Montverde Academy Shanghai

Spring 2025 Midterm Exam

2nd Semester, School Year 2024-2025

Subject: Algebra 2

Level: Honor

Teacher: Jerry Li

Time: 90 minutes

Date: 2025.04.09

Student Chinese Name___________________

Student English Name___________________

Grade______________

Instructions:
1. Students should finish all the preparation and enter the classroom for the exam at least 10 minutes in
advance.
2. Students should follow the invigilator’s order to start and stop, and any other instructions
3. Should a student have any question or problem during the exam, he/she must raise hand to ask the invigilator
for help. Direct contact with another student is strictly prohibited.
4. Dictionary is not allowed.
5. Non-graphic Calculator is allowed.
6. Use black-ink or ball-point pen
7. If pencil is used for diagrams, it must be dark (HB or B).
Multi-Choice Quesitons (3 marks each)

1 Which factorization is incorrect?

1) 3)

2) 4)

2 The expression is equivalent to

1) 3)

2) 4)

3 An equation to represent the value of a car after t months of ownership is . Which

statement is not correct?
1) The car lost approximately 19% of 3) The value of the car when it was
its value each month. purchased was $32,000.
2) The car maintained approximately 4) The value of the car 1 year after it
98% of its value each month. was purchased was $25,920.

4 The completely factored form of is

1) 3)

2) 4)

5 The focal length, F, of a camera’s lens is related to the distance of the object from the lens, J, and the
distance to the image area in the camera, W, by the formula below.

When this equation is solved for J in terms of F and W, J equals

1) 3)

2) 4)

6 Mr. Farison gave his class the three mathematical rules shown below to either prove or disprove. Which
rules can be proved for all real numbers?

II

III

1) I, only 3) II and III

2) I and II 4) I and III
7 The graph of is shown below.

What is the remainder when is divided by x − 3?

1) 3) 0
2) 4) 4

8 The function is undefined when x equals

1) 3) 3, only
2) 4)

9 The solution set for the equation is

1) 3)
2) 4)

10 lridium-192 is an isotope of iridium and has a half-life of 73.83 days. If a laboratory experiment begins with
100 grams of Iridium-192, the number of grams, A, of Iridium-192 present after t days would be

. Which equation approximates the amount of Iridium-192 present after t days?

1) 3)

2) 4)

11 The inverse of the function is

1) 3)

2) 4)

12 Which binomial is not a factor of the expression ?

1) 3)
2) 4)
13 What does equal?

1) 3)

2) 4)

14 The solution of , to the nearest thousandth, is

1) 0.583 3) 4.220
2) 1.945 4) 14.066

15 The value(s) of x that satisfy are

1) 3)
2) 4)

16 Which expression is equivalent to ?

1) 3)

2) 4)

17 Which sketch best represents the graph of ?

1) 3)

2) 4)

18 Given , the solution of is

1) 3)
2) 2, only 4)
19 When the expression is rewritten as the product of two binomials, the result is

1) 3)
2) 4)

20 Which description could represent the graph of , if a is an integer?

1) As , 3) As ,
as , and the graph as , and the
has 3 x-intercepts. graph has 4 x-intercepts.
2) As , 4) As ,
as , and the graph as , and the graph
has 3 x-intercepts. has 4 x-intercepts.

Free Responce Questions:

21 Solve algebraically for all values of x:

(5 marks)
22 On the axes below, sketch a possible function , where a, b, and c are positive,
, and has a positive y-intercept of d. Label all intercepts.

(5 marks)
23 Solve for all values of p:

(5 marks)

24 Algebraically solve for x:

(5 marks)
25. Solve each inequality without using technology
4 1
a) <
2�−3 �+4
 2�+3 6�−5
b) ≥
�−3 3�+1

(5 marks each, total 10 marks)

26 Seth’s parents gave him $5000 to invest for his 16th birthday. He is considering two investment options.
Option A will pay him 4.5% interest compounded annually. Option B will pay him 4.6% compounded quarterly.
Write a function of option A and option B that calculates the value of each account after n years. Seth plans to
use the money after he graduates from college in 6 years. Determine how much more money option B will earn
than option A to the nearest cent. Algebraically determine, to the nearest tenth of a year, how long it would take
for option B to double Seth’s initial investment.

(10 marks)