Math 012 Midterm Exam

Please remember to show all work on every problem.

1) Solve the equation using the methods discussed in Chapter 1 of our text. If the equation has a
unique solution, please show the complete check of your answer.

7 3x = x 4(2 + x)

7 3x = x 8 4x
7 = -8
No solution.

2) Solve the equation using the methods discussed in Chapter 1 of our text. If the equation has a
unique solution, please show the complete check of your answer.

-8(x +2) 9x = -2(x 7)

-8x 16 9x = -2x + 14

-15x = 30

x = -2.

3) Solve the equation using the methods discussed in Chapter 1 of our text. Clear fractions
from the equation in the first step. If the equation has a unique solution, please show the
complete check of your answer.

x 11 1 1
+ = x
4 12 2 6

x(1/4+1/6) = - 11/12

10x / 24 = -10 / 24

x = -1.
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4) Solve the inequality using the methods discussed in Chapter 3 of our text. Write your answer
in interval notation and graph the solution set on a number line.

-4 + 2(x + 6) 2 (3 x4)

-4 + 2x + 12 -6x - 8

8x -16

x -2

x = (- -2].

5) Solve the inequality using the methods discussed in Chapter 3 of our text. Clear fractions
from the inequality in the first step. Write your answer in interval notation and graph the
solution set on a number line.

7 1 1
x > x
8 4 2

6) Solve the inequality using the methods discussed in Chapter 3 of our text. Write your answer
in interval notation and graph the solution set on a number line.

21 6 x3<21

-18 6x < 24

-3 x < 8

x = [-3, 8).
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7) Solve the inequality using the methods discussed in Chapter 3 of our text. Write your answer
in interval notation and graph the solution set on a number line.

50< 7 x +6 8

-56 < 7x -14

-8 < x -2

x = (-8, -2]

8) The cost of a house in New York is proportional to the size of the house. If a 2100-square-foot
house costs $295,000 then what is the cost of a 3000-square-foot house? Round your answer to
the nearest cent.

C=ks

295000 = k * 2100

k = 2950 / 21

C = 2950 / 21 * 3000

C = $ 421428.

9) Carrie wins $350,000 (after taxes) in the lottery and decides to invest half of it in a 10-year
CD that pays 3.15% interest compounded monthly. She invests the other half in a money market
fund that unfortunately turns out to average only 1.9% interest compounded annually over the
10-year period. How much money will she have altogether in the two accounts at the end of the
10-year period?

A = 350,000/2 (1+0.0315/12)^120 + 350,000/2 (1+0.019)^10

A = 450,938.2.
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10) In 2010 the population of Orlando, Florida was 175,000. By 2016the population was
182, 200. Write a linear model for the population, y, in Orlando as a function of the year, x. Let x
= 0 correspond to 2010.

a.) Write a linear equation, in slope-intercept form that models the growth in Orlandos
population in terms of the year, x.

(y-175000) / x = (182200-175000) / 6

y = 1200x + 175000

b.) Use this equation to predict the population of Orlando in the year 2020.

y(x=10) = 12000 + 175000

y(10) = 187000

c) Explain what the slope of this line means in the context of the problem.

The increase in population per year.

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11) Given the linear equation3x + 4y = 8:

a) Convert the equation to slope-intercept form. State the slope of the line and state the y-
intercept as an ordered pair.

4y = -3x + 8

y = -3/4x + 2

b) Use the slope and the y-intercept to graph the line represented by the equation. You may use
the axes provided, or create your own graph.

y
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
x

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
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12) Given the following two linear equations, determine whether the lines are parallel,
perpendicular, or neither. Show all work and explain your conclusion clearly.

3x 2y = 2
6x 4y = 8

3x 2y = 2

Multiply by 2,

6x 4y = 4

The lines are parallel.

13) Write an equation of a line through the point (-3, -4) that is perpendicular to the x-axis.
Graph the line on the grid below or create your own graph. State the slope of the line.

x = -3.

y
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
x

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
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14) Find an equation of the line through (-2, 5), parallel to the line with equation -4x +2y = -6.
Write the new equation in point-slope form.

Line: y = 2x - 3

Slope = 2

New line: (y-5) / (x+2) = 2

y = 2x + 9.

15) Convert the equation of the new line found in problem #14 to standard form, Ax + By = C,
where A, B, and C are integers.

2x y + 9 = 0.

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