1. If 3^x = 9^y and 27^y = 81^x, find x/z.

- SOLUTION:

3𝑥 = 9𝑦

3𝑥 = 33𝑦
𝑥
𝑦=2 -------------- Eq. 1

27𝑦 = 81 𝑧

33𝑦 = 34𝑧

3𝑦 = 4𝑧 -------------- Eq. 2
𝑥
3 ( ) = 4𝑧
2
𝑥 8
=
𝑧 3
2. Find the 1987th digit in the decimal equivalent to 1785/9999 starting from the decimal
point.
- SOLUTION:

Convert 1785/9999 into decimal form

=0.1785178517851785
1st digit 1
nd
2 digit 7
3rd digit 8
4th digit 5
th
5 digit 1
…
1984th digit 5
1985th digit 1
th
1986 digit 7
1987th digit 8

1984 is a multiple of 4, then the 1984th and 4th digits have the same digit which is 5.

3. The sum of two numbers is 21 and one number is twice the other. Find the numbers.
- SOLUTION:

X + Y = 21 ---------- Eq. 1
X=2y--------------Eq. 2
2y + y = 21
3y = 21
Y=7
X= 14

4. Find the 8th term of the expansion (6x^1/2 –y)^11

- SOLUTION:
 𝑟 𝑡ℎ = 𝑛𝐶𝑟−1 𝑥 𝑛−𝑟+1 𝑦 𝑟−1
1
8𝑡ℎ = 11𝐶8−1 (6𝑋 2 )11−8+1 (−𝑦)8−1

8th term = -427680 𝑥 2 𝑦 7

5. In the expansion of(𝑥 + 4𝑦 )12, what is the numerical coefficient of the 5th term?
- SOLUTION

𝑟 𝑡ℎ = 𝑛𝐶𝑟−1 𝑥 𝑛−𝑟+1 𝑦 𝑟−1

5𝑡ℎ = 12𝐶5−1 𝑥12−5+1 4𝑦 5−1

5th = 12C4 x^8 (4y)^4

5th= 126720 x^8 y^4

6. Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as Ann was when Mary was as old as Ann is now.
How old is Ann?
- SOLUTION:

PAST PRESENT
MARY x 24
ANN 12 X

24 – X = X -12

2X = 36

X = 18

7. At present, Lester’s age is 30% of his mother, Lisa’s age. Twenty years from now, his age will
be 58% that of his mother’s age. How old is Lester?
- SOLUTION:

PRESENT 20 YEARS FROM

PRESENT
LESTER 0.3x 0.58 ( X + 20 )
LISA X X + 20

(X+20) – X = 0.58 (X+20) – 0.3 X

20 = 0.58 X + 11.6 – 0.3 X

20 = 0.28 X + 11.6

X = 30

SOLVING FOR LESTER’S AGE:

0.30 X = 0.30 (30)

 0.30 X = 9

8. A laborer can finish the job in 4 days. Another laborer can finish the same job in 6 days. If
both laborers plus a third laborer can finish the job in 2 days, how long will it take for the
third laborer to finish the job alone?
- SOLUTION:

LET X = NUMBER OF HOURS FOR THE THIRD LABORER TO FINISH THE JOB WORKING ALONE
1 1 1 1
+ + =
4 6 𝑋 2
1 1
=
𝑋 12
X = 12

9. One pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours and another pipe can fill the same tank in 3 hours. A drain
pipe can empty the tank in 24 hours. With all the pipes open, how long will it take to fill the
tank?
- SOLUTION:

BASIC FORMULA FOR WORK: RATE * TIME = 1

1 1 1
( + + )𝑡 =1
6 3 24

24
t = 11 = 2.182

10. A statistical clerk submitted the following reports. The average rate of production of
transistors is 1.5 units for every 1.5 hours of work by 1.5 workers. How many transistors
were produced in one month by 30 men working 200 hours during the month.
- SOLUTION:
(1.5 𝑊𝑂𝑅𝐾𝐸𝑅) (1.5 𝐻𝑂𝑈𝑅)
RATE =
1.5 𝑇𝑅𝐴𝑁𝑆𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑂𝑅𝑆

(1.5 𝑊𝑂𝑅𝐾𝐸𝑅) ( 𝐻𝑂𝑈𝑅)

RATE = 1𝑇𝑅𝐴𝑁𝑆𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑂𝑅𝑆

𝑇𝑅𝐴𝑁𝑆𝐼𝑆𝑇𝑂𝑅
N = (1.5 𝑊𝑂𝑅𝐾𝐸𝑅 𝐻𝑅) (30 𝑊𝑂𝑅𝐾𝐸𝑅𝑆)(200 𝐻𝑂𝑈𝑅𝑆)

N = 4000 TRANSISTORS

11. A radiator contains 5 liters of 30% anti-freeze mixture. How much of this mixture must be
drained and replaced with pure antifreeze to obtain an 80% anti-freeze mixture?
- SOLUTION:

5(0.3) – X (0.3) + X (1) = 5 (0.8)

1.5 X – 0.3 X + X = 4

0.7 X = 2.5
 X = 3.57

12. A silver dollar, an alloy of silver and copper, is 7.5% copper by weight. How many grams of
pure copper should be used to prepare a 200 grams of a copper-silver alloy that is 10%
copper by weight?
- SOLUTION:

X + 0.075 (200 – X) = 0.1 (200)

X + 15 – 0.075 = 20

0. 925 X = 5

X = 5.4

13. The sum of the two digits in a two-digit number is 12. If the digits are reversed, the new
number is 18 more than the original number. Find the original number.
- SOLUTION:

LET: t = TENS DIGIT

u = UNITS DIGIT

THE ORIGINAL NUMBER IS 10t + U

t + u = 12 ------------------ t = 12 – u

10u + t = (10t + u) + 18

9u – 9t = 18

9u – 9(12 – u) = 18

9u – 108 + 9u = 18

u=7

t = 12 – u

t = 12 – 7

THE NUMBER IS 57.

14. The tens digit of a certain two-digit number exceeds the unit’s digit by four and is one less
than twice unit’s digits. Find the number.
- SOLUTION:

t=u+4

t = 2u – 1

u + 4 = 2u – 1

u=5

t=u+4
 t=5+4=9

15. A man can row his canoe at a constant rate of 5 miles per hour in still water. He rows
upstream for 15 minutes and then rows downstream, returning to his starting point in
another 12 minutes. What is the rate of the current in miles per hour?
- SOLUTION:

DISTANCE UPSTREAM = DISTANCE DOWNSTREAM

LET V = VELOCITY OF CURRENT

12 15
(60)(5 + 𝑣) = (5 − 𝑣)(60)

60 + 12v = 75 - 15v

27v = 15

V = 0.56 mph

16. Two turtles Leonardo and Michaelangelo start at the same time towards each other at a
distance of 1.50 m from each other. The rate of Leonardo is 10 cm/s while that of
Michelangelo is 20 cm/s. A fly named Pokemon flies from one turtle to another at the same
time that the turtles move towards each other. After the fly reached to one turtle he then
flies back to the other turtle and so on. If the rate of the fly is 100 cm/s, find the total
distance traveled by the fly.
- SOLUTION:

S1 + S2 = 150

V1 *t + V2*t = 150

10t + 30t = 150

t=5

LET Sf = Vf*t

Sf = 100(5)

Sf = 500

17. In a box there are 25 coins consisting of quarters, nickels and dimes with a total amount of
$2.75. IF the nickels were dimes, the dimes were quarters and the quarters are nickels, the
total amount would be $3.75. How many quarters are there?
- SOLUTION:

n + d + q = 25

n = 25 – d – q

0.05n + 0.1d + 0.25q = 2.75

0.05q + 0.10n + 0.25d = 3. 75

 0.05(25 – d – q) + 0.10d + 0.25q = 2.75

1.25 – 0.05d – 0.05q + 0.10 d + 0.25q = 2.75

0.05d + 0.20q = 1.5

DIVIDE EVERYTHING BY 0.05

d + 4q = 30

d = 30 – 4q

0.05q + 0.10(25 - d – q) + 0.25d = 3.75

0.05q + 2.5 – 0.10d – 0.1q + 0.25d = 3.75

0.15d – 0.05q = 1.25

DIVIDE EVERYTHING BY 0.05

3d – q = 25

3(30 – 4q) – q = 25

90 – 12q – q = 25

13q = 65

q=5

18. A piggy bank of Nicole contains 40 coins in nickels, dimes and quarters. If there are $6 in the
bank and twice as many dimes as nickels, how many quarters are in the piggy bank.
- SOLUTION:

n + d + q = 40

0.05n + 0.10d + 0.25q = 6

d = 2n

n + 2n + q = 40

3n + q = 40
40 − 𝑞
n =
3
0.05n + 0.1(2n) + 0.25q = 6

0.25n + 0.25q =6

n + q = 24
 40 − 𝑞
+ 𝑞 = 24
3
40 − 𝑞 + 3𝑞
= 24
3
40 + 2q = 72

q = 16

19. At what time after 5 o’clock will the hands of the clock be opposite each other?
- SOLUTION:
𝑥
25 + + 30 = 𝑥
12
𝑥
𝑥− = 55
12
11𝑥
= 55
12
x = 60

20. What time between 2 and 3 o’clock will the angle between the hands of the clock be
bisected by the line connecting the center of the clock and the 3 o’clock mark?
- SOLUTION:
𝑥
x = 15 + 5 -
12

x = 18.46

2:18.46

21. Given 9x +11x +13x … + 49x = 1218. Find x.

- SOLUTION:

a1 = 9x

a2 = 11x

a3 = 13x

d = a2-a1 = a3-a2

d = 11x-9x = 13x-11x

d =2x

49x = 9x + (n-1) 2x

49 = 9 + (n-1) (2)

40 = (n-1) (2)
 n = 21

21
1218 = (9𝑥 + 48𝑥)
2

X=2

22. A seating section in a certain athletic stadium has 30 seats in front row, 32 seats in the
second row, 34 seats in the third row and so on, until the tenth row is reached, after which
there 10 rows each are containing 50 seats. Find the total number of seats in the section.
- SOLUTION:
𝑛
S = 2 (2𝑎1 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑)

10
S= 2
(2(30) + ((10) − 1)2)

S= 390

S1 = 50(10)

S1 = 500

TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS = 390 + 500

23. Evaluate
(sinx / (1+cosx)) + (cosx/sinx)
-SOLUTION:
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 cos 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 + cos 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥
+ =
1 + cos 𝑥 sin 𝑥 (1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)(𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥)

cos 𝑥 + 1
=
(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)(𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥)

= csc x

24. Evaluate
Tan A (sinA + cotAcosA)
- SOLUTION:

Tan A ( sin A + cot A cos A ) = tan A sin A + cot A cos A tan A

sin 𝐴 1
= (cos 𝐴 ) (sin 𝐴) + cot 𝐴 cos 𝐴 (cot 𝐴)

𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝐴
=
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴
=sec A
25. Given: x + y = 90
Find (sinx tany)/ siny tanx)
- SOLUTION:

𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 tan 𝑦 sin 𝑥 tan( 90 − 𝑥)

=
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑦 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 sin( 90 − 𝑥) tan 𝑥
sin 𝑥 cot 𝑥
=
cos 𝑥 tan 𝑥
tan 𝑥 cot 𝑥
=
tan 𝑥
= cot x

26. Evaluate cos3ϴ in terms of cosϴ

- SOLUTION:

cos3ϴ = cos(2ϴ + ϴ)

= cos2 ϴcos ϴ - sin2 ϴsin ϴ

= (2cos^2 ϴ - 1) cos ϴ - (2sin ϴcos ϴ)sin ϴ

= 2cos^3 ϴ - cos ϴ - 2sin^2 ϴcos ϴ

= 2cos^3 ϴ - cos ϴ - 2(1-cos^2 ϴ )cos ϴ

= 4cos^3 ϴ - 3cos ϴ

𝑠𝑖𝑛4𝐴+𝑠𝑖𝑛6𝐴
27.
𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝐴−𝑐𝑜𝑠6𝐴
- SOLUTION:
4𝐴 + 6𝐴 4𝐴 + 6𝐴
2 sin ( ) cos( )
= 2 2
4𝐴 + 6𝐴 4𝐴 + 6𝐴
−2 sin ( 2 ) sin( 2 )

2𝑠𝑖𝑛5𝐴𝑐𝑜𝑠(−𝐴)
=
−2𝑠𝑖𝑛5𝐴𝑠𝑖𝑛(−𝐴)
cos(−𝐴)
=
−sin(−𝐴)
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
=
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴
= cotA

28. 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 𝐴 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛4 𝐴

- SOLUTION:
 (𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝐴 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝐴)(𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝐴)

= (cos2A) (1) = cos2A

29. If tan 4A = cot 6A, then what is the value of angle A?

- SOLUTION:

Tan 4A = cot 6A

Tan 4A = tan (90 – 6A)

4A = 90 – 6A

10A = 90

A=9

30. If A+B+C=180⁰ and tan A + tan B + tan C = 5.67. Find the value of tan A tan B tan C.
- SOLUTION:

A + B + C = 180

A+B= 180 –C

Tan (A+B) = Tan (180 – C)

tan 𝐴+tan 𝐵
Tan (A+B) = 1−𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐵

tan 𝐴 + tan 𝐵 tan 180 − tan 𝐶

=
1 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐵 1 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛180𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐶
tan 𝐴 + tan 𝐵 − tan 𝐶
=
1 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐵 1−0
Tan A + tan B = - tan C + tan A tan B tan C

TanA + tanB + tan C = tanAtanBtanC

31. If arctanx + arctan1/3 = π/4, what is the value of x?

- SOLUTION:

Tan A = x

Tan B = 1/3

A+B = pi/4

Taking tangent of both sides

Substitute the values of tanA and tanB

1
𝑥+ 3 𝑝𝑖
= tan( )
1 4
1−𝑥 3

Note: tan 45 = 1
 1
𝑥+ 3
=1
1
1−𝑥
3
X = 1/2

32. Find the value of x in the following equation: cscx+cotx= 3. Express the answer in radians.
- SOLUTION:
1 cos 𝑥
+ =3
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 sin 𝑥
1 + cosx = 3sinx

Square both sides

1 + 2cosx + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥 = 9𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥

10cos^2 x + 2cosx -8 = 0

Use quadratic formula:

−2+18
Cos x = 20

X = 36.869 degrees = pi/5

𝑡𝑎𝑛155⁰−𝑡𝑎𝑛115⁰
33. If tan25=m, find 1−𝑡𝑎𝑛155⁰𝑡𝑎𝑛115⁰
- SOLUTION:
𝑡𝑎𝑛155⁰−𝑡𝑎𝑛115⁰
1−𝑡𝑎𝑛155⁰𝑡𝑎𝑛115⁰
= tan(155 − 115) = tan 40

Tan 65 = 1/m

Tan 40 = tan(65- 25)

1
−𝑚
𝑚
Tan 40 = 1
1+ (1)
𝑚

1− 𝑚2
Tan 40 = 2𝑚

34. Three times the sine of a certain angle is twice the square of the cosine of the same angle.
Find the angle.
- SOLUTION:
3sinx = 2𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥
3sinx = 2- 2𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥
- 2 + 2𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 + 3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 = 0
USING QUADRATIC FORMULA
SIN X = -2
SIN X = 0.5
X = 30 degrees
35. A PAL 777 jet is travelling at a speed of 560 mph in calm air. If the jet is headed N37⁰E and
the wind is blowing 40 mph from S45⁰ E, find the magnitude of the speed of the aircraft.
- SOLUTION:
ϴ = 180⁰ - (37⁰ + 45⁰)
ϴ = 98⁰
BY COSINE LAW:
R² = 560² + 40² - 2(560)(40) cos98
R = 566. 95 mph

36. A baseball diamond (square in shape) has four bases that are 90 ft apart. The pitcher’s
mound is 60.5 ft from the home plate. Find the distance from the pitcher’s mound to the
second base.
- SOLUTION:

(60.5 + x)² = 90² + 90²

60.5 + x = 127.28

X = 66.8

37. An electric post, which leans 10 deg 15 minutes from the vertical towards the sun, cast a
shadow 9. 43 m long on the ground when the angle of elevation of the sun is 54 deg 50
minutes. Find the length of the post above the ground.
- SOLUTION:

X is the length of the post

𝑠𝑖𝑛540 15𝑚𝑖𝑛 sin 24.916
𝑥
= 9.43

X = 18.298 m

38. When the angle of elevation of the sun is 64 deg, a telegraph pole that is tilted at an angle of
9 deg away directly away from the sun casts a shadow 21 feet long on the level ground. Find
the length of the pole
- SOLUTION:

A = 90⁰ - 9⁰ = 81⁰

B = 180 – (64+81)

B= 35 ⁰
𝑦 21
sin 64⁰
= sin 35⁰

Y = 33 ft

39. A high-tech fishing boat uses sonar equipment detected a school of fish 2km east of the boat
and traveling in the direction N51⁰W at a rate of 8 kph. If the boat is traveling at 20 kph, the
direction it should head to intercept the school fish is ______.
- SOLUTION:

336t² + 24.868 - 4= 0
 BY QUADRATIC FORMULA

t = 0.0782

BY SINE LAW
8𝑡 20𝑡
sin 𝛳
= sin 39⁰

𝛳 = 14.58 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑠

Alpha = 75. 42

40. At full swing, a pendulum 8 m long, subtends an angle of 34 degrees. How high does the
pendulum rise above its rest position?
- SOLUTION:

Cos 17 = h/8

h = 7.65

x=8-h

x= 0.35

41. A clock has a dial face 12 inches in radius. The minute hand is 9 inches long while the hour
hand is 6 inches long. The plane of rotation of the minute hand is 2 inches above the plane
of rotation of the hour hand. Find the distance between the tips of the hands of the clock at
5:40 AM
- SOLUTION:

ϴ = 240 – (150 + 20)

ϴ = 70 ⁰

BY COSINE LAW:

x² = 9² + 6² - 2(9)(6) cos70

x² = 80.06

BY PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

d² = 2² + x²

d = 9.168

42. Given the points (3,7) and (-4,7). Solve for the distance between them.
- SOLUTION:

USING DISTANCE FORMULA

d = 15.65
43. A point P(x,2) is equidistant from the points (-2,9) and (4,-7). What is the value of x?
- SOLUTION:

d1=d2

12x = 44

X = 11/3

44. Determine the acute angle between two straight lines whose equations are 3x-y+2=0 and
y=4x+7.
- SOLUTION:

Use formula for angle between two lines

Solving for the slope

-y = -3x -2

Y = 3x + 2

m1 =3

by inspection m2 = 4
𝑚2 − 𝑚1
tan 𝛳 =
1 + 𝑚1𝑚2
𝛳 = 4.4⁰

45. Determine the coordinates of the point which is 3/5 of the way from the point (2,-5) to the
point (-3,5).
- SOLUTION:
𝑥1𝑟2 + 𝑥2𝑟1
𝑥=
𝑟1 + 𝑟2
𝑥 = −1
𝑦1𝑟2 + 𝑦2𝑟1
𝑦=
𝑟1 + 𝑟2
Y=1

(-1,1)

46. Determine B such that 3x+2y-7=0 is perpendicular to 2x-By+2=0.

- SOLUTION:

3x + 2y – 7 = 0

m = -3/2

for the line 2x – By +2 = 0

m = 2/3
 2/B = 2/3

B=3

47. The area of the hexagon ABCDEF formed by joining the points A(1,4), B(0,3), (2,3), D(-1,2),
E(-2,-1) and F(3,0) is _______ square units.
- SOLUTION:

Using area by coordinates:

A= ½ ((2+1+6+0+9+8) – (-4-4+0-9+0+3))

A=20

48. The endpoints of a line segment is at (-9,5) and (13,11). What is the equation of the
perpendicular bisector of this line segment?
- SOLUTION:
13 − 9
𝑥𝑚 = =2
2
11 − 5
𝑦𝑚 = =8
2
11 − 5
𝑚= = 3/11
13 + 9
Using point-slope form

11x+3y-46=0

49. Find the equation of the line through (-3,5) which makes an angle of 45 degrees with the line
2x+y=12.
- SOLUTION:

Y= -2x + 12

m = -2

using angle between lines:

m2 = -1/3

using point slope form:

y-y1=m(x-x1)

x+3y-12= 0

50. Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x-3y+6=0 forms with the coordinate axes.
- SOLUTION:
 x/a + y/b = 1

2x-3y= -6

a and b in the figure are -3 and 2

A = ½ (3)(2)

=3

51. What is the diameter of a circle described by 9x^2 + 9y^2 = 16?

- SOLUTION:

x² + y² = r²

r=4/3

2r= 2(4/3)

2r = 8/3

52. Find the equation of a circle whose center is at (3,-5) and whose radius is 4.
- SOLUTION:

(x-h)² + (y-k)² = r²

At center (3,-5)

(x-3)² + (y+5)² = 4²

x² + y² -6x +10y + 18 = 0

53. The center of a circle is at (2,-5). One point on the circle is at (-4,2). Find the other end of the
diameter throug (-4,2).
- SOLUTION:
𝑥1 + 𝑥2 −4 + 𝑥2
𝑥= =2=
2 2
X2 = 8
𝑦1 + 𝑦2 2 + 𝑦2
𝑦= = −5 =
2 2
Y2 = -12

The other end of the diameter is at (8,-12)

54. Solve for the equation of a line tangent to a circle whose equation is x^2 + y^2 -4x -21 = 0, at
point (-1,4).
- SOLUTION:
 x² + y² -4x -21 = 0

by completing the square:

(x-2)² + y² = 21 + (2)²

(x-2)² + y² = 25

The center is at (2,0)

𝑦2 − 𝑦1 4−0
𝑚1 = = = −4/3
𝑥2 − 𝑥1 −1 − 2
M2 = ¾

Using point-slope form

3x-4y+19 = 0

55. Find the directrix of the parabola y^2 + 8x =24.

- SOLUTION:

y^2 + 8x =24

y² = -8(x-3)

by comparison to the standard equation of a parabola:

(y-k)² = -4a(x-h)

4a = 8

a=2

from the given equation, the directrix is 5.

56. The directrix of a parabola is the line y=5 and its focus is at the point (4,-3). What is the
length of its latus rectum.
- SOLUTION:

LR = 4a

The distance of V to F is

a = 1- (-3)

a=4

LR = 16

57. A parabola having a span of 30 m and a height of 20 m has an area of ___________ sq. units
- SOLUTION:

AREA OF PARABOLA IS 2/3 OF THE CIRCUMSCRIBING RECTANGLE

A= (2/3)(AREA OF RECTANGLE)
 A= (2/3)(30)(20) = 400

58. Two equilateral triangles, each with 12-cm sides, overlap each other to form a 6 point “Star
of David”. Determine the overlapping area, in sq. cm.
- SOLUTION:

ϴ = 360⁰ / 6

= 60⁰

𝛳 + 2∅ = 180; ∅ = 60

A = 6(1/2 r² sin60)

A = 41.57

59. A reverse curve on a railroad track consists of two circular arcs. The central angle of one is
20 degrees with radius 2500 ft and the central angle of the other is 25 degrees with radius of
3000 ft. Find the total length of the two arcs.
- SOLUTION:

Stotal = S1+S2

Stotal= 𝑟1𝛳1 + 𝑟2𝛳2 = 2181.66

60. What is the ratio of the area of a square inscribed in a circle to the area of the square
circumscribing the circle?
- SOLUTION:
x²+x² = 2r²
x² = 2r²
A inscribed =x² = (2r)²
A circumscribing = (2r)² = 4r²
Ratio = (2r)²/ 4r² = 1/2

61. Find the approximate change in the volume of a cube of side “x” inches caused by increasing
its side by 1%.
- SOLUTION:

V1 = (1.01x)^3

V1=1.030301x^3

V increase = 1.030301x^3 – x^3

V increase = 0.030301x^3

62. A circular cylindrical tank, with axis horizontal, radius 0.5 m and length 2m is filled with
water up to a depth of 0.75 m, how much water (cubic meters) is in the tank>
- SOLUTION:

cosϴ = 0.25/0.5
 ϴ = 60⁰

A segment = A sector – A triangle

= 0.1535

A shaded = A circle – A segment

= 0.6318

Volume = A shaded * L

= 0.6318 (2)

63. A cone and a cylinder have the same height and same volume. Find the ratio of the radius of
the cone to the radius of the cylinder.
- SOLUTION:
V cone = V cylinder
1/3 π r1²h = πr2²h
R1/r2 = √3 = 1.732
64. A triangle was cut from every corner of a square with a 28-cm side to form a rectangle
whose length is twice its width. Find the area of the rectangle.
- SOLUTION:
65. Find the volume and the surface area of the sphere of radius 6.3cm.
- SOLUTION:

Volume of the sphere =4/3πr³

= 4/3 x 22/7 x 6.3 x 6.3 x 6.3
= 1047.82 cm²
Total surface area of the sphere = 4 πr³
= 4 x 22/7 x 6.3 x 6.3
= 498.96 cm²
A circle can be defined as the locus of all points that satisfy the equation
(x-h)2 + (y-k)2 = r2
where r is the radius of the circle,
and h,k are the coordinates of its center.

General Equation:
Ax² +Cy² +Dx+Ey+F=0
Center(h,k)
−𝐷 −𝐸 𝐷² + 𝐸00² − 4𝐴𝐹
ℎ= 𝑘= 𝑟 = √( )
2𝐴 2𝐴 4𝐴²

Slope, m, of a line tangent

−𝑥
𝑚= 𝑦
General Equation of Parabola:

Ax² + Dx + Ey +F=0 (axis parallel to y-axis)

−𝐷 𝐷² − 4𝐴𝐹 −𝐸
ℎ= 𝑘= 𝑎=
2𝐴 4𝐴𝐸 4𝐴

Cy² + Dx + Ey + F=0 (axis parallel to x-axis)

𝐸² − 4𝐶𝐹 −𝐸 −𝐸
ℎ= 𝑘= 𝑎=
4𝐶𝐷 2𝐶 4𝐶

Equation of the line tangent to the parabola

2𝑎𝑥 2𝑎𝑥1
𝑦= + (x1,y1) ---- coordinates of the point of tangency
𝑦1 𝑦1

2𝑎
𝑚= 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒
𝑦1