Course Review Practice Questions

Unit 1: Introduction to Functions

1. Determine the domain and range of each of the following functions
a) 2 x−3 y=9 D : [ x ∈ R ] R :[ f (x)∈ R]
f ( x )=3 ( x−2 ) + 8 D : [ x ∈ R∨x ≥8 ] R :[f ( x) ∈ R ]
2
b)
c) g ( x )=−2 √ x +1−5
3
d) h ( x )= +2
1−x

2. Determine the inverse of each of the functions and state whether the inverses are functions.

a) 2 x−3 y=9 2y-3x=9 (still a function)

b) f ( x )=3 ( x−2 )2+ 8 x=3y^2+12y+21 ( not a function)
c) g ( x )=−2 √ x +1−5
3
d) h ( x )= +2
1−x

3. State the parent functions and list the transformations of the functions:
a) g ( x )=2 ( x−3 )2 +5 (parent function is y=x^2, shift right 3, compress by a factor of 2, and up 5
−1
b) g ( x )= √ 3 x +3−4
2
3
c) h ( x )= +2
1−x

Unit 2: Building Algebraic Skills

4. Simplify the following:
a) 2 √ 243+5 √ 48− √ 108+ √ 112 =32 √ 3+ 4 √ 7
2 1 8
b) √ 125− √ 20+2 √ 48−√ 75 = √ 5+3 √ 3
3 3 3

5. Expand and simplify:

a) ( 2 √ 5+3 ) ( √5−3 )
b) ( 2−√8 )( 3+ √18 )

6. Determine the exact area of the shaded region of the circle. Show all work.

√ 28 √8
Exact area of shaded region = area of total circle-area of inner circle

= π √ 28 2−π √ 82

=28 π−8 π=20 π

Therefore, outer shaded region has an area of 8pi
7. Simplify and state the restrictions for each of the following.
2
x +5 x−36 2 x +10
a) ×
2
−2 x +32 x +9
2x 3
b) −
x+5 2 x−4
−x+1 3 x−3
c) ÷
4x 16 x
2

Unit 3: Working with Quadratic Functions

8. Identify the zeroes of the quadratic function f (x)=3 x 2−9 x−30 by:
i) factoring
ii) completing the squares
iii) using the quadratic formula

−1 2
9. Determine the vertex of the quadratic expression f ( x )= x +5 x−6 by
2
i) Completing the squares
ii) Partial factoring

10. An arch of a highway overpass is in the shape of a parabola. The arch spans a horizontal distance of
20m from one side of the road to the other. At a horizontal distance of two metres from each side of the
parabola, the height above the road is 3m.

a) Write an equation to model the parabolic arch.

b) Determine the maximum height of the arch.
c) A double decker bus was driving on the road 3 meters from one end of the arch. If the heigh of the bus
is 4m, will it be able to safely pass under the arch.
 11. A rock is dropped from a height of 14m. Acceleration due to gravity is −9.8 m/ s2. The height of the
ball is given by the equation h ( t )=−4.9t 2 +14
a) State the domain and range of the function.
b) The moon has an acceleration due to gravity of −1.625 m/s 2. Write an equation for the rock being
dropped from the same height on the moon. Write the domain and range of this function.

12. Determine the point(s) of intersection of the equations below:

a) f ( x )=4 x 2 +3 x−6 and the equation g ( x )=7 x+ 3

b) f ( x )=4 x 2−15 x +16 and the equation g ( x )=5 x−9
c) f ( x )=3 x 2−5 x +8 and the equation g ( x )=5−3 x

Unit 4: Working with Exponential Functions

13. Write as a single power with positive exponents, then evaluate:
4 −3 2
5 (5 )
a) −3
( 5 3)
b) 4 3 (23 )÷ 16 4

14. Simplify, writing your answers with positive exponents and leaving your answers in radical form where
necessary.
1 1
a) ( 81 x 2 ) 4 ÷ ( 16 x3 ) 2

( p r ) ( 25 p r )
1 1 2 1
b) 4 3 3 2

15. Graph each exponential functions below. For each function identify
a) the parent function
b) the asymptote
c) the domain
d) the range
e) the x or y intercept if present.

x +1
i) g ( x )=−3 ( 2 ) −5

()
−2(x−3)
1
ii) g ( x )=5 −1
2

16. Write an equation for the function, shown in the graph, in the form f ( x )=a b x + c
 17. Write the parent function and determine the transformations each function below:
−1
a) g ( x )=2 ( 3 ) 2 x+ 1−4

()
2 x+6
1
b) g ( x )=5 +1
4
1 x+1
18. Rewrite the exponential equation as a power of 2: f ( x )= ( 16 )
4
k(x−d )
a) In the form: g ( x )=a b
b) With no value for a.

19. The doubling period of a bacteria was 6 hours. If in 1 day there were 3200 bacteria present in a sample,
how many bacteria were in the initial sample.
20. What mass of radioactive sample with a half life of 12 hours would be present in 2 days if the initial
mass of the sample was 200g.
21. Three sick individuals entered a hospital with a new virus. In two days, 48 patients in the hospital had
the virus. What is the doubling time of the infectious disease?
22. A man bought a car for $30 000. In two years, the value of the car was $18 000. What is the percentage
rate of depreciation.

Unit 5: Working with Trigonometric Functions

23. Determine the exact primary trigonometric and secondary trigonometric ratios for :
a) The point P(3 ,−5) on the terminal arm of ∠ A
b) The point P(−2 ,−9) on the terminal arm of ∠ B

24. Solve for 0 ≤ θ ≤360 for each of the following:

a) tanθ=2.416
 b) cosec θ=−2
−√ 3
c) cos θ=
2

25. A ferry boat is to connect two towns on the opposite sides of a lake. M and N represents the two towns
being connected. When the ferry cannot be used, the people in the town M drive 40km from point M to
point P, then continue to drive to town N. ∠ PNM =44 ° and ∠ PMN =58° . What is the width of the
lake between the two towns?

26. A helicopter is 100m in the air close above a boat that is in distress. Two medical rescue boats are close
by. The angle of depression between rescue boat A, and the helicopter is 5 °, while the angle of
elevation between the second rescue boat B and the helicopter is 4 °. The angle at the boat in distress
between the two rescue boats is 135 ° .
a) Which boat is closer to the boat that is in distress?
b) What is the distance between the two rescue boats to the nearest hundredth of a kilometre?

27. Prove the following identities:

a) sin2 x  2cos2 x  1  cos2 x
b) tan2 x  sin2 x  sin2 x tan2 x
c) cos x  sin x tan x  sec x
Unit 6: Sinusoidal Functions
28. Answer the questions based on the sinusoidal function below

a) Determine the key features of the sinusoidal function.

b) Write an equation for this function with the parent function f ( x )=sin x
c) Write an equation for this function with the parent function f ( x )=cos x
 5
29. Consider the function g(x )= sin ( 3 x+ 90 )−4
2
a) Describe the transformations of the parent function f (x)=sin x
b) What are the key features of the function
c) Graph the function for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

30. A
Ferris wheel has a diameter of 20m and rotates at the rate of one revolution every 45 seconds. At the
bottom of the ride, the passenger is 2m above the ground.
a) Use the sine function to write an equation that models the Ferris wheel ride from the perspective of the
last person who entered the Ferris wheel.
b) What was the heigh of the last person on the Ferris wheel after one minute.
c) Determine the first two times when the passenger was 2.5 m above the ground.
d) If the ride was 6 minutes long determine the domain and range of the ride.

Unit 7: Working with Discrete Functions

31. Determine the explicit formula for the nth term of each sequence. Use each formula to find t10.

a) 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, …

−1 1 1 1
b) ,− ,− ,− , …
3 9 27 81

2 4 6 8
c) , , , ,…
3 5 7 9

d) 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, …

32. Write the general formula, then determine the number of terms in each arithmetic sequence.

a) 5 , 11,17 ,23 , … , 113

b) 12 ,10 , 8 , 6 , … ,−74

17 27
c) , 11, , 16 , … , 26
2 2

33. For the geometric sequence, write the general formula and then determine t 10

a) 400 ,200 , 100 , 50 , …

b) 2 , 6 ,18 ,54 ,… . .

27
c) 4 , 6 , 9 , …,
2

34. Write the first four terms for each recursion formula.

a) t 1=4 ,t n=t n−1 +3

t n−1
b) t 1=−2 , t n= +1
4
c) t 1=1 ,t 2=4 , t n =−3 t n−2 +2 t n −1

d) t 1=−3 , t n =3t n−1 +2 n

35. Expand using Pascal’s triangle: ( 2 x−3 y )4

36. Determine sum of each series:

1 1 1 1
a) 1+ + + +…+
2 4 8 512

b) 300+320+340 +…+520

c) 5+10+20+ 40+80+ …+2560

d) 13+9+ 5+1+…−71

37. Compare the final amount of the two GIC’s below:

i) $2000 invested with a simple interest rate of 5% per year for 4 years.
ii) $2000 invested at 5% per annum compounded annually for 4 years.

38. You used a credit card to purchase an item for $2000 on June 20th. The credit card has an annual interest
rate of 19.99% compounded daily. If you paid off the bill on September 10th, without making any
payments, how much will you have to pay?
39. You are saving $200 per month in a bank account that pays 2% per annum compounded monthly.
a) How much money will you have after 4 years?
b) How much interest did you earn?

40. You borrowed $10000 to purchase a car at an annual interest rate of 3% per year compounded monthly
for five years.
a) How much is your monthly payment?
b) What interest do you pay over that time period?