SAT II Math Episode 1 Part 4 pdf

Math Review—Illustrative Problems and Solutions 55 Point O is the center of both circles If the area of shaded region is π and OB = 5, find the radius of the unshaded region Solution: Given rectangle ABCD, semicircles O and P with diameters of If CD = 25, what is the area of the shaded region? Solution: Area of rectangle = 25 ⋅ = 200 Area of both semicircles = π r2 = 16 π Area of shaded region = 200 – 16 π Find the ratio of the area of a circle inscribed in a square to the area of the circle circumscribed about the square Solution: Let the side of the square be s Then the radius of the inscribed circle is Since ∆OTP is right isosceles, the radius OP of the circumscribed circle is Area of inner circle = Area of outer circle = ARCO ■ SAT II Math www.petersons.com/arco 56 Part III A square is inscribed in a circle What is the ratio of the area of the square to that of the circle? Solution: SOLID FIGURES If the radius of a right circular cylinder is tripled, what must be done to the altitude to keep the volume the same? Solution: V = πr2h Tripling r has the effect of mutiplying V by To keep the volume constant, h has to be divided by The surface area of a sphere is 100 sq in What is the surface area of a sphere having a radius twice the radius of the given sphere? Solution: Since S = 4πr2 = 100, The ratio of the diagonal of a cube to the diagonal of a face of the cube is (A) (B) (C) (D) 3:1 (E) Solution: 6:3 (B) Let each side of cube equal www.petersons.com/arco ARCO ■ SAT II Math Math Review—Illustrative Problems and Solutions 57 A pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to its base at a distance from the base equal to two-thirds the length of the altitude The area of the base is 18 Find the area of the section determined by the pyramid and the cutting plane Solution: (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (B) Let the area of the section be A Two spheres of radius and are resting on a plane table top so that they touch each other How far apart are their points of contact with the plane table top? (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Solution: ARCO ■ (C) SAT II Math www.petersons.com/arco 58 Part III If the radius of a sphere is doubled, the percent increase in volume is Solution: (A) 100 (B) 200 (C) 400 (D) 700 (E) 800 (D) Let the original radius = A right circular cylinder is circumscribed about a sphere If S represents the surface area of the sphere and T represents the total area of the cylinder, then (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Solution: (A) www.petersons.com/arco ARCO ■ SAT II Math Math Review—Illustrative Problems and Solutions 59 A triangle whose sides are 2, 2, and is revolved about its longest side Find the volume generated (Use ) Solution: The solid figure formed consists of two congruent cones In the figure, Q is the apex of one cone and the radius r of the base; ARCO ■ SAT II Math www.petersons.com/arco 60 Part III LOCUS What is the locus of points equidistant from two intersecting lines and at a given distance d from their point of intersection? Solution: The locus of points equidistant from two intersecting lines consists of the two angle bisectors of the angles formed by the lines At the intersection draw a circle of radius d The desired locus is the four points where this circle intersects the angle bisectors Two parallel planes are in apart Find the locus of points equidistant from the two planes and in from a point P in one of them Solution: The locus of points equidistant from the two planes is a parallel plane midway between them (3 in from each) The locus of points in from P is a sphere with P as center and radius in The intersection of this sphere with the midplane is a circle, the desired locus Parallel lines r and s are 12 in apart Point P lies between r and s at a distance of in from r How many points are equidistant from r and s and also in from P? Solution: All points equidistant from r and s lie on a line parallel to r and s and lying midway between them All points in from P lie on a circle of radius and center at P These two loci intersect at two points What is the locus of points in space in from a given plane and in from a given point in the plane? Solution: The locus of points in from the given plane consists of two planes parallel to the given plane The locus of points in from the given point is a sphere of radius These two loci intersect in two circles What is the equation of the locus of points equidistant from the points (–2, 5) and (–2, –1)? Solution: The line segment joining the two points is part of the line x = –2, a vertical line The midpoint of the line segment is (–2, 2) The desired locus is the line y = www.petersons.com/arco ARCO ■ SAT II Math Math Review—Illustrative Problems and Solutions 61 Given ∆PQR The base remains fixed and the point P moves so that the area of ∆PQR remains constant What is the locus of point P? Solution: Since the base remains fixed, the altitude from P to must remain constant to keep the area of ∆PQR constant Thus P moves along a straight line parallel to base and passing through P The mirror of this, where P is below , also keeps the altitude constant Thus, the locus is a pair of parallel lines equidistant from II TRIGONOMETRY The following trigonometric formulas and relationships are very helpful in solving trigonometric problems Relationships Among the Functions Reciprocal and Quotient Relationships Pythagorean Relationships sin2 A + cos2 A = sec2 A = + tan2 A csc2 A = + cot2 A ARCO ■ SAT II Math www.petersons.com/arco 62 Part III The trigonometric function of any angle A is equal to the cofunction of the complementary angle (90 – A) Thus, sin A = cos(90 – A), etc Functions of the Sum of Two Angles Double Angle Formulas Half Angle Formulas Relationships of Sides to Angles in a Triangle www.petersons.com/arco ARCO ■ SAT II Math Math Review—Illustrative Problems and Solutions 63 Area Formulas for a Triangle Graphs of Trigonometric Functions If the equation of a curve is of the form y = b sin nx or y = b cos nx, n > 0, the amplitude of the curve = b, the period of the curve = or radians, and the frequency of the curve is the number of cycles in 360° or 2π radians, which equals n If the equation of a curve is of the form y = b tan nx or y = b cot nx, n > 0, the period of the curve = or radians, and the frequency of the curve is the number of cycles in 180° or π radians, which equals n DEGREE AND RADIAN MEASURE Expressed in radians, an angle of 108° is equal to (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Solution: (E) The radius of a circle is in Find the number of radians in a central angle that subtends an arc of ft in this circle Solution: ARCO ■ SAT II Math www.petersons.com/arco 64 Part III The value of cos is (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Solution: (A) If, in a circle of radius 5, an arc subtends a central angle of 2.4 radians, the length of the arc is Solution: (A) 24 (B) 48 (C) 3π (D) 5π (E) 12 (E) The bottom of a pendulum describes an arc ft long when the pendulum swings through an angle of Solution: (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) radian The length of the pendulum in feet is (E) www.petersons.com/arco ARCO ■ SAT II Math Math Review—Illustrative Problems and Solutions 65 TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES Express the function sin x in terms of tan x Solution: sin x = tan x cos x = tan Square both sides Factor the left member Take the square root of both sides If log tan x = k, express cot x in terms of k Solution: Express (1 + sec y)(1 – cos y) as a product of two trigonometric functions of y Solution: Multiply the two binomials + sec y – cos y – sec y cos y ARCO ■ SAT II Math www.petersons.com/arco 66 Part III Write tan 2x numerically, if tan Solution: Simplify and write as a function of x Solution: If cos 200° = p, express the value of cot 70° in terms of p Solution: LAW OF SINES If in ∆ABC, A = 30° and B = 120°, find the ratio BC: AC Solution: Let BC = a and AC = b www.petersons.com/arco ARCO ■ SAT II Math Math Review—Illustrative Problems and Solutions 67 In triangle ABC, A = 30°, C = 105°, a = Find side b Solution: If A = 30° and C = 105°, then angle B = 180° – 135° = 45° If AB and angles x and y are given, express BD in terms of these quantities In ∆ABD, by the law of sines, Two sides of a triangle are and 6, and the included angle contains 120° Find its area Solution: ARCO ■ Area of triangle SAT II Math www.petersons.com/arco 68 Part III LAW OF COSINES If the sides of a triangle are 2, 3, and 4, find the cosine of the largest angle Solution: Let x = the angle opposite the side of Then, by the law of cosines, In ∆ABC, a = 1, b = 1, and C = 120° Find the value of c Solution: In ∆ABC, if a = 8, b = 5, and c = 9, find cos A Solution: GRAPHS OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS Solution: How does sin x change as x varies from 90° to 270°? Sketch the graph of y = sin x From the graph we see that sin x decreases continuously from +1 to –1 www.petersons.com/arco ARCO ■ SAT II Math Math Review—Illustrative Problems and Solutions 69 What is the period of the graph of y = cos 2x? Solution: The normal period of y = cos x is 2π For the graph of y = cos 2x, the period The graph of the function (A) passes through the point whose coordinates are (0, 2) (B) (C) Solution: (D) (π, 1) (E) (π, 2) (E) Substitute for x the abscissa of each ordered pair in the five choices Note that when x = π, The point (π, 2) lies on the graph TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS If cos and tan x is positive, find the value of sin x Solution: Since cos x is negative and tan x is positive, x is in the third quadrant In right ∆POQ, the length of OQ is and of OP is It follows that PO = – Therefore, sin ARCO ■ SAT II Math www.petersons.com/arco 70 Part III Find all values of y between 0° and 180° that satisfy the equation sin2 y + cos y = Solution: Substitute – cos2 y for sin2 y How many values of x between 0° and 360° satisfy the equation sec2 x + tan x = 0? Solution: For each of the these values of tan x, there are values of x, in Quadrants II and IV Hence there are four solutions The value of x between 180° and 270° that satisfies the equation tan x = cot x is Solution: (A) 200° (B) 210° (C) 225° (D) 240° (E) 250° (C) In quadrant III, x = 225° www.petersons.com/arco ARCO ■ SAT II Math Math Review—Illustrative Problems and Solutions 71 Express, in degrees, the measure of the obtuse angle that satisfies the equation tan θ cos θ – = Solution: Replace tan θ by 12 GRAPHS AND COORDINATE GEOMETRY The following formulas and relationships are important in dealing with problems in coordinate geometry The distance d between two points whose coordinates are (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is The coordinates of the midpoint M(x, y) of the line segment that joins the points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are The slope m of a line passing through the points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is given by Two lines are parallel if and only if their slopes are equal Two lines are perpendicular if and only if their slopes are negative reciprocals The equation of a line parallel to the x-axis is y = k where k is a constant The equation of a line parallel to the y-axis is x = c where c is a constant The graph of an equation of the form y = mx + b is a straight line whose slope is m and whose y-intercept is b The equation of a straight line passing through a given point (x1, y1) and having slope m is y – y1 = m (x – x1) 10 The graph of the equation x2 + y2 = r2 is a circle of radius r with center at the origin 11 The graph of the general quadratic function y = ax2 + bx + c is a parabola with an axis of symmetry parallel to the y-axis The equation of the axis of symmetry is 12 The graph of ax2 + by2 = c, where a, b, and c are positive, is an ellipse with center at the origin The ellipse is symmetric with respect to the origin 13 The graph of ax2 – by2 = c, where a, b, and c are positive, is a hyperbola symmetric with respect to the origin and having intercepts only on the x-axis ARCO ■ SAT II Math www.petersons.com/arco 72 Part III ILLUSTRATIVE PROBLEMS M is the midpoint of line segment The coordinates of point P are (5, –3) and of point M are (5, 7) Find the coordinates of point Q Solution: Let the coordinates of Q be (x, y) Then Coordinates of Q are (5, 17) A triangle has vertices R(1, 2), S(7, 10), and T(–1, 6) What kind of a triangle is RST? Solution: Since the slope of is the negative reciprocal of the slope of triangle is a right triangle , and the Find the equation of the straight line through the point (5, –4) and parallel to the line y = 3x – Solution: The slope of y = 3x – is The desired line, therefore, has slope By the point-slope form, the equation is www.petersons.com/arco ARCO ■ SAT II Math Math Review—Illustrative Problems and Solutions 73 If the equations x2 + y2 = 16 and y = x2 + are graphed on the same set of axes, how many points of intersection are there? Solution: Sketch both graphs as indicated x2 + y2 is a circle of radius and center at origin y = x2 + is a parabola Several points are (0, 2), (± 1, 3), (± 2, 6) The graphs intersect in two points Which of the following points lies inside the circle x2 + y2 = 25? (A) (3, 4) (B) (–4, 3) (C) (D) (E) Solution: none of these (C) The given circle has a radius of and center at the origin Points A and B are at distance from the origin and lie on the circle The distance of D from the origin is D lies outside the circle.The distance of point C from the origin is C lies inside the circle ARCO ■ SAT II Math www.petersons.com/arco 74 Part III For what value of K is the graph of the equation y = 2x2 – 3x + K tangent to the x-axis? Solution: If this parabola is tangent to the x-axis, the roots of the equation 2x2 – 3x + K = are equal, and the discriminant of this equation must be zero What is the equation of the graph in the figure? Solution: The graph consists of the two straight lines y = x in the first and third quadrants, and y = –x in the second and fourth The equation is therefore |y| = |x| What is the equation of the locus of points equidistant from the points (3, 0) and (0, 3)? Solution: The locus is the perpendicular bisector of PQ This locus is a line bisecting the first quadrant angle Its equation is y = x www.petersons.com/arco ARCO ■ SAT II Math ... and 270° that satisfies the equation tan x = cot x is Solution: (A) 200° (B) 210 ° (C) 225° (D) 240 ° (E) 250° (C) In quadrant III, x = 225° www.petersons.com/arco ARCO ■ SAT II Math Math Review—Illustrative... (1 + sec y) (1 – cos y) as a product of two trigonometric functions of y Solution: Multiply the two binomials + sec y – cos y – sec y cos y ARCO ■ SAT II Math www.petersons.com/arco 66 Part III... included angle contains 12 0° Find its area Solution: ARCO ■ Area of triangle SAT II Math www.petersons.com/arco 68 Part III LAW OF COSINES If the sides of a triangle are 2, 3, and 4, find the cosine