PEREZ, IVY R.

N046- PRE-CALCULUS NOVEMBER 17, 2020

MODULE 5.3: REAL LIFE PRBLEM APPLICATIONS

ASSESSMENT NO.3
Instructions: Solve the following as required.

a. After picking up a friend who lives 10 miles away and leaving on a trip, Anna records her distance
from home over time. Find her average speed for over the first 6 hours.

Table 1. Distance traveled at one-hour interval

Suppose we need to find the average speed for over the first 6 hours,
Let ∆𝑦 be the change in distance (in miles) for the first 6 hours on a trip
Let ∆𝑥 be the change in time (hours) for the first 6 hours on a trip
Use this equation to find the average speed of Anna for over the first 6 hours.
∆𝑦 𝑓(𝑥 2 ) − 𝑓(𝑥1 ) (𝑦2 − 𝑦1 )
= =
∆𝑥 𝑥 2 − 𝑥1 𝑥 2 − 𝑥1
∆𝑦 282𝑚𝑖 − 10𝑚𝑖
=
∆𝑥 6ℎ𝑟𝑠 − 0ℎ𝑟𝑠
∆𝑦 272𝑚𝑖
=
∆𝑥 6ℎ𝑟
∆𝑦
= 45.33 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟
∆𝑥
b. The table shows the numbers of men’s M and women’s W college basketball team each year, 𝑥
from 1994 to 2003. (source: National Collegiate Athletic Association; Larson and Hostetler, 2007)
Table 2. Numbers of men's and women's basketball team

1. Sketch the scatter plots of these two sets of data on the same Cartesian plane.
1020

1000

980

960

940
Men's teams, M
920
Women's teams, W
900

880

860

840
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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2. Find the year where the number of men’s and women’s team were nearly equal.
On year 1994, the number of men’s team and women’s team were nearly equal
with a difference of 1.

c. A soccer player passes the ball from a point that is 18 yards from the end line and 50 yards from
the same sideline. The pass is received by a teammate who is 42 yards from the same end line and
50 yards from the same sideline, as shown in the figure. How long is the pass?

Figure 1. Points indicated in a soccer field

Suppose we need to find the distance of the pass,

Let (𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ) be the pass that is recorded where a soccer player passes the
ball from a point that is 18 yards from the end line and 50 yards from the same
sideline. (12,18)
Let (𝑥 2 ,𝑦2 ) be received by a teammate who is 42 yards from the same
end line and 50 yards from the same sideline. (50,42)
Use this equation to find the distance of the pass;
𝑑 = √(𝑥 2 − 𝑥1 )2 + (𝑦2 − 𝑦1 ) 2
𝑑 = √(50 − 12) 2 + (42 − 18) 2
𝑑 = √(38) 2 + (24) 2
𝑑 = √1444 + 576
𝑑 = √2020 = 2√505 𝑜𝑟 44.94 𝑦𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠

d. Considering the two points is a linear pattern for the years 2001 to 2003, find the sales in million
dollars for the year 2002. (Source: Big Lts Inc.; Larson and Hostetler, 2007)

Table 3. Sales for 2001 and 2003

Suppose we need to find the sales in million dollars for the year 2002,
Let 𝑥 be the year for the sales
Let 𝑦 be the sales (millions)
Use this equation to find the sales in million dollars for the year 2002,
(𝑥 + 𝑥2 ) (𝑦1 + 𝑦2 )
(𝑥 𝑚, 𝑦𝑚 ) = ( 1 , )
2 2
(2003 + 2001) (3433 + 4174)
(𝑥𝑚 , 𝑦𝑚 ) = ( , )
2 2
(4004) (7607)
(𝑥 𝑚 ,𝑦𝑚 ) = ( , )
2 2
(𝑥 𝑚 ,𝑦𝑚 ) = (2002, 3803.5)
3803.5 million dollars is the sales for the year 2002.
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e. A travel agency charges a fixed 5,000 pesos fee for a travel tour with a group of 1 to 5 people and
an additional 800 pesos fee for every person added. Write a function relating the number of
persons (n) to the tour fee (F). Write the graph of the function.
Suppose 5000 pesos fee for a travel tour with a group of 1 to 5 people (5000 𝑖𝑓 0 < 𝑛 < 6)
and an additional of 800php for every person added (𝐹 + 800 𝑖𝑓 6 ≥ 𝑛 + 1).
Let 𝑛 be the number of persons
Let 𝐹 be the tour fee
5000𝑝ℎ𝑝 𝑖𝑓 0 < 𝑛 < 6
𝑔(𝑡) = {
𝐹 + 800𝑝ℎ𝑝 𝑖𝑓 6 ≥ 𝑛 + 1
10000
9000
5000𝑝ℎ𝑝 𝑖𝑓 0 < 𝑛 < 6
8000
DOMAIN: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
7000
n 1 2 3 4 5
Tour fee, (F)

6000
5000 F 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000
4000
3000 𝐹 + 800𝑝ℎ𝑝 𝑖𝑓 6 ≥ 𝑛 + 1
DOMAIN: {𝑛|6 ≥ 𝑛 + 1}
2000
1000 n 6 7 8 9 10
0 F 5800 6600 7400 8200 9000
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
no. of persons,(n)