INTERMEDIATE
ALGEBRA EXAM 3 C* NAME____________________
SHOW ALL
WORK ON THIS TEST OR ON SEPARATE PAPER. Circle answers.
TURN IN ALL
WORKSHEETS. CALCULATORS ARE PERMITTED ON THIS TEST.
In 1 - 8,
simplify completely:
1a)
2a)
3a) 
b)
b)
b)
In 4 - 6,
give a) simplest radical form,
b) calculator value (nearest hundredth).
4.
5.
6. 
In 7 - 9,
rationalize the denominators.
7.
8.
9.
In
10 – 11, simplify:
10a)
b)
c)
11a)
b)
c)
In 12 – 13 solve for x.
12.
13.
In
14 - 30, solve for x. For
inequalities, give interval notation.
14. |2x
– 10 | = 6
15a) |2x
– 10 | > - 4
b)
|2x – 10 | < - 4
16.
|x – 2 | < 5
17.
18.
x2 – 2x = 8
19. (x + 3) 2 = 12
20. x(x
– 4) = –8
In
21 – 23, find x.
[Note:
Being technologically impaired, I am unable to draw the triangles for the
Theorem of Pythagoras problems. For now, a description will have to
suffice.]
21. Solve a triangle whose legs are 40 and 42, with hypotenuse x.
22. Solve a triangle whose legs are x and 20, with hypotenuse 24.
23.
The diagonal of a rectangle is
73 cm, and the length is 55 cm. Find the width of the
rectangle.
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