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The painter's fee can be calculated using the expression nK h �, where n is the number of walls, K is a constant with units of dollars per square foot, � is the length of each wall in feet, and h is the height of each wall in feet.

The formula used to calculate an object's weight on different planets is W = mg, where W is the weight of the object measured in newtons, m is the mass of the object measured in kilograms, and g is the acceleration due to gravity on the planet measured in m/sec^2.

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Math Test – No Calculator


25 M I NU TES, 2 0 QUESTIONS

Turn to Section 3 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.

For questions 1-15, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices
provided, and fill in the corresponding circle on your answer sheet. For questions 16-20,
solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet. Please refer to
the directions before question 16 on how to enter your answers in the grid. You may use
any available space in your test booklet for scratch work.

1. The use of a calculator is not permitted.


2. All variables and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated.
3. Figures provided in this test are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated.
4. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.
5. Unless otherwise indicated, the domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for
which f(x) is a real number.

 s√2
r c 2x 60° s 45°
w h b x
30° 45°
b a x√3 s
A = pr 2 A = w 1
A = bh c 2 = a2 + b 2 Special Right Triangles
2
C = 2pr

h r r h h
h
w r w
 
V = wh V = pr 2h 4
V = pr 3
1
V = pr 2h V = 1 wh
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The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.
The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2p.
The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

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A painter will paint n walls with the same size and 2
shape in a building using a specific brand of paint. Which of the following is equal to a 3 , for all values
The painter’s fee can be calculated by the expression
of a ?
nKAh, where n is the number of walls, K is a
constant with units of dollars per square foot, A is 1
the length of each wall in feet, and h is the height of A) a3
each wall in feet. If the customer asks the painter to
use a more expensive brand of paint, which of the
B) a3
factors in the expression would change?
1
A) h 3
C) a2
B) A
C) K
D) 3
a2
D) n

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2
The number of states that joined the United States
If 3r = 18, what is the value of 6r + 3 ? between 1776 and 1849 is twice the number of states
that joined between 1850 and 1900. If 30 states
A) 6 joined the United States between 1776 and 1849 and
B) 27 x states joined between 1850 and 1900, which of the
C) 36 following equations is true?
D) 39
A) 30x = 2

B) 2x = 30

x
C) = 30
2

D) x + 30 = 2

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5 15 x x f (x)
If = , what is the value of ?
x x + 20 5
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A) 10 2 1
4 0
B) 5 5 –2

C) 2 The function f is defined by a polynomial. Some


values of x and f (x ) are shown in the table above.
1 Which of the following must be a factor of f (x ) ?
D)
2
A) x−2
B) x−3
C) x−4
D) x−5

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2x − 3y = −14
3x − 2y = −6
If (x, y ) is a solution to the system of equations
above, what is the value of x − y ? 8

A) −20 The line y = kx + 4, where k is a constant, is


graphed in the xy-plane. If the line contains the
B) −8 point (c, d ), where c ≠ 0 and d ≠ 0 , what is the slope
C) −4 of the line in terms of c and d ?
D) 8 d−4
A)
c
c−4
B)
d
4−d
C)
c
4−c
D)
d

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At a lunch stand, each hamburger has 50 more
calories than each order of fries. If 2 hamburgers and In triangle ABC, the measure of ∠ B is 90° ,
3 orders of fries have a total of 1700 calories, how
many calories does a hamburger have? BC = 16 , and AC = 20 . Triangle DEF is similar to

triangle ABC, where vertices D, E, and F

correspond to vertices A, B, and C, respectively, and


1
each side of triangle DEF is the length of the
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corresponding side of triangle ABC. What is the

value of sin F ?

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only.
Do not turn to any other section.

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Questions 10 and 11 refer to the following
information. What is the weight, in newtons, of an object on
Mercury with a mass of 90 kilograms?

m A) 25
Planet Acceleration due to gravity
sec2 B) 86
C) 101
Mercury 3.6
D) 324
Venus 8.9
Earth 9.8
Mars 3.8
Jupiter 26.0
Saturn 11.1
11
Uranus 10.7
An object on Earth has a weight of 150 newtons. On
Neptune 14.1 which planet would the same object have an
approximate weight of 170 newtons?
A) Venus
The chart above shows approximations of the B) Saturn
C) Uranus
acceleration due to gravity in meters per D) Neptune
⎛ m ⎞
second squared ⎜⎜ 2 ⎟⎟ for the eight planets in our solar
⎜⎝ sec ⎟⎠

system. The weight of an object on a given planet can be

found by using the formula W = mg , where W is the

weight of the object measured in newtons, m is the mass

of the object measured in kilograms, and g is the

acceleration due to gravity on the planet measured in


m
.
sec2

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If the function f has five distinct zeros, which of the The cost of using a telephone in a hotel meeting
following could represent the complete graph of f in room is $0.20 per minute. Which of the following
the xy‑plane? equations represents the total cost c, in dollars, for
h hours of phone use?
A) B)
y y
A) c = 0.20(60h)

x
x B) c = 0.20h + 60

60h
C) c =
0.20
C) D)
0.20h
y y D) c =
60

x x

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h = −16t 2 + vt + k
The equation above gives the height h, in feet, of a
ball t seconds after it is thrown straight up with an
initial speed of v feet per second from a height of
k feet. Which of the following gives v in terms of
h, t, and k ?

A) v = h + k − 16t

h − k + 16
B) v =
t
h+k
C) v = − 16t
t
h−k
D) v = + 16t
t

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5 ft
5 ft

a° b°
Note: Figures not drawn to scale. 10 ft

The angles shown above are acute and


sin(a°) = cos(b°). If a = 4k − 22 and b = 6k − 13,
what is the value of k ?
5 ft
A) 4.5
B) 5.5
C) 12.5
D) 21.5 A grain silo is built from two right circular cones and
a right circular cylinder with internal measurements
represented by the figure above. Of the following,
which is closest to the volume of the grain silo, in
cubic feet?
A) 261.8
B) 785.4
24 C) 916.3
Mr. Kohl has a beaker containing n milliliters of D) 1,047.2
solution to distribute to the students in his chemistry
class. If he gives each student 3 milliliters of solution,
he will have 5 milliliters left over. In order to give
each student 4 milliliters of solution, he will need an
additional 21 milliliters. How many students are in
the class?
A) 16
B) 21
C) 23
D) 26

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