LESSON 5-1 RATIONAL EXPONENTS

LESSON 5-1 TUNE-UP EXERCISES

Multiple-Choice
1. Which of the following is equal to for all values of b for which the expression is defined?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

2. Which expression is equivalent to ?

(a)
(b)

(c)

(d)
3. If 4 + 4y + 4y + 4y = 16x, then y =
y

(a) 2x − 1

(b) 2x + 1

(c) x − 2

(d) x + 2

4. If , then =

(a)
(b) 2p2
(c) 6p3
(d) 8p3

5. If 3x = 81 and 2x+y = 64, then =

(a) 1

(b)
(c) 2

(d)

6. Which of the following is equal to for all values of y for which the expression is defined?

(a)

(b)
(c)
(d)
7. Which expression is equivalent to

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

8. If 10k = 64, what is the value of ?

(a) 18
(b) 42
(c) 80
(d) 81

9. If x is a positive integer greater than 1, how much greater than x2 is ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
10. is equivalent to
(a)

(b)
(c)

(d)
11. If n and p are positive integers such that 8(2p) = 4n, what is n in terms of p?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
12. If k = 3, what is the solution of the equation above?
(a) {4, 12}
(b) {3}
(c) {4}
(d) {12}
 13. When x−1 − 1 is divided by x − 1, the quotient is
(a) -1

(b)

(c)

(d)
14. If n is a negative integer, which statement is always true?

(a) 6n-2 < 4n-1

(b)
(c)
(d)

15. Function g is defined by the equation above. If g (−8) = 375, what is the value of a?
(a) 25
(b) 75
(c) 125
(d) 625
16. If 27x = 9y−1, then

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
Grid-In

1. If p > 0 and x = 8 in the equation above, what is the value of p?

2. , what is the value of ?

3. If y is not equal to 0, what is the value of

4. If (2rs)−1 = 3s−2, what is the value of ?

5. If m and p are positive integers and , what is the value of

6. If a, b, and c are positive numbers such that = 8c and ac = b, what is the value of c?
 7. If and what is the value of h?
8. If 64 = 16 , what is the value of n?
2n+1 4n−1

, where a>1
9. In the equation above, what is the value of x?

10. A meteorologist estimates how long a passing storm will last by using the function t(d) = 0.08 ,where d
is the diameter of the storm, in miles, and t is the time, in hours. If the storm lasts 16.2 minutes, find its
diameter, in miles.

LESSON 5-2 MORE ADVANCED ALGEBRAIC METHODS

LESSON 5-2 TUNE-UP EXERCISES
Multiple-Choice
1. The polynomial x3 − 2x2 − 9x + 18 is equivalent to
(a) (x − 9)(x − 2)2
(b) (x − 2)(x − 3)(x + 3)
(c) (x + 3)(x − 2)2
(d) (x − 2)(x + 2)(x − 3)

2. When resistors R1 and R2 are connected in a parallel electric circuit, the total resistance is . This
fraction is equivalent to
(a) R1 + R2

(b)

(c)

(d)
3. In how many different points does the graph of the function f(x) = x3 − 2x2 + x − 2 intersect the x-axis?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

4. The expression above is equivalent to

(a)

(b)
(c)

(d)

5. If p(x) is a polynomial function and p(4) = 0, then which statement is true?

(a) x + 4 is a factor of p(x).
(b) x − 4 is a factor of p(x).
(c) The greatest power of x in p(x) is 4.
 (d) p(x) is divisible by 4.

6. The expression above is equivalent to

(a) 3x – 2
(b) −3x

(c)
(d) 0

7. The expression above is equivalent to

(a)
(b)

(c)

(d)
f(x) = 3x3 − 5x2 − 48x + 80
8. If the zeros of function f defined above are represented by r, s, and t, what is the value of the sum r + s + t?

(a)

(b)

(c)
(d) 8

9. The expression above is equivalent to

(a) y−1
(b) y+1 x f(x) g(x)
-3 3 0
(c)
(d) y2 – 1 -1 0 3
0 -4 4
2 0 -2

10. Several values of x, and the corresponding values for polynomial functions f and g are shown in the table
above. Which of the following statements is true?
I. f(0) + g(0) = 0
II. f(x) is divisible by x + 2
III. g(x) is divisible by x + 3
(a) I, II, and III
(b) I and II, only
(c) II and III, only
(d) I and III, only
11. Which equation(s) represent(s) the graph above?
I. y = (x + 2)(x2 − 4x − 12)
II. y = (x − 3)(x2 + x − 2)
 III.y = (x − 1)(x2 − 5x − 6)
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I and II
(d) II and III
12. Which of the following functions have zeros −1, 1, and 4?
(a) f(x) = (x − 4)(1 + x2)
(b) f(x) = (x + 4)(1 − x2)
(c) f(x) = (x − 1)( x2 − 3x − 4)
(d) f(x) = (x − 1)( x2 + 3x − 4)

13. Which of the following is equivalent to the expression above?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
f(x) = (2 − 3x)(x + 3) + 4(x2 − 6)
14. What is the sum of the zeros of function f defined by the equation above?
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 11
15. A polynomial function contains the factors x, x − 2, and x + 5. Which of the graph(s) above could represent
the graph of this function?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I and III
16–18 The graph of polynomial function f is shown above.
16. What is the greatest integer value of k for which f(x) = k has exactly 3 real solutions?
(a) –5
(b) 0
(c) 6
(d) 7
17. What is the best estimate of the remainder when f(x) is divided by x + 3?
(a) –6.0
(b) 0
(c) 6.5
(d) It cannot be determined.
18. What is the maximum number of points a circle whose center is at the origin can intersect the graph of y =
f(x)?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
(y2 + ky − 3)(y − 4) = y3 + by2 + 5y + 12
19. In the equation above, k is a nonzero constant. If the equation is true for all values of y, what is the value of
k?
 a.
b. –2
c. 4

d. 6
20. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the expression above?
(a) 4a2b + 9ab2 − a2b2
(b) 4a2b − 9ab2
(c) 2a + 3b
(d) 2a − 3b
Grid-In

1. What is the solution for k in the equation above?

2. What is the solution for m in the equation above?

f(x) = x3 + 5x2 − 4x − 20
3. How many of the zeros of function f defined by the equation above are located in the interval −4 ≤ x ≤ 4?

4. If x and y are solutions of the equation above and y > x, what is the value of y − x?
x3 + 150 = 6x2 + 25x
5. What is the sum of all values of x that satisfy the equation above?
p (t) = t5 − 3t4 − kt + 7k2
6. In the polynomial function above, k is a nonzero constant. If p(t) is divisible by t − 3, what is the value of k?
 LESSON 5-3 COMPLEX NUMBERS
LESSON 5-3 TUNE-UP EXERCISES
Multiple-Choice
NOTE: Unless indicated otherwise, i = for each problem.
1. Which of the following is equal to i + i0?
50

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) –1
(d) 0
2. Which of the following is equivalent to 2i2 + 3i3?
(a) −2 − 3i
(b) 2 − 3i
(c) −2 + 3i
(d) 2 + 3i
3. Expressed in simplest form, is equivalent to
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
4. If x = 3i, y = 2i, z = m + i, and i = , then the expression xy2z =
(a) −12 − 12mi
(b) −6 − 6mi
(c) 12 − 12mi
(d) 6 − 6mi
5. If g(x) = , what is g(10)?
(a) –30
(b) –900
(c) 30i
(d) 900i
6. Which of the following is equal to (x + i)2 − (x − i)2?
(a) 0
(b) –2
(c) −2 + 4xi
(d) 4xi
i13 + i18 + i31 + n = 0
7. In the equation above, what is the value of n in simplest form?
(a) −i
(b) –1
(c) 1
(d) i
8. Which of the following is equivalent to 2i(xi − 4i2)?
(a) 2x − 8i
(b) −2x + 8i
(c) −6xi
(d) −8xi

9. If x = 2i, y = −4, z = 3i, and i = , then

(a) 4 i
(b) 24i
(c) –4
(d) –24
10. Which of the following is equal to (13 + 17i)(4 − 9i)?
(a) –12
 (b) 116
(c) 115 − 89i
(d) 52 − 126i
11. If (x − yi) + (a + bi) = 2x and i = , then (x + yi)(a + bi) =
(a) x2 + y2
(b) x2 − y2
(c) 4x2 + y2
(d) 5x2

12. Which of the following complex numbers is equivalent to

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
13. In an electrical circuit, the voltage, E, in volts, the current, I, in amps, and the opposition to the flow of
current, called impedance, Z, in ohms, are related by the equation E = IZ. What is the impedance, in ohms,
of an electrical circuit that has a current of (3 + i) amps and a voltage of (−7 + i) volts?
(a) -2 + i
(b) 1 - 2i

(c)

(d)
(9 + 2i)(4 − 3i) − (5 − i)(4 − 3i)
14. The expression above is equivalent to which of the following?
(a) 7
(b) 14 − 18i
(c) 25
(d) 16 + 18i
Grid-In

NOTE: Unless indicated otherwise, i = for each problem.

1. What is the value of

2. In the equation above, what is the value of y?

3. If (1 − 3i)(7 + 5i + i2) = a + bi, what is the value of a + b?

4. If , what is the value of a + b?

5. Function g is defined by the equation above where a is a nonzero real constant. If , where i =
, what is the value of a?
 LESSON 5-4 COMPLETING THE SQUARE
LESSON 5-4 TUNE-UP EXERCISES
Multiple-Choice
1. What are the solutions to 3x2 − 33 = 18x?
(a)

(b)
(c)

(d)
2. If the solutions to 2x2 − 8x − 5 = 0 are p and q with p > q, what is the value of p − q?
(a)

(b)
(c)

(d)

3. If the solutions to the equation above are r and s with r > s, what is the value of r − s?
(a)

(b)
(c)
(d) 5
4. If the equation y = 3x2 + 18x − 13 is written in the form y = a(x − h)2 + k, what are the values of h and k?
(a) h = 3, k = 14
(b) h = −3, k = −40
(c) h = 3, k = −13
(d) h = −3, k = −22
x2 + 6x + y2 − 8y = 56
5. If the above equation is written in the form (x − h)2 + (y − k)2 = r2, what is the value of r?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d)

6. If the solutions of the equation above in simplest radical form are , what are the values of a and
b?
(a) a = 4, b = 3
(b) a = −4, b = 5
(c) a = 3, b = 5
(d) a = −3, b = 5
7. Which quadratic equation has 2 + 3i and 2 − 3i as its solutions?
(a) x2 + 4x − 13 = 0
(b) x2 − 4x + 13 = 0
(c) x2 + 13x − 4 = 0
(d) x2 − 13x − 4 = 0
8. The equation ax2 + 6x − 9 = 0 will have imaginary roots if
(a) a < −1
(b) a ≥ −1
(c) a ≤ 1
(d) −1< a < 1
9. If electrical circuits are hooked up in parallel, the reciprocal of the total resistance in the series is found by
adding the reciprocals of each resistance as shown in the diagram above. In a certain circuit, R2 exceeds the
resistance of R1 by 2 ohms, and the total resistance, RT, is 1.5 ohms. Which expression represents the
number of ohms in R1?
(a)
(b)

(c)

(d)
10. The amount of water remaining in a certain bathtub as it drains when the plug is pulled is represented by
the equation L = −4t2 − 8t + 128, where L represents the number of liters of water in the bathtub and t
represents the amount of time, in minutes, since the plug was pulled. Which expression represents the
number of minutes it takes for half of the water that was in the bathtub before the plug was pulled to drain?
(a)
(b)

(c)

(d)
 LESSON 5-5 THE PARABOLA AND ITS EQUATIONS
LESSON 5-5 TUNE-UP EXERCISES
Multiple-Choice
1. An archer shoots an arrow into the air such that its height at any time, t, is given by the function h(t) = −16t2
+ kt + 3. If the maximum height of the arrow occurs at 4 seconds after it is launched, what is the value of k?
(a) 128
(b) 64
(c) 8
(d) 4
2. A model rocket is launched vertically into the air such that its height at any time, t, is given by the function
h(t) = −16t2 + 80t + 10. What is the maximum height attained by the model rocket?
(a) 140
(b) 110
(c) 85
(d) 10
3. When a ball is thrown straight up at an initial velocity of 54 feet per second. The height of the ball t seconds
after it is thrown is given by the function h(t) = 54t − 12t2. How many seconds after the ball is thrown will it
return to the ground?
(a) 9.2
(b) 6
(c) 4.5
(d) 4
4. The graph of y + 3 = (x − 4)2 − 6 is a parabola in the xy-plane. What are the x-intercepts of the parabola?
(a) 1 and 7
(b) −1 and −7
(c) 4 and −6
(d) D) 4 and −9
5. The graph of y = (2x − 4)(x − 8) in the xy-plane is a parabola. Which of the following are true?
I. The graph’s line of symmetry is x = 5
II. The minimum value of y is −7
III. The y-intercept of the graph is 32
(a) I and II only
(b) I and III only
(c) II and III only
(d) I, II, and III
Note: Figure not drawn to scale
6. The graph of a quadratic function f is shown in the above figure. If f(x) ≤ b for all values of x, which of the
following could be the coordinates of point P?
(a) (1.5, 2)
(b) (2.25, 3.5)
(c) (2.5, 4)
(d) (2.75, 5)

7. The figure above shows the graph of a quadratic function f with a minimum point at (1, −2). If f(5) = f(c),
then which of the following could be the value of c?
(a) −5
(b) −3
(c) 0
(d) 6
8. The graph of a quadratic function f intersects the x-axis at x = −2 and x = 6. If f(8) = f(p), which could be the
value of p?
(a) −6
(b) −4
(c) −2 (D) 0
9. If in the quadratic function f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, a and c are both negative constants, which of the following
could be the graph of function f?
10. A parabola passes through the points (0, 0) and (6, 0). If the turning point of the parabola is T(h, 4), which
statement must be true?
I. h=2
II. If the parabola passes through (1, 2), then it must also pass through (5, 2) III. Point T is
the highest point of the parabola
(a) II only
(b) III only
(c) I and II only
(d) II and III only
11. A system of three equations whose graphs in the xy-plane are a line, a circle, and a parabola is shown above.
How many solutions does the system have?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
12. Which of the following could be the equation of the graph above?
(a) y = (x − 3)(2x + 1)
(b) y = (x + 3)(2x −1)
(c) y = −(x − 3)(1 + 2x)

(d) y = (x + 3)(x − 1)
y = 2x2 − 12x + 11
13. The graph of the equation above is a parabola in the xy-plane. What is the distance between the vertex of the
parabola and the point (3, 1)?
(a) 1
(b) 8
(c) 10 (D) 12
f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, a > 0
14. The coordinates of the lowest point on the graph of the function defined by the equation above is (3, 2). If
f(−1) = p, then which of the following represents the value of p?
(a) f(−5)
(b) f(−4)
(c) f(6) (D) f(7)
15. The parabola whose equation is y = ax2 + bx + c passes through the points (−3, −40), (0, 29), and (−1, 10).
What is an equation of the line of symmetry? (A) x =
(B) x =
(C) x =5
(D) x =6

16. If (x, y) is a solution to the system of equations above and x > 0, what is the value of the difference x − y?
(a) 4
(b) 16
(c) 20
(d) 24
h(t) = −4.9t2 + 68.6t
17. The function above gives the height of a model rocket, in meters, t seconds after it is launched from ground
level. What is the maximum height, to the nearest meter, attained by the model rocket?
(a) 90
(b) 120
(c) 180
(d) 240
y = k(x − 1)(x + 9)
18. The graph of the equation above is a parabola in the xy-plane. If k > 0, what is the minimum value of y
expressed in terms of k?
(a) −7k
(b) −16k
(c) −25k
(d) −73k
Grid-In

1. In the above system of equations, what is the value of x + y?

d(t) = −16t2 + 40t + 24
2. A swimmer dives from a diving board that is 24 feet above the water. The distance, in feet, that the diver
travels after t seconds have elapsed is given by the function above. What is the maximum height above the
water, in feet, the swimmer reaches during the dive?
3. The marketing department at Sports Stuff found that approximately 600 pairs of running shoes will be sold
monthly when the average price of each pair of running shoes is $90. It was observed that for each $5
reduction in price, an additional 50 pairs of running shoes will be sold monthly. What price per pair of
running shoes will maximize the store’s monthly revenue from the sale of running shoes?
Questions 4–6 refer to the equation below.

The function h above models the path of a football when it is kicked during an attempt to make a field goal
where x is the horizontal distance, in feet, from the kick, and h(x) is the number of feet in the corresponding
height of the football above the ground.
4. After the ball is kicked, what is the number of feet the football travels horizontally before it hits the ground?
5. What is the number of feet in the maximum height of the football?
6. The goal post is 10 feet high and a horizontal distance of 45 yards from the point at which the ball is kicked.
By how many feet will the football fail to pass over the goal post?
 LESSON 5-6 REFLECTING AND TRANSLATING FUNCTION GRAPHS

LESSON 5-6 TUNE-UP EXERCISES

Multiple-Choice
1. The graph of y = 2x−3 can be obtained by shifting the graph of y = 2x
(a) 3 units to the right
(b) 3 units to the left
(c) 3 units up
(d) 3 units down
2. Which equation represents the line that is the reflection of the line y = 2x − 3 in the y-axis?
(a) y = −2x − 3
(b) y = −2x + 3
(c) y = 2x + 3
(d) y = 3x − 2
3. The figure above shows part of the graph of function f. If f(x − 5) = f(x) for all values of x, what is the value
of f(19)?
(a) −1
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 3

4. The endpoints of AB are A(0, 0) and B(9, −6). What is an equation of the line that contains the reflection of
AB in the y-axis?

(a)

(b)
(c)

(d)
5. The figure above shows the graph of function f. If g(x) = −f(x), which graph represents function g?

6. The point (2, −1) on the graph y = f(x) is shifted to which point on the graph of y = f(x + 2)?
(a) (4, 1)
(b) (4, −1)
(c) (0, −1)
(d) (0, −3)
7. The accompanying figure shows the graphs of functions f and g. If f is defined by f(x) = x2 and g is defined
by g(x) = f(x + h) + k, where h and k are constants, what is the value of h + k?
(a) −3
(b) −2
(c) −1
(d) 1

8. If g(x) = −2 intersects the graph of y = f(x) + k at one point, which of these choices could be the value of k?
(a) −1.5
(b) −0.5
(c) 0
(d) 1.5

9. If the accompanying figure above shows the graph of function f, which of the following could represent the
graph of y = f(x + 1)?
10. A linear function f is shown in the accompanying figure. If function g is the reflection of function f in the x-
axis (not shown), what is the slope of the graph of function g?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
11. The graph of y = f(x) is shown below.

Which of the following could represent the graph of y = f(x − 2) + 1?

12. The graph of the function f is shown above. Which of the following could represent the graph of y = |f(x)|?
 Grid-In
Questions 1 and 2 refer to the information and graph below.
Let function f be defined by the graph in the accompanying figure.
1. For what positive integer k is (1, 0) an x-intercept of the graph of y = f(x − k)?
2. Let m represent the number of points at which the graphs of y = f(x) and g(x) = 3 intersect. Let n represent
the number of points at which the graphs of y = f(x) − 1 and g(x) = 3 intersect. What is the value of m + n?