FINAL EXAM REVIEW – MAT1033 (Intermediate Algebra)

1. Factor completely: 3𝑥 2 − 19𝑥 − 14

a) (3𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 7) b) (3𝑥 − 7)(𝑥 + 2) c) (3𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 7)

d) (3𝑥 + 7)(𝑥 − 2) e) None of these

2. Factor completely: 2𝑟𝑠 + 3𝑟𝑠𝑡 − 8𝑟 − 12𝑟𝑡

a) 𝑟(2𝑠 + 3𝑠𝑡 − 8 − 12𝑡) b) (𝑟𝑠 − 4𝑟)(2 + 3𝑡) c) 𝑟(𝑠 − 4)(2 − 3𝑡)

d) 𝑟(𝑠 + 4)(2 − 3𝑡) e) 𝑟(𝑠 − 4)(2 + 3𝑡)

3. Factor completely: 2𝑥 3 + 54

a) 2(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 9) b) 2(𝑥 3 + 27)

c) 2(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 + 3) d) 2(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 9) e) Not Factorable

𝑥−4
4. Determine the values of 𝑥 for which 𝑥 2 −9 is undefined.

a) 3 b) 3 and − 3 c) 4, 3, and − 3 d) 0 and 3 e) 0

4𝑥−16 4−𝑥
5. Divide: ÷ 2𝑥+6
5𝑥+15

4(𝑥−4) 8 3
a) 3 b) − 5(𝑥+3)2 c) − d) e) −4
5 10

2 5
6. Add, then simplify: + 𝑥 2 −𝑥−12
𝑥 2 −9

7 7𝑥 2 −𝑥−21 7𝑥−7
a) (𝑥 2 −9)(𝑥 2 −𝑥−12)
b) (𝑥 2 −9)(𝑥 2 −𝑥−12)
c) (𝑥 2 −9)(𝑥 2 −𝑥−12)
7𝑥−7 7𝑥−23
d) (𝑥−3)(𝑥−4)(𝑥+3)
e) (𝑥−3)(𝑥−4)(𝑥+3)
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3+
𝑥
7. Simplify the complex fraction: 1 2
+
𝑥𝑦 𝑦

3𝑥𝑦+7 3𝑥𝑦+7𝑦 3+7𝑦 3𝑦+7 3𝑥𝑦+7𝑦

a) b) c) d) e)
1+2𝑥 1+2𝑥 𝑥𝑦+2 1+2𝑥 𝑥𝑦+2

4𝑥+1 2𝑥+3 7
8. Solve for 𝑥: − = 12
4 3

9 3
a) {4} b) {− 2} c) {−2} d) {2} e) None of these

9. What is equivalent to: 27−2⁄3

3 1 1 3
a) √272 b) 3 c) √273
d) √273 e) − √272
√272

10. Find: √8 + √18

a) √24 b) 10 c) 5√2 d) 2√6 e) None of these

11. Find: (√6 − 2)(√6 + 2)

a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 e) None of these

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12. Rationalize the denominator: 8−√3

5(8+√3) 5(8−√3)
a) 1 b) 8 + √3 c) d) e) 8 − √3
61 61

13. Solve for 𝑥: 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 = 8

a) {1 ± 𝑖√3} b) {−2, 4} c) {1 ± √5} d) {2} e) {8, 10}

14. Solve for 𝑥: 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 = 9𝑥 + 18

9 9 9 9
a) {−2, 2} b) {2, − 2} c) {2} d) {− 2} e)None of these

15. Solve for 𝑥: 8𝑥 4 − 18𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 = 0

1 5 1 5 1 5 1 5
a) {− 4 , 2} b) {4 , − 2} c) {0, 4 , − 2} d) {0, − 4 , 2} e) {0}

16. Find the slope of the line determined by the points (−3, 2) and (5, −5)
3 3 5 7 7
a) − 4 b) c) − 6 d) − 2 e) − 8
4

17. Find the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = −6

3 4 3 4
a) b) c) − 4 d) − 3 e) None of these
4 3

18. Find the slope of a line that is parallel to the line 2𝑥 − 6𝑦 = 8

1 1
a) b) − 3 c) 3 d) −3 e) None of these
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19. Determine whether the lines 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 6 and 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 6 are parallel,

perpendicular or neither.

a) parallel b) perpendicular c) neither

20. Which of the following is the graph of 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 12
5 5 5
a) 4 b) 4 c) 4
3 3 3
y y y
2 2 2

1 1 1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
x x x
-1 -1 -1
-2
-2 -2
-3
-3 -3
-4
-4 -4
-5
-5 -5

5 5
4
d) 4 e) 3
3 y
y 2
2
1 1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
x x
-1 -1

-2 -2

-3 -3

-4 -4

-5 -5

21. Find the x-intercept of 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 = −12

a) −12 b) −4 c) −3 d) 3 e) 12

22. Find the y-intercept of 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 6

a) −6 b) −4 c) −3 d) 3 e) 6
23. Which of the following is the graph of 𝑥 = −3
5 5 5
a) 4 b) 4 c) 4
3 3 3
y y y
2 2 2
1 1 1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
x x x
-1 -1 -1
-2 -2 -2
-3 -3 -3
-4 -4 -4
-5 -5 -5

5 5
4 4
3 3
y y
d) 2 e) 2
1 1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
x x
-1 -1
-2 -2
-3 -3
-4 -4
-5 -5

24. Which of the following is the graph of 𝑦 = −3

5 5 5
a) 4 b) 4 c) 4
3 3 3
y y y
2 2 2
1 1 1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
x x x
-1 -1 -1
-2 -2 -2
-3 -3 -3
-4 -4 -4
-5 -5 -5

5 5
4 4
3 3
y y
d) 2 e) 2
1 1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
x x
-1 -1
-2 -2
-3 -3
-4 -4
-5 -5

3 2
25. Solve for 𝑥: + =1
𝑥2 𝑥

a) {−1} b) {0} c) {−3} d) {−1, 3} e) {4}

 𝑦 1/3 𝑦 2/5
26. Simplify: 𝑦

1 1
a) 𝑦 4/15 b) 𝑦 5⁄8 c) d) e) None of these
𝑦 5⁄8 𝑦 4/15

27. Solve for 𝑥: (𝑥 + 5)2 = 3

a) {√2} b) {4} c) {1 ± √3} d) {−5 ± √3} e) {3 ± √5}

𝑥 + 𝑦 = −5
28. Solve the system for 𝑦:
−2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1

a) 𝑦 = −2 b) 𝑦 = −3 c) 𝑦 = 1 d) 𝑦 = 0 e) 𝑦 = −1

29. A rectangular table top is 2 feet longer than it is wide, and its area is 24 square
feet. Write an equation to find the length and the width of the table top and solve.
Let x = the width of the table top.

Length = 6 feet Length = 8 feet Length = 3 feet

a) b) c)
Width = 4 feet Width = 6 feet Width = 1 feet
Length = 4 feet Length = 8 feet
d) e)
Width = 6 feet Width = 3 feet

30. What number must be added to 𝑥 2 + 20𝑥 to form a perfect square trinomial?

a) 10 b) 400 c) 100 d) 20 e) 40

𝑥 4 18
31. Solve for 𝑥: + 𝑥+3 = 𝑥 2 −9
𝑥−3

a) {10, −3} b) {−10, 3} c) {−3} d) {−10} e) ∅

 4𝑥 2 −25𝑦 2
32. Simplify: 10𝑦−4𝑥

2𝑥+5𝑦 2𝑥+5𝑦 5𝑦
a) − b) −𝑥 − 5𝑦 c) d) 𝑥 + 5𝑦 e) 𝑥 −
2 2 2

33. Solve for 𝑥: 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 = −11

a) {3 ± 𝑖√2} b) {−3 ± √2} c) {−3 ± 𝑖√2} d) {3 ± 2𝑖√5}

e) {−3 ± 2√5}

34. Solve for 𝑥: 5𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 4 = 0

3±√71 −3±𝑖√71 3±𝑖√89 −3±√89 3±𝑖√71

a) { } b) { } c) { } d) { } e) { }
5 10 5 10 10

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35. Simplify: √250𝑥 7 𝑦14

3 3 3 3
a) 2𝑥𝑦 2 √5𝑥 2 𝑦 4 b) 5𝑥 3 𝑦 7 √10𝑥 c) 5𝑥 4 𝑦11 √2 d) 5𝑥 2 𝑦 4 √2𝑥𝑦 2
e) None of these

5 2
36. Simplify: − 3𝑥
4𝑥 2

15−8𝑥 13 3 5−2𝑥 3
a) b) c) d) e)
12𝑥 2 3𝑥 𝑥 𝑥2 34−3𝑥

7𝑥−4 13−3𝑥
37. Simplify: −
𝑥−3 𝑥−3

10𝑥−17 4𝑥−17 10𝑥−9

a) 4𝑥 − 17 b) c) d) 10𝑥 − 9 e)
𝑥−3 𝑥−3 𝑥−3
38. Simplify: 3√54 + 2√24

a) 13√6 b) 5√78 c) 35√6 d) 30√5 e) None of these

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39. Rationalize the denominator: 5√3

√3 √3 2 2√3
a) b) c) 30√3 d) e)
10 15 5 5

40. Simplify: (𝑥 4 ∙ 𝑥 3 )3/2

a) 𝑥 21⁄2 b) 𝑥 18 c) 𝑥 17⁄2 d) 2𝑥 21⁄2 e) 2𝑥 17⁄2

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41. Write the equation of the line passing through the point (−3, −2) with slope 4

a) 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 = −1 b) 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 17 c) 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 7 d) 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = −1
e) 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 9

42. Solve: (𝑥 − 7)2 = −9

a) {4, 10} b) {7 ± 3𝑖} c) {−4, −10} d) {7 ± 𝑖√3}

e) {−7 ± 3𝑖}

43. Solve: 𝑥 2 = 64

a) {8, −8} b) {4, −4} c) {0, 8} d) {8} e) {4}

44. Solve: 𝑥 2 = 16𝑥

a) {16} b) {4} c) {0} d) {0, 16} e) {4, −4}

45. Choose the system of equations that would be used to solve the following
problem.

A family Arts Center charges $10 per ticket for adults and $7 per ticket for
children for its performances. In the last performance, a total of 70 tickets was
purchased at a total cost of $571. How many of the tickets sold were for
children?

x = The number of adult tickets sold

y = The number of children tickets sold

𝑥 + 𝑦 = 70 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 571 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 70
a) b) c)
10𝑥 + 7𝑦 = 571 10𝑥 + 7𝑦 = 70 7𝑥 + 10𝑦 = 571
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 571
d) e) None of these
7𝑥 + 10𝑦 = 70

M AT 1 0 3 3 F I N AL R E V I E W AN S W E R S

1. A 11. A 21. C 31. D 41. A

2. E 12. C 22. D 32. A 42. B
3. D 13. B 23. B 33. C 43. A
4. B 14. A 24. A 34. E 44. D
5. C 15. D 25. D 35. D 45. A
6. E 16. E 26. D 36. A
7. B 17. A 27. D 37. B
8. A 18. A 28. B 38. A
9. B 19. C 29. A 39. E
10. C 20. B 30. C 40. A