COMPASS Practice Test E

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COMPASSPractice Test E

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E1. What is the value of when x -5?

• A.
• B.
• C.

• D. -3
• E. 3

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E1. What is the value of when x -5?
Answer E
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E2. Simplify

• A.
• B.
• C.

• D.
• E.

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E2. Simplify
Answer E
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E3. In the figure below what is the distance
between point A and B?

• A. 11
• B. 10
• C.
• D. 9
• E.

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E3. In the figure below what is the distance
between point A and B?
Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
A
4
B
7
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E4. In the standard coordinate plane what is the
distance between (-5, 2) and (1, -6)?
Use the distance formula.

• A. 9
• B. 10
• C.
• D. 14
• E.

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E4. In the standard coordinate plane what is the
distance between (-5, 2) and (1, -6)?
If you do not like the distance formula you can
use the Pythagorean Theorem.
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8
10
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E5. 27 -2/3 ?

• A. -18
• B.
• C. 9

• D.
• E.

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E6. The parabola below is a graph of which
equation?

• A. y (x - 2)2 4
• B. y (x 2)2 4
• C. y -(x - 2)2 4
• D. y -(x 2)2 4
• E. y x2 4x 8

(-2, 4)
(-4, 0)
(0, 0)
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E6. The parabola below is a graph of which
equation?
Because the parabola points down we know that
the x2 term will be negative. (Negative Frown
Face)
(-2, 4)
C. y -(x - 2)2 4 D. y -(x 2)2 4
Plug (-2, 4) into choice C y -(x - 2)2 4 4
-(-2 - 2)2 4 4 -(-4)2 4 4 -16 4 4
-12 False
Plug (-2, 4) into choice D y -(x 2)2 4 4
-(-2 2)2 4 4 -(0)2 4 4 -0 4 4
4 True
(-4, 0)
(0, 0)
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E7. The solution of the equation below falls
between what two integers?2x 8 7x 20

• A. -4 and -3
• B. -3 and -2
• C. -2 and -1
• D. 1 and 2
• E. 2 and 3

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E8. What is the solution of the system of
equations below?

• A. (3a, 2a)
• B. (-3a, 2a)
• C. (15a, 11a)
• D. (15a, -11a)
• E. (3a, -2a)

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E9. What is the slope of the line in the standard
coordinate plane determined by the equation 2x -
3y 12?

• A.
• B.
• C.

• D.
• E.

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E10. For all x and y, (x 2y)2 - 4y(x y) ?

• A. x2
• B. x2 - 4xy
• C. x2 - 2xy
• D. x2 8y2
• E. (x 4y)(x - 4y)

• (x 2y)2 - 4y(x y)
• (x 2y)(x 2y) - 4xy - 4y2
• x2 4xy 4y2 - 4xy - 4y2
• x2

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The End Compass E