Precalculus Test 3 Review

1. Solve the system of equations.

𝑦 = −𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 25 2𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 17
A. B. C.
𝑦 = 3𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 𝑥−𝑦 =1 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑦 2 = −6

2. Write the partial fraction decomposition of the rational expression.

11𝑥+1 𝑥+4 6𝑥 2 −2𝑥−8
A. B. C.
𝑥 2 +4𝑥−5 𝑥(𝑥−1)2 (𝑥−2)(𝑥 2 +2)

3. Convert the angle measure to decimal degree form. Round your answer to two decimal places.
35°23′47′′
4. Convert the angle measure to degrees minutes and seconds. Round your answer to the nearest
second.
56.78°
5. Determine two co-terminal angles (one positive, one negative) for the following angles. (Exact
values.)
4𝜋
A. B. 160°
3
6. Find the complement and supplement for each angle. (Exact values.)
𝜋
A. 37° B. 7
7. Rewrite each angle to radian measure as a (simplified) multiple of π.
A. 108° B. −84° C. 345°
8. Rewrite each angle in degree measure.
3𝜋 7𝜋 𝜋
A. B. C. − 12
10 5
9. Convert the angle measure from radians to degrees. Round your answer to 3 decimal places.
A. 3 B. 4.24
10. Find the length of the arc on a circle of radius 5m intercepted by an angle of 75°. Round answer.

11. Phonograph records are vinyl discs that rotate on a turntable. A typical record album is 12 inches
in diameter and plays at 3313 revolutions per minute. Round answers.
A. What is the angular speed of the record album?
B. What is the linear speed of the outer edge of a record album?

12. A ceiling fan rotates at a speed of 45 rpm. The diameter of the fan blades is 32 in. Round
answers.
A. Find the angular speed of the fan in rad/min.
B. Find the linear speed of the tips of the blades in in/min.

13. Evaluate (the sine, cosine and tangent of the real number. (Exact values. NO CALCULATOR.)
2𝜋 3𝜋
A. 𝑡 = − B. 𝑡 = 𝜋 C. 𝑡 =
3 4

14. Evaluate the six trigonometric functions for the real number. (Exact values. NO CALCULATOR.
7𝜋 3𝜋
A. 𝑡 = 4 B. 𝑡 = 2
√7
15. Use the value of the trigonometric function to evaluate the indicated functions. cos 𝑡 = 4
A. cos(𝑡 − 𝜋) B. cos(−𝑡)
16. Sketch a right triangle corresponding to trigonometric function of the acute angle 𝜃. Find the
other five trigonometric functions of 𝜃. (Exact values.)
sec 𝜃 = 3

17. Use the given function value and the trigonometric identities to find the indicated trigonometric
unctions. (Exact values.)
2
sin 𝛽 = 3
A. cos 𝛽 B. cot 𝛽 C. cos(90° − 𝛽)
𝜋
18. Use trigonometric identities to transform the left side of the equation into the right side. 0 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 2
cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃 sec2 𝜃−1
A. + cos 𝜃 = csc 𝜃 sec 𝜃 B. = sin2 𝜃
sin 𝜃 sec2 𝜃

19. The point (−3,4) is on the terminal side of an angle in standard position. Determine the values of
the six trigonometric functions of the angle. (Use 𝜃 for the angle.)

20. Use the value of the trigonometric functions to evaluate the indicated functions.
2
tan(−𝑥) = 3
A. tan 𝑥 B. cot 𝑥

21. Find the values of the other five trigonometric functions of 𝜃 with the given constraint.
3
csc 𝜃 = − 2 tan 𝜃 > 0 (Exact values.)

22. Use a calculator to evaluate the trigonometric function. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.
3𝜋
A. sin 48° B. tan 30 C. sin D. csc 53°25′38′′
5

23. Find two solutions for the equation. 0 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 2𝜋 (Exact values.)

√3
sin 𝜃 = −
2

24. Find two solutions for the equation. 0° ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 360°

1
cot 𝜃 =
√3

25. Determine the amplitude and the period of the function.

A. 𝑦 = 2 sin (14𝑥) B. 𝑦 = −4 cos(3𝑥)
26. Graph one period of the function. Be sure to label key points.
A. 𝑦 = 2 sin (14𝑥) B. 𝑦 = −4 cos(3𝑥)
27. Graph one period of the function. Identify the amplitude, period, phase shift. Be sure to label key
points.
A. 𝑦 = −2 sin(2𝑥 + 𝜋2) B. 𝑦 = 2 cos(2𝑥 − 𝜋4) C. 𝑦 = 3 sin(3𝑥 − 𝜋)
28. Memphis, TN and New Orleans, LA lie approximately on the same meridian. Memphis has a
latitude of 35°𝑁 and New Orleans has a latitude of 30°𝑁. Find the distance between these two
cities. Assume the radius of the earth is 4000 miles. Round to the nearest mile.
29. A radio transmission tower is 220 feet tall. How long should a guy wire be if it is to be attached 6
feet from the top and is to make an angle of 30° with the ground? Give your answer to the nearest
tenth of a foot.

30. A twenty-five foot ladder just reaches the top of a house and forms an angle of 41.5° with the wall
of the house. How tall is the house? Round your answer to the nearest 0.1 foot.

31. From the top of a 200-ft tall lighthouse, the angle of depression to a ship in the ocean is 23°. How
far is the ship from the base of the lighthouse? Round answer to nearest tenth of a foot.

32. Be able to identify the graphs of 𝑦 = csc 𝑥 , 𝑦 = sec 𝑥 , 𝑦 = tan 𝑥 , 𝑦 = cot 𝑥

33. Solve the right triangle, using the information given. 𝑏 = 8, 𝐴 = 25° Find 𝑎, 𝑐 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵
Round answers.

34. Solve the right triangle, using the information given. 𝑎 = 7, 𝑏 = 6 Find 𝑐, 𝐴, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵
Round answers.

35. Find the exact values of each of the following, if possible.

√3 1 1
A. arcsin B. arcsin (− 2) C. arcsin 3 D. arccos (− ) E. arccos(1)
2 √2

1 1 5𝜋 5𝜋
F. arctan(−1) G. arctan ( ) H. sin (arcsin 2) I. arccos (cos ) J. arctan (tan )
√3 4 6

8 2
K. sin[tan−1(2)] L. cot [sin−1 (− 9)] M. tan [arccos (− 3)]

36. Write an algebraic expression that is equivalent to the trigonometric expression.

𝑥
A. csc[arccos(2𝑥)] B. tan (arcsin 3)

37. A television camera at ground level is filming the lift-off of a space shuttle 750 meters from the
launch pad. Let θ be the angle of elevation to the shuttle and let 𝑥 be the height of the shuttle. See
picture below.
A. Write θ as a function of 𝑥.

B. Find θ when 𝑥 is 1000 meters.

38. For the graph below, find a function of the form 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎 sin(𝑏𝑥 − 𝑐)

39. A ship sails due east from point A at the rate of 16mph. The bearing at point A when it leaves is
𝑁 36.5° 𝐸. Two hours later, the bearing of the same beacon is 𝑁 55.7° 𝑊. How far is the ship from
the beacon when it is at point C? See the figure below. Note: There is a 90° angle at the Beacon.

Beacon

A C

40. From city A to city B, a plane flies 650 miles at a bearing of 48° . From city B to city C, the plan
flies 810 miles at a bearing of 115°. Find the distance from city A to city C and the bearing from
city A to city C.

MAT 186 Test 3 Review Answers

1. A. (0,0) (−2, −8) (2,0) B. (−3, −4) (4,3) C. (2,3), (−2,3), (2, −3), (−2, −3)
9 2 4 4 5 2 4𝑥+6
2. A. + 𝑥−1 B. − 𝑥−1 + (𝑥−1)2 C. + 𝑥 2 +2
𝑥+5 𝑥 𝑥−2
3. 35.40°
4. 56°46′48′′
2𝜋 10𝜋
5. A. − 𝑎𝑛𝑑 B. −200° 𝑎𝑛𝑑 520°
3 3
5𝜋 6𝜋
6. A. complement: 53° supplement: 143° B. complement: supplement:
14 7
3𝜋 7𝜋 23𝜋
7. A. B. − 15 C.
5 12

8. A. 54° B. 252° C. −15°

9. A. 171.887° B. 242.934°
25𝜋
10. ≈ 6.54 𝑚
12
 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
11. A. 6623𝜋 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠
𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒
≈ 209.44 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒 B. 400𝜋 ≈ 1256.64 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒
𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒
𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
12. A. 90𝜋 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒
≈ 282.74 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒 B. 1440𝜋 ≈ 4523.89 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒
𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒
2𝜋 √3 2𝜋 1 2𝜋
13. A. sin (− )=− cos (− ) = −2 tan (− ) = √3
3 2 3 3

B. sin 𝜋 = 0 cos 𝜋 = −1 tan 𝜋 = 0

3𝜋 √2 3𝜋 √2 3𝜋
C. sin ( 4 ) = cos ( 4 ) = − tan ( 4 ) = −1
2 2

7𝜋 √2 7𝜋 √2 7𝜋 7𝜋 7𝜋 7𝜋
14. A. sin ( 4 ) = − cos ( 4 ) = tan ( 4 ) = −1 csc = −√2 sec = √2 cot = −1
2 2 4 4 4
3𝜋 3𝜋 3𝜋 3𝜋 3𝜋 3𝜋
B. sin ( ) = −1 cos ( ) = 0 tan ( ) = 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 csc = −1 sec = 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 cot =0
2 2 2 2 2 2

√7 √7
15. A. cos(𝑡 − 𝜋) = − B. cos(−𝑡) =
4 4
2√2 1 3√2 √2
16. sin 𝜃 = cos 𝜃 = 3 tan 𝜃 = 2√2 csc 𝜃 = cot 𝜃 =
3 4 4

√5 √5 2
17. A. B. C.
3 2 3
cos 𝜃 cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃 sin 𝜃
18. A. ∙ + ∙
sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃 cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃
cos2 𝜃+sin2 𝜃
= sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
1
= sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
= csc 𝜃 sec 𝜃
sec2 𝜃 1
B. −
sec2 𝜃 sec2 𝜃
= 1 − cos 2 𝜃
= sin2 𝜃
4 3 4 5 5 3
19. sin 𝜃 = 5 cos 𝜃 = − 5 tan 𝜃 = − 3 csc 𝜃 = 4 sec 𝜃 = − 3 cot 𝜃 = − 4
2 3
20. A. − 3 B. − 2
2 √5 2√5 3√5 √5
21. sin 𝜃 = − 3 cos 𝜃 = − tan 𝜃 = sec 𝜃 = − cot 𝜃 =
3 5 5 2

22. A. 0.7431 B. −6.4053 C. 0.9511 D. 1.2452

4𝜋 5𝜋
23. 𝜃 = ,
3 3

24. 𝜃 = 60°, 240°

2𝜋
25. A. Amplitude: 2 Period: 8𝜋 B. Amplitude: 4 Period: 3
 𝜋 𝜋
26. A. x-intercepts are: 0, 4𝜋, 8𝜋 B. x-intercepts are: ,
6 2
𝜋
x-value corresp. to min 6𝜋 x-value corresp. to min 3
2𝜋
x-value corresp. to max 2𝜋 x-value corresp. to max 0, 3

.
𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋 3𝜋 7𝜋
27. A. x-intercepts are: − , , B. x-intercepts are: ,
4 4 4 8 8
5𝜋
x-value corresp. to min 0 x-value corresp. to min 8
𝜋 𝜋 9𝜋
x-value corresp. to max x-value corresp. to max 8 ,
4 8
 𝜋 2𝜋
C. x-intercepts are: 3 , ,𝜋
3
5𝜋
x-value corresp. to min 6
𝜋
x-value corresp. to max 2

28. 349 mi.

29. 428 ft.
30. 18.7 ft
31. 471.2 ft
32. Memorize graphs of 𝑦 = csc 𝑥 , 𝑦 = sec 𝑥 , 𝑦 = tan 𝑥 , 𝑦 = cot 𝑥
33. 𝐵 = 65° 𝑐 = 8.83 𝑎 = 3.73
34. 𝐴 = 49.40° 𝐵 = 40.60° 𝑐 = 9.22
𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋 𝜋
35. A. B. − 6 C. D.N.E D. E. 0 F. − 4
3 4

𝜋 1 3𝜋 𝜋 2 2√5 √17 √5
G. H. I. J. −6 K. or L. − M. −
6 2 4 √5 5 8 2

1 𝑥
36. A. √1−4𝑥 2
B. √9−𝑥 2
𝑥
37. A. 𝜃 = arctan 750 B. 53.1°
𝜋 𝜋
38. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3 sin ( 4 𝑥 − 4 )
39. 25.8 mi
40. 1221 miles; 85.6°