Practice Test 50 - ACT Math

20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.

  1. Which of the following matrices is equal to 3[2−140]3 \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 \\ 4 & 0 \end{bmatrix}?
  2. Solve the compound inequality −1≤2x+3<7-1\le 2x+3<7 (write your answer as an inequality).
  3. Which of the following matches the expansion of −3(2x−5)-3(2x - 5)?
  4. A cylinder has radius 7 units and height 2 units. What is the surface area of the cylinder? (Use π\pi in your answer.)
  5. Simplify: $ (x3)4(x^3)^4 $
  6. In right triangle JKL with right angle at J, if side JK = 9 and side JL = 12, what is the length of hypotenuse KL?
  7. Solve: ∣2x−4∣<6|2x-4|<6 (give your answer in interval notation).
  8. How many sides does a polygon have if the sum of its interior angles is 1080∘1080^\circ?​
  9. Which equation represents a circle with center (0, 0) and radius 10?
  10. For what value of kk, if any, does the system of equations below have no solution?2x+3y=62x + 3y = 66x+ky=76x + ky = 7
  11. A square is inscribed in a circle with radius 4 inches. What is the area of the square, in square inches?
  12. A team has 9 players. The coach wants to select 4 players to travel, and the order does not matter. How many different groups of 4 players can be selected?
  13. A candle burns down at a constant rate. It is 18 cm tall at time x=0x=0 hours and 12 cm tall at time x=3x=3 hours. If xx is time (hours) and yy is height (cm), which equation best models the candle's height over time?
  14. A recipe uses 34\tfrac{3}{4} cup of sugar per batch of muffins. If Lina makes 66 batches, how much sugar does she need in total?
  15. What is the measure of each interior angle in a regular pentagon?​​
  16. A student evaluates a product involving a variable real part. What is the real part of (x+3i)(2−i)(x+3i)(2-i)? (Assume xx is a real number and use i2=−1i^2=-1.)
  17. Solve: −4x+5≤1-4x + 5 \leq 1
  18. A polynomial function is u(x)=−2x2+8x−6u(x) = -2x^2 + 8x - 6. What is the leading coefficient of u(x)u(x)?
  19. The times (in minutes) it took a runner to complete a short route over 6 days were: 9, 12, 10, 11, 15, 13. What is the median of {9,12,10,11,15,13}\{9,12,10,11,15,13\}?​
  20. Which polynomial is equivalent to (2x−3)2(2x - 3)^2?

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