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1. Which of the following could not be domain of

√𝑥 − 𝑒?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 𝜋
(E) 𝑒 2

2. There are $0.25, $0.1, and $1 coins. If the

number of each coin is the same, how many coins
are needed to make total of $27?

(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 30
(E) 40

3. Which of the following equations represents the

graph?

(A) 𝑦 = |𝑥| − 1
(B) 𝑦 = |𝑥 + 1|
(C) 𝑦 = |𝑥 − 1|
(D) |𝑦| = 𝑥 − 1
(E) |𝑦| = |𝑥| + 1

4. Which of the following could be the condition

that logx (x – 2) is defined?

(A) x > 0 and x ≠ 1

(B) x = 1
(C) x > 0
(D) x < 2
(E) x > 2

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5. If 5𝑥+1 = 𝑘, then x is

(A) 𝑙𝑜𝑔5 𝑘 − 1
𝑙𝑜𝑔5
(B) 1 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑘
1
(C) − 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑘
𝑙𝑜𝑔5
(D) 1 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔5 𝑘
(E) 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑘 5

6. What is the range of cscx?

(A) (−∞, 1] , [1, ∞)

(B) [−1, 1]
(C) (−1, ∞)
(D) (∞, −∞)
(E) (−∞, 1)

7. In the following matrix system,

if x = –1, then y = ?

2 0 0 3 2 3
[ ]+[ ]=[ ]
1 3 2 𝑥 3 𝑦

(A) 0
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 7
(E) 8

8. If (x – 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 0, what is the

value of x + y?

(A) –2
(B) –1
(C) 0
(D) 1
(E) 2

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9. Above is the graph of y = f(x). Which of the

following could be the graph of y = –f(x–k)? (k is
positive real value)
(A) (B)

(C) (D)

(E)

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10. In a plane, what is the set that is formed by a

fixed point and points with constant distance?

(A) Two parallel lines

(B) Circle with constant radius
(C) Parallel line
(D) Many lines
(E) A circle with a radius 1

11. If f(x) = 5 – 2x and f(g(x)) = 1, then what is

g(x) = ?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6

1 1 1
12. The 7th term of 1, 3 , 9 , 27 , … is

1
(A) 3
1
(B) 81

(C) 3−3
1 6
(D) (3)

1 7
(E) (3)

13. If f(x) = 3x2 and g(x) = 3(x – 2)2, which of the

following is true?

(A) Range of f(x) and g(x) are different

(B) f(x) and g(x) has common one solution
(C) If f(x) shifted left 2 units on the x-axis, it is
same as g(x)
(D) Domain of f(x) and g(x) is {𝑥 | 𝑥 > 0}
(E) x value of the vertex of both f(x) and g(x)
are identical

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14. Parabola y = x2 + 2x + 10 has no real solution

because

(A) its y-intercept is a positive number

(B) its vertex is above the x-axis and the graph
is concave upward
(C) the graph is concave downward
(D) its vertex is above the x-axis
(E) its maximum value is a positive number

3𝜋
15. 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 + cos(𝜋 + 𝜃) + sin(−𝜃) + cos ( 2 + 𝜃)
=

(A) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
(B) 0
(C) 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
(D) 2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
(E) −2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

1 | 23
2 | 33
3 | 45

2 | 3 means 23

16. In the stem plot above, what is the median?

(A) 12
(B) 13
(C) 23
(D) 34
(E) 35

17. The vertical asymptote does not exist in the

3𝑥−𝑘
expression . What is the value of k?
𝑥+5

(A) – 15
(B) – 5
(C) – 3
(D) 3
(E) 5

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18. If k is a positive integer, kt > 0 and

8k + 2t = 27, what is the sum of all possible of t?

(A) 0
(B) 11
(C) 14
(D) 16.5
(E) None of these

19. The function f has the property that f(–s) = f(s)

for all numbers s. Which of the following is true
for the graph of y = f(x) in the xy-plane?

(A) A vertical line

(B) A line with slope 1
(C) A circle with center (0, 0)
(D) A semicircle with center (0, 0)
(E) A parabola symmetric about the y-axis

20. There is a pair of black, white, green, and blue

socks in the box. If a sock is randomly picked, at
least how many socks should be picked in order to
pick a pair with the same color?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6

21. If the volume of the cube is 𝑎3 , what is the

surface area of the cube?

(A) 𝑎2
(B) 4𝑎2
(C) 6𝑎2
(D) 12𝑎2
(E) 18𝑎2

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22. It was reported that 50% of the students of a

certain high school lived within 5 miles of its
school and 30% of those lived in an apartment. If a
student of this school is selected at random, what is
the probability that he lives in an apartment within
5 miles of the school?

(A) 0.15
(B) 0.2
(C) 0.25
(D) 0.3
(E) 0.35

23. A math teacher assumes that the number of

students in Calculus class is between 15 and 19. If
x is the number of students, which of the following
represents all possible values of x?

(A) |x – 17| < 2

(B) |x + 17| < 2
(C) |x – 17| > 2
(D) |x + 17| > 2
(E) |x – 17| = 2

24. If f(x) = 2x – 3, g(x) = –x + 3, and h(x) = 3x – 2,

then what is f(x)?

(A) 2g(x) – h(x) + 1

(B) g(x) – 2h(x) + 2
(C) g(x) + h(x)
(D) g(x) + h(x) – 2
(E) g(x) + h(x) – 4

25. If the 10th term of an arithmetic sequence is 50,

and the 28th term is 140, what is the first term of
the sequence?

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7

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26. If f(x) = kx and f(f(x)) = 4x, then what is the

value of k?

(A) None of these

(B) –2
(C) 0
(D) 2
(E) ±2

27. At a party every participant shook hands with

each other only once. Thirty-six hand shakes were
exchanged at this party. How many people were at
this party?

(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
(E) 9

𝑥
28. If 𝑦+𝑥 = 2 is true, then what is the value of
𝑦
?
𝑥−𝑦

(A) – 1
2
(B) – 3
2
(C) 3
1
(D) − 3
(E) 1

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29. In the complex plane above, if z = 1 – i what is

the point that shows –iz +3.

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
(E) E

30. The standard deviation for four numbers, a, b,

c, d is 0.1. If each number is increased by 2, which
of the following is true?

(A) Standard deviation will be increased by 2

(B) Standard deviation will be decreased by 2
(C) Standard deviation will be 0.1
(D) We don’t have enough information.
(E) Standard deviation will be just a little bit
bigger than 0.1

31. If M is the midpoint of the line segment BC of

∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, which is consisted of 3 points A(0, 3), B(2,
1), and C(4, 2), then what is the coordinate of the
point that divides line segment AM by 2:1?

(A) (1, 2)
(B) (2, 2)
(C) (3, 1)
(D) (3, 2)
(E) (4, 1)

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𝑥
32. If f(x) – f(y) = f(𝑦), then f(x) =

(A) 3𝑥
(B) 𝑥 2
(C) lnx
1
(D) 𝑥
(E) √𝑥

1
33. Solve 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 − 1=

(A) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃
(B) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃
(C) 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃
(D) – 𝑐𝑠𝑐 2 𝜃
(E) −𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃

34. Mason has a newspaper route for which he

collects t dollars each day. From this amount he
𝑡
pays out 5 dollars per day for the cost of the papers,
and he saves the rest of the money. In terms of t,
how many days will it take Mason to save $1,200.
1,500
(A) 𝑡
𝑡
(B) 1,500
𝑡
(C) 1,000
1,000
(D) 𝑡

(E) 1,500t

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35. In the figure below, what is the area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶?

(A) 4.02
(B) 4.89
(C) 5.46
(D) 5.97
(E) 7.21

36. The area of the base of a pyramid is 2 × 2 and

the altitude is √3. What is the dihedral angle
between base and lateral side of this pyramid?

(A) 15º
(B) 30º
(C) 45º
(D) 60º
(E) 90º

37. A wire is 11 feet long. How many ways can

the wire be cut into more than one piece so that the
length of each piece is a prime number?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6

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38. When of the following satisfies “If 𝑎 >

𝑏, 𝑓(𝑎) < 𝑓(𝑏)?”

(A) 𝑦 = 𝑥3 + 2
(B) y = lnx
(C) 𝑦 = 𝑒𝑥
(D) 𝑦 = −𝑥 5 + 1
(E) 𝑦 = −𝑥 2 + 𝑥

𝜋
39. What does (1, 6 ) equal to?

𝜋
(A) (1, 3 )
7
(B) (1, 6 𝜋)
5
(C) (–1, − 6 𝜋)
13
(D) (–1, 𝜋)
6
11
(E) (–1, − 𝜋)
6

40. What is the period of |2 sin(𝜋𝑥) cos(𝜋𝑥)|?

(A) 0
1
(B) 2

(C) 1
3
(D) 2

(E) 2

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41. A dog’s lifetime is represented as g(x) and a

human’s life as f(x). If x represents the year, the
following equation is true.
g(x) = 8x
f(x) = –0.015x4 + 0.31x3 – 0.017x2 + 5x + 13

Which of the following is true?

I. If a dog is 4 years old, a human is 15-17

years old.
II. If a dog is older than 10, a human is
older than 18.
III. If a human is 20 years old, a dog is 3
years old.

(A) None
(B) I only
(C) II only
(D) I and II
(E) II and III

42. In the figure above in the sector form OST,

̂ is 2 𝜋. What is the
length of the minor arc 𝑆𝑇 3
length of the chord 𝑆𝑇?

(A) 2.07
(B) 3.68
(C) 4.26
(D) 5.17
(E) 6.27

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43. What is true statement about the two spheres

whose equations is 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 1 and 𝑥 2 +
𝑦2 + 𝑧2 = 9

(A) Two spheres meet

(B) Two spheres are externally tangent
(C) Two spheres meet and two points are
formed
(D) The two spheres meet and a circle is
formed
(E) The two spheres do not meet

44. If f(x) = 𝑒 2𝑥 + 2, then 𝑓 −1 (𝑒)?

(A) 0.165
(B) –0.165
(C) –0.235
(D) 0.561
(E) –0.561

45. An autobike begins on a level road directly

toward a building that is 150 feet tall. How far
does the car travel during the time that the angle of
elevation from the autobike to the top of the
building changes from 27º to 36º?

(A) 43ft
(B) 55ft
(C) 71ft
(D) 88ft
(E) 97ft

46. The price of a house in 1990 was $111,250 and

the value increased at same rate annually. If the
price was doubled by year 2010, what is the
percentage of the value increased annually?

(A) 2.7%
(B) 3.5%
(C) 3.9%
(D) 4.2%
(E) 4.9%

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47. In the figure below, what is the area of the

trapezoid?

(A) 30
(B) 60
(C) 100
(D) 120
(E) 240

48. For 𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, b and c are real

numbers. If a root of a function is 1 + i, which of
the following is the value of b?

(A) –2
(B) 0
(C) 2
(D) 4
(E) None of the above

49. As the figure, triangle PQR is inscribed inside

the circle. If ∠P = 105º and ∠R = 45º, what is the
radius of this circle?

(A) 1
(B) √2
(C) √3
(D) 2
(E) √5

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50. When a tennis ball is thrown into the lake, it

sinks into the water, and then rises back to the
surface. If the depth of the surface of the lake is 0
and the depth the tennis ball sinks into the lake for
t seconds is d(t), when the equation is d(t) = 2t2 –
7t + 6, how long would t take for the tennis ball to
float back to the surface of the lake?

(A) 0.5
(B) 1.5
(C) 2
(D) 2.5
(E) 3

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