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ACT math practice test 22

1. What is given that and that
cos(α + β) = (cos α)(cos β) - (sin α)(sin β)? (Note: You
may use the following table of values.)

F.

G.

H.

J.

K.
2. If y ≠ z, what are the real values of x that make the
following inequality true?

A. All negative real numbers

B. All positive real numbers

C.

D.
E. 3 only
3. The perimeter of a square is 36 units. How many units
long is the diagonal of the square?
F. 8

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H. 16
J. 18

K.

4. What is the equation of the circle in the standard (x, y)

coordinate plane that has a radius of 4 units and the same
center as the circle determined by x2 + y2 - 6y + 4 = 0?
A. x2 + y2 = -4
B. (x + 3)2 + y2 = 16
C. (x - 3)2 + y2 = 16
D. x2 + (y + 3)2 = 16
E. x2 + (y - 3)2 = 16
5. A rectangular kitchen is 8 feet longer than it is wide. Its
area is 240 square feet. How long, in feet, is it?
F. 12
G. 16
H. 20
J. 24
K. 30
6. What is the slope of a line that is parallel to the line
determined by the equation 5x - 4y = 8?
A. -4

B.

C.
D. 2
E. 4
7. If 38x = 813x-2, what is the value of x?
F. -2
G. 0
H. 2
J. 3
K. 4
8. The picture shown below has a uniform frame-width

of inches. What is the approximate area, in square

inches, of the viewable portion of the picture?

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A. 426.25
B. 481.56
C. 510.40
D. 510.75
E. 540.00
9. A horse eats 12 bales of hay in 5 days. At this rate, how
many bales of hay does the horse eat in 5 + x days?

F.

G.

H.

J.

K.
10. When graphed in the standard (x, y) coordinate plane,
the lines x = -5 and y = x - 5 intersect at what point?
A. (-5,-10)
B. (-5,-5)
C. (-5,0)
D. (0,-5)
E. (0,0)
11. Which of the following expresses the number of miles
a runner must travel in a 4-lap race where the course is a
circle of radius m miles?
F. 4m
G. 4πm
H. 4πm2
J. 8πm
K. 16πm
12. For some real number n, the graph of the line y = (n +
1)x + 6 in the standard (x, y) coordinate plane passes
through (4,8). What is the value of n?

A.

B.

C.

D.
E. 2
13. A computer repair person charges $50.00 per hour,
plus an additional mileage fee. The charge for mileage
varies directly with the square root of the number of miles
traveled. If one hour plus 25 miles traveled costs $140.00,

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miles traveled?
F. $218.00
G. $196.92
H. $179.60
J. $158.00
K. $143.60
14. In the right triangle below, YZ = 10 units, and XZ = 4
units. What is sin Z?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.
15. A triangle, ΔABD, is reflected across the line y = x to
have the image ΔA′B′D′ in the standard (x, y) coordinate
plane: thus A reflects to A′. The coordinates of point A are
(m, n). What are the coordinates of point A′?
F. (-m, n)
G. (m, -n)
H. (-m, -n)
J. (n, m)
K. Cannot be determined from the given information.

Answers and Explanations

1. Correct Answer: H
Explanation:

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The correct answer is H. To find using cos(α + β) = (cos α)(cos β) - (sin α)(sin β) given that , you

can first substitute for α and for β and get . Using the

table of values to substitute into that equation, you get , or .

2. Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
The correct answer is A. To solve this problem, factor out the x in the numerator of the fraction and the 3 in the

denominator to get . Since the quantity y - z is on the top and bottom, it cancels out, leaving .

Since , it follows that . Multiplying both sides of the inequality by 3 yields x < 0. Thus x can be
any number less than 0 (all negative numbers).
3. Correct Answer: G
Explanation:
The correct answer is G. If the perimeter of a square is 36 units, then each side is 9 (since perimeter in a square is 4(s)
where s is the length of a side). To find the length of the diagonal, you can use the Pythagorean Theorem because the
diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of length 9. Thus d2 = 92 + 92, or 81 + 81, which equals 2(81),

and , or , which is .

4. Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
The correct answer is E. A circle with center (h, k) and radius r has equation (x - h)2 + (y - k)2 = r2. In order to determine
the equation of the circle in the standard (x, y) coordinate plane that has a radius of 4 units and the same center as the
circle determined by x2 + y2 - 6y + 4 = 0, first determine the center of the circle defined by x2 + y2 - 6y + 4 = 0 by
converting the equation to the standard form for a circle (complete the square):
x2 + y2 - 6y + 4 = 0
x2 + y2 - 6y + 9 + 4 - 9 = 0
(no net change in value)
x2 + (y2 - 6y + 9) + 4 - 9 = 0??(regroup)
x2 + (y - 3)2 + -5 = 0??(factoring)
x2 + (y - 3)2 = 5
Thus the center of the circle is (0,3). A circle that has a radius of 4 units and the same center has the equation x2 + (y -
3)2 = 16.
5. Correct Answer: H
Explanation:
The correct answer is H. A rectangular kitchen that is 8 feet longer than it is wide with width w would have length l = w +
8, or w = l - 8. Since the area A = 240 = lw, substitute w = l - 8 into 240 = lw to get 240 = l(l - 8) = l2 - 8l, or l2 -8l -240 = 0.
To find l, factor l2 -8l -240 = 0 into (l + 12)(l - 20) = 0. Thus l = -12 (which doesn't make sense because a kitchen cannot
have a negative length), or l = 20.
6. Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The correct answer is C. Parallel lines have equal slopes. To find the slope of a line that is parallel to the line
determined by the equation 5x -4y = 8, put the equation in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b). To do so, first subtract

5x from both sides to get - 4y = -5x + 8. Then divide by -4 to get . Thus the slope is .

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7. Correct Answer: H
Explanation:
The correct answer is H. To solve this problem, recall that 81 = 34. Then 813x-2 = (34)3x-2 = 34(3x-2). Further, if 38x =
813x-2, then 38x = 34(3x-2) and 8x = 4(3x - 2), 12x - 8. Subtracting 8x from both sides and adding 8 to both sides yields
4x = 8, or x = 2.
8. Correct Answer: B
Explanation:

The correct answer is B. Since the width of the frame is or 0.625 inches, the length of the viewable portion is 30 -

2(0.625) = 28.75 inches and the width is 18 - 2(0.625) = 16.75 inches. Thus, the area is 28.75 × 16.75 = 481.56 square
inches.

9. Correct Answer: F
Explanation:

The correct answer is F. If a horse eats 12 bales of hay in 5 days, the average rate is bales per day. At this rate, the

number of bales of hay that the horse eats in 5 + x days is the 12 bales for the 5 days plus bales per day after that,

or . Thus the total is , or .

10. Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
The correct answer is A. To solve this problem, substitute the equation x = -5 into y = x - 5 to find the y-coordinate at
which the lines x = -5 and y = x - 5 intersect (the x-coordinate is -5 because it is given that x = -5). Thus y = (-5)-5 = -10.
The point of intersection is (-5,-10).
11. Correct Answer: J
Explanation:
The correct answer is J. The number of miles a runner must travel in a 4-lap race where the course is a circle of
radius m miles will be equal to 4 times the circumference of the circle. Since circumference is 2πr, where r is the radius,
the circumference is 2πm. Since it is a 4-lap race, the total number of miles traveled is 4(2πm), or 8πm.
12. Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is B. Given that the graph of the line y = (n + 1)x + 6 in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane passes
through (4,8), plug the values of the point (4,8) into the equation and solve for n. Substituting (4,8) into y = (n + 1)x + 6

yields 8 = (n+1)(4)+6 = 4n+10. To solve 8 = 4n+10, subtract 10 from both sides and divide by 4 to get .

13. Correct Answer: J

Explanation:
The correct answer is J. You are given that a computer repair person charges $50.00 per hour, plus an additional
mileage fee which varies directly with the square root of the number of miles traveled. Therefore, the total fee can be

expressed as , where h is the number of hours worked, m is the number of miles traveled, and k is some

constant. Since one hour plus 25 miles traveled costs $140, . Since 140 =
50 + 5k, k = 18. The total amount charged for one hour plus 36 miles traveled

is

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14. Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
The correct answer is C. Since sin Z is the ratio of the side opposite the angle to the hypotenuse, the side opposite Z,
which is XY, must be determined. To do so, apply the Pythagorean Theorem, as follows:

Since sin Z is the ratio of the side opposite the angle to the hypotenuse, sin .
15. Correct Answer: J
Explanation:
The correct answer is J. The image of a point (x, y) reflected across the line y = x will have coordinates (y, x). If the
coordinates of point A are (m, n), then the coordinates of point A′ are (n, m).

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