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1. Find the value of B in the partial fraction. Ans. 5/3

x+3 A B = + (x + 1)(x - 2) x + 1 x 2

2. Find the value of B in the partial fraction. Ans. 0

2x 4 + 3x 3 + 7x 2 + 10x + 10 (x 1)(x + 3)
2 2

A Bx + C Dx + E + + x 1 x 2 + 3 (x 2 + 3) 2

3. If 4x3 + 18x2 + 8x 4 is divided by (2x + 3), compute the remainder. Ans. 11 4. When you divide 2x4 + ax3 x2 + bx + 1 by x 2, the remainder is 13. When you divide it by x + 3, the remainder is 223. Find a. Ans. -3 5. From the equation 7x2 + (2k 1)x 3k + 2 = 0, determine the value of k so that the sum and product of the roots are equal. Ans. 1 6. In a quadratic equation problem, one student made a mistake in copying the coefficient of x and got the roots -4 and -3. Another student also made a mistake in copying the constant term and got the roots -1 and -7. Find the correct quadratic equation. Ans. x2 + 8x + 12 = 0 7. At constant temperature, the resistance of a wire varies directly as its length and inversely as the square of its diameter. If a piece of wire 0.10 inch in diameter and 50 feet long has a resistance of 0.10 ohms, what is the resistance of a piece of wire of the same material, 2,000 feet long, 0.20 inch in diameter? Ans. 1 ohm 8. Ten students from Pampanga decided to stay in Manila for a regular review in preparation for CE Board Exam. To minimize their expenses, they agreed to bring 18 sacks of rice that will last for 4 months. After their regular review, 4 students went back to Pampanga. Only the remaining students enrolled in the refresher for 1 month. How much more rice will the remaining students need for their extended stay in Manila? Ans. 2.7 sacks 9. The sum of the digits of a 2-digit number is 10. If the number is divided by the units digit, the quotient is 3 and the remainder is 4. Find the number. Ans. 28 10. A number is less than 100 and its tens digit is 2 more than its unit digit. If the number with the digits reversed is subtracted from the original number, the remainder is 3 times the sum of the digits. Find the number. Ans. 42 11. Susies mother is 35 years old. Three years ago, she was four times as old as Susie was then. How old is Susie? Ans. 11 12. Mary is twenty-four. She is twice as old as Ann was when Mary was as old as Ann is now. How old is Ann? Ans. 16 13. In how many minutes after 2 oclock will the hands of the clock extend in opposite directions for the first time? Ans. 43.64 min 14. At what time after 7 oclock will the second hand bisect the hour and the minute hand for the first time? Ans. 7:00:17.66 15. The boat travels downstream in 2/3 the time as it does going upstream. If the velocity of the river current is 8 kph, determine the velocity of the boat in still water. Ans. 40 kph 16. A man walks from his house to the office. If he leave at 8:00 A.M. and walk at the rate of 2 kph, he will arrive 3 minutes earlier, but if he leave at 8:30 A.M. and walk at 3 kph, he will arrive 6 minutes late. What time should he arrive in the office? Ans. 9:06 am 17. A 50 mL 40% acid solution is added to a 150 mL 30% acid solution. What will be the concentration of the resulting mixture? Ans. 32.50 % 18. A can do a piece of work alone in 30 days, B in 20 days, and C in 60 days. If they work together, how many days would it take them to finish the work? Ans. 10 days 19. A gardener can mow a lawn in 3 hours. After 2 hours, it rained and he discontinued the work. In the afternoon, a girl completed the rest of the work in 1 hour and 15 minutes. How long would it take the girl to mow the lawn alone? Ans. 3.75 hrs

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