MATHEMATICS

Calcufest 2014
1. Compute

lim

x 2

3 x 2x10
x 24

report your answer in fraction. (15 seconds)

2. A rectangular lot is bounded at the back by a river. No fence is needed along the river
and there is to be a 24-ft opening in front. If the fence along the front costs $1.50 per
foot, along the sides $1 per foot, find the dimensions of the largest lot which can be
thus fenced in for $300. Report your answers in feet. (90seconds)
3. Errol started walking from his house at 9:30 am at the rate of 2.5 kph. He arrived at
Adamson University Saint Therese Theater 12 seconds late. Had he started at his
house at 9:00am and walked at 1.5 kph, he would have arrived at AdU ST Theater
one minute before the required time and would not irritate his co-officers. At what
time was he supposed to be at the theater? Report your answer in min:sec format.
(45sec)
4. What is the 6th term of (x+ y)8 ? (30sec)
5. The sides of a triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. If each side is doubled, by how many
square units will the area of the triangle be increased? Report your answer in the
nearest whole number. (20sec)
6. An urn contains 4 black balls and 6 white balls. What is the probability of getting one
black and one white ball in two consecutive draws from the urn?(10sec)
7. How many passwords can you make if each password must consist of two letters,
uppercase or lowercase, followed by four digits that must be different?(30sec)
8. Given a triangle ABC with vertices, A (5, 8), B (-3, 0) & C (3, 2), Find its centroid.
(20sec)
9. What positive number added to its reciprocal gives the minimum sum? Report your
answer in whole number.(60sec)

10.The rate of change on y with respect to t is directly proportional to y. When

t=0, y=-3, and when t=2,y=6. What is the value of y when t=3? Report your
answer in three decimal places.(60sec)
11.A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 15 m. on each rebound, it rises 2/3
of the height from which it last fell. Find the distance traveled by the ball
before it comes to rest and report your answer in nearest whole number in
meters.(45sec)
12.Maricar, working in an oil refinery, plans to invest her money to a bank. Find
the principal amount that she must invest at a rate of 6%, compounded
monthly so that $2, 000, 000 will be available in 35 years. Report in 2 decimal
places.(60sec)
13.Evaluate

1
1
1
1
+
+
++
2+ 1 3+ 2 4+ 3
25+ 24

(10sec)

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