PC 11 Name__________________________________

Unit 1 - Radicals Review Block___________

1. Classify each of the following numbers. You should also review the 1.1 worksheet.
45
a)  16 b) 5 26 c) d)  7.78 e) 0 f) 2020
29

2. Write as a simplified mixed radical

3
a) 24 b) 45 c) 112 d)  64
4

e) 28x 3 f) 5x 2 32x 7 y 6 g) 3
8 h) 3 125x 7
  

3 9
i) 5a 16ab
   
3. Write as an entire radical
 3
a) 3 7 b) 5 2 c) 4 x xy d) 2a 3a2

4. Order the following numbers from least to greatest. 3 7, 65, 2 17,8

  

5. Simplify. All answers should be in simplified radical form.


a)  
7 3 2 
b) 5 24 2 18    
c) 4 3x 3 2x 2 10x  

 
d) 2m 3 4m 5
2
   
e) 3 2 2 2  6   
f) x 2 2x  2 

 24  3 50     x  3  
2
g) 7 3 h) 2 x  5 i) 6 3  2 6
 



j) 5  3 5  3   
 
k) 2 5  7y 2 5  7y
 

 6. Simplify. 

a)  7  3 5  9 7  5 b) 8 24  3 6  4 54

c) 3a 7a3  2a2 28a  a 9a d) 33 16  53 54

 

 
 7. Rationalize each denominator.

4 2 8 6 5 1 11
a) b) c) d)
3 5 3
4 8 5

 8. Simplify. Rationalizethe denominator if necessary. 

12 12 16 50 3 12 14 2
a) b) c) d)
4 2 2 10 6 2 18 5

 4 3  20 24  5 73  2 3
e) f) g) h)
8 3 20 7 6 1

 a b   
3 2 5
i) j)
a b 2 5 2

9. Identify the restriction on the variable.


3 7x
a) b) 3 2x  5 c) 1 4x d) 3
5x e) a2
x

10. A square hasan area of 12 cm2. Determine

  and the length of the 
the side length diagonal.


11. A rectangle has length, 4 6 cm, and a width of 12 cm. Determine the rectangle’s area and perimeter.

1
12. The kinetic energy of an object is given by the formula E  mv 2 , where m is the mass in kg, v is the
2
velocity in metres per second, and E is the kinetic energy in joules.

a. If the kinetic energy is 18150 joules and

 the mass is 75 kg, what velocity is the object travelling?
b. Solve the equation for v.

Answers:
1.a) Real, Rational, Integer b) Real, Irrational c) Real, Rational d) Real, Rational e) Real, Rational, Integer, Whole f) Real,
Rational, Integer, Whole, Natural 2.a) 2 6 b) 3 5 c) 4 7 d) -6 e) 2x 7x f) 20x 5 y 3 2x g) -2 h) 5x 2 3 x i) 10ab 3 3 2a 3.a) 63
3
b) 50 c) 16x 3 y d) 24a 5 4. 3 7, 8, 65 , 2 17 5.a) 3 14 b) 120 3 c) 48x 15x d) 8m 3 15 e) 12  6 3 f)
2x 2 2  2x g) 42 2  105 6 h) 2x  x  15 j) 22 k) 20-7y 6.a) 8 7  2 5 b) 7a 2 7a  3a a c) 7 6 d)
  72 2 
i) 132
 4 6 8 30  5 3 2 8 11  
55  3 6 b)8 5 c) 6 d) 7 10 e) 6 f) 4 30 g) 35 3 7 h)
32
9 7.a) b)  c)  d) 8.a)
3 5 2 59 2 45 3 7
 a 2
 2a b  b     
6 22 3 5 10  4 5 1
i) j) 9.a) x  0 b) x  c) x  d) no restriction e) no restriction
 5 a2  b 18 2  4  
       
2 2E
10. Side length= 2 3 cm , diagonal= 2 6 cm 11. A  24 2 cm , P  8 6  4 3 cm 12.a) v  22 m / s b) v 
 m
    

    
PC11: 2.1 Review of Exponents

Name _____________________________________ Date___________________________ Block________

1. Simplify each expression.

a) (2ab)(5a 2 ) b) (0.5 x 2 )(3xy )(6 x 4 y 2 ) c) ( x n )( x) d) (2 z n1 )( z )

e) (3a 4 ) 2 f)  x( xy ) 2 g) ( x 2 y ) 2 ( xy 2 ) 3 h) ( xz ) n ( x 2 z )

i)
 20 a12
j)
3xy 
4 2
xn
k) 2 l)
 42 a3 4 b4 2
 5a 7 6 xy 3 x  23 a3 3 b2 4

2. Write an equivalent expression using only positive exponents. Assume no variable is zero.

1 7
a) r 4 b) mn 2 c)  3 x 5 y d) x
3

1
5c 2 (2)0 r 2  x2 y 
e) f) 2
g) ( p q ) 3 1
h)  
d s 3  2 

3. Simplify(if possible), then evaluate. Express your answer as an integer or a fraction.

a)  30 b) (5) 2 c) (2) 4 (2) 2 d) (3) 2

1

e) 4 4 
3 5 34
f)  2
 81 
g)  4  
h) 5 2
2
23 
1

3 8 
 4. Simplify each expression. State the answer using positive exponents. Assume no variable is zero.


a)  3x 2 y 4 2 x 5 y 1   b)
1
m m53
c)  (2 x 2 z )0 (3x 1 )(4 z 4 ) d)
10t
t 5

3

e) 3x  4 2
f)
 48r12 s10
16 r 24 s10
 x6 
g)   2  h) k  k  
9  3 2

x 

1
2 x 3  m   2  m   3 
3
 4 x5 y 

i) 2 x3 y 
 4 2
j)  
4 
k)
2 x  2
l)     
 16 xy   n   n  

m) xy   4 3
2
n) t  4t 
4x 3x

o) 2a b 2
  a b 
3 2 2 4
p)
 2a b c  4 3 3

4a 2b 1

q)
 4b   2a b  3 3 3 2 2
  2a 3b 2c 0 
r)  
2

s) 3x  2  3x 

  4 
3


t)  2 x 2 y    14 xy   2 y 
3
2
2 2

 2a b  3 2 6 2 3 7 
 3a b c   2y   

Answers
d) 2 z n  2
3 5
1.a) 10 a 3b b) 9 x 7 y 3 c) x n 1 e) 9a 8 f)  x3 y 2 g) x 7 y 8 h) x n  2 z n 1 i) 4a 5 j) xy k) x n  2 l)  2a 3
2
3 y s3 q3
c)  26  64
1 m 1 5 2 1 1
2.a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) 3. a) -1 b) 25 d) 
r 4
n 2
x 5
3x 7 2
c d r 2
p 2 2
x y  3 2 9

 6x7 3 1 1
e) 4 2  f) 32  c)  12 z
1 1 4
g) 85  32 768 h) 160 4. a) b) m 2 d) 10t 6 e) 9 f) g) h)
12
16 9 y 5
x x 8 r x 24 k 12
8 12 5 10 3 4b
 2a c
t)  32 x
y x m 2 14 8 4
i) j) k) 32 x 5 l) m) x 6 y 24 n) 4t 7 x o) 8a14b11 p) q) r) 9b c s)
6 9 5 8 12 2 5 12
4x 64y n b a 4a 9x y y3
PC11 Unit 2: Review of Rational Exponents

Name________________________________________ Date ______________________ Blk__________

1. Express each in radical form.

1 5 3

b)  2  c)  5 d) 10 0.75
3
2 5 4
a) 3 e) 5

2. Express each in exponential form. Write an equivalent expression using only positive exponents

a)
3
57 b)  9
4
5
c) 1 d) 1
 49 
3
4
 27  7

3. Find each without using a calculator.

1 3 3

d)  83
5
a)  25 2
b) 36 2
c) 16 4

0 3

7
0.8
g)    h)  
1 1 2
f)  
0.6
e) 32
8  32   25 

4. Simplify.

 81 
1 1 1 4
3
a) 4
b) 16 2  27 3 c)
3
26 d) 25 2  64 3

3 1 2
 
 1 
e) 81   
1 1 1 3
g) 
1 4 8  3
2 f)  8 3  4 2  64 3  
 16     343 
 

5. Find with a calculator, giving results to 4 decimal places.

2
8
a) 113 b) 3.14
6. Simplify. Write an equivalent expression using only positive exponents
5 3 3 2
a) x x
2
b) y  y
4 2
c) 4 y  y 1
3

1
 14  2  5

 23 
2
 9a    4a 6 
y     
  8x 
1 1
d)   e)     f) 16 x 2 4 6  3
2
4 
 12  6a 3
y 
 
 

g)  80 x y 
2 4 2
h) y0 i) 4
x 3  3 x 2
 5x 4 y 7 
 
1
 34 0.6  3
x y 
 
 

1

1
  
2 4 3

 12  13  6  81x 3    8 xy 2 

2 4
m n     
0.5
 (8 x)  5x k)  2 7    

3 3
j) 10 x l)
 n 3 m 4 
3
 27 x 4

 

7. Write each expression as a power of x.

x n x5 2 n
  
a) x n1  x  x 3 x4  b)
x 3n
  x 
c) x a
4 2 a 1 3
 2
8. If x  a 2 and y  a 3 , write each expression in terms of a .
3
 3  
3 1
x3 1
a) x 4 y 3 b) c) x 5 y 2 d)  x 4  y 2 
y  
 

9. Solve.
4
1
a) x  343
3
b) x 
5
c) 2 x  162
5
d) 5 x  625
32

e) 2 x  3  32 f) 9 x 1  27 g) 8 x  2 
1
16
 
h)  4 35 2 x  324

10. There are approximately 62 bunnies in Sunshine Hills. This number appears to be doubling every 3 years.
a) Write an expression to describe the number of bunnies after n years.

b) Approximately how many bunnies will there be in 11 years? In 18 months?

c) How many bunnies were there 7 years ago?

11. The skin area A square metres of a person’s body can be estimated from the formula A  0.025 h w , where
0.42 0.5

h is the person’s height in centimetres and w is the mass in kilograms. Estimate the skin area of a person 170
cm tall who has a mass of 80 kg.

12. Bob’s salary increases by 6% every 8 years. In 2000, his salary was $46 000 per year. What will his salary be in
2025?
 13. A certain population is said to triple every 15 months. In 2005, there were 2500 individuals in the population.
How many were there in the population in 2012?

14. A population grows by a certain factor x every 5 years. If 240 individuals grow to become 331 in 3 years,
determine the rate of growth to the nearest tenth.

Answers:
7 5 4 7
1a. 3 b. 3
(2) 5 c.  1 d. 1 e. 58 2a. 53 b. 94 c. 49 3 d.  27 2
5
53 4
10 3

3a. -5 b. 216 c. 1 d. -32 e. 8 f. 1 g. 1 h. 125

8 16

4a. 27 b. 12 c. 1 d. -251 e. 1 f. 2 g. 49 5a. 4.9461 b. 1.1538

4 4

7 2 13 5 1 1 1 3

6a. x2 b. 1 c. 4 d. y3 e.  2a 8 f. x2 g. 4 h. y
5
i. x 12 j. 1 k. n
6
l. 8 y
2

3 1 3 1 3 3 1
y4 y3 xy 2 x4 2x 2 m8 x6

20 13 7
4 n2 5 4 n 10 a 3 10 3 15 2
7a. x b. x c. x 8a. a b. a c. a d. a

9a. 7 b. ½ c. 243 d. 4 e. 2 f. 2.5 g. -3⅓ h. ½

10a. A  622 3
n
b. 787; 88 c. 12 11. 1.93 m2 12. $55 187.24 13. 1 174 408 14. 1.7
Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _____________________________

Chapter 3 Review
Multiple Choice 5. Suppose that the graph of the function
For #1 to 5, select the best answer. f (x) = 2x2 is reflected in the x-axis,
translated 2 units to the left, and then
1. Which of the following does not represent a translated 5 units upward. What could the
quadratic function? equation of the quadratic function of the
A y = (x – 3)2 + 8 resultant graph be?
B y = (x + 6) – 2 A f (x) = –(x + 2)2 + 5
C y = 3x2 – 7x + 2 B f (x) = 2(–x – 2)2 + 5
C f (x) = –2(x – 2)2 + 5
D y + 3 = x2
D f (x) = –2(x + 2)2 + 5
2. Which of the following statements is true
about the graph of the function y = x2 – 1? Short Answer
A It has two x-intercepts. 6. Given the point (5, 25) is on the graph
B It opens downward. y  x 2 , determine, by mapping, where the
C The axis of symmetry is x = 1. point will be on the following graphs
D The vertex is at the origin. a) y = (x – 2)2 + 5
b) y = – (x + 3)2 – 4
3. What are the coordinates of the vertex for
c) y = 0.2x2 + 2
the quadratic function y = –4(x + 7)2 + 5?
A (7, 5) B (7, –5) 7. Three graphs of the form f (x) = x2 are
shown. Identify the graph(s) that fit each
C (–7, 5) D (–7, –5)
description.
4. Which of the following statements is true
about the quadratic function shown?

A The equation of the axis of symmetry a) a > 0

could be x – 5 = 0. b) a < 0
B The range could be {y | y < 2, y  R}.
C The vertex could be (3, –5).
D The x-intercept could have a value of 5.
Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _____________________________

8. Write a quadratic function in the form Extended Response

f (x) = a(x – p)2 + q for each graph.
11. Determine the following characteristics of
a) the quadratic function y = 1 x2 – 6x – 3.
2
 vertex
 axis of symmetry
 direction of opening
 domain
 range
 number of x-intercepts
 y-intercept

12. Last year, a music theatre charged $60

admission, and at that price an average of
200 seats were sold for each show. A survey
b) predicts that for every $5 increase in ticket
price, ten fewer people would be expected
to attend a show.
a) Write a quadratic function to model this
situation.
b) Determine the admission price that
would maximize revenue.
c) What is the maximum revenue?
d) How many seats would be empty when
revenue is maximized compared to last
9. Rewrite each quadratic function in vertex year’s average?
form by completing the square. Determine
the coordinates of the vertex. 13. In a 110-volt circuit having a resistance
a) y = x2 – 4x + 12 of 11 ohms, the power W in watts when
a current I is flowing is given by
1
b) y = – x2 – 4x – 18 W = 110I – 11t2. Determine the
4
maximum power that can be delivered
in this circuit.
10. Graph each quadratic function.
Answers:
(answers below)
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D
a) y = –(x–1)2 + 4 6. a) (7,30) b) (2,-29) c) (5,7)
b) y = 2x2 – 6 7. a) r and s b) t
1
1 2 8. a) f (x) = (x + 4)2 + 2 b) f (x) = – x2 + 5
c) y = x – x +3 3 3
4 9. a) y = (x – 2)2 + 8; vertex (2, 8)
b) y = – 1 (x + 8)2 – 2; vertex(–8, –2)
4
a b c 11. vertex: (6, –21); axis of symmetry: x = 6; direction of
opening: upward; domain: x  R;
range: y ≥ –21; two x-intercepts
y-intercept: (0, –3)
12. a) R = –50x2 + 400x + 12 000 b) $80
c) $12 800 d) 40 seats 13. 275 Watts
PC 11 Unit 4: Factoring Review
Name: _____________________________ Date: _______________________ Block: ______

1. Factor.
a)  5 x 2  80 b)  x 2  x  6 c)  3x 2  15xy d) 6 x 2  84 x  144

e) 4 x3  4 x 2  80 x f) 6 x 2  7 x  5 g) x  4 x 2  3 h) 16 x 2  49

i) 20x 2  5 y 2 j) 7 x( x  1)  2( x  1) k) x 2  15xy  56 y 2 l) 12x3  28x 2 y  15xy2

m) 5x 2  17 xy  12 y 2 n) x3 y  25xy3 o) 16 x 2  4 p) 3  3x 2

q) x 4  x3 y  2 x 2 y 2 r) 8x 2 y  4 xy s)  20  22 x  2 x 2 t) 10 x 2  11x  6

u) 16  x 4 v)  2 x3  11x 2  6 x 4x2 4 y 2 x)  7 x3 y 3  2 x 2 y 3
w) 
9 25

y)  16x3 y  9 xy3 z) 16 x 4  1 aa) x 2  x  4 bb) 25 y 4  y 2

2. Factor.
a) x 4  x 2  2 b) 6 x 4  4 x 2 y 2  2 y 4 c) ( x  2) 2  y 2

d) 25  ( x  1) 2 e) (2 x  3) 2  (3x  1) 2 f) ( x  4) 2  (5x  2) 2

g) ( x 2  6 x  9)  4 y 2 h) (2 x  1) 2  7(2 x  1)  18 i) ( x  6)2  5 y( x  6)  6 y 2

j) 2( x  2)2  ( x  2)  15 k) 2( x  y) 2  ( y  x)  21

Answers:
1.a. 5( x  4)x  4 b. ( x  3)( x  2) c. 3xx  5 y  d. 6( x  12)( x  2) e. 4x( x  5)( x  4) f. (2 x  1)(3x  5) g. (4 x  3)( x  1)
h. (4x  7)(4x  7) i. 5(2 x  y)(2x  y) j. (7 x  2)( x  1) k. ( x  7 y)( x  8 y) l. x(6x  5 y)(2x  3 y) m. (5x  3 y)( x  4 y)
n. xy( x  5 y)( x  5 y) o. Not Factorable p. 3(1  x)(1  x) q. x 2 ( x  2 y)( x  y) r. 4xy(2x  1) s. 2( x  10)( x  1) t.
(2x  3)(5x  2)
x y  x y
u. (4  x 2 )(2  x)(2  x) v.  x(2 x  1)( x  6) w. 4     x.  x 2 y 3 (7 x  2) y.  xy(4x  3 y)(4x  3 y)
3 5  3 5
z. (4 x 2  1)(2x  1)(2 x  1) aa. Not Factorable bb . y 2 (5 y  1)(5 y  1)
2.a. ( x 2  2)( x  1)( x  1) b. 2( x 2  y 2 )(3x 2  y 2 ) c. ( x  y  2)( x  y  2) d. ( x  6)( x  4) e. (5x  2)( x  4)
f. 4(3x  1)(2x  3) g. ( x  2 y  3)( x  2 y  3) h. 2(2x  3)( x  4) i. ( x  2 y  6)( x  3 y  6) j. ( x  1)(2x  9) k. (2x  2 y  7)( x  y  3)
Math 11

Unit 5: Quadratic Equation Review

1. What are the zeros of each quadratic function?

a) b) c)

2. Solve each by graphing.

a) 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 5 = 0 b) 3𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 = 0

3. Factor.

a) 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 24 e) 20𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 i) 81𝑥 2 − 100𝑦 2

b) 𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 + 28 f) 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 5 j) (𝑥 + 1)2 + (𝑥 + 1) − 12

c) 3𝑥 2 − 24𝑥 + 45 g) 10𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 4 k) 4(𝑥 + 3)2 − (𝑥 − 1)2

d) 4𝑥 3 + 24𝑥 2 − 28𝑥 h) 𝑥 2 − 64

4. Solve the quadratic equations by factoring. (Find the roots)

a) (𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 + 11) = 0 d) y 2 + y − 12 = 0 g) 4𝑥 2 − 20𝑥 = 0

b) 3𝑥(4𝑥 − 1) = 0 e) 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3 = 0 h) (𝑥 − 12)(𝑥 + 1) = −40

c) 5(1 − 3𝑥)(2 + 𝑥) = 0 f) 4𝑥 2 − 28𝑥 − 72 = 0 i) (𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 + 3) = 5𝑥 + 25

5. Find the roots of each quadratic equation. Give the exact answer.

a) 𝑥 2 = 121 d) 4(𝑥 − 1)2 = 7

b) −5𝑥 2 = −125 e) 2(𝑥 + 5)2 − 9 = 8

1 2
c) (𝑥 − 7)2 = 20 f) (𝑥 − 9)2 =
3 5
 6. Solve each equation using the quadratic formula. Give exact answer for a and b. Answer to two decimal places for c and d.

a) 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 1 = 0 c) 8𝑥 2 − 20𝑥 − 3 = 0

b) 2𝑥 2 = 3𝑥 + 1 d) (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 4) = 2𝑥(𝑥 − 3)

7. Determine the nature of the roots of each quadratic equation.

a) 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 16 = 0 c) 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 = −5

b) 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 3 = 0 d) (2𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 − 1) = 𝑥 + 5

8. The length and width of a rectangle are two consecutive integers. Find the length and width if the rectangle has an
area of 992 m2.

9. The path of a paper airplane can be modelled approximately by the function h(t) = − 0.25t2 + t + 3, where h is the height above
the ground, in metres, and t is the time of flight, in seconds. Determine how long it takes for the paper airplane to hit the ground,
h(t) = 0.

10. The path of a snowboarder after jumping from a ramp can be modelled by the function
h(d) = −0.5d2 + 2d +1, where h is the height above the ground and d is the horizontal distance the snowboarder travels, both in
metres.
a) Write a quadratic equation you would solve to determine the horizontal distance the snowboarder has travelled when she
lands.

b) What horizontal distance does the snowboarder travel? Express your answer to the nearest tenth of a metre.

Answers:

1a) x= -1,3 b) x= -2 c) no zeros 2a) x= 1,5 b) x= -4,0 3a) (x+12)(x-2) b) (x-7)(x-4) c) 3(x-5)(x-3)

d)4x(x+7)(x-1) e) 10x(2x-1) f) (2x-5)(x+1) g) (2x-1)(5x+4) h) (x+8)(x-8) i) (9x+10y)(9x-10y)

j) (x-2)(x+5) k) (3x+5)(x+7)

4a) x= 5,-11 b) x= 0,¼ c) x= ⅓,-2 d) y= 3,-4 e) x= 1,3 f) x= -2,9 g) x= 0,5 h) x= 4,7 i) x= -5,2

√7 17 6
5a) x= ±11 b) x= ±5 c) x= 7±2√5 d) 𝑥 = 1 ± e) 𝑥 = −5 ± √ f) 𝑥 = 9 ± √
2 2 5

3±√17
6a) x= -2±√3 b) c) x= 2.64,-0.14 d) x= 6.83, 1.17 7a) one real root b) two distinct real roots
4

c) no real roots d) two distinct real roots 8. 31m x 32m 9. 6 s 10. a) 0 = −0.5d2 + 2d +1 b) 4.4 m
Precalc 11 Rational Expression Review

1. Find the non-permissible values.

a) b) c)
2. Simplify
a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

h) (remember order of operations!)

i)

j)
PC 11 CH. 6(II): RATIONAL EQUATIONS REVIEW

1. Page 354 #20 to 22

ANS:
2. At a water treatment plant, one of the overflow tanks can be emptied in 10 hours by
pipe A or in 15 hours by pipe B. If both pipes were used, how long would it take them to
empty the tank?
ANS: 6 hours

3. A pipe can fill a swimming pool in 20 hours and an outlet pipe can empty it in 32 hours.
How long would it take to fill the pool if the pipes are operating at the same time?
ANS: 53⅓ hrs

4. The sum of a number and its reciprocal is 26/5. Find the number.
ANS: 5 or 1/5

5. A delivery truck follows a regular route that is 270 km. One day the driver begins the
route a half-hour late. In order to finish on time, she drives the truck 6 km/h faster than
usual. What is the trucks usual speed?
ANS: 54 km/h

6. A blimp can go 32 miles against the wind in the same time that it takes to go 88 miles
with the wind. The speed of the blimp in still air is 30 mph. What is the speed of the
wind?
ANS: 14 mph
PC 11 Unit 8: Solving Radical Equations Review

Name__________________________________________Date_______________________ Block___________

1. Determine the restrictions on the following radical equations.

a) x7 4 _____________ b) 10  2 x  8 _____________

c) 4 x  5  10 _____________ d) 4x  6  2 x _____________

e) 4 x  4  3x  1 _____________ f) x  10  7  5  x _____________

1  2x
g) 5  3x  4 x  12 _____________ h) _____________
2x  1

2. Solve each radical equation. Determine the restriction for (l).

a) 2t  1  5 b) 6  x  3 c) 3  2 x  1  11

d) 2 x 1  x e) x 3  x 3 f) 3x  10  7  2 x  2

g) x2  3  x  1 h) x  4   x6  x3  i) 4 x  1  2 x  10

2x  1 4
j)  x 1 k) x  5 1  x *l) x  15  x  7 
3 x7
 3. A 100-W light bulb operates with a current of 0.5 A. 4. The mass, m, in kilograms, that a beam with a fixed
The formula relating current, I, in amperes (A); width and length can support is related to its
power, P, in watts (W); and resistance, R, in ohms thickness, t, in centimetres. The formula is
P 1 m
(Ω), is I  . What is the resistance in the light t , m  0 . If a beam is 4 cm thick, what
R 5 3
bulb? mass can it support?

𝑙 6. The speed, s, in miles per hour that a car is traveling

5. A pendulum of length l metres takes 𝑡 = 2𝜋√ when it goes into a skid can be estimated by using the
𝑔
seconds to go through a complete cycle. If a formula s  30 fd , where f is the coefficient of
pendulum takes 1.8 seconds to make a complete friction and d is the length of the skid marks in feet.
cycle, how long is the pendulum? (use g  9.8 m / s 2 ) A car skids to a stop on a street with a speed limit of
30 mi/h. If the car was traveling 20 mi/h over the
speed limit, and the coefficient of friction was 0.7,
how long were the skid marks?

7. A rectangle has a width of √𝑥 and a length 8. Five more than the square root of a number, n, is
of √𝑥 + 3 If the diagonal is 3√5 cm long, equal one less than the number. Model this situation
determine the dimensions of the rectangle. using a radical equation. Determine the value(s) of n
algebraically.

Answers:

5 3 1 5 1
1. a) x  7 b) x  5 c) x d) x  e) x  f) undefined for all values of x g)  3  x  h) 𝑥 <
4 2 3 3 2

2. a) t  13 b) No Solution c) x  17 d) x  2 e) x  3,4 f) x  5 g) x  1 h) x  2 i) No Solution – When substituting the answer back into

the equation it creates a negative number under the root sign. This means that the extraneous root is a restricted value and not allowed in the Real Numbers. We could
also say there are No Real Roots. j) x  4  10 k) x  9 l) x  6 (The restriction is x  7 )
3
3. 400 Ω 4. 1200 kg 5. 0.8 m 6. 119 ft 7. 3 by 6 8. 5  n  n  1 ; n  9
PC 11 Unit 8: Solving Radical Equations Review

Name__________________________________________Date_______________________ Block___________

1. Determine the restrictions on the following radical equations.

a) x7 4 _____________ b) 10  2 x  8 _____________

c) 4 x  5  10 _____________ d) 4x  6  2 x _____________

e) 4 x  4  3x  1 _____________ f) x  10  7  5  x _____________

1  2x
g) 5  3x  4 x  12 _____________ h) _____________
2x  1

2. Solve each radical equation. Determine the restriction for (l).

a) 2t  1  5 b) 6  x  3 c) 3  2 x  1  11

d) 2 x 1  x e) x 3  x 3 f) 3x  10  7  2 x  2

g) x2  3  x  1 h) x  4   x6  x3  i) 4 x  1  2 x  10

2x  1 4
j)  x 1 k) x  5 1  x *l) x  15  x  7 
3 x7
 3. A 100-W light bulb operates with a current of 0.5 A. 4. The mass, m, in kilograms, that a beam with a fixed
The formula relating current, I, in amperes (A); width and length can support is related to its
power, P, in watts (W); and resistance, R, in ohms thickness, t, in centimetres. The formula is
P 1 m
(Ω), is I  . What is the resistance in the light t , m  0 . If a beam is 4 cm thick, what
R 5 3
bulb? mass can it support?

𝑙 6. The speed, s, in miles per hour that a car is traveling

5. A pendulum of length l metres takes 𝑡 = 2𝜋√ when it goes into a skid can be estimated by using the
𝑔
seconds to go through a complete cycle. If a formula s  30 fd , where f is the coefficient of
pendulum takes 1.8 seconds to make a complete friction and d is the length of the skid marks in feet.
cycle, how long is the pendulum? (use g  9.8 m / s 2 ) A car skids to a stop on a street with a speed limit of
30 mi/h. If the car was traveling 20 mi/h over the
speed limit, and the coefficient of friction was 0.7,
how long were the skid marks?

7. A rectangle has a width of √𝑥 and a length 8. Five more than the square root of a number, n, is
of √𝑥 + 3 If the diagonal is 3√5 cm long, equal one less than the number. Model this situation
determine the dimensions of the rectangle. using a radical equation. Determine the value(s) of n
algebraically.

Answers:

5 3 1 5 1
1. a) x  7 b) x  5 c) x d) x  e) x  f) undefined for all values of x g)  3  x  h) 𝑥 <
4 2 3 3 2

2. a) t  13 b) No Solution c) x  17 d) x  2 e) x  3,4 f) x  5 g) x  1 h) x  2 i) No Solution – When substituting the answer back into

the equation it creates a negative number under the root sign. This means that the extraneous root is a restricted value and not allowed in the Real Numbers. We could
also say there are No Real Roots. j) x  4  10 k) x  9 l) x  6 (The restriction is x  7 )
3
3. 400 Ω 4. 1200 kg 5. 0.8 m 6. 119 ft 7. 3 by 6 8. 5  n  n  1 ; n  9
PC 11 Trigonometry Review
1. Determine the following ratios to 3 decimal places.

a. tan 15˚ b. tan 33˚ c. sin 85˚ d. sin 30˚ e. cos 78˚ f. cos 59˚

2. Determine the measure of A to the nearest degree.

a. tan A = 0.839 b. tan A = 2.145 c. sin A = 0.438 d. cos A = 0.906

e. cos A = 4 f. tan A = 3 g. sin A = 15
5 4 27

3. Determine the measure of A to the nearest degree.

a. b. c.

d. e. f.

4. Determine the value of x to one decimal place.

a. b. c.

d. e. f.
 5. Solve the following triangles.
a. b.

6. Solve for the measure of x to one decimal place.

a. b.

c. d.

Answers

1a. 0.268 b. 0.649 c. 0.996 d. 0.500 e. 0.208 f. 0.515

2a. 40˚ b. 65˚ c. 26˚ d. 25˚ e. 37˚ g. 37˚ g. 34˚

3a. 34˚ b. 46˚ c. 47˚ d. 38˚ e. 62˚ f. 55˚

4a. 7.7 b. 17.7 c. 15.7 d. 12.5 e. 10.5 f. 28.2

5a. θ = 20˚ ; x = 16.5 cm ; y = 17.5 cm b. θ = 20˚ ; x = 7.7 cm ; y = 9.2 cm

6a. 19.8 ft b. 7.4 cm c. 8.3 cm d. 70˚

PC 11 Unit 11: Review of Inequalities

Name_______________________________ Date: _________________________ Block_____

1. Which of the ordered pairs are solutions to the inequality?

a. 2 x  3 y  18 b. y  3 x 2  x  1
[(3, 4), (0, 5), (−7, −1), (−2, 8)] [(0, −1), (1, −2)(−2, −16), (4, 0)]

2. Match each inequality with its graph.

A. B. C.
3
a. y x2
4
b. y  3x  2
1
c. y   ( x  1) 2  3
3
1 2
d. y x 1
2 D. E. F.

3. Graph each inequality.

a. y  4 x  3 b. 2 x  3 y  12 c. y  ( x  2) 2  1

1 2
d. 4  2 x 2  y e. y  x 2  6 x  8 f. y x  2x  7
2
4. Write an inequality to describe each graph.

a. b. c. d.

5. Show how to solve x 2  5 x  14  0 by graphing and by using sign analysis.

By Graphing By Sign Analysis

6. Solve each inequality. State your solution using set and interval notation. Graph your solution.
a. 2 x  3( x  4)  5( x  1)  7 x
3 2
b. x   4  x
1 2 1 1 12 
c.  x    1   4x  
2 3 2 5 2 2 5

Set Notation: Set Notation: Set Notation:

Interval Notation: Interval Notation: Interval Notation:

d. x 2  x  90  0 e. 6 x 2  5  7 x f. 2 x( x  6)  4( x  8)

Set Notation: Set Notation: Set Notation:

Interval Notation: Interval Notation: Interval Notation:

 g. 2 x 2  5 x  2  x 2  x h. x(2  3x)  10  2( x 2  1)  x( x  4) i. 6 x  x 2  11

Set Notation: Set Notation: Set Notation:

Interval Notation: Interval Notation: Interval Notation:

7. Twice a number increased by 4 is at least 10 more than the number. Write an inequality to represent this statement.
Solve the inequality.

8. Janine has a part-time painting job that pays $20/hour, and babysits for $15/hour. She wants to earn at least
$180/week.

a. Write an inequality to represent the number of hours of each job she can work to earn at least $180/wk.

b. Graph the inequality.

9. The height in metres of a projectile shot from the top of a building is given by h(t )  16t 2  60t  25 , where t
represents the time in seconds the projectile is in the air.

a. Find the time the projectile is in the air before hitting the ground.

b. Find the time interval that the projectile is above 25 m.

10. The length of a rectangle is 1 cm more than twice the width. If the area of the rectangle is at least 36 cm2, what are its
possible widths?

11. A stone bridge has the shape of a parabolic arch, as shown. Determine a quadratic inequality to describe the area
under the bridge.
Answers:

1.a. (0,5), (−7, −1) b. (0, −1), (4,0) 2.a. D b. A c. E d. B

3.a. b c. d. e. f.

2 4
4. a. y x5 b. y  x2  4 c. y x2 d. y  2( x  3) 2  6 5. 7  x  2
7 3
1  1
6. a. x  1 , 1,   b. x3 ,   ,3  c. x  0 , , 0
3  3

 5 1
d. x  9 or x  10 , ,  9  10,  e. 
5 1
 x  ,  , 
3 2  3 2

f. x  R ,  ,  g.   
x  2  2 or x  2  2 ,   , 2  2  2  2 ,  

h. x  4 , , 4 i. No Solution 7. 2 x  4  10  x , x6

15
8. a. 20 x  15 y  180 b. 9. a. t  4.128 b. 0t  10. The width is at
4
least 4 cm.

11. y  0.03( x  20) 2  12 or y  0.03x 2  12

PC 11 UNIT 11: INEQUALITIES: SELF ASSESSMENT
Name: _________________________ Date: ________________________ Block: ______

1. Solve and graph each inequality.

 4  6 x  
3 5 2x
a) 4m(m  5)  12m  4(3  m)  4m2 b) 
7 14 7

2. Write the domain and range of the following using interval notation.
a) b) c)

3. Graph each inequality.

a) 2 x  3 y  18 b) y 
1
x  52  2
2
4. Jolene is working at the golf course making $15/hour and also sells tie-dyed jogging suits for a profit of $15/set.
Jolene wants net earnings of at least $400/week.
a) Write an inequality that represents the number of
hours per week and the number of jogging suit sets
Jolene must sell to make at least $400/week.

b) What are the restrictions on the variables?

c) Graph the inequality.

5. The following is the graph to y   x 2  8 x  7 .

a)  x2  8x  7  0

_________________________

b)  x 2  8 x  7  0

_________________________

6. Solve each inequality.

a) x( x  4)  12 b) 6(2 x  3)  x 2  9