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1 Holt Algebra 2

Chapter Test Form B

Select the best answer. 1. What is the period of the function shown

below?

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2. Using f (x) = sinx as a guide, find g(x) such that the amplitude is doubled and the period is halved.

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3. The speed of radio waves can be approximated to be 299,790,000 meters per second. The wavelength of a particular radio station’s signal is 3.03 meters. What is the frequency, in millions of Hertz (megahertz), of this radio station? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a megahertz.

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4. Find an expression to represent all the x-intercepts of the function

( ) sin . 4

g x x π 

= +   

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5. Find the smallest positive asymptote of the function y = tan 2x.

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6. What is the period of 1

( ) sec 2

g x xπ= ?

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7. Using y = tanx as a guide, find the equation of the graph below.

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8. A construction worker has placed bricks on a plank of wood and is trying to carry the plank up a ladder. The coefficient of friction, µ, between the brick and the wood 0.60. Using the equation mg sinφ = µmg cosφ, what is the angle φ at which the brick begins to slide off the wooden plank? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.

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9. Simplify θ θ 1

csc tan .

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10. From the Pythagorean Identity, what is the sum cot2δ + 1?

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2 Holt Algebra 2

Chapter Test Form B continued

11. What is the value of x if ( )° + =tan 150 3x ?

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12. Find the coordinates, to the nearest hundredth, of point A after a 70° rotation about the origin.

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13. Find the exact value of the expression

π 

−   

sin 6

.

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14. Find cos(A + B) if ( ) = 5sin 13

A with

90° < A < 180° and ( ) = 5cos 13

B with

270° < B < 360°.

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15. An outfielder throws a baseball toward home plate. The horizontal distance traveled by the ball is given by the function d = 68sinθ cosθ. Rewrite the function in terms of the double angle 2θ.

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16. Find φ

sin 2

if φ = − 12

sin 13

and

270° < φ < 360°.

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17. Use a half-angle identity to find the

exact value of π

cos 12

.

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18. At the end of each week for 10 weeks, Ms. Passo gives Auburn his grade in her class. His grade fluctuates according to the function

( ) π= +10 sin 80 8

g w w where w is the

week number. After which week does Auburn have a grade of 90?

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19. Solve sin2θ − 4 = −3sinθ for the domain 0 ≤ θ < 2π.

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