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Problem 1 A Salesman Sold Twice As Much Solution
Problem 1 A Salesman Sold Twice As Much Solution
Solution:
If each of 6 tractors ploughed 120 hectares
3x=360
x=3603
x=120
x=45
Therefore the truck's speed is 45 km/hr,
and the car's speed is 50 km/hr.
Problem 8
One side of a rectangle is 3 cm shorter than
the other side. If we increase the length of
each side by 1 cm, then the area of the
rectangle will increase by 18 cm2. Find the
lengths of all sides.
Solution:
Let x be the length of the longer side x>3,
then the other side's length is x3 cm.
Then the area is S1 = x(x - 3) cm2. After we
increase the lengths of the sides they will
become (x+1) and (x3+1)=(x2) cm long.
Hence the area of the new rectangle will
be A2=(x+1)(x2)cm2, which is 18
cm2 more than the first area. Therefore
A1+18=A2
x(x3)+18=(x+1)(x2)
x23x+18=x2+x2x2
2x=20
x=10. So, the sides of the rectangle
are 10 cm and (103)=7 cm long.
Problem 9
The first year, two cows
produced 8100 litres of milk. The second
year their production increased
by 15% and 10% respectively, and the total
amount of milk increased to 9100 litres a
year. How many litres were milked from
each cow each year?
Solution:
Let x be the amount of milk the first cow
produced during the first year. Then the
second cow produced (8100x) litres of milk
that year. The second year, each cow
produced the same amount of milk as they
did the first year plus the increase
of 15% or 10%.
So 8100+15100x+10100(8100x)=9100
Therefore 8100+320x+110(8100x)=9100
120x=190
x=3800
Therefore, the cows produced 3800 and
4300 litres of milk the first year,
and 4370 and 4730 litres of milk the second
year, respectively.
Problem 10
The distance between stations A and B
whole field?
C) How many days were scheduled initially
for this job?
Hint: See problem 20 and solve by
yourself.
Answer: A) 120 hectares; B) 7 days;
x20+710=1
C) 8 days.
Problem 22
A train travels from station A to station B. If
the train leaves station A and
makes 75 km/hr, it arrives at station
x20=310
following equations:
4x+60=300
4x=240
x=60 or
4x20=300
4x=320
x=80
Hence the speed of the slower train
is 60 km/hr or 80 km/hr and the speed of
the faster train is 70km/hr or 90 km/hr.
Problem 24
A bus travels from town A to town B. If the
bus's speed is 50 km/hr, it will arrive in
town B 42 min later than scheduled. If the
bus increases its speed by 509 m/sec, it will
arrive in town B 30 min earlier than
scheduled. Find:
A) The distance between the two towns;
B) The bus's scheduled time of arrival in B;
C) The speed of the bus when it's on
schedule.
Solution:
First we will determine the speed of the bus
following its increase. The speed is
increased
by 509m/sec =50606091000 km/hr =20 km/hr
. Therefore, the new speed
is V=50+20=70 km/hr. If x is the number of
hours according to the schedule, then at
the speed of 50 km/hr the bus travels from
A to B within (x+4260) hr. When the speed
of the bus is V=70 km/hr, the travel time
is x3060 hr. Then
50(x+4260)=70(x3060)
5(x+710)=7(x12)
72+72=7x5x
2x=7
x=72 hr.
So, the bus is scheduled to make the trip
in 3 hr 30 min.
The distance between the two towns
is 70(7212)=703=210 km and the
scheduled speed is 21072=60 km/hr.
Triangles
What is a triangle?
A triangle is a three sided polygon.
What are the different types of triangles?
Equilateral Triangle: All Three Sides Are Congruent.
Isosceles Triangle: Two Sides Are Of Equal Length.
Scalene Triangle: No Sides Are Congruent
Right Triangle: One Angle Is A Right Angle.
Acute Triangle: All Angles Are Acute.
Obtuse Triangle: One Angle is An Obtuse Angle.
What is the formula for finding the area of a triangle?
A = 1/2 bh
b = base, h = height
Types Of Triangles
Proportion Method:
Step 1: Pick two corresponding sides.
AB & EF
Step 2: Write the corresponding sides as a ratio.
AB/EF = 3/6
Step 3: Set up a proportion to find the missing side.
3/6 = 5/x
Step 4: Cross multiply.
3x = 30
x = 10
So the missing side = 10m.
Quadrilaterals
What is a quadrilateral?
A quadrilateral is a four sided polygon.
What are the different types of quadrilaterals?
Square: Opposite sides are parallel, all sides are congruent, has 4 right angles.
Rectangle: Opposite sides are parallel, opposite sides are congruent, has 4 right angles.
Parallelogram: Opposite sides are parallel and congruent.
Rhombus: All sides are parallel and congruent.
Trapezoid: Only 1 pair of sides are parallel.
What are the formulas for finding the area of quadrilaterals?
Square:
A = s2
s = side length
Rectangle:
A = lw
l = length, w = width
Parallelogram/Rhombus:
A = bh
b = base, h = height
Trapezoid:
A = 1/2h(b1 + b2)
h = height, b1 = length of top base, b2 = length of bottom base
Types Of Quadrilaterals
Circles
What is a circle?
A circle consists of all points in a plane that are an equal distance from a given point.
What is a radius?
Any segment from the center point of the circle to a point on the circle. The radius is of
the diameter.
What is a diameter?
Any segment that passes through the center point of the circle and has both endpoints on
the circle. The diameter of a circle is twice as long as the radius.
What is a chord?
A line segment that has both endpoints on the circle.
What is a central angle?
An angle with its vertex at the center of the circle and sides that are radii of the circle.
What is circumference?
Circumference (C) is the distance around the circle.
What is ?
is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. It is approximately 3.14 no
matter how large or small the circle is. When working with we do not use 3.14. We ALWAYS
leave our answers in terms of .
What is the formula for finding the circumference of a circle?
C = d or C = 2r
d = diameter
r = radius
The formula you use depends on the information that is given in the problem.
What is the formula for finding the area of a circle?
A = r2
r = radius
What is a sector?
A sector is a region of a circle that is bounded by two radii and an arc of the circle.
What is the formula for finding the area of a sector?
x/360 = r2
x = the measure of the arc of a sector
r = the radius of the circle
Parts Of A Circle