Final Exam Review

Chapter Test – Sequences and Series

1. Multiple Choice What is t25 for this arithmetic sequence?
–10, 25, 60, 95, ...
A. 810 B. 820 C. 830 D. none of these

2. Multiple Choice The sum of the first 10 terms of a geometric series with a
common ratio of
–1 is 0. What is the first term?
A. –4 B. 4 C. 1 D. any of these

3. Periodical cicadas are insects that emerge as adults in the same year. One
species that appears every 17 years emerged in large numbers in 1995 in parts of
eastern North America.
a) Write a sequence to represent the next 5 years the cicadas are expected to
appear. What kind of sequence did you write?
b) Create a rule to determine the nth term of your sequence.
c) Determine and explain the meaning of t20.

4. Use the given information about each geometric sequence or series.

a) t1 = –0.5 and r = –3; determine t8 and the term with value 9841.5
b) t3 = 4.5 and t7 = 22.78125; determine r and t1
c) S6 = –126 and r = 2; determine t1 and S7
d) Sn = 0.416, r = –0.2, and t1 = 0.5; determine n

5. A tank contains 100 L of water. In 1 min, 20% of the water in the tank is
pumped out. In the next minute, 20% of the water remaining in the tank is pumped
out. In the next minute, 20% of the water remaining in the tank is pumped out. This
pattern for pumping out the water continues for a total of 10 min.
a) Write a sequence to represent the volume of water that is pumped out in each of the
first 3 min. Why is this sequence geometric? What is the common ratio?

b) Use the sequence in part a to write the first few terms of a series. Why does the
sum of the series represent the total volume of water pumped out? What is this
volume?

6. Which infinite geometric series has a finite sum? Explain.

Determine the finite sum.

a) 0.2 + 0.3 + 0.45 + 0.675 + ... b)

7.
a) Why can you use an arithmetic series to model this problem?
What is the mean of the consecutive multiples of 3 from 3 to 300?
b) Solve the problem.
Chapter Test - Radicals
1. Multiple Choice Which statements are true?
I. x = for x 0 II. –x = for x < 0
III. x = for x IV. x = for x
A. I, II, and III B. I, II, and IV
C. III and IV D. IV
2. Multiple Choice Which is the correct simplification of ?
A. ,x 0 B. ,x
C. ,x D. ,x 0
3. Simplify.

a) – + b) c)

d) e) f)
4. Identify the values of the variable for which each radical is defined, then simplify the
radical.

a) b)
5. Which equations have real roots?
If the root is real, determine its value.
If the equation has no real root, explain how you know.
a) =2 b)
c) d)
6. Square CDEF has area 40 square units.
In simplest form, write an expression for the length of segment AF.

7. The time, T seconds, for a pendulum to make one swing is given by this formula:

T= , where L is the length of the pendulum in metres

To the nearest centimetre, what would be the length of a pendulum that took 9 s to
complete one swing?
Chapter Test – Quadratic Equations
1. Multiple Choice Which binomial is a factor of 2x2 + 11x – 21?
A. 2x – 7 B. 2x + 3 C. x – 7 D. x + 7

2. Multiple Choice For which value of k will the equation x2 – 6x + k = 0 have no real roots?
A. 36 B. 9 C. 5 D. –9

3. Factor each polynomial expression.

a) 9x2 – 49y2 b) 6x2 + 3x – 18
c) 4(2x + 1)2 – 25(3y – 2)2 d) (2x + 3)2 + 6(2x + 3) – 40

4. How many roots does each equation have, and are the roots rational or irrational?

a) 8x2 + 6x + 1 = 0 b) x2 – x + 1 = 0
c) (2x + 3)(2x – 5) = –16 d) 3x2 + 5x – 20 = 0

5. Solve each equation using the specified strategy.

a) (x + 2)(x – 6) = 20 by factoring
b) 4x2 – 16 = 64 by taking square roots
c) 2x2 – 6x + 3 = 0 by completing the square
d) x2 = 6x + 11 by using the quadratic formula

6. To solve the equation 3x2 – 5x – 2 = 0, a student wrote this solution:

x=

x=

x=

x = 1 or
a) Identify the error and write the correct solution.
b) Which other method could be used to solve this equation? Justify your answer.

7. For each equation, select a solution strategy, justify your choice, then solve the equation
and verify the solution.
a) x2 – 10x + 18 = 0 b) 6x2 + 37x – 20 = 0

8. The height, h metres, of a football is described by the formula h = 17t – 4.9t2, where t
seconds is the time since it was kicked. To the nearest tenth of a second, determine when
the football is 10 m high.

9. Is it possible to find a number such that twice the number added to its square is –2? If your
answer is yes, determine the number. If your answer is no, explain why it is not possible.
Chapter Test –Quadratic Functions
1. Multiple Choice Which equation represents a quadratic function that has a maximum
value of 7?
A. B.
C. D.

2. Multiple Choice Which statement is true for the graph of the function y = –(x + 2)2 + 4?
A. opens up, vertex (2, 4)
B. opens down, vertex (2, 4)
C. opens up, vertex (–2, 4)
D. opens down, vertex (–2, 4)

3. For each quadratic function, sketch a graph and identify:

i) the intercepts
ii) the coordinates of the vertex
iii) the equation of the axis of symmetry
iv) the domain of the function
v) the range of the function
a)
b)

4. Rewrite this equation in standard form:

Verify that the two equations represent the same quadratic function.
What strategy did you use?

5. Consider the function .

a) What must be true of a if the graph of the function has no x-intercepts?
Justify your answer.
b) What does this tell you about the value of the discriminant?

6. Determine an equation of the quadratic function for each set of data given.
a) The graph passes through B(1, 16) and has x-intercepts –7 and 2.
b) The graph passes through A(–6, –1), has axis of symmetry x = –5,
and y-intercept 71.

7. A rocket is launched from ground level and its path is a parabola.

It reaches a maximum height of 180 m and returns to the ground in 12 s.
a) Determine an equation that models the height h metres of the rocket
over time, t seconds.
b) What is the height of the rocket 4 s after being launched?
What assumptions did you make?
Chapter Test-Inequalities and Systems
1. Multiple Choice Which inequality is represented by this graph?
A. –(x2 + x) > y – 2
B. –(x2 + x) y – 2
C. –(x2 + x) y – 2
D. –(x2 + x) < y – 2

2. Which ordered pair below is a solution of this system of equations?

3y + 4x = –1
–6y = 4x2 – 3

A. B. C. D. (–1, 1)

3. The base of a right triangle is 8 cm shorter than twice the height. The area of the triangle is
less than 192 cm2.
a) Write an inequality to represent the area of the triangle.
b) Solve the inequality. List 2 possible sets of measurements for the base and height.

4. a) Graph each inequality.

i) 4x – 3y 9 ii) 2x2 + y > 8
b) For each graph, explain why the graph of the related equation was broken or solid.

5. Solve each system of equations using the method indicated.

a) x2 + 4y = 8 by graphing

y–1=– x+1
b) y = (x + 3)2 – 1 using algebra
y – 4 = –(x + 4)2

6. A skydiver jumped from an airplane. His height, h metres above the ground, t seconds
after jumping is modelled by these two equations:
h = –4.9t2 + 5000, before the parachute was opened
h = –4t + 4000, after the parachute was released
a) To the nearest tenth of a second, for how long was the skydiver in free fall?
b) To the nearest metre, how high was the skydiver above the ground when he opened
his parachute?
Explain your strategy.
Chapter Test - Trigonometry
1. Multiple Choice The cosine of an angle θ in standard position is negative.
In which quadrants could the terminal arm of angle θ lie?
A. III and IV B. II and IV
C. II and III D. I and IV

2. Multiple Choice An angle in standard position has point P(3, –6)

on its terminal arm. Which statement is correct?

A. tan θ = 2 B. cos θ =

C. tan θ = D. sin θ =

3. a) Determine the sine, cosine, and tangent of each angle below,

without using technology. Explain your strategy.
Include diagrams with your explanation.
i) 45° ii) 180° iii) 210° iv) 300°
b) For each angle in part a, list all the angles between 0° and 360° that
have the same reference angle.

4. Which values of θ satisfy each equation for 0° θ 360°?

Give the solutions to the nearest degree.

a) tan θ = b) sin θ = 0 c) cos θ = –

5. a) For each ΔABC described below, determine how many triangles

can be constructed.
i) AB = 15 cm, BC = 12 cm, and A = 50°
ii) AB = 11 cm; BC = 12 cm, and A = 50°
iii) AB = 10 cm; AC = 14 cm, and A = 88°
b) Solve each ΔABC in part a, for which exactly one triangle can be
constructed. Write the measurements to the nearest tenth.

6. A weather balloon is tracked from two points on the ground that

are 10 km apart. The angles of elevation of the balloon are 57° and 83°.
To the nearest kilometre, how high is the balloon?

7. A triangle has side lengths 9 cm, 12 cm, and 16 cm. To the nearest tenth
of a square centimetre, what is the area of the triangle?
Chapter Test –Rational Expressions and Equations

1. Multiple Choice What are the non-permissible values of ?

A. –4 and –5 B. –4 and 4
C. –4 and 5 D. 4 and –5

2. Multiple Choice Which expression is equivalent to ?

A. B.

C. D.

3. Simplify.

a) b)

c) d)

e) f)

4. Here is a student’s solution for simplifying the quotient of two rational expressions.
Identify the errors in the solution. Write a correct solution.

5. Solve each equation.

a) b) c)

6. An airplane travels 500 km with the wind in the same time that it takes the airplane to
travel 400 km against the wind. The average speed of the plane in still air is 180 km/h.
What is the average speed of the wind?
Chapter Test – Absolute and Reciprocals
1. Multiple Choice Which solution is correct for |3x + 7| = 2?

A. no solution B. x = –3, x =

C. x = 3, x = D. x = –3, x = 7

2. Multiple Choice Which function describes this graph?

A.

B.

C.

D.

3. Solve each equation.

a) b)

4. For each function below, identify the values of x for which the related reciprocal function
will have vertical asymptotes.
a) b)

5. Sketch a graph of each function.

a) b)

6. Use the graph of each reciprocal function to sketch a graph

of the function y = f(x).
a) b)