Problem Set
Problem Set
Enclose the last three terms in a symbol of grouping preceded by a) plus sign b) minus sign.
1. a2 - b2 + 2bc - c2 4. 9x2 - 9y2 - 6xy - x2
2 2 -1
2. 4x - 4y - 4y 5. ax - by + bx - ay
3. 16 - x2 + 2xy - y2
64 r 3 s 6 p5 72 m8 e 7 c 4
5 4 3 7 6 5
1. 56 r s p 9. 54 m e c
7 b4 c 3 16 b 3 d 3 3 x 2 y 3 28 y 3
⋅ 4 5 ⋅
2
2. 8 d 21 c d 10. 7 y 4 z 2 33 x 4 z 3
[ ][ ] [ ][ ]
2 4 3 3 7 3 3 4
7p q 12 p s 4 r 2 s3 9 s2 t 4
3. 8 r 2 s3 21 p5 q 3 s4 11. 3t4 8 r3
3
[ v ( 3 z+1) w (2 z−1 )]
4
[ y( 2 n−3) z (n+2 )]
( n−9) ( 3 n−1)
4. v( 6 z+4 ) w( 2 z−4 ) 12. y z
[ ] [ ] [ ][ ]
2 5 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 2
24 b x 12 b x 3d a 6 d2 a4
÷ ÷
5. a3 y 2 a5 y 4 13. 2b 4 c 3 4 b3 c2
3−2 u−3 v−2 w−2 5−3 x 2 y−4 z−2
−2 −3 3 4
6. 6−1 u−4 v −1 w3 14. 10 x y z
[ ] [ ]
2
9−1 m−2 g 2 8−2 x−3 y−2
7. 6−3 m 3 g3 15. 4−3 x 4 t −4
b−4 −c−3 a−2 +b−2
8. b−5 16. a−2 −b−2
Determine the sum of the following algebraic expressions.
28 r 8 s11 t 6
6 7 2
2. 7 r s t
48 b 13 c7 d 9
8 5 6
3. 4 b c d
9 x7 y 7 z 8 −15 x 11 y 6 z 7 +21 x 2 y 9 z3
4. 3 x7 y6 z3
7. 2a2 + 5a – 3 a + 3
10. x4 + 3x3 – 3x – 2 x2 – 5
12. 3x4 – 7x – 20 x + 2
13. x4 – 5x3 + x2 - 6 x – 1
For numbers 1-5, multiply the given expressions:
1. -4a(1 - 2ab)
2. 3x(5x3 - 2x2 - 5)
3. 3/4(-16 + 8x - 32x2)
4. -2x2(6 - 4x - 7x3)
5. ah2(a - h3)
12.
[ ][
x y
+
3 5
x y
−
3 5 ]
13. (y2 - 2y + 7)2
14. [(a2 - 5) + a][(a2 - 5) - a]
15. [2(x + y) - 3][3(x + y) + 5]
16. (x3 + x2 - 2x + 1)2
17. (a - 2b - c + 3d)2
18. (4w - 2x + 3y - z)2
B. Determine the algebraic sum of the following rational expressions and reduce to lowest terms.
c a b 4 s 5 r 9 r 2−8 s 2
− + − +
7. 6 ab 4 bc 3 ac 8. 21 r 14 s 42 rs
3 2 4
+ −
9. (m+2 n)(m−n) (m−2 n)( m−n) (m+2 n )(m−2 n)
2 a+b a+ 4 b a−7 b
2 2
− 2 + 2
10. a −3 ab+2 b a −4 ab+3 b a −5 ab +6 b2
2
15 x 3 z 4 12 x 2 y 5 12 x 4 yz
2
⋅ 2
÷
11. 4 y 5 z 4 yz
w3 x 2 w 4 y 2 w6 z 2
4 0
⋅ ÷
12. y z x3 z5 xy 3
9 x2 − y 2
÷ (9 x 2 +3 xy )
13. x +3 y
2 p2 −4
( p +5 p−14 ) ÷
14. 5p
3 p +q p2 qr 2 qr+6 r 2
⋅ ÷ 3
15. pq−3 pr p−2 q q −9 qr 2
1. x4/5 2. m2/3
b−3/ 5
−2/ 5
3. s3/4t1/4 3. d
5. √ 112d 11 f 14 6. √3 81 z2 x 6 y5
7. √
4 169 x6 z2
y4 8. √( x +6+
9
x )
C. Rationalize the following radical expressions.
9. √
3 7 u2
4 v2 w 4
r 2 −s2
10. 2 s √ r +s
2 √7+ √3
11. 12. 3 √7−5 √3
3. In each of the following relations consider (from the set of real number) the replacement set for x
as the domain and the replacement set for y as the range. Find the domain, range, and tell
whether each is a function or not.
1
=x
1. y = x2 – 2 6. y
2. y= √9−x 2 7. x2 + y2 = 9
x +2 1
y= y=
3. x−3 8. x−4
y=
√ x2 y=
1
4. x 9. √ x−2
|x−2|
y=
5. x 10. x−√ y 2
x−2 y
2
4. If f(x, y) = 4 + y , find: f(-2, -3)
5. Express the perimeter P, of a rectangle as a function of its sides, a and b. Compute the
perimeter when a = 2 and b = 4.
7. Express the circumference, C, of a circle as a function of the radius, r. Compute the value
of C when r is 3 ft. What is the radius of a circle when C = 62 ft. ( = 3.14).
8. Express the area, A, of a circle as a function of its radius, r. Find A(3), A(15/2).
c. {(1, 1), (1, -1), (4, 2), (4, -2), (9, 3), (9, -3)}
d. {(x, y)/y = 3x - 1}
12. Given:
7.
8. 2 √ t−1=√ 3t−1
9. √ 2 x −3=1+ √ x+2
10. √ x+5+2=√ 2 x+5
11. √ 2 x −3=1+ √ 2 x−3
12. √ x−3+ √ x+5=4
Verbal Problems:
1. Narda and Rosie went to their backyard to pick flowers together they picked 60 flowers. Rosie
picked 12 more than half the number of flowers picked by Narda. How many flowers did each
girl picked?
2. Joey spent 180 buying a pair of Levis pants for each of his two sons. If one pair cost 45 more
than the other, how much did each cost?
3. Aiko saves 3.75 in 25 centavo pieces and 10 centavo pieces. If she has 18 coins in all, how
many coins of each kinds are there?
4. Two rice fields have the same area. One farmed by scientific method yield 60 canvas of palay
more than twice the produce under the ordinary method. If the total harvest was 120 cavans,
what was the harvest of each field?
5. If a liter of cooking oil is 90% pure how many liters of coco oil should be added to make a
solution of 60% cooking oil?
6. A farmer can plow a field in 2 days using a tractor while his brother can make it in 8 days using a
plow. If they work together, how many days can they finish the job?
7. In 15 years Nena will be 3/2 times as old as she is now. What is her present age?
8. Two cars started from the same place and 90 in opposite direction. One travel 12 km faster than
the other. Find the speed of each if they are 324 km apart after 3 hours.
9. Mr. Jose invested 1/3 of a certain amount at 6% and 1/4 of it at 8%. If he received 480 income
how much did he invest at each?
10. If 4 consecutive numbers, the product of the second and fourth exceeds the product of the first
and third by 143. Find the numbers.
11. A rope 75 feet long is cut into two pieces where one is 11 feet longer than the other. Find
their lengths. Answer: 32 ft and 43 ft
12. Find two consecutive integers whose sum is 73. answer: 36 and 37
13. In a race, the first prizes will be Php 5 greater than the second and the second will be Php 4
greater than the third. The total prize money is Php52. Find each prize. Php13, 17,
&22
14. How long will it take to fill a reservoir with intake pipes A and B, if the reservoir can be filled by
A alone in 5 days and by B alone in 3 days? Answer 1 7/8 days
15. In an integer between 10 and 100, the units digit is 3 greater than the tens digit. Find the
integer if it is 4 times as large as the sum of its digits. Answer: 36
16. Jones and Roberts together weigh 350 pounds. Find their weights if they balance a
teeterboard when Jones sits 4 feet from the fulcrum on one side and Roberts is 3 feet from
the fulcrum on the other side. Answer: Jone, 150 lb; Robert, 200 lb
17. How many pounds of force must a man exert on one end of a 9-foot lever to lift a 250-pound
rock on the other end, if the fulcrum is 2 feet from the rock?
Answer: any force greater than 71 3/7 lb
18. If 1000 articles of a given type can be turned out by a first machine in 8 hours, by a second in
5 hours, and by a third in 4 hours, how long will it take to turn out the articles with all
machines working? Answer: 40/23
19. One pound of an alloy of lead and nickel weighs 14.4 ounces in water, where lead loses
1
11 of
1
its weight and nickel 9 of its weight. How much of each metal is in the alloy?
Answer: 8.8 oz. lead; 7.2 oz. nickel
20. 1 5
4
% %.
Change to decimal form: 4 ; 45%; 126.3%; 12 Answer: 0.0425; 0.45; 0.004166
21. 1
3 %
Compute 6% of Php 300; 4 of Php 256; 110% of Php1250.
Answer: 36 and 37
12. Fred is 4 years older than Barney. Five years ago the sum of their ages was 48. How old
are they now? Answer: Barney 27, & Fred 31
23. Jack is twice as old as Lacy. In 3 years the sum of their ages will be 54. How old are they
now? Answer: Lacy 16, & Jack 32
24. Pat is 20 years older than his son Patrick. In 2 years Pat will be twice as old as Patrick. How
old are they now? Answer: Patrick 18, & Pat 38
25. If 366 is 18% less than y, find y. answer: 446.34
26. How many quarts of pure sulphuric acid should be added to 5 quarts of water to obtain a 40%
solution? Answer: 3 1/3
27. How many ounces of pure silver should be added to 180 ounces, 75% pure, to obtain a
mixture 80% pure? Answer:
45
28. What percentage of a 35% solution of alcohol in water should be replaced by pure alcohol to
give a solution containing 75% alcohol? Hint. Let the original solution contain 100 units.
Answer: 61 7/13%
29. An airplane flew 950 miles in 2 ½ hours against a head wind blowing 30 miles per hour. How
fast could the plane fly in still air? Answer: 410 mph
30. An airplane leaves an aircraft carrier and flies south at 350 miles per hour. The carrier travels
south at 25 miles per hour. If the wireless communication range of the airplane is 700 miles,
when will it lose touch with the carrier?
Answer: at the end 2 2/13hr.
31. Two men start a 8 A.M. from the same place, in opposite directions, at speeds of 45 miles
and 60 miles per hour, respectively. When will they be 240 miles apart?
Answer: 10:17 1/7 A.M.
32. In an 880-yard race between two men, the winner’s time is 2 minutes, and his lead at the
finish is 40 yards. How many seconds would it take the loser to run 880 yards at his indicated
speed? Answer: 125 5/7
sec.
33. In the 500-meter speed skating race of the 1952 Winter Olympics, the first and second places
were won by K. Henry and D. McDonald of the United States with their times as 43.2 seconds
and 43.9 seconds, respectively. How far was McDonald behind at the finish?
Answer: 8.0 m., approx.
34. Two rivers flows at the rates of 6 miles and 4 miles per hour, respectively. It takes a man in a
motorboat as long to travel 36 miles downstream on the first river as to travel 16 miles
upstream on the second river. Find the speed of the boat in still water.
Answer: 12 m.p.h.
35. At how many minutes after 3 P.M. will be minute hand of a clock overtake the hour hand?
Answer: 16 4/11 min.
36. On $5000 at 6% for 288 days. Answer: $ 240
37. On $3000 at .04 for 219 days. Answer: $ 72
38. Find the amount at the end of 8 months if $250 is invested at 8%. Answer: $ 263.33
39. Find the principal if it earns $300 interest when invested for 120 days at 4 ½ % simple
interest. Answer: $ 20,000
40. Find the principal which will amount to $1000 by the end of 9 months if invested at 5%.
Check by computing the interest for 9 months. Answer: $ 963.86
41. Roberts buys a bill if goods from a merchant who asks $2000 at the end of 60 days. If
Roberts wishes to pay immediately, what should the seller accept if he agrees to take a
present value computed with the assumption that money can be invested at 6%?
Answer: $ 1,980.20
42. A wholesaler’s bill requires a merchant to pay $1200 at the end of 100 days, but offers a
reduction (called a discount) of $48 for immediate payment. What is the highest interest rate
at which he could afford to borrow from his bank in order to pay now?
Answer: 15%
A. Determine which equation are linear:
1. 3x + 5y + 15 = 0 6. 6y - 4/y = 0
2. 3x - 12 = 0 7. 16 + 4y = 0
3. 2x + 4y2 = 12 8. y = -6/16x - 0.2
4. 5x - 4xy = 12 9. y = 15/7x + 2.2
5. 3y/3x = 5y + 2 10. y = 1.5x - 3
E. Tell whether the graph of each pair of equations are parallel or perpendicular:
1. x+6=4 5. x = 6
y - x = -2 6-x=8
--------------- -------------
2. 2x + 5y = 8 6. 5y = x - 7
6 + 2x = 5y 5y = 3 + x
----------------- ---------------
3. 3x + 2y = 6 7. y = 2x - 3
3x - 2y + 1 = 0 y=x
------------------ ----------------
4. y + 3 = 5x
3x - y = -2
---------------
1. x2 - 6x + 9 = 0 5. 6y2 - 2 √3 y - 1 = 0
2. 4x2 - 12x + 9 = 0 √
6. 4x2 - 4 3 x + 3 = 0
3. x2 + 7 = 0 7. y2 - 1/2y + 3/5
4. y2 + 9/4 = 4y
A. Graphing:
1. x-y<2 5. 3x + y > 6 8. y 2x + 1
x+y>4 x+y<0 y -2x + 1
x2
2. 3x - 2y 3 6. 6x - 2y < 12
2x - 3y 5 y-3<0
x+y>0
3. x+y>1
x + y < -3 7. 8x + 5y 40
x + 26 8
4. x + y > -2 x0
y-z<2 y0