CECA 1 – Take Home Problem Set No.

02

1. Find the 5th term in the expansion of (2x − 3y2)8

2. Find the term involving x9y6 in the expansion (x3 + 2y2)6

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3. Find the constant term in the expression (x – )
X

4. Find the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (3x + y − 2z)5

5. Find the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (3x2 + y − 2)4

6. Given that w varies directly as the product of x and y and inversely as the square of z and
that w = 4, when x = 2, y = 6 and z = 3. Find the value of w when x = 1, y = 4 and z = 2.

7. If x varies directly as y and inversely as z, and when x = 14, y = 7 and z = 2, find the value
of x when y = 16 and z = 4

8. The time required for an elevator to lift a weight varies directly with the weight and the
distance trough which it is lifted and inversely as the power of the motor. It takes 30 sec for a 10
HP motor to lift 100 lbs trough 50 ft. What size of the motor is required to lift 800 lbs in 40 sec
trough 40 ft?

9. The volume of a cone varies jointly as its height and the square of its radius. If the volume
of the cone is 32π cubic inches when the radius is 4 inches and the height is 6 inches, find the
volume of a cone when the radius is 3 inches and the height is 5 inches.

10. Boyle’s law states that for a gas at constant temperature, the volume of a fixed mass of gas
is inversely proportional to its absolute pressure. If a gas occupies a volume of 1.5 m3 at a
pressure of 200 x 103 Pascals

a. Determine the constant of proportionality

b. Determine the volume when the pressure is 800 x 103 Pascals

c. Determine the pressure when the volume is 1.25 m3

11. When the expression x4 + ax3 + 5x2 + bx + 6 is divided by (x – 2) the remainder is 16. When
it is divided by (x + 1) the remainder is 10. Find the value of constant b.

12. Given f(x) = (x + 3) (x – 4) + 4 when divided by (x – k), the remainder is k. Find k.

13. If the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are 3 and 2 and a, b, and c are all
whole numbers, find a + b + c.

14. The roots of a quadratic equation are 1/3 and ¼. What is the equation?

15. Find k so that the expression kx2 – 3kx + 9 is a perfect square.

16. Solve for x if 9 – 4ex = 5

17. Solve for x if 53x = 5x+8

18. Solve for x if 4 ln 2x = 5

19. If log x to the base 2 minus of 5 to the base 2 is equal to 3, find the value of x.

20. The logarithm of the quotient of two numbers is –0.066946789 while the logarithm of their
product is 1.62324929. Determine the first number.