Sample Exam
(Updated as of January 2005)
Student Instructions
1. Ensure that in addition to this Student Booklet, you have a Response Form.
2. Disqualification from the examination will result if you bring books, paper, notes or
unauthorized electronic devices into the examination room.
3. This examination is designed to be completed in two hours. Students may,
however, take up to 30 minutes of additional time to finish.
4. At the end of the examination, return this Student Booklet and the Response Form
to the supervisor.
PRINCIPLES OF MATHEMATICS 10 PROVINCIAL EXAMINATION
INSTRUCTIONS
• Find the correct question number on the Response Form and write your answer in the
spaces provided, noting proper place value. Only one digit per box.
• PRINT your digits as shown below. Keep within the box provided.
• Negative answers must include a shaded negative circle. If neither circle is bubbled,
the answer will be read as positive.
• Leave unused boxes blank.
• For example, the answer -70.6 will be written as shown.
1. In order to determine the level of student satisfaction with the cafeteria food at her high school,
Mary asked six of her friends for their opinion. What sampling technique did Mary use?
A. Random Sampling
B. Convenience Sampling
C. Questionnaire Sampling
D. Stratified Random Sampling
2. You are interested in finding out what percentage of the 900 students at your high school
have cell phones. Which of the following samples would give you the best estimate?
A Western Canadian travel magazine has 100 000 readers. In an on-line survey,
the readers were asked about the number of trips they took outside Canada last
year. Over a three-week period, there was a total of 2250 responses.
Survey Results
Number of Trips Number of Responses
0 90
1 or 2 920
3 or 4 830
5 or more 410
A. I only
B. I and III only
C. I and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV
I. Natural
II. Integer
III. Rational
IV. Irrational
A. III only
B. IV only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III only
A. True
B. False
A. 9
B. 5 3
C. 4 5
D. 2 19
Year Opening Balance ($) Interest Earned ($) Annual Deposit ($) Closing Balance ($)
4 3850.84 173.29 500
5
How much interest did Cathy earn in year 5? Answer to two decimal places.
In A-League Soccer a win is worth 3 points, a tie is worth 1 point and a loss is
worth 0 points. The team with the most points is in first place.
The following table shows the standings.
8. If a win was worth 2 points (instead of 3 points), which team would be in second place?
Assume all else stays the same.
A. Seattle
B. Calgary
C. Portland
D. Vancouver
9. 2 48 A. -5 3
B. 3 3
10. 75 - 2 12 + 27
C. 4 3
24 D. 8 3
11.
2 3
E. 12 3
F. 16 3
The area of the circle is 36 p cm2 . What is the exact perimeter of the square?
A. 12 2 cm
B. 24 2 cm
C. 36 2 cm
D. 48 2 cm
1
I. 27 3
3
Ê 1ˆ
II. 16 2
Á ˜
Ë ¯
3
-
III. 81 4
-2
IV. Ê 3ˆ
Ë 7¯
A. I, II, III, IV
B. I, III, IV, II
C. III, I, IV, II
D. III, II, I, IV
2
-
( )
14. Which of the following is equivalent to - a 3 3 ?
A. a2
1
B. -
a2
9
C. -a 2
1
D.
a2
A. True
B. False
Sequence I Sequence II
2 , 9 , 16 , 23 , K 4 , 10 , 16 , 22 , K
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18. Helen’s starting salary is $35 000 per year. If she receives a raise of $2000 every year after
that, how much will she have earned after working 11 years?
A. $395 000
B. $405 000
C. $440 000
D. $495 000
A. $93 159.02
B. $101 077.53
C. $109 669.13
D. $118 991.00
Time (minutes) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Temperature (∞∞C) 72 48 35 28 24 22 21 21 20 20 20
The data was then graphed. Which graph best represents the cooling of the hot water
over time?
A. T B. T
150 80
72 •
125 64
Temperature (∞C)
Temperature (∞C)
56
100
48 •
75 40
• •
32
50 •
• 24 • •
• • • • • •
25 • • • 16
• • • • • 8
t t
0 2 4 6 8 10 0 2 4 6 8 10
C. T D. t
72 • 10 •
•
Temperature (∞C)
Temperature (∞C)
48 • 8 •
35 • •
28 •
6 •
•
24 • 4 •
•
22 • 2 •
21 • • •
20 • • • t • T
0 2 4 6 8 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
A. y B. y
x x
C. y D. y
x x
x
23. If f ( x ) =
2+x ( )
, find f (3) + f 3-1 .
1
A.
4
5
B.
11
16
C.
35
26
D.
35
A. c B. c
16 16
• •
12 • 12 •
• •
8 • 8 •
• •
4 4•
•
g • g
–6 –4 –2 2 4 6 –6 –4 • –2 2 4 6
–4 • –4
–8 –8
C. c D. c
16 16
• •
12 • 12 •
• •
8 • 8 •
• •
4 4•
•
g • g
–6 –4 –2 2 4 6 –6 –4 • –2 2 4 6
–4 • –4
•
–8 –8
I. The y-intercept is 6.
1
III. The slope is .
2
26. A banquet room has been rented for a retirement dinner for math teachers.
It costs $200 to rent the room and $15 for every person who attends. Which of the
following statements are true?
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
y = -2 x + 8
Match each Graph Characteristic on the left with the correct Value(s) on the right.
Each Value(s) may be used once, more than once or not at all.
Graph Characteristic Value(s)
27. slope A. -2
B. 4
28. x-intercept
C. 8
29. domain
D. x≥8
There is a fixed cost of $250 to design a full colour glossy flyer for a jewelry
store. It costs 80¢ each to print the first 200 flyers, 75¢ each to print
the next 500 flyers and 65¢ for each flyer after that.
30. How many flyers can be designed and printed for a total cost of $500?
I. 2x 2 - 5x - 3
II. 2 x 2 - 18
III. x2 + x - 6
IV. 2 xa - 6 a - x 2 + 3x
A. I and II only
B. III and IV only
C. I, II and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV
A. 5 , 7 only
B. ± 5 , ± 7 only
C. -5 , - 7 only
D. all integers between -7 and 5 , inclusive
33. What value of k will make the following trinomial a perfect square?
2 kx 2 - 24 xy + 9 y2
34. (a + x )(a - x ) A. x 2 - a2
35. ( x + a )2 B. x 2 + a2
C. - x 2 + 2 ax - a 2
36. -( x + a )( x - a )
D. a2 - x 2
E. x 2 - 2 ax - a 2
F. x 2 + 2 ax + a 2
G. - x 2 - a2
6 x - 12
x-2
6( x - 2)
=
(x - 2)
=6
A. True
B. False
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4 x 2 - 25
4 x 2 - 10 x - 50
A. x=5
5
B. x= , 5
2
5
C. x=- , 5
2
5
D. x = 0, - , 5
2
40. Simplify:
2x 2 - 8x + 6
; for all permissible values of x.
x–3
A. x - 1
B. x + 1
C. 2x – 2
D. 2x + 2
4
A.
x
4
B.
2x
3
C.
2x
3
D.
x2
43. Simplify:
a 2 + 7 a + 10 a2 + a - 2
∏ ; for all permissible values of a.
a 2 - 2 a - 35 a 2 - 10 a + 21
a -1
A.
a-3
a-3
B.
a -1
a +1
C.
a-3
a+3
D.
a -1
A. 3 , 5
3
B.
5
5
C.
3
D. -5
6 y 3 + 2 y2 - 5
A. = 3y + 1 + 5
2 y2
6 y 3 + 2 y2 - 5
B.
3y + 1 ( )
= (3 y + 1) 2 y2 - 5
5
C. 6 y 3 + 2 y2 - 5 = 2 y2 -
3y + 1
( )
D. 6 y 3 + 2 y2 - 5 = (3 y + 1) 2 y2 - 5
6 42∞ C
30∞
A
46. Which of the following is used to find the length of side BC?
A. sine law
B. cosine law
C. distance formula
D. pythagorean theorem
A
95∞ 31
mm
mm
C
38
A. 37 mm
B. 38 mm
C. 51 mm
D. 58 mm
A. 27°
B. 37°
C. 48°
D. 58°
50. From the top of a cliff 60 m above a river, angles are measured as shown in the diagram below.
horizontal
30∞
25∞
60 m
A. 28 m
B. 62 m
C. 73 m
D. 104 m
U (2 , 5) , V (6 , 8) X (-3 , 4) , Y (-7 , 1)
A. -5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 11
53. When the radius of a sphere is doubled, its volume is also doubled.
A. True
B. False
I. cos133∞
II. sin 43∞
III. sin137∞
IV. cos 47∞
A. I and IV only
B. II and IV only
C. I, II and III only
D. II, III and IV only
Sphere 1 Sphere 2
r = 30 cm
1 3
full of water full of water
2 4
55. What must the radius be, in centimetres, of Sphere 1 in order for there to be an equal
volume of water in each sphere? Answer to two decimal places.
A. -2
B. 6
C. 10
D. 22
Match each Description on the left with its Equation on the right.
Each Equation may be used once, more than once or not at all.
Description Equation
2
58. line with slope m = - through (6 , - 2) B. 2x - 3y + 3 = 0
3
D. 2x + 3y - 6 = 0
E. 2x + 3y + 3 = 0
F. 3x + 2 y - 2 = 0
G. 3x - 2 y + 2 = 0
H. 2x + 3y - 3 = 0
A. 2 3
y = - x - 10 y= x + 12
3 2
B. 2 3
y= – x–8 y = – x – 12
3 2
C. 3 3
y = – x + 10 y= x–4
2 2
D. 3 2
y= x–9 y = – x + 17
2 3
END OF EXAMINATION
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tn = ar n -1
n
Sn =
2
( a + tn )
n
Sn =
2
[
2 a + (n - 1) d ]
1
Volume of pyramid: =
3
(Base Area )(h)
Volume of prism: = (Base Area )(h )
Volume of a cylinder: = pr 2h
a 2 = b2 + c2 - 2bc cos A