MPM2D Practice Exam

PART A: Trigonometry (Level 1 & 2)

A1. State the similar triangles. *Note: The diagram is not to scale. *
96 cm L
K
F

40 cm
24 cm

72 cm H G
120 cm 32 cm

A2. Using the angle provided, write an equation using a primary trigonometric ratio that could be
used to solve for x. *Note: The diagram is not to scale. *

47

10

c 81
A3. Given  , determine the value of c. Round your answer to one decimal place.
sin 7 sin 69

PART B: Trigonometry (Level 3)

B1. Determine the value of x (round your answer to the nearest cm). *Note: The diagram is not to
scale. *

64
37

23 cm 23 cm

B2. Brett measures the angle of elevation to the top of a tower to be 10. He then moves 145 m closer to the
tower and the new angle of elevation is 30. What is the height of the tower to the nearest meter? Include a
labeled diagram with your solution.

bh
B3. Determine the area of a triangle ( A  ) that has sides measuring 6 cm, 8 cm, with a base of 12 cm. It is
2
not a right triangle. Accurate to the nearest tenth of a unit.

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PART C: Trigonometry (Level 4)
C1. In the diagram below, EH is parallel to FG. Note that the diagram is not to scale. Determine the
length of EF. *Note: The diagram is not to scale. *

E F
15 cm
 
D

18 cm

H

6 cm
G

C2. Two straight roads intersect at town B at an angle of 48. The distance from town B to town A is
32 km. The distance from town B to town C is 40 km. A straight road connecting towns A and C
is under construction. Currently to travel from towns A to C, you must go through town B. How
many kilometres will you save once the new road is open. Round your answer to the nearest
kilometre. *Note: The diagram is not to scale. *
Town B

Town C

Town A

PART D: Analytic Geometry (Level 1 & 2)

D1. State the number of solutions to the system of equations given below.
4
y x5
7
4
y  x9
7

D2. Show your work/explain your answer

Determine if (-2,4) is a solution to the system defined by:

x  2y  6
4x  3 y  5

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D3. Given the line segment with end points A(-3, 2) and B(5, -4) determine
y
a) The midpoint of AB
5

A 2

b) The length of AB
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1

–2

–3

–4 B
–5

D4. A circle has centre (0, 0) and a radius of 10. State the equation of the circle.

D5. Classify quadrilateral ABCD given the following measurements. Justify your choice
m AB m BC mCD m DA d AB d BC d CD d DA
3 11 3 11 3 4 3 4
 
11 3 11 3

PART E: Analytic Geometry (Level 3)

x  2y  7
E1. Solve the following linear system:
3x  10 y  8

E2. Diego correctly modeled the sale of tickets for the school art show with the following linear
system. He represented the number of student tickets sold with the variable x, and, the
number of adult tickets sold with the variable y.

SCHOOL ART SHOW!

SCHOOL ART SHOW!
x  y  750
Student tickets - $5 each 5x  8y  5100
Student tickets--$8
Adult tickets $5each
each
Adult tickets - $8 each
a) Given the equations, what was the total number of tickets sold?

b) Explain the meaning of the following terms in the equation: 5x  8y  5100

5x: 5100:

E3. Solve the system of equations defined by the two relations below. Justify your solution.
y
Relation 1: 3x  y  6 Relation 2: 8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

–8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1
–1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–2
–3
–4
–5
–6
–7
–8
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E4. Find the equation of the median for ABC, from the vertex at C.
y

10
9
8
7
6
C
5
4 A
3
2
B
1

–2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
–1
–2

E5. A line, defined by y = 4x – 2, intersects a circle, defined by x 2 + y2 = 16.

Choose any point on the line and determine if it is inside, outside or on the circle.

E6. When Ms. Hill goes to visit her friends, she drives 393 km from her home in Ottawa to a lodge near
Tamagami (Northern Ontario). She travels at an average speed of 70 km/h along the highway to North Bay and
then at 50 km/h on the narrow road from North Bay to Temagami. The whole trip takes 6 h. Determine the
distance from Temagami to North Bay.

PART F: Analytic Geometry (Level 4)

F1. Given the following relationships, determine the value of each shape. Solve algebraically using
substitution or elimination.
+ + + + = 10
+ + + + = 10
+ + = 13
+ + = 13

F2. Austin is creating a new product to sell in his “Natural foods” store by combining two products: a
pineapple-flavoured mix that sells for $18/kg and a banana-flavoured mix that sells for $10/kg. He is making
80 kg of the new product and will sell it for $12.50/kg. Austin uses the graph shown at right to determine how
much of each type he needs to use.

a) Write the equations of the linear relations y

100
Mass of banana mix (kg)

90

80

70

60

b) Interpret Austin’s graph as it relates to the problem. 50

40

30

20

10

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 x
Mass of pineapple mix (kg)

c) How much of each blend will Austin need to use? Be sure to fully support your answer.

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F3. Mr. Godin makes up a test question for his MPM 2D class and shares it with Mr. Lim.
Unfortunately, Mr. Godin spilled coffee on the test, so Mr. Lim can only see:

Solve the following system of equations:

5x + 2y = 2
3x –

If Mr. Lim just fills in some numbers at random, discuss how the number he will pick can affect the
solution and the way that the problem will probably be solved.

F4. You are asked to solve a system of equations. The first equation is y = 2x – 43. The second
equation isn't given to you, only a table of values:
x y
–6 –11
–3 –9
0 –7
3 –5
6 –3

Discuss (you can use point form) several methods you could use to solve this system. Choose “the
best” method and solve the system. State why you think your method was the best.

F5. Three new lampposts are being installed in the parking lot at Osgoode THS. Points A, B, and C
are the locations of the new posts. Electricians want to install the power supply at a spot equidistant
from all of the new posts. Determine the coordinates of this point.

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F6. Four lines intersect to form a quadrilateral we have studied this year (rhombus, parallelogram,
rectangle, square). Three of these lines are defined below.

Determine the equation of a fourth line and state the name of the quadrilateral you have created.

Line A: -3x + y – 4 = 0
Line B: 2x + 6y + 12 = 0
Line C: y = 3x – 2
Line D:

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PART G: Quadratics (Level 1 & 2)

G1. For the graph of the relation below, answer the y
following: 5

4
a) What are the coordinates of the vertex? 3

2
b) What are the x-intercepts for this relation? 1

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 x
c) What is the y-intercept for this graph? –1
1 2 3 4 5

–2
d) State the equation of the axis of symmetry. –3

–4
e) Fill in the equation for this graph. –5

1
y  (x )( x )
2

G2. Expand: q  32q  5 .

G3. Factor 3 x 2  x  2 using a representation of algebra tiles.

1
G4. Describe the transformations applied to y  x 2 to obtain the parabola y  x  62  11.
5
G5. Determine the y-intercept of the relation y  ( x  4)( x  1)
1
G6. Determine the maximum/minimum value for the quadratic relation y  ( x  1)( x  5) . Is it a
2
maximum or a minimum? Explain.

PART H: Quadratics (Level 3)

H1. A swimmer diving from a cliff follows a parabolic path defined by the relation
h  4.9t  2  20 , where h is the height in metres and t is the time in seconds.
2

a) State the maximum height of the swimmer.

b) At what time does the swimmer reach her maximum height?

3
H2. How many zeros does the relation y   ( x  5)2  1 have? Explain how you know.
4
H3. Give an example of a quadratic relation in standard form that cannot be written in factored form.
Explain.

H4. Determine the equation for the following parabola in standard form.
Show your work.

H5. Find the value(s) of b so that y  x 2  bx  16 only has one zero.

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PART I: Quadratics (Level 4)

I1. Solve the equation x(5x  8)  3  x(2 x  4)  3 .

I2. A quadratic relation has the following table. Complete the table.

x y First Second
1 -1
2
3
4 -6
5 -10
6

I3. Find the missing values of b and c in the equation x2  bx  7  ( x  c)2  3 .

I4. David and Steven stand on either side of a 2 m tall fence, 20 m apart. If the fence is 17 m from David
and the ball reaches a maximum height of 5 m, will the ball reach Steven? The path of the ball can be
modeled by a quadratic relation.

I5. Determine the number of zeros of the relation y  4  ( x  3)(3x  1) . Show your work.

I6. While on the Moon, astronauts throw a ball upwards from atop a platform. The height of the ball is
given by the formula h  0.81t 2  15t  12 , where h is the height in metres and t is the time in seconds.
Tell me enough about the motion of this ball to earn a level 4. Do not forget to explain your thinking.

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