310 PART III / EIGHT PRACTICE TESTS

PRACTICE TEST 5 QUESTIONS

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8 x 3 − 1 = 2, then x = USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
1. If
(A) −1.5
(B) 1.04
(C) 1.50
(D) 2.08
(E) 4.5
12!
2. =
4!9!
(A) 24
(B) 33
(C) 55
(D) 330
(E) 1,320

3. Which of the following lines is parallel to the line

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y = x + 5?
4

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(A) y = x−5
4
3
(B) y = − x+5
4
4
(C) y = x+5
3
4
(D) y = − x+5
3
4
(E) y = − x−5
3

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4. If f ( x , y) = x + y, then which of the following is
2
equal to f(14, 3)?
(A) f (12, 2)
(B) f (16, −2)
(C) f (−20, 0)
(D) f (8, 6)
(E) f (−2, 12)

5. If f (x) = x3 + 1, then f ( f (2)) =

(A) 7
(B) 9
(C) 126
(D) 729
(E) 730

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6. What is the value of k if USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER

1 h k
= + ?
( x − 2)( x + 4) ( x − 2) ( x + 4)

(A) 2
(B) −4
1
(C) −
6
1
(D)
6
(E) −2

7. If csc θ = 3, then sin θ csc θ =

(A) 3
(B) 6
1
(C)
3
(D) 1
(E) −1

8. If 9x 4 − 4 = 7, then x could equal which of the

following?
(A) −1.05
(B) 0.31
(C) 0.95
(D) 1.11
(E) 1.22

9. The boys’ basketball team scored an average of

54 points per game in their first 5 games of the sea-
son. The girls’ basketball team scored an average of
59 points per game in their first 6 games. What was
the average of points scored in all 11 games?
(A) 56.5
(B) 56.7
(C) 56.0
(D) 57.1
(E) 62.4

10. What is the range of f(x) = 16 − x 2 ?

(A) y ≥ 0
(B) y ≥ 4
(C) −4 ≤ y ≤ 4
(D) 0 ≤ y ≤ 4
(E) y ≤ 4

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11. The probability that Mike hits a target is , and,
7
independently, the probability that Michelle hits it
5
is . What is the probability that Mike hits the target
8
and Michelle does not?

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(A)
14
3
(B)
8
4
(C)
14
3
(D)
7
55
(E)
56

12. In Figure 1, what is the value of θ?

(A) 1°
(B) 23.6° 12
(C) 42.5°
(D) 47.5°
(E) 66.4°
θ
11

Figure 1

13. log3 27 3 =

7
(A)
2

(B) 9 3
(C) 9
(D) 3
3
(E)
2

14. Which of the following is a polynomial with roots 0

and 5 + i?
(A) x2 − 5x
(B) x2 − 10x + 26
(C) x3 − 10x2 + 24x
(D) x3 − 10x2 + 26x
(E) x3 − 10x2 + 25x

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15. In Figure 2, the polar coordinates of the point shown USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
are (4, 40°). What is the value of r?
(A) 4 cos θ
(B) 4 sin θ
(C) 3.3
(D) 4 (4, 40°)
(E) 5.2
r

θ
polar axis
0

Figure 2

2
16. If θ > 0 and cos θ = , then sin 2θ =
3
(A) 0.50
(B) 0.75
(C) 0.99
(D) 2.23
(E) 2.98

17. For all x such that x > 0, f (x) = log8 x. What does
f −1(x) equal?
(A) x 8
(B) 8x
(C) 8 x
(D) log x 8
1
(E) 8 x

18. Which of the following is an asymptote of f (x) =

tan 2x?

π
(A) x =
2
(B) x = π
π
(C) x =
3
π
(D) x =
6
π
(E) x =
4

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19. If 82−x = 512x+1, what does x equal? USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER

1
(A) −
4
1
(B) −
2
1
(C)
4
1
(D)
2
5
(E)
4

20. The graph of x 2 − y 2 − 3x + 4y − 5 = 0 is which of the

following?
(A) a circle
(B) an ellipse
(C) a parabola
(D) a hyperbola
(E) a semicircle

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21. If f(x) = x + 3 and g(x) = , then f /g(−1) =
4−x
2
(A)
5
9
(B)
5
5
(C)
2
(D) 6
(E) 10

22. Given the set of data 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 which

of the following is a true statement?
(A) mean < median < mode
(B) mean ≤ median ≤ mode
(C) mean ≤ mode ≤ median
(D) median < mode < mean
(E) median < mean < mode

23. The graph of y = −2 cos πx has which of the follow-

ing symmetries?
(A) Symmetric with respect to the y-axis
(B) Symmetric with respect to the x-axis
(C) Symmetric with respect to the origin
(D) Symmetric with respect to both axes
(E) None

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24. If 7, , and 16 are the first three terms of an arith-
2
metic sequence, then what is the sum of the first
15 terms of the sequence?
(A) 77
(B) 472.5
(C) 577.5
(D) 945
(E) 1,155

25. A laptop purchased new for $2,800 depreciates at

a rate of 22% per year. How much is it worth after
30 months?
(A) 636
(B) 1,505
(C) 1,621
(D) 1,874
(E) 2,034

26. Which of the following is the solution of⎟ 2x − 4⎟ < 1?

3 5
(A) < x <
2 2
5
(B) x <
2
3 5
(C) x < or x >
2 2
(D) x > 0
3 5
(E) x ≤ or x ≥
2 2

27. Which of the following is the equation of a line with

x-intercept (−3, 0) and y-intercept (0, −5)?
(A) 5x + 3y = 15
(B) 3x + 5y = −15
(C) 5x − 3y = −15
(D) 5x + 3y = −15
(E) −5x + 3y = 15

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28. The graph in Figure 3 represents a portion of the USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
graph of which of the following functions?
(A) f(x) = 2 cos (x + π) y
(B) f(x) = sin 2x
(C) f(x) = −2 sin x
2
⎛ π⎞
(D) f ( x ) = cos ⎝ x + ⎠
2
(E) f(x) = 2 sin x
x
5

–2

Figure 3

29. If x + 3 is a factor of x5 + 2x4 − kx3 + 3x 2, then k =

(A) −3
(B) −2
(C) −1
(D) 2
(E) 3

30. By the Rational Root Test, how many possible

rational roots does f(x) = 4x3 − x 2 + 10x − 6 have?
(A) 3
(B) 8
(C) 14
(D) 16
(E) 24

31. What are the solutions to the system: xy + 6 = 0 and

x − y = 5?
(A) {(−3, 2), (−2, 3)}
(B) {(−2, −3), (−3, −2)}
(C) {(1, −6), (−6, 1)}
(D) {(6, 1), (−1, −6)}
(E) {(2, −3), (3, −2)}

32. $1,000 is invested at a rate of r % compounded quar-

terly. The value of the investment in t years can be
4t
⎛ ⎛ r ⎞⎞
⎜ ⎝ 100 ⎠ ⎟
modeled by the equation A = 1, 000 ⎜⎝ 1 + ⎟ .
4 ⎠
If the investment doubles in 12 years, what is the
value of r?
(A) 4.7
(B) 5.8
(C) 6.1
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r r r
33. Given the three vectors u , v , and w in Figure 4, USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
which of the following expressions denotes the vec-
tor operation shown? v
r r r
(A) u + v = w u
r r r
(B) u + w = v w
r r r
(C) v − u = w
r r r Figure 4
(D) v + w = u
r r r
(E) v − w = u

34. The product of 212,121,212,121 and 33,333 contains

how many digits?
(A) 14
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 17
(E) 18

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35. What is the maximum value of the function f ( x ) =
x
1 3
over the interval ≤ x ≤ ?
2 2

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

36. In Δ ABC in Figure 5, BC = 6.3 cm, x = 49°, and B

y = 22°. What is the length of side AB?
(A) 2.4 6.3
(B) 2.9
(C) 3.1
(D) 4.8 x y
(E) 12.7 A C

Figure 5

37. The rectangle in Figure 6 is rotated about side WZ. X Y

What is the volume of the resulting solid?
(A) 432 3
(B) 108π
(C) 432π
(D) 72π W 12 Z
(E) 330
Figure 6

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38. What is the length of the segment connecting USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
A(0, −1, 7) to B(5, 4, −2)?
(A) 7.7
(B) 8.7
(C) 10.7
(D) 11.4
(E) 131

39. Kate needs to complete 5 more courses: calculus,

English, French, computer science, and history, in
order to graduate from high school. She plans to
schedule the courses during the first 5 periods of the
school day, and all 5 courses are offered during each
of the 5 periods. How many different schedules are
possible?
(A) 25
(B) 24
(C) 240
(D) 120
(E) 60

40. If the operation ♦ is defined for all real numbers

a and b as a ♦ b = b 2a. If n ♦ 5 = 125, then n =
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
3
(D)
2
1
(E)
2

41. If the pattern of the terms 3 3 , 27, 81 3 , K con-

tinues, which of the following would be the 6th term
of the sequence?

(A) (3 3 )6

(B) ( 3 )6
(C) 36

(D) (3 3 )5
(E) 37

42. What is the length of the minor axis of an ellipse

whose equation is 25x2 + 9y2 − 18y − 216 = 0?
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 9
(E) 10

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43. Which of the following is the equation of a circle USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
with center (−1, 7) and a radius of length 3?
(A) (x + 1)2 − (y + 7)2 = 9
(B) (x + 1)2 + (y − 7)2 = 3
(C) (x − 1)2 + (y + 7)2 = 3
(D) (x + 1)2 + (y − 7)2 = 9
(E) (x − 1)2 + (y + 7)2 = 9

8 x 2 − 11x + 3
44. lim =
x →1 x2 − 1
(A) 1.7
(B) 2.2
(C) 2.5
(D) 3
(E) No limit exists.

45. If a function is an even function, then f(−x) = f (x) for

all values of x in the domain. Which of the following
is an even function?
(A) f(x) = tan x
(B) f(x) =⎟ x + 1⎟
(C) f(x) = x 3 − 1
(D) f(x) = 2x
(E) f(x) = x 4 − 2x 2 + 7

46. If x = arctan(− 4) and x + y = 320°, then cos y =

(A) −0.44
(B) 0.24
(C) 0.73
(D) 0.81
(E) 1

47. If i 2 = −1, then which of the following equals

1
(5 − 12i) 2 ?
(A) 2 − 2i
(B) 3 − 2i
(C) 2 + 2i
(D) 3 + 2i
(E) 2 + 3i

48. tan4 θ + 2 tan θ + 1 =

(A) sec2 θ
(B) 2 sec2 θ
(C) sec4 θ
(D) cos4 θ
(E) 1

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49. The right circular cylinder in Figure 7 has a diame- USE THIS SPACE AS SCRATCH PAPER
ter of 6 cm and a height of 8 cm. A cylindrical hole
is created through the center as shown, with a radius
of 1 cm. What is the total surface area of the solid?
(A) 34π
(B) 66π
(C) 80π
(D) 82π
(E) 84π

Figure 7

50. How many real solutions does the system x 2 + y 2 = 25

and xy = 10 have?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) 4

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