Basic Mathematics ; Form Four; Toward Excellence!

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Vector(Forces)

⋆. (a) Calculate the component of the tension acting against friction

in the figure below.

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(b) Calculate the component of the weight acting down the slope.

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(c) Four concurrent forces act on the center of mass of a landing
airplane.Calculate the resultant force and the angle it makes
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with the x−axis.

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(d) The diagram shows a body of weight 69N suspended by 2 light

inextensible strings,AC and BC.Both strings make an angle of
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37◦ with the horizontal.Resolve the weight of the body into two
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components in the direction of AC and in direction of BC.Give

your answers to the nearest Newton.
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(e) Two forces P and Q act on a particle at O.The angle between
the lines of action of P and Q is 120◦ as shown in the figure
below.The force P has a magnitude 20N and the force Q has magnitude
xN.The resultant of P and Q is the force R.
Given that the magnitude of R is 3xN.Find the value of x giving
your answer to 3 significant figures

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(f) A particle weighing 69N is placed on a plane inclined at an

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angle θ to the horizontal as shown in the figure below,where

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tan θ = 43 .Resolve the weight of the particle into two components,F1
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and F2 ,where F1 is parallel to a line of greatest slope and F2
is perpendicular to F1
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(g) Find the magnitude and direction of resultant force of the

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system as shown in the figure below

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Linear Programming

✓. Feasible Region-Is the region in the xy−plane that satisfies

all the given inequalities.

✓. Fatuma was given 30Tsh to buy oranges and mangoes.An orange costs
2Tshs while a mango costs 3Tshs.If the number of oranges bought
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is atleast twice the number of mangoes,show graphically the feasible
region representing the number of of oranges and mangoes she bought,
assuming that no fraction of oranges and mangoes are sold at the
market.
Solution
Decision Variables
Let x be a number of oranges she bought
y be a number of mangoes she bought
Constraints

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2x + 3y ≤ 30
x ≥ 2y ⇒ x − 2y ≥ 0
x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0

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Graphing

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By x and y−intercepts
2x + 3y = 30 (0, 10), (15, 0)

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x − 2y = 0 passes through (0, 0)
Graph
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✓. A student has 1200Tsh to spend on exercise books.At the school

shop an exercise book costs 80Tshs and at a stationery store it
costs 120Tshs.The school shop has only 6 exercise books left and
the student wants to obtain the greatest number of exercise books
possible using the money he has.How many exercise books will the
student buy from each site?
Solution
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Decision Variables
Let x be a number of exercise books bought from the school shop
y be a number of exercise books from the stationery store
Objective function
f (x, y) = x + y (Maximum)
Constraints
80x + 120y ≤ 1200
x≤6
x≥0

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y≥0
Graphing
By x and y−intercepts
80x + 120y = 1200 (15, 0), (0, 10)

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x = 6, x = 0, y = 0

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Graph

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Table Of Results
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Corner Point f (x, y) = x + y Value

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A(0, 10) f (0, 10) = 0 + 10 10

B(6, 6) f (6, 6) = 6 + 6 12
C(6, 0) f (6, 0) = 6 + 0 6
D(0, 0) f (0, 0) = 0 + 0 0

Optimal point ⇒B(6, 6)

Optimal Value
f (6, 6) = 12 gives the maximum value
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∴The student will buy 6 exercise books from each site.

⋆. (a) A calculator company produces scientific and graphic calculator.

Long term prediction indicates an expected demands of atleast
100 scientific calculators and 80 graphic calculators each day.
Because of limitations on production capacity,no more than 200
scientific calculators and 170 graphic calculators can be made
daily.To satisfy a shipping contract,a total of atleast 200
calculators must be shipped each day.If each scientific calculator
sold results in 200/ = loss and each graphic calculator produces

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5000/ = profit.How many of each type should be made daily to
maximize net profit.What is the maximum profit per day?

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(b) A company produces two types of ornaments A and B that requires

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gold and silver.Each unit of type A requires 4grams of silver
and 8grams of gold,type B requires 8grams of silver and 4grams
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of gold.The company has only 400grams of silver and 640grams of
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gold.Each unit of type A brings a profit 100Tshs and each type
B brings a profit of 1600Tshs.In which way should a company produce
so as to obtain the maximum profit?
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(c) A manufacturing company make two models A and B of a product.

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Each piece of model A requires 9 labor hour for fabricating and

1 hour of finishing while each piece of model B requires 12 labor
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hours for fabricating and 3 hours of finishing.For fabricating

and finishing the maximum labor hours available are 180 and 30
per week respectively.The company makes a profit of 8000/ = on
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each piece of model A and 1200/ = on each piece of model B.How

many pieces of model A and model B should be manufactured per
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week to realize maximum profit?,what is maximum profit per week?

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