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Multiple Choice Exam Review
Multiple Choice Exam Review
10
1.
a)
x, y
b)
x, y
y 7
2
x 7, y 5
2
Graph 1
x 5,
Graph 2
c) x, y x 5,2 y 7
d) x, y x 7,2 y 5
2
2. The function y 3 x 12 x has:
b) a minimum value of 2
d) a maximum value of -2
3. A parabola has a minimum value at its vertex (1,3). The domain and range of the function
represented by this parabola are:
y
a) {x R} and { y R}
b) { x R, x 1} and { y R}
c) { x R, x 1} and { y R, y 3}
d) {x R} and { y R, y 3}
b
4. Given y ax bx c . The value of
represents
2a
2
5. A function y ax bx c is represented by the following graph:
c
c
c
c
>
=
<
is
0
0
0
an imaginary number
0 is:
b) greater than zero
d) equal to 3
a)
b)
c)
d)
the
the
the
the
initial
height of the ball
2
2
maximum height of the ball
1
x
1
time
it takes for the ball to reach a maximum height of 2 metres
x
5 4 3 2 1
1 2 3 4 5 6
time it takes fo the ball to hit the ground.
3 2 1
1
2
8. Given the quadratic function y 3x , which of the following
statements is true?
3
a)
b)
10
c)9
8
d)
7
6
9. Select
the correct graph for the equation
5
4
a) 3
2
1
x
1
1
2
3
4
The 3
function Is increasing for all x-values
The
function is decreasing for all x-values
y
Its graph is symmetric about the y-axis
Its graph has 2 distinct x-intercepts
5
10
9
8
b)
4
3
2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1
6 5 4 3 2 1
1
c)
d)
10. What type of function would best model the data in the table below?
a)
b)
c)
d)
linear
quadratic
logarithmic
exponential
X
1
2
3
4
5
Y
21.4
45.6
72.6
102.4
135
The
The
The
The
2
2 of y x after:
13. The graph of the equation y x 7 4 is the image
a)
b)
c)
d)
a
a
a
a
horizontal
horizontal
horizontal
horizontal
translation
translation
translation
translation
of
of
of
of
14. If the roots of an equation are -2 and 4, then the discriminant is:
10
a) an imaginary number
c) a positive number
b) 0
d) a negative number
15. Which quadratic equation best represents the following graph? (a, h,10
andy k are positive
real numbers).
8
6
4
a) y a x h k
b) y a x h k
2
c) y a x h k
2
d) y a x h k
2
6
8
bx c , then solves
16. When deriving the quadratic formula, a student starts with y ax 10
2
0 ax 2 bx c .
a)
b)
c)
d)
Why?
a)
b)
c)
d)
a>0
a>0
a<0
a<0
and
and
and
and
c> 0
c<0
c<0
c>0
18. Given the equation f x 2 x 4 x 6 , the domain and range can be written as:
2
10
9
a) domain { x R} , range { y R}
8
b) domain { x R,10 x 10} , range { y R}
7
c) domain { x R} , range { y 8, y R}
6
d) domain { x R} , range { y 6, y R}
5
4
3
19. David wants to find the minimum value of the function
f x 5 x 3x . He should:
2
b
2a
20. Which formula generates the sequence represented by the graph below?
a)
tn n2 n 2
b)
t n 2n 2 2n 1
c)
t n n 2 2n 1
d)
t n 2n 2 4n 1
21. The equation of the axis of symmetry of the parabola represented by the function
2
y x 2 is:
a) x = -2
b) x = 2
c) x -= 0
d) y = 2
22. What is the nature of the roots of a quadratic equation having a discriminant equal to 0?
a) two equal real roots
c) two imaginary roots
23. Given the equation
5
5i
a)
c)
5i
d)
5 4 3 2 1
10
5 4 3 2 1
10
b)
1
2
when compared to the graph of y x ?
2
5 4 3 2 1
c)
5 4 3 2 1
d)
2
25. For the function y ax bx c , the y-intercept is always:4
a)
b
2a
b) c
c)
c
a
3
2
1
d)
4ac b 2
4a
x
5 4 3 2 1
2 3 4 5
26. The function representing a parabola with a vertex
at (3, 2) 1and1 passing
through the point
(4, 4) is:
2
a) y 2 x 3 2
2
c)
1
x 3 2 2
2
3
2
b) y 2 x 3 4 2
d)
5
1
x 3 2 2
2
27. The domain and range of the function represented by the graph below are:
a) {x R} and { y R}
b) {x R} and { y R, y 2}
c) {x R} and { y R, y 2}
d) { x R, x 1} and { y R, y 2}
28. An Olympic diver dives from the high diving board. The distance, d, in metres, from the
surface of the water varies with the time, t, in seconds, that have passed since she left the
board, according to the equation d 2t 2 3t 10 . What is her maximum elevation above
the water during the dive? (rounded to the nearest unit)
a) 3 metres
29.
b) 10 metres
The function
c) 11 metres
d) 12 metres
b) 2
c)
3
4
d) 4
y
2
30. The mapping rule that describes how to map y x onto
a)
x, y
x 7,
y 5
2
b)
x, y
1
y 5 x 7 2 is:
2
x 7,
y 5
2
c) x, y x 7,2 y 5
d) x, y x 7,2 y 5
31. What are the coordinates of the vertex of the quadratic function having a maximum value
of 20 and x-intercepts located at (5, 0) and (-1, 0).
a) (3, 20)
b) (2, 0)
c) (2, 20)
2
32. The graph of a quadratic function y ax bx c is given below:
When solving for the x in the equation
ax 2 bx c 0 , the solution (s)
represent:
d) (3, 0)
1
4
10
b)
5
x
10
c)
d)
2
34. The vertex of the parabola represented by y 2 x 4 x 4 is:
a) (1, -6)
b) (1, -5)
c) (-1, 2)
d) (-1, 6)
2
35. The axis of symmetry for the parabola defined by y x 8 x 12 :
a) x = -4
b) x = 4
c) x = 8
d) x = 12
34. A cannon ball is shot into the air and its height in meters is represented by
h 1.5 23.1t 4.9t 2 where t is time in seconds. How high does the cannon ball go?
a) 23.10 m
b) 4.78 m
c) 28.73 m
d) 2.36 m
35. A basketball player is trying to increase her shot accuracy. She stays in the same position
on the court and increases the arc of the flight path of the ball.
Her coach graphs the quadratic function
1
y k x h 2 to model parabolic
a
Path I of the basketball. The coach then
Changes certain values in the given
Equation to graph path II. Which value(s)
Did the coach NOT change?
a) a
c) k
b) h
d) h and a
36. If in a sequence the second difference is constant, then the sequence is:
a) arithmetic
b) linear
c) quadratic
d) cubic
37. The equation of the axis of symmetry of the parabola represented by the function
y x 2 2 is:
a) x = 2
b) x = -2
a) 4
b) 4
c) y = 2
d) x = 0
c) 6.9
3i
d) No possible Value
a) x, y x 3, 2 y 5
b) x, y 2 x 3, y 5
c)
x, y 2 x 3, 2 y 5
d)
x, y
x 3,
y 5
2
2
40. For the function y ax bx c , the y-intercept is always:
a)
b
2a
b)
2kx 2 4 x 1 0
a) k = 0
c)
c
a
d)
4ac b 2
4a
b) k > 0
c) k = 2
d) k > 2
q
?
4p
2
b) y 4 px qx k
2
d) y kx qx 4 p
18
25
b)
3
5
36
a perfect square?
25
6
12
c)
d)
5
5
x 2 bx
44. A cannon ball is shot into the air and its height, in metres, is represented by the function
h 1.5 13.1t 4.9t 2 where t is time in seconds. Which of the following best
approximates how long it will take for the ball to hit the ground?
a) 1.34 sec
b) 1.50 sec
ax 2 bx c 0 are
ax 2 bx c y :
c) 2.78 sec
d)10.25 sec
1 i 19
, then the graph of the function
10
a) has no x-intercept
b) has no y-intercept
c) is not parabolic
d) has 2 distince x-intercepts
46. The value of c that will make the expression 9 x 2 12 x c a perfect square is:
a) 36
b) 4
y
47. Given
a)
b) k>1
c) k< 0
d) k> -1
27 2
b)
d) 16
a) k<1
48.
c) 81
210
2 20 ?
b)
3 6
c)
d)
120
c)
219
d)
110
b)
10
20
10
c)
d)
22
x log
log 22
log 7
c) x
b) log 7 x log 22
7 x 22 .
log 7
log 22
d) x
x2
b) y 2
x
a) 4 y 2
2x
c) y 2
x
d) y 8
53. The price of a particular product doubles every 35 years. If the price of the product was
$16.40 on January 1, 1996, then the price of the product will be $36.50 in the year:
a) 2028
54.
a)
c) 2036
d) 2040
b) 2031
3
2
b)
2
3
c)
x2
3
d) x 2
b) 2 log 3 21
log x 64
c) log 3 42
d) log 3 189
c) 53. 3
d) 147
6
then x is equal to:
5
a) 0.04
b) 32
b)
X
Y
2
9
3
16
4
25
5
36
X
Y
2
1
4
7
6
13
8
19
c)
d)
X
Y
X
Y
2
6
2
24
6
12
5
12
8
24
8
6
15
48
11
3
58. Joey has been collecting antique toy cars as an investment. The value V, in dollars, of a
toy car with respect to its age t in years, can be modeled using the function
Which of the following is true?
a)
b)
c)
d)
The
The
The
The
cars
cars
cars
cars
initial
initial
initial
initial
value
value
value
value
was
was
was
was
2
3
4
2
dollars
dollars
dollars
dollars
and
and
and
and
it
it
it
it
V 2 3 4 .
1
2
a)
1
3
b)
c)
d)
d)
c) a 4
15
a)
b)
3 log 2 1
c)7
120
3
d)
log 2 15
b)
119
c)3
1120
d)
63. If log1x 92
1 5 6 7 8 9 10
3 4, then
x is equal to:
a) 3
b) 4.5
10
log 2 5
117 2
a4
is equal to:
10
120
53
62.
9
3 log 2 3 log 2 5 log 2 9 is equivalent
to:
7
a) 3 log
2
x 3
b) a 4
a4
10
a5
x 1
c) 18
9 10
d) 81
10
64. Which
graph best describes the growth of bacteria that
doubles every three hours (t is
9
9
time in hours, A is amount of bacteria per square mm).
8
a)
b)
7
6
1
1
c)
9 10
d)
9 10
x
65. Two exponential functions, y1 and y , of the form y ab are graphed. How do the
y1
y 2
two values of a compare in the two functions?
y2 .
a)
y2 .
a for
66. Given 8 2
y2
Of a for
c)
y 2 , a>1.
32 . Which of the following statements if false?
16 x 32
b)
2 x 3 32
c)
2x 4
d)
log 2 4
67. The students of East High School are planning a surprise party for the principal. One
students tells two other students who in turn each tell two other people and so on as indicated
in the following diagram. What type of sequence is depicted by this situation?
a)
b)
c)
d)
cubic
geometric
quadratic
arithmetic
10000
8000
6000
68.
a) y
b) 1
y
15
4000
3
5
3
c) 1
2000
y
d)
B D
BD
b) log
2 log
c)
2 BD
log
5
3
x
B
3 2
d) log
CD
70. The graph below shows the growth, in square millimeters, of a rare fungus, F, in a petrie
dish after each day (t). The equation of the function is:
(4, 10125)
a) F 45001.5
b) F 2000 2.25
c) F 4500 2.25
d) F 20001.5
(3, 6750)
t
t
(2,4500)
(0,2000)
b) P t 501.7
d) P t 50 0.07
P t 1.07 50
c)
a) y = -5
b) y = -3
c) y = 3
log 8 4
2
3
8 4
2
3
b)
c)
4 8
d) y = 5
2
is:
3
d)
2
3
84
74. The table given shows how two dollars invested over a period of years grows in value
when interest is compound annually. What is the approximate annual interest rate?
a) 1.03%
b) 3%
c) 6%
d) 9.7%
X years
Y$
1
2.06
2
2.12
3
2.18
4
2.25
75. Which one of the following tables of values was generated by an exponential function?
a)
c)
X
Y
-1
2
1
3
2
5
4
X
Y
-1
1
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
1000
b)
b)
d)
4
3
1
10
1
3
X
Y
-1
1
1
3
3
9
5
27
X
Y
1
1
2
4
3
9
4
16
is:
a) 3 b 2
b)
c)
2
3
if
1000
d)
1
729
b 0?
c)
b3
d)
1
b3
x
78. Which graph represents y a b , where
a 0 and 0 b 1 ?
79. A particular bacteria population doubles every 7 days. Which equation determines the
number of bacteria N after t days, given the initial amount of 500 bacteria?
a)
N 500 7 2
b) N 500 2
7t
c) 500 7
2t
d)
80. What could be the next correct step in solving this equation
a)
c)
4 3 x 5 12
2 10 x
42x
12
N 500 2 7
2 2 12 ?
x 5
b)
2 3 x 5 12
d) log 2 3 x 5 log 2 12
c)
rs t
st r
b)
tr s
d)
ts r
d)
1
5
log 2 16
83. The expression
1 is equal to:
log 2
2
a) 0
b)
c)
a) -4
b) 3
c) 5
d) 32
1
3
9
,
,
,...
10 20 40
2x
1 1 1
, , ,...
2 3 4
1
a)
2x
86. If
b)
2x
3
2
2x
3
2
2
3
c)
3
2
d)
2
3
x2
3
1
then x is equal to:
2
64
log x
a) 16
b) 8
c)
1
8
d)
1
16
b) Compound Interest
d) tidal cycles
log a M
log a M log a N
log a N
c) log M N
b)
log a M
log a M c
c
log N
log M
d)
b)
3
5
log N MN x log N M x
log x 32
5
is:
3
c) 8
d)16
ac bd
,
2
2
ca d b
,
c)
2
2
a)
ab cd
,
2
2
ac bd
,
d)
2
2
b)
92. Given PQ with midpoint M(2, -3) and endpoint Q(-5, 1), what are the coordinates of P?
a) (-1.5, -1)
b) (-1, -4)
c) (3.5, -2)
d) (9, -7)
b) (-1, 2)
c) 1,
2
d) (-1, 3)
b) are parallel
d) intersect at the center of the circle
1,
c)
a)
1 6 2 5 2 2
b)
1 5 2 6 2 2
c)
1 5 2 6 2 2
d)
6 1 2 2 5 2
(1,6)
97. To prove that a quadrilateral ABCD is a rectangle, John showed that the opposite
sides are
(5,-2)
congruent. Which of the following statements would complete his proof?
a) Opposite sides are parallel.
c) AB and BC are perpendicular
98. A chord in a circle is 10 cm long. If the radius is 7 cm, what is the distance between the
chord and the centre of the circle.
a) 7
b)
c) 2
51
d)
74
99. In which diagram is there enough evidence to conclude that the segment AB passes
through the centre of the circle?
100. Two dice are tossed. What is the probability that the will land on different numbers?
a)
30
36
b)
6
36
c)
5
36
d)
2
36
101. A bag contains 12 green marbles, 10 red marbles and 18 white marbles. Bill removes 1
marble from a bag. The probability that Bill removes a red marble from the bag is:
a)
1
4
b)
1
10
c)
1
3
d)
1
40
102. If an event can succeed in s ways and fail in f ways, then the probability of success
is:
a)
s
f
b)
s
f s
c) s f
d) 1 f
103. In a school of 200 students, 80 have blood type O. If 5 students are chosen at random,
what is the probability of selecting five students with type O blood?
a)
1
1
1
1
1
80 79 78 77 76
b)
5
80 C 5
c)
5
10 P5
d)
C5
200 C 5
80
104. Consider the following Venn diagram. Which of the following is correct?
a)
b)
c)
d)
P(K
P(K
P(K
P(K
or L) = P(K) + P(L)
and L) = P(K) + P(L)
or L) = P(K) x P(L)
and L) = P(K) x P(L)
105. Your math teacher gives your class a list of eight questions to study. Five of the eight
questions will be randomly selected for the next test. If you study only the first five questions
from the list, the probability that all of those five questions will be on the test is:
a)
1
8 C5
b)
1
8P5
c)
5
8
d)
1
8
500!
is:
499!
a) 1
b) 1.002
c) 500
d) undefined
107. A bag contains 9 marbles, 4 of which are red. What expression represents the probability
of selecting three red marbles when three marbles are drawn at random?
a)
1
9 C3
b)
4
9 C3
c)
4
9 P3
2
5
b)
1
2
c)
4
5
0.50
0.70
0.90
0.56
d)
3
10
d)
1
9 P3
110. Tim and Rebecca are the first and second students in a line of 7 students waiting to buy
tickets for a concert. The number of different orders in which the remainder of the students
can line up behind them is:
a) 5!
b) 7!
c) (5!)(2!)
d)
7!
2!
111. Two coins and one die are simultaneously tossed on a table. What is the probability of
obtaining two heads and a 6?
a)
5
12
b)
1
24
c)
1
5
d)
1
8
112. If we shuffle a standard deck of 52 cards and randomly select one card, what is the
probability of selecting a king or a queen?
a)
1
52
b)
1
26
c)
1
13
d)
2
13
113. Two boxes contain marbles. The first contains five red marbles and three white marbles.
The second box contains four black marbles and seven green marbles. One marble is chosen
at random from each box. What is the probability that a white and a black marble will be
chosen?
a)
3
22
b)
33
32
c)
1
12
d)
12
35
114. Mr. Smith has 3 pairs of black pants and 2 pairs of grey pants in the first drawer of his
dresser. In the second drawer, he has 1 white shirt and 4 multi-colored shirts. He gets up late
one morning and without looking quickly grabs a pair of pants from the first drawer and a shirt
from the second drawer. What is the probability that he grabs a pair of black pants and a
white shirt?
a)
3
25
b)
4
25
c)
4
5
d)
2
5
115. You want to put 8 different books on a shelf, side by side. In how many ways can these
books be arranged?
a) 8!
b)
8!
2!
c)
P1
d)
C8
116. Peter, Mary, and Susan are part of a group of 10 people. An executive consisting of Peter
as the President, Mary as the Treasurer, and Susan as the Secretary could be formed from this
group. What is the probability this executive will be formed?
a)
1
10 P3
b)
1
10 C 3
c)
3
10 P3
d)
3!
10 C 3
117. 40 people were surveyed and asked whether they use a mechanical pencil or a wooden
pencil when writing a test. The results are shown in the Venn Diagram below. If one person is
randomly chosen, what is the probability that this person does not use a wooden pencil when
writing a test?
a)
9
20
c)
7
10
b)
4
5
d)
11
20