MATHEMATICS

Allen Joy P. Bago

10- Diamond
 Problem: (Arithmetic
Sequence)

Mr. Revilla and family visits

Mt. Canlaon in Negros
Occidental to have a long
weekend vacation. At the
peak of the mountain his
child drop a piece of paper
clip. The distance the paper
clip will fall is 18 feet in the
first seconds, 50 feet in the
next seconds and 82 feet in
the third seconds and so
on. What is the total
distance the object will fall
in the next eight seconds?
 ANSWER:
Finding the common difference (d):
d = a 3 - a5 Arithmetic
sequence: 18 50 82 ?
1
1st 2nd 3rd 8th
d = 82 - 50 Formula:
1 a n = a1 + (n-
1) d
d = 32 a 8 = 18+ (8-
1) 32
1 a 8 = 18 = (7)
32
d = 32 a 8 = 18 + 224
a 8 = 242
The 8th term is 242
Find the sum:
Sn = n (a 1+
an)
2
S8 = 8
(18+242)
2
S 8 = 8 (260)
2
 S 8 = 1040 feet -
the distance of the
Paper
clip in the 8th seconds.

PROBLEM: (Polynomial
Equation)

Maria, student from

TMCNHS has an
assignment about
polynomial. Her
teacher told her to
solve 3x +x -2x-2
3 2
divided by x-1 using
long division
method, synthetic
division and
remainder theorem.
Answers:
LONG DIVISION REMAINDER
THEOREM
(3x3+x2-2x-2) by (x-1) (3x3+x2-2x-2)
by (x-1)

x-1 3x3+x2-2x-2 P(x)=

3x3+x2-2x-2
3x3-3x2 P(1)=
3(1)3+(1)2-2(1)-2
+4x2-2x P(1)=
3+1-2-2
4x2-4x P(1)= 4-4
2x-2 P(1)= 0
2x-2
0

SYNTHETIC DIVISION
(3x3+x2-2x-2) by (x-1)

-1 3 1 -2 -2
3 4 2
3 4 2 0

3x2+4x+2=0