2005 Metrobank – MTAP – DepEd Math Challenge

Mathematics IV

Directions: Check your answers. Analyze the solutions given in every

question. Be sure you deeply understand the concepts involved. Test
yourself again by answering the questions.

1. Find the value of (3)3(4)-4(3)4(2)10.

Solution: (3)3(4)-4(3)4(2)10

(3)3+4(2)-8(2)10

(3)7(2)10-8

2187(2)2

2187(4)

8748

2. Expand and give the answer with positive exponents: (2x2 + 3x-2)-2

Solution:

2 x 2
 3 x 2 2

2
 2 3 
 2x  2 
 x 
2
 2x 4  3 
 2

 x 
2
 x2 
 4 
 2x  3 
x4
4 x 8  12 x 4  9

3. Simplify: 4 n1 (81n )(16 n3 )

Solution:

4 n 1 (81 n )(16 n 3 )
2 2( n 1) (2 3(1 n ) )( 2 4( n 3) )
2 2 n  2 (2 33n )( 2 4 n 12 )
2 3n  7

4. For what values of x is x 2  x  12 a real number?

Solution:

x 2  x  12  0
( x  4)( x  3)  0
x  3 or x  4

5. Solve for x: 8 2 x  2 2 x 1

Solution:

8 2 x  2 2 x 1
2 6 x  2 2 x 1
6x  2x  1
4x  1
x  1/ 4
6. Multiply : 3 9 x 2 (4 9 x 3 )

Solution:
3
9 x 2 (4 9 x 3 )

9 x  9 x 
2 1
2 3 3 4

9 x  9 x 
4 3
2 12 3 12

12
9 x   9 x 
2 4 12 3 3 

 
12
9493 x8 x 9
12
9 7 x 17
x 12 4782969 x 5

7. Solve for x : 3x  11  3x  2  9

Solution:

3x  11  3x  2  9
 3x  11  9  3x  2  2

3x  11  81  18 3x  2  3x  2
 18 3x  2  90

 18  18
 3x  2  5 2

3x  2  25
3x  27
x9

8. What equation is represented by :

x -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y 3 -3 -5 -3 3 13

3 -3 -5 -3 3 13

-6 -2 2 6 10
 4 4 4 4

Quadratic Function

Solution:

(-2, 3) (-1, -3) (0, -5)

ax 2  bx  c  y
a0  b(0)  c  5
2

c  5

ax 2  bx  c  y
a(1) 2  b(1)  5  3
ab2

ax 2  bx  c  y
a(2) 2  b(2)  5  3
4a  2b  8
2a  b  4

2a  b  4
 a  b  2
a2

ab2
2b2
b0
b0

9. Express y  2 x 2  5x  4 in the form y  ax  h 2  k .

Solution:
 y  2x 2  5x  4
5
y  2( x 2  x)  4
2
 5 25  25
y  2 x 2  x    4 
 2 16  16
2
 5  89
y  2 x   
 4  16

10. What is the range of the function in number 9?

Solution:

  41
y / y  
 6 

11. Find a quadratic equation with integral coefficients whose roots are
2 3
.
2

Solution:

2 3 2 3
S1 = ; S2 =
2 2

b  2  3   2  3 
 ( S1  S 2)     
  2   2
a  2   
c  2  3  2  3  4  3 1
 S1S 2    
 2   4  4
a  2  
b c
x2  x   0
a a
 1 
4 x 2  2 x   0 
 4 
4x  2x 1  0
2

12. Solve for x : 125 x  0.04 x 7

Solution:
 125 x  0.04 
x 7

5 3 x  ( 0 .2 ) 2 ( x  7 )
2 x 14
1
5  
3x

5
5  5  2 x 14
3x

3 x  2 x  14
5 x  14
14
x
5

13. Solve for x: 39 x  43 x  1  0

Solution:

   
3 9 x  4 3x  1  0
33   43   1  0
2x
x

let u  3x
3u 2  4u  1  0
(3u  1)(u  1)  0
u  1 / 3 or u  1

1
3x  3x  1
3
3  3 1
x
3 x  30
x  1 x0

14. For what values of x is 2 x 2  x  15  0 ?

Solution:

2 x 2  x  15  0
(2 x  5)( x  3)  0
 5
 x / x  3  x  
 2

15. For what values of x is 3x 2  5 x  28  0 ?

Solution:
 3x 2  5 x  28  0
(3x  7)( x  4)  0
 7
x /  4  x  
 3

16. What are the roots of x 3  6 x 2  3x  10 ?

Solution:

2 1 -6 3 10

2 -8 -10

5 1 -4 -5 0

5 5

1 1 0

The roots are -1,2,5

17. For what value of k is x- 1 a factor of x 3  3x 2  kx  1 ?

Solution:

P( x)  x 3  3x 2  kx  1
P(1)  13  3(1) 2  k (1)  1
0 1 3  k 1
3k

18. What is the remainder when 2 x 4  3x 3  4 x  7 is divided by x – 3 ?

Solution:

P ( x)  2 x 4  3 x 3  4 x  7
P(3)  2(3) 4  3(3) 3  4(3)  7
P(3)  2(81)  3(27)  12  7
P(3)  76
19. If P(x)=Q(x) D(x) + R(x), P( x)  6 x 4  3x 3  8x 2  7 , D( x)  3x 2  2 x  1 and
R( x)   x 3  6 x  9 , find Q(x).

Answer : 2 x 2  2 x  2

20. It is obvious that a is root of x 2  2 x  3  a 2  2a  3 , what is the other root

of the equation?

21. What is the domain of y  log 2 ( x  5) ?

Answer: x / x  5

22. What is the range of y  log 2 ( x  5) ?

Set of all real numbers

23. If f(x) = 3x – 5 and g(x) = 4 x  3 , find (fog)(7).

Solution:

(fog)(7) = f(g(7))

=3 4(7)  3 -5

=3 28  3 -5

= 3 25 -5

=3(5) – 5

(fog)(7) = 10

24. If f ( x)  x 2  3x  2 , find the inverse relation.

Solution:

f ( x)  x 2  3 x  2
 y  x 2  3x  2
x  y 2  3y  2
y 2  3y x  2

y3 y3
x2
y
y 3

25. Given the formula T  2 3.14L / g , solve for g.

Solution:
2
 3.14 L 
T  2 
 g 
 
 3.14 L 
T 2  4 
 g 
gT 2 12.56 L

T2 T2
12.56 L
g
T2

x y 3
26. Solve for x :   ; 7 x  13 y  16 .
3 4 2

Solution:
  x y 3
 3  4  2 12
 

4 x  3 y  187
7 x  13 y  16  4

28 x  21 y  126
 28 x  52 y  64
 31 y  62
y  2

4 x  3 y  18
4 x  3(2)  18
4 x  6  18
4 x  24
x6

27. There are 800 students in a school. If the boys were decreased by 80
and the girls by 25%, there would be an equal number of boys and girls.
Find the original number of boys and girls.

Solution:

Let x = number of boys

y = number of girls
 x  y  800
x  80  y  0.25 y 4
4 x  320  4 y  y
4 x  5 y  320

x  y  8005
4 x  5 y  320
5 x  5 y  4000
9x  4320
x  480

x  y  800
480  y  800
y  320

29. Simplify: log 2 6  log 2 12  log 2 3 .

Solution:
6(12)
log 2 6  log 2 12  log 2 3  log 2
3
log 2 24

30. A 25-foot ladder is leaning against a wall with its foot 7 feet from the
wall. How far up the wall will the ladder reach?

Solution:

a2  b2  c2
7 2  b 2  25 2
b 2  625  49
b 2  576
b  24 ft.

31. Express as a single logarithm: 2 log ( x  1)  4 log ( x 2  1)  3 log ( x  2) .

Solution:
 2 log ( x  1)  4 log ( x 2  1)  3 log ( x  2)
log( x  1) 2  log( x 2  1) 4  log( x  2) 3
( x  1) 2 ( x 2  1) 4
log
( x  2) 3

32. Solve for x: log 2 ( x  4)  log 2 ( x  3)  1.

Solution:
log 2 ( x  4)  log 2 ( x  3)  1
( x  4)
log 2 1
( x  3)
x4
21 
x3
2x  6  x  4
x2

33. If log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771, log 5 = 0.6990, find log 112.5.

Solution:

log 112.5 = log 225/2

= log 225-log2

= log(32)(52)-log2

= 2log3 + 2log5 – log2

= 2(0.4771)+ 2(0.6990)-0.3010

= 0.9542 + 1.398

= 2.0512

34. In what quadrant is the terminal point of an arc of length of 155π/4?

Solution:
  155  180 
0
  
 4   
6975 0
3
17 
4

reference angle  45 0 or
4

35. Change 5π/8 to degrees.

Solution:

 5  180 
0
  
 8   
112.5 0

36. Change 4500 to radians.

Solution:

450 
0  

0
 180 
5
2

37. Find the exact value of sin 2π/3 + cos 7π/6.

Solution:

sin 2π/3 + cos 7π/6

sin 1200 + cos 2100

0.8660 + -0.8660

0
2
38. If sin   ,  is not in Q1, find tan  .
3
 Solution:
2
sin   not in Q1
3

x2  y2  r 2
x 2  2 2  32
x2  5
x 5

y
tan  
x
2

 5
2 5
tan  
5

39. What is cos (-7500)?

Solution:

cos (-7500)

cos 300

0.8660

40. Write (csc x  cot x) 2 in terms of sine and cosine only.

Solution:

(csc x  cot x) 2
2
 1 cos x 
 sin x  sin 
 
 1  cos x 
2

 
 sin x 
1  2 cos x  cos 2 x
sin 2 x
41. Find an equation of the line through (0, 5) that has an inclination of
1350.

Solution:

m=1

y = mx + b

5 = 0(1) + b

5=b

y = mx +b

y=x+5

x–y+5=0

42. If 3 2 x 1  5 x 1 , find an expression using logarithms that will solve for the
value of x.

Solution:

3 2 x 1  5 x 1
log 3 2 x 1  log 5 x 1
(2 x  1) log 3  ( x  1) log 5
2 x log 3  log 3  x log 5  log 5
2 x log 3  x log 5 log 3  log 5

2 log 3  log 5 2 log 3  log 5
log 3  log 5
x
2 log 3  log 5

43. Two roads, one from Town B and another from town C meet at town A
at an angle of 1200.If Town B is 15 km from A and Town C is 20 km from A,
how far is town B from town C?

Solution:
 a 2  b 2  c 2  2bc(cos A)
a 2  15 2  20 2  2(15)( 20) cos 120 0 )
a 2  625  600(0.5)
a 2  625  300
a 2  325
a  5 13km

44. From a certain point, the angle of elevation of the top of a tree is 450.
Eight feet farther along the same line, the angle of elevation is 300. Find the
height of the tree.

Solution:
x
tan 30 0 
x8
x
0.5774 
x8
0.5774 x  4.6192  x
x  10.93 ft

45. If A(-2, 5) and B(-7,-3) and x is between A and B such that AX:XB = 1:4

46. If M(-3,9) is the midpoint of AB where A(4, 7) find the coordinates of B.

Solution:

x1  x 2 y1  y 2
Mx  My 
2 2
4 x 7 y
3 9
2 2
x  4  6 y  7  18
x  10 y  11

(-10, 11)

47. Which of the following is not collinear with the others?

A(0, -3), B(3, 3), C(1, -2), D(-4, -1)

Solution:
 y 2  y1
y  y1 y  y1 y  y1 m
m 2 m 2 m 2 x 2  x1
x 2  x1 x 2  x1 x 2  x1
 11  2
3  3  2  3  11  3 m
m m m  4 1
30 1 0 40
9
6 1 8
5
3 1 4
9
m2 m 1 m2 m
5

C (1,2)

48. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the segment joining
A(33, -6) and B(15, 0).

Solution:

Midpoint (24, -3)

Slope -1/3

Negative reciprocal 3

y = mx + b

-3 = 3(24) + b

-3 = 72 + b

b = -75

y = mx + b

y = 3x – 75

3x – y – 75 = 0

49. Write the equation of the circle tangent to y = -3 and with center at (-2,
2).

Solution:
 (-2, -3) (-2, 2)

d  (2  3) 2  (2  2) 2

d  52  02
d  25
d 5

( x  2 ) 2  ( y  2) 2  5 2
x 2  4 x  4  y 2  4 y  4  25
x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  17  0

50. Find the equation of the circle concentric with x2 + y2 + 4x – 8y – 12 = 0

and passing through (2, -1).

Solution:

C(-2, 4)

d  (4  1) 2  (2  2) 2
d  5 2  (4) 2
d  25  16
d  41

2
( x  2) 2  ( y  4) 2  41
x 2  4 x  4  y 2  8 y  16  41
x 2  y 2  4 x  8 y  25  0