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London International Academy

Mathematics Placement Test Winter 2022
Date: _____________
Result: (Pinyin) Name: ________________________
Part 1____% Part 2 ____% (English) Name:________________________
Part 3 ____% Part 4 ____%
Placement ________

Read these instructions – Time 2 Hours: Refer to the Glossary and Formula Sheet at the back

The use of a NON-GRAPHING calculator and simple dictionary is allowed. You do not need to show
work for full marks, but you are encouraged to do so. Place final answers in the box provided, or on the
graph/grid. Pay close attention to the correct units and rounding required in some questions.

Part 1 – the marks for each answer are shown above the answer box.
1. Evaluate exactly.
[1] [1]
2 3 1 3 1
a) −2×4 b) −7 × 23
4

2. Determine the next three (3) terms in each sequence.

[3] [3]
a) 1, 2, 4, 8, ______ , ______ , ______ b) 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ______ , ______ , ______

3. Simplify.
[1] [1]
16𝑥 5𝑦4
a) b) (𝑎 3 )5
4𝑥 2𝑦2

4. Solve for x.
[1] [1]
1 1
a) 2(3𝑥 + 4) = 𝑥 − 2 x= b) (𝑥 − 4) = (𝑥 + 3) x=
4 3
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5. Calculate the area and perimeter for the following polygon.

Area = cm2 Perimeter = cm

[1]
[1]

6. Plot and label the points 𝑃(2,5), 𝑄(3, 1), 𝑅(0, −7), and 𝑆(−2, −9). Calculate the slope of the line segment PQ.
[1]

slope: m=

[ [4]

7. Write an equation in standard form (Ax + By = C) for the line with an x-intercept of 7 and a y-intercept of –4 .
NOTE: A, B, and C are integers. Equation: [2]

8. The cost of a taxi ride is $3.00 plus $0.75 for every 0.5 km travelled. Write an equation in slope-intercept form
relating the cost of the taxi ride, C, in dollars, and the distance travelled, d, in kilometers. [2]
Equation:

9. Find the exact length of the hypotenuse of the triangle shown:

[2]

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Part 2 – the marks for each answer are shown above the answer box.
1. Solve the linear system for (x, y).
[2]
7𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 31 x= ; y=
9𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 41

2. Find the equation of the circle that is centred at the origin and passes through the point (-4, 11).
[1]
Equation:

3. All 140 seats in a hall were filled for a concert. The tickets cost $10 for adults and $6 for students. The total amount
of money made was $980. How many adults and students attended the concert?
[1] [1]

# adults = # students =

4. Factor completely:
[1] [1]
a) 9𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 1 = b) 𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 2 − 4 =
( )( ) ( )( )( )

5. Write an algebraic expression to represent the area of the figure below. Expand and simplify.
[2]

Area:

6. Find the length of c. Round your answer to one decimal place. Find angle B. Round your answer to the nearest
degree.
[2] [2]

c= m B= °
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7. Alex sees a bird at the top of a tree 20 m away. From Alex’s point of view, the angle of elevation to the bird is 60°.
Alex is 1.5 m tall.
a) Draw a diagram to show the situation in the question.

b) How tall is the tree? Round your answer to the nearest metre.
[1] [2]

height = m

8. Solve for x exactly, using the quadratic formula: 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 2 = 0.

[3]

x1 = ; x2 =

9. Examine the examples of transformations of Quadratic Relations:

y  y y y
x
 

 − − −    
−
 

−
  
−
 
− 
 
−
  
− x
 
−
  − − − −    
x − x −
− − −    −
− − −   
− −

𝑦 = 𝑥 2 opens up 𝑦 = −𝑥 2 opens down 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 stretch 1

𝑦 = 2 𝑥 2 compression
y y y y
  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

 
x x  
x
−      
− − − − −  x
− − − − −   
−
− − −   
−

𝑦 = (𝑥 – 2)2 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 2)2 𝑦 = 𝑥2 + 1 𝑦 = 𝑥2 − 1
translate 2 to the right translate 2 to the left translate up 1 unit translate down 1 unit

For the function 𝑦 = 4(𝑥 − 2)2 + 5:

a) does the function open up or down? _________________ [1]
b) does it have a stretch or compression? _________________ [1]
c) does it have a right or left translation, and by how much? __________ by ___________ [2]
d) does it have an upward or downward translation, and by how much? __________ by ___________ [2]
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Part 2 Mark
Part 3 – the marks for each answer are shown above the answer box.
1. Determine the equation in standard form for each quadratic function: /25
[1]
a) x-intercepts –2 and 1, containing the point (–1, –8)

b) x-intercepts ±√3, y-intercept –3 [1]

2. Given the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑥 2 − 3, find:

a) the equation of the inverse function, 𝑓 −1 (𝑥). b) f (2x).
[1] [1]

3. A particular radioactive substance has a half-life of 3 years. Suppose an initial sample has a mass of 200 mg. How
much will remain after 9 years? Round your answer to the nearest mg.
[2]

1 𝑥
4. Sketch a graph of the relation 𝑦 = (3) for all x-values shown.

[2]
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5. Consider the graph shown below:

a) How many complete cycles are shown? __________________ [1]

b) What is the maximum value? __________________ [1]
c) What is the minimum value? __________________ [1]
d) What is the amplitude? __________________ [1]
e) What is the period? __________________ [1]

6. Steve deposits $925 into an account that earns 8.25% per year, compounded annually. How much money will be in
the account after 5 years? Round your answer to the nearest $0.01. (𝑯𝒊𝒏𝒕: 𝐴 = 𝑃(1 + 𝑖)𝑡 )
[2]

7. Determine the sum of each series:

a) 245 + 24.5 + 2.45 + ⋯ + 0.000 245 = ___________________ [1]

b) −23 − 17 − 11 − ⋯ + 43 = ___________________ [1]

8. A theatre has 40 rows of seats. Each row has five more seats than the previous row. If the first row has 50 seats, how
many seats are in the 10th row?
[1]

9. Simplify each expression and state any restrictions on x.

𝑥 2+7𝑥 𝑥 2+3𝑥+2 3 5𝑥
a) × 𝑥+2 b) − 𝑥 2−4
3𝑥+21 𝑥 2+7𝑥+10

Expression: [1] Restrictions: [1] Expression: [1] Restrictions: [1]

10. A golf ball is hit, and it lands at a point on the same horizontal plane 53 m away. The path of the ball took it just over
a 9-m-tall tree that was 8 m in front of the golfer. Assuming the ball was hit from the origin and followed a quadratic
path, determine the maximum height of the ball. Round your answer to one decimal place.
[2]

height = m

Part 3 Mark

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Part 4 – the marks for each answer are shown above the answer box.
𝑥 3+4𝑥 2+𝑥−2
1. Divide: . [1]
𝑥+1

2. On which interval(s) is each of the following inequality true?

a) 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 2 > 0 b) 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 + 5 ≤ 0
[2] [2]

3. State the domain and range of each function:

a) 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 2)4 − 3
[1] [1]
Domain = Range =

𝑥2
b) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2+4𝑥−5
[2] [2]

Domain = Range =

4. Solve for x exactly: (*Remember to use radians, not degrees, for this question*)
a) sec 𝑥 = √2 , for 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2𝜋 [1] [1]

x1 = x2 =

b) 2 log 2 𝑥 − 8 = 0 [1]

x=

5. Elizabeth, a recent business school graduate, has been offered entry-level positions with two firms. Firm A offers a
starting salary of $45,000 per year, with a $3500 per year increase guaranteed each subsequent year. Firm B offers a
starting salary of $37,000, with a 6% increase every year after that. How much money will Elizabeth earn at each
firm after 15 years? Round each amount to the nearest dollar. (HINT: 𝐴(𝑡) = 𝐴0 (1 + 𝑖)𝑡 )
Rounding: [1] [1]

Firm A: $

[1]

Firm B: $
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2𝑥−7
6. Determine the equation of the horizontal asymptote and vertical asymptote for 𝑓(𝑥) = 2+3𝑥.
[1] [1]
Horizontal Asymptote: Vertical Asymptote:

1 𝜋
7. Consider the function 𝑦 = − sin [2 (𝑥 + )] − 1. (*** Refer to Question 9 on page 4 ***)
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a) State four (4) transformations on the function y = sin x.
1)
2)
3)
4)
[4]
1 𝜋
b) Sketch a graph of 𝑦 = − 2 cos [2 (𝑥 + 4 )] − 1.

[2]
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Glossary of Mathematical Terms

Mathematical Term Definition
Amplitude Half the distance between the maximum and minimum values for a periodic function.
Angle The measure of the amount of rotation between two lines.
Area An amount of surface measured in square units.
Calculate Perform the indicated mathematical operations to find a value.
Centre The point on a circle that is the same distance from all the points on the circle.
Circle A set of points that are all the same distance from the centre.
Diagram A picture (drawing), a visual model of a situation.
Diagonal The diagonal of a rectangle joins two corners through the interior of the rectangle
Domain The set of all possible values for the independent variable (𝑥).
Exact A value is exact if it has not been rounded (usually not a decimal).
Intersection point The point where two curves touch or cross (intersect).
Inverse The inverse of a function reverses the effect of the function.
Example: If 𝑓(𝜃) = sin 𝜃, then the inverse is 𝑓 −1 (𝜃) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝜃 ≠ csc 𝜃
Line segment A portion of a line between two points.
Maximum The greatest value.
Midpoint The midpoint is the point that divides a line segment into two equal segments.
Period The length of one complete cycle of a periodic function.
Perimeter The distance around a figure.
Quadratic A function from the base function 𝑥 2 , with a graph that has the shape of a parabola.
Radius The distance from the centre of a circle to any point on the circle.
Range The set of all possible values of the dependent variable (𝑦).
Restriction Any values that will create an undefined value for a function.
Roots (x-intercepts) The point(s) where the graph of a function touches the x-axis.
Slope The measure of the steepness of a line.
Transformation An operation that changes a figure. Transformations include translation (shift/slide), dilation
(stretches or compressions), and reflections.
Unit Refers to units of measurement such as metres (m), kilometres (km), including area (𝑚2 )
Volume A measure of the capacity of a three dimensional figure, in cubic units.
Whole number A (properly rounded) number with no decimal places. Like 5, 100, 12, etc.

Mathematical Verbs
Term Definition
Determine Use mathematics to find an answer to the problem.
Evaluate Find the value of a numeric or algebraic expression.
Expand To multiply the parts of an algebraic using the distributive property. Such as: 2(𝑥 + 3) = 2𝑥 + 6
Factor To re-write the algebraic expression into a product of two or more expressions. ie: 2𝑥 + 6 = 2(𝑥 + 3)
Graph Create a picture on an x-y plane for a given relation.
Plot Place points on an x-y plane.
Rearrange Using the rules of algebra, solve an equation for another variable.
Round Increasing or decreasing a number to a specific digit to reduce the number of decimal places. ie: 4.53 → 4.5
Simplify Change an algebraic expression into a simpler form using the rules of algebra.
Sketch Make a quick graph for a relation without using a table of values.
Solve Find the value of the indicated variable.
State List the required information in a sentence
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Formula Sheet:
Geometry

Slope of a line through points (𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ) 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒 ∆𝑦 𝑦 −𝑦

and (𝑥2 , 𝑦2 ). 𝑚= 𝑟𝑢𝑛
𝑚 = ∆𝑥 𝑚 = 𝑥2 −𝑥1
2 1
Midpoint of a line segment joining 𝑥1 + 𝑥2 𝑦1 + 𝑦2
points (𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ) and (𝑥2 , 𝑦2 ). ( , )
2 2
Length of a line segment joining 2
𝑑 = √(𝑥1 − 𝑥2 )2 + (𝑦1 − 𝑦2 )
points (𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ) and (𝑥2 , 𝑦2 ).
Circle with centre at (0,0) and radius 𝑟. 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 = 𝑟2
Pythagorean Theorem

𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 𝑐 2

Functions

Slope-intercept form equation of a 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏

line
Standard Form equation of a line 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶 (𝐴, 𝐵, and 𝐶 are integers)
integers are: {… − 3, −2, −1,0,1,2,3, … }
Quadratic formula:
−𝑏 ± √𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
𝑥=
2𝑎

Trigonometry

𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 = 𝑐𝑠𝑐 𝜃 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃 = 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝜃 =
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
Cosine Law: 𝑎 2 = 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 − 2𝑏𝑐 cos 𝐴

Sine Law:
sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 sin 𝐶
= =
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐

𝑟 𝑛 −1
Geometric Series: sum of first 𝑛 terms with common ratio 𝑟, first term𝑎 is 𝑆𝑛 = 𝑎 ( 𝑟−1 )
(ie. 𝑎 + 𝑎𝑟 + 𝑎𝑟 2 + ⋯ + 𝑎𝑟 𝑛−1 = 𝑆𝑛 ).