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1. What is the weight of the block of ice in 25 in by 25 in by 25 in, if ice weighs 96

percent as much as water, and water weighs 63 lb/ft 3
Solution:

1 ft 3 63 lb
weight of ice=25 x 3 3 x 3 x 93
12
ft
3 3

= 529.78
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2. A contractor agrees to build a dam 150 ft. long and 20 ft. high, 12 ft with at the
bottom and 8 ft wide at the top, for 8.65 dollars per cubic yard. Find the revenue.

1
1 yd 3 $ 8.65
Revenue= ( 8+ 12 ) 20 ft 2 x (150 ft ) x
x
=$ 9611.1111
2
27 ft 3
yd 3
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3. The electric refrigerator is built in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped. Its
inside dimensions are 3 ft by 2.6 ft by 1.8 ft and has a freezing unit with the
dimensions of 1.1 ft by 0.8 ft by 0.7 ft. Find the total capacity of the refrigerator.

V total=( 3 ft . x 2.6 ft x 1.8 ft ) (1.1 ft x 0.8 ft x 0.7 ft . )=13.424 ft 3

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4. A corn crib 20 ft long has a cross section which is represented in the figure. The
crib is entirely filled with corn in the ear. How many bushels of corn does it contain if
2 bu. Of corn on the ear are equal to 1 bu. of shelled corn? (use the approx., 1 bu =
1

1
4

cu. Ft.)

10ft
8ft.
15 ft.

1
1 bu
1 bu of shelled corn
cornthe ear= ( 10+15 ) sq ft . x 2 ft . x
x
=800 bu of shelled corn
2
1
2bu of corn onthe ear
1 cu . ft .
4
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1. A garden plot is to contain 200 sq. ft. If the length is to be twice its width, what
should its dimension be?
A =w ; l=2w
A=lw=2w(w)= 2w2

200 sq ft 2 w
=
2
2

100 sq ft= w 2
w=10 ft.;
l=20ft.
2. Building bricks are closely stacked in a pile 7ft high, 36 ft long and 12 ft wide. If
the bricks are 2 inby 4 in, how many bricks are in the pile?

1 ft 3
3
1728

(2)(4)(9)
7 ( 36 ) ( 12 ) ft 3
no . of piles=

1. What are the slope and angle of inclination of a line segment connecting the
points A(-5,8) and B(7,-2)

m=

28
=5/6
7(5)

=tan 1

( 56 )+180=140.1944

2. Determine the area of a polygon with consecutive vertices at (3,1), (0,8), (5,2), (7,0), and (-4,-5)
A= [24 + 0 + 0 +35 -4 (0 40 14 -0 -15)]
=62

3.Find the directed distance from the line 4x 2y -17 = 0 to the point (3,-1)

Ax 1+ By 1+C
A 2+ B 2

d=

( 4 )( 3 ) + (2 )(1 )17
=

(4 )2+(3)2
3 5
10

4. Find the distance between the lines 6x + 8y -15 = 0 and 3x + 4y + 12 = 0

d=

(15 )

6 + 8
2

12
39
=
2
2
3 + 4 10

5. The segment from A(-1,-1) to B(3,1) is extended 2/5 of its original length. Find the
abscissa of the new end point.

AP 1+ 2/5
=
=7 /2
PB 2/5
r 1 +r
r 1 x B +r +x
x=

x=

7 ( 3 )+ (2 ) (1)
=23 /5
72

6. Find the angle from the line passing through (4,3) and (-2,-1) to the line passing
to (5,-2) and (-1,4)

1=

3+1 2
=
4+2 3

m 2=

24
=1
5+1
2
3
+180=101.31
2
1+ (1 )
3

( ( ))
1

B=tan1