ASSESSMENT 1 (algebra, trigo, geometry, vectors)

1. One degree on the equator of the earth is equivalent to:

2. A bed sheet ½ mm thick is to be folded over itself 10 times. Find the height of the folded sheet in mm.
3. A __ of a triangle is any segment joining a vertex to a point on the opposite side.
4. The current, I, in amperes, flowing through an AC circuit at time t, in seconds, is:
I(t) = 220 sin ( 30π (2t – 1/360) ) + 20 ; t≥ 0
What is the period?
5. An angle with radian measurement of -2π/3 has a reference angle equal to:
6. A police mobile is parked parallel and 30 ft from a highway. One second after a car passes the angle α between
the highway and the line of observation from the police mobile to the car is measured. If the angle α measures
15®, how fast is the car traveling in mph?
7. A camera is mounted on a tripod 4 ft high at a distance 10 ft from McCoy, who is 6 ft tall. If the camera lens has
an angles of depression and elevation of 20®, how far back will the camera need to be moved to include
McCoy’s feet and head?
8. An engineer owns two square lots of unequal size, together containing 6,568 sq. m. If the lots are contiguous, it
would require 356 m of fence to enclose them into a single enclosure of six sides. What is the dimension of the
larger lot?
9. Given the conic sections having the following equations:
X2 + y2 – 8x + 4y - 44 = 0
Y2 - 16x + 4y + 4 = 0

What is the distance between their points of intersection?

10. Because of the gravitational attractions of the moon and the sun on the Earth, water is seas and oceans tend to
rise and fall periodically corresponding to what is called high and low tides. In a typical situation, the time
between two high tides is close to 12 hours. In a certain costal area, the depth of water may be approximated by
a sinusoidal function of the form d(t) = -2.5 cos[ b(t-2) ] + 3.5, where d is in meters and t is in hours where t = 0
corresponds to 12 am. From t=0 to t=12, what time is d the smallest (low tide)?
11. If α + β = π/2, and β + ϒ = α then tan α will be equal to:
12. A unit vector makes an angle of 60 deg with the positive x-axis, 45 deg with the positive y-axis, and α with the
positive z-axis. Determine the value of α in degrees.
13. Given that the volume of the parallelepiped whose coterminous edges are given by
A = i + j + λk, B = i + j + 3k, and C = 2i + j + k
Be 1 cubic unit, determine the value of λ.
14. The weight that can be safety supported by a beam with a rectangular cross section varies directly as the
product of the width and square of the depth of the cross section and inversely as the length of the beam. If a
2in. x 4in. beam that is 8ft long can support a weight of 500 lbs, what weight is safety supported by a 2in. x 8in.
that is 10ft long?
15. The Beer-Lambert Law states that the amount of light I that penetrates to a depth of x meters in an ocean is
given by I = I0cx where 0 < c < 1 and Io is the amount of light at the surface. If c = ¼ approximate the depth in
yards at which I = 0.01Io
16. If P = 2x + 3y, find the maximum value of P subject to the following constraints:
x + y ≤4
2x + y ≤ 6
x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
17. At point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tree is 35deg. By moving 5m away from the
tree, the angle of elevation from the ground to the top of a tree decreases to 27deg. From the initial point P,
how far should an observer move towards the tree so that the angle of elevation becomes 75deg?
18. The rhythmic process of breathing consists of alternating periods of inhaling and exhaling. Normally, one
complete cycle takes place every 5sec. if F(t) denotes the air flow rate at time t (in liters per second) and if the
maximum rate of flow rate is 0.6 L/sec, find a formula of the form F(t) = a sin bt that fits this information.
19. A circle of radius 1in. is inscribed in an equilateral triangle. A smaller circle is inscribed at each vertex, tangent to
the circle and two sides of the triangle. The process is continued with progressively smaller circles. What is the
sum of the circumference of all circles?
20. One of the great Egyptian pyramids has a square base, one of the sides is approximately 230m, while its height is
approximately 145m. The average weight of the material from which it was constructed is 2.8 tons per cubic
meters. If the pyramid is to be painter using two coatings of enamel paints with a spreading capacity of 10m 2 per
gallon, approximately how many gallons are needed to paint the pyramid?
21. A coast guard station A is 200 miles directly east of station B. A ship is sailing on a line parallel to and 50 miles
north of the line through A and B. Radio signals are sent out from A and B at the rate of 890 ft/µsec. If at 3pm,
the signal from B reaches the ship 400 microseconds after the signal from A, locate the position of the ship at
the time in nearest miles. Hint: plot the points in rectangular coordinate system.