INTEGRATED ALGEBRA

SACHEM HIGH SCHOOL NORTH CAMPUS

PRACTICE HIGH SCHOOL REGENTS EXAMINATION

INTEGRATED ALGEBRA
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This examination has four parts, with a total of 39 questions. You must answer all questions
in this examination. Write your answers to the Part I multiple-choice questions on the separate
answer sheet. Write your answers to the questions in Parts II, III, and IV directly in this booklet.
Clearly indicate the necessary steps, including appropriate formula substitutions, diagrams,
graphs, charts, etc.

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INTEGRATED ALGEBRA
 Part I

Answer all questions in this part. Each correct answer will receive 2 credits. No partial
credit will be allowed. For each question, record your answer using a #2 pencil on the
separate answer sheet provided to you.

1. Which Graph Represents an Absolute Value Function?

2. On a certain day in Salt Lake City, Utah, the temperature was 50°
Fahrenheit (F). Using the formula , Wilson converts this
temperature to degrees Celsius (C). Which Temperature represents 50°F in
degrees Celsius?

(1) 10 (3) 18

(2) 11 (4) 20

3. Which value of k is the solution of ?

(1) 14 (3) 7

(2) -7 (4) 6

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4. The statement is an example of the use of which
property of real numbers?

(1) Associative (3) Multiplicative Inverse

(2) Commutative (4) Distributive

5. What is the speed in miles per hour, of a jet airplane that flies 1300 miles
in 2 ½ hours?

(1) 540 (3) 640

(2) 520 (4) 580

6. A Spinner is divided into eight equal regions as shown in the diagram

below.

If Kenny gets a prize each time the spinner lands on yellow or black, and
he spins the wheel 2 times, what is the probability that he will win both
times?

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

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7. Mrs. Warren wrote “Six more than five times a number is greater than 56”
on the chalkboard. If x represents the number, which inequality is a correct
translation of this statement?

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

8. At Seneca Middle School, Students are interested in starting a debate club.

To determine if there is interest in starting this club, they hand out brief
surveys. In order to get the most unbiased sample, which group should the
students survey?

(1) Every student in Mr. Virga’s Honors Earth Science classes.

(2) Every member of the football team.
(3) Every student that takes Spanish third period.
(4) Every fourth person entering the building in the morning.

9. Factored, the expression is equivalent to:

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

10. Which statement is true about the data set 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 14, 20?

(1) mean = mode (3) mean = median

(2) mean > mode (4) mean < median

11. Jayme has a cell phone plan that charges $.08 per minute after the first 300
included minutes, plus a monthly fee of $19.99. She budgets $39.99 per
month for total cell phone expenses without taxes. What is the maximum
number of minutes Jayme could use her phone each month in order to stay
within her budget?

(1) 250 (3) 550

(2) 350 (4) 650

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12. The correlation in the graph below can be best described as:

(1) Weak Positive Correlation (3) Weak Negative Correlation

(2) Strong Positive Correlation (4) Strong Negative Correlation

13. What is the solution of:

(1) 4 (3) 15

(2) 27 (4) 135

14. Which equation represents a line that is perpendicular to the line:

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

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15. Jack bought 4 apples and 5 oranges for a total of $4.25. Jill bought 3 apples
and 3 oranges for a total cost of $2.85. What is the cost of an orange?

(1) $0.15 (3) $0.45

(2) $0.35 (5) $0.55

16. At the end of the school year, the Sachem North Video Productions Club
must choose a new President, Vice President, Secretary, Floor Director,
Executive Producer, Chief Editor, and Head Camera Operator. If the team
has a total of 42 members, and each position must be filled by a different
person, then which expression could be used to determine the number of
ways the officers could be chosen?

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

17. James made a rectangular block of wood in Technology Class, if the

dimensions of the block are 4 in. by 6 in. by 8 in. What is the total Surface
Area in square inches?

(1) 192 (3) 208

(2) 32 (4) 144

18. Which ordered pair is in the solution set of the system of equations
and

(1) (-2,-2) (3) (4, 10)

(2) (-2, 4) (4) (4, 6)

19. What is the value of the lower quartile on the box-and-whisker plot below?

(1) 2 (3) 10

(2) 6 (4) 12

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20. Which equation could be used to find the measure, in degrees, of angle B
in the right triangle shown below?

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

21. What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (4,5) and (-3, 2)?

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

22. Consider the set of integers from greater than 1 and less than 10. A subset
of this set contains prime numbers. What is complement of this subset?

(1) {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} (3) {2, 3, 5, 7}

(2) {4, 6, 8, 9} (4) {4, 6, 8}

23. Danielle buys a car that depreciates (loses value) at a rate of 28% per year.
The initial cost of the vehicle is $32,000. Which equation represents the
value, v, of the car after 5 years?

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

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24. The function is undefined when the value of x is

(1) 0 or 8 (3) –8 or 8

(2) –8, only (4) 8, only

25. What is in simplest radical form?

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

26. What is in simplest form?

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

27. Kasey and Rob work at the Library, if rob shelves half as many books
as Kasey, and together they shelve 54 books, how many books did
Kasey shelve?

(1) 18 (3) 42

(2) 24 (4) 36

28. There are 20 coins in a vending machine totaling $4.00 in nickels and
quarters. Which equation can be used to determine x, the number of
nickels in the machine?

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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29. What are the roots of the equation ?

(1) –6 and 1 (3) –2 and 3

(2) 6 and –1 (4) 2 and –3

30. Which equation represents the axis of symmetry of the graph of the
parabola below?

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

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 Part II
Answer all questions in this part. Each correct answer will receive 2 credits. Clearly
indicate the necessary steps, including appropriate formula substitutions, diagrams,
graphs, charts, etc. For all questions in this part, a correct numerical answer with no work
shown will receive only 1 credit. All answers should be written in pen, except for graphs
and drawings, which should be done in pencil. [6]

31. Anita is making her mother a birthday card. The Design pattern she is creating consists of a
square with four bordering semi-circles as shown in the accompanying diagram.

4 in

Express, in terms of π the exact area, in square inches, of the shaded region.

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 32. If it takes the Blue Train 45 minutes to travel 60 miles, and it takes the Red Train 30
minutes to travel 43 miles. Which train is traveling faster? Justify your answer.

33. John placed a ladder up against the side of his house. If the distance from the foot of the
ladder to his house is 5 feet, and the ladder is 13 feet long, then how tall is John’s house?

13 ft ?

5 ft

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 Part III

Answer all questions in this part. Each correct answer will receive 3 credits. Clearly
indicate the necessary steps, including appropriate formula substitutions, diagrams,
graphs, charts, etc. For all questions in this part, a correct numerical answer with no work
shown will receive only 1 credit. All answers should be written in pen, except for graphs
and drawings, which should be done in pencil. [9]

34. Perform the indicated operation and simplify:

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 35. Graph the equation on the accompanying set of axes.
Using the graph, determine the roots of the equation .

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 36. Write an equation that represents the line that passes through the points (1,6) and (-2,-3).

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 Part IV

Answer all questions in this part. Each correct answer will receive 4 credits. Clearly
indicate the necessary steps, including appropriate formula substitutions, diagrams,
graphs, charts, etc. For all questions in this part, a correct numerical answer with no work
shown will receive only 1 credit. All answers should be written in pen, except for graphs
and drawings, which should be done in pencil. [12]

37. Solve the following systems of equations algebraically:

[Only an algebraic solution can receive full credit]

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 38. On the set of axes below, graph the following system of inequalities and state the
coordinates of a point in the solution set.

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 39. Tom measures the dimensions of his new flat screen television. His measurements are 40
inches by 32 inches. The actual measurements of the TV are 39.5 inches and 31.5 inches.

Using the measurements that Tom took, determine the number of square inches in the area
of the television.

Determine the number of square inches in the actual area of the television.

Determine the relative error in calculating the area. Express your answer as a decimal to
the nearest thousandth.

Tom does not think there is a significant amount of error. Do you agree or disagree?
Justify your answer.

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