FMP 10 Practice Test Name: __________
Ch.4 Radicals & Exponents Block: ______
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Identify the radicand of . (HINT: Radicand = Part Underneath Radical)
a. 4 b. c. 6 d. 8
____ 2. Evaluate .
a. b. c. d.
____ 3. Which of these roots lies between 3 and 4?
, , ,
a. b. c. d.
____ 4. Which of these numbers is irrational?
, , ,
a. b. c. d.
____ 5. Order these numbers from least to greatest: 3 √ 2, ,2 √ 6 , , 2 √3
a. 3 √ 2 2 √ 6 c. 2 √ 6 2 √ 3
, , , 2 √3, , , , , 3√2
b. 2 √ 3 d.
, , , 3 √ 2, 2 √ 6 , 3 √ 2, 2 √ 6, , 2 √3
____ 6. Which of these numbers is an integer, but not a whole number?
–9, 0, 1,
a. 0 b. –9 c. d. 1
____ 7. To which set(s) of numbers does belong?
I Natural
II Integer
III Rational
IV Irrational
a. II and III only b. III only c. I, II and III only d. IV only
____ 8. Write as an entire radical.
a. b. c. d.
____ 9. Write in simplest form.
a. b. c. d.
____ 10. A cube has volume 1200 cubic inches. Write the edge length of the cube as a power.
a. b. c. in. d. in.
in.
in.
____ 11. Evaluate
a. b. c. d. 1
– – –6
____ 12. Simplify by writing as a single power.
a. 3.50 b. 3.510 c. 3.51 d. 3.5-2
____ 13. Simplify .
a. b. c. d.
____ 14. Evaluate
a. b. c. d.
____ 15. Simplify
a. b. c. d.
Short Answer
16. Simplify √
4
810 (Show your work)
17. Write 8 19 as an entire radical.
18. Simplify Write using powers with positive exponents.
Problem
19. Determine whether the perimeter of a square with area 28 m is a rational number or an irrational number.
Explain your answer.
20. A square has an area of 1134 m . Determine the perimeter of the square. Write the answer as a radical in
simplest form. (HINT: don’t use a calculator to find the square root, just simplify the radical)
21. A formula for the approximate surface area, SA square metres, of a person’s body is
, where m is the person’s mass, in kilograms.
Calculate the surface area of a person with mass 75 kg to the nearest hundredth. (Calculator)
22. For a spherical space station, this formula is used to estimate the number of rotations per minute, N, required
so that the force inside the station simulates the gravity on Earth:
, where r is the radius of the space station, in metres
Suppose the radius of the space station is 12.7 m.
Calculate the number of rotations per minute required to simulate the gravity on Earth.
Write the answer to the nearest hundredth.
23. A tree farmer used the formula to estimate the volume, V cubic metres, of a tree with height h
metres and mean trunk diameter d metres. The height of a tree is 20 times its mean trunk diameter, and its
volume is 230 m . What is the mean trunk diameter of this tree to the nearest metre?
24. Use exponent laws to simplify . Write your answer as a radical.
Explain your strategy with words OR show your work.
FMP 10
Practice Test
Ch.4 Radicals & Exponents
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. B
11. C
12. A
13. A
14. B
15. B
SHORT ANSWER
16. 3 √
4
10
17.
18.
PROBLEM
19. Irrational
20. metres
21. 1.97 m2.
22. 8.39 rotations/min.
23. 3 m.
24. or
