Algebra 1/Geometry Curriculum Review Problems

1) 3x2 ( x2  4 xy  y) = (A)  12 x 5 y 2 (B) 3x 4  24 x 3 y

(C) 3x 4  4 xy  y (D) 3x 4  12 x 3 y  3x 2 y (E) 3x 4  12 x 3 y  3x 2 y

2) Find the compound inequality that represents this graph.

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5 0 5
(A) x > 3 or x < 2 (B) 3 < x < 2 (C) x < 3 and x > 2

(D) 3 < x < 2 (E) x < 3 or x > 2

3) (2 x4 y 2 )3 =

(A) 6 x 7 y 5 (B) 6 x12 y 6 (C) 8 x 7 y 5 (D) 8 x12 y 6 (E) 8 x12 y 5

4) If 3x + 6 = 0, what is the value of x + 7?

(A) 11 (B) 9 (C) 2 (D) 5 (E) 9

5) (y 2  6 y  2)  (3 y 2  7 y  1)  (A)  2 y 2  y  1 (B)  2 y 2  13 y  1

(C)  2 y 2  y  3 (D)  2 y 2  y  3 (E)  2 y 2  13 y  3

( x 2 y3 )5
6) 
x7 y9

(A) x 3 y 6 (B) x17 y 24 (C) x 0 y 1 (D) x 3 y17 (E) x14 y 6

7) One solution of (x – 5)(3x + 4) = 0 is

4 3 4 3
(A) 5 (B)  (C)  (D) (E)
3 4 3 4

8) One factor of 3x 2  x  2 is

(A) x + 1 (B) 3x – 2 (C) x – 2 (D) 3x + 1 (E) 3x + 2

x  2 y  5 
9) If   , then x =
3x  2 y  7
(A) 12 (B) 3 (C) 8 (D) 4 (E) 16

10) 48  12 

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 2 3 (D) 4 3 (E) 6

11) Factor completely: 3x 2  75

(A) 3( x 2  25) (B) ( x  5)( x  5) (C) (3x  5)( x  5) (E) 3( x  5)( x  5)

x2  9 x2  x  6
12)  
x2 x2  4

(A) x – 3 (B) x + 3 (C) x + 2 (D) x – 2 (E) 1

3
13) If  2 , then x =
x 1
3 5 5
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) (E) 3
5 3 2

x 5 y 9
14) =
x 2 2 3
y 
x11 y3 y 15 y 15
(A) (B) (C) xy 3 (D) (E)
y 15 x x11 x
15) If y = 3x and 4x – 2y = 5, then x =

15 5 11 5 15
(A)  (B)  (C) (D) (E)
2 2 6 2 2

3 x
16) Find the common denominator of: 
2x  4 x  2

(A) 2(x + 2)(x – 2) (B) (x + 2)(x – 2) (C) 2x – 4 (D) x – 2

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17) Rationalize the denominator (reduce fraction to lowest terms):
8
120 14 14 120 14
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
8 16 4 64 8

x2 25
18) Solve:   2
x5 5 x

(A) {–7, 5} (B) {7, –5} (C) {7} (D) {–7} (E) no solution

19) If point A(3, 1) and B(2, –3), what is the slope of line AB?
1 1
(A) 4 (B) –4 (C) (D)  (E) undefined
4 4

20) Factor: 2ac + ad + 6bc + 3bd (A) (2c + d)(a + 3b)

2
(B) 2a(c) + d(a + 3b) + b (C) 2ac + ad +6cd + 3d (D) 5abcd

21) Which equation is parallel to y = 3x?

(A) y – 3x = 2 (B) 3x + y = 0 (C) 3y = x (D) 3y – x = 2

22) Divide using long division: (6 x2  x  4)  (2 x  1)

2 3 6
(A) 3x  2  (B) 3x  1  (C) 3x – 2 (D) 3x  2 
2x  1 2x  1 2x  1
For problems #23 – 25, use the graph below.
23) The equation for line l is:
l m
(A) y = 3x – 4 (B) y = 3x + 3

n (C) y = 3x (D) y = 3x – 1

24) The equation for line n is:

1 1
(A) y =  x (B) y =  x + 3
3 3
1 1
(C)  x + y = 0 (D)  x – y = 2
3 3

25) Which statement is true for lines l, m, and n ?

(A) l is perpendicular to m (B) l is parallel to n
(C) m is parallel to n (D) l is parallel to m

26) Solve: n 3  2n 2  35n  0

(A) {–7, 0, 5} (B) {–5, 0, 7} (C) {–5, 7} (D) {–7, 5}

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27) Factor completely: 6x + 20x – 16 (A) (x + 4)(6x – 4)

(B) (2x + 4)(3x + 4) (C) 2(3x – 2)(x + 4) (D) 2(3x + 4)(x + 2)

28) Solve: x 2  8x  11  0

(A) 8  5 (B) 4  2 5 (C) 8  2 5 (D) 4  5 (E)  4  5

29) If y varies directly as x and y = 28 and x = 18, find y when x = 9.

(A) 56 (B) 14 (C) 18 (D) 28 (E) 9

30) Simplify: 5 8 (2 18  3 10)

(A) 120  5 (B) 120  6 5 (C) 120  60 5 (D) 120  15 5

a  bt
31) For  m , solve for t.
c

cm  a cm  a cm  b cm
(A) (B) (C) (D) a
b b a b

32) If f ( x)  x 2  3x  5 , find f (a + 2)

(A) a 2  a  3 (B) a 2  3a  3 (C) a 2  a  9 (D) a 2  a  3

33) Simplify: 45 x16 y 7

(A) 9 x 6 y 3 5 y (B) 3x 8 y 3 5 y (C) 9 x 4 y 3 5 y (D) 9 x 6 y 3 5

34) Solve: |x + 3| = 5

(A) {2} (B) { 8} (C) {2, 8} (D) {2, 8} (E) {2, 8}

35) Solve: 8x  1  5  0

(A) 25 (B) 24 (C) 3 (D) 26 (E) 5

Answers:
1E 15B 29B 43D 57B
2E 16A 30C 44B 58D
3D 17C 31A 45D 59D
4D 18D 32D 46B 60A
5E 19A 33B 47C 61C
6A 20A 34E 48B 62A
7B 21A 35C 49A 63B
8E 22A 36D 50C 64A
9B 23B 37B 51B 65B
10C 24A 38D 52D 66A
11E 25D 39B 53A 67A
12A 26A 40D 54C 68A
13D 27C 41A 55B 69D
14D 28D 42C 56E 70C

1. Factor completely:
a. 12 x2  75 c. 6 x2  20 x  16
b. 6 y 2  19 y  10 d. 4 x3  36 x

2. Solve equations and inequalities:

 x 7 e. 3x  1 < 7 OR 2x  9  7
a. 4 x  (6  x)  24  
 3 4 f. 9  3x  6  15
1 1 g. 3x  2  4
b. (16 x  4)  (25  15 x)
4 5 h. 2 x  5  4  15
c. 2 x  4  26  48
x 3 7x
d. 
5 3

3. Graph the solution on a number line:

a. 2 x  8 c. x  3  15  2 x

b. 5  x  7 d. 9  2 x  3  13
4. Solve the quadratic equation:
a. 6 x2  6   13x d. 4 x2  8 x  3

b. ( x  4)( x  2)  5 e. 3x2  12
c. x2  3   5x f. 4 x2  25  0

5. Simplify radicals (answers must contain simplified radicals):

a. 9 50  4 2  5 8 14  6 2
c.
2 3
4 5
b.
3 2 d. 2(3 10  2 2)

6. Simplify expressions:
2 3
a.  3x  12 y  6 z   15x  10 y  5z 
3 5
b. (3x  5)2 y 2  10 y  25 y2  3 y

2
c. ( x  5)( x  5 x  25) d. y2  9 y5

7. Simplify exponentials:
(2 x 2 y3 )6
a.
(41 x3 y 2 )7

(4 x 2 y3 )11
b.
(8 x3 y 4 )7
6 3
 24 x 5 y3   16 x7 y 3 
c.    
 30 x 12 y 2   25 x 3 y 
   

d. (2 x4 y 2 )3 ( x5 y3 )2
8. Graph on a coordinate system:

3 b. 2 x  3 y  6 c. y  3x  4
a. y   x3
4

9. Solve systems of equations:

3x  4y  13
a.
2x  y  5

b. A collection of dimes and quarters totals $5.45. There are 32 coins in all. How
many dimes and quarters are there?

10. Write equations of lines:

a. Given 2 points, find the equation in point-slope form [ y  y1  m( x  x1) ] and
then into slope-intercept form (y = mx + b).

i. A(2, 4) and B(3, – 1)

ii. C(– 4, 2) and D(– 2, 5)
iii. E(5, – 3) and F(2, 1)
b. Find an equation that is perpendicular to the given line through a point.
3
i. y =  x + 2; (6, 4)
2
ii. y = 3x – 5; (– 3, 2)
5
iii. y = x + 1; (– 10, – 3)
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