Pre-Calclus | Chapter 1

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Solve the problem.

1) If a graph is symmetric with respect to the y-axis and it contains the point (5, -6), which of the 1)
following points is also on the graph?
A) (-5, -6) B) (5, -6) C) (-5, 6) D) (-6, 5)

2) Find the equation of a circle in standard form where C(6, -2) and D(-4, 4) are endpoints of a 2)
diameter.
A) (x + 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 34 B) (x - 1)2 + (y - 1)2 = 34
C) (x - 1)2 + (y - 1)2 = 136 D) (x + 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 136

Determine whether the graph of the equation is symmetric with respect to the x-axis, the y-axis, and/or the origin.
3) y = x + 3 3)
A) y-axis
B) x-axis
C) origin
D) x-axis, y-axis, origin
E) none

Write the equation in slope-intercept form.

4) 9x + 8y = 13 4)
9 13 9 13 9 13
A) y = x + B) y = x - C) y = - x + D) y = 9x - 13
8 8 8 8 8 8

Find an equation for the line with the given properties.

5) Perpendicular to the line y = -9; containing the point (1, 8) 5)
A) y = 1 B) x = 8 C) x = 1 D) y = 8

6) Parallel to the line 4x + 7y = -2; containing the point (3, 3) 6)

A) 7x + 4y = 3 B) 3x + 7y = -2 C) 4x + 7y = 33 D) 4x - 7y = 33

7) Perpendicular to the line 4x - 5y = 4; y-intercept = 6 7)

A) 4x - 5y = -30 B) -5x - 4y = -24 C) -5x - 4y = -30 D) 4x - 5y = 24

List the intercepts for the graph of the equation.

8) y = x 2 + 9 8)
A) (9, 0) B) (0, 9), (-3, 0), (3, 0)
C) (0, 9) D) (9, 0), (0, -3), (0, 3)

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Determine whether the graph of the equation is symmetric with respect to the x-axis, the y-axis, and/or the origin.
9) y = x2 + 8x + 12 9)
A) y-axis
B) x-axis
C) origin
D) x-axis, y-axis, origin
E) none

List the intercepts of the graph.Tell whether the graph is symmetric with respect to the x-axis, y-axis, origin, or none of
these.
10) 10)
y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) intercepts: (-2, 0), (0, 0), (2, 0)

symmetric with respect to x-axis
B) intercepts: (-2, 0), (0, 0), (2, 0)
symmetric with respect to origin
C) intercepts: (-2, 0), (0, 0), (2, 0)
symmetric with respect to x-axis, y-axis, and origin
D) intercepts: (-2, 0), (0, 0), (2, 0)
symmetric with respect to y-axis

Find the slope and y-intercept of the line.

11) 9x + y = -1 11)
A) slope = 9; y-intercept = -1 B) slope = - 9; y-intercept = - 1

1 1
C) slope = - ; y-intercept = - D) slope = -9; y-intercept = -1
9 9

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List the intercepts of the graph.
12) 12)

A) (-2, 0), (0, 2), (2, 0) B) (-2, 0), (2, 0)

C) (-4, 0), (0, 4), (4, 0) D) (-2, 0), (0, 4), (2, 0)

List the intercepts of the graph.Tell whether the graph is symmetric with respect to the x-axis, y-axis, origin, or none of
these.
13) 13)
y
10

-10 -5 5 10 x

-5

-10

A) intercepts: (0, 6) and (0, -6)

symmetric with respect to origin
B) intercepts: (0, 6) and (0, -6)
symmetric with respect to x-axis, y-axis, and origin
C) intercepts: (6, 0) and (-6, 0)
symmetric with respect to x-axis, y-axis, and origin
D) intercepts: (6, 0) and (-6, 0
symmetric with respect to y-axis

Find an equation for the line with the given properties.

14) Perpendicular to the line x = -2; containing the point (7, 9) 14)
A) x = 9 B) y = 7 C) x = 7 D) y = 9

Solve the equation algebraically. Verify your solution with a graphing utility.
15) x3 + 6x 2 + 4x + 24 = 0 15)
A) {-6} B) {-2, 2, -6} C) {6} D) {2, 2, 6}

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Find the distance d(P1 , P2 ) between the points P1 and P2 .
16) P1 = (0, 0); P2 = (2, 6) 16)
A) 40 B) 8 C) 2 10 D) 2 3

Solve the problem.

17) If a graph is symmetric with respect to the origin and it contains the point (-4, 7), which of the 17)
following points is also on the graph?
A) (4, 7) B) (7, -4) C) (-4, -7) D) (4, -7)

Find an equation for the line with the given properties.

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18) Perpendicular to the line y = x + 9; containing the point (3, -2) 18)
7
1 19
A) y = 7x - 19 B) y = - 7x - 19 C) y = - 7x + 19 D) y = - x-
7 7

19) Parallel to the line -5x - y = 8; containing the point (0, 0) 19)
1 1 1
A) y = x + 8 B) y = - x C) y = x D) y = -5x
5 5 5

Find an equation for the line, in the indicated form, with the given properties.
20) Containing the points (7, -5) and (0, 4); general form 20)
A) 12x - 4y = -16 B) 9x + 7y = 28 C) -9x + 7y = 28 D) -12x + 4y = -16

Use a graphing utility to approximate the real solutions, if any, of the equation rounded to two decimal places.
21) x3 - 6x + 3 = 0 21)
A) {2.67, -0.52, -2.15} B) {-0.48}
C) no solution D) {2.15, 0.52, -2.67}

Find an equation for the line with the given properties.

22) Perpendicular to the line -5x - 8y = 91; containing the point (-7, 7) 22)
A) 8x - 5y = -91 B) -5x + 8 = -5 C) -7x + 8y = 91 D) 8x + 5y = -91

Write the standard form of the equation of the circle with radius r and center (h, k).
23) r = 1; (h, k) = (0, 6) 23)
A) (x - 6)2 + y2 = 1 B) x2 + (y - 6)2 = 1 C) (x + 6)2 + y2 = 1 D) x2 + (y + 6)2 = 1

Find the slope and y-intercept of the line.

24) -3x + 5y = 8 24)
3 8 11 8
A) slope = ; y-intercept = B) slope = ; y-intercept =
5 5 5 5
5 8
C) slope = 3; y-intercept = 11 D) slope = ; y-intercept = -
3 3

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Determine whether the graph of the equation is symmetric with respect to the x-axis, the y-axis, and/or the origin.
25) y = -4x 25)
A) y-axis
B) origin
C) x-axis
D) x-axis, y-axis, origin
E) none

List the intercepts and type(s) of symmetry, if any.

-x
26) y = 26)
2
x -8
A) intercept: (0, 0) B) intercept: (0, 0)
symmetric with respect to y-axis symmetric with respect to x-axis
C) intercepts: (2 2, 0), (-2 2, 0), (0, 0) D) intercept: (0, 0)
symmetric with respect to origin symmetric with respect to origin

Solve the problem.

27) Find the area of the right triangle ABC with A = (-2, 7), B = (7, -1), C = (3, 9). 27)
29
A) square units B) 29 square units
2
58
C) square units D) 58 square units
2

Find an equation for the line with the given properties.

28) Parallel to the line y = -2x; containing the point (6, 4) 28)
A) y = -2x + 16 B) y = -2x C) y = -2x - 16 D) y - 4 = -2x - 6

Graph the equation using a graphing utility. Use a graphing utility to approximate the intercepts rounded to two decimal
places, if necessary. Use the TABLE feature to help establish the viewing window.
29) 3x - 4y = 56 29)
A) (0, -14), (18.66, 0) B) (0, -14), (-18.67, 0), (18.67, 0)
C) (0, -14), (18.67, 0) D) (0, 14), (18.67, 0)

Solve the equation algebraically. Verify your solution with a graphing utility.
30) 25x2 = 90x - 81 30)
9 5 5 9
A) - B) - C) D)
5 9 9 5

Find the general form of the equation of the the circle.

31) Center at the point (2, -3); containing the point (5, -3) 31)
A) x2 + y2 - 4x + 6y + 22 = 0 B) x2 + y2 - 4x + 6y + 4 = 0
C) x2 + y2 + 4x - 6y + 22 = 0 D) x2 + y2 + 4x - 6y + 4 = 0

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Find the general form of the equation for the line with the given properties.
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32) Slope = ; y-intercept = 0 32)
3
2 2
A) 2x + 3y = 0 B) y = x-0 C) y = x+0 D) 2x - 3y = 0
3 3

List the intercepts for the graph of the equation.

33) y = x 3 - 64 33)
A) (-64, 0), (0, 4) B) (0, -4), (-4, 0) C) (0, -64), (4, 0) D) (0, -4), (0, 4)

Solve the problem.

34) Find all the points having an x-coordinate of 9 whose distance from the point (3, -2) is 10. 34)
A) (9, 13), (9, -7) B) (9, -12), (9, 8) C) (9, 2), (9, -4) D) (9, 6), (9, -10)

Determine whether the graph of the equation is symmetric with respect to the x-axis, the y-axis, and/or the origin.
35) y = (x + 7)(x - 6) 35)
A) origin
B) x-axis
C) y-axis
D) x-axis, y-axis, origin
E) none

Find the midpoint of the line segment joining the points P1 and P2 .
36) P1 = (3x, 2); P2 = (4x, 9) 36)
7x 11 11x 7
A) x, 7 B) , C) , D) 7x, 11
2 2 2 2

37) P1 = (-0.6, -0.2); P2 = (-2.4, -1.8) 37)

A) (-0.8, -0.9) B) (-0.9, -0.8) C) (-1.5, -1) D) (-1, -1.5)

Write the standard form of the equation of the circle with radius r and center (h, k).
38) r = 8; (h, k) = (5, 9) 38)
A) (x - 5)2 + (y - 9)2 = 64 B) (x - 5)2 + (y - 9)2 = 8
C) (x + 5)2 + (y + 9)2 = 8 D) (x + 5)2 + (y + 9)2 = 64

Find the slope and y-intercept of the line.

39) x = -5 39)
A) slope undefined; no y-intercept B) slope = -5; y-intercept = 0
C) slope undefined; y-intercept = -5 D) slope = 0; y-intercept = -5

Decide whether or not the points are the vertices of a right triangle.
40) (9, 4), (16, 4), (16, 13) 40)
A) Yes B) No

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Answer Key
Testname: CHAPTER 1

1) C
2) B
3) E
4) C
5) C
6) C
7) B
8) C
9) E
10) B
11) D
12) C
13) B
14) D
15) A
16) C
17) D
18) C
19) D
20) B
21) D
22) A
23) B
24) A
25) B
26) D
27) B
28) A
29) C
30) D
31) B
32) D
33) C
34) D
35) E
36) B
37) C
38) A
39) A
40) A