MATH 003 PRELIM HOMEWORK 2

Do what is indicated for each problem. Show all necessary solutions and box all final answers.
1. Determine the solution set of the following absolute value inequalities
x
a. 1
x2
b. 0  x5  2
c. x3  x2
2. Express the ratio ( x2 y  xy 2 ) : ( x2 y3  x3 y 2 ) as a simplified fraction.
3. Find the ratio of 3 square yards to 6 square feet.
a c
4. In the proportion  , x is called the fourth proportional to a, b and c. Find the fourth proportional to
b x
m  2, m  2,3 .
a b
5. In the proportion  , x is called the third proportional to a and b. Find the third proportional to ab, ab .
b x
a x
6. In the proportion  , x is called the mean proportional to a and b. Find the mean proportional to 3 2 and
x b
6 2.
7. If ( x  y) : ( x  y)  5: 2 , find x and y.
8. Two numbers have the ratio 3:4. If 4 is added to each of the numbers the resulting ratio is 4:5. Find the numbers.
9. If 2 men can plow 6 acres of land in 4 hours, how many men are needed to plow 18 acres in 8 hours?
10. The cost of insulating the ceiling of a house varies jointly as the thickness of the insulation and the area of the
ceiling. It costs $175 to insulate a 2100-square-foot ceiling with insulation that is 4 inches thick. Find the cost of
insulating a 2400-square-foot ceiling with insulation that is 6 inches thick.
11. The period of a pendulum (the time it takes the pendulum to make one complete oscillation) varies directly as the
square root of its length. A pendulum 3 feet long has a period of 9/5seconds.
a. Find the period of a pendulum that is 10 feet long.
b. What is the length of a pendulum that beats seconds (that is, has a 2-second period)?
12. The volume V of a right circular cone varies jointly as the square of the radius r and the height h. Tell what
happens to the volume when
a. h is tripled b. r is tripled c. both h and r are tripled
13. The maximum load a cylindrical column of circular cross section can support varies directly as the fourth power
of the diameter and inversely as the square of the height. If a column 2 feet in diameter and 10 feet high supports
up to 6 tons, how many tons can a column 3 feet in diameter and 14 feet high support?

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