Precalculus Unit 6 Practice Test
Precalculus Unit 6 Practice Test
SHOW ALL WORK: Answers without adequate justification may not receive full credit. Give exact answers
wherever possible. Give angle answers in radians unless otherwise specified.
a. Amplitude: _________
b. Midline: _________
c. Period: _________
1 𝑥
2. (10pts) Given. 𝑓(𝑥) = − cos ( ) − 1
2 2
c. Period = _________________
d. Sketch at least one full cycle of the graph. Be sure to label the axes.
3. (6pts) Write the equation for the following BASIC trig functions (they have not been transformed)
1
b) sin−1 (− ) ______________________
2
R: _____________________
2
6. Evaluate: sin 1 tan cos1 ________________________
(6pts)
2
5
7. (6pts) Evaluate: tan sin 1 ________________________
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Precalculus Chapter 6 Practice Test – Calculator Allowed Name__________________________
8. A cable that anchors the center of the London Eye Ferris wheel to the ground must be replaced. The
(6pts)
center of the Ferris wheel is 70 meters above the ground and the second anchor on the ground is 23 meters
from the base of the wheel. What is the angle from the ground up to the center of the Ferris wheel and how
long is the cable?
Angle:___________
Length:__________
9. A vacationer sits all day on the corner of a pier in Morro Bay and notices that at 9am, when the water
(10pts)
level is at its lowest, the water’s depth is 2 feet. At 3pm, 6 hours later, the water has risen to its maximum
depth of 12 feet. If the depth of the water level varies sinusoidally,
a. Find a formula for the depth of the water as a function of time, t, since 9am. (hint: you may want to sketch the
graph first)