MODELING A STRAIGHT LINE

1. Given A( 3, 6) and B( -1, 7)

a. slope? -0.25 or -1/4
b. equation? y = 6.75 – 0.25x
c? x intercept Ans 27
d? y intercept Ans. 6.75
e? value of y when x = 1 Ans. 6.5
f. value of x when y = 6.1 Ans. 2.6
g. distance between AB. Ans. 4.123
Graph.

MODELING A PARABOLA
Given 3 points A( 1,10), B( -2,1) and ( -3, 14).

a. Equation of the parabola: Ans. y = -1 + 7x + 4x2

b. Value of y when x = 2. Ans. -4
c. Values of when y = 2. Ans. 0.356 and -2.106
d. Vertex of the parabola: (-0.875, -4.0625 )
f. Values of y when x = -3 up to x = 3 at interval of 0.5.
Ans.
x F(x)
-3 14
-2.5 6.5
-2 1
-1.5 -2.5
-1 -4
-0.5 -3.5
….

Application 1:
Shear and Moment Diagram: Example 1
Centroids and Moment Of Inertia
Ans. Lowest point of cable from A = 17.5359
TB = 154.415 kN TA = 261.373 kN Tc = 214.66 kN

Application from Algebra:

Given the sequence 7 12 17 223 ….
Find
a. 8 th term Ans. 42
b. 12 th term: Ans. 62
c. Which term in the sequence is 262 ? Ans. 52
d. Sum of the 1st 3 terms. Ans. 36
e. Sum of the 1st 30 terms. 2385
f. How many terms must be added so that the sum is 4180? Ans. 40
g. What is the 41st term? Anns. 207
Given Triangle ABC.
EX? Ans. 59.716
Angle E ? 680 28’ 29.82’’
Angle X? 60028’29.82’’
Engineering Economy
Depreciation Techniques
First Cost = 10,000
Salvage Value = 1,000
Life = 10 years
 Error = 18.07 + 16.82i Cd = 18.07 and CLat = 16.82 LEC = 24.69

LINE DMD DPD

AB 45.73 491.9
BC 700.62 1571.47
CD 2097.77 1830.74
DE 3101.59 501.91
EF 2202.78 -624.23
FA 544.08 -374.97

Area = 1, 715,250
1. Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 years. a) If the initial amount is 300g, how much is left after 2000
years? b) If initial amount is 400 grams, when will there be 350g left?
Ans. 235.53 g, 1103.86 years
2. A bacteria culture initially contains 100 cells and grows at a rate proportional to its size. After an hour
the population has increased to 420. a) Find an expression for the number of bacteria after t hours. b)
Find the number of bacteria after 3 hours. c) Find the rate of growth after 3 hours. d) When will the
population reach 10,000?
a) A(t)=100e^(1.435t) bacteria
b) 7409 bacteria
c) 10632 bacteria/hr
d) 3.21 hours
3. Suppose a flu virus is spreading through a population of 50,000 at a rate proportional both to the
number of people already infected and to the number still uninfected. If 100 people were infected
yesterday and 130 are infected today.
a. Determine how many will be infected a week from today.
Ans. 808 people : Hint: 1/x – 1/Po = Ae^(Bt)