If a sphere is cut by two different planes, dividing it into sections, how many sections is it possible to end up with?
(A) 2 only
(B) 2 or 4 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 3 or 4 only
(E) 2, 3, or 4 only
What is the slope-intercept form of the equation 3y + 2x = 24?
(A) (B) (C) 3 = 2m + b (D) m = 2b + 24 (E) y = 2x + 24
Correct Answer: A
Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 2a + 4b + 6c?
(A) 8(a + b + c) (B) 2(a + 2b) + 3c (C) 2(a + 4b + 6c) (D) 2(a + 2b + 6c) (E) 2(a + 2b + 3c)
Correct Answer: E
What is the greatest common factor of 42, 126, and 210 ?
(A)2 (B)6 (C)14 (D)21 (E)42
Correct Answer: E
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At 10:00, Angela starts from her home and runs at a constant pace to Kathleen’s house, which is exactly 2 miles away. Immediately, she and Kathleen turn around and walk back to Angela’s house exactly 4 miles an hour slower than Angela ran. When they arrive at Angela’s house, the time is 10:45. At what speed did Angela run?
- 2One endpoint of a diameter of a circle with center (2, -3) has coordinates at (5, -2) in the standard (x, y) plane. What are the coordinates of the other endpoint of the diameter?
- 3
A 5-sided die, which has sides 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, is thrown. What is the probability that the die will NOT land on a prime-numbered face?
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In the figure below, ABCD is a rectangle, AB = AE, and E, F, G, and H lie on AD. Of the angles BEA, BFA, BGA, BHA, and ∠BDA, which one has the greatest tangent?
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Whenever x and y are both integers, what is (6.0 × 10x)(5.0y × 10y)expressed in scientific notation?