Grade 10 Final Assessment

Mathematics

Instructions:
• The time allotted for this examination is two hours.

• Cheating on the examination will result in a mark of zero.

• Round off answers to the correct number of significant digits.

• Diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale.

• Electronic devices other than calculators cannot be used.

• Select the best answer for each question and record your choice.

• Make sure you have answered all the questions.

• Write your name on each piece of paper.

• Raise your hand for any help from the invigilators.

Student name: Class: .

 Part A: Short Answer Questions

(10 questions in total, 5 marks for each question, a calculator is not permitted)

Question 1: If the graph of a quadratic 3) simplify to the simplest form:

equation has only one x–intercept, what
is the possible value of its discriminant? 3 294 - 2 180 + 2 486 + 4 45






Question 2: What are the coordinates of
the x-intercepts, the y-intercept, and the Question 4: Simplify the given rational
vertex of the graph of the quadratic expression and state the non-permissible
function: y = -2 (x – 1)2 + 8? values.

b 2 + 2b - 8 4b 2 + 3b -10
´ 2
b2 - 4 8b + 35b +12




Question 3:

1)Express 5 32m7n11 in simplified form. x 2 - 2x + 35

3x 2 -11x - 20






2) Rationalize the expression:
Question 5: Solve the rational equation
3 5+ 3 and state the non-permissible values.
4 5 - 3
2 1 3
+ =
n -16 n +1 n - 4
2

Question 6: The blow is the graph of the Question 8: Here is the graph of y = f(x).
absolute value of a function f(x). What are Sketch the graph of its reciprocal
possible equations for f(x)? function on the grid below.

Question 9: Write an inequality to
describe the graph below.

Question 7: The blow is the graph of a

linear function. What is the equation of
the vertical asymptote of the graph of its
reciprocal function?

Question 10: For (p, –4) to be a solution

of 4x + 8y < 24, what must be true about
p?









 Part B: Free Response Questions

(5 questions in total, 10 marks for each question, a calculator is permitted)

Question 1: Solve x 2 + 6x + 8 = 4 x +15 Question 3: A normal line is a line that

is perpendicular to a tangent line of a
curve at the point of tangency as shown
in the figure below:

The line y = 4x - 2 is tangent to the curve
y = 2x2 - 4x + 6 at a point A.

a) What are the coordinates of point A?
Question 2: McDonald’s sells a
cheeseburger for $ 2. At this price, they
sell approximately 3000 cheeseburgers
per day. Research indicates that for
every $0.05 increase in price, the store
will sell 50 fewer cheeseburgers. b) What is the equation of the normal
Determine the price of a cheeseburger line to the curve y = 2x2 - 4x + 6 at the
that will maximize the revenue. point A?

c) The normal line intersects the curve
again at point B, creating chord AB.
Determine the length of this chord.

Question 4: Given that the parabolic Question 5: Maintenance of radio
graph of ! = −$ ! + 6$ + 16 intersects towers is rated as one of the most
the x-axis at points A and B. The linear dangerous jobs in the world. To change
function ! = 2$ + ) intersects with the the antenna of one of these towers, a
parabola at points A and C. Determine crew sets up a system of pulleys. The
the approximate area of triangle ABC. diagram models the machinery and
cable set-up. Suppose the height of the
antenna is 30 m. Determine the total
height of the radio tower structure.

 Part C: Bonus Questions

(5 scores for each question)

Question 1: Each side of an equilateral triangle has a length of 1 cm. The midpoints of
the sides are joined to form an inscribed equilateral triangle. Then, the midpoints of
the sides of that triangle are joined to form another triangle. If this process continues
forever, what is the sum of the perimeters of the triangles?

Question 2: The Canadian women’s national ice hockey team has won numerous
international competitions, including gold medals at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter
Olympics. A player on the blue line shoots a puck toward the 1.83-m-wide net from a
point 20.3 m from one goal post and 21.3 m from the other. Within what angle must
she shoot to hit the net? Answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.