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Pre-Calculus Mathematics
Cumulat ive E xerci s e s
A Supplement to
A Foundation for
Implementation
Manitoba Education
Education et Formation
fining profess onn 1.U
Manitoba
Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements iii
Introduction xi
12 Review 1 26
Vii
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20 Review 2 41
29 Review 3 59
Viii
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41 Budgeting 1 85 F-3
42 Budgeting 2 91 F-3
44 Interest 98 F-5
46 Rev i ew 4 102
55 Review 5 127
56 Review 6 128
57 Review 7 130
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N otes
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Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
A-1, A-2
Graph the following two sets of data on the same coordinate system. Join each
set of points with a smooth curve.
a. x -2 -1 0 1 2
y -1 0 -1 16
b. x -3 -2 0 2 3
y 10 5 1 5 10
4. A graph of a quadratic function is shown below. Each tick on the axis represents
one unit.
d. If a similarly shaped graph had its vertex at (0, -4), what would be its equation?
49x4
a. (-3x2)(4x') b. (_ 4xe)2 C.
7x2
12c4d'e
d. e. 7 -2 f. -3 "2
-9ed"
Continued
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A-1, A-2
18x2
a. 5x - 3y + y2 b. 7x - 2y2 - (3x)° c.
7y
4 cm 6 em.
2 cm 3 cm
5 cm 4 cm
12. A local survey asked 100 subjects for their opinions on a zoning ordinance. Of the
62 favorable responses, there were 40 males. Of the 38 unfavorable responses,
there were 15 males. Find the probability of randomly selecting one of these
subjects and getting a male response.
Continued
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A-1, A-2
a. b.
i I
(1 1 1 1 , - - I I l x
C.
c. y=2x2-x+1 d. f(x)=3x-- 1
X
e, y x
5-T
5V
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A-1, A-2
c. Write the equation of a similarly shaped graph with its vertex at (8, 0).
6. Find sin 0, cos 0, and tan 0 for the indicated angle in each of the triangles below.
a. K b. C.
8. You lean a ladder 6.7 m long against a wall. It makes an angle of 63° with the
level ground. How high up is the top of the ladder?
9. Bill obtained marks of 73%, 84%, and 79% on his first three math tests. What
mark must he earn on his fourth math test so that his average for the four tests
will be 80%?
Continued
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A-1, A-2
10. If one man can jump a stream that is 3 metres wide, how wide a stream can 5
men jump?
11. Jim and Kim each have money to buy ice-cream cones. Unfortunately, Jim is 240
short of the price of a cone and Kim is 20 short. They decide to pool their money
and buy a single cone, but they discover they still don't have enough money.
What is the cost of an ice-cream cone?
12. A surveying crew is given the job of measuring the height of a mountain. From a
point on level ground, they measure an angle of elevation of 21°. They move
closer and find the angle of elevation is now 35°. How high is the mountain?
(Hint: You may need to calculate some other numbers first.)
13. What is the equation of the line given by the following graph? (Give the equation
in the general form.)
4-_ 2
b.
2-3,2
16. Given the points A(-4, 7) and B(8, 1), find the following:
A-2, A-3
a. y = 2(x + 1)2 b. Y=- 1(x -1)2 +6 c. y = 2(x + 6)2 --10 d. y = 6(x -1)2 +8
4. Without making a table of values, sketch the graph of each of the following
functions. State the vertex and the equation of the axis of symmetry,
Continued
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A-2, A-3
6. Using trigonometric ratios, find the length of side x in each triangle below.
(Round your answers to one decimal place.)
C.
f.
8. You must order a new rope for the school's flagpole. You observe that the pole
casts a shadow 11.6 m long on the ground. The angle of elevation of the sun is
36°. What length of rope do you need to fit the height of the pole exactly?
3x
V x+1
x+6
Continued
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A-2, A-3
. x2 +3x + 2 x2 +x-6
11. Simpli fy the expression
x2+4x+3 x2-4
0
a.
2 5
-----^ 0 °- -----a
b.
-2 7
C.
-3 10
d.
0 6
e.
a
Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
A•3
iv x-intercepts
4. Using trigonometric ratios, find 0 in each of the triangles below. (Round your
answers to one decimal place.)
Continued
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A-3
a. If the pilot wants the plane's path to make an angle of 3° with the ground,
how far from the airport must she start descending?
b. If she starts descending 300 kilometres from the airport, what angle will the
plane's path make with the horizontal?
2
a. b. 3x-4y+2x-(3x+7y)
_,2 v3
7. An oil well is to be located on a hillside that slopes at 10° below horizontal. The
desired rock formation has a dip of 27° to the hillside. The well is located 1200
metres downhill from the nearest edge of the outcropping rock formation. How
deep will the driller have to go out to reach the formation?
8. Find two numbers whose sum is 34 and whose difference between four times the
larger and twice the smaller is 37.
Continued
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Ar-3
Domain
Range
Direction of
opening
Maximum
or min i mum
y-values
10. Find the equation of the quadratic function, given that its vertex is (1, -2) and a
point on the graph is (-2, 16).
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A-3
1. a. What value of k makes the expression a perfect square trinomial? Write each
expression as the square of a binomial.
2. Find the vertex and describe the parabola for the following equations:
g. y=2x2+5x+2 h. y=-3x2+2x+1
4. Using trigonometric ratios, solve each of the triangles given below. (Round your
answers to one decimal place.)
a. A. b. C.
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6. Solve for x:
a. 2 3x- b. x v 12 = 27 + 2 108
7. A surveyor measures the three sides of a triangular field and gets 114, 165, and
257 metres.
8. Jon is three times as old as Cal, while Ron is 12 years older than Cal. Eight years
from now, the sum of their ages will be 81. How old is each of the three people?
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A-4
1. A farmer wishes to build a rectangular pen along one side of his barn. If he has
80 metres of fencing, find the dimensions that will yield a maximum area.
2. Find two positive numbers whose sum is 13 if the sum of their squares is a
minimum.
4. A survey found that 400 people will attend a theatre when the admission price is
80 cents. The attendance decreases by 40 people for each 10 cents added to the
price. What price of admission will yield the greatest receipt?
5. Find two positive numbers whose sum is 13 and whose product is a maximum.
7. Using the law of cosines, solve each of the following triangles given below.
(Round your answer to one decimal place.)
a. A b. P C.
8. a. A space probe is sent on a trajectory defined by the equation y = 9x2 - 30x + 25.
Meteors are expected to pass through the points (3, -16), (1, -4), and (-5, 400).
Is there any chance of a collision? If so, at what point or points do the
dangers lie?
Continued
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A-4
13. Find the area of the shaded region if the radius of the semi-circle is 4 cm.
a. {xjx<-3orx?2}
b. {xI-10<x55{
c. {yly>-
d. {yay >5ory<-
e. {xj-5<x<--2or25x{
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A-4
3. An orange grove now has 20 trees per hectare, and the average yield is 300
oranges per tree. It is estimated that for each additional tree planted per
hectare, the average yield per tree will be reduced by 10 oranges. How many
trees per hectare will produce the largest yield?
4. A dealer finds that he can sell 800 radio sets at $60.00 per set. However, for
every $2.00 drop in price he can sell 50 sets more. At what price per set should
he sell in order to get the largest cash return?
6. Using the law of sines, solve each of the following triangles. (Round all answers
to one decimal place.)
Continued
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A-4
8. When surveyors measure land that slopes significantly, the distance that is
measured will be longer than the horizontal distance drawn on the map. Suppose
that the distance from the top edge of the Cibolo Creek bed to the edge of the
water is 37.8 m. The land slopes downward at 27° to the horizontal.
a. What is the horizontal distance from the top of the bank to the edge of the
creek?
b. How far is the surface of the creek below level of the surrounding land?
9. For the parabola given by the equation y = -3x2 + 24x + 27, find the
10. Find the number that is halfway between 0.8 and 11.
Continued
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A-4
1. y-3x2 1x 2
2. y=- 1 3. y = 3(x + 2)2
7. y=-3(x-2)2 8. y-1=-1(x-2)2
a. b. C.
d. e.
g. h.
X
-5 5
V
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B-1
1. Determine the exact value of sin 8, cos 0, and tan 0 for the angle whose terminal
arm passes through the given points:
3. If sin 8 = 2 , state all possible angles for 0, where 0°5 0<_ 360°.
6. State in your own words a relationship between the graphs in questions 4 and 5.
c. If it keeps going vertically at the same average speed, what will its angle of
elevation be 15 seconds after the first sighting?
a. 5x2-20 b. x4-81
Continued
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B-1
Ix2
y= +4x+10
2
15. A study of consumer smoking habits includes 200 married people (54 of whom
smoke), 100 divorced people (38 of whom smoke), and 50 adults who never
married (11 of whom smoke) (based on data from the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services). If one subject is selected randomly from this sample, find
the probability of getting someone who
a, is divorced
b. smokes
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B-i
Determine the solution for each of the following trigonometric equations in the
interval 0°<- 0S 360°.
c. tan 0 - 2 = 5 d. 2 cos O= 2
tan 0 5
e. -3 sin 0 = 2 f
2
g.3cos0--2=0 h. 5tanO+4=0
i tan010
2cos 0+1=-
6
k.4tanO-7=5tan0-6
2. Imagine you are the pilot of a commercial airliner. You find it necessary to detour
around a group of thundershowers. You turn at an angle of 21° to your original
path, fly for a while, turn, and intercept your original path at an angle of 35°,
70 km from where you left it.
N 7© km -
Continued
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B-1
7 + 348.
12 - 5V-2-
5. Simplify the expression: 2V-
-1
a. the midpoint of AB
b. the length of AB
c. the slope of AB
2(4x-1)-4(5-2x)=1-3(3x-1)
9. If the graph of y = 2(x - 2)2 - 4 is moved 2 units up and 3 units to the right, what
is the equation that represents this new position?
11. If the related angle 8 is 37°, what are the possible values of 8?
12, a. Graphy=cosx-2.
b. How does the graph of y = cos x compare to the graph of y = cos x -2?
c. How does the graph of y = cos x compare to the graph of y = cos x + k where k
is a constant?
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B-1, B-2
Find all solutions on the interval [0°, 3601 for each of the following trigonometric
equations.
c. 1 = -2 d. 3 tan 8 - 7 = 0
cos 0
a. LY b. ZZ C. Z
5. On a coordinate grid, points are located at A(0, 0) and C(12, 5), respectively The
line segment connecting A and C has a length of 13. If B is a point on the x-axis,
and BC = 7, find two possible values for the length of AB.
7. For the parabola with equation y = -5x2 - 20x + 60, find the
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B-1, B-2
8. Determine two numbers whose sum is 24 such that twice the square of the
smaller number plus the square of the larger number is a minimum.
a. slope of AB
b. equation of AB
10. How many fence posts are required to make a fence 240 m long if the posts are
placed 8 m apart?
11. Determine the value oft given points A, B, C, and D and the fact that AB is
perpendicular to CD.
12. The length of one side of a square is increased by 10% and the other, side is
decreased by 10%. How does the area of the rectangle that is formed compare
with the area of the original square?
a.
0 10
b.
-8 -5 -6
a 0
C.
-7 3 7
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B-2
a. InAABC, LB=34°,a=4,andb3.Find c.
c. InAXYZ,LX=58°,x=9.3,andz=7.5.Find ZZ.
3. Examine the triangles in Questions la, lc, and if above (that is, A ABCs). Notice
that these triangles differ only in the length of b.
For each of these triangles, draw an accurate diagram according to the following
instructions.
For each diagram, draw side a as the base so that it is 4 cm long. Then construct
L B of measure 34° at one end of the base, c.
a. Use a compass to mark off the two possible triangles if b = 3 cm. Measure the
two possible values of c. Your answer should be within + 0.1 can of the
calculated values found in Question la above.
b. Use a compass to mark off b = 5 cm, as in Question Ic. Measure the value of c
and confirm that it agrees with the calculated value. Now extend segment AB
beyond angle B. Find the point on this segment where the 5-cm are cuts it.
Show that the distance between this point and B equals the negative value of
c that is discarded in working through Question lc.
Continued
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B-2
-3x = 52z -4
6. Solve for x in the expression 5x2
7. Find the equation of a line that goes through the point P(-5,4) and is
perpendicular to the line y = 3 X+1.
S. Find all values of 0 such that 0° <- 0 :!^ 360° for the expression tan 0 = -1.
9. Tom can cut the lawn in 40 minutes, Dick can cut it in 30 minutes, and Harry
takes 60 minutes. How long will it take to cut the lawn if all three work
together?
10. A car dealership can sell 20 cars per week at a profit of $2400 each. For every
$300 the dealership increases its profit, it sells one less car per week. What is
the maximum profit the dealership can make? How many cars would the
dealership then sell?
11. Graph the function y = -sin x over the interval [0°, 360°].
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h=-3t2+9t+81
4
2. At a local beach, the lifeguard has 620 m of marker buoys to rope off a safe
swimming area. Calculate the dimensions of the rectangular swimming area to
create maximum swimming room if one side of the area is to be the beach.
3. If 65 apple trees were planted in an orchard, the average yield per tree would be
1500 apples per year. For each additional tree planted in the orchard, the annual
yield per tree drops by 20 apples. How many trees should be planted in order to
produce a maximum yield?
4. The difference between two numbers is 14, Find the two numbers so that their
product is a minimum.
5. Honest John's used car lot sells an average of 20 cars per week at an average
price of $6400 each. Honest John would like to increase the average price by
$300; however, he knows that his sales would fall by one car if he does. If the
dealer's (Honest John's) cost per car is $4000, at what price should he sell the
cars to maximize profits?
7. A terminal arm of an angle passes through the point (-3, 7). What is the value of
tan 0?
10. Ind ABC, L A = 41°, a = 23, and b = 28. Solve A ABC. (Express angles to the
nearest degree and lengths to one decimal place.)
11. What are the x-intercepts of y = 2 sin x on the interval [0°, 180°].
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C-1, B-1
a. (x+3)(x-1)=0 b. (4x+7)(3x+1)=0
d. 2x2+3x--2 =0 e. -x2-2x+3 =0
4. Rearrange each of the following equations and solve by factoring. Check your
roots.
d. x2+9x-21 =0 e. x2+9=0
2 2
5. Describe in words the steps necessary to solve the following quadratic equation:
17x + 15 = 4x2
6. Solve each of the following trigonometric equations on the interval 0° <- 0!5 360°.
(Round your answers to one decimal place.)
g. sin20+2sin0+1=0
Continued
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C-1, B-1
7. The children's slide at the park is 30 feet long and inclines 36° from the
horizontal. The ladder to the top is 18 feet long. How steep is the ladder, that is,
what angle does it make with the horizontal? Assume the slide is straight and
that the bottom end of the slide is at the same level as the bottom end of the
ladder. (Hint: Draw a diagram.) Round off to one decimal place.
9, Find the equation of a line that passes through the point P(6, 2) and is parallel
to the line y = 3 x + 5. Leave your answer in standard form.
10. A square with sides of length 6 cm is circumscribed by a circle. Find the area of
the circle. (Leave the value r in your answer, that is, do not calculate the decimal
equivalent.)
11. One leg of a right triangle is 7 m longer than the other leg. The hypotenuse is
17 m long. Find the length of each leg of the triangle.
12. Two (square) checkerboards together have an area of 169 square centimetres. One
has sides that are 7 cm longer than the other. Find the length of the sides of each.
13. Find three consecutive odd integers such that the product of the second and the
third is 63.
15. The sides of the square are 4 units long. What is the area of the shaded region?
16. Sketch the graph of y = x2 + 4x for x over the interval [2, 4j.
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C-1
For each quadratic equation below, state the values of a, b, and c, where
ax2+bx+c = 0.
2. Solve these equations using the quadratic formula. Be sure to state the formula
before substituting values into it.
3. Use the quadratic formula to find the roots of each equation below.
a. 3x2_6x-5=0 b. 2x2_4x-1=0
C. 9x2-8x-7=0 d. 2x2_x-3 = 0
5. Find the roots of the quadratic equation 3x2 - 5x -- 1 = 0 to one decimal place.
ii. by factoring
Continued
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C- 1
Exercise 14: Quadratic Formula
7. For the parabola defined by the equation y = 7x' + 70x + 63, find the
8. A piece of wire 60 cm long is bent into the shape of a triangle. Find the angles of
the triangle if two of the sides have lengths 24 cm and 20 cm.
9. Determine the solution set for each of the following trigonometric equations over
the interval 0°<_ 05 180°. (Round answers to two decimal places.)
10. In an airport control tower, A, two planes at locations B and C, respectively, are
registered to be at the same altitude on a radar screen. The range finder
determines one plane to bear N60°E at 100 km from the radar site while the
other bears S50°E at 160 km from the radar site. How far apart are the planes
from each other?
11. Mary is 5 times as old as Bill. Last year, she was 6 times as old as he was. How
old will each be in 2 years?
13. The price of a radio is $50, and 40 are sold each day. For each $1.00 the price is
raised, the store sells one less radio. If each radio costs $18 to make, how much
should the price be set at in order to maximize profit?
14. Graph the function y = cos x - 2 . State the domain and range in interval notation.
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c -1
Exercise 15 : Solving Quadratic Equations by Graphing
d.9-x2=0 e.2x2_12x+10=0
a. factoring
b. using the quadratic formula
c. graphing
Continued
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C-1
7. Solve each of the following trigonometric equations finding all solutions on the
interval 0° < 0< 180° to one decimal place.
2
a. cos O = b. 6 tang 0-19 tan 9 = -10 c. 1
3 2 sin 9
8. What is the value of m that would make each of the following equations a perfect
square?
10. For the triangle below, find the length of b and the measure of L A.
11. The area of a rectangle is 14 m2. If the length is doubled and the width is tripled,
what is the area of the rectangle that is formed?
12. Two positive numbers differ by 4 and the sum of their squares is 136. Find the
numbers.
13. The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its width. The area of the rectangle is
27 m2. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
14. a. Men were once drafted into the U.S. army according to the random selection
of birthdays. If the 366 different possible birthdays are written on separate
slips of paper and mixed in a bowl, find the probability of making one
selection and getting a birthday in May.
b. Using the same population of 366 different birthdays, find the probability of
making one selection that is the first day of a month.
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C-2
If the discriminant of a quadratic equation has the given value, state the
characteristics of the roots.
a. -15 b. 25 c. -9 d. 0
2. How many times would the graph of y = axe + bx + c (with a, b, and c as real
numbers) intersect the x-axis if the value of the discriminant is
3. Determine the nature of the roots by calculating the discriminant for each
equation.
a. x2-8x+16=0 b. a2+2a+7=0
c. b2-16=0 d. 2x2+x=5
d. 6x2-x+2=0 e. 4x2-12x+9=0
5. Given 3x2 - mx + 3 = 0, for what values of m would the roots not be real?
6. Find value(s) of k so that each equation has real and equal roots.
a. kx2-6x+2=0 b. x2+(k-8)x+9=0
7. For what values of k will the equation 2x2 + 4x + (2 - k - k2) = 0 have exactly
one root?
Continued
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C-2
8. State the nature of the roots for each of the following parabolas:
C.
10. Find the sum and product of the roots of each equation.
a. 2x2---6x-7 =0 b. 0 =-3x2+2x---5
13. Find a quadratic equation whose roots have a sum of -5 and a product of 6.
15. In a collection of coins worth $9.13, there are twice as many dimes as quarters,
four more nickels than dimes, and twice as many pennies as nickels. How many
of each kind of coin are in the collection?
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C-3, C-4
a. x 2 _2X = 24 b. x4 -
C. x2 =8 d. x4 -lOx2+9=0
a. y= x2-2x---3 b. y=
C. y = x 8 d. y= x4- lOx2+9
3. For each function in Question 2, state its domain, range, and x-and y-intercepts.
a. L 1 = L 2 because ... 1 2
AC = DF because ...
and L A = Z D because . .
Continued
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C-3, C-4
7. Five centimetres are cut off (along one side of) a square sheet of paper and 8 cm
are added to an adjacent side. The resulting rectangular sheet of paper has a
perimeter of 98 cm.
b. What i s the length of the diagonal of the resulting rectangular piece of paper?
9. Find the solution for 6 tan20 - tan8 - 2 = 0 in the inverval 0° < 0:5 180°.
10. If x is any integer, then by which positive integers is x2 (x2 - 1) always divisible?
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C-5
a. (* 2x 1 )2 b, ( 5 + x )2 c. (2 + .J -
2. Find the real number solution for each of the following equations. Check your
solutions.
a. x+2=-i2x+7 b. x= 2- 2x-5
e. x= 3x -2+2 f. ^, x2+6x =2
g. 3x+2 -- 34-
x -^-2 h. 1-x+V = x+l
a. the discriminant
4. Your cat is trapped on a tree branch 6.5 m above the ground. Your ladder is only
6.7 m long. If you place the ladder's tip on the branch, what angle will the ladder
make with the ground?
5. Given that A XOP - A XYZ in the diagram below, find the length of
a. XP
b. OY
Continued
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C-5
2y 2 1 1
E -y4
V
7. Without making a table of values, sketch the graph of each of the following
functions. State the range of each function.
8. Define the quadratic equation (with integer coefficients) if the sum of its roots
9. The area of the trapezoid below is 60 cm2, and AD is parallel to BC. Find the
value of x.
2x
x
A x+6 ri B
10. Widgits are placed in boxes and the boxes are then packed in crates. The number
of widgits in each box is four less than the number of boxes in each crate. Find
the number of widgits in each box if a full crate contains 60 widgits.
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C-5
-2 2x-9 + x 5
a. x= -b.
x-3 x-7 2 x-7
d. 3x` - 2 = 2x + 1
C. x-4= 1
x 3x+1 3x+1
2x + 1 + 3x+9 = 0 2+12 7x
e.
X-3 2x+3 2x2.3x-9 x-3 x-3
x
iv. I x2+4x_121=0 v. vi. ix-51=1 3x+71
2
Continued
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C-5
8. The Chin family drove to their lakeside cottage at 90 kmlh. They returned home
on the same highway at 60 km/h. If the round trip took 2 hours, how far does the
Chin family live from the lake?
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a. b. C.
4. Find all the values of 0 on the interval {0° < 0< 3 60°}.
a. 2sin6+1= 0 b. 3sine6+10sin8-8=0
5. Find all possible values of the indicated angle measure. State whether one
triangle, two triangles, or no triangle is possible and why.
a. InOHDJ,LH=28°,h=50andd=20.Find LD.
2 x - 3 (2x - 4) = 2 - 3 (x-5)
3 5 10
Continued
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7. a. Find the sum and product of the roots if the roots are 3 ± Vi-3.
c. 213x+11=6 d. 1 4xl=-3
x 3 x-2 1 9 2-x
e.
2x-6 x2 --6x+9 3x-9 2x x2+6x _ 2x+12
9. To calculate the width of a river, a surveyor marks a base line AB that is 250 in,
along the river bank length. An object, C, is sighted on the other bank of the
river, making angles of 60° and 74° from A and B, respectively. Find the width of
the river to the nearest metre.
10. From point T, a golfer aims a ball towards a hole at H that is 100 m away. But
the ball is actually sliced in a direction 30° off course and lands at M, 60 m away
from T. If the next shot from point M is hit 50 m directly at the hole, will the ball
go in the hole? If not, how far away from the hole is the ball?
11. A rectangular field is to be enclosed by a fence and divided into three smaller
plots by two fences parallel to one of the sides. Find the dimensions of the
largest field if 800 m of fencing is available.
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3. The equation of the large circle is (x - 6)2 + y2 = 16. Find the equation of the
small circle.
4. Find the centre and radius, and sketch the graph for the following circles.
a. x2+y2+4x-2y-4=0
b. x2 + y'2 + 6y - 12 = 0
c. x2+y2-1Ox-4y=0
Continued
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a. a>O,b2-4ac>0
b. a<0,b2--4ac>0
d. a<O,b2 -4ac<0
9. Sketch the graph of y = x2 -2x + 5. State the domain and the range.
11. Two sidewalks meet at right angles. At noon, Person A is 12 km north of the
intersection, walking south at 2 km/h. Person B is 18 km east of the intersection,
walking east at 4 km/h. At what time is the area of A AOB a maximum?
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3. Calculate the distance from the point P(-3, 2) to each of the following lines:
a. 3x-2y=8 b. 3x+2y=12
6. Given A ABC with vertices at A(5, 4), B(7, -2), and C(-3, 4), find the
8. Two cars, starting from the intersection of two straight roads, travel along the
roads at speeds of 55 km/hr and 65 kmlhr, respectively. If the angle of
intersection of the roads measures 72°, how far apart are the cars after 36
minutes?
9. Find the solution for each of the following trigonometric equations on the
interval 0° < 0< 360°. (Round your answers to one decimal place.)
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13. Triangles are proved congruent by the properties known as SSS, SAS, AAS, and
ASA. For each of the following pairs of triangles, state the reason why the
triangles can be said to be congruent.
C.
15. A dog kennel owner has 108 in of chain link fence with which to enclose a
rectangular area and divide it into five pens of equal area as shown below.
16. Find the centre and radius of x2 + y' + 12x - 6y + 20 = 0, and sketch the graph.
17. A circle has centre (-2, 4) and is tangent to the line x + y - 10 = 0. Find an
equation for this circle.
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1. Three vertices of a rectangle ABCD are A(-9, 0), B(5, 4), and C(7, -3).
2. A triangle has vertices at A(-4, -2), B(2, -8), and C(4, 6). Is this a right triangle?
Verify your answer.
3. Show that the quadrilateral with vertices A(-5, -2), B(1, -1), C(4, 4), and
D(-2, 3) is a parallelogram.
4. Line 11 contains the points (x, 3) and (-2, 1). Line 11 is perpendicular to line 1,
which contains the points (5, -2) and (1, 4). Find the value of x. Explain your
rationale.
5. Line 1. contains the points (r, 3) and (-2, 1). Line 1. is parallel to line 14 which
contains the points (5, -2) and (1, 4). Find the value of r. Describe the procedures
used.
6. Solve each of the following trigonometric equations, finding all solutions on the
interval 0°< 0 S 360°.
3 sin 0 1
a. b.3cos8-1=-2
4
9. Find the coordinates of the vertex of the quadratic function g(x) = -2x2 + x - 5
with domain R.
10. Calculate the distance from the point (0, 4) to the line 2x = y + 3.
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3(x-6)-3(2x- 1)=2-3(4-x)
14. Find the distance from the point A(3, 7) to the midpoint of the line segment
between point B(-2, 4) and point C(6, -2).
4 1 1 1 *41 ..4
C.
y d. y
I a
E I
F ...Y t f 1 E Y
30 x
W T
16. Given the following graph, which function best describes it?
a. y=cosx
b. y=sinx-1
c. y=-sinx
d. y =cosx - 1
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1. On the same coordinate grid, draw the graphs defined by the equations x + y = 8
and x - y = 12. State the coordinates of the point of intersection.
a. x+2y=10 b. y-2x=l c. 2x =y +2
2x--y=0 2y-4x=4 y=x-1
a. 2x+3y=--4 b. 3y=x+11
y-2x=4 x =y -5
5. For each system of equations below, decide which variable is more readily
eliminated, then solve the system.
a. x+y=4 b. 3x-2y=4
x-2y=1 x-2y=4
a. 3x+2y=4 b. 2x+3y=48
x-y=3 3x+2y=42
7. You now have a number of methods for solving systems of equations. Before you
solve the following systems, decide which method would be the most appropriate,
8. A field has the shape of a quadrilateral that is not a rectangle. Three sides
measure 50, 60, and 70 metres, and two angles measure 127° and 132°, as
indicated in the diagram on the following page.
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a. By dividing the quadrilateral into two triangles, find its area. You may have
to find some intermediate sides and angles first.
12. The paths of two ships are given by the following equations : Ship A, x + y = 8
and Ship B, x -y = 4. The paths of the two ships intersect at an island . What are
the coordinates of the location of the island?
14. Write the equation y = 2x2 - 12x + 13 in the form y = a(x - h)2 + k using the
completing-the-square method.
15. State the value of sin 0, cos 0, and tan 0 for the angle below. (Round to the
nearest hundredth.)
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4. Find the value of the coefficients a, b, and c such that the three points (0, -5),
(1, -1), and (2, 5) he on the graph of the quadratic function y = axe + bx + c.
a. L 1 = L 2 because ...
4
b. L1=L 3because...
c_ L2=L 4because...
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14. The two small circles have equations (x - 4)2 + y2 = 9 and (x T- 10)2 + y2 = 9. Find
the equation of the large circle.
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b. algebraically
2. Graphically, find the solution for the system of equations y = 3x + 2 and y = 2x2.
a. x2 + y2 =25 b. X2 + 3y2 = 30
ry
x2 -y2 = 1 `2x2 +y2 255
6. Solve each of the following trigonometric equations on the interval 0° < 0 < 180°.
8. Two scuba divers are swimming 6 m below the surface of the water. When they
are 20 m apart they see a shark directly below them. If the angle of depression
from the first diver to the shark is 47° and the angle of depression from the
second diver to the shark is 40°, how far is each diver from the shark?
9. A jet flew from Halifax to Vancouver, a distance of 4200 km. On the return trip
the speed was increased by 100 km/h. If the total trip took 13 hours, what was
the speed of the plane on the first leg of the trip (from Halifax to Vancouver)?
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10. Prove that the quadrilateral defined by the lines l1: 4y = 3x - 6, 12: 4x + 3y = 33
l3: 4y = 3x + 19, and l4: 4x + 3y - 8 = 0 is a square.
12. The sum of twice a number and three times its square is 261. Find the number.
1) [ 2)
13. Solve: rx^ xi = 4.
\ J l J
15. State the value of k that makes the trinomial x2 + 18x + k a perfect square.
a. b.
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1. Graph these lines on the same coordinate system: l1: 5x - 6y = 30, l2: 5x + 2y = 8,
and 13: y = -3.
8. A ball is dropped from the top of a building that is 70 m high. The height of the
ball at time t (in seconds) is given by h = 70 - 4.9t2.
9. For what values(s) of k will the equation 2x2 +4X + (2 --- k - k2) = 0 have exactly
one root?
4a+3b- c=-7
3a-2b+3c=-10
a+ b- c=-2
11. The sum of two numbers is 181. Three times the larger plus twice the smaller
equals 459. Find the numbers.
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12. a. Using a protractor, measure the interior angles of each of the polygons below.
Find the sum of the interior angles for each polygon.
y= 2x-4andy= 2x2-4
x2 -x-2
15. Solve the following system .: y=
y=x-3
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2. Find the solution for the following. (Leave answer in set notation and interval
notation.)
a. x2+3x-450
b. 2x2+3x-5>0
a. x2-x-20<0
b. x2 + 3x > 18
4. A block bordering Market Street is a right triangle, as indicated in the figure
below. You walk around the block, which takes 125 paces on Market Street and
102 paces on Pine Street. (Round all answers to one decimal place.)
b. How many paces must you take on Front Street to complete the trip?
Market St.
+
6. Solve the inequality (x < 0. Check your solutions.
x + 1)
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10. Solve the inequality I x I > 3 and sketch its solution on a number line.
11. Solve 12x + 3 1 < 5 and sketch its solution on a number line.
14. Both of these circles have centres labelled O. Using a protractor, measure L ABC
and L AOC for each circle. Determine the ratio of the measure of L AOC to the
measure of L ABC for each circle.
15. A plane took 4 hours to fly 1920 km when it had a tail wind. Flying back against
the same wind, and travelling at the same air speed, the plane took 1 hour
longer. Find the speed of the wind and the plane's air speed.
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Exercise 29 : Review 3
a. vertex
b. axis of symmetry
c. min. or max. y-value
d. direction of opening
e. domain
f. range
g. wide/narrow opening
h. zeros
3/2
a. sin 0=4-
b.3cosO - 1=-2cosO
c. 6 tang 0 -- 11 tan 0 = -3
d. cos' 0 = cos 0
a. y=3x - 9 b. 4x=2-2y
2y=x2-10 -3y+2x=13
4. Given the points A ( 3, -2) and B(-5, 4), find the slope, midpoint , and distance
between them.
a. y=x2+2x-4
.Y=-x-1
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7. Find the value of k in the quadratic equation 0 = 6x2 --- 2kx + 3 if there is only
one solution, (Hint: Find the discriminant.)
8. Ambiguous triangles:
9. A dealer finds that he can sell 800 radios at $60.00 per set. However, for every
$2.00 drop in price he can sell 50 more radios. At what price per radio should he
sell to get the maximum cash return?
10. The sum of three numbers is 18. The third number is five times the sum of the
first two numbers. The sum of the third number, three times the first number,
and twice the second number equals 17. Write the three equations and solve for
the numbers.
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2. This circle has a centre at 0, and OB I AC, with OB = 4 and BC = 3. Find the
length of
a. AB
b. AC
c. the radius of the circle
d. the diameter of the circle
4. This circle has a centre at 0, AB = 12, OE I CD, and CD = 8. Find the length of
a. OD
b. CE
c. OE
a. OP
b. OC
c. AB
d. AP
Continued
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6. Solve the following equation: + 2 = 3.
x-1 x+1
7. You have found one-third of a rim of an antique wagon wheel, and you wish to
construct a replica of the antique. How would you find the radius of the wheel?
9. Solve this linear system using any appropriate method: 3a - 2b = -10 and
b+15=3a.
11. Sketch the following equation, and find its vertex, axis of symmetry, x-intercepts,
domain, and range.
1x2-2x+1
3
12. Solve each of the following trigonometric equations on the interval 0° < B < 180°.
(Round answers to one decimal place.)
13. Calculate the discriminant of each of the following and determine the nature of
the roots:
14. A circle with radius 5 crosses the x-axis at (4, 0) and (10, 0).
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Construct a circle with its centre at O. Draw a diameter AB. Plot a point C
anywhere on the circle. Construct line segments AC and BC.
a. AB
b. AC
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8. Spokes OD, OF, and OE of lengths 12, 6, and 10 radiate from a common point O.
Angles DOF and FOE are each 20°. Find the area of d DEF.
9. Solve:
a. x9 + 3x- 18 0 b. x2 - x - 20 0
-1 -X
11. Solve: + X
x + 2) _ x +2
13. If A ABC has vertices A(-3, 4), B(4, 1), and C(-4, -5), find the length of the
altitude from vertex A to side BC.
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2. Using a protractor, measure Z 1 and L 2 for each of the following circles. What
did you discover?
6. A triangle is given by the vertices P(-5, 4), Q ( 1, 8), and R(- 1, -2). Does the
perpendicular from P to QR bisect QR? Explain your answer.
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7. Solve each of the following trigonometric equations, finding all solutions on the
interval 0°< 6 < 180°. Round solutions to two decimal places where necessary.
10. A cube which measures 5 cm on each side is painted blue. The cube is cut into
1 cm' cubes. Determine the number of 1 cm' cubes with:
a. three blue faces b. two blue faces c. one blue face d. no blue faces
a. 2x2+9x+6=0 b. 3x2-6x-4=0
12. Tom Anderson's company plans on selling tickets to the U2 Concert. The
company is trying to decide on a price for the ticket. The company is considering
a price of $60/ticket if 1000 or less people were to purchase tickets. For every 100
tickets sold over 1000, the ticket would be discounted by $3.00. What ticket price
will yield a maximum profit?
14. For each of the following, describe its domain and range using interval notation.
a. Y b. Y
1/0
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5.
Continued
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7. Determine the value of y given that OP is parallel to RS and given that the
coordinates of the quadrilateral OPRS are 0(4, 5), P(6, 4), R(2, 7), and S(-3, y).
13. The side of one square is 5 m longer than the side of another square. The area of
the square with the longer sides is 153 m2 greater than the area of the other
square. Find the length of the sides of each square.
14. Solve each of the following trigonometric equations on the interval 0° 5 9 < 360°.
c. 6tang6-8tan6-8=0
15. Find an equation for a circle with centre ( 6, 9) and with the y-axis as a tangent
to the circle.
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1.
2.
4. Describe how you can construct a tangent to a circle at a given point on the circle
if you are given the centre of the circle.
Continued
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10. Two tangent segments to a circle, from a point in the exterior, form an angle of
60°. If the diameter of the circle is 10, how long are the tangent segments?
12. Solve the linear system given by 6 = 6x --- 11y and 4x - 5y = -2.
14. Solve each of the following trigonometric functions on the interval 0° _< 0:5 180'.
(Round answers to one decimal place.)
a. 2 tan O- 1 = 0 b. 3 sin 8- 1= 1
16. Find the area of a triangle if the vertices of the triangle have coordinates (1, 3),
(6, 0), and (0, -5).
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4. Given: EB is tangent at B
AB is the diameter
L1_L2
Verify: EB = BD
Continued
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Verify: PQ = PR
1 x2 _ 2y = 0
7. Solve this system of equations for x and y:
x+2y=6
9. Solve each of the following using an appropriate method. State the method used
in solving:
a. 3x2-10x+3=0 c.2s2=8s-7
b. 10a2--21a+9=0 d.5x216=0
10. Find the value(s) of p for which the expression x2 + (p + 3)x + 2p + 3 is a perfect
square.
11. a. Calculate the distance between the points (-5, -4) and (8, -1).
b. Determine the slope of the line between these two points.
12. Solve x2 - 4x = 21 by the method of your choice. Why did you select that method?
y<x
13. Find the area of the region determined by the graph of the solutions of x < 6
y>0
14. Individuals questioned in surveys are often chosen by computer programs that
randomly select telephone numbers. Assume that a computer generates
randomly the last digit of a telephone number. Find the probability that the last
digit is an 8.
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3. A polygon has 102 sides. What is the sum of the interior angles?
5. The sum of the interior angles of polygon is 1080°. How many sides does the
polygon have?
6. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 4500°. How many sides does the
polygon have?
7. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is S. In terms of S, how many sides
does the polygon have?
9. Show that points A(1, 6), B(-3, -14), and C(2, 11) are collinear.
x-2y20
9 3
12. Solve each of the following trigonometric equations on the interval 0° <- O<_ 180°.
(Round answers to two decimal places.)
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a. L EBF
b. B
c. L FBC
d. ED
e. .D
f. L DBE
g. L ABD
16. Joe invested part of his inheritance of $335 000 at 7% per annum and the
remainder at 10% per annum. After 1 year, the total interest from these
investments was $24 500. How much did Joe invest at each rate?
X -I
17. Solve: 1+X
1--x x+1
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Compute the weekly gross earnings for these employees. Time and a half is paid
for all hours over 40 in a given week.
2. Compute the weekly gross earnings for these employees. Time and a half is paid
for all hours over eight in a given day.
3. One particular week an assembly line worker worked 54 hours (40 hours were
regular hours, 6 hours were at time and a half, and the remainder was at double
time). Find the worker's gross pay if the regular rate of pay was $14.00 per hour.
4. A waiter earns $5 .75 an hour for a 40-hour work week. He makes time and a
half for overtime. One week he worked 45 hours and made $185 in tips . Find his
gross pay for the week.
a. 3x2-5x+2=0 b. 4x2-11x--45=0
7. Determine the coordinates of the midpoint between the points A(12, 7) and B( 6, --3).
Continued
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8. Given: L M = 75°
Mx =9 0°
-G-ft = 70°
a. L 1 e. L 5
b. Z2 f.
c. L 3 g. M
d. /4
$x-3y= 6
9. Solve the linear system:
Cx+12y= -244
1
10. Solve: x= 2x
12. A jeep is travelling on a road running due east. An enemy gun is spotted 800 m
away in a direction 24° north of east. The gun has a range of 500 m.
13. Find the distance between the point P(1, 3) and the line y = 3 x+2.
.t-x-
15. Solve for x: +2x+7 = 8.
16. Find the intersection of the line y = 4x - 11 and the parabola y = x' - 3x + 1.
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1. If a commission of 12% were paid on all sales, what commissions could be earned
on sales of
2. A salesperson receives 8% commission on the first $1000 of sales, and 15% on all
sales in excess of $1000 dollars. If sales for the past week amounted to $5000,
what was the salesperson's total commission?
6. The rate of Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions is 2.6% of taxable income.
The rate of Employment Insurance (EI) is 3.05% of taxable income. Income tax is
calculated on taxable incomes as follows:
a. George earns $10.40 per hour for a 40-hour week. He pays union dues of
$7.50 per week. What is his net pay?
b. May earns $10.60 per hour for a 43-hour week. What is her net pay?
Bill earns $5.60 per hour for a 20-hour week. What is his net pay?
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6x= 12-3y
8. Solve the linear system: 1
x=-5
9. Two runners start from the same point at 12:00 noon, one of them heads north at
6 km/hr and the other heads 68° east of north at 8 km/hr. What is the distance
between them at 3:00 p.m. that afternoon?
11. Given A ABC with A(5, 4), B(7, -2), C(-3, 4).
b. Find the length of the line between the midpoints of AC and BC.
12. An aquarium has a base of 60 cm by 40 cm. If 36 000 cm3 of water are poured
into the aquarium, what is the depth of the water?
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F-1
The Gysels own a home valued at $90 000. The rate of assessment is 45%. The
mill rate was 62 mills and there was a local improvement tax of $180.00 for
sidewalk reconstruction. What was the total tax bill for the family?
2. At the time of purchase, the Walchuck's home was assessed at $80 000. A tax
assessor reassessed the house at $90 000. Assuming a mill rate of 55 mills, find
the amount of general tax increase resulting from the reassessment.
3. A ratepayer has a house valued at $85 000. The rate of assessment is 45%. The
lot has a 15 m frontage. Local improvements are charged as follows: sewer
$3.87/r and sidewalks $2.50/m. Find the ratepayer's tax bill before school taxes if
the municipal mill rate is 70 mills.
4. The rate of property tax in mills for a municipality can be found using the
formula:
Calculate the mill rate to the nearest whole mill for each of the years listed in a
Rural Municipality.
5. Solve: 2- 3 =1.
x x+1
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1x-y =8
10. Solve the system of equations:
11. Find all solutions for the following trigonometric equations on the interval
90°<_ 0 :!^ 2700,
14. Find the distance between P(-2, 1) and the line 2x - 3y + 5 = 0. (Express your
answer in simplest radical form.)
6 12
b.
-5 2 8
C.
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2. If a 5.2-kg box of soap costs $12.49 and an 8.7-kg box of soap costs $17.85, which
is a better buy? Defend your answer.
5. You are planning a trip to the United States and estimate you will need $200.00
U.S. The listed cost is $1.00 Canadian equals 73¢ U.S. How much will it cost you
in Canadian funds?
7. Complete the table below for finding the cost of credit for using a department
store charge account for the period shown. Monthly credit charges are 1.4% of
the balance due.
PREVIOUS PAYMENT PURCHASES BALANCE CREDIT NEW
MONTH BALANCE MADE CHARGED DUE CHARGE BALANCE
February $586.00 $100.00 $ 93.00
March 200.00 121.75
April $275.00 13.17
May $200.00 $ 87.13
Continued
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Continued
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STATEMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Bank Reconciliation
Total additions:
Subtotal:
Subtract:
Total additions:
Subtotal:
This should agree with the balance shown in your record book
after service charge is deducted:
9. A rectangular room , 5 m by 11 m, has an open -beam ceiling . The two parts of the
ceiling make angles of 65° and 32° with the horizontal. Find the total area of the
ceiling.
11. Use the discriminant to determine the nature of the roots of 2x2 _X + 4 = 0.
Continued
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12. Given the diagram with circle centre G, tangent line AC, $^ = 120°. Find the
measure of
13. Solve the following equation (to one decimal place ): w2 + 1.4w - 7.35 = 0.
14. a. A circle has a radius of 12. What is the length of a chord that is determined
by an are of 90°?
b. A chord has a measure of 15. If one are determined by the chord has a
measure of 90°, what is the radius of the circle?
x+y+z=8
15. Solve the system of equations: 2x - 3y + z = 23
i x-y+3z = 1
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Dean Charles earns a net weekly salary of $645.25. The family receives a
monthly child tax benefit cheque that amounts to $42.50 per child . There are
four children in the family. The family's expenses are as listed below.
Using the information provided, prepare an estimated monthly budget for the
Charles family on the blank budget form on the following page.
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Exercise 41 : Budgeting 1
* Note 1: Financial analysts advise that RRSP contributions should start early.
Note 2 : Financial analysts advise that a reserve fund of two or three months of income should be
saved for emergencies . Generally, it could take several years to build up a reserve fund.
Reserve Fund Calculation . Calculate two months of income and divide by the number of months it will
take you to achieve it.
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Exercise 41 : Budgeting 1
2_ Charlie and Bonny Wood are both employed. Bonny receives a weekly salary of
$391.82 after deductions. Charlie receives a weekly salary of $381.42. The family
receives a monthly child tax benefit cheque that amounts to $107.72. The
family's expenses are as listed below.
Using the information provided, prepare an estimated monthly budget for the
Wood family on the blank budget form on the following page.
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Exercise 41 : Budgeting 1
* Note 1: Financial analysts advise that RRSP contributions should start early.
Note 2: Financial analysts advise that a reserve fund of two or three months of income should be
saved for emergencies . Generally, it could take several years to build up a reserve fund.
Reserve Fund Calculation : Calculate two months of income and divide by the number of months it will
take you to achieve it.
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Exercise 41 : Budgeting 1
3. A sheet of paper has a perimeter of 40 cm. Its area is 99 cm2. Find its
dimensions.
6. Solve each of the following trigonometric equations over the interval 0°<_ 0 < 180°.
Round answers to two decimal places.
7. Given: Diameter AC
BC tangent at C
CD bisects L ACB.
Points A, D, and B lie
on a straight line
Prove: DC = DB.
8. A PQR has vertices at P(-2, 1), Q(1, 5), and R(5, 2).
a. Is A PQR isosceles?
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13. SecurCard has an annual fee of $20 and a finance charge of 19.8% per year on
the unpaid balance. In May, SecurCard charged Mable the annual fee and a
finance charge on her unpaid balance of $324.00. Find the total of Mable's
monthly statement.
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Erica and Tom Elsimatesky are both employed. Erica receives a weekly salary of
$301.60 after deductions. Tom nets $310.50 per week. The family receives a
monthly child tax benefit cheque that amounts to $26.93 per child for each of
their two children. The family's expenses are as listed below.
Using the information provided, prepare an estimated monthly budget for the
Elsimatesky family on the blank budget form on the following page.
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" Note 1: Financial analysts advise that RRSP contributions should start early.
" Note 2: Financial analysts advise that a reserve fund of two or three months of income should be
saved for emergencies . Generally, it could take several years to build up a reserve fund.
Reserve Fund Calculation : Calculate two months of income and divide by the number of months it will
take you to achieve it.
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2. A submarine at the surface of the ocean makes an emergency dive. Its path
makes an angle of 21° with the surface.
a. If it goes for 300 meters along its downward path, how deep will it go? What
horizontal distance is it from its starting point?
3. Solve: x2 - 2y = 0
3x+2y.-10
4. Solve: 2x2 + 5x 8 = 0.
5. Show that no parabola (y = axe + bx + c) can pass through the set of points (1, 2),
(4, 8) and (1, -4).
6. Given : DE is tangent at C
AB\\DE
7. A store sells 60 tape recorders a day at $80.00 each . (They cost $54.00 to make.)
For every increase in cost of $1.00, the number sold decreases by 1. What is the
largest possible profit?
8. a. Find the equation of the line through (1, 7) and parallel to the line
y=4x+5.
b. Find the equation of the line through (.1, 7) and perpendicular to the line
y=4x+5.
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10. Mrs. Murray wants to sell a particular bolt costing $0.25 each together with
another type of bolt costing $0.40 each. She plans on charging $3.10 for the
mixture. The number of $0.25 bolts is two more than the number of $0.40 bolts.
How many of each type of bolt is she planning to include in the package?
0 s-----
a.
-30 70
b. E
--6 4
.9 0
C.
-8 0 6
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2. Sally invests $4000 in a bond that pays 6% interest, compounded annually. Make
a table showing the value of the investment over the 5 years. Plot the data and
estimate the value of the investment after 9 years.
3. If you put $100 in the bank for 8 years, how much will it be worth at the end of
that time at
5. Find the vertex, the axis of symmetry, x-intercepts, domain , and range of
y=2xZ-11x+5.
6. A Canadian dollar is worth 72iZ U.S. A stereo sells for $750 in Minneapolis. What
is its value in Canadian funds?
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4x-3y+6z=--9
7. Solve the system of equations: 2x + 4y - 3z = -10
3x+2y-4z=--11
+y2 = 25
8. Find the intersection of
+y=13
9. A diameter and a chord of a circle have the same endpoint A. If the diameter is
40 cm and the chord is 24 cm, how far is the chord from the center of the circle?
11. Determine the solution for each of the following trigonometric equations. (Round
answers to two decimal places.)
12. Find a quadratic equation for which the sum of the roots is 3 and the product
4
is
3
13. Using analytic geometry, prove that the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each
other.
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14. Given: AB = 70
E-50, =80
ED = DC
LCAB=35°
b. Find the measure of each of the following arcs: ED, DC, BC, AE, AB,
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Exercise 44 : Interest
1. a. If $6000 was invested for 3 years at 7% simple interest, to what amount will
it grow?
b. If $3000 was invested for 6 years at 4% simple interest, how much interest is
generated?
c. If $10 000 was invested for 6 months at 9% simple interest, how much
interest is generated?
d. Determine how long it will take a $1500 deposit to earn $630 interest at 6%
simple interest.
e. How much will a $2500 deposit be worth if it is invested for 5 years at 6 3/4%
simple interest?
f. What interest rate will generate $665 interest after 8 years on a $1750
deposit?
2. If $6000 was invested for 3 years at 6%, what will be the value of the investment
after 3 years
3. A man invests $12 000 for 5 years compounded annually. If the rate of interest is
9%, how much interest will be earned during the 5 years?
4. Ms. Jones invested $8000 for 1 year. At the end of the year, her investment had a
value of $8800. What rate of interest did she receive?
5. Determine the effective rate on a loan of $1000 at 10% per year compounded
semi-annually.
6. Determine the effective rate on a loan of $2000 at 12% per year compounded
quarterly.
7. Mr. Smith invested in a 1-year term deposit paying interest at the rate of 4% per
annum. How much did he invest if he earned $750 interest during the year?
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Exercise 44 : Interest
10. Find the vertex, axis of symmetry, x-intercepts, domain and range of
y=-6x2+7x+5.
11. The midpoint of EF is (5, 1) and one endpoint is given by E (-1, 0). Find the
coordinates of F.
15. A sample consists of 200 business calculators (eight of which are defective) and
150 scientific calculators (nine of which are defective). If one calculator is
selected randomly from this sample, find the probability that it is defective.
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1. Which of the following examples of reasoning are inductive and which are
deductive?
a. Every time we have a club meeting, I have a test in school the next day.
b. Susan's father brought her early to school each day. She noticed that Ms
Taylor, her math teacher, arrived at 7:30 each day for several weeks. Susan
said, "Ms Taylor always arrives at 7:30."
d. The sun has risen each morning from time immemorial. We can be certain it
will rise tomorrow.
e. Anyone who likes to play football likes to play basketball. Sheeva likes to
play football. We conclude that she likes to play basketball.
B` IC
g. Joe counted the number of cars of different colours that passed his house in
15 minutes. More than half the cars were white. He decided that white is the
most popular colour for cars.
3. Triangle PQR has vertices at P(1, 4), Q(-5, 2), and R(-1, -4). Show that the line
joining the midpoints of any two sides is parallel to the third side.
x - 6 -2x-3= 0.
4. Find the zeroes of
3x+4 x+2
x2 + y2 = 4
5. Solve the following system: {
x-2y=4
6. Two points, A and B, are on ground level and in line with the base, C, of a tower.
The angles of elevation of the top of the tower at A and B are 21° and 35°,
respectively. How tall is the tower if A and B are 300 feet apart?
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7. Given: AB is tangent at B
AC is tangent at C
D is the midpoint of tangent BC
Verify: L1=Z2
9. Write the equation of the line that has a slope of 3 and an x-intercept of 5.
10. Find the vertex, x-intercepts, axis of symmetry, domain, and range for the
following quadratic function.
y=-3x2+8x-2
11. Solve for 0 where 0° < 0 < 360°. Express your answer(s) to the nearest tenth.
a. How much interest will he earn on $4000 deposited in this account after 1
year?
b. What will be his balance in this account at the end of the year?
13. Use the discriminant to find the number of solutions for each of the following
quadratic equations.
a. x2-2x+2=0
b. x2-6x=17
14. A credit card company charges a daily finance charge of 0.0722% on all cash
advances. How much would your finance charge be if you borrowed $200.00 for
60 days using the cash advance?
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1. Given the quadratic function y = axe + b, under what conditions for a and b will
its graph pass through the
a. origin?
2. Create a quadratic function with vertex (2, 3) and having a minimum value.
3. The vertex of a parabola is (-1, -1). A point on the parabola is (4, 7).
5. A frisbee is thrown straight up into the air from a position 2 m above ground
level. The height h in metres after a given time t in seconds is given by the
equation h = 2 + 6t - 2t2.
b. If it is caught 2 m above the ground, how long will it have been in the air?
c. Approximately how much longer would it have taken to hit the ground?
30 - 5 -
7. Solve:
X 2 -9 _ x-3
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8. Given a circle with its centre at 0, diameter AB, and CD = 50°, find the following
angle measures.
L1=
L2=
L3
L4
L5
9. If $6500 is put into an account that earns 6% per annum, compounded quarterly
for 20 years, how much interest would you make over the 20 years?
a. OD =
b. AB
c. ACB =
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Draw two overlapping circles. Label one "A", and the other "B".
4. Each member of a sports club plays at least one of the following sports: soccer,
baseball, or tennis. Find the number of members the club has if the club
secretary reported the following facts at the last meeting:
5. In a class of 20 boys, 10 boys play hockey, 14 boys play football, and 6 of them
play both hockey and football. How many boys do not play either of these games?
8. Solve each of the following trigonometric equations over the interval 0°<_ 0< 360°.
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9. C is the centre of the circle shown, and F is a point on the circle such that
quadrilateral BCDF is a 2-cm by 3-cm rectangle. Find the area in square
centimetres of the shaded region.
10. Dennis Murray earns $18 500 per year after deductions. His wife earns a take-
home pay of $248.56 a week. The Murrays have one child for whom Mrs. Murray
receives a child tax benefit that amounts to $323.16 per year.
The Murrays have recently bought a home for which they are making monthly
payments of $425.00, and monthly payments of $165.00 on a 3-year bank loan
that helped to finance the purchase. Taxes are $730.00 per year, gas heat is
estimated at $740.00 a year, electricity and water bills are approximately $83.50
for a 2-month period, the telephone bill averages approximately $10.50 per
month, and home insurance is $242.00 per year.
The Murrays are also making payments of $180.00 per month on a one-year loan
they made to finance the purchase of furniture. Insurance on the car costs
$288.00 per year, and gasoline averages $105 per month. Additional expenses
include: food, $420.00 per month; clothing, $795.00 per year; entertainment,
$330 per year; holiday gift purchases, $165.00 per year; newspapers, books and
magazines, $125 per year; car maintenance, $255.00 per year; and vacation,
$850.00 per year. Prepare a monthly budget for the Murray family for the month
of April.
11. How wide of a uniform white border should be left on a sheet of paper measuring
7 cm by 11 cm if 45 cm' is required for the printed matter?
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40°
3
5 4
F 15o-
1 8 2
14. Write the equation of a line that is perpendicular to the x-axis and passes
through the point (4, -5).
15. Graph the region that satisfies the inequalities x2 + y2 > 9 and x2 + y2 -< 16.
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1. Ravi concluded that whenever he added two prime numbers, the sum was
always even. Find a counterexample to prove his conjecture wrong.
3. Mary used a graphing calculator to graph y = xx. She found the screen blank for
x < 0 and conjectured that y = xx is undefined for x < 0. Find an example that
would support her conjecture. Find a counterexample to show that her conjecture
is false.
2
9. A Canadian dollar is worth 72¢ U.S. A pair of shoes cost $75.00 in Fargo. What is
its value in Canadian funds?
11. Find the vertex, axis of symmetry, x-intercepts, and range of the following
quadratic function: y = 10x2 + 13x - 3.
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12. The account in which Jane deposits her money pays 4.25% simple interest
annually.
a. How much interest will she earn on a deposit of $5000 left in her account for
6 months?
b. What will be her balance in the account at the end of this time?
Verify: L 5 =_ L ADC
16. Given the information in the triangle below, solve the triangle.
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1. For each of the following statements, write the converse of the statement.
Determine the truth of the statement and its converse.
2. For each of the following statements, write the contrapositive of the statement.
a. If two angles of a triangle are congruent, then the sides opposite these angles
are congruent.
b. If two sides of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite these sides
are congruent.
c. If two angles are supplements of congruent angles, then they are congruent.
d. If two angles are complements of congruent angles, then they are congruent.
e. If a triangle is equilateral, then it is equiangular.
f. If a triangle is equiangular, then it is equilateral.
g. If a point is on the perpendicular bisector of the segment, then it is
equidistant from the end points of the segment.
h. If M is the midpoint of AB, then d(A, M) = d(B, M).
i. If P is between A and B, then d(A, P) + d(P, B) = d(A, B).
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5. Solve 1 3x -6 > 3.
6. Solve I 7x-3 1=3-7x.
J y2 _ 3x
9. Sketch and solve the following system:
2x-y=3
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12. Given A ABC with vertices at A(5, 4), B(-3, 6 ), C(1, -4), find the
a. slope of AB
b. midpoint of BC
c. length of the median from C
d. length of AC
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2. In a murder investigation, there are only three suspects: Al, Ben, and Tom. Both
Al and Tom have alibis. What can be concluded? What type of proof (indirect or
direct) was used?
3. In the diagram, L 1 and L 2 are vertically opposite angles, and L 2 and L 3 are
base angles of an isosceles triangle. What can be concluded about the sizes of Z 1
and Z 3? What type of proof (indirect or direct) did you use?
4. Your best friend says she'll meet you either at the library or the laboratory. You
go to the library and she is not there. What do you then know? What type of
proof (indirect or direct) did you use?
6. Write the converse of each of the statements in Question 5. Which are true?
7. Write the contrapositive of each of the statements in Question 5. Which are true?
8. The length of a rectangular floor is 4 m less than three times its width. The
width of a rectangular area rug on the floor is 2 m less than the floor's width.
The length of the rug is 2 m greater than twice its own width. Find the area of
the floor if 44 m2 of the floor are not covered by the rug.
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9. Solve: 1 +x=3.
x
11. In the adjacent squares shown, the vertices A, B, and C lie in a straight line.
Find the value of x.
C_-
4 7 x
If the measure of the angle determined by two tangent segments to a circle from
a point in the exterior is 60°, then the tangent segments form an equilateral
triangle with the chord joining the points of tangency.
14. Without solving the equation, determine the nature of the roots:
a. 3x2--7x+5=0 b. 2x2-13x+15=0
16. On the following pages, you are given a bank statement, a chequebook record,
and a statement of reconciliation. Complete the statement of reconciliation.
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STATEMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Bank Reconciliation
Total additions:
Subtotal:
Subtract:
Total additions:
Subtotal:
This should agree with the balance shown in your record book:
17. Harriet the fly is having a busy day, bothering math students all day. She
decides to take a rest and lands on the top of the minute hand of the wall clock
at exactly 3 o'clock.
a. Sketch a graph of Harriet's height in relation to the centre of the clock vs.
time for 1 hour. The minute hand is 12 cm long.
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Given the functions f and g such that f= {(1, 8), (2, 9), (3, 9)} and
g = 1(8, 12), (9, 14)}, fill in the blanks.
2. Suppose the functions f and g are defined as follows: Ax) = 2x + 1 and g(x) = 3x2 -
find each of the following:
3. Given functions f and g such that ft) = x - 1 and g(x) = 2x2, determine
5. Given functions f and g such that f (x) = and g(x) = x -1, determine
6. Solve: x + x
- -2 = 4.
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x2 + 2y2 = 18
8. Solve the following algebraically.
xy = 4
9. Find the distance from the line 2x + 5y = 2 to the point (3, -1).
10. For what value of k will the sum of the roots of the following equation be 8?
x2-(k2-2k)x+3=0
11. The sum of the ages of Flavio and Inga is 36 years. The difference between three
times Flavio's age and twice Inga's age is 28 years. How old is each person?
12. A quadrilateral PQRS has vertices at P(5, -6), Q(3, 0), R(-1, 2), and S(-5, -4).
Verify that the midpoints of each of the sides of this quadrilateral form the
vertices of a parallelogram.
14. Bill's parents said, "You may borrow the car if you clean your room or mow the
lawn." Bill mows the lawn. May he borrow the car?
15. Given that the zeroes of a function are 1, 3, and -5, find the polynomial function.
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{(x, y) y = 3x + 2 } d. {(x, y) f y = 4 - x}
x 3
a. f (x) = b. f(x)=x2 +1 andx?0 c. f(x)=
3 x-2
4. a. Sketch the graph of a quadratic function or define g(x) with vertex at (1, 2)
and a = 2.
b. Sketch g"1(x).
b. AB//DF
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7. Tony Hill earns $335.75 net per week. His wife, Natalie, earns $337.75 net per
week. The family receives a child tax benefit of $36.75 per month. The family's
expenses are as follows:
a. Prepare an estimated monthly budget for the Hill family using the blank
budget form on the following page.
b. As the financial planner for the Hill family, you notice that the Hills have no
life insurance. Upon questioning Mr. Hill about this, he states, "I am not too
worried about this yet; I am still a young healthy man." Explain to Mr. Hill
why this logic is faulty.
c. The Hills are a little concerned about their present financial position. Mr. Hill
suggests they reduce their reserve fund payment to balance their budget.
Suggest to the Hill family other areas in which you feel the family could
reduce spending and still balance their budget.
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Note 1: Financial analysts advise that RRSP contributions should start early.
Note 2 : Financial analysts advise that a reserve fund of two or three months of income should be
saved for emergencies. Generally, it could take several years to build up a reserve fund.
Reserve Fund Calculation : Calculate two months of income and divide by the number of months it will
take you to achieve it.
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8. Compute the discriminant and tell whether the equation has none, one, or two
solutions.
a. x2-7x+12=0 b. 3x2=5x-3
10. On a number line, indicate the region corresponding to each of the following:
12. Two identical boxes are filled with equal numbers of marbles. The marbles are
coloured green or yellow. The ratio of green to yellow marbles is 7:2 in Box 1 and
8:1 in Box 2. If there are 90 yellow marbles in total, how many green marbles
are in Box 2?
13. Assuming that the half-life of a radioactive substance is 1690 years, what
fraction of an initial amount of the substance will remain after
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Given the polynomial fix) = x3 + 2x2 - 5x - 6, use the factor theorem to determine
whether
a. (x + 1) is a factor of f(x)
b. (x - 3) is a factor of &)
8. Two ships are meeting at a landmark. The path of the first ship is 2x + 3y = 48
and the path of the second ship is 3x +2 y = 42. Where do the ships meet?
9. At a ski resort, a hill slants 20° from the horizontal. The chair lift running up the
hill is supported by a 50-m vertical pole. A support cable runs from the top of the
pole to an anchor located 88 m directly downhill from the base of the pole. How
long is the cable?
10. A Canadian dollar is worth 720 U.S. A set of golf clubs in North Dakota is
marked at $420.00 US. What is its cost in Canadian funds? i
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11. A person can row a boat 9 km downstream in 2 hours. Rowing back upstream, it
takes 3 hours to return to the starting point. Find the speed with which the boat
rowed through the water and the speed of the current, assuming that both of
these are constant.
current current
14. Determine the inverse of the function defined by 4x - 2y = 8. Sketch both the
function and its inverse on the same coordinate system. What do you notice?
x2
15. Solve and check: -9 ? 0.
x2 -x-2
16. If P is the centre of a circle with radius 10 cm, and chord AB is 6 cm from the
centre, how long is chord AB?
17. How many zeroes are in the product of the first 500 natural numbers?
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1. Which of the following graphs could be graphs of polynomial functions and which
could be graphs of rational functions?
a. 1
b.
20
d.
2. a. Find the x-and y-intercepts of the function fix) = x(x - 1)(x + 1).
3. What is the domain and the range of the function f(x) = (x + 4)(x2+x --- 2)? Sketch
the graph.
b. Sketch the graph of y =x21 What do you notice about the zeroes of
?
y = x2 - 1 and the asymptotes of y = 2
X
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7. Find all solutions for each of the following trigonometric equations on the
interval 0°<_ 0 S 360°. (Round to one decimal place.)
2
a. 2 sin 0 = --v' b . cos 0 + 1 c. Cos 8 =cost 0 -1
9. Solve: x2 -- 4x - 2 = 0.
10. George has a lottery ticket, number 7. He wins if his number is less than 10 and
less than 5. Does he win?
11. Write equations for lines that are at a distance of 3 units from the line
x - Sy+ 10=0.
12. Two friends were comparing the different pay scales paid by the two companies
for which they work. Each company pays at a rate of time and a half for
overtime.
Suppose they worked the following hours during the week. Compare the total pay
between Company A and Company B if the employees earned $16.00 per hour.
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14. Calculate the roots of the quadratic equation to the nearest tenth.
2-x = 3(4-x)
x 2+x
15. The numbers 64 and 729 both have an unusual property. Each of these numbers
is both a perfect square and a perfect cube.
iP
a. Find two other numbers that have this property.
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What is the remainder when you divide the polynomial (x3 - 3x2+ 6x + 5)
by(x-2)?
a. x-1 b. x+2
8. Solve A ABC if you are given that L A = 36°, a = 9.4, and b = 13.1.
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c. x5 + x - 9 is divided by x + 1
d. x3+3x2+3x+1 is divided by x + 2
e. 4x3 - 5x + 4 is divided by 2x - 1
2. Find the values of a in the expressions below when the following conditions are
satisfied.
b. x3 + x2 + ax + 8 is divisible by x - 1
d. x4-3x2+2x+ a is divisible by x + 1
3. Show that 2x3 + x2 - 13x + 6 is divisible by x - 2, and, hence, find the other
factors of the expression.
4. Show that 12x3 + 16x2 - 5x - 3 is divisible by 2x - 1, and find the factors of the
expression.
5. Factor:
Continued
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6. Find the values of a and b if ax4 + bx3 - 8x2+ 6 has remainder 2x + 1 when
divided by x2 - 1.
10. Susan must wash the dishes and polish her shoes if she wants to go out. She
washes the dishes. Can she go out?
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Senior 3 Pre-Caicuius Mathematics Cumulative Exercises
Let j(x) = x2 and k(x) = x3. Does j(k(x)) = k(j(x)) for all x?
5. Given f (x) = x - 2 and g(x) = 2x, determine each of the following if it exists:
7. Susan has a lottery ticket, number 8. She wins if her number is less than 10 or
less than 5. Does she win?
8. A language teacher has a box containing 20 books. Some of the books are new.
Five of the books are in English. Ten of the books have red covers . Three of the
English books have red covers . Two of the English books are new. Four of the
books with red covers are new. One of the new English books has a red cover.
There are three books which are not new, are not in English , and do not have red
covers . How many new books are there?
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For each of the following questions (1, 2, and 3), sketch its graph and state the
following:
4. Determine the type of graph and sketch the graph of the following equations:
a. 3x+2y=4 b. f1x)=-(x-2)2+3
5. The graph of the quadratic function is fix) = (x + 2)2 - 3 is moved one unit to the
right and four units down. State the equation of the resulting graph.
7. Computer programs are sold for $20.00 each if 300 people buy them. For every
$5.00 increase in price, 30 fewer people buy them. Using algebra, find the
number of programs sold for a maximum profit. Also find the price of the
program and the maximum revenue.
`2 3
d , sin e, cos f. tan 6.5
3 2
Continued
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Senior 3 Pre- Calculus Mathematics Cumulative Exercises
c. If sin 0 = 2 , find 0.
13. Two planes leave an airport at the same time. One flies due east at 600 km/h,
the other flies northwest at 400 km/h. How far apart are they after 2 hours?
15. A 6-m loading ramp whose angle with the horizontal is 25° is to be replaced with
a newer, longer ramp whose angle of inclination is 10°. How long is the newer,
longer ramp?
16. Explain how you would recognize the ambiguous case when solving a triangle.
17. In A ABC, b = 16, c = 25 and L B = 30°. Find all the possible measures of L C,
L A, and side a.
Continued
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20. a. Find the sum of the measures of the interior angles for the following figure.
c. If the interior angles of a polygon add to 7020°, how many sides does it have?
Continued
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22. If L 0 = 1500 and 0 is the centre, 23. If 0 is the centre and B is a point of
find the measure of Z B. tangency, find L 1, L 2, and are BEF.
a. L OCB e. are BD
b. L BDC f. are BC
c. L BAD g. are BCD
d. L DBO
Continued
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Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
a. A and B
b. Aor B
c. A
d. Only B
e. Not in A
f. Only A
27. Thirty-five students were surveyed. Of those, 19 indicated they are taking
chemistry, 8 are taking chemistry and biology, while 7 are taking biology and
physics. Nine are taking chemistry and physics. Five students are taking
chemistry, biology, and physics. Twenty-nine students are taking chemistry or
biology. If 28 students are taking biology or physics, find the number of students
taking only physics. (Include a complete Venn diagram as part of your solution.)
28. Fill in the following blanks using either the word inductive or the word
deductive.
b. State the converse of the statement and indicate whether it is true or false.
Continued
135
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32. Calculate the (shortest) distance from a point located at (2, 5) to the line
described by 3x -- y = 4.
33. A wallet contains a total of 20 coins, consisting of only nickels and quarters. The
total value of the coins is $2.40. How many nickels and how many quarters are
in the wallet?
y=x2-1
x+2y-4= 0
x + 7y - 2z = -1
- 4x 3y+z=8
3x--5y+6z=7
36. Sketch the following inequalities and determine the solution of the system
graphically.
y <-(x-2)2+ 1
2x - 3y <6
a. Ix-31<1 b. 3x+2 ?8
a. x2-2x-3>0 b. x2+3x-4<0
Continued
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Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
g(-2)
a. f(1)+g(1) b. g(2) - f(2) c.
f (-2)
a. h-1(x) b. h-1(2)
3 f(x) _ 2
e. f (x) = f. 2
+1 X -4
1
g. f(x)= h. f(x)=x'-4x
x 2-4x-5
i. f(x)=x3+4x2+x-6 j. f(x)=x3-7x-6
k. f(x)=x3+5x2+2x-8
44. Find the other factors for f(x) = x3 + x2 - 17x + 15 if one of the factors is x - 3.
Continued
137
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45. Find the value of k such that x + 4 is a factor of ftx) = x' + 5x2 + kx - 8.
x+4 = V7x + 1
48. Solve for x:
2 4
2x + 1 = 3x + 9 _ 0.
56. Solve for x:
x-3 2x+3 2x2-3x-9
X
58. Find the inverse of the function f (x) =
3x+1
Continued
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60. A beacon from the top of a 18.6-m lighthouse illuminates a boat in the water. If
the beam of light makes a 19.7° angle with the boat, how far is the boat from the
lighthouse?
61. Given:
1 4(-2)+5(-l)-6 I
16
- +25
62. Find y of the point (4, y) that is true for the function, fix) = x2 - 8x.
64. For the equation y = -2x2 + 8x - 5, state the value of the discriminant and the
nature of the roots. State the sum and the product of the roots.
65. A diameter of a circle has the endpoints (2, 4) and (-6, 2).
66. For the equation y = 2x2 + 3x - 2, one of the factors is x + 2. Find the other factor.
Continued
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67. Find the measures of L 1, L 2, and the sum of L 3 and L 4, given that
L1=5x+4and/2=9x+8.
c.
69. Fredrick earns $10.25 per hour with time and a half for time worked over 40
hours. He worked the following hours: Tues., 8.5; Wed., 9.75; Thurs., 8; Fri., 0;
Sat., 0; Sun., 10; and Mon., 12. He pays 25% of his gross salary toward income
tax. He also has the following deductions: CPP, $8.35; UIC, $9.20; Blue Cross,
$11.22; and Union Dues, $5.70. Calculate his gross pay and his net pay.
70. Find the area of the shaded region in the figure below if the area of the square is
20 cm2.
Continued
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71. a. If you are given four vertices of a quadrilateral, how would you prove that it
is a rhombus?
b. If you are given four vertices of a quadrilateral, how would you prove that it
is a rectangle?
c. If you are given four vertices of a quadrilateral, how would you prove that it
is a parallelogram?
73. Given the equation y = axe + bx + c, b = 0 and the points (2, -3) and (-1, 3) that
go through its graph, find the values of a, b, and c, and state in an equation
form.
74. Find the simple interest earned if $5000 is invested at 10.5% per year for
75. Complete the following chart for a the first five payments on a loan of $5000 at
8% per annum, and payments are $300 per month:
$5000.00
1 $5000.00 $300.00
2 $300.00
3 $300.00
4 $300.00
5 $300.00
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PRE-CALCULUS MATHEMATICS
ANS WERS TO C UMULA TIVE EXERCISES
A Supplement to
A Foundation for Implementation
1999
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Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
A-1, A-2
1. a. y = x2 b. y = x2 + 1
-5 5
3. +1
b. [-4, oo) c. (4, -4) d. x=4 e, 2, 6
c. i. (0, 0)
ii. (0, 3)
iii. (0, -2)
d. y x2-4
24
7. a. 28 b. -5 C.
7
- 3y 11
9. X= 4 10. 57 cm2 11. 62.8 m 12. 20
5
13. a. D: (--cx, oo), R: [1, oo) b. D: (-, 3], R: (_oo, o) 14. A, G, F
c. D: [-1, 51, R: [0, 3] d. D: (-3, -1] u [1, 3), R: [-1] v [1]
I
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
A-1, A-2
Note: For each of the questions 1, 2, and 3, the graphs should be on the same
grid.
-i-++ FIr +i i i
5
2. a.
b.
C.
b. Vertices: i. (0, 0); ii. (-3, 0); iii. (2, 0); iv. (-1, 0)
4. ^ 10f
Continued
2
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A-1, A-2
4
6. a. sin0 = 4, cos0 = 3, tanO =
12 5 12
b. sin 0 = 13 , cos e = 13 , tan 0 = 5
,[2-
9 5V-
c. sin 0 = 2 29 , cos0 = 29 tan 0= 2
5
- 29
-1
8-x x
7. y= 2 ory=
8. 6.0 m
9. 84%
11. 250
12. h = 430.8
14. x = 12
17
2 -1-5-4
15. b.
3 7
3
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
A-2, A-3
5 5
2. a. i. ii.
Continued
4
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
A-2, A-3
7. 2-Y
3
8. 8.4 m
9. 3
11. 1
13. 24 x 22y 11
14. 36
A-3
11.
b. i. ii. in.
Vertex: (1, -4); Vertex: (-3, -4); Vertex: (-3, -1);
Axis of Sym: x = 1; Axis of Sym: x = -3; Axis of Sym: x = -3;
Domain: (x x e 9tt); Domain: (x I X E 9t}; Domain: (x I x e 9t );
Range: (y Iy r=- 9t, y ? ---4}; Range: (y I Y E 91, y > -4); Range : (y I y e 91, y ? -1);
x-intercepts: 3, -1 x--intercepts: -5, -1 x-intercepts: -4, -2
5. a. 190.8 km b. q = 1.9°
6. a. -2(I +) b. 2x-11y
7. 682.1 m
Continued
6
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A-3
9.
y= (x-1) +2 y=-(x_1)2-2 y=(x+l)2+2 y(x+l)2-2
Vertex (1, 2) (1, -2) (-1, 2) (-1, -2)
Equation of
Axis of x=1 x=1 x_-1 x_-1
Symmetry
Domain (._,,,o,
W) (-001 CO) (--00, 00)
Maximum
nun max min min
or Minimum
y- 2 y=-2 y= 2 y=-2
y values
10. y=2(x-1)2---2
7
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
A-3
25 49
a. i. 16 ii . 16 iii . 100 iv. 1 v. vi.
4 4
2 ( 2
2 (x-1)2 Ix 5(x+4)2- 10
-2 X+ 2^
5-y
5.
4
x=15
6. a. x 2 b.
2
7. a. 133.4° b. 6836.2 m2
8
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
A-4
Exercise 6 : Transformations of Quadratic Functions 3
Length = 40 m, Width = 20 m
13 13 5. 13
2. 3. 8 sec , 326 m 4. 90c
T' 2 2'
6. 2(9x - 7)(4x + 9)
8. a. When x = 3, y = 16, 5
b. , 0)
whenx=1,y=4, 3 l
when x = -5, y = 400.
Collision is at (-5, 400).
10. x = -2
11. -2x2+2x+24
I
-5 t
9
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
A-4
1. 150mx300m
2.2see, 20m
4. $46
5. 7ab(2b - 1)
6. a. BC 20.9,LC=55.5°, AB = 17.4
1- 3y
7. x
2
8. a. 33.7 m b. 17.1 m
10. 1
10
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
B-i
3,/34 5134 3
a.
34 34 5
3
b. 4
5
17 4,(-
17
C. -
17 17
7V-
58 3V-5-
8
d. -
58 58
3. 210 °, 330-
4. a. x y - sin x
0° 0.00000
450 0.70710
900 1,00000
135° 0.70710
180° 0.00000
225° -0.7071
270° -1
315° -0.7071
3600 0.00000
b. 2
-2+
Continued
11
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
B -I
5. a. x y = c©s x
0° 1.00000
45° 0.70710
900 0.00000
135 ° -0.7071
1800 -1
225° -0.7071
2700 0.00000
3150 0.70710
360° 1.00000
b.
6. The graphs have the same shape, the same domain and range, however, the
graph of cos x is shifted left/right by 90°.
9. 19.4%
10. 17 - 4 15
11. Y = -2(x -- 2 )2 + 13
12.
Continued
12
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B-#
13. a. y= (x+4)2+2 b.
i i--fr`-
-5
c. Vertex: (-4, 2)
d. Axis of Symmetry: x = - 4
e. Minimum Value: 2
-33
14.
7
13
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
B-1
c. Vertex: (3, 4)
d. Axis of Symmetry: x = 3
e. Maximum Value: 4
Maximum Value: - 5
5. 43
7
6.
2
83
7. a. (6, 2) b. 2J c. 1 104
12. a. 2-F
14
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
B-1, B-2
3. 10.0
4. Triangle is impossible.
5. 16.9, 7.1
6. 9.5 cm
8, 8 and 16
9. Slope = 3,y=3x-2.
10. 31
11. t = 1
13. 63°, 117°, 243°, 297° for angles from [0°, 360°]
14.
15. a. (-, 0) u [10, oo) b. (-o, -8) u [-5,---6I c. [-7, 3) a (7, co)
15
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
B-2
d. 96.6° or 5.4°
4.
6. 4 or 1 7. y=-3x+lor3x+5y-5=0
U.
-2+
16
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
3. 70 trees
4. ±7
5. $8200
6. 60',120-
7.
8. 315.58°
180 360
-2 t
17
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
C-1, B-1
2. a. x = -3, 1 b. x=- 4 )
3. a. x = 4, -3 b. x == -6, -3 c. x = 5, --4 d. x - , - 2 e. x = 1, -3
3
4. a. x5 b. x = 5 , -6 c. x = 2 , 1 d. x = , -5 e. No solution
5. Rearrange into the form 0 = 4x2 - 17x - 15, factor, set each factor equal to zero,
and solve.
d. 60°, 120 0, 240 0, 300° e. 30 °, 1500 f. 0°, 180°, 221.8°, 318.2°, 360°
g. 270°
18
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
C-1
2. a. 3, -5 b. 2 , 1 c. 0, 7 d. 5
7± 5
e. --0.2, 0.3 g. 38.2°, 141.8° h. 170.4°, 221 .8°, 318.2°
-2
3±2 2± 4± 79 3
3. a. b
b. c. d.
3 2 9- . -1, 2
1±Vi --3± 11
4. a. b.
10 2
5. 1.8,-0.2
14.
19
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
C-1
1. a.
4. a. t4 b. - 2 . 5
5. a. t2, t1 b. 1,2,2±
8. a. 1 b. 25
9. 6
11. 84 m2
12. 6 and 10
13. W=3m,L=9m
31 12
14. a. b.
366 366
C-2
1. a. No real roots b. Two real roots c. No real roots d. One real root
c. Discriminant = 64; Two real roots d. Discriminant = 41; Two real roots
6. a. 9 b. 2, 14
7. 0,-1
9. 21.9-,158.1-
11. x2-4x-21=0
12. x2-4x+1=0
13. x2+5x+6=0
14. a. ± 2 b.
16. W=16cm,L=21 cm
21
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
C-3, C-4
2. Complete the square to find the vertex; solve the quadratic equation to find the
x-intercepts.
-5+ -2+
20+
10+
-10 10
--20
Continued
22
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
C-3, C-4
4.
5. -1± J3
10. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
12. 26.6°
23
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
C-5
. a. 2x-1 b . 25 + 10' + x c. x - 1+ 4 5
2. a. x = 1 b. No solution c. 3, -1 d. No solution
3. a. 12 b. -1±5
4. 76.00
5. a. 14 b. 22
6. 0
C.
5+
8. 5x2+4x-3=0
9. x=4
10. 6
24
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
C-5
1. a. 1, 2 b. -4
d. 3 e. --1
2. a. i. 4, -4 ii. 9,-9
b. First, set the expressions equal; then, set the first equal to the negative of the
second.
5. W=18cm , L=25cm
6. 18.7°
7. ±,f5-
8. 72 km
9. 5 hrs
25
Senior 3 Are-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
Exercise 20 : Review 2
6 ± 2 15
2. a. y = 3(x + 2)2 - 20 b.
3
-33
6.
8. a. x = 6, -
4
d. Impossible f. a=4,-3
9. 289.3 m
11. 100mby200m
26
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
D-1
2. (x - 3)2 + (y - 3)2 = 9
3. (x - 1)2 + y2 = 1
20
5. x=-- , 2 6. x = ±6, ±4 7. x=2,3 8. D
10. x2-4x+1 =0
11. 12:45 pm
27
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
D-1
21, 13 17 ,[1-
3
a. V 5 b. 2 33 2. 5 3. a. b.
13 13
4. (--6,-1)
6. a. 10 b. 3 10
7. 0, 3
8. 42.6 km
-5+
14. x2+3x-18=0
17. (x+2)2+(y--4)2=32
28
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
D-2
700
7. 600,
13
(1 _39)
9. Vertex:
4' 8
9
11. 12. Y= 5x2 4
S
5 5
13. 14. -07
- f
15. a. Domain: [-2, 2); Range: [-1, 2) b. Domain: [1, oo); Range: (---co, oo)
16. c
29
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
D-3
2. a.
4. a. (-2, 0) b. (-2, 3)
30
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
D-4
11
1. a. x=-2 , y=3,z=4 b . x=1,y=2 , z=3 c. X = - ,y=-3,z=9
2. a. a=-5 , b=350,c=0
3. 3±,F5
4. a. a=1,b=3,c=-5
5. 376 m
8. 15, -30
10. 21V-
15 - 77
11. ± 26
13. 0,- 7
14. (x--w7)2+y2=36
31
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
D-5
-1
2, ) , (2, 8)
8. 14.65mand12.87 m
9. 600 kmAhr
11. 3 ± J
13. 4
14. 2, -6
15. 81
32
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
©-6
2.
5.
Continued
33
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
D-6
6. 5,11
6
7.
5
9. 0'-1
10. a=-3,b=2,c=1
11. 97 and 84
34
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
D-7
1. a. k II f b. i. (x I x < - 3 or x ? 1,x E R} or
(-, -3) u [ 1, 00)
3<xC1,xe 9R) or f-3, 11
5
L) 1, 00
)
5. 6,-7
6. (-3, -1)
7. (2,-]
8. (-2, 2)
9. a. Move the term from the right side to the left side.
{xIx<-3orx>3,xE 9N}
Continued
35
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
D-7
11. 3 1 E 1 1 1 7 1 1 f 1 1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
16.
36
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
h. Zeroes:
--5 5
Continued
37
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
Exercise 29 : Review 3
7. k=±3J2
8. a. Impossible b. y = 2 or 13.3
9. $46/radio
1L [-7, 3
12. No solution
14.
38
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2. a. 3 b.6 c.5 d. 10
4. a. 6 b. 4 c. 2v5
9.
2
13. a. 100; Two real roots b. -47; No real roots c. 9; Two real roots
(rational) (rational)
39
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
a. 90° b. 13 c. 6.5
2. a. 10 b. 8
d . 169n or 42 25n
3 . a. 13 b . 12 c. 30 .
4
6. 1 + /
7. (4,0) 8. 16
10. 47
16
40
Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
19
5. I , 8)
Slopes of MP and RQ are negative reciprocals, so lines are perpendicular and the
altitude from P bisects QR.
8. 6
9. (3,1,-9)
10. a. 8 b. 36 c. 54 d. 27
-9± 33 b 3± J21
11. a.
4 3
12. $45.00
41
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
1. 90°
2. a. 180°
3. L1=94°,L2=32°,L3=54°,L4= 54°,L5=22°
4. L2=60°,L3=72°,L4=48°
5. L1=56°,L2=82°,L3=42°
6. L2=35°,L3=75°,L4=35°,L5=35°
19
8. {x -4<x<4, xe9}
9. (2, -3)
10. (-4, 0)
1 4
11. The zeroes are:
2
15. (x-6)2+(y®9)2=36
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1. 41°
2. 45°
3. 5-J 15
4. Join the point to the centre. Construct a line perpendicular to this radius at the
end point.
6. L2=100°
7. 105°
8. OP=17, OR=.8,RP=15
9. L 1 = 20°, L 2 = 70°
10 8.7
11. O and 3
26, 18
12.
7 7
2,38
15. (a-b-c)(a+b+c)
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Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
6. 9 cm 12 cm 7. (2 2) and 3 - f or x = 2 2 and x = -3
8. 198.6 m
33 4±-J2 ±4
b. C. d.
5'2 2 5
10. -1, 3
11. a. ,I 18
7 b. 3
13
1
12. -3,7 13. 18 sq. units 14.
10
15.
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1. 14400
2. 21600
3. 18 000°
4. 180 (n-2)
5. 8 sides
6. 27 sides
7. S +2
180
10. 3, 1
11. x=-7,y=-3
15.
8,7
17. No solution
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F-i
3. $910
4. $458.13
5. a. b. 5, - 4
6. 26.7°
7. (9, 2)
9. x=0,y=-2
10 . 4
1
13.
5
14. 3,-8
15. 9
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F-1
2. $680
3. $362.50
4. $2140
5. $506
7. 55 hrs
9
8. x= 7, y=-3
b. 3J10
-5±2 10
13.
5
6
14.
5
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Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
F-1
4. a. 88 b. 96 c. 101
5. -1-t 3
6. 0, 1
1 25
7. Vertex: - 6 , 12 , x-intercepts: 2 x E Jl ; R: (__I 12 )I
Axis of S ym metry: x = 1
8. 9. x<2
10. (4,-6)
12. Join PR and PS . A PRQ = d PSQ by hypotenuse -leg (legs PR and PS are
congruent radii , angles at R and S are right angles since the radius and tangent
are perpendicular, and QP is a common hypotenuse ). This bisects the angle at Q.
Construct perpendiculars from M to QR and M to QS . These new triangles are
congruent by AAS, making M the same distance from each tangent.
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F-1, F-2
2. The second box costs $2.05/kg compared to $2.40/kg for the first. The second is
better.
5. $273.97 Cdn.
6.
Continued
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Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
F-1, F-2
Bank Reconciliation
9. 79.7 m2
10. 6, -2
b. 15x'2
14. a. 12-2
2
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Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
F-3
1.
Continued
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Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
F-3
Exercise 41 : Budgeting 1
2.
3. W=9cm,L=llcm
4. 24 units2
5. (3.2, 7.8)
Continued
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F-3
5
8. a. Yes, since PQ = QR = 5 b.
2
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Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
F-3
-5±-0'89
4
4
Continued
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F-3
5. Since points (1, 2) and (1, -4) are on the same vertical line, they cannot belong to
the quadratic function.
y_--4x+25
8. a. y= 3x+25 b,
4 4 3 3
15,12-
9
9
29
13.
18© 360
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F-5
3, a. $ 128.66 b. $ 152.31
4. 1480
9. 16 10. - 4 , 2
12. 3x2--2x-4=0
Both are (t + p
2 2
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F-5
Exercise 44 : Interest
2. a. $7080.00 b. $7146.10
3. $6463.49
4. 10%
5. 10.25%
6. 12.55%
7. $18 750
8. $156.41
2± 22
9.
3
D: {x I x E ;
91 1 or R: f y
I y< 169 or
24
12
169
24
1
11. F(11, 2)
13. 2
14. a. L1=15°,L2=75°,L3=15°,L4=75°,L5=90°
17
15.
350
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Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
G-1
2. C,E,F
3. Find the midpoints of any two sides. Find the slope between them. Calculate the
slope of the third side. Compare.
4. x=0,-
5. x=0,y=-2andx =1.6,y=-1.2
6. 254.9 feet
10
9. y=3 x-
3
14. $8.66
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Answers to Cumulative Exercises Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
Exercise 46 : Review 4
1. a. b=0,aE 91 b. Ifa=1-borb=1-a
2. y=a(x- 2)2+3,a>0
x=4+45-,x`2
3. a. y= 8 (x+1)2-1 b.
25
4. 146.3°, 326.3-
5. a. 6.5 m b. 3 sec c. 0.3 sec
6. 300, 150°
7. x=2
8. Z I=55°,/2=90°,L3=30°,L4=60°,L5=70°
9. $14 889.31
10. x=14orx=6
11.
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G-2
0
oxoxo
oxoxo
xoxox
oxoxo
xoxox
x0x0x
oxa
3. 12 4. 218 5. 2 6. 9 7. 0,3
9. 4.2 cm2
11. 1 cm
13. L1=10°,L2=30°,L3=75°,L4=15°,L5=50°,L6=15°,L7=90°,L8=75°,
are GA = 80°, are GC = 130°, are GAC = 230°
14. x = 4
15.
Continued
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G-2
10.
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G-3
r
- 0.5)-°.5,
5. x=41(1763=43x41) 6. 10
8. 43 9. $104.17 10.
15. 4 34
17
270
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G-4
2. a. If the sides opposite two angles of a triangle are not congruent, then the two
angles are not congruent,
b. If the angles opposite two sides of a triangle are not congruent, then the two
sides are not congruent.
c. If two angles are not congruent, then the two angles are not supplements of
congruent angles.
d. If two angles are not congruent, then the two angles are not complements of
congruent angles.
e. If a triangle is not equiangular, then the triangle is not equilateral.
f. If a triangle is not equilateral, then the triangle is not equiangular.
g. If a point is not equidistant from the endpoints of a segment, then it is not
on the perpendicular bisector of the segment.
h. If d(A, M) # d(B, M) then M is not the midpoint of A.B.
i. If d(A, P) + d(P, B) # d(A, B) then P is not between A and B.
3. 8 4. 3 ± 2-`2 5, x>3,x<1
Continued
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Senior 3 Pre- Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
G-4
9. (3, 3) and
10. L1=85°,L2=95°,L3=55°,L4=113°,L5=82°,L6=122°
11. - 1.4
12. a. b. (-1, 1) c. 9 d. 4i
-4
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G-5
A list of all the possibilities is made, and then, one by one, possibilities are
shown to be impossible and are eliminated until only one possibility remains.
3. Z 1 = Z 3. Direct proof
3± 5
8. 84 m2 9. 10. - -5
2
Continued
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Senior 3 Pro-calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
G-5
13. Since PA and PB are tangents from P, PA = PB. The angle at P is 60°, and the
angles at A and B total 120°, because the three angles in the triangle total 180°.
L A = L B since PA = PB . Therefore , all three angles are 60° and all 3 sides are
congruent, making the triangle equilateral.
14. a. Discriminant = - 11; No real roots b. Discriminant = 49; Two real roots
16.
Bank Reconciliation
b. y=12cosx
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H-1
1. a. 8 b. 9 c. 9
d. 12 e. 14 f 12
g. 14 h. 14 i. 22
e. -4
b. 8 c. 20
b. 4x2 - 12x + 10
4
5. a. b.x -1 C.
3
6. 3
6
29
12. The midpoint of PQ is (4, - 3), of QR is (1, 1 ), of RS is (-3, --1), and of SP is (0, - 5)
The slopes of consecutive midpoints are. - 4 , 1, - 4 , 1 . Because opposite sides
3' 2' 3 2
have the same slope, opposite sides are parallel.
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Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
H-2
c. {(x I
) y=x32 d. ( x =y) f y = 4- x}
c. 2x+3
2. a. 1(x) = 3x b. f 1 + x -1 x > 1
x
1
3. a. -2 b. c. a
3
y
2+
2 4 -
-2+
-2 i 2
6. a. AC 11 EF makes L ACE = L FEC since they are interior alternate angles. This
makes L ACB = L FED since they are complements of these congruent
angles. These angles, plus the congruent angles and sides in the givens make
A ABC =- A FDE by ASA.
Continued
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H-2
7.
9. (-2, -2)
Continued
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Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
H-2
1 0. a. -- -- - 1 } '
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Empty Set
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
CY __
d. _^ 1 1 1 ^_
T T F f 4
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
e. F- F j -^ ---- - ---------i--F--
-5 --4 -3 -2 -1 1 2' 3 4 5 6
l0
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
11. 5
12. 240
13. a. 1 1
4 8
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H-3
3. (x2 + 3)(x -- 2)
4. x3+7x2+7x-2
5. a. 8 b. -5
6. a. -9x + 9 b. 18x + 19
X-5
7. f 1 (x) _
2
8. x=6,y=12
9. 115.1 m
10. $583.33
-5 ± 17
12. 13. 1, -1±/
8
14. f-'(x)=x+4
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Senior 3 Pro-Calculus Mathemattcs Answers to Cumulative Exercises
H-4
4. a. b. ti 1o+
I
I
11
-5 y 5
5. a. k 4 b.
-2+
Continued
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H-4
C.
9. 2 ± 46-
10. No
13. L2=55°,L3=40°,L4=35°,L5=70°
14. 3 ±
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Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
1, 13
2. a. 2
3.
4. (x - 3)(2x - 1)(x + 5)
5. a= 1,b
6. b=2,c=-3
7. L1=30°,L2=30°,L3=120°,L4=90°,L5=60°,L6=30°,L7=90°
8. LB=55°orLB= 125°
LC=89°orLC= 19°
c = 16.0orc=5.2
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1. a. 2 b. 18
d. -1 e. 2
2. a. -3 b. -10 c. 2
d. 4 e. 4 f. 2
3. (x - 2)(2x - 1)(x + 3)
6. a=3,b=2
7. p=1,`2...-3
8. a=3,b=--1,c=-1
9. a=2,b=-1,c=-2
10. No
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Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
3. t(s(x)) = x2 - 2, s(t(x)) = x2 - 6x + 10
4. a. t(s(x)) = x - 4
b. s(t(x)) = x + 4
c. No
b. 13 c. 48
h. a4 - 2a2
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2+
_2 2
b. (0, 4) c. minimum d. 4 e. 4
f. none
g. 1 X E 'R} h. { y) y E 9t, y > 4} i. up
2. a. x=2
b. (2, 5)
c. maximum
d. 5
e. 13
f. none
g. {xx€9t}
h. }yIy€9t, y:5 -5 }
y = 2(x-1)2 - 9 i. down
a. x=1
b. (1, 9)
c. minimum
d. 9
e. -7
f 2±3J
2
g. {x Ix E1 }
h. f y (y € 9t, y >_ -9}
i. up
Continued
Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
4. a. b. Y
(2,3)
3x + 2y = 4 y=-(x-2)2+3
linear parabola
5. y=(x+1)2-7
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6.
4
7. 210 programs sold at $35.00 for a maximum profit of $7350.
8. Function I II III IV
a. sine + + -- -
b. cosine + - - +
c. tangent + - + -
Continued
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b. i. 153 . 4°, 333.4°, 45°, 225° ii. 90°, 270°, 120°, 240°
13. 1854.1 km
15. 14.6 m
16. Given angle, side, side, where the given side closer to the given angle is larger
than the opposite side.
19. 22
21. 106.81 or 34 rr
22. 105°
m. 360°
Continued
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Senior 3 Pre-Calculus Mathematics Answers to Cumulative Exercises
26. a. 2 b. 9 c. 5 d. 4 e. 4 £3
27, 6 Physics
Biology
29, a. True
b. If a triangle is isosceles, then it is also equilateral. (False)
c. If a triangle is not isosceles, then it is not equilateral. (True)
30. Two possible counter examples are {(4, 2), (5, 1), (5, -1)} and y = ±V.
Continued
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10
37_ a. IxI xe9t, 2<x<4 xe91 , x?2, x<
3
d. IX x€9Z,-4<x<_31or(---4,3)
39. a. 18 b. 10 c. 0
f. 4x2 - 6x
d. - 5 e.
4
1 3
g. x' - 9x + 18 h. x2- 3x i. --
x2 X
4
40. a. 4 b. 7 c. -
7
d. 6x + 1 e. -7 f. 4x-9
Continued
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A
42. a. b.
10 0 10
-F-
-10
D 10
-4--
-10 -10 10
43. 9
44. (x -1)(x + 5)
45. k = 2
46. 3
Continued
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48. 5
50. -1, 3
51. -
52. 2,
3
53. No answer
54. -4, 3
55. 2,3
56. -1
57. -1
x
58. f-'(x) _
1-3x
59. 7.69
60. 51.95 m
b. 4x+5y-6=9
62. y = -16
63. y=-2(x-2)2+3
64. Discriminant = 24; Two real roots; Sum of roots = 4; Product of roots =
Continued
83
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65. a. 2 7 b. (-2, 3) C. =
4
66. 2x-1
68. a. y 5 -
b. y<2x-6
c. (x+2)2+(y-1)2<9
70. Area of circle = 31.37 cm2; Area of shaded region = 11.37 cm2
b. Lengths of opposite sides are equal and slopes of adjacent sides are negative
reciprocals.
72. (x-1)(x+2)(x--3)
73. y=2x2+5
Continued
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76. a. b.
C. d.
-2+
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