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Math 11 Pre-Calc LG 9 Practice Quiz #1



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

State the side length of a square with an area of 1573 cm2 in simplified radical form.
A
mc001-1.jpg cm
C
mc001-3.jpg cm
B
mc001-2.jpg cm
D
mc001-4.jpg cm
 

 2. 

Express mc002-1.jpg in simplified form.
A
mc002-2.jpg
C
mc002-4.jpg
B
mc002-3.jpg
D
mc002-5.jpg
 

 3. 

Simplify mc003-1.jpg.
A
9 + mc003-2.jpg
C
9 + mc003-4.jpg
B
mc003-3.jpg
D
114
 

 4. 

The volume, V, in cubic units, of a cylinder is given by mc004-1.jpg, where r is the radius and h is the height, both in the same units. Find the exact radius of a cylinder with a height of 64 cm and a volume of 576p cm3. Express your answer in simplest form.
A
mc004-2.jpg cm
C
9 cm
B
mc004-3.jpg cm
D
mc004-4.jpg cm
 

 5. 

Express mc005-1.jpg in simplest form.
A
mc005-2.jpg
C
mc005-4.jpg
B
mc005-3.jpg
D
mc005-5.jpg
 

 6. 

A radical expression is being simplified. In which step of the process was an error made?
mc006-1.jpg
A
Step A
C
Step C
B
Step D
D
Step B
 

 7. 

Determine the range of the function mc007-1.jpg.
A
{y Î R}
C
{x Î R}
B
{y Î R, y ³ 0}
D
{x Î R, x ³ –2}
 

 8. 

Determine the value of the function mc008-1.jpg when mc008-2.jpg.
A
3
C
–3
B
–9
D
9
 

 9. 

Solve mc009-1.jpg.
A
x = mc009-2.jpg
C
x = mc009-4.jpg
B
x = mc009-3.jpg
D
x = mc009-5.jpg
 

 10. 

Solve mc010-1.jpg.
A
x = mc010-2.jpg
C
mc010-4.jpg or mc010-5.jpg
B
x = mc010-3.jpg
D
mc010-6.jpg or mc010-7.jpg
 

Short Answer
 

 1. 

Identify each number as a mixed radical or an entire radical, and then change it to its other form.
a) sa001-1.jpg
b) sa001-2.jpg
c) sa001-3.jpg
d) sa001-4.jpg
e) sa001-5.jpg
 

 2. 

Simplify each expression.
a) sa002-1.jpg
b) sa002-2.jpg
c) sa002-3.jpg
d) sa002-4.jpg
 

 3. 

Solve sa003-1.jpg.
 

Problem
 

 1. 

A ball that is hit or thrown horizontally with a velocity of v metres per second will travel a distance d metres before hitting the ground, where pr001-1.jpg and h is the height, in metres, from which the ball is hit or thrown.
a) Use the properties of radicals to rewrite the formula with a rational denominator.
b) How far will a ball that is hit with a velocity of 45 m/s at a height of 0.8 m above the ground travel before hitting the ground, to the nearest tenth of a metre?
 

 2. 

Is the equation pr002-1.jpg true for negative values of a and b? Explain your reasoning.
 



 
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