Math 120R: Precalculus Practice for Exam 3

Fall 2022
Sections 5.1-5.6, 6.1-6.4
The following problems are intended to help you review the material relevant for your third
exam. They do not cover every possibility and do not reflect what your exam will actually look
like, but they do cover the range of topics. Your instructor will provide more information about
your exam.
1. Each part below is a separate question and does not depend on any other part.
(a) Find the exact reference number for t = 3.
(b) Give two values of t that make sec(t) undefined.
(c) Find the y-coordinate(s) of the terminal point(s) on the unit circle determined by a
real number t if the x-coordinate is 3/7.
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2. Find the terminal point (x, y) on the unit circle determined by the real number t = .
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3. Find the exact values of each:
(a) cos(13π)
 
π
(b) sin −
3
 
3π
(c) tan
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4. Suppose a real number t determines the terminal point (x, y) on the unit circle. Find the
terminal point determined by the real number t − π. Your answer will be in terms of x
and y.
5. Suppose cos(t) = A. Assuming the terminal point of t is in Quadrant IV, determine csc(t)
in terms of A.
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6. Let t = . Give an exact value for each:
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(a) sin(−t)
 
2
(b) sin t
3
sin(t)
(c)
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(d) sin(2t)
(e) sin3 (t)
7. Suppose sin(t) = 2/3 and that the terminal point of t is in Quadrant I. Find the exact
values of tan(t) and sec2 (t).
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8. Let f (a) = cos(a) and g(a) = sin(a). Find the exact value of f g .
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 9. Let f (t) = −5 sin(2(t + 4)) + 6.
(a) Find the amplitude.
(b) Find the maximum value.
(c) Find the average value.
10. Find a possible formula y = A cos(Bx) + C for the graph:

11. Find the period of the following:

(a) f (x) = | sin(x/2)|
(b) g(x) = | tan(x)|
12. The volume V (t) of air (in cubic inches)
 in an
 adult’s lungs t seconds after exhaling is
π π
given by the function V (t) = 24.5 sin t− + 55.
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(a) Determine the maximum amount of air in the lungs.
(b) How often does the adult exhale?
(c) How many breaths per minute does the adult take?
(d) What is the practical interpretation of the number 55 in the formula?
13. The monthly average temperature for a particular city reaches a minimum of 38◦ in January
and a maximum of 80◦ in July. The function T (t) = A cos(Bt) + C is a model for the
average temperature of this city t months after January. Determine the constants A, B,
and C.
14. Find a possible equation in the form y = A sin(Bx) so that the first minimum of the graph
to the right of the origin occurs at the point (12, −5). (There is more than one possible
answer.)
15. A mass is attached to a spring and then the spring is compressed and released. Suppose
the displacement of the mass is modeled by y = α cos(wt). If the frequency of the motion
of the mass is 3 cycles per second, find a value of w.
16. Use f (t) = 4 tan(t − 7) to answer the questions below.
(a) Find the period.
(b) Find one horizontal intercept.
(c) Find one vertical asymptote.
(d) Find the range.

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17. Find a possible equation of the graph at the right in the form y = tan(Bx).

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18. The terminal side of θ intersects the unit circle at − , . Find cot(θ).
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19. Find a positive angle and a negative angle so that each is coterminal with −π/7.
20. If the radius of a circle is 3 cm, then what is the measure of an angle that cuts an arc of
length 6 cm?
21. A circle of radius 32 inches has a central angle θ that subtends an arc of length 20π inches.

(a) Find the central angle as shown in both radians and degrees.
(b) If the shaded sector in the circle is cutout and the remaining portion of the circle is
used to form a cone, what is the radius of the cone?
22. A 40 inch long pendulum swings through an arc of 20◦ in one second. Approximately how
far does the tip of the pendulum move in that second? Give your answer to two decimal
places.

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23. A semicircle with radius 1 is partitioned into two adjacent sectors as shown below.

(a) Find formulas for the areas of the two sectors in terms of θ.
(b) If f (θ) is the product of these two areas, find the exact value of θ that maximizes
f (θ).
24. Determine the exact value of x in the figure below.

cot(37.4◦ )
(a) x =
15.6
tan(37.4◦ )
(b) x =
15.6
(c) x = 15.6 cot(37.4◦ )
(d) x = 15.6 sin(37.4◦ )
(e) x = 15.6 tan(37.4◦ )
25. Find α and x. Approximate your answers to the nearest hundredth.

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26. Use the figure given to answer the questions below.

(a) Express a as a function of θ only.

(b) Express θ as a function of a only.
27. A swimming pool is three feet deep in the shallow end. The bottom of the pool has a
steady downward drop of 12◦ . If the pool is 50 feet long, how deep is it at the deep end?
Round the answer to 2 decimal places.
28. Express the volume of the cone as a function of θ.

29. If a projectile is fired with velocity v0 at an angle of elevation θ with the horizon, then the
4002 sin2 θ
maximum height it reaches in feet is modeled by M (θ) = . Is it possible for the
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projectile to reach a height of 3000 feet? Why or why not?
30. Suppose the angle A terminates in Quadrant II and sec(A) = −5/4. Find tan(A).
31. Suppose csc θ < 0 and cotθ > 0. In which quadrant(s) could θ terminate?
32. Find the exact value of each.
(a) tan−1 (−1)
√
(b) cos(cos−1 ( 3))
33. Which of the following are odd functions?
(a) f (x) = x cos(x)
(b) g(x) = csc(x)
(c) h(x) = arctan(x)
34. What is the range of y = k tan−1 (x) if k > 0?
35. The statement sin(sin−1 (x)) = x is true for which value(s) of x?
36. Simplify the expression: tan csc−1 (x) . Assume x is defined appropriately.

37. Find the domain of y = cos−1 (2x).