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The document outlines practice questions for AP Precalculus, focusing on sinusoidal functions and periodic modeling. It includes data tables and asks for approximations of constants in sinusoidal equations, as well as expressions for periodic functions related to a clock face. Additionally, it presents a function involving tangent and asks about the vertical asymptotes of its graph.

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Unit 3 Worksheet

The document outlines practice questions for AP Precalculus, focusing on sinusoidal functions and periodic modeling. It includes data tables and asks for approximations of constants in sinusoidal equations, as well as expressions for periodic functions related to a clock face. Additionally, it presents a function involving tangent and asks about the vertical asymptotes of its graph.

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2024 AP DAILY: PRACTICE SESSIONS

AP Precalculus Session 3 – Unit 3


Review (with Practice Questions)

x 1.5 3 4.5 6 7.5 9 10.5 12 13.5


y 5.68 6.69 7.02 6.31 5.39 5.01 5.7 6.65 7.04

1. A sinusoidal function model y = f(x) is constructed from the data in the table and results in
f(x) = asin(b(x + c)) + d, where a, b, c, and d are constants. Of the following, which is the best
approximation for the value of b?

A. 0.7
B. 1
C. 6
D. 9

Spin Off Question:


Using the model f(x) = asin b(x + c) + d what would be good approximations for the amplitude and
midline of f ?

Source: Released AP Exam; Taken from: AP Classroom 1


t
0 3 6 9 12
hours
y(t)
78 70 62 70 78
inches

2. A circular clock face on a wall has hours marked with integers from 1 to 12 and an hour hand that
rotates as time passes. The hour hand points to the number 12 at midnight. The height above the floor,
in inches, of the tip of the hour hand at t hours after midnight is modeled by the periodic function y.
Values for y(t) at selected values of t are given in the table. For t ≥ 0, which of the following could be
an expression for y(t)?

A. 8 sin t 3 70
12
B. 8 sin t 3 70
6

C. 8 cos t 3 70
12
D. 8 cos t 3 70
6

3. The function h is given by h(q ) = tan(3q ) + 1. Which of the following statements about the graph of h
in the xy-plane is true?

a. The vertical asymptotes of the graph of h occur at input values , where k is an integer.
6 6
b. The vertical asymptotes of the graph of h occur at input values , where k is an integer.
6 3
c. The vertical asymptotes of the graph of h occur at input values , where k is an integer.
3 6
d. The vertical asymptotes of the graph of h occur at input values , where k is an integer.
3 3

Source: Released AP Exam; Taken from: AP Classroom 2

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