SURVEY TEST

Part I. Write your answer on the space before each item. Each correct answer earns 2
points.

_______1. Find the value of x so that 9 x +4, 5 x+ 11 and 3 x+ 5 will form an arithmetic
sequence.

_______2. Find the coordinates of a point N on the segment connecting M (−3,4) and
MN 2
P(7 ,−11) such that = .
NP 3

_______3. The parallel sides of an isosceles trapezoidal card are 18 cm and 28 cm

long. Each of the nonparallel sides is 13 cm. Find the area of the card.

_______4. A spherical ball with radius 6 cm is dropped into a cylindrical vessel

containing water, and having a diameter 16 cm. By how much will the water
level rise?

_______5. A square and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. If the square
has area 144 cm2, what is the area of the triangle?

_______6. ∆ PQRis inscribed in a circle. The measures of the non-overlapping arcs ^ PQ,
° ° °
^ and ^
QR, RP are ( 2 x+36 ) , ( 3 x−6 ) and ( x +30 ) , respectively. Find ∠ QPR.

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_______7. If the 2nd and 4th terms of a geometric sequence are and respectively,
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what is the 3rd term, if it is positive?

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_______8. If + =7, solve for y in terms of x.
y x

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_______9. If f ( x )= and g ( x )=x 2−2, find f ( g ( √ x ) ).
√ x+ 2
_______10. Identify the vertex of the parabola x 2+ 2 x−8 y + 49=0.

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_______11. Express log 3 x−2 log 3 y−log 3 z as a single logarithm.
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_______12. Find the area of the rectangle with a width of 18 cm if it is inscribed in a

circle of radius 15 cm.

_______13. ∆ ABCis equilateral. BX andCY bisect ∠ ABC and ∠ ACB. If AX and CY

intersect at K, what is ∠ BKC?
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_______14. If sin θ= with θ in Quadrant III, what is cot θ?
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_______15. The points ( 5 ,−3 ) and (−3,3 ) are endpoints of the diameter of a circle. Give
the equation of the circle in center – radius form.

_______16. Solve the equation √ x+1+2 x=8 .

_______17. One of the zeros of P ( x ) =2 x 3−29 x 2 +124 x−160is x=8. Find the other real
roots of P( x ).

_______18. Find the area of the right triangle whose vertices are A(1,3), B(4,2) and
C (6,8).

_______19. A cube has an edge of 4 cm. If it is split into smaller cubes of edge 2 cm,
what is the total surface area of the small cubes?

_______20. If y 2 +3 y=4 x , solve for y in terms of x.

_______21. Find the exact value of tan ( 150 )° .

_______22. The points (3,1), (7,3), and (1,7) are vertices of a parallelogram. Find the
location of the fourth vertex if it lies on the second quadrant.

_______23. A rectangle has area ( 2 x 2−x−21 ) cm2. Find its perimeter if it has a base of
( x +3 ) cm.

_______24. Find the area of a rectangle with width 18 cm if it is inscribed in a circle with
radius 15 cm.

_______25. The midpoints of the three sides of a triangle are connected to form a
5 √5
smaller triangle. If the smaller triangle has perimeter + cm, find the
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perimeter of the larger triangle.

_______26. If f ( x )=x 2 and g ( x )=√ x−2 find the domain of f ( g ( x ) ).

_______27. Inside regular hexagon ABCDEF, square BCMN is drawn, sharing side BC
with the hexagon. Find ∠ FAN.

_______28. A grass lawn is 48 m long 33 m wide. There is a concrete walk 1.5 m wide
around it. What is the area of the concrete walk?

_______29. A triangle with a perimeter of 64 cm is circumscribed about a circle of

radius 6 cm. Find the area of the triangle.
_______30. In PQRST , ∠ P=30 °, ∠ Q=∠ S+ 6°, ∠ S=∠ T and ∠ R=72 °. Which pair of
sides PQRST are parallel?

_______31. How many planks, each 8 ft long, and 9 inches wide are needed for a floor
16 ft long and 9 ft wide?

_______32. A rectangular block of wood 1.5 m long, 25 cm wide and 10 cm thick is to

be cut into cubes of the biggest possible size so that no wood is wasted.
How many cubes will be cut?

_______33. For what values of x is the graph of y=2❑ + x−6 above the x – axis?
❑

_______34. In a geometric progression, a 1=54and a 2 :a1 =2: 3 . Find a 4.

_______35. Two circles of radii 1 cm and 3 cm are tangent externally to each other.
Find the length of the common external tangent.

_______36. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is known to be between 2500 °
and 2600 °. How many sides has it?

_______37. Solve for xin |3 x−9|>4.

1 x3 3 x5 5x 7
_______38. Find the nth: , , ,…
2x 4 4 x 6 5x 8

_______39. What is the domain of y 2 +9 x 2=16?

_______40. Solve forx: log x=2 log 6+ log 3−2.

_______41. What is the inverse function of y=3 x−2.

_______42. In ∆ ABC, AB=14 cm, BC=18 cm, and the altitude to BC is 12 cm. Find the
length of the altitude to AB.

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_______43. Simplify:
√ 2
3 3
( ) √ 29 + 2 √6 34 .
+2 √ 54−2 √ 250−
3
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_______44. In which quadrant is the terminal point of an arc of length ?
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_______45. In 3 x+1=4 x−7, find an expression for the value of x in terms of logarithms.

Part II. Write a complete and neat solution to each problem. Each correct solution earns
5 points.

1. The sum of the first 12 terms of an arithmetic sequence is 6 times the sum of the first
5 terms. Find the ratio of the common difference to the first term.
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2. Solve for x: ( 3+ √ x ) −3 ( 3+ √ x )=10.