Grade 12

Pre-Calculus Mathematics
Achievement Test

Booklet 1

January 2015
Instructions

 There are 15 questions for a total of 33 marks.

 Calculators (scientific or graphing) are allowed for the first 45 minutes of the test.

 A calculator icon appears next to the questions that require a calculator.

 Write each solution in the space provided.

 For full marks, your answers must show all pertinent diagrams, calculations, and
explanations.

 Graphing calculator solutions must include an explanation of how your final answer is
obtained.

 Your solutions should be neat, organized, and clear.

 Some answers are to be given as decimal values. Rounding too early in your solution
may result in an inaccurate final answer for which full marks will not be given.

 Express your answers as exact values or correct to 3 decimal places unless instructed
otherwise.

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 Formula Sheet

s = θr log ( MN ) = log M + log N

a a a

M
2 2 log   = log M − log N
sin θ + cos θ = 1 a N a a

tan 2 θ + 1 = sec 2 θ log ( M n ) = n log M

a a

1 + cot 2 θ = csc 2 θ
n!
P(n, r ) or P =
n r (n − r )!
sin(α − β ) = sin α cos β − cos α sin β
n!
cos(α − β ) = cos α cos β + sin α sin β C (n, r ) or C =
n r r !(n − r )!
tan α − tan β n−k k
tan(α − β ) = t = C a b
1 + tan α tan β k +1 n k

sin(α + β ) = sin α cos β + cos α sin β 2

For ax + bx + c = 0,
cos(α + β ) = cos α cos β − sin α sin β 2
−b ± b − 4ac
x=
tan α + tan β 2a
tan(α + β ) =
1 − tan α tan β

sin 2α = 2 sin α cos α

cos 2α = cos 2 α − sin 2 α

cos 2α = 1 − 2 sin 2 α

cos 2α = 2 cos 2 α − 1
2 tan α
tan 2α =
1 − tan 2 α

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 Terminology Sheet

Some questions may contain directing words such as explain, identify, and justify.
These words are defined below.

Evaluate: Find the numerical value.

Explain: Use words to provide the cause of or reason for the response, or to render the
response more clear and understandable.

Sketch the graph: Provide a detailed drawing with key features of the graph that includes a
minimum of 2 coordinate points.

Identify/Indicate: Recognize and select the answer by stating or circling it.

Justify: Show reasons for or give facts that support a position by using mathematical
computations, words, and/or diagrams.

Solve: Give a solution for a problem or determine the value(s) of a variable.

Verify: Establish the truth of a statement by substitution or comparison.

Determine: Use a mathematical formula, an algebraic equation, or a numerical calculation to

solve a problem.

State: Give an answer without an explanation or justification.

Unit Circle (can be used if needed)

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Question 1 1 mark 101

13π
Convert − to degrees.
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Question 2 a) 1 mark b) 1 mark c) 1 mark 103
104

a) From a group of 9 people, in how many ways can you select a committee of 4 members?

b) From a group of 9 people, in how many ways can you select a president, a vice president, a
secretary, and a treasurer?

c) Explain why the answers in a) and b) are different.

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Question 3 a) 2 marks b) 2 marks 105
106

A population of 500 bacteria will triple in 20 hours.

Using the formula given below,
rt
A = Pe
A = population after t hours
P = initial population
r = rate of growth
t = time in hours

a) Determine the rate of growth, r.

b) Determine how many hours it will take for the initial population to double with the same rate
of growth.

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Question 4 a) 1 mark b) 2 marks 107
108

Talla incorrectly solved the following trigonometric equation:

 
Solve: 2 sec x − 5 = 0; 0 ≤ x ≤ 360 .
Talla’s work:
2 sec x − 5 = 0
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sec x =
2
No solution, sec x cannot be greater than 1.

a) Explain her error.

b) Determine the correct solution.

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Question 5 3 marks 109

Simplify the 6th term in the expansion of:

10
 3
 2x − 2 
x

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Question 6 1 mark 110

Determine the arc length subtended by a central angle if the diameter is 19 cm and the central
angle is 1.6 radians.

Note: A calculator is not required for the remaining test questions.

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