2/26/25, 6:47 PM Algebra 1 Chapter 6 Practice Test

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Algebra 1 Chapter 6 Practice Test

1. How could you write as a product of powers?

a. A power with a base of 81 and 196 as the exponent.
b. Multiply two powers, both with a base of 9. The product of the exponents should be 14.
c. Multiply two powers, both with exponents of 14. The product of the bases should be 9.
d. Multiply two powers, both with a base of 9. The sum of the exponents should be 14.
2. Evaluate for and .
a. c. 0

b. 3 d.

3. Simplify:

a. c.
b. d.

4.
Write the expression in radical form, and then evaluate. Round to the nearest whole number if
necessary.
a. c.
; 243
; 243
b. d.
; 729 ;2

5.
Simplify the expression . All variables represent nonnegative numbers.
a. c.

b. d.

6.
The surface area S of a cube with volume V is . What effect does increasing the volume of the
cube by a factor of 2 have on the surface area?
a. The surface area increases by a factor of .
b. The surface area increases by a factor of 2.
c.
The surface area increases by a factor of .
d.
The surface area increases by a factor of .
7. How does the function represented in the table change over equal intervals? What does this tell you
about the type of function it is?
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x 8 18 28 38
f(x) 4 8 16 32
a. The function does not change by equal factors over equal intervals. The function is a not an
exponential function.
b. The function changes by equal differences over equal intervals. The function is an
exponential function.
c. The function changes by equal factors over equal intervals. The function is an exponential
function.
d. The function does not change by equal factors over equal intervals. The function is an
exponential function.
8. Which statements are true about the graph of the exponential function ?

a. The domain is all real numbers.

b. The range is all real numbers.
c. The -intercept is 2.
d. The -intercept is 2.
e. As increases without bound, decreases without bound.
f. As decreases without bound, approaches, but never reaches, .

9. In the year 2000, the population of Mexico was about 100 million, and was growing by
approximately 1.53% per year. At this growth rate, the function gives the
population, in millions, x years after 2000. Using this model and a graph of the function, in what year
would the population reach 111 million? Round your answer to the nearest year.
a. 2006 c. 2007
b. 2005 d. 2008
10. If there are initially 4500 bacteria in a culture, and the number of bacteria doubles each hour, the
number N of bacteria after t hours can be found using the formula . About how long will

it take the culture to grow to 80,000 bacteria?

a. 37.75 hr b. 2.5 hr c. 1.25 hr d. 4.15 hr
11. The population of a town is currently 1928 people and is expected to triple every 4 years. How many
people will be living there in 20 years?
a. 156,168 c. 38,560
b. 13,947,137,604 d. 468,504

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12. A radioactive isotope decays exponentially. The time it takes for half of the amount to decay is called
the isotope’s half-life. A certain isotope has a half-life of 8 hours. If after 24 hours there are 0.981 mg
left, what was the isotope’s initial mass?
a. 7.848 mg c. 31.392 mg
b. 0.327 mg d. 251.136 mg
13. Write an exponential function to model a population of 240 animals that decreases at an annual rate
of 14%. Then estimate the value of the function after 5 years (to the nearest whole number).

14. Solve .
a. x = –9 c. x = –10
b. x = 10 d. x = 9
15. Which graph demonstrates that the equation has no solution?
a. c.

b. d.

16. Find the first 4 terms of the geometric sequence for which and .

17. What is the 18th term in the following geometric sequence?

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4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ...
a. 1,048,576 c. 524,288
b. 131,072 d. –524,288
18. Find the first 5 terms of the sequence with and .
a. 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 c. 8, 11, 17, 29, 53
b. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 d. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
19. Write a recursive rule for the sequence.
–5, –10, –20, –40, . . .
a. c.
; ;

b. ; d. ;

20. Write a recursive rule for the sequence.

a. c.
b. d.

21. Write an explicit rule for the sequence.

a1 = –9, an = an – 1

a. c.
an = –9( )n – 1 an = –( )n – 1

b. a = (–9)n – 1 d.
n an = ( )(–9)n – 1

22. You are depositing $50 each month in a credit union savings club account. You are getting 0.7%
monthly (8.4% annually) interest on the account. The balance at the beginning of the nth month can
be given by the following recursive function.

Find the balance at the beginning of the 6th month.

a. $302.10 c. $305.29
b. $306.29 d. $303.52
23. The table displays the speed of a car , in feet per second, seconds after it starts coasting.

Time, Speed,
(seconds) (ft/sec)
1 57
2 54.15
3 51.44
4 48.87

a. Explain why this sequence is geometric.

b. Write an explicit rule for this sequence using the values from the table.
c. Use the result from part (b) to write a recursive rule for this sequence.
d. What is the speed of the car when it begins to coast?

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