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DEFINITION 3. Rational Numbers (Z) – are numbers which can be 9+(6+3) = (9+6)+3
expressed as a quotient (ratio) of two integers. The term
Algebra - A branch of mathematics that substitutes letters for numbers. “rational” comes from the word “ratio”. ( 6.3 ). 4 = 6. ( 3.4 )
-can include real numbers, complex numbers, matrices, vectors etc.
Examples: 0.7, 4/7, -5, 0.555…
- allows the operations of arithmetic, such as addition, subtraction, Identity Property:
multiplication, to be performed without using specific numbers. 4. Irrational Numbers – (Z’) – are numbers which cannot be
expressed as a quotient of two integers. For any real number a, there exist two real numbers 0 and 1, called
THE REAL NUMBER SYSTEM the additive identity and multiplicative identity, respectively, such that
Examples: , e, π a+0 = a and a-1=a
The Number and the Set of Real Numbers Examples:
Note: The numbers in the examples above can never be
expressed exactly as a quotient of two integers. They are in 2+0=2
Real Numbers fact, a terminating and non – terminating decimal. 2.1=2
Inverse Property:
❖ Positive integers except 1 can be classified as For any real number a, there exist two distinct real numbers
either prime or composite. –a and 1/a, called the opposite od a (or additive inverse of a) and
reciprocal ( or multiplicative inverse of a), respectively, such that
Rational Irrational ❖ The number 1 is neither prime nor composite. a+(-a) =0 and a(1/a)=1
Prime numbers are those integers greater than 1
Numbers Numbers whose only factors are 1 and itself. Note: a = 0 for multiplicative inverse property.
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7. a0 = 1 8. n
a =a n
1 Sample Problem
1 1 1
9. n m
a = a mn
10. n
ab = n a n b 1 2 1 1. Solve for x in the given sets of equation
1 3 3 1 4 x + 2 y = 5 , 13 x – 3 y = 2
a n
a m 1 4 6 4 1 a) ½ b) 3/2
11. n = n
12. n
am = a n
1 5 10 10 5 1 c) ¼ d) 3/4
b b
Properties :
2. Solve for x in the given sets of equation.
SPECIAL PRODUCTS AND FACTORING
Solve for x in the expression 8x = 2y + 2 and 163x − y = 4y
1. The first term is x n
2. The last term is y n
1) a ( x + y ) = ax + ay 3. The succeeding term contain xy in which the exponent of x a) 1 b) 3
decreases by 1 and the exponent of y increases by 1 and the c) 2 d) 4
2) ( x + y )( x – y ) = x2 – y2 sum of the exponents in each term is always equal to n
4. The number of terms in the expansion is always equal to n+1 QUADRATIC EQUATION
3) ( x +/- y ) 2 = x2 +/- 2xy + y2
- A quadratic equation is of the form a x2 + b x + c = 0
4) ( x + a)( x + b) = x2 + ( ax + bx ) + ab ● To find the r th term of the expansion ( x + y ) n :
METHODS OF SOLUTION
5) ( ax + b )( cx + d ) = acx 2 + ( adx + bcx ) + bd
1. FACTORING
n!
6) ( x +/- y ) 3 = x3 +/- 3x2y + 3xy2 + y3 r th term = x (n−r +1) y (r −1) 2. COMPLETING THE SQUARE
(n − r + 1) ! (r − 1)! 3. QUADRATIC FORMULA
1. In the given function x3 + 3x2 – 5x + 2, is ( x – 2) a factor of the DISTANCE = RATE X TIME 1. Laulix was 6 times as old as Reiand 6 years ago. Four years from
function ? now Laulix will be 4 times as old as Reiand. How old is Laulix and
OBJECT MOVING AGAINST THE CURRENT Reiand now ?
2. Find the value of k for which ( x – 2 ) is a factor of the function ( UPSTREAM / HEAD WIND )
3 x2 + 4k x – 5 . 2. In how many years will the age of Asdie is four times the age of
DISTANCE = ( x - y ) ( time ) Benny, if Asdie now is 58 years old and benny is 10 years old ?
WORDED PROBLEMS a) 2 b) 4
c) 6 d) 8
NUMBER PROBLEM OBJECT MOVING WITH THE CURRENT
( DOWNSTREAM / TAILWIND ) MIXTURE PROBLEM
CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS
x = first integer “ SUM OF ALL VOLUMES OF AN INGREDIENT IN THE
DISTANCE = ( x + y ) ( time )
x + 1 = second integer INDIVIDUAL SMALL MIXTURES IS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL
x + 2 = third integer and so on . . . VOLUME OF THE INGREDIENT IN THE FINAL MIXTURE “
Where : x = rate of the object in still water or air
y = rate of the current
CONSECUTIVE ODD OR EVEN NUMBERS % % %
x = first odd / even integer
x + 2 = second odd / even integer + =
Sample Problems
x + 4 = third odd / even integer and so on . . . x y x+y
1. Two cars starting from the same point and at the same time are
sum of individual mixtures = total volume final mixture
moving towards the city. Five hours later the slower car, averaging
DIGIT PROBLEM 10 mi / hr. was 5 miles behind. What is the rate of the faster car ?
Sample Problems
a) 9 mi / hr b) 10 mi / hr
THE NUMBER = 100 h + 10 t + u c) 11 mi / hr d) 12 mi / hr
1. How many gallons of a 25% solution of HCI should be added
WITH THE NUMBER REVERSED = 100 u + 10 t + h to 5 gallons of 10% solution of the same acid to make a 15%
2. Two streams, has a rate of 6 mi / hr and 4 mi / hr, respectively. It
solution ? answer : 2.5 gal.
takes a man on a motorboat as long to travel 30 miles downstream
Where: h = hundred’s digit on the first stream as to travel 15 miles upstream on the second
t = ten’s digit stream. Find the speed of the boat in still water.
2. How many grams of nickel must be removed from 1,500 grams
u = unit’s digit a) 12 mph b) 14 mph
of alloy having 5 % nickel to make an alloy having 2 % nickel ?
a) 42 grams b) 43 grams
c) 16 mph d) 18 mph
Sample Problems c) 44 grams d) 45 grams
3. ( Board problem )
3. ( Board Problem in EE )
1. The square of a number increased by 16 is the same as 10 times A speedboat goes 900 km against a current of 25 km / hr. It
An alcohol solution contains 80% alcohol in a liter container.
the number. Find the number. took 10 minutes longer for his trip than it would have taken it
If a student uses half of it and fills up the container with water,
a) 2 b) 4 to travel with the current. What is the speedboat’s speed in
what will be the resulting concentration ?
c) 8 d) a and c still water ? answer : 520 km/hr
a) 10 % b) 20 %
c) 30 % d) 40 %
2. Of the 4 consecutive odd numbers the product of the second and
the fourth exceeds the product of the first and the third by 136. AGE PROBLEM
Find the second number. WORK PROBLEM
a) 32 b) 33 “ THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AGES OF TWO PERSONS
c) 34 d) 35 REMAINS THE SAME “ “ THE RECIPROCAL OF TOTAL’S TIME IS EQUAL TO THE SUM
OF THE RECIPROCAL OF INDIVIDUAL’S TIME “
3. In a two digit number, the units digit is twice the ten’s digit. If PAST PRESENT FUTURE
36 is added to the number the order of the digits will be ● ∙ ∙ 1 1 1
reversed. Find the number. answer : 48 ago now from now = +
T x y
was is will be
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4. The time required by an elevator to lift a weight varies directly with 13. On a trip, Laulix noticed that his trip averaged 21 miles per 23. The denominator of a certain fraction is three more than twice
the weight and the distance through which it is to be lifted and gallon of gas except for the days he used the air the numerator. If 7 is added to the both terms of the fraction, the
inversely as the power of the moter. If it takes 30 seconds for a 10 conditioning, and then it averaged only 17 miles per gallon. If resulting fraction is 3/5. Find the original fraction.
Hp motor to lift 100 lbs through 50 ft, what size of motor is required laulix used 91 gallons of gas to drive 1,751 miles, on how a) 8/3 b) 5/3
to lift 800 lbs in 40 seconds through a distance of 40 feet ? many of those miles did he use the air-conditioning ? 680 miles c) 13/5 d) 5/13
a) 48 hp b) 50 hp
c) 56 hp d) 58 hp 14. Decos can paint a fence 20% faster than peter. Together 24. Find the common ratio of the infinite geometric progression
they can paint a given fence in 4 hours. How long will it where the sum is 2 and the first term is ½ .
5. From the time 6:15 P.M. to the time 7:45 P.M. of the same day, the take Decos to paint the same fence if he had to work a) 1/3 b) ½
minute hand of the standard clock describes an arc of how many alone ? 7 1/3 hrs. c) ¾ d) ¼
degrees ?
a) 180 o * b) 540 o 15. If the temperature of a gas remains constant, the 25. A club of 40 executives, 33 like to smoke Marlboro and 20 like to
c) 360 o d) 220 o Pressure varies inversely as the volume. A gas at a pressure smoke Philip Morris. How many like both ?
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a) 10 b) 11
c) 12 d) 13
26. A farmhouse has a total of 36 cows and chicken. The animals
have a total of 96 feet. How many cows are there ? D O N’ T QUIT
a) 24 b) 12
c) 36 d) 16 When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
27. A carpenter bought 24 boxes of three different screws for P2, 200. When the funds are low and the debts are high;
Screw A costs P300 a box, screw B costs P150 per box and screw C When you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
costs P50 per box. How many boxes of screw B did he buy? When care is pressing you down a bit
A. 6 B. 9 C. 8 D. 5 rest if you must, but DON’T you QUIT
28. If 19 kilos of gold loses 1 kilo; and 10 kilos of silver loses 1 kilo Life is queer with its twists and turns,
when weighed in water, find the weight of gold and silver weighing 106 As everyone of us sometimes learns
kilos in air and 99 kilos in the water? And many a fellow turns about,
*A. 76 kilos C. 84 kilos
When he might have won had he stuck it out,
B. 55 kilos D. 68 kilos
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow;
You may succeed with another blow.
29. Eight men can excavate 15 m3 of drainage open canal in 7 hrs.
Three men can backfill 20 m3 in 4 hrs. How long will it take 10 men to Often the goal is nearer than
excavate and back fill 20 m3 in the project? It seems to a faint and faltering man;
*A. 9.87 hrs. C. 8.76 hrs. Often the struggler has given up,
B. 7.65 hr. D. 10.98 hrs. When he might have captured the victor’s cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
30. A geometric progression is 1+ z + z²+ z3 + . . . + zn where z<1 How close he was to the golden crown.
Determine the sum of the series as n approaches infinity.
A. 1/ (1- 2z) *C. 1/ (1- z) Success is failure turned inside out,
B. 1/ (2- z) D. 2/ (1- z) The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you never can tell how close you are,
31.The sum of the numerical coefficient in the expansion of (x- 2y+ 3z)6 It may be near when it seems so far;
A. 32 C. 38 So, stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit,
B. 68 *D. 64 It’s when things seem worst that you
MUSTN’T QUIT.
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