MPM2D Practice Exam

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1. Complete the following table, then determine the number of solutions of the linear
systems below WITHOUT solving:
Slopes (m ) y -intercepts (b )
One solution
No solution
Many solutions

a) 2 x+ y−4=0 b) 2 x+ y=6
x +2 y−6=0 y=−2 x +8

2. Find the intersection point of the lines below using SUBSTITUTION.

6 x +3 y=36
2+ y=5 x

3. Find the intersection point of the lines below using ELIMINATION.

4 x+ 6 y=6
3 x−3 y=12
4. A chemistry student was asked to make 100L of 48% alcohol solution by mixing 40%
alcohol solution and 60% alcohol solution. How much of each solution must the student
use?

5. A vending machine contains a total of 395 quarters and dimes. The total value of the
coins is $66.80. How many of each coin are there?

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 6. For the line segment joining the points A(- 1, 5) and B(4, - 3) calculate:

a) the length of the line segment

b) the slope of the line segment

c) the midpoint of the line segment

7. A communication tower located at the center of the grid sends out signals in a circle
covered by the equation x 2+ y 2=64 .

a) What is the radius of the circle?

b) What is the centre of the circle?

c) Sketch the circle, clearly labelling the x and y intercepts.

8. Given the vertices of PQR, clearly explain how would you show that PQR is a right
angle scalene triangle. (4 marks)

9. Use the chart below to classify the quadrilateral PQRS. Explain your answer for full
marks. (3 marks)

Side PQ QR RS PS
Slope −1 2 −1 2
2 2
Length 3 3 3 3

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 10. a) A quadrilateral has vertices A(-1, 1), B(3, 4), C(8, 4), and D(4, 1). Verify that
ABCD is a parallelogram.

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b) What would you have to do to prove that

the quadrilateral in a) is a rhombus?

11. Given the quadratic equation y=−2(x+ 5)(x +1)

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a. State the zeros (s and t): (1 mark)

b. Find the vertex of the function: (2 marks)

c. Is the vertex a minimum or a maximum? (1 mark)

d. What is the axis of symmetry? (1 mark)

e. Sketch the parabola on the grid provided. Clearly mark

the zeros and vertex. (3 marks)

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 12. A golf ball is hit off a tee. Its height above the ground can be modeled using the
equation h = - 25t(t - 8), where h is the height of the ball in m, and t is the time in
seconds.

a. When does the ball hit the ground? (1 mark)

b. When does the ball reach the maximum height? (1 mark)

c. What is the maximum height of the ball? (1 mark)

13. Distance between the legs of Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is 300m and the arc is
[7] parabolic in shape. The maximum height of the arch is 65m.
Sketch the bridge and label the key points. (3 marks) and find an equation to
model the shape of the bridge. (4 marks)

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14. Expand and simplify:
a) −3(x −2)(x +5) b) ( 3 x – 8 )2

15. Factor each expression fully. (10 marks)

a) x 2−2 x−15 [2] b) 3 y 2−15 y [2]

c) 6 w 2−7 w +2 [3] d) 2 x 2−20 x+32 [2]

e) 16 b 2−9 [2]

16. Solve (find the roots) each of the following equations: (8 marks)
a) 2 x 2−x−15=0

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 b) Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
2
2 x −3 x =6

17. Determine the number of roots of the following equations, show your work: (6 marks)
a) 3x2 + 2x + 6 = 0 b) (x + 5)2 = 0 c) 2x2 – 14 = 0

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[12] 18. For each of the quadratic relations in the table, fill in the missing values.

Relation Vertex Axis of Direction of Opening Min/Max

Symmetry (Up/Down)
y = 2 (x – 6) 2

y = -3(x + 7)2 - 2

y = 0.3 x 2 – 20.5

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 19. Write the following relations in vertex form and state the vertex:

[3] a) y=x 2−20 x +5 b) y=−3 x 2 +12 x−8

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20. State the vertex, and all transformations of applied to y=x 2, then graph.
Show all steps.
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-2

Vertex:

Transformations:

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21. A farmer has 200m of fencing and wants to fence off a rectangular fence that borders a
straight river. What dimensions of the field will give the maximum area?

22. A computer store sells 50 laptops every month at a price of $900 each. A recent survey
shows that they can sell 2 more laptops for every $20 reduction in price. What price
should they sell their computers at to maximize their revenue?

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 23. Solve for the indicated values:

a) b)
54
o x
9 cm 6 cm
6
cm B

c) d)
14 6
9
18
y
4
12

x
16

24. Find side b

A
[3]

7 cm

60
B C
11 cm

25. Find angle Z:

X
5 cm

[3] Y
67
10 cm

Z
10