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MPM 2D – Final Exam Review

Unit 1 - Linear Systems:
1. Solve the following linear systems of equations using the method given.
a) 2x + 4y = 14 (Graphically) b) 3m + n = 5 (Substitution) c) 4x – 3y = –9 (Elimination)
3x – y = 14 m – 2n = 11 5x – 2y = 1

2. Luke’s age is two less than twice Peter's age. The sum of their ages is 37. How old are they?

3. a) Tony has a total of $580 in $5 and $10 bills. How many of each type does he have if he has 76
bills in total?
b) The school hockey team travelled 150 km to a tournament by bus. The bus drove at 90 km/h
most of the way, but was delayed by a storm, when its speed was only 30 km/h. If the trip took
3 h, how far did the bus travel in the storm?

Unit 2 – Analytical Geometry:

4. Given the points A(4, 5) and B(-2, 17), find:
a) The slope of AB. b) The midpoint of AB.
c) The length of AB. d) The equation of the line through AB.

5. A see-saw has its pivot at P(1, -1) and one end at A(-3, 5). Find the coordinates of the other end.

6. Describe the steps needed to: (Do not solve!!)

a) Find the equations of the median lines of the triangle with vertices A(1, 5), B(5, 7) and C(3, -3).
b) Determine whether the triangle with vertices X(-1, 3), Y(3, 5) and Z(2, 4) is a right triangle or not.
c) Determine whether the quadrilateral with vertices P, Q, R and S is a parallelogram.

7. Determine whether the triangle with vertices X(5,6), Y(-1,2) and Z(1,-3) is scalene, isosceles or
equilateral.

8. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints at A(-1, 4) and
B(3, -2).

9. Show that the quadrilateral with vertices E(-2,3), F(2,1), G(0,-3) and H(-4,-1) is a square.

10. Find the equation of the circle centred at the origin that goes through the point (5, 3).

Unit 3 – Algebra:
11. Expand and simplify the following:
a) ( x + 2)( x − 5) b) ( 2 x + 1) c) ( 3x − 4)( 2 x − 1) d) 2( 2 x + 3)( 3x − 5)
2

12. Factor the following:

a) 15x 2 − 35xy b) x 2 − 8x + 15 c) 3x 2 + 24 x + 21 d) 49m2 – 100n2
 e) 4a 2 + 36a + 81 f) 2 x 2 − x − 15 g) 6t 2 + 7t + 2 h) y − 8 y + 12
2

i) 25x − 121y j) 3 x − 5 x − 2 k) 2 w + 11w + 12 l) 10 y − 22 y + 4

2 2 2 2 2

m) 81x − 144xy + 64 y
2 2
m) (x − 5)2 − 9 n) 2t − 2tr + 4r − 4t
2
o) 4m 2 − 20mn − 144 + 25n 2

Units 4 & 5 – Quadratic Functions and Equations:

13. a) Find the vertex form of y = 2x2 + 28x + 90.
b) Describe the transformations and sketch the graph of the function

14. State the equation of the axis of symmetry if the zeros of a quadratic are 10 and -2.

15. If the second differences of a parabola are positive, determine whether the optimum value would be
a maximum or minimum.

16. Determine the zeroes of y = 2x2 + 8x – 24.

17. Solve the following quadratic equations.

a) x 2 − 5x − 14 = 0 b) x = 12 − 20x 2 c) 4t 2 − 196 = 0 d) 2(x - 1)2 - 4= 52 e) x 2 + 8 x + 1 = 0

18. A ride at Canada’s wonderland can be modeled by the equation h = -5t2 + 20t + 14, where h is in
metres, and t is in seconds.
a) What is the ride’s initial height?
b) What is the maximum height of the ride?
c) After how many seconds is the height of the 25m?
d) When does the ride touch the ground?

19. A commuter train carries 2000 passengers daily from a suburb into a large city. The cost to ride is $4
per person. Market research shows that 40 fewer people will ride the train for each $0.10 increase.
a) Determine the revenue equation.
b) What should the cost be to maximize revenue?

Unit 6 – Similar Triangles and Trigonometry:

20. Determine whether the following triangles are similar, congruent or neither. Explain your reasoning.
a) J b) A D
N

x x
K
C
L M
B E

21. Find the unknown side.

x
a) h 15 b) 8 5
6
50 35
m m
10
c) d) x 8
42
x 58

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22. Find the missing angles: D
A
a) b) 15 m c) d)
10 m 8.1 m
x 23 m 6
12 m 4
x
E
3
44
10.6 m
F

23. A tunnel goes through a mountain. From the two ends of the tunnel, the angles of elevation to the
peak are 37o and 49o. Find the length of the tunnel if the peak is 2750 m above the tunnel.

24. Jessie and Matt went out in separate boats to place markers for a boat race. From the dock, their
paths formed an angle of 85o. Jessie rowed 85 m and Matt rowed 102 m to place their markers. How
far apart are the markers?

25. At an amusement park, the straight water slide is 42 m long and drops 20 m. What angle does the
slide make with the horizontal?

26. An isosceles triangle has a base of 10m. Find the lengths of each side of the triangle if the base
angles are 35o.

ANSWERS:
1. a) (5,1) b) (18, 1) c) (3, 7)
2. 24, 13
3. a) 36 $5s, 40 $10s b) 60km
4. a) -2 b) (1, 11) c) 13.42u d)y = -2x + 13
5. (5, -7)
7. Scalene
8. y = 2
3 x+ 1
3
10. x2 + y2 = 34

11. a) x 2 − 3x − 10 b) 4 x 2 + 4 x + 1 c) 6x 2 − 11x + 4 d) 12 x 2 − 2 x − 30

(
12. a) 5x 3x − 7 y ) b) ( x − 3)( x − 5) c) 3( x + 1)( x + 7) d) (7m + 10)(7m – 10)

e) (2a + 9) f) (2 x + 5)( x − 3) g) (3t + 2)(2t + 1)

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13. a) y=2(x+7)2-9
b) VT by a factor of 2, VT 9 units down, HT 7 units left
14. x = 4 15. Minimum 16. 2, -6
3 4
17. a) x = 7, x = − 2 b) x = ,x = − c)7, -7 d) 1 2 7 e) − 4  15
4 5
18. a) 14m b) 29m c) 0.65s and 3.34s d) 4.6s
19. a) R=(2000-40x)(4 +.1x). b) $4.50.
20. a) Similar b) Similar
21. a) 21.4 b) 1.67 c) 11.1 d) 7.0
o O
22. a) 58.6° b) 33.7° c) D=65.37 , E = 70.63 d) A=26.4°
23. 6039.9m
24. 127m
25. 28.44o 26. 6.10m
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68. For A(-5,7), B(3,1), C(5,-3) and D(-3,3):

a) find the slope for each side of ABCD b) verify that ABCD is a parallelogram.
c) find the midpoint of each diagonal of ABCD. d) show that the diagonals bisect each other.

69. For E(-5,3), F(-7,0), G(-1,-4), and H(1,-1):

a) find the slope for each side of EFGH. b) show that the sides are perpendicular.

c) classify the shape d) find the perimeter and area of EFGH.

70. For J(-5,7), K(3,1), and L(1,-1) plot the given points and draw triangle JKL.
a) classify the triangle as scalene, isosceles, or equilateral. b) find the perimeter of JKL.
c) draw a rectangle around the triangle to find its area.

68. a) mAB = mDC = -3/4,mBC = mDA = -2

b) since the slopes of the opposite sides are equal, ABCD is a parallelogram
c) (0,2) d) since the midpoints are equal, the diagonals bisect
69. a) mEF = mHG = 3/2,mFG = mHE = -2/3
b) since the slopes are negative reciprocals, the sides are perpendicular
c) rectangle d) P = 22, A = 26
70. a) isosceles b) 23 c) 14

71. Solve for x. J Q

a) b)

38° x
16 m
R
42° 34° 50 km
K L M
x S 116 km T

c) A d)
19 cm
D
15 cm x 8m 16 m x
9 cm
43° 39° 24°
B 22 cm C E F G

72. State the equation of a parabola that is reflected in the x-axis, stretched by a factor of three, shifted one unit to the right
and six units down.
73. Two planes leave an airport at noon. One travels 800 km/h S35°E and the other travels 750 km/h S25°W.
How far apart are they at 2:30 pm?

74. Radar tracking station O is 40 km away from a ship 75. Two people at opposite ends of a bridge see a
at point A. The ship travels east 45 km to point C boat under the bridge at angles of 32 and 55
at 30 km/h. How long will the ship be on the radar each. Find the height of the bridge if it is 200 m
with a 20 km radius? long.

21°
A B C

76. The Capilano Suspension Bridge is the world’s highest footbridge of its kind. From a point on the river, the
angle of elevation of the bridge is 410. From another point, 120 m away, the angle of elevation of the
bridge is 480. How high is the bridge above the river, to the nearest metre? (Draw a diagram)

71a) 41m b) 142km c) 51° d) 28m

73. 1941km 74. 56 min 75. 87 m

77. Find the equation of the circle with centre (0,0) and
a) with a radius of 7 b) diameter of 12

c) passing through (2,-4) d) having a diameter with endpoints (5,8) and (-5,-8).

78. Is P(6,-3) inside, outside, or on the circle x2 + y2 = 50?

77a) x2 + y2 = 49 b) x2 + y2 = 36 c) x2 + y2 = 20 d) x2 + y2 = 89 78. Inside

79. Ali hits a volleyball out of bounds on a path given by the equation h = −0.1(d − 6) + 4.8 . The height of
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the volleyball is h metres, and the horizontal distance from Ali is d meters.

a) What is the maximum height reached by the ball?

b) What is the ball’s horizontal distance from Ali at maximum height?

c) What is the height of the ball when Ali first hits it?

d) What is the ball’s horizontal distance from Ali when it hits the ground?

80. A farmer wants to make a rectangular enclosure using part of the barn as one side. He has 40 metres of
fencing to fence the three sides. What are the dimensions of the enclosure if the area is a maximum?

81. A rectangular lawn measuring 5m by 3m is surrounded by a flower bed of uniform width. The combined area of the
lawn and the flower bed is 24 m2. What is the width of the flower bed?

82. Graph, using transformations

1 1
a) y = (x + 2)2 – 8 b) y = 2x2 – 8 c) y = − (x – 2)2 + 1 d) y = -3(x + 1)2
2 4