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



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

 1. 

The exact radian measure for an angle of 135° is
A.
mc001-1.jpgmc001-2.jpg
C.
mc001-5.jpgmc001-6.jpg
B.
mc001-3.jpgmc001-4.jpg
D.
mc001-7.jpgmc001-8.jpg
 

 2. 

John cuts a slice from a circular ice cream cake with a diameter of 28 cm. His slice is in the shape of a sector with an arc length of 8 cm. What is the measure of the central angle of the slice, in radians? Round your answer to two decimal places, if necessary.
A.
3.50 rad
C.
1.75 rad
B.
0.57 rad
D.
0.29 rad
 

 3. 

The coordinates of the point that lies at the intersection of the terminal arm and the unit circle at an angle of 228° are
A.
(–0.67, 1.11)
C.
(1.11, –0.74)
B.
(–0.67, –0.74)
D.
(–0.74, –0.67)
 

 4. 

If the angle q is –300° in standard position, it can be described as having made
A.
mc004-1.jpg rotations
C.
mc004-3.jpg rotations
B.
mc004-2.jpg rotations
D.
mc004-4.jpg rotations
 

 5. 

A tricycle has a front wheel that is 33 cm in diameter and two rear wheels that are each 15 cm in diameter. If the front wheel rotates through a angle of 130°, through how many degrees does each rear wheel rotate, to the nearest tenth of a degree?
A.
286.0Á
C.
143.0Á
B.
572.0Á
D.
130.0°
 

 6. 

The point P(0.951, 0.309) is the point of intersection of a unit circle and the terminal arm of an angle q in standard position. What is the equation of the line passing through the centre of the circle and the point P? Round the slope to two decimal places.
A.
mc006-1.jpg
C.
mc006-3.jpg
B.
mc006-2.jpg
D.
mc006-4.jpg
 

 7. 

Which function, where x is in radians, is represented by the graph shown below?

mc007-1.jpg
A.
mc007-2.jpg
C.
mc007-4.jpg
B.
mc007-3.jpg
D.
mc007-5.jpg
 

 8. 

The period (in degrees) of the graph of mc008-1.jpg is
A.
mc008-2.jpg
C.
mc008-4.jpg
B.
mc008-3.jpg
D.
mc008-5.jpg
 

 9. 

The amplitude and period (in degrees) of mc009-1.jpg are
A.
amplitude = –2
period = mc009-2.jpg
C.
amplitude = mc009-5.jpg
period = mc009-6.jpg
B.
amplitude = mc009-3.jpg
period = mc009-4.jpg
D.
amplitude = 2
period = mc009-7.jpg
 

 10. 

Which function is represented by the graph shown below, where x is in degrees?
mc010-1.jpg
A.
y =mc010-2.jpg sin(mc010-3.jpgx)
C.
y =mc010-6.jpg cos(mc010-7.jpgx)
B.
y = mc010-4.jpgsin(mc010-5.jpgx)
D.
y = mc010-8.jpgcos(mc010-9.jpgx)
 

 11. 

What is the amplitude of the sinusoidal function mc011-1.jpg?
A.
5
C.
3
B.
2
D.
mc011-2.jpg
 

 12. 

Which function represents the graph shown, where x is in radians?
mc012-1.jpg
A.
mc012-2.jpg
C.
mc012-4.jpg
B.
mc012-3.jpg
D.
mc012-5.jpg
 

 13. 

Given the trigonometric function mc013-1.jpg, which is the x-coordinate at which the function is undefined?
A.
mc013-2.jpgp
C.
mc013-4.jpgp
B.
mc013-3.jpgp
D.
mc013-5.jpgp
 

 14. 

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

 15. 

Solve mc015-1.jpg, to the nearest tenth of a degree, if necessary, on the interval mc015-2.jpg .
A.
x = 33.6°, x = 146.4°
C.
x = 146.4°, x = 213.6°
B.
x = 33.6°, x = 326.4°
D.
x = 56.4°, x = 303.6°
 

Short Answer
 

 1. 

A grandfather clock shows a time of 7 o’clock. What is the exact radian measure of the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand?
 

 2. 

Explain how you could graph the function sa002-1.jpg given a table of values containing ordered pairs for the function sa002-2.jpg.
 

 3. 

Describe the transformations that, when applied to the graph of y = cos x, result in the graph of sa003-1.jpg.
 

 4. 

A pebble is embedded in the tread of a rotating bicycle wheel of diameter 60 cm. If the wheel rotates at 4 revolutions per second, determine a relationship between the height, h, in centimetres, of the pebble above the ground as a function of time, t, in seconds.
 

 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. 

Sarah and Simone are walking in a walk-a-thon down a straight street that leads to the finish line in the park. At the same time, they both notice a hot-air balloon directly over the finish line. Sarah sees the angle from the ground to the balloon as 30° and Simone, who is 0.25 km closer to the finish line than Sarah, sees the angle from the ground to the balloon as 45°.
a) Draw a diagram to represent this situation.
b) If x represents the distance that Simone is from the finish line, write an expression for the distance from Sarah to the finish line.
c) Write a trigonometric ratio for each girl’s position that involves the height of the balloon, h; the distance, x, each girl is away from the finish line; and the angle from the girl to the balloon.
d) Rearrange each equation from part c) to isolate h.
e) Set the two expressions for h equal to each other and solve for x, to the nearest hundredth of a kilometre.
f) Determine the height of the balloon, to the nearest hundredth of a kilometre.
 

 2. 

The point (–5, 7) is located on the terminal arm of ÐA in standard position.
a) Determine the primary trigonometric ratios for ÐA.
b) Determine the primary trigonometric ratios for ÐB with the same sine as ÐA, but different signs for the other two primary trigonometric ratios.
c) Use a calculator to determine the measures of ÐA and ÐB, to the nearest degree.
 

 3. 

A windmill has blades that are 20 m in length, and the centre of their circular motion is a point 23 m above the ground. The blades have a frequency of 4 revolutions per minute when in operation.
a) Use a sinusoidal function to model the height above the ground of the tip of one blade as a function of time.
b) Graph the function over three complete cycles.
c) How far above the ground is the tip of the blade after 10 s?
 

 4. 

The table shows the hours of daylight measured on the first day of each month, over a 1-year period in a northern Ontario city.
Month
Hours of Daylight (h:min)
1
8:25
2
9:55
3
11:35
4
13:30
5
15:48
6
16:15
7
15:25
8
14:26
9
12:35
10
10:39
11
9:01
12
8:00
a) Graph the table data.
b) Use the graph and the table to develop a sinusoidal model to represent the information.
c) Graph the model on the same set of axes as the data. Comment on the fit.
d) Use your model to estimate the number of hours of daylight, to the nearest tenth of an hour, on January 15, and verify the solution using the graph.
 

 5. 

Consider the graph of pr005-1.jpg.
a) Describe the transformations from the function pr005-2.jpg.
b) Graph the two functions on the same set of axes over the interval pr005-3.jpg.
c) Given that pr005-4.jpg, explain where the function pr005-5.jpg has vertical asymptotes.
 



 
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