Course Name: First Year Algebra 2 Course ID: MTHH032060 Submittal: 52

Student: George Calvo ID: G31377525

Progress Test 2
Although the progress test is similar in style to the unit evaluations, the progress test is a closed-book, proctored test. It is important that
you do your own work. Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. What is the standard form of the product (2x1)(7x + 3)?
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 2. An office building has a rectangular base with side lengths of 4y5and32y + 4. What is the expression for the area of one
floor in the building?
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 3. Which of the following is a product of ?
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 4. Solve this equation; . Leave answer in simplified radical form if necessary.
a. -10, 1
b.
c. 3, -1
d.

____ 5. A circular pond has a radius of 2x + 3. Which expression describes the area of the pond?
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 6. A square has an area of . Write an expression for the length of a side of the square.
a. x + 1
b. 2x + 1
c. 4x + 1
d. 8x + 1

____ 7. Which of the following equations has a graph that opens upward and has a vertex 4 units left of the origin?
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 8. Which are the solutions of ?
a. 1, 5
b. 1,5
c. 1,5
d. 1.5

____ 9. Identify the axis of symmetry of this function .
a. x=1
b. x = 1
c. x = 2
d. y = 1

____ 10. What are the solutions of the equation ?
a. 8and3
b.
c. 8and3
d.

____ 11. Solve the equation using the quadratic formula.
a.
b.
c. -2 and 5
d.
and

____ 12. Factor .
a. (4x + 7)(x2)
b. (2x7)(2x + 2)
c. (4x7)(x + 2)
d. (2x + 7)(2x2)

____ 13. What is the value of the discriminant of ?
a. -50
b. 44
c. 156
d. -42

____ 14. Which of the following is a cubic binomial?
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 15. How does the graph of differ from the graph of ?
a. It is shifted down 4 units on the y-axis.
b. It is shifted up 4 units on the y-axis.
c. It is shifted left 4 units on the x-axis.
d. It is shifted right 4 units on the x-axis.

____ 16. A ball is thrown from an initial height of 10 feet at a rate of 45 ft/s to someone standing on a roof 40 feet above the ground.
Use the discriminant to determine if the ball will reach the person on the roof. Again, use the formula .
a. yes
b. no
c. maybe
d. not enough information

____ 17. Solve this equation; .
a. 18,6
b. 18,6
c. 150, 138
d. 138

____ 18. Find the degree of .
a. 3
b. 0
c. 1
d. 6

____ 19. Which of the following has an axis of symmetry of x = 8?
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 20. Describe the shape of the graph for an exponential function.
a. U-shaped
b. straight line
c. V-shaped
d. curved line

____ 21. What is the maximum value of y in ?
a. 2
b. 1
c. 1
d. 2

____ 22. Solve by factoring.
a. -3, 1
b. -1, 3
c. 0
d. -3, 0

____ 23. Which is the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of ?
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 24. Add: .
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 25. Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of the terms of .
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 26.
A rectangular patio has a length of x + 4 m, a width of x + 5 m, and a total area of 272 m
2
. Find the dimensions of the patio.
a. 9 m by 20 m
b. 16 m by 17 m
c. 4 m by 5 m
d. 30 m by 35 m

____ 27.
Find an expression for the perimeter of a triangle that has side lengths 2t
2
, 4t3,and2t10.
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 28. Suppose there are two squares with side lengths of 4x3and2x + 4. Find the area of each square if x = 3 cm.
a. 18 cm
2
; 20 cm
2
b. 36 cm
2
; 40 cm
2
c. 90 cm
2
d. 81 cm
2
; 100 cm
2

____ 29. Write an expression for the side length of a square that has an area of .
a. h + 12
b. h6
c. h12
d. h + 6

____ 30. A rectangular roof has a length of 13g and a width of 4g + 7. What is the expression for the area of the roof?
a.
b.
c. 17g + 7
d.

____ 31. Simplify .
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 32. Subtract: .
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 33. Simplify (3x1)(x + 4).
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 34.
Find the approximate side length of a square sandbox with an area of 150 ft
2
.
a. 75 ft
b. 300 ft
c. 12 ft
d. 37 ft

____ 35. A ball is thrown from the top of a 100-ft building with an upward velocity of 9 ft/s. Using the formula , where h is
height, t is time, v is velocity, and c is initial height, determine how long it will take the ball to reach its maximum height.
a. 0.28 seconds
b. 0.46 seconds
c. 1.84 seconds
d. 3.15 seconds

____ 36. Factor .
a. (2x + 3)(2x3)
b.
c.
d. (4x + 3)(x3)

____ 37. Water from melting snow drips from a roof at a height of 65 ft. The function gives the approximate height, h, in
feet of a drop of water, t, seconds after it falls. What is the height of the drop after 1 second?
a. 49 feet
b. 1 foot
c. 16 feet
d. 64 feet

____ 38. Find the dimensions of a rectangular parking lot with an area of .
a. (5w + 8)(2w5)
b. (5w4)(2w + 10)
c. (10w5)(1w + 8)
d. (5w8)(2w + 5)

____ 39. How many solutions does this equation have?
a. 3
b. 2
c. 1
d. no solution

____ 40. Choose the best approximation of the solutions of .
a. 1 and 2
b. 1.4 and 1.25
c. 4and2
d. 1.4 and 0.4

____ 41. Find the greatest common factor of the terms in .
a. 7ab
b.
c.
d.

____ 42. Find the radius of a circular window that has an area of .
a. 7v + 3
b. 7v + 12
c. 7v + 6
d. 7v + 9

____ 43. Multiply .
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 44. If volume V equals b (length times width) times h (height), find the dimensions of a rectangular prism that has a volume of
.
a. 6t by (2t + 7) by (t + 10)
b. 2t by (6t + 5) by (t + 7)
c. 2t by (3t + 5) by (t + 7)
d. 2t by (3t + 7) by (t + 5)

____ 45. Solve this equation;
a. -6, 5
b. 5, 6
c. -6, -5
d. -5, 6

____ 46. Simplify (2x3)(5x + 4).
a.
b.
c.
d.

____ 47. How many solutions are there to the quadratic equation ?
a. no solution
b. 1
c. 2
d. more than 2

____ 48. Find the solutions of .
a. -3, -1
b.
c.
d.

____ 49. Which of the following solve(s) ?
a. 3 and -6
b. 3 only
c.
only
d.
and

____ 50. Factor .
a. (x2)(x + 5)
b. (x+2)(x5)
c. (x2)(x5)
d. (x + 2)(x + 5)

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that you have answered the questions to the best of your ability, transfer your answers to the online test submission page in
the presence of your proctor.
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