2ACET 2015-Set A2

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60 Questions (101 – 160) SIMULATED EXAM – SET A

For each question, decide which the best choice answer is, and darken the corresponding oval on the answer sheet.

101. Which of the following ordered pairs is collinear with 6

125 x
(4, –4) and (–2, 6)? D. 5
A. (–11, –14) y
B. (13, –19) 105. Find the length of the line segment below.
C. (–9, 12)
D. (3, –5) y

102. Suppose m and n are real numbers such that

m>0>n . Which of the following inequalities is
NOT TRUE?
A. ¿ m−n∨¿ 0
2 2
B. m + n >0
C. mn< 0 x
3 √❑
A.
n ❑
D. > 0
m B.
5 √❑
❑
C. 2 √❑
103. Given the quadratic function y=(x−3)2+ 4 .
D. 3 √❑
Find the reciprocal of the product of the roots of the
equation y=0 .
1
106. If (5 x ∙ 25 y )2=1252 , then express x in
A.
6 terms of y .
B.
−1 A. 1− y
6 1+2 y
B.
−1 2
C.
13 2 y−1
C.
1 2
D.
13 D. 3−2 y

5 w0 x3 y−1 z−5 107. Suppose that f (x) is a linear function with slope
104. Simplify:
25−1 x−3 y 4 z−5 m and y-intercept b . If f (−2)=−7
x
6 and f (3)=8 , determine the value of m
A.
5y
5 and b .
25 x 6 A. m=−3 and b=−2
B. B. m=4 and b=−1
y5 C. m=3 and b=−2
125 x 6 D. m=3 and b=−1
C.
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f ( x +a)−f (a) A. −5
108. If f ( x)=3 x +2 , find .
x 1
B.
3 x +4 5
A.
x 3
C.
3 x +2 4
B.
x 4
D.
C. 3 a+2 5
D. 3
−3
113. If tan θ = and sin θ<0 , then find
109. Determine the domain of the radical function 5
f (x)= √❑ . the exact value of csc θ .
A. {x ≤7 } −5
A.
B. {x ≥7 } 3
C. {x ≤−7 } B.
− √❑
D. {x ≥−7 } ❑
C.
√❑
❑
110. Refer to the trapezoid below. −4
D.
3
A 18 D
114. Determine the remainder when the expression

9 4 x 50 +32 x 47 + x 5 +5 x−6 is divided by

x+ 2 .
120°
A. −48
perimeter of the trapezoid.C
Find the B B. −96
A. 36+3 √❑ C. −128
B. 45+ 9 √ ❑ D. 1024
C. 36+9 √❑
D. 45+3 √ ❑ 115. Which of the following illustrates the Identity Property
of Addition?
111. Which of the following has the same value as A. −5+[−(−5)]=0
B.
37 π
sin ? [2+(−3)]+(−4)=2+[(−3)+(−4)]
7
C.
5π
A. sin
7 [2+(−3)]+(−4)=(−4 )+[2+(−3)]
5π D. [2+(−2)]+ 0=2+(−2)
B. cos
7
2π
C. −sin 116. The graph of x 2+ y 2 −10 x +16 y−11=0 is
7 a circle. Find its center and radius.
2π
D. −cos A. C( 5,−8),r =10
7
B. C( 5,−8) ,r =√❑
log 7 125
112. Evaluate: C. C(−5,8), r=10
log 7 625
D. C(−5,8), r=√❑

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117. Find the values of a and b if A. 2

x −6 x+ 7=0
3
a x + bx+3 has a remainder of −7 when B. x 2+6 x +7=0
2
divided by x+ 2 and a remainder of 2 when C. x −6 x+ 1=0
2
divided by x−1 . D. x +6 x +1=0
A. a=2 and b=−3
B. a=3 and b=−4 122. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to
C. a=−2 and b=1
3
D. a=2 and b=3 y= x−2 and whose x-intercept is 5 .
7
A. 7 x+3 y =15
118. If f (x)=4 x 2−7 x−5 and f (k )=k , −7
B. y= x−35
find k . 3
−1 7
A. , 5 C. y= x +35
4 3
1 2 D. 7 x+3 y =35
B. ,
2 5
−1 5
C. , 123. Given that f (x)=3 x +2 and
2 2
2
1 g( x)=x −8 where f (a)=g( a) .
D. −4 , Which of the following could be the value of a ?
5
A. −6
119. The graph of a quadratic function is a parabola that B. −2
opens upward or downward. Given the quadratic C. 0
function y=x 2 + x−15 , which point on its D. 4
graph has the same ordinate as the point
(3,−3) ? 124. Evaluate: log 27 3 log9 3
(4 )(2 )
A. (−5,−3) A. 2
B. (−4,−3) B. 2 √❑
C. (1,−3) C. 2 √3 2
D. (3,−4) D. 2 √6 2

x +4 2−3 +3−2 −1
120. If f ( x) = , then which of the following
125. Evaluate: ( )
x−2
are true?
2−1 +3−3
I. y=1 is a horizontal asymptote. 116
A.
II. x=2 is a vertical asymptote. 51
III. The graph passes through (3,7) . 96
B.
34
A. I and II only 56
C.
B. I and III only 51
C. II and III 116
D. I, II, and III D.
121. Find a quadratic equation with least integral 39
coefficients whose roots are 3+ √ ❑ and
126. Evaluate: log √ ❑
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−3 2 2
A.
A. x −y
2 B. x 2− y 2−6 x +6 y +18
3 C. 2 2
x − y −6 x +6 y
B.
2 D. 2 2
x − y −6 x−6 y
C. 5 √❑
D. 6
132. Simplify: √7 252 n−2 ∙125n −1
127. In the figure, BD is a secant that passes through the 5
n−2
center of the circle and AB is a tangent segment. Find A. 5
the measure of ∠ ADC. B. 5n
2
A. 15 ° C. 5
B. 30° D. 5n−1
C. 60 °
D. 80 °
x− y ❑
133. Simplify: ( )
2
x 2− y 2
128. The graph of y=3 x + 7 x−6 is a parabola √❑
A.
that opens upward and passes through the x-axis. ❑
Find its x-intercepts. B.
√❑
2 ❑
A. −3 and √❑
3 C.
❑
2 √❑
B. 2 and D.
3 ❑
C. −4 and 3
D. −3 and 0 134. x
Find the range of the values of that satisfies
the inequality ¿ 2 x−5∨+4 <7 .
129. Which of the following is not equal to 1 ? A. 1< x< 4
1 1 B. −3< x< 4
A. +
csc θ s ec2 θ
2 C. −3< x<3
B. cot θ ∙ tan θ D. 2< x< 4
C. (sin2 θ+cos 2 θ)2
1 135. The first two terms of an arithmetic sequence are
D. sec θ ∙
csc θ 4 and 11 , respectively. Find the sum of the
next 10 terms.
130. If i=√ ❑ and 2
i =−1 , simplify A. 355
B. 495
2011
−i . C. 545
A. 1 D. 605
B. i 136. If a , b>0 and a and b are distinct,
C. −1 which of the following is NOT ALWAYS true?
D. −i A. ab> 0
a
B. >0
131. If x=m+3 and y=n−3 , express b
(m+n)(m−n) in terms of x and y .
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D. a−b>0 (b +a)
141. If a¿b¿c = , find the value of
(b−c) c
137. In the equation 4 bc−2 bd=3 cd−5 a , 1¿ 2 ¿ 3 .
solve for c a , b , and d
in terms of . A. −5
2 bd−5 a B. −3
A. c=
4 b−3 d C. 3
2 b−5 a D. 5
B. c=
b−d
2 bd+5 a k
C. c= 142. Find the value of such that the roots of the
4 b+3 d
bd −a
quadratic equation 7 k x 2−12 x +6=0 are
D. c= equal.
4 b−d 36
A.
7
138. Which of the graphs below could be the graph of
12
2
? B.
¿ y −1 19
125
A. C. C.
y y 32
6
D.
x x 7

B. D. 143. Two concentric circles have radii of 4 and 16

. Point A is on the larger circle and point B is on the
y y
other. Find the maximum length of AB.
A. 20
x x
B. 24
139. Which of the following is NOT a function?
2 C. 36
A. y=x D. 40
B. {(2, π ) ,(3, π ) ,(4, π) }
C. y=¿ x∨¿
144. If x≠0 , 3 x=2 y and 4 z =5 x , find
the ratio of y to z .
D. A. 6:5
B. 4:7
C. 12:5
140. Refer to the figure. Find CE , if ∆ ABE is D. 6 :7
isosceles, AB=12 , BF = AE=8 , and 145. The mean and median of five scores is 80 while
DE=3 . the mode is 100 . The minimum score is 50 .
A. 2 A Find the range.
12
B. 4 B A. 35
8 8
C. 6 F B. 45
D. 8 E C. 50
C 3
D. 65
D

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2π 5π x+1 x +1
146. Evaluate: 2 cos −tan 150. If f ( x) = and g( x) =
3 4 x−1 x
A. −2 , find f ∘g .
B. 0 A. 1
C. 2 x+1
B.
D. 3 x−1
2 x +1
C.
2 x−1
147. Determine the values of a and b for which
the system
D. 2 x +1
{ax − y=2 6 bx+ 3 y=3 b
has infinitely many solutions. 151. If a and b are two distinct real numbers such
A. a=2 and b=−3 that ab> 0 , then which of the following will
B. a=3 and b=2 NEVER be true?
C. a=4 and b=−2 A. a> 0>b
D. a=−2 and b=1 B. a> 0 and b>0
1 1
C. <
148. A bag contains blue, yellow, and red marbles. There are a b
twice as many blue marbles as yellow marbles and 1 1
D. >
thrice as many yellow marbles as red marbles. One a b
marble is drawn at random. What is the probability
that it is blue? 152. Refer to the figure below. Find the area of the
1 rectangle HEAT.
A.
6 21
H E
1
B.
5 10 17
3
C.
5
5 T A
A. 430 sq . units
D.
6 B. 315 sq .units
C. 210 sq .units
149. z is directly proportional to x and inversely D. 168 sq . units
proportional to y . Which of the following could 153. If a , b , and c are distinct positive

be an equation that shows the relationship between integers such that their mean is 50 and the mean
the variables? of a and c is 51 , then what must be the
y value of b ?
A. 2=
zx A. 45
zy B. 48
B. 2=
x C. 50
xy D. 51
C. 2=
z
z
D. 2= 154. Refer to the figure, if a//b, then find the measure of x.
xy A. 30
B. 60
C. 90

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D. 120 C. 1
D. 2
155. What is the x-intercept of the line that is parallel to
2 x − y=9 and passes through the point 158. Find the solution set of the equation below.
2
(2,−2) ? 3 1 x +2
− = 2
A. −7 2 x−1 x+1 2 x + x−1
B. −5
C. 3 A. {−1, 3}
D. 6 B. {−1, 2}
C. {2 }
156. A square is inscribed in a circle with center at O. Given D. {3 }
that the area of AOB is 18 square units,
find the area of the shaded region. 159. A line lies on the Cartesian plane. Which of the
following is not possible?
A. The line passes through one quadrant.
O B. The line passes through two quadrants.
C. The line passes through three quadrants.
D. None of the above
A B
A. 18(−1)
160. The sixth and twelfth terms of a geometric sequence
B. 36(−1)
are 12 and 24 . Find the eighteenth term of
C. 18(−2)
this sequence.
D. 36(−2) A. 36
B. 42
7−8 x 2 x 1 C. 48
157. If x is an integer and + > ,
2 3 6 D. 72
what is the greatest possible value of x ?
A. −1
B. 0

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