Algebra II Review Answer Key

1. Define the domain of a function.

The set of all possible input values for which a function is defined.

2. Define the range of a function.

The set of all possible output values for a given function.

3. The direction of the graph of a function as x approaches positive infinity or negative infinity is called the
.
a. Axis of Symmetry
b. End Behavior
c. Concave Up
d. Concave Down

4. Which of the following describes a quadratic function that has been shifted to the left 4 units?

a. f(x) = x2 + 4
b. f(x) = x2 − 4

c. f(x) = (x − 4) 2

d. f(x) = (x + 4)2

5. If y = f(x) is transformed to y = f(x) - 2, the function .

a. Shifts up 2 units
b. Shifts down 2 units
c. Shifts left 2 units
d. Shifts right 2 units

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6. Does the function shown here have an inverse that is also a function?

a. Yes, the inverse is a function.

b. No, the inverse is not a function.

7. Which restriction would make the function 1 2 invertible?

y= x
2
a. x>0
b. y>0
c. y<0
1
d. x<
2

8. Find the inverse of g(x) = − 3x.

a. g−1 (x) = x + 1
b. g−1 (x) = − 3x − 3
c. g−1 (x) = x − 1
1
d. g−1 (x) = − x
3

f(x) = √−−−−− g(x) = 2x (f ©

∘ g)(4)
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9. f(x) = √−
x−−
+−−
3 and g(x) = 2x. Find (f ∘ g)(4).
−−
a. 2√14
−−
b. √11
−−
c. √14
d. 2√7

10. Find the domain of the composite function f(g(x)).

f(x) = x + 3
2
g(x) =
x+6
a. ( − ∞, 3) ∪ (3, ∞)
b. ( − ∞, ∞)
c. ( − ∞, − 6) ∪ ( − 6, 3) ∪ (3, ∞)
d. ( − ∞, − 6) ∪ ( − 6, ∞)

11. Simplify the expression 7x2 − 63 .

x+3
x+3
a. , x ≠ −3
7
7x2 − 9
b. , x ≠ −3
x
c. 7(x + 3), x ≠ − 3
d. 7(x − 3), x ≠ − 3

12. Solve. Check for extraneous solutions.

x x+3
=
x−1 −2x + 2
a. x = − 1 or x = − 2
b. x = −1
c. x=1
d. x = 1 or x = − 1

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13. Which function is an example of exponential growth?

a. g(x) = 0.4(1.3)x
b. f(x) = 1.6(0.85) x
c. h(x) = 0.5(0.95) x
d. k(x) = 1.2(1 − .25) x

14. Determine the y-intercept of the following exponential function. y = 2x + 3

a. (0,4)
b. (0,3)
c. (0,2)
d. (4,0)
e. none of these are correct

15. What is the value of x in the equation 93x+1 = 27x+2 ?

a. 1
1
b.
3
1
c.
2
4
d.
3

16. Write log5 36 = x in exponential form.

a. 36x = 5
b. 5x = 36
c. x5 = 36
d. 10x = 36

17. Evaluate. 1
log3 ( )
9
-2

18. Evaluate. Write in simplest form. 10log10 3

a. 3
b. 10
c. 1000
d. 1/3
e. none of these are correct

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log( )?
19. Which expression is equivalent to 3x2
log( )?
y4

a. 2 log(3x) + 4 log(y)
b. 2 log(3x) − 4 log(y)
c. log(3) + 2 log(x) + 4 log(y)
d. log(3) + 2log(x) − 4log(y)

20. Express as a single logarithm. 3 log a − 2 log b − 4 log c

a. log(3a − 2b − 4c)

b. log(a3 − b2 − c4 )
c. 3 log a − 2 log b − 4 log c
a3
d. log( )
b2 c4
e. none of these are correct

21. What is the domain of the function f(x) = 3 log2 x?

a. [0, ∞)
b. (0, ∞)
c. (3, ∞)
d. [2, ∞)
e. ( − ∞, ∞)

22. Solve. log4 x − log4 5 = log4 60

a. 3
b. 12
c. 120
d. 300

23. Solve the system.

x+y+z=6
x = 2y
z=x+1
x=2
y=1
z=3

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24. Solve the following system of equations:

x − 2y + 3z = 3
2x + y + 5z = 8
3x − y − 3z = − 22
x = -4
y=1
z=3

25. The variables x and y are inversely proportional, and y = 6 when x = -2. What is y when x is 2?
a. 4
b. 12
c. -9
d. -6

26. W varies directly as the square of V and inversely as R. When V = 1.5 and R = 1.25, W = 1.8
(a) Express W in terms of V and R
(b) Find W when V = 0.8 and R = 12.
V2
(a) W=
R
(b) About 0.053

27. If the matrix

⎡ 2 8 12 ⎤ is multiplied by the scalar 1/2, what is the result?
⎢3 4 0 ⎥
⎣ 8 10 4 ⎦

⎡ 4 16 24 ⎤
a. ⎢ 6 8 0⎥
⎣ 16 20 8 ⎦

⎡ 12 8 2 ⎤
b. ⎢ 0 4 3⎥
⎣ 4 10 8 ⎦

⎡ 4 6 16 ⎤
c. ⎢ 16 8 20 ⎥
⎣ 24 0 8 ⎦

⎡ 1 4 6⎤
d. ⎢ 1.5 2 0 ⎥
⎣ 4 5 2⎦

28. Matrices must have the same dimensions in order to add or subtract them.
a. True
b. False

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29. Evaluate. 2 −3 −1 −5
[ ]−[ ]
−4 2 −3 2

3 2
a. [ ]
−7 4
−3 2
b. [ ]
−7 4
3 2
c. [ ]
−1 0
d. None of the above

30. Multiply the following.

0 2 6 −6
[ ]⋅[ ]
−2 −5 3 0
a. Undefined

0 6
b. [ ]
−27 12
6 0
c. [ ]
−27 12
d. None of the above

31. For 1 3 , find .

A=[ ] |A|
4 6
a. -6
b. 6
c. 18
d. -1

32. Find the determinant of the following.

⎡ −11 3 10 ⎤
⎢ 19 2 −4 ⎥
⎣ −8 −10 20 ⎦
a. -2478
b. -2784
c. 2784
d. none of the above

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33. Find the inverse of the matrix, if it exists.

−4 −2
[ ]
7 8

a. Does Not Exist

4 1
b. [ 7
9 9
]
− 18 − 29
2 1
c. [ 7
9 9
]
− 18 4
− 19

− 49 − 19
d. [ 7 2
]
18 9

−−−−
34. Simplify the complex number radical expression √−96 .

a. −4i √6
b. 4√6
c. 4i√6
d. −4√6

35. Which of the following is equal to i3 ?

a. −i
b. i2
c. 1
d. −1

36. The complex number 2 − 5i is in which quadrant?

a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV

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37. Add. (5 − 2i) + 3i

a. 11
b. 6 + 15i
c. 5+i
d. 5 − 5i

38. Multiply and write the result in standard form.

4i(3i − 2)

a. −12i − 8
b. 12 + 8i
c. −12 − 8i
d. 12i + 8

39. Multiply 6 + 5i by its conjugate.

a. 61
b. 61i
c. 36 + 22i + 25i2
d. 82i3

40. Divide and simplify the following complex number expression. −5 − 9i

9 + 8i
117 41
a. − + i
145 145
117 41
b. − − i
145 145
117 41
c. + i
145 145
117 41
d. − i
145 145

41. Factor. x2 + 12

a. 2√3i
b. (x − 4i)(x + 4i)
−−
c. ± √12

d. (x + 2√3 i)(x − 2√3 i)

2 + 14y + 49
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42. Use synthetic division to divide the polynomials: y2 + 14y + 49 .
y+7

a. y−7
b. y2 + 7
c. y+7
7
d. y+
y+7

43. Solve using long division.

x3 + 7x2 − 5x − 6
x+2
x2 + 5x − 15 R24
44. Factor. x4 − 16
(x2 + 4)(x + 2)(x − 2)
45. Factor.
x3 − 8
(x − 2)(x2 + 2x + 4)
46. Find the sum of the first 50 terms in the sequence 2, 6, 10, 14...
a. 5000
b. 198
c. 2500
d. 500

47. What is the sum of the first 5 numbers in the series 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 + ...?
a. 16
b. 31
c. 32
d. 63

48. Identify the following shape.

x2 + xy − y2 − 10x − 3y + 5 = 0
a. Circle
b. Hyperbola
c. Parabola
d. Ellipse

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49. Identify the directrix of y = − 2x2 .

a. y = −2
1
b. y=
2
1
c. y=
8
1
d. y= −
8

50. Which equation represents the ellipse with foci on the x-axis, major axis 9 units long, minor axis 4 units
long, and center at the origin?

x2 y2
a. + =1
4 9
x2 y2
b. + =1
20.25 4
x2 y2
c. + =1
9 4
x2 y2
d. + =1
4 20.25

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