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Problem #0323 International

Problem 1Linear Function

Solve 2(x1)=4x+62(x - 1) = 4x + 6.

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  1. A. 4-4✓ correct
  2. B. 2-2
  3. C. 22
  4. D. 44

2x2=4x+62x=8x=42x - 2 = 4x + 6 \Rightarrow -2x = 8 \Rightarrow x = -4.

Problem #0322 International

Problem 2Linear Function

The solution of 3x+5=143x + 5 = 14 is:

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  1. A. 22
  2. B. 33✓ correct
  3. C. 44
  4. D. 143\dfrac{14}{3}

3x=145=9x=33x = 14 - 5 = 9 \Rightarrow x = 3.

Problem #0321 International

Problem 3Linear Function

For f:RRf: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}, f(x)=2x4f(x) = 2x - 4, the value of xx for which f(x)=0f(x) = 0 is:

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  1. A. 4-4
  2. B. 2-2
  3. C. 22✓ correct
  4. D. 44

2x4=0x=22x - 4 = 0 \Rightarrow x = 2.

Problem #0327 International

Problem 4Linear Function

The solution set of 2x1=5|2x - 1| = 5 is:

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  1. A. {3}\{3\}
  2. B. {2}\{-2\}
  3. C. {2,3}\{-2, 3\}✓ correct
  4. D. {2,3}\{2, -3\}

2x1=5x=32x - 1 = 5 \Rightarrow x = 3, or 2x1=5x=22x - 1 = -5 \Rightarrow x = -2. Solution set: {2,3}\{-2, 3\}.

Problem #0324 International

Problem 5Linear Function

The solution set of 2x3>52x - 3 > 5 in R\mathbb{R} is:

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  1. A. (,4)(-\infty, 4)
  2. B. (,4](-\infty, 4]
  3. C. (4,+)(4, +\infty)✓ correct
  4. D. [4,+)[4, +\infty)

2x>8x>42x > 8 \Rightarrow x > 4, so the set is (4,+)(4, +\infty).

Problem #0328 International

Problem 6Linear Function

For which value of aRa \in \mathbb{R} does the graph of f(x)=ax+3f(x) = ax + 3 pass through the point (2,7)(2, 7)?

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  1. A. 11
  2. B. 22✓ correct
  3. C. 33
  4. D. 77

f(2)=2a+3=72a=4a=2f(2) = 2a + 3 = 7 \Rightarrow 2a = 4 \Rightarrow a = 2.

Problem #0326 International

Problem 7Linear Function

The slope of the line through A(1,2)A(1, 2) and B(4,11)B(4, 11) is:

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  1. A. 13\dfrac{1}{3}
  2. B. 22
  3. C. 33✓ correct
  4. D. 99

m=11241=93=3m = \dfrac{11 - 2}{4 - 1} = \dfrac{9}{3} = 3.

Problem #0325 International

Problem 8Linear Function

The pair (x,y)(x, y) satisfying {x+y=52xy=1\begin{cases} x + y = 5 \\ 2x - y = 1 \end{cases} is:

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  1. A. (1,4)(1, 4)
  2. B. (2,3)(2, 3)✓ correct
  3. C. (3,2)(3, 2)
  4. D. (4,1)(4, 1)

Adding: 3x=6x=23x = 6 \Rightarrow x = 2. Then y=52=3y = 5 - 2 = 3. So (x,y)=(2,3)(x, y) = (2, 3).

Problem #0910 US SAT

Problem 9Linear Equations

The solution to 3x7=2x+53x - 7 = 2x + 5 is:

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  1. A. x=2x = -2
  2. B. x=2x = 2
  3. C. x=12x = 12✓ correct
  4. D. x=12x = -12

3x7=2x+53x - 7 = 2x + 5

3x2x=5+73x - 2x = 5 + 7

x=12x = 12.

Problem #0911 US SAT

Problem 10Linear Inequalities

Solve 2x+511-2x + 5 \le 11.

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  1. A. x3x \ge -3✓ correct
  2. B. x3x \le -3
  3. C. x3x \ge 3
  4. D. x3x \le 3

2x+511-2x + 5 \le 11

2x6-2x \le 6

Divide both sides by 2-2 (flip the sign): x3x \ge -3.

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