7, 5,-3)? 10
(E)
(A) 5.8 6
(B) 12.1
(C) 11.6 [( n 1)!]2
43.
(D) 132 [n!]2
(E) 146
1
39. If 11x - 2y = -4 and x2-y=l, then (A)
what3is the value of y, assuming y ≥ 0? n
1
(A) 4 (B) 2
n
(B)35 n 1
(C)
(C)6
n
n 12
(D)2
1 (D) ( )
n
(E)8 (E) (n-1)2

40. If f(x) = x3 - 4x 2 -3x+ 2, which of the 44. The length, width, and height of a
following statements are true? rectangular solid are 8,4 and 1, respectively.
I. The function f is increasing for
What is the length of the longest line segment
x≥ 3
whose end points are two vertices of this
II. The equation f(x) = 0 has two
solid?
nonreal solutions.
III. f(x) ≥ -16 for all x ≥ 0. (A) 4 5
(A) I only
(B) 9
(B) II only
(C) I and II (C) 3 10
(D) 10 inches. What is the measure of its largest
(E) 12 angle?
(A) 46.9°
45.An inrect proof of the statement “If x=2, (B) 120°
(C) 139.9°
then x is not a rational number” could
(D) 133.1°
begin with the assumption that (E) 135°

(A) x 2 50. What is the middle term in the expansion

2
(B) x 2
(C) x is rational of

(D) x is not rational (A)

(E) x is nonnegative
(B)
46. The seventh term of an arithmetic
progression is 41 and the thirteenth term is 77. (C)
What is the twentieth term of the progression?
(D)
(A) 117
(B) 118
(C) 120 (E)
(D) 121
(E)119

47. What must be the value of k if the lines

3x — y= 9 and kx +3y= 5 are to be
perpendicular?
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 9
(D) -1
(E) -9

48. Which of the following shifts of the

graph of y =x2 would result in the graph of
y =x2 - 2x + k, where k is a constant
greater than 2 ?
(A) Left 2 units and up k units
(B) Left 1 unit and up k+ 1 units
(C) Right 1 unit and up k+ 1units
(D) Left 1 unit and up k- 1 units
(E) Right 1 unit and up k- 1 units
49. ΔABC has sides measuring 4, 13, and 16