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Transformations of Quadratic Functions — Unit test Answers

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Stacey has a square piece of cloth. She cuts 3 inches off of the length of the square and 3 inches off of the width. The area of the smaller square is the area of the original square. What was the side length of the original square?A = s2

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1 in.
B
2 in.
C
6 in.
D
12 in.
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The height of a stuntperson jumping off a building that is 20 m high is modeled by the equation h = 20 – 5t2, where t is the time in seconds. A high-speed camera is ready to film the person between 15 m and 10 m above the ground. For which interval of time should the camera film the person?

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Option A
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t < 2
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What is the value of the expression i 0 × i 1 × i 2 × i 3 × i 4?

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1
B
–1
C
i
D
–i
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Which equation has a graph that lies entirely above the x-axis?

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y = –(x + 7)2 + 7
B
y = (x – 7)2 – 7
C
y = (x – 7)2 + 7
D
y = (x – 7)2
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Which values of x and y would make the following expression represent a real number?(4 + 5i)(x + yi)

A
x = 4, y = 5
B
x = –4, y = 0
C
x = 4, y = –5
D
x = 0, y = 5
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Which equation represents a graph with a vertex at (–3, 2)?

A
y = 4x2 + 24x + 38
B
y = 4x2 – 24x + 38
C
y = 4x2 + 12x + 2
D
y = 4x2 + 16x + 13
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Which expression demonstrates the use of the commutative property of addition in the first step of simplifying the expression (–1 + i) + (21 + 5i)?

A
(–1 + i) + (21 + 5i) + 0
B
–1 + (i + 21) + 5i
C
(–1 + 21) + (i + 5i)
D
–(1 – i) + (21 + 5i)
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If x2 + mx + m is a perfect-square trinomial, which equation must be true?

A
x2 + mx + m = (x – 1)2
B
x2 + mx + m = (x + 1)2
C
x2 + mx + m = (x + 2)2
D
x2 + mx + m = (x + 4)2
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Which statement about the following equation is true?3x2 – 8x + 5 = 5x2

A
The discriminant is less than 0, so there are two real roots.
B
The discriminant is greater than 0, so there are two real roots.
C
The discriminant is less than 0, so there are two complex roots.
D
The discriminant is greater than 0, so there are two complex roots.
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Use completing the square to solve for in the equation .

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x = –1 or 15
B
x = 1 or 7
C
x = 4 plus-or-minus StartRoot 41 EndRoot
Option C
D
x = 4 plus-or-minus StartRoot 73 EndRoot
Option D
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What is the solution set of the quadratic inequality

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Option
Option A
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Option
Option B
C
Option
Option C
D
Option
Option D
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Which equation demonstrates the multiplicative identity property?

A
(negative 3 + 5 i) + 0 = negative 3 + 5 i
Option A
B
(negative 3 + 5 i ) (1) = negative 3 + 5 i
Option B
C
(negative 3 + 5 i) (negative 3 + 5 i) = negative 16 minus 30 i
Option C
D
(negative 3 + 5 i) (3 minus 5 i) = 16 + 30 i
Option D
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What is the absolute value of the complex number ?

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StartRoot 14 EndRoot
Option A
B
3 StartRoot 2 EndRoot
Option B
C
14
D
18
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Which phrase best describes the translation from the graph y = (x – 5)2 + 7 to the graph of y = (x + 1)2 – 2?

A
6 units left and 9 units down
B
6 units right and 9 units down
C
6 units left and 9 units up
D
6 units right and 9 units up
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Fabio is designing a flashlight that uses a parabolic reflecting mirror and a light source. The shape of the mirror can be modeled by , where x and y are measured in inches. Where is the focus of the flashlight?

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(–2, –0.5)
B
(2, –5.5)
C
(2, 5.5)
D
(5.5, 2)
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Which is the standard form of the equation of the parabola that has a vertex of (3, 1) and a directrix of x = –2?

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Option
Option A
B
Option
Option B
C
Option
Option C
D
Option
Option D
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Aramis is adjusting a satellite because he finds it is not focusing the incoming radio waves perfectly. The shape of his satellite can be modeled by , where x and y are modeled in inches. He realizes that the static is a result of the feed antenna shifting slightly off the focus point. Where should the feed antenna be placed?

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0.75 in. below the vertex
B
0.75 in. to the right of the vertex
C
0.75 in. to the left of the vertex
D
0.75 in. above the vertex

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