Alg.

2 / Trig Practice for Semester 2 EXAM (Quarter 3 material) [#1 is the only GC problem]
1. Given: y = x
5
+ 2x
3
5x
2
+ 3 A. Determine the zeros B. State the interval(s) of increase/decrease
C. state the interval(s) of positive/negative range values.


2. Over the complex numbers, determine the zeros and/or factors of these polynomials
8x
2
+ 14x 9 x
2
+ 6 x
3
+ 5x
2
2x 10 x
4
3x
2
4 x
4
+ x
3
9x
2
3x + 18 27a
3
8



3. Compute using w = 1 2i and z = 2 + 3i : w + z z w wz w
2

w
/
z
i
76




4. F(x) = 2x
2
+ x and G(t) = F(t) + F(t + 1). Express G(t) in simplified polynomial form.



5. What degree polynomials must have a real zero? Can a polynomial have all complex zeros; all real zeros?
If 2 + 3i is a zero of P(x) and P(x) has all real coefficients, then what other solution must P(x) have?
Is this possible: P(x) has leading term -3x
4
, two real roots, y-int (0, 9) and is always increasing ?
T F If F(2) = 0 then (x + 2) is a factor of F(x).


6. Expand and state the degree: (2a
7
b + ab
2
)(a
2
4b
2
)

7. Be able to discuss the features of and/or graph these rational functions.

2
4
3
x
y
x
-
=
+

2
9
x
y
x
=
-

2
2
3 3
4
x
y
x
-
=
-

2
3
5 6
x
y
x x
-
=
- -




8. Simplify. 9. Solve:

2 5
2 3
3 12
4 5
x x
x x x x

- - -

2 2
3 1
x x
x x
+
-
- +
2
2 1
9 3
2
3
x
x x
x
-
- +
-

1 1
3
4 1
x
x x
+
= +
+ -




Algebra 2/Trig Quarter 4 Review
* denotes problems for which you would be able to use a calculator on the final

1. Change the following from radians to degrees:
(a)
9
t
(b)
2
3
t
(c) 1 (d) 8t

2. Change the following from degrees to radians:
(a) 10 (b) 360 (c) 225 (d) 540

3*. Change the following from radians 4*. Change the following from degrees
to degreesgive decimal approximations. to radiansgive decimal approximations.
(a) 2.3 (b) 7 (a) 111 (b) 5000

5. Give the exact value of the following expressions.
(a)
5
tan
2
t | |
|
\ .
(b)
4
cos
3
t | |

|
\ .
(c)
( ) sin t
(d)
( ) tan 11t (e)
7
sin
4
t | |

|
\ .
(f)
8
cos
3
t | |
|
\ .

(g)
( )
1
tan 1

(h)
1
2
sin
2

| |

|
|
\ .
(i)
1
1
cos
2

| |
|
\ .

(j)
( ) ( )
1
tan tan 57

(k)
( ) ( )
1
sin sin 0.6

(l)
1
12
sin sin
13
t

| | | |
| |
\ . \ .


6. Sketch an angle with a measure of
3
4
t
radians and give three other radian measures of the same
rotation, at least one of which is negative.

7. Let
( ) 1, 0 P R
u
= . If P is in the fourth quadrant, state the sign of sinu , cosu , and tanu .

8. Find two positive and two negative solutions for the following equation:
1
cos
2
u =

9. Given that sin s u = , evaluate each of the following in terms of s:
(a) ( ) sin t u (b) cos
2
t
u
| |

|
\ .
(c) ( ) sin u t +
(d) ( ) sin u (e) cosu (f) tanu




-1 1
-6
-4
-2
2
x
y
(1,3)
(0,-7)
-50 50 100 150
-50
50
100
150
x
y
(10,50) (85,50)
x
y
x
y
10. Find equations for each of the sinusoids graphed below.
(a) (b)









11. Sketch graphs of each of the following functions. Label at least three points and any asymptotes. Also
state the domain and range of each function.
(a) sin y x = (b) cos y x = (c) tan y x =
(d)
( ) ( )
8
4 3sin 2 y x
t
= (e)
( )
12
2 7cos y x
t
=

12*. A ceiling fan with 12-in. blades rotates at 100 revolutions per minute.
(a) Find the angular speed of the fan in radians per minute.
(b) Find the linear speed of the tips of the blades in inches per minute.

13*. Find decimal approximations for the image of
( ) 1, 0 under a rotation of 109 counterclockwise about
the origin.
14*. Find the length of an arc of a 75 central angle in a circle of radius 6 feet.
15*. Find the area of the sector of a circle of radius 5 cm if the central angle of the sector is
2
3
t
.
16*. Find the length of an arc of a central angle with measure
3
t
in a circle with radius 5 cm.
17*. Find the area of a 27 sector of a circle with radius 10 feet.

18. See the two figures below. In each case, find the exact coordinates of point Q.













Q
135
4
Q
30
6
19. For the triangle shown to the right,
write each of the following expressions
in terms of a, b, and c.
(a) tan A (b) tanC
(c) sin A (d) sinC
(e) cos A (f) cosC



20*. For each of the triangles shown below, calculate the measures of all of the missing sides, the measures
of all of the missing angles, and the area of the triangle.
(a)
(b)








(c)






21*. Find the area of the shaded region in the figure below.

A
B
C
a
b
c
12
7
75
9
151
14
8
2
120