First Long Exam Math 11

1. The distance from the point A (2,3) to the point B, a point on the 𝑦-axis is 40 and the distance from A to C, a point from the
𝑥-axis is 18 . Find the distance from B and C.
a. 3.16 b. 5.83 c. 9.055 d. 10.30
𝐵(0, 𝑦); 22 + (3 − 𝑦)2 = 40; 𝑦 = −3, 9; 𝐵 𝑖𝑠 (0, −3) 𝑜𝑟 (0,9)
𝐶(𝑥, 0); (2 − 𝑥)2 + 32 = 18; 𝑥 = −1, 5; 𝐶 𝑖𝑠 (−1,0) 𝑜𝑟 (5,0)
𝑑 = 3.16, 5.83, 9.055, 10.3 Since there are 4 posible points, all of the choices are possible.
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2. If tan 𝜃 = , what is the value of cos 2𝜃?
√𝑥
a. √𝑥/√1 + 𝑥 b. 𝑥/(𝑥 + 1) c. (𝑥 + 1)/(𝑥 − 1)d. (√𝑥 + 1)/√𝑥
𝑥 1 𝑥−1
𝑂 = 1; 𝐴 = √𝑥; 𝐻 = √1 + 𝑥; cos 2𝜃 = cos 2 𝜃 − sin2 𝜃 = − =
1+𝑥 1+𝑥 𝑥+1
3. In the equation 𝑘 = 𝑏𝑥𝑒 𝑎𝑦 , if 𝑘, 𝑎 and 𝑏 are constants and y is the dependent variable and x is the independent variable,
which of the following can be the slope of the graph if it is linearized?
a. 𝑘 b. −𝑎 c. -1 d. −1/𝑎
𝑘 1 1 𝑘 1 1 𝑘
𝑘 = 𝑏𝑥𝑒 𝑎𝑦 ; ln = ln 𝑥 + 𝑎𝑦; 𝑦 = − ln 𝑥 + ln ; 𝑚 = − ; 𝑏 = ln
𝑏 𝑎 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎 𝑎 𝑏
4. Referring to the previous problem, which of the following can be the y-intercept?
a. ln 𝑘 b. ln(𝑘/𝑏) c. 𝑘 d. ln(𝑘/𝑎)
5. Find the equation of the bisector of the obtuse angle between the lines 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 4 and 4𝑥– 2𝑦 = 7.
a. 4y =1 b. 8x = 15 c. 2y = 3 d. 8x + 4y = 6
2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 4 → 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 4
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4𝑥– 2𝑦 = 7 → 𝑦 = 2𝑥 −
2
15 1 −2 − 2 360 − 53.13(2)
Intersection: ( , ) ; tan 𝜃𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒 = = 53.13; 𝜃𝑜𝑏𝑡𝑢𝑠𝑒 = = 126.87°
8 4 1−4 2
126.87 53.13
angle with respect to the 𝑥 − axis of the bisector = + = 90; thus vertical line passing through the intersection
2 2
15
The equation is 𝑥 = or 8𝑥 = 15
8
15

10

0
-3 -1 1 3 5
-5

-10

-15
6. Determine the equation of the circle with center (4, 5) and tangent to the circle x 2+y2+4 x+6y–23=0.
a. x2+y2–10x+8y–25=0 c. x2+y2–10x–8y+25=0
b. x2+y2+10x–8y+25=0 d. x2+y2–10x–8y–25=0
𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 4 + 𝑦 2 + 6𝑦 + 9 = 23 + 4 + 9 = 36
(𝑥 + 2)2 + (𝑦 + 3)2 = 62 ; 𝑟 = 6; 𝐶(−2, −3)
𝑟2 = √(4 + 2)2 + (5 + 3)2 − 6 = 4;
(𝑥 − 4)2 + (𝑦 − 5)2 = 16
2 2
𝑥 + 𝑦 − 8𝑥 − 10𝑦 − 16 + 4 + 25 = 0
𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 8𝑥 − 10𝑦 + 13 = 0
 7. The eccentricity of a circle is
a. 0 b.1 c. >1 d. <1
8. Find the equation of a parabola with the axis parallel to the x-axis and passing through (5, 4), (11, –2) and (21, –4)
a. y2–4x–2y+10=0 c. y2–4x+2y+10=0
b. y +4x–2y+10=0
2 d. y2+4x+2y+10=0
𝑦 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0
42 + 5𝑎 + 4𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0
(−2)2 + 11𝑎 − 2𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0
(−4)2 + 21𝑎 − 4𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0
𝑎 = −2, 𝑏 = −4, 𝑐 = 10
𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 10 = 0
9. The orbit around the earth around the sun is elliptical in shape with the sun at one focus and a semimajor axis of length of
92.9 million miles. If the distance between the foci is 3.16 million miles, and in the month of June, the earth is on the one of
the vertexes, find how far the earth from the sun during equinox.
a. 92.48 million miles b. 92.53 million miles c. 1.58 million miles d. 1.36 million miles
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3.16𝑥10
𝑎 = 92.9𝑥106 ; 𝑐 = = 1.58𝑥106 ; 𝑏 = √(92.9𝑥106 )2 − (1.58𝑥106 )2 = 92.8865631𝑥106
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During equinoxes, the earth is at B or B ′ position
𝑑 = √(92.8865631𝑥106 )2 + (1.58𝑥106 )2 = 92.9 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠

10. If the focus of the hyperbola is at (±4, 0) and vertex at the vertex at (± 1.6 , 0), what are the slope of the asymptotes?
a. ±1.6 b. ±0.4 c. ±2 d. ±4
336
𝑐 = 4, 𝑎 = 1.6, 𝑏 2 = ; 𝐶(0,0)𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑉𝑇𝐴
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4√21
𝑥2 𝑦2 √21 √21
− = 1; 𝑦 = ± 5 𝑥; 𝑦 = ± 𝑥; 𝑚 = ±
64 336 8 2 2
25 25 5
11. If the origin is translated to (10,10) what is the new coordinates of (3, 5)?
a. (13, 15) b. (–7,5) c. (–7, –5) d. (7, –5)
𝑥1 = 3 − 10 = −7; 𝑦1 = 5 − 10 = −5; 𝑃(−7, −5)
12. Solve for x and y if ex – ey = 2 and e2x + 3ey = 20.
a. No real solution b. x=1.7492, y=1.8253 c. x=3.2183, y=2.9471 d. x=1.8253, y=1.7492
𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑒𝑦 = 2 → 𝑒𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 − 2
𝑒 + 3𝑒 = 20; 𝑒 2𝑥 + 3(𝑒 𝑥 − 2) = 20 ; 𝑒 2𝑥 + 3𝑒 𝑥 − 26 = 0;
2𝑥 𝑦

𝑒 𝑥 = 3.815073, −6.815073(𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑜𝑢𝑠)
𝑥 = ln 3.815073 = 1.3390
𝑒 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 − 2 = 3.815073 − 2 = 1.815073
𝑦 = ln 1.815073 = 0.5961
13. Solve for x: 3x5x+1 = 6x+2
a. 2.1455 b. 2.1445 c. 2.4154 d. 2.5144
3𝑥 5𝑥+1 = 6𝑥+2
𝑥 ln 3 + (𝑥 + 1) ln 5 = (𝑥 + 2) ln 6
2 ln 6 − ln 5
𝑥= = 2.1544
ln 3 + ln 5 − ln 6
14. If 1/x = a + b and 1/y = a – b, what is x – y?
a. 1/2a b. 1/2b c. 2a/(a2-b2) d. 2(a2–b2)/a
1 1 1 1 𝑎−𝑏−𝑎−𝑏 −2𝑏
𝑥= ;𝑦 = ;𝑥 − 𝑦 = − = 2 2
= 2
𝑎+𝑏 𝑎−𝑏 𝑎+𝑏 𝑎−𝑏 𝑎 −𝑏 𝑎 − 𝑏2
15. Find x and y if 𝐴/𝑥 + 𝐵/𝑦 = 𝐶 and 𝐷/𝑥 + 𝐸/𝑦 = 𝐹, where 𝐴 thru 𝐹 are constants.
a. x=(CD-AF)/(BD-AE) , y=(CE-BF)/(AE-BD) c. x=(CD-AF)/ (AE-BD), y=(CE-BF)/ (BD-AE)
b. x=(CE-BF)/(AE-BD), y=(CD-AF)/(BD-AE) d. x=(BD-AE)/ (AE-BD), y=(CE-BF)/ (CD-AF)
𝐴 𝐵 𝐴𝐷 𝐵𝐷
( + = 𝐶) 𝐷 → + = 𝐶𝐷
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
𝐷 𝐸 𝐴𝐷 𝐴𝐸
( + = 𝐹) 𝐴 → + = 𝐴𝐹
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
𝐵𝐷 − 𝐴𝐸
𝑦=
𝐶𝐷 − 𝐴𝐹
𝐴 𝐵 𝐴𝐸 𝐵𝐸
( + = 𝐶) 𝐸 → + = 𝐶𝐸
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
𝐷 𝐸 𝐵𝐷 𝐵𝐸
( + = 𝐹) 𝐵 → + = 𝐵𝐹
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
𝐴𝐸 − 𝐵𝐷
𝑥=
𝐶𝐸 − 𝐵𝐹
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16. Solve for 𝑥: √(log 2 𝑥)1.5 = 3
a. 432,024.74 b. 2.84770 c. 1070.636 d. 49,271.21
4 1.5 18.72075441
√(log 2 𝑥) = 3; log 2 𝑥 = √3 = 18.72075441; 𝑥 = 2
1.5 4 = 432,024.74
17. Solve for 𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑧: (𝑥 − 2)(𝑦 − 3) = 5; (𝑦 − 3)(𝑧 − 1) = 1; (𝑧 − 1)(𝑥 − 2) = 5
a. 𝑥=7, 𝑦=4, 𝑧=2 b. 𝑥=2, 𝑦=-3, 𝑧=0 c. 𝑥=2, 𝑦=4, 𝑧=7 d. 𝑥=1, 𝑦=2, 𝑧=3
5
(𝑥 − 2)(𝑦 − 3) = 5; (𝑥 − 2) =
(𝑧 − 1)
5
(𝑦 − 3) = 5; (𝑦 − 3) = (𝑧 − 1)
(𝑧 − 1)
(𝑦 − 3)2 = 1; 𝑦 = 4
1 = (𝑧 − 1); 𝑧 = 2
(𝑥 − 2) = 5; 𝑥 = 7

(𝑦 − 3) = −1; 𝑦 = 2
−1 = (𝑧 − 1); 𝑧 = 0
(𝑥 − 2) = −5; 𝑥 = −3
18. Budek and Buting working together can do a job in 6 2/3 hours. Budek became ill after 3 hours working with Buting, and
Buting finished the job, completing the work alone in 8 ¼ more hours. How long will it take each, working alone, to finish the
job?
a. 18 b. 12 c. 3 d. 0
20 20 33 1 1
𝑅1 + 𝑅2 = 1; 3𝑅1 + (3 + ) 𝑅2 = 1; 𝑅1 = , 𝑅2 = ; 𝐵𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑘: 12, 𝐵𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔: 15
3 3 4 12 15

20. A man, standing in the middle of a canyon, shouted “Bua ka!” The first echo arrived 1.2 seconds after he shouted, and the 2 nd
echo arrived 0.6 second after he heard the first echo. If the speed of sound is 350 m/s, how wide is the canyon?
a. 630 m b. 1260 m c. 315 m d. 525 m
1.2 1.2 + 0.6
𝑥 = 350 ( ) + 350 ( ) = 525 𝑚
2 2
21. An alloy is made by mixing 100 kg Melt 1 (75%Fe, 15%C and 10%Cr) with 85 kg Melt 2 (80%Fe, 20%C). How much Melt 3
(consisting of pure iron) in kg is to be added to the mixture to raise the iron concentration to 90%?
a. 135 b. 235 c. 195 d. 75
100(0.75) + 85(0.8) + 𝑥(1)
= 0.9; 𝑥 = 235 𝑘𝑔
100 + 85 + 𝑥
22. The trigonometric expression sin 𝑥 /(sin 𝑥 − tan 𝑥) is equal to:
a. 1 + sin 𝑥 b. −1 + cos 𝑥 c. 2 sin 𝑥 d. 2 cos 𝑥
sin 𝑥 1 cos 𝑥
= =
sin 𝑥 − tan 𝑥 1 − 1 cos 𝑥 − 1
cos 𝑥
 𝑥−3
23. The expression is equivalent to:
√𝑥 2 − 9
a. √𝑥 + 3 b. √𝑥 − 3 c. 1/√𝑥 + 3 d. 1/√𝑥 − 3
𝑥−3 𝑥−3 √𝑥 − 3 𝑥−3
= = =√
√𝑥 2 − 9 √(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 3) √𝑥 + 3 𝑥+3
24. Find 𝐴 through 𝐸, respectively, in the partial fraction:
4𝑥 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶 𝐷𝑥 + 𝐸
= + + +
𝑥(𝑥 − 1)2 (𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1) 𝑥 𝑥 − 1 (𝑥 − 1)2 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1
a. 0, 4/3, -5/3, 7/6, 4 b. 0, 4/3, -4/3, 4/3, 4/3 c. 0, -5/3, 4/3, 7/6, 4 d. 0, -4/3, 4/3, 4/3, 4/3
4(1) 4
𝐴 = 0; 𝐶 = =
1(1 + 1 + 1) 3
4
4𝑥 − (𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 + 𝑥) = 𝐵𝑥(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1) + 𝐷𝑥 2 (𝑥 − 1)2 + 𝐸𝑥(𝑥 − 1)2
3
8
𝐴𝑡 𝑥 = −1, − = 2𝐵 + 4𝐷 − 4𝐸
3
32
𝐴𝑡 𝑥 = 2, − = 14𝐵 + 4𝐷 + 2𝐸
3
𝐴𝑡 𝑥 = 3, −40 = 78𝐵 + 36𝐷 + 12𝐸
4 4 4 4
𝐴 = 0, 𝐵 = − , 𝐶 = , 𝐷 = , 𝐸 =
3 3 3 3
25. A tricycle takes it 45 minutes from A to B, while a jeepney can take it for 30 minutes and a bus in 20 minutes. If you ride a
tricycle for five minutes then you transferred to a jeepney and rode for six minutes, how long will it take you to B if you transfer
to a bus to complete the trip? Assume there is no loss in time in transferring.
a. 13.77 min b. 6.23 min c. 20 min d. 27.75 min
5 6 𝑥
+ + = 1; 𝑥 = 13.78 𝑚𝑖𝑛
45 30 20
26. Given the ellipse 4𝑥 2 + 9𝑦 2 + 8𝑥 − 18𝑦 − 3 = 0, find the center and orientation of the transverse axis of the ellipse.
a. (4, 9), vertical c. (1, -1), horizontal
b. (4, -9), horizontal d. (1,-1), vertical
4𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 9𝑦 2 − 18𝑦 = 3
4(𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 1) + 9(𝑦 2 − 2𝑦 + 1) = 3 + 4 + 9 = 16
2

(𝑥 + 1)2 (𝑦 − 1)2
+ = 1; 𝐶(−1,1); 𝐻𝑇𝐴
22 4 2
( )
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27. From the previous problem, what is the distance of the center to the focus?
a. 1.49 b. 2 c. 4/3 d. 2.40
16 2√5
𝑐 = √𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 = √4 − = ≈ 1.49
9 3
28. A triangle has sides of 3, 4 and 5 meters. The area of the triangle is
a. 6 b. 8 c. 9 d. 12
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𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒; 𝐴 = (3)(4) = 6
2
29. The triangle in the previous problem is revolved about the shortest side. What is the volume of the cone generated?
a. 48𝜋 b. 16𝜋/3 c. 18𝜋 d. 16𝜋
1
𝑉 = 𝜋(3)(4)2 = 16𝜋
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30. A certain cone with diameter 4 meters and height of 6 meters, is half filled by volume. If its content is transferred to a
cylinder with diameter 2 meters, what is the height of the liquid (in meters) in the cylinder?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
1 2 (6)
𝜋(2)
𝑉𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑒 = 3 = 4𝜋 = 𝑉𝑐𝑦𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 = 𝜋(1)2 ℎ; ℎ = 4 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
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