Let x, y, and z be distinct positive integers. What is the fourth term of the geometric sequence below?
2xz, 2x2yz, 2x3y2z,…
(F) 2x2yz
(G) 2x4y3z
(H) 2x3yz2
(J) 4x3y2z
(K) 4x4y3z2
What values of x are solutions in the equation x2 + 4x = 12?
(A)8 and 12 (B) 0 and 4 (C) -2 and 6 (D) -4 and 0 (E) -6 and 2
Correct Answer: E
If x and y are integers such that y > 12 and 2x + y = 19, which of the following is the solution set for x?
(A)x ≥ 4 (B) x ≥ 3 (C) x ≤ 4 (D) x ≤ 3 (E) x ≤ 0
Correct Answer: D
In the grid shown below, each small square has a side length of 1 unit. In the shaded region, each vertex lies on a vertex of a small square. What is the area, in square units, of the shaded region?
(A) 35 (B) 25 (C) 24 (D) 19 (E) 13
Correct Answer: D
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