Final Exam Review:: Practice Set B
Final Exam Review:: Practice Set B
Final Exam Review:: Practice Set B
Math 3
1. You’ve doodled in class, and to your surprise, discover that it has a mathematical pattern. Your pattern has 8 concentric
triangles. The innermost triangle has 3 shaded blocks. Each successive triangle has 6 more shaded blocks. How many
shaded blocks are there in all?
2. Let f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 10x - 6 and g(x) = x – 3. What is the solution set for ½ f(x) = g(x) ?
3-A. The equations 3x2 +6x = 4 is rewritten in the form 3(x – h)2 + q = 0. What is the value of q?
A) -7 B) -1 C) 1 D) 7
3-B. The equations 3x2 +6x = 4 is rewritten in the form 3(x – h)2 + q = 0. What is the value of h?
B) -7 B) -1 C) 1 D) 7
4) A box with an open top is going to be constructed from a rectangular piece of cardboard.
What is the domain of the function V(x) that gives the volume of the box?
A) 23 B) 28 C) 37 D) 39 E) -41
1
A)
sin θ−cos 2 θ
2
B) ½
C) 1
1
D)
sin θ+ cos2 θ
2
8. The diameter of an apple pie is 9 inches. If the intercepted arc (the crust) is 3 inches, what is the measure of the central angle
made by cutting your slice of pie. Give your answer in radians.
A) 12√ 3 cm B) 16 cm C) 6√ 3 cm D) 18cm
10. The amount of tissue paper used to cover a spherical ball is 144 square inches. What is the volume of the ball? Hint: SA =
4πr2 V = 4/3 πr3
288
A) 48 /π units cubed B) units cubed C) 48π units cubed D) 288√ π units cubed
√π
11. A farmer wants to buy between 80 and 100 acres of land. He is willing to pay up to $950 an acre. There is a rectangular
field for sale that is 200 by 2,000 yards that is selling for $75,000. Would this property meet the farmer’s requirements?
A. Yes, the land is the right size and the price is low enough
B. No, the price is low enough, but there is too much land
C. No, the price is low enough, but there is not enough land
D. No, the land is the right size, but the price is too high
12. Guidance is trying to determine which electives to offer next year, and have decided to take a poll. Which would represent
their polling population?
A) Students at the school whose student I.D. ends with and odd number.
B) All students in the school
C) All students in the state
D) All adults in the state
13. In a set of test scores that is normally distributed, a score of 610 is two standard deviations below the mean, and a score of
646 is one standard deviation above the mean. What was the mean scores?
1 1
A) sinΘ B) cosΘ C) D)
cosθ sinθ
15. The radii of two concentric circles are 5 and 13. Find the length of the Chord.
A) 8 B) 12 C) 16 D) 24
16. What is the approximate length of the arc on a circle formed by an angle of 2π/3 radians, and a radius of 4.
17. The length and width of a rectangular prism are 3 √ 21∧5 √ 14 respectively. What could the height be if the volume is a
rational number?
A) 2 √2 B) 2 √3 C) 2 √5 D) 2 √6
x +5 x+3
18. Which is a solution to the equation =
x−4 x−5
A) -13 B) -1 C) 1 D) 13
A) y = (x – 3)2 +12
B) y = (x – 3)2 -6
C) y = (x – 3)2 -9
D) y = (x – 3)2 + 6
x2 −3 x −10 x +2
20. Which expression is equivalent to 2
÷ 2
x −2 x−15 x +7 x+12
x+10 x+ 4
A) ½ B) 2 C) D) E) x+4
x +9 x +2