Pre-Calculus 12 School Final Review 2012 - 2013

Part A: Multiple Choice (Calculator NOT Permitted)

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

____ 1. If is divided by to give a quotient of and

a remainder of –952, then which of the following is true?

A = –952
B = + 952
C = – 952
D = 952

____ 2. A factor of is

A x–5 C
B x–8 D
____ 3. Which of the following graphs of polynomial functions corresponds to a cubic polynomial equation with roots
4, 1, and 3?

A y C y

60 60

40 40

20 20

–30 –20 –10 10 20 30 x –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 x

–20 –20

–40 –40

–60 –60

B y D y

60 60

40 40

20 20

–6 –4 –2 2 4 6 x –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 x
–20 –20

–40 –40

–60 –60

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____ 4. Given the functions and , what is the domain of the composite function
?
A C
B D cannot be determined

5
____ 5. What is true about the behaviour of the function as  (right to left)?
4
A C 
B  D f(x) is undefined

____ 6. Which function has a point of discontinuity at ?

A C

B D

2
____ 7. Which function has a horizontal asymptote with equation ?
7
A C

B D

____ 8. Which graph represents the square root of the function shown in the graph?
y
10

–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 10 x
–2

–4

–6

–8

–10

A y C y

8 8
6 6
4 4

2 2

–8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 x –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 x
–2 –2
–4 –4
–6 –6
–8 –8

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 B y D y

8 8
6 6
4 4

2 2

–8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 x –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 x
–2 –2
–4 –4
–6 –6
–8 –8

____ 9. Which graph represents an even-degree polynomial function with a y-intercept of 9?

A 12
y C 12
y

10 10
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2

–12–10 –8 –6 –4 –2
–2 2 4 6 8 10 x –12–10 –8 –6 –4 –2
–2 2 4 6 8 10 x
–4 –4
–6 –6
–8 –8
–10 –10
–12 –12

B 12
y D 12
y

10 10
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2

–12–10 –8 –6 –4 –2
–2 2 4 6 8 10 x –12–10 –8 –6 –4 –2
–2 2 4 6 8 10 x
–4 –4
–6 –6
–8 –8
–10 –10
–12 –12

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____ 10. Which of the following graphs represents the graph of the function transformed to
?

A y C y
10 10
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2

–10 –8 –6 –4 –2
–2 2 4 6 8 10 x –10 –8 –6 –4 –2
–2 2 4 6 8 10 x

–4 –4
–6 –6
–8 –8
–10 –10

B y D y
10 10
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2

–10 –8 –6 –4 –2
–2 2 4 6 8 10 x –10 –8 –6 –4 –2
–2 2 4 6 8 10 x

–4 –4
–6 –6
–8 –8
–10 –10

____ 11. When b > 0, the function has what relationship to the base function ?

A f(x) is stretched vertically by a factor of |b|

B f(x) is stretched horizontally by a factor of 1/|b|
C f(x) is stretched vertically by a factor of |b| and reflected in the x-axis
D f(x) is stretched horizontally by a factor of 1/|b| and reflected in the y-axis
____ 12. Solve .

A x=6 C 3
x=
2

B 2 D x = 729
x=
3

____ 13. Solve . Round your answer to two decimal places.

A 3 C 4

B 1 D -5

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____ 14. Which graph represents the function ?
A y C y
10 10

8 8

6 6

4 4

2 2

–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 10 x –10 –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 10 x
–2 –2

–4 –4

–6 –6

–8 –8

–10 –10

B y D y
10 10

8 8

6 6

4 4

2 2

–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 10 x –10 –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 10 x
–2 –2

–4 –4

–6 –6

–8 –8

–10 –10

____ 15. A radioactive sample with an initial mass of 1 mg has a half-life of 9 days. What is the equation that models
the exponential decay, A, for time, t?
A C

B D

____ 16. The pH scale is used to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. pH is defined as ,
where is the concentration of hydronium ions, measured in moles per litre. Determine the pH of a
solution with a concentration of .
A -1.7 C 1.7
B -10.3 D 10.3
____ 17. The amplitude and period (in degrees) of are
A C amplitude = -9
amplitude =
period =
period =
B amplitude = 9 D
amplitude =
period =
period =

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____ 18. What is the period of the sinusoidal function ?
A 1 C 4

2
B 1 D 1
 
8 4

____ 19. Which expression is equivalent to ?

A C

B D

____ 20. Determine the exact value of .

A C

B D

____ 21. Solve for the variable:

= 252
A C 6
B D 15
____ 22. Jenni and Hari go to a local Chinese restaurant for dim sum. If there are 20 items on the menu, and Jenni
orders 7 items and Hari orders 11 items, which expression represents the total number of choices between
them?
A C

B D

____ 23. For which of the following terms is a = 55 in the expansion of (x + y)11?
A C
B D

____ 24. While at the dollar store, Peter finds 19 items at $1 each that he wants, but he only has $3. The number of
ways he could select which items to buy is
A C
B D

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Part B: Multiple Response (Calculator Allowed)
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. For a mock United Nations, 6 boys and 7 girls are to be chosen. If there are 12 boys and 9 girls to choose
from, how many groups are possible?

A 960 C 120 708 403 200

B 846 720 D 33 264

____ 2. Determine the 5th term in the expansion of .

A C

B D

____ 3. A scout troop is arranged in a circle for an opening ceremony. If there are 9 scouts, in how many unique ways
can they stand around the circle?

A 81 C 362 880

B 40 320 D 5040

____ 4. Which expression is equivalent to ?

A C

B D

____ 5. can be rewritten as

A C

B D

____ 6. Express in terms of cosine and sine only, and simplify.

A 0 C

B 1 D

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____ 7. Which graph represents the sinusoidal function ?

A y C y
5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1 –1

–2 –2

–3 –3

–4 –4

–5 –5

B y D y
5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1 –1

–2 –2

–3 –3

–4 –4

–5 –5

____ 8. Which function is represented by the graph shown below, where  is in radians?
y

–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

–6

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 A C

B D

____ 9. What are the restriction(s) on the following expression ?

A C

B D

5
____ 10. Determine the arc length of a circle with radius 5.5 cm if it is subtended by a central angle of radians.
2
Round your answer to one decimal place.

A 6.9 cm C 1.4 cm
B 43.2 cm D 4.4 cm

____ 11. Which graph represents ?

A y C y
5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1 –1

–2 –2

–3 –3

–4 –4

–5 –5

B y D y
5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1 –1

–2 –2

–3 –3

–4 –4

–5 –5

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____ 12. Which of the following relations is the correct inverse for the function ?

A = –7 C =3
B =7 D = 3

____ 13. What are the coordinates of the invariant point(s) when the function is reflected in the y-axis?

A (–2, 0) and (2, 0) C (0, 2)

B (0, –2) D (2, –2)

____ 14. Given a graph of the function , which of the following graph matches if is replaced by
and is replaced by ?
A y C y

8 8
6 6
4 4

2 2

–8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 x –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 x
–2 –2
–4 –4
–6 –6
–8 –8

B y D y

8 8
6 6
4 4

2 2

–8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 x –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8 x
–2 –2
–4 –4
–6 –6
–8 –8

____ 15. Solve to three decimal places on the interval .

A x = 1.911, x = 4.373 C x = 1.231, x = 5.052

B x = 1.911, x = 1.231 D x = 0.340, x = 5.943
____ 16. 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 , 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 1.1 s C 0.9 s
B 1.5 s D 14.8 s

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Part C: Written Problems (Calculator Permitted) Please show ALL your work to receive full credit!

1. Consider the function .

a) Determine the key features of the function:

i) domain and range
ii) intercept(s)
iii) equation(s) of any asymptote(s)
b) Sketch the graph of the function; indicating clearly point(s) of intercept(s), asymptote(s) and
discontinuity (hole(s)).
y
9
8
7

6
5
4

3
2
1

–9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x
–1
–2
–3

–4
–5
–6

–7
–8
–9

2. Solve the following equation algebraically: . Leave your answer in exact form.

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3. A group of police officers are planning a bike ride in Alberta to raise money for cancer research. They are
planning to go to three areas of the province. They want to minimize their travel between areas with possible
visits to each of the following communities:
Edmonton Area Calgary Area Lethbridge Area
Edmonton Calgary Lethbridge
St. Albert Cochrane Coalhurst
Spruce Grove Cranston Coaldale
Stony Plain Chestermere
Sherwood Park
a) If the group goes to 7 communities in total, how many different schedules can be created if there are no
restrictions on which communities they visit in each area?

b) If the group must visit all of the communities in the Edmonton Area, 3 in the Calgary area, and 2 in the
Lethbridge area, how many different schedules can be created?

c) If the group decides that Sherwood Park and Coaldale should not be on the schedule due to distance, how
many different schedules can be created if the group visits all of the communities in the Edmonton area, 2 in
the Calgary area, and 2 in the Lethbridge area?

4. a) What is the solution to the equation for ?

b) What is the general solution to the above equation?

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5. Prove the identity: .

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Pre-Calculus 12 School Final Review 2012 - 2013
Answer Section

Part A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (Calculator NOT permitted)

1. ANS: C
2. ANS: D
3. ANS: B
4. ANS: A
5. ANS: B
6. ANS: C
7. ANS: A
8. ANS: B
9. ANS: C
10. ANS: C
11. ANS: B
12. ANS: A
13. ANS: A
14. ANS: C
15. ANS: A
16. ANS: C
17. ANS: D
18. ANS: D
19. ANS: B
20. ANS: A
21. ANS: A
22. ANS: B
23. ANS: D
24. ANS: B

Part B: MULTIPLE CHOICE (Calculator permitted)

1. ANS: D
2. ANS: A
3. ANS: B
4. ANS: D
5. ANS: C
6. ANS: A
7. ANS: C
8. ANS: A
9. ANS: B
10. ANS: B
11. ANS: D
12. ANS: D
13. ANS: B

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 14. ANS: D
15. ANS: A
16. ANS: B

PROBLEM

1. ANS:
a) i)
ii) x-intercept: none, y-intercept:
iii)

b) Note the hole at the point .

y
9
8
7

6
5
4

3
2
1

–9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x
–1
–2
–3

–4
–5
–6

–7
–8
–9

2. ANS:

3. ANS:
a) Order will be important in the schedule due to the distances involved. There are 12 possible places to visit:

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 There are 3 991 680 possible ways to organize the schedule.
b) The communities can be organized in the following ways:
Edmonton area: ways
Calgary area: ways
Lethbridge: ways
The total number of schedules is 120  24  6 or 17 280.
c) Removing Sherwood Park and Coaldale from the schedule changes the number of possible schedules:

There are 576 possible schedules.

4. ANS:
a)

Therefore the only solution is

b) The general solution is x =

5. ANS:

L.S. = R.S.
Therefore, .

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