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Final exam MHF4U SCHOOL
MHF 4U Practice FINAL EXAM

Part A: Answers Only – 1 Mark Each

Write the simplified answer in the box provided. Include units where appropriate.

1. Is the function f ( x) = x 3 + x − 1 even, odd, or neither?

2. What is the degree of the function g ( x) = −2 x(2 x − 1) x 2 + 1 ? ( )

2

3. State the remainder when f ( x) = 2 x 6 − x 3 + 1 is divided by ( x + 1) .

2x − 3
4. For the function g ( x) = , state a) the vertical asymptote
x+2

b) the horizontal asymptote

c) the x-intercept

d) the y-intercept

x
5. What is the domain of the function h( x) = 2
?
x −1

6. Given the following graph of f (x) , state a) the domain

4 b) the range
3
2
1

−6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5 6
−1
−2
−3
−4

5π
7. Convert the angle into degrees.
3

8. Convert the angle 315° into radians.

π
9. State the exact value of cos .
6

7π
10. State the exact value of tan .
6

7π
11. State the exact value of csc .
4

1
12. For the function y = 2 sin (x + 3π ) + 5 state a) the amplitude
4
b) the period

c) the phase shift

d) the maximum value

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13. If sin x = k and cos x = n , state the value of a) cos(π + x )

3π
b) sin +x
2

14. Evaluate the following logarithms a) log 4 64

b) log(100
1
)
c) log 27 9

d) log 2 16 500

Part B: Full Solutions

All work must be shown using proper form to receive full marks.

1. Consider the function f ( x) = −2 x 4 + 8 x 3 + 6 x 2 − 36 x

a) Factor f (x) and state the zeros.

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b) Use the zeros to sketch a graph of f (x) . (You do not need to find min/max points)

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2. Determine the equation of the following polynomial function:

10

−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5 8

6
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3 4

−4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4
−2

−4

−6

−8
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3. Use the TI-83+ to solve the following inequality. x 3 − 5 x 2 + 10 > 0

(Include a sketch of the graph and round to 2 decimal places.)

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3

2x − 6
4. Consider the function g ( x) =
x+3
6
a) State the x and y intercepts.
4
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1
2

b) State the equations of all asymptotes.

−6 −4 −2 2 4 6
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1
−2

−4
c) Sketch the function.
−6

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2

4 x 2 + 5x + 2
5. State the equation of the oblique asymptote of the function g ( x) = .
x+2

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6. Determine the equation of the rational function g (x) shown below.

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4 2

−6 −4 −2 2 4 6

−2

−4

−6

After a race, a runner’s heart rate (in bpm) is modelled by the function R(t ) = 120(0.85) + 70 ,
t
7.
where t represents the time, in minutes.

a) What is the average rate of change of heart rate over the first 5 minutes?

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b) What is the instantaneous rate of change after 10 minutes?

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2

c) How many minutes does it take for the heart rate to lower to 90 bpm?

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2

8. Solution A has a pH of 5.6. Solution B has a pH of 10. How much of solution B must be added
to 2.5 litres of solution A to neutralize it (pH = 7)?

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5π
9. Evaluate exactly: cos
12

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4

10. Prove the following trig identity: cot(2 x) = csc(2 x) − tan x

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4

11. For the following trig function, write the transformation using mapping notation, determine the
key image points, and sketch 2 complete cycles.

π
y = −0.5 sin 3 x + + 1.5 Key Points Image Points
6 x y x y

Mapping Notation

y
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5

−π −2π/3 −π/3 π/3 2π/3 π

−1
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12. The following graph shows the velocity of a person’s breath while at rest.

1.0

Velocity (litres/sec)
0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.
Time (s)

Express the graph in terms of both sine and cosine functions.

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5

13. The height of a bungee jumper during a jump is given by the function
h(t ) = 20(0.98) cos(1.047t ) + 25 , where h is the height above the ground in metres, and t is the
t

time in seconds.

a) Use the TI-83+ to graph the height of the jumper over the first 45 seconds.
(Remember to use radian mode). Sketch your graph below.

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b) What is the initial height of the jumper?

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1

c) Determine the average rate of change of height of the jumper between t = 2 and t = 4
seconds. Explain the meaning of the result.

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2

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80 Marks Total
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