New York State Education Department Integrated Sequencé for High School Mathematics Course I Final Examination In Lieu of the Ninth Year Mathematics Regents Examination Monday, June 20, 1977 a.m. When you have completed the examination, you must sign the state- ment printed on the back of the answer sheet, indicating that you had no unlawful knowledge of the questions or answers prior to the exami- nation and that you have neither given nor received assistance in an- swering any of the questions during the examination. Your answer paper cannot be accepted if you fail to sign this declaration. Part I Answer 30 questions from this part. Each correct answer will receive 2 credits. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the separate answer sheet. Where applicable, answers may be left in terms of n or in radical form. 1 Solve for x: 3x -2=x+8 2 Solve for x: .0% = 1.5 3 Find the value of xy? if x = 3 and y= -2, 4 Given the formula V = LWH, solve for H in terms of V, W, and L. 5 Factor: x? + 10x 6 Two complementary angles are in the ratio of 1:5. Find the measure of the smaller angle. 7 The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10. If the length of one leg is 8, find the length of the other leg. 8 Solve the system of equations for x: 2 - y= 11 xtyel 9 IE the area of a square is 49, what is its perimeter? 10 If p represents "Today is Monday" and q represents "I am tired," weite in symbolic form using p and q: "Today is Monday, and I am not tired." Ml $57wy i 11 Find the sum of 5x? - 3x + 2 and 3x? - 4x - 1. 12 The digits of the number 1977 are ina bag. What is the proba» bility that a 7 will be drawn ona single draw? 13 A single die is rolled twice, What is the probability of obtainin a 3 on the first roll and then a 4 on the second roll? 14 A building casts a shadow 15 feet long at the same time a woman 6 feet tall casts a shadow 5 feet long. Find the mmber of feet in the height of the building. 15 If the diameter of a circle is 14, find the area of the circle in terms of 7. 16 What is the number of possible 4-letter arrangements of the letter: F,0,N, and Z if each letter is used only once in each arrangement? 17 If the base of a triangle is represented by 2x and the altitude grawn to that base is equal to 10, express the area of the triangle in terms of x. 8 Pea 18 For what value of x is the expression undefined? 19 The measure of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 100°. Find the number of degrees in one of the base angles of the triangle. 20 If p represents "Two sides of a triangle are congruent," and q represents "Two angles of a triangle are congruent," write in symbolic form using p and qi “Two sides of a triangle are congruent if and only if two angles of a triangle are congruent." Directions. (21-35): For each of those chosen, write on the Sepatate answer sheet the numeral preceding the word or expression that best completes the statement or answers the question. 21 Which is equivalent to 5/3? QQ) J (3) J (2) 33 (4) 225 22 The solution set for x? - 7k +12=0 is {3,4 (3) 3,43 (2) [-3,4} (4) [-3,-4}23 A side of an equilateral triangle is represented by x + 3. The perimeter of the triangle is represented by i CL iit oct 3 (2) ax +3 i Raise 24 a graph’ represents. the solution set of the inequality x > 6? a) ye SS eat k Ona Zuo ee (2) 25 From an ordinary deck of 52 cards, one card is drawn. What is the probability that it will be either an ace or a red king? (1) 8/52 (3) 6/26 (2) 6/52 i 26 If a group of data consists of the numbers 2,2,5,6,15, which is true? (1) median > mean (3) mode < median (2) mean = mode (4) median = mode 27. What is the product of (~3x?)(dx*)? (1) -12x8 (3) 78 (2) -1axée (4) 125