Problem 1

The following data of road accident versus driver’s age form a quadratic equation.
Determine the number of accidents per year in which 30-year-olds might be
involved.

Solution
2
 𝑦= 𝐴 𝑥 +𝐵𝑥+ 𝐶 Age of driver Number of accidents
2 (years) per year
If x = 20, then y = 250. 250=
  𝐴 ( 20 ) +𝐵 ( 20 )+𝐶 (1)
2 20 250
If x = 40, then y = 150. 150=
  𝐴 ( 40 ) + 𝐵 ( 40 )+𝐶 (2)
If x = 60, then y = 200. 200=
2
𝐴 ( 60 ) +𝐵 ( 60 )+𝐶 (3) 40 150
 
60 200
Subtract (1) and (2). 100
  ¿  −1200
  𝐴 −20
  𝐵 (4)
Subtract (2) and (3). −50
  ¿  −2000
  𝐴 −20
  𝐵 (5)  

Subtract (4) and (5). 150

    𝐴 ⟹
¿  800   𝐴 =3/ 16 When x = 30,
Substitute to (4).   ⟹
  𝐵=− 65/4  
Substitute to (1). ⟹ 𝐶 =500 ¿  ≈ 181
      181.25
Problem 2
When the expression is divided by (x – 2), the remainder is 16. When it is divided
by (x + 1), the remainder is 10. Find the value of b.

Remainder theorem
 
When the polynomial P(x) is divided by (x – a), the remainder is P(a).

Solution

x – 2= 0 ⟹
  𝑥=2 x + 1= 0 ⟹
  𝑥=−1
4 3 2 4 3 2
 𝑥 +𝑎 𝑥 +5 𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥+6  𝑥 +𝑎 𝑥 +5 𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥+6
4 3 2 4 3 2
¿  ( 2 ) +𝑎 ( 2 ) +5 ( 2 ) +𝑏 ( 2 ) +6   ( − 1 ) + 𝑎 ( − 1 ) +5 ( − 1 ) + 𝑏 ( − 1 ) +6
¿
  16+8 𝑎+20+ 2𝑏+ 6
¿   1− 𝑎+5 − 𝑏+ 6
¿
¿  8 𝑎+2 𝑏+ 42 ¿  16   −𝑎 − 𝑏+12 ¿
¿   10
8  𝑎=−26 − 2 𝑏
  − 26 −2 𝑏
 
𝑎=
− 26 −2 𝑏
8
− ( 8 ) −𝑏+12=10 ⟹
  𝑏=7
Problem 3
Find the value of A in the equation

 
Solution

2
𝐴 𝐵 (2 𝑥+2)
  𝑥 +4 𝑥 +10 𝐶
¿
  3 2
= + 2
+ 2    𝑥 (𝑥 2 +2 𝑥 +5)
¿
𝑥 +2 𝑥 +5 𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 +2 𝑥 +5 𝑥 + 2 𝑥 +5

 𝑥2 + 4 𝑥+10    𝐴( 𝑥 2+ 2 𝑥 +5)+𝐵

¿   ( 2 𝑥 +2 ) 𝑥+𝐶𝑥
 

Let x = 0.  02 +4 ( 0 ) +10= 𝐴 ( 02+ 2 ( 0 ) +5 )

 10=5 𝐴
  𝐴 =2
Problem 4
Find the fifth term of the series whose sum of the first n terms is .

  𝑆 ( 𝑛 )=3   𝑛 +2
− 6

Solution

𝑆  ( 𝑛 )  ¿ 𝑎1 +𝑎 2+ 𝑎3 +⋯+ 𝑎𝑛 − 1+ 𝑎𝑛  ¿ 3𝑛+2 − 6
𝑛+1
  ( 𝑛− 1 )  ¿ 𝑎1 +𝑎 2+ 𝑎3 +⋯ + 𝑎𝑛 − 1 ¿
( 𝑛 − 1) +2
𝑆   3 − 6  ¿ 3 −6

𝑎   (3
  𝑛 ¿
𝑛+2
− 6 ) − ( 3𝑛+1 − 6 )
𝑎   3
  𝑛 ¿
𝑛+2
− 3𝑛 +1 nth term of the series
𝑎   3
  5 ¿
5+2
− 35+1 5th term of the series
 ¿ 1458
Problem 5
A farmer owns two square lots of unequal size, together containing 6568 square
meters. If the lots are contiguous, it would require 356 m of fence to enclose them
in a single enclosure of six sides. Find the dimension of the smaller lot.

Solution
𝑠  1
perimeter = 356 area = 6568
  𝑠2 +
3  𝑠 1 +3   ( 𝑠1 − 𝑠 2 )  ¿ 356 𝑠  21 +𝑠 2
  2 ¿  6568 𝑠  1 − 𝑠 2
4 𝑠  2
  𝑠 1+2 𝑠2= 356
2
  178 − 𝑠 2
2
  𝑠 1+ 𝑠 2=178 ( 2 ) 2
+ 𝑠2 =6568 𝑠  1  𝐴1
 𝐴2 𝑠  2
 𝑠 = 178 − 𝑠2 m
 
1
2
178 − 𝑠2 178 − 49.2 𝑠  1 𝑠  2
If  = 49.2 m, then 𝑠  1= ¿  ¿  64.4 m
2 2
178 − 𝑠2   178 − 22 𝑠  2= 22m ∨49.2 m
If  = 22 m, then 𝑠  1= ¿  ¿ 78 m
2 2