Calculator Techniques

Prepared by:
Engr. Nestor C. Malinao Jr.

Mode 1: COMP
MODE

1. Definite Integration
2. Numerical
Differentiation
3. The CALC Button
4. The SOLVE Operation
5. Summation

Mode 2: CMPLX
MODE

In complex mode, the

calculator is able to perform
all expected calculations
involving complex numbers.

Mode 3: STAT
MODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Mode 5: EQN MODE

Simultaneous Equations

Options 1 and 2 are the simultaneous equation

modes. Select option 1 if you have two unknown
variables, or option 2 if you have three.
Quadratic and Cubic Equations

Options 3 and 4 are the polynomial modes choose option 3 if you have a quadratic
equation, and option 4 if you have a cubic
equation. Note that they will provide you with all
roots, both real and complex.

Mode 6: MATRIX MODE

Adding Matrices

Soln:
To solve that press mode,6,1,1* and then enter values
for your first matrix, then press on, then shift,4,2,2,1*
then enter values again for your second matrix, then
on again then press shift 4,3 then press add, then
press shift 4,4, then press equals.
*for 3x3

MATRIX MODE
Scalar Multiplication

Soln:
To do a scalar multiple of a matrix press mode 6,1,4*
then enter your values of your matrix, then on,
then press the number your multiplying by and
then times, then press shift 4,3 and then equals.
*for 2x3

MATRIX MODE
Matrix multiplication

=
Soln:
To multiply the above example press
mode,6,1,4* and then enter values, then press
on, then shift,4,2,2,2** then enter values again
then on again then press shift 4,3 then press
times, then press shift 4,4, then press equals.
*for 2x3 **for 3x2

MATRIX MODE
Transpose Matrix

Soln:
To transpose a matrix press mode 6,1,2* then
enter your values and press on, press shift
4,8 then shift 4,3 and then equals.
*for 3x2

MATRIX MODE

Mode 7: TABLE
MODE

The table mode allows the

generation of a table of
numbers based on a function
of X. This is a quick method
of calculating several values
for a function of X, as well as
helping sketch graphs.

Mode 8: VECTOR
MODE
This
mode allows you to perform calculations on
3D and 2D vectors - up to three at a time.
- Adding Vectors (VctA+VctB)
-The Cross Product (VctAxVctB)
- The Dot Product (VctA*VctB)
- Magnitude (Abs)

SOLVING AN UNKNOWN CONSTANT OR

VARIABLE IN AN EQUATION

SOLVING SIMULTANEOUS NON-LINEAR

EQUATIONS
2 EQUATIONS 2 unknowns

SOLVING AN UNKNOWN CONSTANT

OR VARIABLE IN AN EQUATION

SOLVING AN UNKNOWN CONSTANT

OR VARIABLE IN AN EQUATION

SOLVING AN UNKNOWN CONSTANT

OR VARIABLE IN AN EQUATION

LAWS OF RADICALS

SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

THEORY OF EQUATIONS

SOLVING SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR

EQUATIONS

SOLVING SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR

EQUATIONS

EQUATIONS WITH INFINITE TERMS

EQUATIONS WITH INFINITE TERMS

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS

#16
If the 3rd and 8th term of an arithmetic
progression are 9 and 24 respectively?
1)
2)
3)

Find the 20th term

a) 36
b) 60
c) 63
Find the 1st term
a) 3
b) 6
c) 4
Find the common difference
a) 3
b) 6
c) 4

d) 66
d) 7
d) 7

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS

#19
The sum of an A.P. is 220 and the first term
is 10. If the last term is 30.
1. Find the no. of terms.
2. Find the middle term
3. Find the 8th term

HARMONIC PROGRESSIONS

#20
In the series: 1, 10/21, 5/16, 10/43, 5/27,____.
1. Find the 20th term
2. Find the sum of the first 20th terms.

GEOMETRIC PROGRESSIONS

#21

CE Board Nov. 1999

CE Board May 2000

There are 4 geometric means between 3

and 729.
1. Find the 4th term of the G.P.
2. Find the sum of the G.P.

GEOMETRIC PROGRESSIONS

#22
If the first term of a G.P. is 27 and the
fourth term is -1, the third term is

a)

c)

-2

b)

d)

none of the
CHOICES

GEOMETRIC PROGRESSIONS

#23 CE Board Nov. 1994

In a benefit show, a number of wealthy men
agreed that the first one to arrive would pay
10 centavos to enter and each later arrival
would pay twice as much as the preceding
man. The total amount collected from all of
them was P104,857.50. How many wealthy
men paid?
a)
b)

15
25

c)
d)

20
30

GEOMETRIC PROGRESSIONS

#24
A body dropped from a height falls 16 m
during the first second, 48 m in the next
second; 144 m on the third second and so
on. Find how far the body falls during the 7th
second.
a)
b)

11664
13200

c)
d)

18620
14164

INFINITE GEOMETRIC PROGRESSIONS

#25

ECE Board Nov. 1989

ECE Board Oct. 1994

A rubber ball is made to fall from a height of

5o ft. and is observed to rebound 2/3 of the
distance it falls. How far will the ball travel
before going to rest if the ball continues to
fall in this manner?
a)
b)

250
200

c)
d)

300
350

SQUARE NUMBER SERIES

#26
Given the series of numbers 1,4,9,16,25,36,
1) Find the 25th term
a) 625 b)
576 c) 676

d) 529

2) Find the sum of first 25 terms

a) 5625 b) 5575
c) 5525 d) 6529

TRIANGULAR NUMBER SERIES

#27
Given the series of numbers 1,3,6,10,15,21,
1) Find the 25th term
a) 325 b)
575 c) 676

d) 529

2) Find the sum of first 50 terms

a) 23250 b) 22100 c) 57600 d) 56900

FACTORIAL NUMBER SERIES

#28
Given the series of numbers 1,1,2,6,24,120,
1) Find the 25th term
2) Find the sum of first 50 terms

BINOMIAL THEOREM

BINOMIAL THEOREM

DETERMINANTS

DETERMINANTS

DETERMINANTS

DETERMINANTS

#36
Find the area of a triangle with the given
vertices A(0,0), B(3,1) and C(1,5).

a)
b)

5
6

c)
d)

7
8

DETERMINANTS

MATRICES

MATRICES

COMPLEX NUMBERS

COMPLEX NUMBERS

#41

CE Board May 1994

The expression
number, compute

3+4i

1) its absolute value

2) the principal argument
3) the trigonometric form

is

complex

COMPLEX NUMBERS

#42
Express 4 Cis 60 in:
1) algebraic form of a complex number
2) trigonometric form of a complex number
3) polar form of a complex number

Miscellaneous Mathematical
Identities

#43 ECE Board Exam April 1999

Sin (B-A) = _______, when B=270 and A is
an acute angle
a)
b)

Sin A
-Sin A

c)
d)

Cos A
-Cos A

Miscellaneous Mathematical
Identities

#44

CE Board Exam Nov. 1993

Sin 3A = Cos 6B then,

a)
b)
c)
d)

A+B=90
A+2B=30
A+B=180
A+B=270

Miscellaneous Mathematical
Identities

Miscellaneous Mathematical
Identities

Miscellaneous Mathematical
Identities

#47
The natural logarithm of zero is
a)
b)
c)
d)

zero
1
infinity
negative infinity

WORK PROBLEM

#48

ME Board April 1995

A and B working together can finish

painting a house in six days. A working
alone, can finish it in five days less than B.
How long will it take each of them to finish
the work alone?
a)
10,15
b)
8,3
c)
6,11
d)
12,17

DIGIT PROBLEM

#49
The sum of two digit numbers is 16. If
the numbers are reversed, the difference
between the original no. and the reversed no.
is 18. Find the original no.
a)
97
b)
88
c)
96
d)
79

RATE PROBLEM

#50

CE Board May 2001

A messenger travels from points A to B.

If he will leave A at 8:00 A.M. and travel at 2
kph, he will arrive at B 3 minutes earlier than
his expected time of arrival. However, if he
will leave A at 8:30 A.M. and travel at 3 kph,
he will arrive 6 minutes later than the
expected time of arrival?
a)
9:06
b)
8:50
c)
9:20
d)
8:44

AGE PROBLEM

#51
The sum of the ages of Maria and Anna
is 35. When Maria was two thirds her present
age and Anna was three fourths of her
present age, the sum of their ages was 25.
How old is Maria now?
a)
c)

20
10

b)
d)

25
15

MIXTURE PROBLEM

#52
The sum of the ages of Maria and Anna
is 35. When Maria was two thirds her present
age and Anna was three fourths of her
present age, the sum of their ages was 25.
How old is Maria now?
a)
c)

20
10

b)
d)

25
15

DIOPHANTINE EQUATION

#53

ECE Board Exam 1999

A merchant has three items on sale namely:

a radio for $50.00, a clock for $ 30.00 and a
flashlight for $1.00.
At the end of the day, She has sold a total of
100 of the three sale items and has taken in
exactly $1,000.00 on the total sales. How
many radios did she sell?
a)
c)

16
20

b)
d)

18
10

CLOCK PROBLEM
#54
What time after 3:00 o'clock will the minute-hand
and the hour-hand of the clock be
(a) together for the first time,
(b) perpendicular for the first time, and
straight line for the first time?

(c) in

CLOCK PROBLEM
#55
How soon after 5:00 o'clock will the hands of the clock
form a
(a) 60-degree angle for the first time,
(b) 60-degree angle for the second time,
angle?

(c) 150-degree

STATISTICS
#56
From the following sets of numbers 4, 8, 16, 32, 64,
compute the following
(a) arithmetic mean
(b) variance
(c) standard deviation

STATISTICS
#57
From the given series of numbers and their corresponding
frequencies are as follows.

Numbers

Frequency

40

36

(a) Find the arithmetic mean

42
(b) Find the variance
38
(c) Find the standard deviation

3
5

STATISTICS

#58
If the prize of a certain kind of chocolate bar is normally distributed
with a mean of $1.25 and a standard deviation of $0.08 .
(a) What is the probability that the chocolate bar has a prize less than
$1.20
(b) What is the probability that the chocolate bar has a prize between
$1.25 and $1.45
(c) What is the probability that the chocolate bar has a prize greater
than $1.45

PERMUTATIONS

#59 CE Board Nov. 1994

How many 4 digit numbers can be formed by the use of
digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 if one digit is used only once in
one number?

a) 360 b)

320

c) 400 d)

420

PERMUTATIONS

#60
Three copies of Mathematics books, 4 copies of Surveying
books and 5 copies of Hydraulics books are covered with
covers of different colors of each kind of book. In how many
ways can they be placed on a shelf?

a) 27720

b)

10330

c) 22170

d)

32490

COMBINATIONS

#61 EE Board March 1998

How many 6-number combinations can be generated from
the numbers 1 to 42 inclusive, without repetition and with
no regards to the order of the numbers?

a) 6,850,668

b)

5,785,744

c) 5,245,786

d)

4,265,839

COMBINATIONS

#62 ME Board Oct. 1997

In how many ways can you invite one or more of your
five friends in a party?

a) 31 b)

15

c) 36 d)

25

VECTORS

#63 EE Board Exam

Add the vectors A(-4,7) & B(5,-9)

a) (9,2)

b)

(1,16)

c) (1,-2)

d)

(1,2)

VECTORS

#64 EE Board Exam

The distance between the points (1,3) & B(9,k) is
8.

a) (9,2)

b)

(1,16)

c) (1,-2)

d)

(1,2)

VECTORS

#64 CE Board Exam May 2008

From the tabulated data of a closed traverse with
missing side CA.
LINE

BEARING

DISTANCE

AB

N6030W

68.75

BC

N8030E

125.90

CA

------

------

ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

#65
Find the equation of the line passing through the points P1(8,1) and P2(8,-1).

a) 8+xy =0 b)

y+8x=0

c) y+x =0 d)

x+8y=0

ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

#66
The equation of the line passing through the origin and
parallel to the line 5x-3y+8=0.

a) 5x-3y =3

b)

5x-3y=2

c) 5x-3y =1

d)

5x-3y=0

ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

#67
Find the coordinates of midpoint of line passing with end
points P1(-8,1) and P2(5,6).

a) (-1.5,3.5)

b)

(1.5,3.5)

c) (-1.5,-3.5)

d)

(1.5,-3.5

ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

#68
Find the equation of parabola passing through
(1,4.25), (3,4.25), and (5,6.25).

DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS