Sunday, September 18, 2011

ASU 9-19-11 Quadratic Equations

CHAPTER 1


1.
Solve.     9x + 8 = 2x + 8

A)  –1    B)  0    C)  1    D)  2

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  1


2.
Solve.     4(x – 2) + 6x = 12

A)      B)      C)  1    D)  2

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  1


3.
Solve.    5(x – 5) + 3x = 4x – 25

Ans:
0

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  1


4.
Solve.      =

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  1


5.
Solve.    20 + 10(x – 7) = 5(x + 4) + 5x

A)      B)      C)      D)  No solution

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  1


6.
Solve.   

Ans:
22

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  1


7.
Solve.    0.88(x – 0.75) – 0.9x = 0.1x – 0.87

Ans:
1.75

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  1


8.
Solve.   

Ans:
–16

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  1


9.
Solve.    

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  1


10.
Solve.    

A)  –6    B)  6    C)  –2    D)  No solution

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  1


11.
Solve.    

A)  16    B)  –16    C)  2    D)  –2

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  1


12.
Solve for t.     q = r + (s – 7)t

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  1


13.
Solve for s.   

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  1


14.
Solve for x.   

A)      B)      C)      D) 

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  1


15.
Solve for x.    

Ans:
4

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  1


16.
Find a number such that 54 more than one-half the number is twice the number.

Ans:
36

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  4     Section:  1


17.
The length of a rectangle is 2 cm more than twice its width.  If the perimeter of the rectangle is 40 cm, find the length of the rectangle.

A)  6 cm    B)  9 cm    C)  11 cm    D)  14 cm

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  4     Section:  1


18.
The length of a rectangle is 5 ft less than 4 times its width.  If the perimeter of the rectangle is 30 ft, find the dimensions of the rectangle.

Ans:
4 ft, 11 ft

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  4     Section:  1


19.
The sale price of an item after a 15% discount is $102.  What was the price before the discount?

Ans:
$120

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  4     Section:  1


20.
How much pure antifreeze must be added to 12 gallons of 20% antifreeze to make a 40% antifreeze solution?

A)  2 gallons    B)  4 gallons    C)  6 gallons    D)  8 gallons

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  6     Section:  1


21.
How many liters of a solution which is 20% alcohol must a chemist mix with 20 liters of a solution which is 50% alcohol to obtain a solution which is 25% alcohol?

Ans:
100 liters

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  6     Section:  1


22.
One computer printer can print a company's mailing labels in 40 minutes.  A second printer would take 60 minutes to print the labels.  How long would it take the two printers, operating together, to print the labels?

Ans:
24 minutes

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  5     Section:  1


23.
Ella's motorboat can travel 30 mi/h in still water.  If the boat can travel 9 miles downstream in the same time it takes to travel 1 miles upstream, what is the rate of the river's current?

Ans:
24 mi/h

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  5     Section:  1


24.
Rewrite in inequality notation and graph on a real number line.
            (–1, 8]

Ans:
–1 < x ≤ 8
              –1         8

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  1     Section:  2



Use the following to answer questions 25-26:

            (–3, ∞)


25.
Rewrite the interval in inequality notation.

A)  x > –3    B)  x < –3    C)  x ≤ –3    D)  x ≥ –3

Ans:  A     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  1     Section:  2


26.
Graph the interval on a real number line.

A)
          –3     0     

B)
          –3     0

C)
               –3     0

D)
               –3     0

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  1     Section:  2


27.
Rewrite in interval notation and graph on a real number line.
            3 ≤ x ≤ 9

Ans:
[3, 9]
               3         9

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  1     Section:  2


28.
Graph the inequality on a real number line.     –4 ≤ x < 1

A)

B)

C)

D)

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  1     Section:  2


29.
Write in interval notation and inequality notation.

Ans:
(–1, ∞); x > –1

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  1     Section:  2


30.
 Fill in the blanks with > or < to make the resulting statement true.
            –4  ______  –6   and    –4 – 5  ______  –6 – 5

Ans:
>, >

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  1     Section:  2


31.
 Fill in the blanks with > or < to make the resulting statement true.
            2  ______  –9    and   –2(2)  ______  –2(–9)

A)  <, <    B)  >, >    C)  <, >    D)  >, <

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  1     Section:  2


32.
Solve and graph.    5n – 10 ≥ 3n – 4

Ans:
n ≥ 3
                            0             3

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  2     Section:  2


33.
Solve and graph.    3x – 6 ≥ x – 2

A)
               –2    0

B)
         –2      0

C)
                       0      2

D)
 
                   0     2

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  2


34.
Solve and graph.     4(6 – x) > 15 – x

Ans:
x < 3
                               3

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  2


35.
Solve and graph.     –3x > –3

Ans:
x < 1
                       0      1

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  2


36.
Solve and graph.     –7x ≥ 42

A)
              –6      0

B)
              –6      0

C)
         –6      0

D)
         –6      0

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  2     Section:  2


37.
Solve and graph.   

Ans:
y < –2

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  2


38.
Solve and graph.
            –9 < 4x + 3 ≤ 15

Ans:
–3 < x ≤ 3
              –3          3

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  2


39.
Solve the inequality.     –6 ≤ 2x + 1 ≤ 3

A)      B)      C)      D) 

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  2


40.
Graph and write as a single interval, if possible.
            [–3, 6) È [5, 8)

Ans:
[–3, 8)
              –3         8

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  1     Section:  2


41.
Write as a single interval, if possible.
            (–2, 4] Ç [0, 5)

A)  (–2, 5)    B)  [0, 4]    C)  (–2, 4]    D)  [0, 5)

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  1     Section:  2


42.
Solve and graph.   

Ans:
                              9/7

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  2


43.
Solve.     –10 ≤ 5 – 2x < 1

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  2


44.
For what real numbers x does the expression represent a real number?
           

A)  All real numbers except x = –5    B)  x ≤ –5    C)  x > 5    D)  x ≥ –5

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  2


45.
For what real numbers x does the expression represent a real number?  Write your answer in inequality notation.
           

Ans:
x ≥ –2

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  2


46.
If F is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, then the temperature C in degrees Celsius is given by the formula .  For what Fahrenheit temperatures will the Celsius temperature be between –5 and 35, inclusive?

Ans:
23° ≤ F ≤ 95°

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  3     Section:  2



Use the following to answer questions 47-48:

A musician is planning to market a CD.  The fixed costs are $330 and the variable costs are $5 per CD.  The wholesale price of the CD will be $8.  For the artist to make a profit, revenues must be greater than costs.


47.
How many CDs, x, must be sold for the musician to make a profit?

A)  x > 100    B)  x > 110    C)  x > 120    D)  x > 130

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  3     Section:  2


48.
How many CDs, x, must be sold for the musician to break even?

A)  x = 100    B)  x = 110    C)  x = 120    D)  x = 130

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  3     Section:  2


49.
Evaluate.    | –5    (–3) |

Ans:
2

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  1     Section:  3


50.
Write without absolute value signs.   

A)      B) 

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  1     Section:  3


51.
Find the distance between –1 and 1.

Ans:
2

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  1     Section:  3


52.
Write as an absolute value equation.
            x is 2 units from –5.  

Ans:
|x + 5| = 2

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  1     Section:  3


53.
Write as an absolute value inequality.
            x is more than 7 units from 3.

A)  |x – 3| > 7    B)  |x – 3| ≥ 7    C)  |x + 3| > 7    D)  |x + 3| ≥ 7

Ans:  A     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  1     Section:  3


54.
Solve.     |x – 4| = 2

A)  6, –2    B)  6, 2    C)  –6, 2    D)  –6, –2

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  2     Section:  3


55.
Solve.     |x + 10| = 8

Ans:
–2, –18

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  2     Section:  3


56.
Solve and graph.  Write the solution in inequality notation and interval notation.
            |x + 9| > 5

Ans:
x < –14  or  x > –4
(–¥, –14) È (–4, ¥)
              –14        –4

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  3


57.
Solve.  Write the solution in interval notation.
            |x + 4| ≤ 6

A)  (–¥, –10) È (2, ¥)    B)  (–¥, –10] È [2, ¥)    C)  (–10, 2)    D)  [–10, 2]

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  3


58.
Solve.  Write the solution in interval notation.
            |x – 10| ≥ 4

A)  (–¥, 6) È (14, ¥)    B)  (–¥, 6] È [14, ¥)    C)  (6, 14)    D)  [6, 14]

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  3


59.
Solve.  Write your solution inequality notation and interval notation.
            |7x – 15| < 20

Ans:
;

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  3


60.
Solve.  Write the solution in inequality notation and interval notation.
            |3x – 4| ³ 7

Ans:
  ; 

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  3


61.
Solve.  Write the answer in interval notation.
            |12 – 5x| < 22

A)
C)

B)
D)

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  3


62.
Solve.     |2x – 7| = 3

A)  5, 2    B)  5, –2    C)  –5, 2    D)  –5, –2

Ans:  A     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  3


63.
Solve.    

A)  –6 < x < –3    B)  x < –6 or x > –3    C)  3 < x < 6    D)  x < 3 or x > 6

Ans:  A     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  3     Section:  3


64.
Solve.    

Ans:
x ≤ –6 or x ≥ –3

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  3     Section:  3


65.
Solve.     |x + 3| = 2x + 1

A)  2    B)      C)  2,     D)  2,

Ans:  A     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  3


66.
Solve.     |3x + 5| – |3 – x| = 6

Ans:
–7, 1

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  3


67.
For the complex number –4 + 6i, find
            (a) the real part     (b)  the imaginary part     (c)  the conjugate

Ans:
(a) –4     (b) 6i     (c) –4 – 6i

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  1     Section:  4


68.
Add.  Write the result in standard form.
            (8 – 6i) + (–10 + 4i)

Ans:
–2 – 2i

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  2     Section:  4


69.
Subtract.  Write the result in standard form.
            (–8 – 4i) – (–5 – 3i)

A)  –3 – i    B)  –3 – 7i    C)  –10i    D)  –4i

Ans:  A     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  4


70.
Multiply.  Write the result in standard form.
            4i(–10 + 5i)

A)  –35i    B)  –60i    C)  –20 – 40i    D)  20 – 40i

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  4


71.
Multiply.  Write the result in standard form.
            (5 – i)(4 + 3i)

Ans:
23 + 11i

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  4


72.
Multiply.  Write the result in standard form.
            (4 – 3i)(4 + 3i)

A)  7 – 24i    B)  25 + 24i    C)  7    D)  25

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  4


73.
Divide and write your answer in standard form.
           

A)      B)      C)      D) 

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  4


74.
Divide and write your answer in standard form.
           

Ans:
1 + i

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  4


75.
Divide and write your answer in standard form.
           

A)      B)      C)      D) 

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  4


76.
Evaluate and write your answer in standard form.   

Ans:
6i

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  3     Section:  4


77.
Evaluate and write your answer in standard form.   

Ans:
–15

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  3     Section:  4


78.
Evaluate and write your answer in standard form.   

A)  –15    B)  15    C)  15i    D)  –15i

Ans:  A     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  3     Section:  4


79.
Convert imaginary numbers to standard form, perform the indicated operation, and express the answer in standard form.
           

Ans:
–16 + 10i

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  2     Section:  4


80.
Convert imaginary numbers to standard form, perform the indicated operation, and express the answer in standard form.
           

A)  –31 – 41i    B)  –31 + 41i    C)  11 – 41i    D)  11 + 41i

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  3     Section:  4


81.
Convert imaginary numbers to standard form, perform the indicated operation, and express the answer in standard form.
           

A)  1 + i    B)  1 – i    C)  1 + 49i    D)  1 – 49i

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  3     Section:  4


82.
Convert imaginary numbers to standard form, perform the indicated operation, and express the answer in standard form.
           

Ans:
3 – 2i

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  3     Section:  4


83.
Divide and write your answer in standard form.
           

A)  –3 – 2i    B)  3 – 2i    C)  –3 + 2i    D)  3 + 2i

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  4


84.
Divide and write your answer in standard form.
           

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  4


85.
Simplify.  Write the result in standard form.
            (4 + 3i)2 + 2(4 + 3i) – 4

Ans:
11 + 30i

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  4


86.
Solve for x and y.
            (3x + 4) + (5y – 1) = 10 – 16i

Ans:
x = 2, y = –3

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  4     Section:  4


87.
Solve for x and y.
           

A)  x = 2, y = –4    B)  x = 1, y = –2    C)  x = 3, y = –4    D)  x = 1, y = –4

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  4     Section:  4


88.
Solve.  Express your answer in standard form.
            (3 + i)z + 2i = 6i

A)      B)      C)      D) 

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  4     Section:  4


89.
Solve.  Express your answer in standard form.
            (2 – i)z + 4 = i

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  4     Section:  4


90.
Solve by factoring.     3x2 = –18x

A)  0, –6    B)  0, 6    C)  6, –6    D)  2, 6

Ans:  A     Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  1     Section:  5


91.
Solve by factoring.     4x2 – 4x = –1

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  1     Section:  5


92.
Solve by factoring.     7x2 – 6 = –19x

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  1     Section:  5


93.
Solve by factoring.     15x2 – 8 = 14x

A)      B)      C)      D) 

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  1     Section:  5


94.
Solve by using the square root property.    x2 – 16 = 0

Ans:
–4, 4

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  2     Section:  5


95.
Solve by using the square root property.    x2 – 24 = 0

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  5


96.
Solve by using the square root property.    (x + 3)2 = 9

Ans:
0, –6

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  5


97.
Solve by using the square root property.    (x – 4)2 = 7

A)      B)      C)      D) 

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  5


98.
Solve by using the square root property.    (x – 4)2 = –3

A)      B)       C)      D) 

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  5


99.
Solve by using the square root property.    (x + 2)2 = –16

Ans:
–2 + 4i, –2 – 4i

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  5


100.
Use the discriminant to determine the number of real roots the equation has.
            3x2 – 5x + 1 =0

A)
One real root (a double root)
C)
Three real roots

B)
Two distinct real roots
D)
None (two imaginary roots)

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  4     Section:  5


101.
Use the discriminant to determine the number of real roots the equation has.
            2x2 – 4x + 2 =0

A)
One real root (a double root)
C)
Three real roots

B)
Two distinct real roots
D)
None (two imaginary roots)

Ans:  A     Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  4     Section:  5


102.
Use the discriminant to determine the number of real roots the equation has.
            7x2 + 3x + 1 =0

A)
One real root (a double root)
C)
Three real roots

B)
Two distinct real roots
D)
None (two imaginary roots)

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  4     Section:  5


103.
Find the value of the discriminant and give the number of real roots the equation has.
            3x2 + 4x – 2 = 0

Ans:
40, two real roots

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  4     Section:  5


104.
Find the value of the discriminant and give the number of real roots the equation has.
            2x2 + x + 5 = 0

Ans:
–39, no real roots (two complex roots)

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  4     Section:  5


105.
Fill in the blank so the result is a perfect square trinomial.  Then factor into a binomial square.
            x2 + 14x +  _____

Ans:
49; (x + 7)2

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  3     Section:  5


106.
Fill in the blank so the result is a perfect square trinomial.  Then factor into a binomial square.
            x2 + 3x +  _____

A)  ;     B)  9; (x + 3)2    C)  ;     D)  ;

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  3     Section:  5


107.
Solve by completing the square.
            x2 + 10x + 19 = 0

A)  ±31    B)      C)      D) 

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  4     Section:  5


108.
Solve by completing the square.
            x2 – 6x – 2 = 0

A)      B)      C)      D) 

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  3     Section:  5


109.
Solve by completing the square.
            4x2 + 2x – 3 = 0

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  3     Section:  5


110.
Solve by completing the square.
            3x2 + 2x + 5 = 0

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  3     Section:  5


111.
Solve.     3x2 – 7x = 6

Ans:
, 3

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  1     Section:  5


112.
Solve.    (3x – 4)2 = 7

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  5


113.
Solve.     2x2 – 2x = 9

Ans:
 

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  4     Section:  5


114.
Solve.    9x2 = –5x

A)      B)      C)      D) 

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  1     Section:  5


115.
Solve.    

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  4     Section:  5


116.
Solve.     x2 = –x – 8

A)      B)      C)      D) 

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  4     Section:  5


117.
Solve.    

Ans:
–1, 5

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  4     Section:  5


118.
Solve.    

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  4     Section:  5


119.
Solve.    

A)      B)      C)      D) 

Ans:  A     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  4     Section:  5


120.
Solve for c.  Use positive square roots only.    a = bc2

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  5     Section:  5


121.
The product of two consecutive positive even integers is 360.  Find the integers.

Ans:
18 and 20

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  5     Section:  5


122.
One number is 5 times another.  If the sum of their reciprocals is , find the two numbers.

Ans:
9, 45

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  5     Section:  5


123.
Two trains travel at right angles to each other after leaving the same train station at the same time.  One hour later they are 100 miles apart.  If one travels 20 miles per hour faster than the other, what is the rate of the faster train?

A)  60 mph    B)  70 mph    C)  80 mph    D)  90 mph

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  5     Section:  5


124.
A boater travels 12 miles upstream against a 2 mi/h current, then returns downstream to the starting point.  If the entire trip took 8 hours, what is the rate of the boat in still water?

A)  3 mi/h    B)  4 mi/h    C)  5 mi/h    D)  6 mi/h

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  5     Section:  5


125.
Fernando's motorboat can travel 30 mi/h in still water.  If the boat can travel 9 miles downstream in the same time it takes to travel 1 miles upstream, what is the rate of the river's current?

Ans:
24 mi/h

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  5     Section:  5


126.
A speedboat takes 3 hours longer to go 60 miles up a river than to return.  If the boat cruises at 15 miles per hour in still water, what is the rate of the current?

A)  3 mi/h    B)  4 mi/h    C)  5 mi/h    D)  6 mi/h

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  5     Section:  5


127.
One pipe can fill a tank in 3 hours less than another.  Together they can fill the tank in 9 hours.  How long would it take each alone to fill the tank?  Compute the answer to two decimal places.

Ans:
19.62 hours and 16.62 hours

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  5     Section:  5


128.
Solve.   

Ans:
6

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  1     Section:  6


129.
Solve.   

A)  2    B)  0    C)  –2    D)  No solution

Ans:  A     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  1     Section:  6


130.
Solve.   

Ans:
5   (2 does not check)

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  1     Section:  6


131.
Solve.    

A)      B)      C)  0    D)  No solution

Ans:  A     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  1     Section:  6


132.
Solve.     |4x + 1| = x + 4

Ans:
–1, 1

Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  2     Section:  6


133.
Solve.     |x + 5| = 1 – 3x

A)  3    B)  –1    C)  –1, 3    D)  No solution

Ans:  B     Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  2     Section:  6


134.
Solve.     |10x – 1| = x – 10

A)  –1, 1    B)  1    C)  –1    D)  No solution

Ans:  D     Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  2     Section:  6


135.
Solve.    5x2/3 –13x1/3 – 6 = 0

Ans:

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  3     Section:  6


136.
Solve.    (x2x)2  – 14(x2x) + 24 = 0

Ans:
–3, –1, 2, 4

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  3     Section:  6


137.
Solve.    

Ans:
6, 14

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  1     Section:  6


138.
Solve.    

Ans:
1

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  1     Section:  6


139.
Solve.    

Ans:
3 – i, 3 + i

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  1     Section:  6


140.
Solve.     10x–2 + 2x–1 + 1 = 0

A)      B)      C)  –1 ± 3i    D)  1 ± 3i

Ans:  C     Difficulty Level:  Routine     Objective:  3     Section:  6


141.
Solve.    

Ans:
9

Difficulty Level:  Moderate     Objective:  3     Section:  6


142.
Solve.     1 – 10x–2 + 15x–4 = 0

Ans:
 (four roots)

Difficulty Level:  Difficult     Objective:  3     Section:  6