March Regional

Algebra II Individual
The acronym NOTA denotes that None OfThese Answers are correct. All numbers are assumed real
unless otherwise stated, in which case i = 1. Good luck and have fun!
1. Find the sum of the infinite geometric series with first term 1e and second term

e
A. e(e)
B. (e)
C. e
D. e

1
.

(Yes, e < )
E. NOTA

xi + 3
2. The absolute value of
is 2. What is x, given that x is a positive real number?
2i + 1

A. 11
B. 4
C. 21
D. 29
E. NOTA

3. When x3 + x2 2x 9 is divided by x 2, what is the remainder?

A. 17
B. 9
C. 1
D. 7

E. NOTA

4. Let f (x) = logx (2x+3 2). What is the domain of f (x)?

A. x > 2
B. x > 1
C. x > 0

E. NOTA

D. x 6= 1

x + 3y + z = 7
2x y = 2 , what is xyz?
x 2y z = 3
C. 5
D. 15
2

E. NOTA

C. 1200

E. NOTA

5. If x, y, and z satisfy the system of equations

A. 2

B.

15
4

6. What is 125% of 75% of 1200?

A. 1000
B. 1125

D. 1280

7. I swim at a constant 4 mph. I swim in a river for two hours, swimming equivalent distance north and
south. If the current is C mph (C < 4) north, how many hours do I spend swimming south? (Assume I
swim only due north and due south, and that the river flows this way).
A. 4C
B. 4+C
C. C2
D. 4C
E. NOTA
4
4
2
8. What value of c makes
the lines cx + 2y =
5 and y = c2 x + 3 perpendicular?
3
A. 2
B. 2
C. 3 2
D. 2

E. NOTA

9. If loga (b) = 2 and logb (ac) = 3, compute logc (ab).

A. 35
B. 2
C. 25

D.

E. NOTA

x2 2x
10. If the matrix A =
4 3
8
A. 3 , 0
B. 32 , 0

D. 0, 83

15
2


has no inverse, what values could x take on?
C. 0, 32

11. If f (x) = f (x + 2) what is the period of f ?

B. 1
C. 2
A. 12

D. Not enough info

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For questions 12 and 13, consider the region R bound by |x| + |y| = 6.
12. Find the area of R.
A. 18
B. 36

C. 72

D. 144

E. NOTA

13. Find
the perimeter of R.

A. 12 2
B. 24 2

C. 36 2

D. 48 2

E. NOTA

For questions 14 and 15, consider the solid S bound by |x| + |y| + |z| = 6. (Hints: the
volume of a

s2 3
1
pyramid of base area B is 3 Bh and the area of an equilateral triangle of side length s is 4 )
14. Find the volume of S (Hint: use question 12).
A. 144
B. 216
C. 288

D. 432

E. NOTA

15. Find
the surface area of
S.
A. 36 3
B. 72 3

D. 288 3

E. NOTA

16. If f (x) =

C. 144 3

xk and f 1 (x) denotes the inverse function of f (x), find f 1 f ( 12 ) +

1
2

k=0

A.

2
3

B.

3
5

C.

7
5

D.

3
2

E. NOTA

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For questions 17 and 18, let f (ln(x)) = x and g(x2 ) = x+3
where the domain and range of g(x) are
x > 0. Also, let f 1 (x) denote the inverse function of f (x) and let g 1 (x) denote the inverse function of
g(x).
17. Compute f (g(25)).
1
1
B. e 10
A. e 16

C. e 4

D. e 8

E. NOTA

18. Compute f 1 g 1 17
A. 2 ln(2)
B. 4 ln(2)

C. 8 ln(2)

D. 16 ln(2)

E. NOTA

19. Find all vertical asymptotes of f (x) = xx26x+8

+x6
A. x = 3, x = 1
B. x = 2, x = 3
C. x = 4, x = 2

D. x = 4, x = 1

E. NOTA

20. Find the next number in the sequence: 2, 3, 5, 9, 17, ...

A. 29
B. 33
C. 37

D. 41

E. NOTA

21. Find the sum of all integral values of x such that |3x 1| < 13.
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1
D. 4

E. NOTA

22. Consider the ellipse [A(t)]x2 12x + [C(t)]y 2 4y 10 = 0. For what values of t is this ellipse a circle
if A(t) = 2t2 6.5t + 5.5 and C(t) = t2 2.5t + 2.5?
A. 1
B. 1, 3
C. 3, 4
D. 4
E. NOTA
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23. I go to a coffee shop every morning, arriving at a random time between 9:00 and 10:00. I spend ten
minutes there. You go to that same coffee shop every morning, arriving at a random time between 9:40
and 10:40. You spend ten minutes there. What is the probability that tomorrow morning well be in the
coffee shop at the same time? (that is, we dont have to arrive at the same time; there just needs to be
some point at which were both in there). Hint: Think about this geometrically.
A. 29
B. 19
C. 16
D. 13
E. NOTA

24. The integers 1, 2, ...,10 are used to a construct a sequence such that any given term is either larger
than all the numbers to its left or smaller than all the numbers to its left. In how many ways can such a
sequence be constructed? (For example, 5, 6, 4,7, 3, 8, 2, 9, 1, 10 is such a sequence)
A. 128
B. 256
C. 512
D. 1024
E. NOTA

25. Which positive integer value of k below maximizes the value of nk given that n is a positive integral
multiple of 4?
C. n2
D. n 1
E. NOTA
A. 1
B. n4
26. What shape is the graph of x2 + 3x + 4y y 2 = 2011?
A. Circle
B. Ellipse
C. Parabola

D. Hyperbola

E. NOTA

27. A function T is a linear transformation if T (x + y) = T (x) + T (y) and T (cx) = cT (x) (for constant
c). Which of the following functions are linear transformations?
2
IV. T (x) = 4
I. T (x) = x + 2
II. T (x) = 3x
III. T (x) = 3x
A. I, II only

B. II, IV only

C. I, II, IV only

D. I, II, III, IV

28. What is the sum of the zeros to the polynomial x3 13x2 + 37x 42?
A. 42
B. 13
C. 13
D. 42

E. NOTA

E. NOTA

29. Consider the expression 21 3 + 4 5 6. Suppose we now change the order of operations such that
addition and subtraction come before multiplication and division. Under this new ordering, what does
this expression evaluate to? Assume that all other order of operation rules stay the same.
A. -3
B. 3
C. 9
D. 21
E. NOTA

30. You and I have been arrested on suspicion of robbing a bank. The police put us in separate cells and
ask us whether we committed the crime. If we both confess, we both get eight years in prison. If one of
us confesses and the other one doesnt, then whoever confessed goes free and whoever didnt confess gets
sixteen years in prison. If neither of us confess, we both get four years in prison. We didnt plan what to
say beforehand. When were being questioned, neither one of us knows what the other person has said.
Assuming that were both selfish (i.e. I want to minimize my time in prison, and you want to minimize
your time in prison), whats going to happen?
A. Neither of us confess
B. We both confess
C. Only one of us confesses
D. Unsolvable
E. NOTA

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