GSE Algebra 1: Midterm Study Guide
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Unit 1: Relationships between Quantities and Expressions
1.) Find the sum(Sx* + 6x — 15) + (3x? —8x +9).
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2.) Find the difference (x3 — 7x? + 5x — 2) — (6x? — 9).
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3.) Muttiply the polynomials (5x - 9)(2x + 5).
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8) Simplify V@2+ V5) ZAG +1003
Unit 2: Reasoning with Linear Equations and Inequalities
9.) What does an equation with infinite solutions look like? What does an equation with no
solution look like? %-1=X-7 x—-7=%* +7
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10.) You are purchasing paint and paintbrushes for an art project. Tubes of paint cost $12
‘each and paintbrushes cost $18 each. You plan on spending $75 and purchasing a total of
6 items. Which linear system best represents the situation? yg Hy s
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11.) What is the solution to this system of equations? le = 3) aio
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12.) Whatis the solution to the following system of equations? Pes “€
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17.) Graph the following inequality
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18) Graph the system of linear inequalities:
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19. What point could be described asthe REALTIVE MINIMUM in the graph? (-18,-2) my
20. What point(s) could be described as an x-intercept in the graph? (2,0), (“hod , GLO), £219)
21, What ae the inenalk of njease, decrease, and constant? Paare.
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23.) Solve the following by factoring and using the zero product property. x? — 4x +24 = 0
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24.) Solve equation by taking square roots. Sx? + 8 = 253
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25.) Which is the factored form of 7x? + 28-84?
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26.) The length ofarectangl is 8 cm more than four times the width. If the area of the
rectangle is 95 cm, what is the width of the rectangle’? (HINT: A=hv)
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27.) Tell whether the graph of the quadratic function y = —2x? — 10x + 8 opens upward or downward.
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29.)Find the roots of the quadratic function.
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31.) Using f(x) = x%as a parent graph, write a function that includes a translation of 4 units to the right?
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32.) Using f(x) = x?as a parent graph, write an equation that shows translation of 2 right and vertical
stretch by 3 to graph. 2
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33.) John threw a ball straight up with an intial speed of 20 meters per second. The function
y = A(x — 9)? +25 describes the ball's height, in meters, t seconds after John threw it. What are the
coordinates of the vertex? §— (, 75)
34) Graph f&x)= -x? - 8x - 13 32,) Graph fx)= 2x? ~ 16x + 33