What's on the AP Precalculus Unit 3 practice test
The standard version takes about 85 minutes and follows the timing and directions of the AP exam, sized to one unit:
- 20 Multiple Choice Questions (50 minutes)
- 1 FRQ – FRQ 3 – Modeling a Periodic Context (No Calculator) (18 minutes)
- 1 FRQ – FRQ 4 – Symbolic Manipulations (No Calculator) (18 minutes)
Questions are drawn from 2334 multiple-choice questions and 20 FRQs written for Unit 3, Trigonometric and Polar Functions.
Practice AP Precalculus Unit 3 FRQs
Answer the unit's free-response questions one at a time and get a score on every part.
- FRQ 3 – Modeling a Periodic Context (No Calculator) (10 questions)
- FRQ 4 – Symbolic Manipulations (No Calculator) (10 questions)
Review Unit 3 before you start
- 3.1 Periodic Phenomena
- 3.2 Sine, Cosine, and Tangent
- 3.3 Sine and Cosine Function Values
- 3.4 Sine and Cosine Function Graphs
- 3.5 Sinusoidal Functions
- 3.6 Sinusoidal Function Transformations
- 3.7 Sinusoidal Function Context and Data Modeling
- 3.8 The Tangent Function
- 3.9 Inverse Trigonometric Functions
- 3.10 Trigonometric Equations and Inequalities
- 3.11 The Secant, Cosecant, and Cotangent Functions
- 3.12 Equivalent Representations of Trigonometric Functions
- 3.13 Trigonometry and Polar Coordinates
- 3.14 Polar Function Graphs
- 3.15 Rates of Change in Polar Functions