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1. The three sides of ABC are extended a

distance equal to their length. If the area

d
+ 10x
4
= 25 + 10x
= d + 2x = 10 + 2x

A new =
Pnew

A
B

ABC = XAB same base and height

XAB = XBY same base and height

A = 7ABC = 7 3 2 = 21 2
Answer: 21 2

2. A circular table is tangent to two adjacent

walls of a room as shown in the figure.
Point N is 10 inches from one wall and 5
inches from the other wall. What is the
area of the circular table?

6. A 5 in by 6 in rectangle piece of paper is

folded so that one corner lands on the
diagonally opposite corner. What is the
length of the crease?

New changes in the perimeter:

Pold = Pnew
20 = 10 + 2x
x = 5

6x

4. A sphere with a 10-cm diameter sits in a

cone so that the point of tangency is 12
cm up the cones edge from the vertex.
How much liquid can be under the sphere
if the liquid and sphere just touch one
another?

6 2x

Using Pythagorean theorem:

(6 x)
x=

= x 2 + 52

11
12

a2 = ( 6 2x ) + 52
2

5
r
x

12

12

So,

(r 5,r 10 )

6x

= 0.75 Ans.

10

largest = 180 30 = 150o

So,
A new 25 + 10 ( 5 )
=
A old
100

x = 30o

of ABC is 3 2 , what is the area of

XYZ?

1380

For new area:

Math 3
+ x + 90 x + 180 x = (11 2 )180o

11
a = 6 2 + 25
12

Answer: 6.51 in
7. There is a wind of 35 mi/h from 320.
Find the airspeed and heading in order
that the groundspeed and course be 250
mi/h and 50, respectively.

Using Pythagorean theorem:

122 = 52 + ( h + 5 )

h=8
x2 + y2 = r 2
at ( r 5,r 10 )

(r 5 )

+ (r 10 ) = r 2
2

r 2 10r + 25 + r 2 20r + 100 = r 2

r 2 30r + 125 = 0
r1 = 25 and r2 = 5
So,
Area = r = ( 25 )
2

= 625 Ans.
3. When a circle of radius 10 cm is
squeezed between two parallel lines 10
cm apart, as shown, its area changes but
its perimeter remains constant. What
fraction of the old area is the new area if
the ends are semicircles?

r = 10

Using tangent function:

12
= 67.38o
tan =
5
Using ratio and proportion:
5
x
5 x
=
=
h+5 h
13 8
40
x=
13
Using cosine function:
x
cos ( 90o ) =
r
40
cos ( 90o 67.38o ) = 13
r
10
r=
3
So,
V=

1 2
r h
3

V=

1 10
(8)
3 3

Using Pythagorean theorem:

airspeed = 352 + 2502
= 252 mi/h
Using tangent function:
250
tan ( 40 ) =
35
= 42o
Answer: 252 mi/h, 42
8. From a boat sailing due north at 16.5
km/h, a wrecked ship K and an
observation tower T are observed in a
line due east. One hour later, the
wrecked ship and the tower have
bearings S3440 E and S6510E. Find
the distance between the wrecked ship
and the tower.

Answer: 93.08 cm3

10

10

x
For the circle (old area):
A old = r 2 = 100

5. Eight of the angles of an undecagon have

measures whose sum is 1380. Of the
remaining three angles, two are
complementary to each other and two are
supplementary to each other. Find the
measure of the largest of these three
angles.

Pold = 2r = 20

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Distance AC = 16.5 km
Using tangent function:

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CK + KT
16.5
KT = 16.5 tan65o10' CK
tan65o10' =

Answer: 24.2 km
9. Today is Monday, 1 July 2002. What day
of the week will be 29833 days from now?
2n can be a multiple of 7
8 1 = 7 = 7 (1)

23 = 8
2 = 64

64 1 = 63 = 7 ( 9 )

29 = 512

512 1 = 511 = 7 ( 73 )

23n 1 = 7k
3 3277 ) + 2
3 3277 )
29833 = 2 (
=2 (
x4

3 3277 )
= 2 (
1+ 1 4

= ( 7k + 1) 4

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them. If only 5 of the 11 people can drive,
in how many ways can they be seated?

CK
tan34o 40' =
16.5
CK = 11.41 km

= 4 ( 7k ) + 4
add 4 days after monday
Answer: Friday
10. What is the smallest counting number
that is divisible by each of the first fifteen
counting numbers?
Get the LCM of the first fifteen counting
numbers
(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15)
23 x32 x5x7x11x13 = 360,360
Answer: 360,360
11. Suppose that the tires on the rear of your
brand new Hilux will wear out after
33,600 kilometers, whereas tires on the
front will wear out after 46,400 kilometers.
Also, suppose 5 identical tires, including
the spare, come with the car. What is the
maximum distance that you can drive?
Rate of changing the tires (tires/km)
2
2
+
thread wear per km
33,600 46,400

Total distance (tires/rate)

5
48,720 km
2
2
+
33,600 46,400

5 ways to choose a driver

10! Ways to arrange the remaining
passengers
N = 5 (10! ) = 18,144,000 ways
14. Jay-R press carrots by hand to make
carrot juice. One-eighth of the juice is
extracted from the first pressing. Each
subsequent pressing extracts one-eighth
of the remaining juice from the carrots.
How many times will a bunch of carrots
need to press to extract at least threefourths of the juice?

S=

a1 1 r n

1
n
1 (7 / 8)
3 8
=
7
4
1
8
n = 11 pressings

15. In celebration of her birthday, Jen threw a

big party. Every two persons shared a
bowl of rice, every three persons shared
a bowl of viand, and every four persons
shared a bowl of fruit salad. There were
130 bowls used altogether. How many
guests were present?
x
no. of bowls used for the rice
2
x
no. of bowls used for the viand
3
x
no. of bowls used for the fruit salad
4
x x x
+ + = 130
2 3 4
x = 120
Answer: 120
16. The sum of the first 4 terms of an
arithmetic sequence is 68, and the sum of
the first 12 terms of the sequence is 254.
Find the first term.

( p ) = xp 1e x dx = (p 1)!
0

where is p is a positive integer.

If p is a non-integer:
( p ) = ( p 1) ( p 1)

( p ) = ( p 1)( p 2 ) ( p 2 )

( p ) = ( p 1)( p 2 )( p 3 ) ( p 3 )

( p ) = ( p 1)( p 2 ) ... (p n ) (p n )

19. Solve xp 1e x dx , where p is a positive

0

integer.
A. infinity
B. (p 1)! *
C. p!
D. p/(p+1)
Use reverse engineering. (Assign a value of
p (p > 1) and let any value >>> zero.
20. Given (1.5 ) = 0.8862 , determine
( 3.5 ) .
( p ) = ( p 1)( p 2 ) ( p 2 )
( 3.5 ) = 2.5 ( 2.5 )

( 3.5 ) = 2.5 (1.5 ) (1.5 )

( 3.5 ) = 2.5 (1.5 )( 0.8862 ) = 3.32325

12
( 2a1 + (12 1) d)
2
24a1 + 132d = 508

( p ) = ( p 1)( p 2 ) ( p 2 )

254 =

17. How many possible combinations of

dimensions of a rectangle with integer
value side lengths in which the numerical
value of the area is twice the perimeter?

13. Eleven people plan a trip and hire a mini

bus that can exactly accommodate all of

52

21. Given (1.5 ) = 0.8862 , determine

12. Forty students took a final exam on which

the passing score was 70. The mean
score of those who passed was 75, the
mean score of those who failed was 63
and the mean of all scores was 72. How
many students did not pass the exam?

x = 30
40 x = 10 ans

1 1
P = 5C2
2 2
P = 0.3125 Ans.

4
( 2a1 + ( 4 1) d)
2
8a1 + 12d = 136
68 =

Answer: 48,720 km

75x + 63 ( 40 x ) = 72 ( 40 )

P = nCr pr qnr

247
a1 =
Ans.
16

(Total no. of passers) + (Total no. of nonpassers) = (Total no. of students)

In order for Kirby to be back to its initial

position after tossing the coin five times, the
results of the tossing should be 2 heads and
3 tails. So using binomial distribution or
repeated trial,

For #19 22
The gamma function of a number is given by

1 r

Math 3
backward two squares. What is the
probability that he is back in the square
where he started?

Area = 2 (Perimeter )
xy = 2 ( 2x + 2y )
x=

4y
tabulate
y4

Possible dimensions: ( 5, 20 ) , ( 6,12 )( 8,8 )

Answer : 3
18. Kirby is standing on a sidewalk made of
cement squares. He tosses a coin five
times. For each head, he moves forward
three squares. For each tail, he moves

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( 0.5 ) .

(1.5 ) = (1.5 1)(1.5 2 ) (1.5 2 )

(1.5 ) = ( 0.5 )( 0.5 ) ( 0.5 )

0.8862 = ( 0.5 )( 0.5 ) ( 0.5 )

( 0.5 ) = 3.5448 Ans.

22. Solve x8e x dx , where p is a positive

0

integer.
A. 100
B. 92
C. 40,320 *
D. 20,203
Use reverse engineering.
23. Find the general solution ux = cos y if
u ( x, y ) is a function of x and y.

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Math 3

ux = cos y

uxyx = 2

Derivative :

du
= cos y
dx
u = x cos y + f ( y ) Ans.

duxy

n x (n ) = z

24. Find the general solution uy = cos y if

u ( x, y ) is a function of x and y.
uy = cos y

dx

= 2

u = sin y + f ( x ) Ans.
25. Find the general solution uy = 3 if
u ( x, y ) is a function of x and y and
u ( x, 0 ) = 4x + 1

uy = 3
du
=3
dy

dz

uxy = 2x + f ( y )
dux
= 2x + f ( y )
dy
ux = 2xy +

30. Find the z-transform of each of the

following sequences
x ( n ) = 3 ( n ) + ( n 2 ) + ( n + 2 )

f ( y ) dy + h ( x )

ux = 2xy + g ( y ) + h ( x )

du
= cos y
dy

d( X ( z))

x [ z] =

du
= 2xy + g ( y ) + h ( x )
dx
u = x2 y + xg ( y ) +

x (n) z

n =

x ( n ) = 3 ( n ) + ( n 2 ) + ( n + 2 )
so,

h ( x ) dx

x [ z] =

u = x y + xg ( y ) + i ( x ) Ans.
2

3 (n) z

n =

29. The arch of a bridge is in the shape of a

semi-ellipse having a horizontal span of
90 m and a height of 30 m at its center.
How high is the arch 25 m to the right or
left of the center?

(n 2 ) z

n =

(n + 2 ) z

n =

Remember :
n=0
n0

1
(n) =
0
so,

u = 3y + f ( x )
u ( x, 0 ) = 4x + 1

4x + 1 = 3 ( 0 ) + f ( x )

x [ z ] = 3z 0 + z 2 + z2

x
y
+
=1
a2 b 2
x2
y2
+ 2 =1
2
45
30

x [ z ] = 3 + z 2 + z2

f ( x ) = 4x + 1

at x = 25

31. Find the z-transform, zeroes, poles and

the region of convergence of

u = 3y + 4x + 1 Ans.

252
y2
+ 2 =1
2
45
30
y = 24.94 m

x ( n ) = 2n u ( n )

Answer: 24.94 m

x [ z] =

26. Find the general solution uxx = 3 if

u ( x, y ) is a function of x and y.

x ( n ) = 2n u ( n ) .

Z Transform Formulas

dux
=3
dx
ux = 3x + f ( y )

(n) 1

u = 1.5x 2 + xf ( y ) + g ( y ) Ans.
27. Find the general solution uxy = 8xy3 if

nnu ( n )

uxy = 8xy

u = x2y 4 +

n=0

f ( x ) dx + h ( y )

u = x y + g ( x ) + h ( y ) Ans.
2 4

Re verse engineering: let z = 5

1 z 1
1 z

u ( x, y ) is a function of x and y.

n=0

Answer :

(1 z )

1 2

cos ( no ) u (n )
sin ( no ) u (n )

1 ( cos o ) z

Pole ( denominator = 0 )
1

1 2 ( cos o ) z 1 + z2
1 ( sin o ) z 1

1 2 ( cos o ) z 1 + z 2

1 2z 1 = 0 z = 2
Re gion of convergence

( answer )
2z 1 < 0 z > 2

Multiplication by exponential:

n x ( n ) X 1z

Time shifting:
no

X(z)

Time reversal:

( )

x ( n ) X z

1
1 2z 1

1
= 1.667
1 2 5 1
Zero (numerator = 0 ) z = 0

(1 z1)

x ( n no ) z
28. Find the general solution uxyx = 2 if

15

x [ z ] = 2n 5n = 1.667

ux = 2xy 4 + f ( x )
du
= 2xy 4 + f ( x )
dx

n0
n<0

x [ z ] = 2n z n

nnu ( n 1)

dux
= 8xy3
dy

so,

nu ( n 1)

u ( x, y ) is a function of x and y.
3

1
u (n) =
0

x (n) X ( z )

nu ( n )

n =

Remember :

For #30 - 35

uxx = 3

du
= 3x + f ( y )
dx

2 u (n) z

Answer:

X( z) =

1
1 2z 1

, zero : 0, pole : 2

z >2
32. Find the z-transform of
n

1
1
x ( n ) = 2 ( n ) + 3 u (n ) u ( n )
2
4

Linearity :
ax ( n ) + by ( n ) aX ( z ) + bY ( z )
Convolution :
x (n) h (n) X ( z ) H ( z )

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1
1
x ( n ) = 2 (n ) + 3 u ( n ) u ( n )
2
4
x [ z] =

2 (n ) z

n =

1
x ( n ) = u ( n + 2 ) + 3n u ( n 1)
2

1
3 2 u (n ) z

1
u ( n ) z n
n = 4

n+2

1
2

1
1
x [ z ] = 2z 0 + 3 z n z n
2

n=0
n=0 4
Reverse engineering: let z = 5
n

Answer: X ( z ) = 2 +

x (n) z

n =
9

SHIFT CMPLX r =
145.77 30.96
Magnitude:146 lb

4z2
1

1 1 1 3z 1
1 z
2
1
ROC :
< z <3
2
Y ( z) =
Answer:

Course : N31o W

4z2
1

1 1 1 3z 1
1 z
2

=z

n =0

From G.P. S =

d
126

+z

+z

+ ... + z

100
38o10'

( )

South : 100cos ( 38o10' ) = 78.6 km

1
transform of x ( n ) = u ( n )
3

240 kph E

1
x ( n ) = u ( n )
3

40kph
S

1
1 3z 1

( )

MODE CMPLX
24090 + 40180

But with time reversal: x ( n ) = X z 1

1
X( z) =
1 3z
ROC : 3z < 1

SHIFT CMPLX r =

z <

243.3199.46o
Groundspeed: 243 kph

1
3

Answer: Y ( z ) =

Solution:

12

10

N
PI2 = v 2 + y2
u2 + x2 = 122
v 2 + x 2 = 72

u (n)

40. Let CHIN be a rectangle and let P be a

point inside the rectangle. IF PC = 12, PH
= 7, and PN = 10, then PI =?

37. A plane is headed due east with airspeed

240 km/h. If a wind is blowing from the
north at 40 km/h, find the groundspeed
and course.

x ( n ) = ( 3 ) u ( n )

d = 55.8 m

East : 100sin ( 38 10' ) = 61.8 km

34. Find the region of convergence of z-

d2 = 352 + 27.52 2 ( 35 )( 27.5 ) cos (126o )

1 z 10

road

36. An airplane flies 100 km in the direction

S3810E. How far south and how far
east of the starting point is it?

a1 1 r n

1 z

27.5 m
35

1 r
10

1
1 1 z

10
= 1 z
X( z) =
1
1 z
1 z 1

Answer: X ( z ) =

39. A tower 27.5 m tall makes an angle of

126 with the inclined road on which it is
located. Determine the length from the
top of the tower to a point down the road
35 m from its foot.

1
< z <3
2

(ref is North for angle )

(1) z

1
x ( n ) =
3

MODE CMPLX
1250 + 75 90

X( z) =

x ( n ) = u ( n ) u (n 10 )

33. Find the z-transform of

x ( n ) = u (n ) u ( n 10 )

X( z) =

75

z2
u (n + 2 )
1
1 z 1
2

4z2
1
u (n + 2 )
1
2
1 z 1
2

3
3

1 1
1 1
1 z
1 z
2
4

125

1 1
z2
u (n + 2 )

1
42
1 z 1
2

1
1
x [ z ] = 2 + 3 5n 5n
2

n=0
n=0 4
244
x [ z] =
57
3
1
Answer : x [ z ] = 2 +

1 1
1 1
1 z
1 z
2
4
3
1
244
x [ z] = 2 +

=
1 1
1 1
57
1 (5)
1 (5)
2
4
15

1
1
2 u (n)
1 1

1 z
2

n =

Math 3

Course : S80.54o E

1
1
, z <
1 3z
3

35. Find the region of convergence of ztransform of

38. A body is acted upon by a force of 75 lb,

due west, and a force of 125 lb, due
north. Find the magnitude and direction of
the resultant force.

1
x ( n ) = u ( n + 2 ) + 3n u ( n 1)
2

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u2 + y2 = 102

) (

) (

PI2 = v 2 + y2 = u2 + y 2 + v 2 + x 2 u2 + x 2
2

PI = 10 + 7 12
PI = 5

41. Identify the directrix of the parabola 2y2

x 5y + 9 = 0.

2y 2 x 5y + 9 = 0
2
2

2.5
2.5
2 y 2 2.5y +
= x 9 + 2

2
2

2 ( y 1.25 ) = x 5.875
2

( y 1.25 )

= 0.5 ( x 5.875 )

Vertex :(5.875, 1.25 )

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From Eq. 1,length of the latus rectum is the

coefficient of x. So,
4a = 0.5
a = 0.125
The parabola is opening to the right:
y
a

1.25

Math 3

45. Write in rectangular coordinates form

r = 6 tan sec

y2 = 16x
y

r = 6 tan sec
tan
r=6
cos
r cos = 6 tan
y
x=6
x
x 2 = 6y

y
y
2

x
x=4

dx

5.875
46. Find the volume of the solid generated
when the region bounded by the y-axis,

Directrix : x =

y = e x and y = 2 is rotated round the yaxis.

23
4

x = 5.875 0.125

y = ex

(x

) (

V = 2

( x 1)

+ ( y + 1) = 2

so, r 2 = 2 r = 2

y = e x ln y = x

43. Given: x 4y +2x + 32y 27 = 0 . Find

the foci of the hyperbola.

x 4y + 2x + 32y 27 = 0
2

(ln y ) dy

47. Find the area bounded by the parabola

x 2 = y + 2 and the line x = y.
2

1
2

9
36
Center : ( 1, 4 ) ; a2 = 9 ; b2 = 36

y1

x2 = y + 2
x = ( y 2)

c=3 5

Points of intersection:

( 1, 4 3 5 ) and ( 1,4 + 3 5 )
Ans.

x2 = y + 2
x=y

44. Find an appropriate angle through which

to rotate axes and sketch a graph of the
equation
3x 2 2 3xy + y 2 + 2x + 2 3y = 0.

C
A B
2 3
tan2 =
3 1

2 = tan1 3

2 = 120o

z2 = x 2 + y 2
z2 = 62 + 82
z = 10
d 2
( z = x 2 + y2 )
dt
dz
dx
dy
2z
= 2x
+ 2y
dt
dt
dt
dz
2 (10 )
= 2 ( 6 )( 2 in/s ) + 2 ( 8 )( -3 in/s )
dt
dz
= 1.2 in/s
dt
50. A 60 m cable that weighs 4 kg/m has a
500 kg weight attached at the end. How
much work is done in winding up the last
20 m of the cable?

vertex : ( 0, 2 )

x2 = x + 2

20m

x2 + x 2 = 0
x = 1 ; x = 2
y = 1 ; y = 2

500 kg

Point of intersection: (1,1) & ( -2,-2 )

A=

tan2 =

dx

c = a + b = 9 + 36
2

x=y

y2

( x + 1) 4 ( y 4 ) = 36
2
2
( y 4 ) ( x + 1) = 1

16x
+ 5 16xdx = 1072.33

8
x 2 + 2x + 1 4 y 2 8y +
= 27 + 1

8
+ ( 4 )

2 + 5 ydx

V = 0.592

V = x 2dy

C = 2r = 2 2 = 8.88

49. If one leg AB of a right triangle increases

at the rate of 2 in/s, while the other leg
AC decreases 3 in/s, find how fast is the
hypotenuse is changing when AB = 6 and
AC = 8 feet.

2x + 1 + y + 2y + 1 = 1 + 1
2

y = 5

dy

42. The equation of a circle in x-y planes is

given by x 2 2x + y 2 + 2y = 0 . Find the
circumference of the circle.

y
+5
2

V = 2 R dA = 2

y=2

23
x=
Ans
4

x 2 2x + y 2 + 2y = 0

R =

2
( y2 y1 ) dx = ( 2 x x ) dx =

9
2

48. The area in the first quadrant bounded by

the parabola y2 = 16x, the line x = 4, and
the x axis is revolve about the line y = 5. Find the volume.

W = Fxd
20m
W = ( 4kg/ m )( 20m )
+ 500kg ( 20m )
2
W = 10,800 kg-m
Note: The total weight of cable is assumed
be at its center.

= 60o Ans
Note :angle measure from x-axis and
counter clockwise

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