MCR3U5a /30 Name: _____________________

April 2021
Part 1: Short answers. EXACT ANSWERS unless otherwise stated. /5

1) Determine the value(s) of k for which the quadratic equation 2 x 2 + kx + 5 = 0 will have one real root. ____________

2) Find the area of a circle with a diameter of 6 2 cm. Write answer in terms of p. ____________

3) Write an equation of a quadratic function in vertex form that opens up and has no zeros. ____________

4) What makes f ( x) = -5 x 2 + 3 x - 1 and g ( x) = 5 x 2 + 2 x - 1 a family of function? ____________

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5) Simplify - 128 . ____________
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Part 2: Full solutions.

Use EXACT ANSWERS unless otherwise stated. When simplifying radicals you must show your steps

1) The cost, c(x) , in dollars per hour, of running a certain fishing boat at a speed of x, in kilometres per hour, is
modelled by the function c( x) = 0.9 x 2 - 18.1x + 135.1 .
a) At what approximate speed should the boat travel to achieve minimum cost? Round answer to 1 decimal place.
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b) Sam does not want to spend more than $50 /hr. At what range of speeds, to the nearest 1 decimal places, must he
run his boat?
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2) For what value of m will the line y = mx - 3 be tangent to the parabola y = 2 x 2 + 4 x - 1 ? (1 Point of Intersection) /3
MCR3U5a Name: _____________________
April 2021

3) Find the equation of the quadratic function in standard form that has the roots - 3 ± 5 and contains the
point (-2, -8).
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4) Simplify. You must show steps for full marks. 3, 2, 2

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a) - 3 2 6 6 - 10 - 2 27 + 4 80 ) (
b) - 3 + 2 5 )
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c)
6 5
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5) Dudley Do-right is riding his horse at his top speed of 10 m/s toward the bank and is 100 m away when the bank
robber begins to accelerate away from the bank going towards Dudley. Thus, Dudley’s position, d, in metres, relative
to the bank is given by d = 10t - 100 where t is the time is seconds. The robber’s distance, d, in metres, away from
the bank after t seconds can be modelled by the equation d = 0.2t 2 .

When will Dudley catch the robber? Round answer to 1 decimal place.
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