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Correct Answer: B Explanation: After 1 year, the amount in the account is equal to $500(1.05). After 2 years, the amount is equal to $500(1.05), and so on. After n years, the amount is equal to $500(1.05)n. You need to find the value of n for which 500(1.05)n = 1000. There are several ways to solve this equation. You can use logarithms to solve the equation as follows. 500(1.05)n = 1000 1.05n = 2 n ln(1.05) = ln 2 n= n = 14.2 Since n = 14.2, it will take more than 14 years for the amount in the account to double. Thus, you need to round 14.2 up to 15. Another way to find n is to use your graphing calculator to graph y = 500(1.05)x and y = 1000. From the answer choices, you know you need to set the viewing window with x values from 0 to about 25 and y values extending just beyond 1000. The x-coordinate of the point of intersection is approximately 14.2. Thus you need to round up to 15.

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Correct Answer: B Explanation: The resultant of can be determined by (4,3) - (8,4) = (4-8, 3-4) = (-4, -1). The length of the resultant is:

Correct Answer: B Explanation: It is helpful to draw a sketch of the triangle:

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The length of the base of the triangle is 5 Therefore, the area of the triangle is

and the height of the triangle is

The correct answer is B.

Difficulty: This question was answered correctly by 54% of the test takers

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Correct Answer: D Explanation: It is helpful to label the figure.

The top piece is a cone whose height h is one-half the height of the original cone 2h. Using the properties of similar right triangles, you should realize the radii of these two cones must be in the same ratio. So if the top cone has radius r, the original cone has radius 2r.

The volume of the top piece is equal to The volume of the bottom piece is equal to the volume of the original cone minus the volume of the top piece.

The ratio of the volume of the smaller piece to the volume of the larger piece is

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Correct Answer: B Explanation: The maximum possible distance occurs when A and B are on the circumference of opposite bases:

You can use the Pythagorean Theorem:

32 + 62 45
The correct answer is (B).

= AB2 = AB2 = AB

Difficulty: This question was answered correctly by 47% of the test takers

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Correct Answer: D Explanation: There are several ways to solve this problem. One way is to use the law of sines. Since AB =

BC, the measure of A is 40 and the measure of B is 100. Thus, x = 15.3. (Make sure your calculator is in degree mode.) You can also use the law of cosines:

and

c x x x
Since

= a + b - 2ab cos C = 10 + 10 - 2(10)(10) cos 100 = 234.7296 = 15.3

ABC is isosceles, you can draw the altitude to the triangle.

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Correct Answer: B Explanation: The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a regular pentagon is equal to 3 x 180 = 540. Each interior angle has a measure of 108. Using supplementary angles, has a measure of 72. You can use right triangle trigonometry to find the x-coordinate of point D.

Since EF = 2 cos 72 0.62. Since the length of each side of the pentagon is 2, the x-coordinate of point E is 3. Putting the information together tells us that the xcoordinate of point D is 3.62. The correct answer is (B). Difficulty: This question was answered correctly by 32% of the test takers.

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Correct Answer: D Explanation: It is necessary to use your graphing calculator for this question. First graph the function It is helpful to resize the viewing window so the x-values go from -2 to 3. On this interval the maximum value of f is 2.052 and the minimum value of f is -1.015. The difference between these two values is 3.067, which rounds to 3.07.

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Correct Answer: B Explanation: It may be helpful to draw a graph of f and g.

The equation for g(x) is g(x) = -(x + 3)2 + 1. Therefore, g(-1.6) = -(-1.6 + 3)2 + 1 = -0.96. The correct answer is B. Difficulty: This question was correctly answered by 33% of test takers.

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Correct Answer: D Explanation: For this type of question you need to evaluate each statement separately. Statement I is true. If you add 5 to each number in a data set, the mean will also increase by 5. Statement II is also true. The relative position of each score will remain the same. Thus, the new median score will be equal to 5 more than the old median score. Statement III is false. Since each new score is 5 more than the old score, the spread of the scores and the position of the scores relative to the mean remain the same. Thus, the standard deviation of the new scores is the same as the standard deviation of the old scores.

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Correct Answer: E Explanation: Since the two events are independent, the probability that the first spinner lands on blue and the second spinner does not land on blue is the product of the two probabilities. The first probability is given. Since the probability that the second spinner lands on blue is probability that the second spinner does not land on blue is the

Therefore,

The correct answer is (E).

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Correct Answer: C Explanation: The values for a1 and a2 are given. a3 is equal to a2 + 2a1 = 1 + 0 = 1. a4 is equal to a3 + 2a2 = 1 + 2(1) = 3. a5 is equal to a4 + 2a3 = 3 + 2(1) = 5. a6 is equal to a5 + 2a4 = 5 + 2(3) = 11.

If your graphing calculator has a sequence mode, you can define the sequence recursively and find the value of a6. Let nMin = 1, since the first term is a1. Define u(n) = u(n-1) + 2u(n-2). Let u(nMin) = {1,0}, since we have to define the first two terms a1 and a2. Then examining a graph or table, you can find u(6).

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