MC Practice
MC Practice
_____ 1. Translate into an algebraic equation. “Three times a number subtracted from ten is five more than seven
times the number”.
a. b. 3 c. d.
_____ 2. The sum of two numbers is 56 and their difference is 14. What are the two numbers?
a. 23 and 33 b. 19 and 37 c. 21 and 35 d. 25 and 31
_____ 4. The ordered pair is the solution for what linear system?
a. , c. ,
b. , d. ,
_____ 5. If A and B are points on a grid, the coordinates of the midpoint of segment AB are:
a. b. c. d.
_____ 6. The coordinates of the midpoint of a vertical line segment are . Which of the following are possible
pairs of endpoints for the line segment?
a. and b. and c. and d. and
_____ 7. The coordinates of the endpoints of a diameter of a circle are and . The length of the radius of
the circle is:
a. b. c. 4 d. 36
_____ 8. Which one of the following equations represents a circle with its centre at the origin?
a. b. c. d.
_____ 9. Which one of the following equations represents a circle that is centred at the origin and passes through the
point ?
a. b. c. d.
_____ 10. Which of the following lines is the right bisector of the segment joining the points and ?
a. b. c. d.
_____ 11. Find an equation for the line containing the line segment AB.
a. b. c. d.
_____ 12. For line segment AB, endpoint A is at , and the midpoint is at . What are the coordinates of
endpoint B?
a. b. c. d.
_____ 13. The angles of an isosceles triangle measure x, x, and y degrees. If x = 4y, how many degrees does y
measure?
a. 80 b. 45 c. 60 d. 20
_____ 14. A circle passes through the points P ,Q , and R . Which of the following points is at
the centre of the circle?
a. b. c. d.
_____ 16. Use finite differences to determine the type of relationship between x and y. x y
–3 3
a. linear c. neither linear nor quadratic –2 4
b. quadratic d. unable to determine –1 7
0 12
1 19
_____ 17. Which of the following parabolas is congruent to ?
a. b. c. d.
_____ 18. Which one of the following graphs represents the equation ?
a. b. c. d.
_____ 19. The graph of is translated 3 units to the left. The equation for this new graph is
a. b. c. d.
_____ 21. A parabola has a vertex of and passes through the point . Which one of the following
equations represents this parabola?
a. b. c. d.
_____ 22. How many times does the graph of intersect the x-axis?
a. none b. 2 c. 1 d. 3
_____ 28. Which expression represents the volume of a square-based prism with a base length of , and a height
of ?
a. b. c. d.
_____ 29. The area of a rectangle is given as . Which expression represents either the length or width of
the rectangle?
a. b. c. d.
_____ 31. Find the pair of integers that has a product of –12 and a sum of 1.
a. 3 and –4 b. 1 and –12 c. –1 and 12 d. –3 and 4
_____ 34. Hilary is finding the vertex of the parabola by completing the square. Her first step is:
a. Add and subtract half of the square of c. Factor –1 from the first two terms
b. Add and subtract half of the square of d. None of these
_____ 36. Which one of the following equations cannot be solved by factoring?
a. b. c. d.
_____ 37. If is added to x, the sum is 42. Which one of the following options could be the value of x?
a. –7 b. 14 c. –6 d. 42
_____ 38. A quadratic relation has an axis of symmetry represented by the equation , and one of its x-
intercepts at 2. What is the other x-intercept?
a. –8 b. –1 c. –5 d. 1
_____ 39. What is the best description of the term ‘zeros’ for a quadratic relation?
a. the maximum or minimum points of a parabola c. the shape of the graph
b. the vertical line containing the vertex d. the x-intercepts of the graph
_____ 40. How many real roots can a quadratic equation of the form have?
a. no real roots b. two real roots c. one real root d. All of these
_____ 41. Which statement best explains why there are no real roots to the equation ?
a. The value of is negative. c. The value of is not a perfect square.
b. The value of is positive. d. The value of is zero.
_____ 42. In the diagram, if cm, cm, cm, and cm, what is the length of
a. 4 cm b. 7.5 cm c. 6 cm d. 8 cm
_____ 43. If cm and cm, what is the tangent of B, rounded to the nearest hundredth?
a. 0.60 b. 1.33 c. 0.75 d. 12.00
_____ 47. If you want to solve an acute triangle using the sine law, what is the minimum number of facts that you
need about the triangle’s side lengths and angle sizes?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 3 d. 5
_____ 48. Solve the following triangle for the missing side, rounded to the nearest tenth of a centimetre.
_____ 49. To solve the given triangle, determine whether you would first use the sine law, the cosine law, the
primary trigonometric ratios, or whether the triangle is unsolvable.
with
a. sine law b. SOH CAH TOA c. cosine law d. unsolvable
_____ 50. Which tool should you use first to solve the triangle?