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Math 12 Pre-Calculus LG 9 Unit 3 Practice Test #2



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

mc001-1.jpgmc001-2.jpg radians is equal to how many degrees?
A.
240°
C.
420°
B.
150°
D.
330°
 

 2. 

The exact radian measure for an angle of 255° is
A.
mc002-1.jpgmc002-2.jpg
C.
mc002-5.jpgmc002-6.jpg
B.
mc002-3.jpgmc002-4.jpg
D.
mc002-7.jpgmc002-8.jpg
 

 3. 

Which graph represents an angle in standard position with a measure of mc003-1.jpgp rad?
A.
mc003-2.jpg
C.
mc003-4.jpg
B.
mc003-3.jpg
D.
mc003-5.jpg
 

 4. 

Which graph represents an angle in standard position with a measure of 135°?
A.
mc004-1.jpg
C.
mc004-3.jpg
B.
mc004-2.jpg
D.
mc004-4.jpg
 

 5. 

The coordinates of the point that lies at the intersection of the terminal arm and the unit circle at an angle of 110° are
A.
(0.94, –0.34)
C.
(–0.34, 0.94)
B.
(–0.34, –2.75)
D.
(–2.75, 0.94)
 

 6. 

Which is a possible value of q, to the nearest hundredth of a radian, when cos q = –0.58?
A.
–2.19
C.
2.19
B.
–0.62
D.
0.84
 

 7. 

If the angle q is –5000° in standard position, it can be described as having made
A.
mc007-1.jpg rotations
C.
mc007-3.jpg rotations
B.
mc007-2.jpg rotations
D.
mc007-4.jpg rotations
 

 8. 

During a routine, a figure skater completes mc008-1.jpg rotations. How many degrees has the figure skater turned?
A.
–400°
C.
–220°
B.
400°
D.
580°
 

 9. 

Determine the point in quadrant II where the line represented by mc009-1.jpg intersects the unit circle.
A.
(0.95, –0.32)
C.
(–0.35, 0.94)
B.
(–0.32, 0.95)
D.
(–0.32, 0.94)
 

 10. 

Giai got an answer of 3.86 when she was calculating the value of a trigonometric function. Assuming Giai did her calculation correctly, which of the following was she calculating?
A.
tan mc010-1.jpgp
C.
csc mc010-3.jpgp
B.
sec mc010-2.jpgp
D.
cot mc010-4.jpgp
 

 11. 

A bottle is riding the waves at a beach. The bottle’s up and down motion with the waves can be described using the formula mc011-1.jpg, where h is the height, in metres, above the flat water surface and t is the time, in seconds. When is the first time, to the nearest tenth of a second, that the height of the bottle will be 1.4 m?
A.
14.8 s
C.
0.9 s
B.
1.1 s
D.
1.5 s
 

 12. 

The range (in radians) of the graph of mc012-1.jpg is
A.
mc012-2.jpg
C.
mc012-4.jpg
B.
mc012-3.jpg
D.
mc012-5.jpg
 

 13. 

Given the trigonometric function mc013-1.jpg, find the value of the y-coordinate of the point with x-coordinate –1200°.
A.
mc013-2.jpg
C.
mc013-4.jpg
B.
mc013-3.jpg
D.
mc013-5.jpg
 

 14. 

What are the solutions for mc014-1.jpgmc014-2.jpg = 0 in the interval mc014-3.jpg?
A.
mc014-4.jpg mc014-5.jpg mc014-6.jpg mc014-7.jpg
C.
x = 90° and 270° mc014-9.jpg
B.
x = 30° and 210° mc014-8.jpg
D.
x = 60° and 240° and 45°
 

 15. 

Solve mc015-1.jpg to three decimal places on the interval mc015-2.jpg .
A.
x = 0.340, x = 5.943
C.
x = 1.911, x = 1.231
B.
x = 1.231, x = 5.052
D.
x = 1.911, x = 4.373
 

Short Answer
 

 1. 

Without using a calculator, determine two angles between 0° and 360° that have a cosecant of sa001-1.jpg. Include an explanation of how you determined the two angles.
 

 2. 

Determine the exact  measures for all angles where sa002-1.jpg in the domain sa002-2.jpg.
 

 3. 

The water level at an ocean inlet has a depth, d, in metres, that varies with the time, t, in hours after midnight, according to the equation sa003-1.jpg. What is the water depth at 2:30 a.m., to the nearest hundredth of a metre?
 

 4. 

Sketch the graph of sa004-1.jpg for two cycles and state the domain, range, period, and equations of the asymptotes. x is measured in radians.
 

 5. 

A girl jumps rope such that the height, h, in metres, of the middle of the rope can be approximated by the equation sa005-1.jpg, where t is the time, in seconds.
a) What is the amplitude of this function?
b) How many revolutions of the rope does the girl make in 1 min?
 

Problem
 

 1. 

To support a new 2.5-m wall in the construction of a home, the carpenters nail a piece of wood from the top of the wall to the floor, with the piece of wood forming the hypotenuse of the right triangle it makes with the wall and floor. The piece of wood is nailed to the ground such that it makes a 30° angle with the floor.
a) Represent this situation with a diagram.
b) Which trigonometric ratio can be used to determine the length of the piece of wood?
c) Determine the length of the piece of wood.
 

 2. 

A bicycle tire revolves at 150 rpm (revolutions per minute). What is its angular velocity, in radians per second, rounded to two decimal places?
 

 3. 

Sketch the graph of pr003-1.jpg for two cycles, where angles are in radians.
 

 4. 

The table shows the fraction of the Moon that can be seen at midnight from Simone’s town. Day 1 represents January 1.
Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
10
14
19
21
Fraction Visible
0.25
0.17
0.12
0.06
0.02
0.00
0.10
0.56
0.98
1.00

Day
24
30
35
41
45
51
56
60
65
66
Fraction Visible
0.78
0.33
0.02
0.15
0.65
1.00
0.78
0.30
0.01
0.00
a) What is the period of the sine function that could be used to model the data?
b) What is the amplitude of the function?
c) What is the phase shift of the function?
d) What is the vertical shift?
e) Use your answers to parts a) to d) to write an equation for the function.
f) Use your function to determine the fraction of the moon visible to Simone on day
i) 100
ii) 150
iii) 200
 

 5. 

A sinusoidal function has an amplitude of 2, a period of 180°, and a maximum at (0, 4).
a) Represent this function with an equation using a sine function.
b) Represent this function with an equation using a cosine function.
c) Explain how these two functions are related.
 



 
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