Precalculus B Summative Game

Conic Sections

100

What conic section is represented by

x² + y² = 25 

Circle

200

What is the center of this circle:

(x - 3)² + (y + 4)² = 81

(3, -4)

400

Does the parabola x² = 12y open up or down? 

up

800

What is "a" in this ellipse

x²/9  +  y²/16 = 1

4

1000

Which axis do the branches cross in this hyperbola

x²/9  -  y²/16 = 1

x-axis

Radicals

100

What is √81

9

200

Simplify √50

5√2

400

Simplify √75

5√3?

800

Simplify √(n²)

n

1000

Rationalize the denominator:  1/√2

√2/2

Misc. Trig Trivia

100

State the pythagorean theorem

a² + b² =c²

200

One side of an angle of depression has to be ________

horizontal

400

This describes how often a periodic function repeats its pattern

The period

800

 What is the sin 30 degrees

1/2

1000

What is the tan pi/4 ?

1

FHS Trivia

100

This is our school mascot

trojan

200

This is the name of our activities director

Mr. Courtright?

400

These are the 4 sports offered in the spring

track, soccer, tennis, and golf?

800

This is how many children Mrs. Higgins has

 4

1000

This is the year the high school was built

(Choices are 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980)

1940?

Vectors and Polar Coordinates

100

What is the vertical component of this vector:

<7, 3>

3

200

This is the name of the beginning point of a vector

Initial Point

400

This is what you call the length of a vector

magnitude

800

In polar coordinates, what does the r represent?

the number of rings out

1000

If a point has rectangular coordinates (-3, 0), what is its direction angle?

180 degrees (pi radians)