Intermediate Algebra Review Packet for Semester 1 Final Exam

Functions Unit
1. Determine if each relationship is a function.
x
y
b.
x
a.

c.

120

120

120

90

50

60

120

60

30

120

55

2. Determine if each graph if a function.

a.
b.
y

c.

d.

5
1

x
-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

x
-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

x
-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

-1

-1

-1

-2

-2

-2

-3

-3

-3

-4

-4

-4

2
1

x
-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

-1

3. Given that f ( x) = 3 x + 1 and g ( x) = ( x 5) 2 + 2

a. Evaluate f (0) , f (10) , g (0) and g (10) .
b. Find x, when f ( x) = 8
c. Find x, when g ( x) = 6 .

4. Refer to the graph below of the function H(t) where H is the height of a ball in feet and t is
time in seconds.
30
y
a. What part of the domain is pictured?

25

b. What part of the range is pictured?

20

c. What is the value of H(2)?

15

d. What does H(0) represent?

10

e. What does H(1) represent?

f. When does H(t) = 0?

0.5

1.5

2.3 2.5

5. For each graph show below, state the domain, range and value of f(-1) and f(2).
a.
b.
y

2
2

1
x

-3

-2

-1

-3

-2

-1

-1
-2
-3

-3

-2

-1

-1
-2

-2
-4

-3

6. Choose the graph that best represents each situation.

a. A person leaves home, drives through town, then on the highway, and finally stops at a rest area.
b. A person leaves home, drives to the other end of town and buys groceries, then returns home.
c. A person walks to a friends house where she stays overnight.

7. Choose the graph that best represents each situation.

a. The temperature of the water in a glass remained constant.

b. The temperature of the water in a glass rose steadily for several hours until it reached room
temperature, then remained constant.
c. The temperature of the water in a glass cooled down steadily with the addition of ice, then
remained constant when all the ice had melted.

Linear Functions Unit

8. Find the slope of each line described below
a. Through (-3, 5) and (4, -1)

c. Perpendicular to y =

b. Parallel to y =

1 3
+ x
5 5

1 3
+ x
5 5

9. For each line below, identify if its slope is positive, negative, zero or undefined.
a.
b.
c.
d.

10. Write an equation for each line graphed below.

a.
b.

c.

11. Write an equation in point-slope form which meets the given conditions.
a. Slope is 1/3 and goes through the point (2, -5)
b. Passes through (3, 6) and (5, 2)
c. Passes through (-1, -3) and is parallel to y = 7 5 x .

12. Stanley kept track of the time it takes to assemble

sandwiches. His data is graphed to the right. Draw a trend
line and predict how long it will take Stanley to assemble 12
sandwiches.

13. Match each equation on the left with its equivalent equation on the right.
a. y 3 = 2( x + 4)
b. 2 x + 3 y = 12
c. y =

2
(x 12 ) + 1
3

y = 2 x + 11
2
y = x + 10
3
2
y = x 11
3

y = 2x + 5
2
y = x+4
3
2
y = x7
3

14. Determine if each table shows a linear relationship.

a.
x
y
b.
x
y

c.

120

120

120

90

90

180

60

67.5

270

30

50.625

405

15. What transformation(s) are applied to the graph of y = x to get each of the following
graphs?
a. y = x 1 + 2

b. y = 2 x

c. y = 1 + x

1
16. The graph of y = x is shifted right two units. What is the x-intercept, y-intercept and
2
slope of the new line?

Linear Inequalities Unit

3 x + y 1
17. Determine if each point is a solution to the system of inequalities
2 x 5 y < 10
a. (3, 3)

b. (5, 0)

c. (1, -2)

d. (7, 1)

e. (-3, 10)

18. The boundary lines are graphed for each system. Shade in the solution to the system.
1
y 1
y x +1
a.
b.
3
y 3 x + 1
y 4x +1
y

x
-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

x
-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

-1

-1

-2

-2

-3

-3

-4

-4

19. Graph and shade the solution to the following systems of linear inequalities.
y < 2 x
x + y 10

a.
b.
1
2 x y 9
y > 3 x + 1

20. Charlene makes $10 per hour babysitting and $5 per hour gardening. She wants to make at
least $80 a week, but can work no more than 12 hours a week. Write a system of linear
inequalities to describe this situation.
Data Analysis Unit

21. Consider the dot plot shown to the right.

a. What is the range of the data?
b. Calculate the mean, median & mode for this data.
1

22. The histogram shown to the right summarizes the results from a survey where people were
asked how many pairs of shoes they own.
14
12

a. How many people own 30 or more pairs of

shoes?

10
8
6

b. How many people were surveyed?

4
2

10

20

30

40

50

60

shoe s

23. The box plot below summarizes the same set of data about pairs of shoes owned.

10

15

20

25

30

35

shoes

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the median number of shoes owned?

How many outliers are there?
What is the range of the data set?
What percentage of people own more than 20 pairs of shoes?

40

45

50

24. The stem and leaf plot below shows the ages of the people at a holiday dinner.
a. How many people were at the holiday dinner?
b. What was the range of the ages?
c. Calculate the mean, median and mode of the ages.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

3 3 4 8
3
4 9
2
1

5 means 15

25. A set of data contains the numbers {20, 22, 26, 32, n}. If all the numbers are greater than
20, what must be the value of n if
a.
b.
c.
d.

the range is 18.

The mode is 22.
The median is 22 and every number is different.
The mean is 26.

26. The boxplot for the set of data {2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 12, 14, 20, 22} is given below. What
are the values of a, b, c, d & e?

27. Explain why each of the following graphs is misleading.

a.

b.

Exponent Properties Unit

28. Write each of the following expressions using a single positive exponent.
7
x3
x7
3
7
a. x x
b. 7
c. 3
d. ( x3 )
x
x

29. Simplify the following:

( a 5b 3 )

a.

b. a 0

c.

2a 3
8a

d. 5a 3 3a 5

30. Simplify each of the following expressions using no negative exponents.

a. 32

b.

( 2x )

c. 3n 5

d.

m 8 m 2
m 3

Polynomials Unit
31. Simplify the polynomial expressions.

a. x 2 + 13 x 4 + (3 x 2 + x + 7)

b. mn n 2 + 2mn 3 (3mn 3 + n 2 + 4mn)

32. Simplify.

a. 3a a 3 + 2a 2 5a + 7

b. v 3 3 xv 2 x 3

33. Multiply and simplify.

a. ( x 2)( x 5)

b. ( 2 x + 5)( x 3)

34. Square each binomial.

a.

( x 7 )2

b. (3a + 1) 2

35. Antoine is making a banner in the shape of a triangle. He

wants to line the banner with a decorative border. How long
will the border be?

36. Simplify: x(2 x + 5) + 3( x 2 x + 4)

c. ( a + b)(a 2 + b 2 )