MHF 4U – Exam Review - 1

MHF 4U – Exam Review

Part I – Polynomial Functions:

1. Determine the zeroes of the function f ( x ) = 3( x 2 − 25)( 4 x 2 + 4 x + 1) .

2. Determine the equation of:

a. The cubic function with zeroes 1, -2, -5 and y-intercept 10.
b. The quartic function with roots at 2 & -1, and a double root at 3, and through (4,-10)

3. By calculating the Finite Differences, determine

a. Which type of polynomial function best models this data.
b. Determine the minimum and maximum number of zeroes and turning points for this type of
function.

x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
f (x) 1 0 1 16 81 256 625

4. a) Find the remainder when 2 x 3 − 4 x + 7 is divided by 2 x − 1

b) Find k if ( x − 5 ) is a factor of 4 x 3 − 5 x + kx − 2 .
c) Divide (3 y 3 − 2 y 2 + 12 y − 9 ) ÷ ( y 2 + 2 ) . State answer using a correct division statement.

5. Factor fully: a) 3x 3 + 8 x 2 + 3x − 2 b) x 4 − 2 x 3 + 2 x − 1

6. Solve for x , x ∈ C :
a) x 3 − 7 x + 6 = 0 b) 2 x 3 + x 2 − 8 x − 4 = 0 c) 9 z 3 − 4 z = 0
d) 3x 3 − 7 x 2 = 2 − 6 x e) x 2 ( 2 x − 1) = 2 x − 1

7. Solve the following polynomial inequalities.

a) t 3 − 2t 2 − 3t > 0 b) t 3 + 2t 2 − 3t < 0 c) x ( x − 2 )( x + 1)( x + 5) ≥ 0

8. For the function g ( x ) = −2 x 3 ( x − 2) 2

a. State the degree of the function and comment on its end behaviour.
b. State the zeroes and sketch the function.
c. State from the graph, the interval(s) where g ( x ) is decreasing.
d. Find, algebraically where g ( x ) < 0 . Illustrate, in colour, on the graph.
e. State the coordinates of any local/absolute max/min points.

Part II – Rational Functions

x+2
1. Find the asymptotes of f ( x ) =
3x − 2
2
2. Sketch the graph of f ( x ) = x + 4 x + 3 .
x−2
x−2 x−3
3. I) Given: g ( x ) = 2
ii) Given: h(x) =
x + 5x + 6 x2 − 9

a. Determine x and y intercepts. a. Determine x and y intercepts.

b. State the domain. b. State the domain.
c. State any asymptotes. c. Find all asymptotes.
d. Are there any holes? D. Are there any holes?
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4. Create a function that has a graph with the given features.
a. Vertical Asymptote at x = −2 and horizontal asymptote at y = 1
b. Two vertical asymptotes at x = 3 and x = −4 , and a hole at x = 1
c. Vertical Asymptote at x = −3 , horizontal asymptote at y = 0 , no x-intercept and a y
intercept at –2

5. Determine if the following functions have crossover points:

(2 − x )(3 x + 2) 2x 3 − 3 x 2 + x − 3
a) f ( x ) = b) f (x ) =
x2 x2 + 1

6. Solve and state any restrictions.

x −1 x + 3 x 1 2 10
a. = b. + = 2 c. 0 = 2 −
x −3 x + 4 x −1 x +1 x −1 x2

7. The estimate revenue and cost functions for the manufacture of a new product
are R(x)=-2x2+15x and C(x)=5x+8.
P( x )
a) Express the average profit function AP( x ) = , in two different forms.
x
b) Explain what can be determined from each form.
c) What is the domain of the function in this context?
d) What are the break-even quantities?

2100 + 8t
8. The value of a car, t years after it is bought, is modeled by V (t ) = + 150 .
1 + 0.5t
a) What will the car be worth in the long run?
b) Find the average rate of change in the value of the car between 2 and 5 years and the
instantaneous rate of change at 2 years.

9. Sketch f ( x ) = − x 2 + 9 and its reciprocal on the same grid.

2( x − 2) 3x
10. Solve a) >0 b) >6
x +1 x−2

Part III – Trigonometric Equations and Periodic Phenomena:

1. Sketch − 2π ≤ θ ≤ 2π of:
1  1  π
c) y = 2 sin 3(θ ) -1 b) y = -4 cos  θ − π  + 3 c) y = csc θ + 
2  2  4
2. Given f(x) = sinx:
π 3π
a) Find the average rate of change (to 5 decimals) of the function from to . What does this
4 4
tell us about the graph?
π
b) Find the instantaneous rate of change (to 5 decimals) of the function at . What does this tell us
6
about the graph?

3. State the RAA, principle angle and two co-terminal angles for each of the following.
2π 3π
a) b) −
3 4
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4. Find each value.
3 7
a) csc θ if sin θ = b) cot θ if csc θ =
5 3

5. Find each of the following. Use exact values only.

7π 2π 11π 3π
a) sin b) sec c) cot d) cos
4 3 6 4

6. Find all values for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π .

3
a) cos θ = b) sec θ = − 2 c) cot θ = −1 d) tan θ = 3
2

7. Solve:
1 θ  1  π 1
a) sin 2θ = b) cos  =− c) cos θ + =
2 2 2  3 2

8. Solve:
3
a) cos2 x = b) 2sin2x + sin x – 1 = 0 c) 10cos2(2x) + 7cos(2x) = 6
4

d) 4cos2(2x) – 1 = 0 e) 2tan2x + tan x – 3 = 0 f) 6cos2x – sin x – 4 = 0

g) 2cos x = 1 – sin2 x

9. Evaluate the following:

 5π   11π  π 11π
a) cos   b) sec   c) sin d) tan
 6   3  12 12

10. Write as a single trig function.

2 tan x
a) sin A cos B − cos A sin B b) c) 10 sin x cos x
1 − tan 2 x
 2θ  x x tan 3 x − tan 4 x
d) 1 − 2 sin 2   e) − 4 sin cos f)
 3  2 2 1 − tan 3 x tan 4 x

11. Develop a formula for sin 3θ in terms of sin θ .

4 12 π π
12. If sin x = and cos y = − , where 0 ≤ x ≤ and ≤ y ≤ π , find the following.
5 13 2 2
a) sin(x – y) b) tan(x + y)

2 π
13. If cot x = − for < x < π , find the following.
3 2
a) tan 2x b) csc 2x

14. Prove the following identities.

1 + tan 2 x cos 4 x − sin 4 x cos 3 x − sin 3 x
a) 2
= csc 2 x b) 4
= cos 4 x c) = 1 + sin x cos x
tan x 1 − tan x cos x − sin x
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cos( x − y ) 1 − cos 2 x
d) = 1 + tan x tan y e) = sin 2 x f) 2 cos x − 2 cos 3 x = sin x sin 2 x
cos x cos y tan x

g) cot θ + tan θ = 2 csc 2θ

15. a) State the equations of the vertical asymptotes for

i) y = sec x for xεℜ
ii) y = tan x for xεℜ

b) State the period of y = tan 2x.

16. A ferris wheel, with a diameter of 40m, makes a full rotation in 3 minutes. Passengers board at the
bottom of the ferris wheel, which is 2m above ground.

a) Find the equation that best models the height of a passenger.

b) Find the height of a passenger who has been riding the ferris wheel for 150 seconds.

17. Find the equations of the following graphs in terms of both sine and cosine:
4

a) 3 b) 3

2 2

1
1

−2π −5π/3−4π/3 −π −2π/3 −π/3 π/3 2π/3 π 4π/3 5π/3 2π

−1 −2π −3π/2 −π −π/2 π/2 π 3π/2 2π

−1
−2

−3 −2

−4
−3

Part IV - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions:

1. Sketch the following functions.

(a) y = 3( 2) x (b) y = −( 2 )3 x (c) y = 2 − x + 4

2. Sketch the following functions.

(a) y = − log x + 2 (b) y = log ( x + 4 ) (c) y = − log( −2 x ) + 2

3. Express in logarithmic form

1 2
(a) 52 = 25 (b) 6 0 = 1 (c) 49 2 = 7 (d) 125 3 = 25

4. Express in exponential form

3
(a) log 3 1 = 0 (b) log 6 ( 361 ) = −2 (c) log 9 27 =
2

5. Evaluate the following

(a) log 7 49 (b) log2 16 (c) log 2 3 32 (d) 6 − 2 log6 8
(f) log 4 (64 × 3 16 ) (e) log12 576 − log12 4 (f) log 6 18 + log 6 12

6. Solve
(a) log x = log 5 + 2 log 3 (b) log 3 x − log 3 4 = log 3 12
(c) log 6 ( x + 3) + log 6 ( x − 2 ) = 1 (d) log 5 ( 7 x + 1) − log 5 ( x − 1) = 2
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7. Express as a single log:
1 1 1 1
(a) log 5 x + log 5 y − log 5 z (b) [log 4 x + 3 log 4 y ] − 2[log 4 a + log 4 b]
2 3 4 2

8. Solve
x +2
2 x−1 2x  1
(a) 3 =5 (b) 2 x
+ 3( 2 ) − 10 = 0 (c)   = 8 2 x d) 6(10 2 x ) + 10 x − 2 = 0
 64 

9. A sample of 500 cells in a medical research lab doubles every 20 min.

a) Determine a formula for the number of cells at time t, where t is measured in minutes.
b) How long will it take for the population to reach 18 000? Answer correct to 2 decimal places.

10. A sample of radioactive iodine-131 atoms has a half-life of about 8 days. Suppose that 1 000 000
iodine-131 atoms are initially present.
a) Determine a formula for the number of atoms at time t, where t represents number of days
b) How long will it take for the sample to reach 180 000 atoms? Answer correct to 2 decimal places.

11. A new car depreciates in value by 4.5% every year. When will the car be worth half its original value?

12. Most of Canada’s earthquakes occur along the west coast. In 1949, there was an earthquake in the
Queen Charlotte Islands that had a magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter Scale. In 1997 there was an
earthquake in south-western B.C. with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter Scale. How many times as
intense as the 1997 earthquake was the 1949 earthquake? Answer correct to 2 decimal places.

13. The loudness level of a heavy snore is 69 dB. How many times is this more intense than
conversational speech at 60 dB? Answer correct to 2 decimal places.

14. A liquid has a pH of 4.5. What is the hydrogen ion concentration (mol/L) in the liquid?

15. Given the function y = 4 x , determine:

a. The average rate of change from t=5 seconds to t=6 seconds.
b. The instantaneous rate of change at t=5 seconds.

Part V – Combination of Functions:

1. Given f(x) = 2x and g(x) = log5 x, find the domain of: a) (f + g)(x) b) (f x g)(x) c) (f/g)(x)

2. Given f(x) = x + 3 and g(x) = x2, sketch the graphs of: a) (f - g)(x) b) (f x g)(x)

3. Given f(x) = x2 – 4 and g(x) = 1 , find: a) f(g(2)) b) g(f(2)) c) f(g(x)) d) g(f(x))

x
4. A spherical hailstone grows in a cloud. The hailstone maintains a spherical shape while its radius
increases at a rate of 0.2 mm/min

a) Express the radius, r, in millimetres, of the hailstone, as a function of the time, t, in minutes.
b) Express the volume, V, in cubic millimetres, of the hailstone, in terms of r.
c) Determine (Vr)(t) and explain what it means.
d) What is the volume of the hailstone 1h after it begins to form?
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Answers:

Part I – Polynomial Functions:

−1
1. 5, -5,
2
2. a) f(x) = -x3 – 6x2 – 3x + 10 b) f(x) = -x4 + 7x3 – 13x2 – 3x + 18
3. a) The 4th differences are constant (value is 24). Therefore it is quartic.
b) Minimum number of zeroes is 0, Maximum number of zeroes is 4, minimum number of turning
points is 1, maximum number of turning points is 3
4. a) 5.25 b) –94.6 c) 3y3 – 2y2 + 12y – 9 = (y2 + 2)(3y – 2) + (6y – 5)
5. a) ( x + 1)(3x − 1)( x + 2 ) b) ( x − 1)3 ( x + 1)
−1 ±2 2 ± 2i 1
6. a) x = 1,2,−3 b) x = ±2, c) z = 0, d) x = 1 , x = e) x = ±1,
2 3 3 2

7. a) − 1 < t < 0 , t > 3 b) 0 < t < 1 , t < −3 c) x ≤ −5 , − 1 ≤ x ≤ 0 , x ≥ 2

8. a) Degree is 5 , For end behaviours, as x → +∞, y → −∞ and as x → −∞, y → +∞

b) Zeroes are 0 and 2

. (approximately from graph) and when x > 2

c) The function is decreasing when x < 12

d) g ( x ) < 0 when 0 < x < 2 and x > 2

e) Local minimum at approximately (1.2, -2.2) and local maximum at (2,0)

Part II – Rational Functions: 16.0

12.0

8.0
y=x+4

2 1 4.0

1. VA: x = HA: y = 2. x=2

x

3 3 −3.0 −2.0 −1.0

x=-1
−4.0
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0

−8.0

−1
3. I) a) x-intercept is 2 and y-intercept is b) Domain D= {x| x ∈ R, x ≠ −3, x ≠ −2}
3
c) VA: x = −3, x = −2 HA: y = 0 d) There are no holes.

1
II) a) There is no x-intercept and y-intercept is b) Domain D = {x| x ∈ R, x ≠ ±3}
3
c) VA: x = −3 HA: y = 0 d) There is a hole at x = 3 .

x x −1 −6
4. a) y = b) y = c) y =
x+2 ( x − 1)( x − 3)( x + 4 ) ( x + 3)
5. a) (-1, -3) b) (0, -3)
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−5
6. a) x = , x ≠ 3,−4 b) x = −3 or x = 1 , x ≠ ±1 c) x = ± 5 , x ≠ 0
3

− 2( x − 4)( x − 1) 8
7. a) AP( x ) = or AP( x ) = −2 x + 10 −
x x
1
b) From the factored form, you can find zeros and from the form g ( x ) + you can find oblique
h( x )
asymptotes c) The Domain is: D = {x| x > 0, x ∈ R} d) x = 4, x = 1

8. a) Worth $166 in long run 9.

b) Average Rate of Change between t=2 and t=5 is: -$147.86.
Instantaneous Rate of Change at t=2 years is -$260.50

Part III – Trigonometric Equations and Periodic Phenomena

2. a) ARC = 0. b)IR C = 0.87

π 2π 8π 4π π 5π 5π 11π
3. a) , , ,− b) , , ,−
3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
5 2 10
4. a) b)
3 3
1 1
5. a) − b) -2 c) − 3 d) −
2 2
π 11π 3π 5π 3π 7π π 4π
6. a) , b) , c) , d) ,
6 6 4 4 4 4 3 3
π5π 4π 4π
7. a) + nπ+ nπ , b) + 4n π c) + 2nπ , nπ
12 12 3 3
π 5π 7π 11π π 5π 3π π 5π
8. a) + 2nπ , + 2nπ , + 2nπ , + 2nπ b) , , c) + nπ , + nπ
6 6 6 6 6 6 2 6 6
π π 2π 5π π π 5π π
d) + nπ , + nπ , + nπ , + nπ e) + nπ ,2.16 + nπ f) , ,3.87,5.55 g) + nπ
6 3 3 6 4 6 6 2
π 3 π 6− 2
9. a) − cos =− b) csc =2 c) d) 2 + 3
6 2 6 4
4θ
10. a) sin (A – B) b) tan(2x) c) 5 sin(2x) d) cos e) -2sinx f) -tanx
3

63 33 12 13
11. 3 sin θ − 4 sin 3 θ 12. (a) − (b) 13. (a) (b) −
65 56 5 12
π π π
15. (a) (i) x = (2n+1) ,n ∈ I (ii) x = (2n+1) , n ∈ I (b) Period is
2 2 2
π 
16. h(t) = -20 cos  t  +22, 39.32m
3 
1   π 1  7π   π
17. a) y = sin 3 x −   + 2 or y = cos( 3x) + 2 b) y = 2 sin x −  or y = 2 cos x − 
2   2  2  4  4
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Part IV – Exponential and Logarithmic Functions:
1. (a) (b) (c)

2. (a) (b) (c)

1 2
3. (a) log 5 25 = 2 (b) log 6 1 = 0 (c) log 49 7 = (d) log125 25 =
2 3
2
1
4. (a) 30 = 1 (b) 6 −2 =
(c) 9 3 = 27
36
3 5 1 7 11 − 10
5. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) (d) (e) 0 (f) –4 (g) (h) 36 (i) (j) (k)
2 3 64 2 3 3
(l) 2 (m) 3
1 13
6. (a) x = 45 (b) x = (c) x = 48 (d) x = 3 (e) 64 (f)
64 9
 x3 y   xy 3 
7. (a) log 4  (b) log 4  2 2  8. (a) x = 123
. (b) x = 1 (c) x = −1 (d) x = −0.3
 z  a b 
 
t
t
 1 8
9. (a) N ( t ) = 500( 2 ) 20
(b) 103.40 min 10. (a) N ( t ) = 1000000  (b) 19.79 days
 2
11. 15.05 years 12. 3162.28 13. (a) 7.94 14. 3.16 x 10-5 mol/L

15. (a) 3072 (b) 1419.57

Part V – Combination of Functions:

1. a) { x | x > 0, x ∈ R} b) { x | x > 0, x ∈ R} c) { x | x > 0, x ≠ 1, x ∈ R}
y y

2. a) 10
b) 10

x x
-10 10 -10 10

-10 -10

3. a) − 15 b)DNE c) f o g = 12 − 4 d) g o f = 1
2
16 x x −4
4. a) r = 0.2t b) V = 4/3πr3 c) V = 0.032/3Bt3 d) 7238 mm3