Midterm Examination Problem Solving
Midterm Examination Problem Solving
Solved as required:
1. In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, five children are to be selected such that
at least one boy should be there. How many ways can be it done?
2. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, six persons are to be selected to
form a committee so that at least 2 men are there in the committee. In how
many ways can it be done?
3. In a birthday party, every person shakes hand with every other person. If
there was a total of 28 handshakes in the party, how many persons were
present in the party?
6. If the roots of the polynomial is -1,-2,-3 and -4. Find the polynomial.
3 x1
8. Find the solution set of ≥ 2. Write your solution in roster method.
2 x−3
y
32
9. If 9x = 4y and x = 1 . Find the value of x+ y.
81
1 1
10. If x2 + x + 1 = 0 , find 4
+ 2
x x
11. If x - y = 8 and xy = 8 , what is x 2 + y2 ?
12. Find all the solutions of xy – x -y +1 =12.
13. If x +y = 4 and xy = 2 , find x 3 + y3 .
n
14. How many non-negative integers that makes this an integer.
12−n
15. What is the remainder when 32023 is divided by 11?