NORTHERN CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY

College of Natural and Applied Sciences & Allied Health and Nursing
Department Of: Mathematics and Engineering

MATH 121: College Algebra

Summer I 2022

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Campus: Mandeville Salem Kingston Montego Bay

Time: 2 ½ Hours

INSTRUCTOR (S):
 Vaughan Leslie (Section A) DO NOT WRITE IN
THIS SECTION

This paper consists of two (2) sections: Section A

Section A: Short Answers - 40 Marks Section B

Section B: Problem Solving - 60 Marks
Total
TOTAL 100 Marks

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper contains three (3) pages including this one and two (2) sections
2. Read the instructions at the beginning of each section carefully
3. The use of non-programmable calculators is allowed
 SECTION A (40 marks)
SHORT ANSWER
Instructions: Do all questions; show all working in the answer booklet provided for full marks

4 4
1. Solve for t, using a preferred/appropriate method: 2 + =
𝑡−1 𝑡 2 −𝑡

2. Find the quotient and the remainder if any for the division problem
(3𝑥 3 − 10𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 41) ÷ (𝑥 − 2)

𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 +3 6 𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 3𝑥 + 21
3. Simplify the rational expression ∙ ÷
8𝑥 − 72 49𝑥 2 − 16 5𝑥 3

4. (a) Determine the solution for the radical equation √𝑥 = 𝑥 - 2

(b) Using Pascal’s triangle determine the expansion of (𝑥 − 2𝑦)4

5. Rationalize the denominator and simplify the expressions:

√2𝑥 2 − 3i
(a) (b)
2√𝑥 − 2 3 + 4i

6. (a) Solve -2|−𝑡 + 6| ≥ -14

𝑆(𝐶 − 𝐹)
(b) Transpose for C in the formula P = 𝐶

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 SECTION B (60 marks)
WORDED PROBLEMS
Instructions: Do any four (4) questions; show all working in the answer booklet provided
(15 marks each).

1. (a) Mr. Johnson invested a certain amount of money at 12.5% interest rate per annum and
$25,000 more than that amount at 20% interest rate. His total yearly interest earned was
$6,950.00. How much did he invest at each interest rate?
(b) The cube of a number equals nine times the same number. Find the number.

2. The combined area of a square and a rectangle is 64 square centimeters. The width of the
rectangle is 2 centimeters more than the length of a side of the square, and the length of the
rectangle is 2 centimeters more than its width.
(a) Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
(b) Find the dimensions of the square.
(c) Determine the difference between the perimeter of the rectangle and the square

3. (a) Nigel can do a certain job in 3 hours, where as it takes Tamara 4 hours to do the same job.
How long would it take them to do the same job if they are working together?

(b) Joseph ordered two cameras and three batteries for $900. At the same price Rohan bought
four cameras and one battery for $1050. Determine the price per camera and the price per
battery?

4. (a) Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of all three is 36 less than the
product of the smaller two.
(b) A 10-gallon container is full and contains a 40% solution of antifreeze. How much needs
to be drained out and replaced with pure antifreeze to obtain a 70% solution?

5. If A and B are two points on a plane with coordinates of (6, -4) and (-18, 8) respectively:-
(a) What is the equation (in slope-intercept form) of the line determined by these two points?
(b) What is the distance between points A and B?

END OF EXAMINATION

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