Math 8A Name:______________________

Final Exam Review May 2014

Ms. Dowson

1. Answer the following question in one or two complete sentences:

How can you determine if a set of ordered pairs represents a function?

2. Make a table for the following function. Identify the range of the function.

2
2
1
+ = x y Domain: 6, 7, 8, 9
3. Which of the following is the equation of a vertical line?
a. y = 5 b. y = x c. x = -2 d. x + y = 0

4. The slope of the line that passes through the points (8, -3) and (-4, 5) is
a. 2/3 b. -2/3 c. 3/2 d. -3/2

5. The slope of the line 7 3 4 = + y x is
a. -3/4 b. -4 c. 3/4 d. 4/3

6. The point (-2, 3) is located in

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

8. What is the constant of variation of the line ? 0 3 5 = + y x
a. 3 b.
3
5

c.
5
3
d. 5


9. Which is the equation in standard form of the line that passes through the point (-2,0) and has
a slope of 4?
a. 2 4 = + y x b. 8 4 = y x
c. 8 4 = + y x d. 8 4 = + y x

10. Which equation in slope-intercept form passes through the points (0, -2) and (4, -4)?
a. 2
2
1
= x y b. 2 2 = x y
c. 2
2
1
= x y d. 4
2
1
+ = x y



Graph each equation.

11. 15 3 5 = + y x

12. y x =









13. ) 3 (
4
1
3 + = x y

14. 4 = y













15. Write the equation of the line that is parallel to 8 4 = y x and passes through (2, 6).




16. Write the equation in point-slope form of the line that passes through (-2, 16) and (-4, -10).





17. Write the equation of the line that is perpendicular to 1 5 2 = + y x and passes through
(10, -11).



18. Write the equation in standard form of the line that passes through (-1, 2) and (5, 4).


y
x


-
y
x


-
y
x


-
y
x


-
19. You are trying to choose either Verizon or Sprint as your new cell phone carrier. Verizon
charges a $25 activation fee and then $40 per month. Sprint also charges $40 per month but has
no activation fee.

a. Write a linear function that represents Verizons charges V as a function of time t (in months).

b. Write a linear function that represents Sprints charges S as a function of time t (in months).


c. Graph and label both functions.
How are the lines related?


d. After 3 months of service, which plan
would be cheaper? By how much?







20. The table below compares the daily temperature to the numbers of bottles of water sold at a
restaurant during the summer. Use your calculator to draw a scatter plot of the data.

Temp. 63 71 75 79 80 86 90 94 97
Sales 142 147 160 165 173 182 193 196 210

a. Use your calculator to find the equation of the best-fit line for the above data. Write the
equation below:

b. Use your equation to predict how many bottles of water will be sold on a day when the
temperature reaches 100 degrees.
21. Evaluate the following expression when x = -2.
5 4 3
2
+ x x

22. If f(x) = -2x
2
- 5x + 3, what is f(-3)?

23. Write the linear function that has the values 11 ) 3 ( = f and 1 ) 2 ( = f .

24. Which system has the solution (4, -2)?

a. x + y = 2 b. x + y = 2 c. -2x + 4y = 1 d. -2x + 4y = 1
2x 3y = 14 4x 2y = 1 2x 3y = 14 4x 2y = 1


25. Solve the linear system by graphing:

x - y = 2
2x + y = -5








26. Solve the linear system using substitution:

y = -5x
x + 0.8y = -7.2




28. Solve the linear system using elimination:

5x 2y = 31
3x + 7 = -2y

29. The sketch below shows the graph of a linear system. Line a is parallel to line b.











Which linear system could this graph represent?

a. y = 3x + 5 b. y = 3x + 5 c. y = 3x + 5 d. 3y = 9x + 15
y = 3x + 3 y = 5x + 3 3y = 9x + 15 3y = 5x + 15

30. Graph the system of inequalities:

y s 8
2x y > 4
y
x
5
5
-5
-5
y
x
5
5
-5
-5



31. Which best describes the number of solutions of the linear system?
3y 2x = -27
-6x + 9y = 36

a. none b. two c. one d. infinite

32. Write a linear system to represent the following problem. Then solve the system.

A recreation center charges $3 to use the pool and $5 to use the basketball courts.
Jennifer pays $42 to use the recreation facilities 12 times. How many times did Jennifer
use the pool?

33. The seventh and eighth grade students of STAB are going on a field trip. Each seventh grade
student paid $6 and each eighth grade student paid $9 to cover the cost of the bus and entrance
fee to one exhibit. In all, $888 was collected from 117 students. How many seventh and eighth
grade students are going on the field trip?

Simplify the expression. Write your answer using only positive exponents.

34.
3 2 3
) 2 ( ) 3 ( x x 35.
4
5
)
2
(
x

36.
7
5 6
16
4
pq
q p
37.
2
0 3
5
x
y x

38.
3
4
2
2
3

|
|
.
|

\
|
h
g


39.
2
) 3 (
1

x
40.
2 3 4
) 4 (

y x


41.
4
2
) 2 (
4

x
y
42.
1
0 7 6 5
) 8 (

x
z y x


Find the sum, difference, or product.

43. ) 1 4 3 )( 6 (
2
+ m m m 44.
2
) 7 2 ( + w



45. ) 1 8 12 ( ) 10 15 (
2 2
+ + d d d d 46. ) 6 7 )( 1 2 ( + x x




Factor.

47.
2
25 15 d d + 48. 72 17
2
+ b b 49. 40 6
2
+ w w




50. 12 3 4
2 3
+ z z z 51. y xy x x 8 8
2
+ 52. 4 9 2
2
+ x x



53. 6 23 7
2
y y 54. 6 12 18
2
+ c c 55.
2
32 72 y


56. 81 36 4
2
+ f f 57.
2 2
80 120 45 s rs r + 58.
2 2
4 9 y x +


Solve by factoring.

59. 0 54 3
2
= x x 60. x x 10
2
= 61. 28 4 2
2
= + x x





62. 0 1 8 16
2
= + a a 63. 0 36 4
2
= w 64. 864 6
2
= p





65. 0 20 25 30
2
= + x x 66. 99 15 6
2
= r r 67. 0 3 11 4
2
= + a a


Find the vertex and axis of symmetry for the following graphs. Do not use a calculator.

68. 11 4 2
2
+ = x x y 69. 1 6
2
+ = x x y



Graph each equation by plotting at least three points. Then compare each graph to the graph of
2
x y = .

70.

71.

Using your calculator, solve each quadratic equation by graphing. Round your answer to the
nearest hundredth.

72. 4 3 4
2
= x x 73. 0 7 4
2
= + x x

Tell whether the function has a minimum value or a maximum value. Then use your calculator
to find the minimum or maximum value. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

74. 7 18
4
3
2
+ = x x y

Solve each quadratic equation using square roots. Leave answers in terms of simplified square
roots

75. 47 1 3
2
= x 76. 128 2
2
= x


Solve each quadratic equation by completing the square. Leave your answer in terms of a
simplified square roots

77. 13 14
2
= + x x 78. 3 5 18 2
2
= + + x x




Using the discriminant, tell whether each equation has two solutions, one solution, or no
solution.
79. x x = + 3
6
1
2





y
x
5
5
-5
-5
Solve by completing the square or by using the quadratic formula. Use your calculator in the
final step of the problem.

80. After a baseball is hit, the height h (in feet) of the ball above the ground after t seconds
can be measured by the equation 3 65 16
2
+ + = t t h . After how many seconds will the
ball hit the ground? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.



Simplify the radical.
81. 200 82.
3
25x 83.
8
5



84.
3
4
125
x
85.
3
5 27 y xy 86.
3 2
9

Solve. Remember to eliminate any extraneous solutions.
87. 0 15 5 = x 88. 4 3 5 2 + = + x x



89. 4 9 3 = + x 90. 24 2 + = x x



Simplify. State any excluded values.

91.
15
10 5 + x
92.
39 10
3
2

+
x x
x




93.
30 11
25 10
2
2
+ +
+ +
x x
x x
94.
2
2
5 125
4 8
2 4
15 3
x
x
x
x x

95.
2
2
4 16
3 9
1 3
8 4
x
x
x
x x

96.
36
30
2
2

+
x
x x
18 3
25
2

x
x





97.
( )
4 2
3 7 5 x x +

98.
( ) 56
2
+ y y