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1. Three times the sine of an acute angle is equal to twice the square of its
cosine. Find the angle.
Solution: Let A be the acute angle. Then, 3sinA = 2cos2A. Use the identity
cos2A = 1 - sin2A to solve the equation.
A = 300 or /6
2. How many numbers between 1 and 2000 end in 77?
Solution. Consider the sequence 77,177,277..........1977. This is an arithmetic
sequence with 77 as the first term and 100 is the common difference. The
number of terms in the sequence satisfies the equation;
1977 = 77 + 100 (n -1)
n = 20
1
1
2.
2
a
b
The value follows from the following simple manipulation.

3. If (a+b)2 = 81 and ab = 18 , find the value of

1
1 a 2 b 2 a b 2ab
5

2 2
=
2
2
2
36
a
b
a b
ab
2

4. What is the units' digit of the product

(2 + 1) (22 + 1)(23 + 1)................(264 + 1) ?
Each factor is an odd integer. One of the factor is 22 + 1 = 5, which when
multiplied by odd integer, will always give 5 as the units' digit of the product.
5. A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle. If the circumference of the
circle is 3, find the perimeter of the equilateral triangle.
- If a circle of radius r is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of sidelenght s,
then, by the Pythagorean theorem, the relationship between r and s is given
by s = 23r.

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