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MCT4CE Culminating Task Practice

1) The document provides instructions for a culminating activity with 6 questions on various math topics including trigonometry, exponential functions, polynomials, geometry, and modeling daylight hours. 2) It describes scenarios involving a resort with a lake, logo design, box construction, tennis court dimensions, and tracking daylight hours to optimize fishing. 3) Students are asked to show work, label diagrams, find equations, graph functions, and apply math concepts to solve problems related to the word problems.

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MCT4CE Culminating Task Practice

1) The document provides instructions for a culminating activity with 6 questions on various math topics including trigonometry, exponential functions, polynomials, geometry, and modeling daylight hours. 2) It describes scenarios involving a resort with a lake, logo design, box construction, tennis court dimensions, and tracking daylight hours to optimize fishing. 3) Students are asked to show work, label diagrams, find equations, graph functions, and apply math concepts to solve problems related to the word problems.

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MCT4CE e-Learning Page 1 of 3

MCT4CE - CULMINATING ACTIVITY PART 2


TOTAL MARKS: 35

Instructions:
• Remember to show all work using methods from the course. Marks will not be given for using
“guess and check” methods.
• Label each question clearly above each of your solutions, “Question 1”, “Question 2”, etc.
• Ensure all questions are IN ORDER, inserted into ONE doc/pdf
• There are 6 questions in total

Good luck!

QUESTION 1: Trigonometric Functions 6 marks


Mr. Math owns a resort in Milton South. Within the resort, Degree Lake is in the shape of a
triangle. From one corner of Degree Lake, it is 160 metres to the second corner and 325 metres
to the third corner. The angle contained between these two sides of the lake is 117°.
Two of the most popular activities for patrons at the resort involve a scenic hike around the
perimeter of Degree Lake and water skiing on the lake.

a) Using your knowledge of trigonometry, determine the length of the


hiking route and the area of the lake. Include a labelled diagram and
round your answers to one decimal place.
*For help finding the area, watch Finding Area of a Scalene Triangle

b) How long would it take a guest of the resort to walk around the lake if
they were walking at an average speed of 82 m/min? Round your answer to 2 decimal
places. Then, for your therefore statement answer with the time in minutes and seconds.

QUESTION 2: Exponential Functions 5 marks


The owner of the resort, Mr. Math, would like to make some improvements to the resort in the
future. In order to perform the necessary renovations, it will cost $1 500 000. Mr. Math already
has $800 000 saved in a bank account that he can invest into a low-risk investment that earns 6.2%
interest compounded annually. Mr. Math would like to start construction in no more than 5 years.

Will Mr. Math be able to meet this timeline? If not, determine a more reasonable time frame in
which construction may begin.

To answer this, create an exponential equation using compound angle formula 𝐴 = 𝑃(1 + 𝑖)𝑛

Justify your answers mathematically then explain your findings. Reminder that trial and error
will not be marked.
MCT4CE e-Learning Page 2 of 3

QUESTION 3: Polynomial Functions 6 marks


The Math-is-fun committee at the resort would like a new LOGO design for their math camp.
They would like their logo to be based on a polynomial function (with added drawings to it)
and have asked you to create this unique, never before seen logo.

Once you have a logo in mind… Choose ONE characteristic from EACH column and use these
characteristics to graph your polynomial function.

1 2 3 4 5
Degree 3 Opposite End 2 max/min 2 zeros Positive Leading Coefficient
Behaviour points
Degree 4 3 zeros Negative Leading Coefficient
Same End 3 max/min
Degree 5 Behaviour points 4 zeros

4 max/min 5 zeros
points

a) List your choices in order


Ex. 1) Degree 4
2) Same end behaviour
3) etc

b) Provide 2 graphs, both on separate grids, using graph paper.. Be sure to label your scales!
• GRAPH 1: Your polynomial function using the characteristics you chose in (a).
• GRAPH 2: Your final logo. Must include Graph 1 (exactly) plus your added drawings.
Feel free to use colour! Be creative!

c) Determine the equation of your polynomial function (Graph 1). You may leave in factored
form.

QUESTION 4: Applications of Geometry 6 marks


Another exciting activity for patrons at the resort is to create a decorative lidless box at the arts
& crafts center. The boxes are made by cutting out the corners of a piece of cardboard and
folding up and gluing the sides. One guest remembered the following information regarding
the dimensions of the box:

• The original piece of cardboard was a square


• Each of the four corners that were cutout were 12cm by 12cm
• The volume of the box was 7600 cm3

What were the dimensions of the original piece of cardboard?


Include a diagram and do not forget a therefore statement!
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QUESTION 5: Polynomial Functions 4 marks


The resort contains an exquisite tennis court. Some patrons have complained that they are
tired of chasing the tennis balls around so Mr. Math would like to put up a fence around the
tennis court.

The tennis court is in the shape of a rectangle. Its area is 3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 3 but Mr. Math cannot
remember the exact dimensions. He recalls that the length and width work out perfectly to
whole number measurements (no decimals). He also remembers that each unit of x is 5 m (i.e.
x = 5) but he requires the length and width to find out how much fencing is needed.

Thankfully, you are here and can help!

a) How much fencing is required? Hint: factor first to find out the
dimensions and show all work. Do not use quadratic formula.

b) If fencing costs $24.50 per metre, what will this project (fencing)
cost Mr. Math?

QUESTION 6: Trigonometric Functions 8 marks


Atim is a fishing guide at the resort. She keeps track of the number of hours of daylight each day where
she works. She uses this data to give her customers the best opportunity to maximize their catches.
Naomi recorded the average number of daylight hours each month for one year as shown below.

Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
Hours of
5.5 8.0 11.0 13.5 16.3 19 19.5 18.5 15.8 13.0 10.7 7.8
Daylight
Note: Daylight patterns will typically repeat every 12 months meaning the data is periodic.

a) On a grid, graph the average hours of daylight as a function of time in months. Connect your
points with a smooth curve. Place January at the origin (t = 0). Label your x and y axes with titles.

b) Determine a sinusoidal equation to model the average number of hours of daylight, in


relation to time (in months). Show all of your work.

c) Use your equation to determine the average number of hours of daylight that can be
expected at month 40. What month would this be?

d) Use your equation to determine what month(s) it is if the average number of hours of
daylight is 9 hours. (‘Guess and check’ or estimating from graph will not be given marks, but
feel free to use your graph to check your algebraic answer!).

End of Culminating Part 2!

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