ALGEBRA

II
The University of the State of New York
REGENTS HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION

ALGEBRA II
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 — 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., only

Student Name _____________________________________________________________

School Name ______________________________________________________________

The possession or use of any communications device is strictly prohibited when taking
this examination. If you have or use any communications device, no matter how briefly,
your examination will be invalidated and no score will be calculated for you.

Print your name and the name of your school on the lines above.
A separate answer sheet for Part I has been provided to you. Follow the instructions from the
proctor for completing the student information on your answer sheet.
This examination has four parts, with a total of 37 questions. You must answer all questions in this
examination. Record your answers to the Part I multiple-choice questions on the separate answer
sheet. Write your answers to the questions in Parts II, III, and IV directly in this booklet. All work
should be written in pen, except for graphs and drawings, which should be done in pencil. Clearly
indicate the necessary steps, including appropriate formula substitutions, diagrams, graphs, charts,
etc. Utilize the information provided for each question to determine your answer. Note that diagrams
are not necessarily drawn to scale.
The formulas that you may need to answer some questions in this examination are found at the
end of the examination. This sheet is perforated so you may remove it from this booklet.
Scrap paper is not permitted for any part of this examination, but you may use the blank spaces
in this booklet as scrap paper. A perforated sheet of scrap graph paper is provided at the end of this
booklet for any question for which graphing may be helpful but is not required. You may remove
this sheet from this booklet. Any work done on this sheet of scrap graph paper will not be scored.
When you have completed the examination, you must sign the statement printed at the end
of the answer sheet, indicating that you had no unlawful knowledge of the questions or answers
prior to the examination and that you have neither given nor received assistance in answering any of
the questions during the examination. Your answer sheet cannot be accepted if you fail to sign this
declaration.

Notice …
A graphing calculator and a straightedge (ruler) must be available for you to use while
taking this examination.

DO NOT OPEN THIS EXAMINATION BOOKLET UNTIL THE SIGNAL IS GIVEN.

ALGEBRA II
 Part I

Answer all 24 questions in this part. Each correct answer will receive 2 credits. No partial
credit will be allowed. Utilize the information provided for each question to determine your
answer. Note that diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale. For each statement or question,
choose the word or expression that, of those given, best completes the statement or answers
the question. Record your answers on your separate answer sheet. [48]

Use this space for

x3 computations.
1 The function f (x)  is undefined when x equals
x2  2x  8
(1) 2 or 4 (3) 3, only
(2) 4 or 2 (4) 2, only

2 Which expression is equivalent to (3k  2i)2 , where i is the imaginary

unit?
(1) 9k2 4 (3) 9k2  12ki 4
(2) 9k2  4 (4) 9k2  12ki  4

3 The roots of the equation x2  2x  5  0 are

(1) 3 and 1 (3) 1  2i and 1  2i
(2) 1, only (4) 1  4i and 1  4i

4 The solution set for the equation x  14  2 x  5  1 is

(1) {6} (3) {18}
(2) {2} (4) {2, 22}

π
5 As x increases from 0 to , the graph of the equation y  2 tan x will
2
(1) increase from 0 to 2 (3) increase without limit
(2) decrease from 0 to 2 (4) decrease without limit

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6 Which equation represents a parabola with the focus at (0, 1) and computations.
the directrix y  1?
(1) x2  8y (3) x2  8y
(2) x2  4y (4) x2  4y

7 Which diagram represents an angle, α, measuring 13π radians drawn in

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standard position, and its reference angle, θ?

y y

α α
θ
θ
x x

(1) (3)

y y

θ x θ x

(2) (4)

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8 What are the zeros of P(m)  (m2  4)(m2  1)? computations.
(1) 2 and 2, only (3) 4, i, and i
(2) 2, 2, and 4 (4) 2, 2, i, and i

9 The value of a new car depreciates over time. Greg purchased a new
car in June 2011. The value, V, of his car after t years can be modeled
by the equation log0.8 ( V
17000) t.

What is the average decreasing rate of change per year of the value
of the car from June 2012 to June 2014, to the nearest ten dollars
per year?
(1) 1960 (3) 2450
(2) 2180 (4) 2770

10 Iridium-192 is an isotope of iridium and has a half-life of 73.83 days.

If a laboratory experiment begins with 100 grams of Iridium-192, the
number of grams, A, of Iridium-192 present after t days would be

()
t
A  100 1 73.83 .
2

Which equation approximates the amount of Iridium-192 present

after t days?

( )
t
(1) A  100 73.83 (3) A  100(0.990656)t
2

( )
t
(2) A  100 0 1 (4) A  100(0.116381)t
147.66

11 The distribution of the diameters of ball bearings made under a

given manufacturing process is normally distributed with a mean of
4 cm and a standard deviation of 0.2 cm. What proportion of the ball
bearings will have a diameter less than 3.7 cm?
(1) 0.0668 (3) 0.8664
(2) 0.4332 (4) 0.9500

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12 A polynomial equation of degree three, p(x), is used to model the computations.
volume of a rectangular box. The graph of p(x) has x intercepts at
2, 10, and 14. Which statements regarding p(x) could be true?

A. The equation of p(x)  (x  2)(x  10)(x  14).

B. The equation of p(x)  (x  2)(x  10)(x  14).
C. The maximum volume occurs when x  10.
D. The maximum volume of the box is approximately 56.

(1) A and C (3) B and C

(2) A and D (4) B and D

13 Which expression is equivalent to 4x  9x  5 , where x ≠ 1 ?

3

2x  1 2
(1) 2x2  x  5 (3) 2x2  x  5

(2) 2 x 2  11  1 (4) 2 x 2  x  4  1
2 2(2 x  1) 2x  1

14 The inverse of the function f (x)  x  1 is

x2

(1) f 1(x)  x  1 (3) f 1(x)  x  1

x2 x2

(2) f 1(x)  2 x  1 (4) f 1(x)  x  1

x1 x 1

15 Which expression has been rewritten correctly to form a true

statement?
(1) (x  2)2  2(x  2) 8  (x  6)x
(2) x4 4x2  9x2y2  36y2  (x  3y)2 (x  2)2
(3) x3 3x2 4xy2  12y2  (x  2y) (x  3)2
(4) (x2  4)2  5(x2  4) 6  (x2  7)(x2  6)

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16 A study conducted in 2004 in New York City found that 212 out of computations.
1334 participants had hypertension. Kim ran a simulation of 100
studies based on these data. The output of the simulation is shown
in the diagram below.

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Frequency

0
0.13 0.14 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.19

Proportion of Successes

At a 95% confidence level, the proportion of New York City residents

with hypertension and the margin of error are closest to
(1) proportion  .16; margin of error  .01
(2) proportion  .16; margin of error  .02
(3) proportion  .01; margin of error  .16
(4) proportion  .02; margin of error  .16

17 Which scenario is best described as an observational study?

(1) For a class project, students in Health class ask every tenth
student entering the school if they eat breakfast in the morning.
(2) A social researcher wants to learn whether or not there is a link
between attendance and grades. She gathers data from 15 school
districts.
(3) A researcher wants to learn whether or not there is a link
between children’s daily amount of physical activity and their
overall energy level. During lunch at the local high school, she
distributed a short questionnaire to students in the cafeteria.
(4) Sixty seniors taking a course in Advanced Algebra Concepts are
randomly divided into two classes. One class uses a graphing
calculator all the time, and the other class never uses graphing
calculators. A guidance counselor wants to determine whether
there is a link between graphing calculator use and students’
final exam grades.

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computations.
18 Which sinusoid has the greatest amplitude?

y y
7
5

1
x
3 1 5
1
x
2 1 1 10
5
(1) (3)

y  3 sin (3)  5 y  5 sin (1)  3

(2) (4)

19 Consider the system shown below.

2x  y  4
(x  3)2  y2  8

The two solutions of the system can be described as

(1) both imaginary (3) both rational
(2) both irrational (4) one rational and one irrational

20 Which binomial is not a factor of the expression x3  11x2  16x  84?

(1) x  2 (3) x  6
(2) x  4 (4) x  7

21 A ball is dropped from a height of 32 feet. It bounces and rebounds

80% of the height from which it was falling. What is the total
downward distance, in feet, the ball traveled up to the 12th bounce?
(1) 29 (3) 120
(2) 58 (4) 149

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22 A public opinion poll was conducted on behalf of Mayor Ortega’s Use this space for
reelection campaign shortly before the election. 264 out of 550 likely computations.
voters said they would vote for Mayor Ortega; the rest said they
would vote for his opponent.

Which statement is least appropriate to make, according to the

results of the poll?
(1) There is a 48% chance that Mayor Ortega will win the election.
(2) The point estimate (p̂) of voters who will vote for Mayor Ortega is
48%.
(3) It is most likely that between 44% and 52% of voters will vote
for Mayor Ortega.
(4) Due to the margin of error, an inference cannot be made regarding
whether Mayor Ortega or his opponent is most likely to win the
election.

23 What does
54 x 9
y4 ( ) 3
equal?

3 3
9ix6 4 9 x6 4
(1) (3) y 3 y
y 3
y2

3 3
9ix6 4 9 x6 4
(2) 2 3 2 (4) 2 3
y y y y2

24 The Rickerts decided to set up an account for their daughter to pay

for her college education. The day their daughter was born, they
deposited $1000 in an account that pays 1.8% compounded annually.
Beginning with her first birthday, they deposit an additional $750
into the account on each of her birthdays. Which expression
correctly represents the amount of money in the account n years
after their daughter was born?

(1) an  1000(1.018)n  750

(2) an  1000(1.018)n  750n

(3) a0  1000
an  an1(1.018)  750

(4) a0  1000
an  an1(1.018)  750n

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 Part II
Answer all 8 questions in this part. Each correct answer will receive 2 credits. Clearly
indicate the necessary steps, including appropriate formula substitutions, diagrams, graphs,
charts, etc. Utilize the information provided for each question to determine your answer.
Note that diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale. For all questions in this part, a correct
numerical answer with no work shown will receive only 1 credit. All answers should be
written in pen, except for graphs and drawings, which should be done in pencil. [16]

4
25 Explain how (8) 3 can be evaluated using properties of rational exponents to result in an integer
answer.

26 A study was designed to test the effectiveness of a new drug. Half of the volunteers received the
drug. The other half received a sugar pill. The probability of a volunteer receiving the drug and
getting well was 40%. What is the probability of a volunteer getting well, given that the volunteer
received the drug?

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 27 Verify the following Pythagorean identity for all values of x and y:

(x2  y2)2  (x2  y2)2  (2xy)2

28 Mrs. Jones had hundreds of jelly beans in a bag that contained equal numbers of six different
flavors. Her student randomly selected four jelly beans and they were all black licorice. Her
student complained and said “What are the odds I got all of that kind?” Mrs. Jones replied,
“simulate rolling a die 250 times and tell me if four black licorice jelly beans is unusual.”

Explain how this simulation could be used to solve the problem.

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 29 While experimenting with her calculator, Candy creates the sequence 4, 9, 19, 39, 79, … .

Write a recursive formula for Candy’s sequence.

Determine the eighth term in Candy’s sequence.

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 30 In New York State, the minimum wage has grown exponentially. In 1966, the minimum wage was
$1.25 an hour and in 2015, it was $8.75. Algebraically determine the rate of growth to the
nearest percent.

31 Algebraically determine whether the function j(x)  x4  3x2  4 is odd, even, or neither.

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 32 On the axes below, sketch a possible function p(x)  (x  a)(x  b)(x  c), where a, b, and c are
positive, a  b, and p(x) has a positive y-intercept of d. Label all intercepts.

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 Part III
Answer all 4 questions in this part. Each correct answer will receive 4 credits. Clearly
indicate the necessary steps, including appropriate formula substitutions, diagrams, graphs,
charts, etc. Utilize the information provided for each question to determine your answer.
Note that diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale. For all questions in this part, a correct
numerical answer with no work shown will receive only 1 credit. All answers should be
written in pen, except for graphs and drawings, which should be done in pencil. [16]

3p 2 p
33 Solve for all values of p:  
p 5 p 3 p 3

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 34 Simon lost his library card and has an overdue library book. When the book was 5 days late, he
owed $2.25 to replace his library card and pay the fine for the overdue book. When the book was
21 days late, he owed $6.25 to replace his library card and pay the fine for the overdue book.

Suppose the total amount Simon owes when the book is n days late can be determined by an
arithmetic sequence. Determine a formula for an, the nth term of this sequence.

Use the formula to determine the amount of money, in dollars, Simon needs to pay when the book
is 60 days late.

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 35 a) On the axes below, sketch at least one cycle of a sine curve with an amplitude of 2, a midline
at y   3 , and a period of 2π.
2
y

b) Explain any differences between a sketch of y  2 sin x  π3  23 and the sketch from
( )
part a.

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 36 Using a microscope, a researcher observed and recorded the number of bacteria spores on a large
sample of uniformly sized pieces of meat kept at room temperature. A summary of the data she
recorded is shown in the table below.

Average Number
Hours (x)
of Spores (y)
0 4
0.5 10
1 15
2 60
3 260
4 1130
6 16,380

Using these data, write an exponential regression equation, rounding all values to the nearest
thousandth.

The researcher knows that people are likely to suffer from food-borne illness if the number of
spores exceeds 100. Using the exponential regression equation, determine the maximum amount
of time, to the nearest quarter hour, that the meat can be kept at room temperature safely.

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 Part IV
Answer the question in this part. A correct answer will receive 6 credits. Clearly indicate
the necessary steps, including appropriate formula substitutions, diagrams, graphs, charts, etc.
Utilize the information provided to determine your answer. Note that diagrams are not
necessarily drawn to scale. A correct numerical answer with no work shown will receive only
1 credit. All answers should be written in pen, except for graphs and drawings, which should
be done in pencil. [6]

37 The value of a certain small passenger car based on its use in years is modeled by
V(t)  28482.698(0.684)t , where V(t) is the value in dollars and t is the time in years. Zach had
to take out a loan to purchase the small passenger car. The function Z(t)  22151.327(0.778)t ,
where Z(t) is measured in dollars, and t is the time in years, models the unpaid amount of Zach’s
loan over time.

Graph V(t) and Z(t) over the interval 0  t  5, on the set of axes below.

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 State when V(t)  Z(t), to the nearest hundredth, and interpret its meaning in the context of the
problem.

Zach takes out an insurance policy that requires him to pay a $3000 deductible in case of a
collision. Zach will cancel the collision policy when the value of his car equals his deductible.
To the nearest year, how long will it take Zach to cancel this policy? Justify your answer.

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1 inch  2.54 centimeters 1 kilometer  0.62 mile 1 cup  8 fluid ounces

1 meter  39.37 inches 1 pound  16 ounces 1 pint  2 cups
1 mile  5280 feet 1 pound  0.454 kilogram 1 quart  2 pints
1 mile  1760 yards 1 kilogram  2.2 pounds 1 gallon  4 quarts
1 mile  1.609 kilometers 1 ton  2000 pounds 1 gallon  3.785 liters
1 liter  0.264 gallon
1 liter  1000 cubic centimeters

1 Pythagorean
Triangle A bh a2  b2  c2
2 Theorem

Quadratic b  b2  4ac
Parallelogram A  bh x
Formula 2a

Arithmetic
Circle A  πr 2 an  a1  (n  1)d
Sequence

Geometric
Circle C  πd or C  2πr a n  a 1r n  1
Sequence

Geometric a1  a1r n
General Prisms V  Bh Sn  where r  1
Series 1r

180
Cylinder V  πr 2h Radians 1 radian  degrees
π

4 3 π
Sphere V πr Degrees 1 degree  radians
3 180

1 2 Exponential
Cone V πr h A  A0ek(t  t0)  B0
3 Growth/Decay

1
Pyramid V Bh
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