A SIMPLE BUT VERY USEFUL CAL TECH

TO DETERMINE DISTANCE BETWEEN

TWO POINTS . MY VERY FIRST CAL

TECH INTRODUCED: YEAR 2009
FIND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN A( 3, 4)
and B ( 4 , -6).
Solution:
MODE 2
INPUT | A - B |
A? 3 + 4i =
B? 4 6i =
Result: 101

PAST ECE BOARD EXAM

Find log ( 3 + 4i) base ( 5 3i )
Solution: RADIAN MODE
log ( 3 + 4i ) base ( 5 3i) = ln ( 3 + 4j) / ln (
5 3j )

Store 3 + 4i to A
Store 5 3i to B
ENTER: ( ln |A| + arg(A) i ) / ( ln |B| + arg(B)
i)
Result: 0.687 + 0.7365i

Find the positive square root of 4 6i

Solution:
Store 4 6i to A
ENTER: |A|| Arg( A) / 2| =
RESULT: 2.367 - 1.267i
CHECK: Ans^2 =
Result: 4- 6i

WSD CAL TECH DESIGN: PAST CE

BOARD EXAM
Design a reinforced beam with a balanced
stress reinforcement that will resist a
bending moment of 140 knm. Assume d =
1.5b
fc = 12 Mpa fs = 160 Mpa and n = 8.
Solution: For a balance design , fc and fs/n
must occur simultaneously.
ENTER: MODE 3 2
INPUT:
XY
0 12
1 -160/8
Then get the x intercept: 0 SHIFT 1 5 4 =
Result: 0.375
The NA is at 0.375d from the top.
ENTER: SHIFT 1 5 1 = ( Result: A = 12 ,

store to A)
ENTER: SHIFT 1 5 2 = (Result: B = -32,
store to B )
MODE 1
Get the Moment of the compressive area
with respect to the steel.
(A + Bx)( 1 x ) dx limit from 0 to 0.375
Result: 63/32
Then 63/32 bd^2 = M bd^2 = (140 x 106)/
(63/32) = 71.111 x 106
if d = 1.5b
b(1.5b)^2 = 71.111 x 106
b = 316.16 or 316 mm
and d = 158 mm
The dimension is 316 m x 158 mm
For Area of steel:
Area of Compression = Asfs
(0.375d)(b) fc = As (160)

b = 316 and d = 474

As = 2106 mm2

A CAL TECH LECTURE IN MECHANICS

OF MATERIALS FROM TOLENTINO AND
ASSOCIATES
CAL TECH FOR DETERMINING
PRINCIPAL STRESSES.
SEE FIGURE BELOW
Write as:
-80 -25
-25 50
Note: sigma x = -80 sigma y = 50 (main

diagonal)
Shearing stress -25 ( other diagonal)
(right face of shearing stress = downward
(-) )
MODE 5 3
INPUT [ 1 -trace determinant ]
(eigenvalues )
[ 1 -( -80 + 50) -80(50) 25^2 ]
Ans. 54.64 Mpa -84.64 Mpa

Volume of a prismatoid using CAL TECH

A prismatoid is a polyhedron where all
vertices lie in two parallel planes.
The cross sectional area of a prismatoid
with some reference ( the easiest is the
base ) is a quadratic function of its distance
from the reference. (Taken from my books

on CALCULATOR TECHNIQUES )
Example:
Given a frustum of a cone with base radius
5 m and upper radius 4 m with height 6 m.
1. Find the volume of the frustum of a cone.
2. Find the area 1 m above the base.
3. Find the depth where the volume of the
frustum is equal above and below it.
Solution:
MODE 3 3
INPUT:
XY
0 pi(5)^2
6 pi(4)^2
3 pi ( 4.5)^2 ( Average of the 2 radii )
ENTER: AC
SHIFT 1 5 1 = A = 78.5398 Store to A

SHIFT 1 5 2 = B = -5.236 Store to B

SHIFT 1 5 3 = C = 0.087266 Store to C
To get the area 1 m above the base:
1 SHIFT 1 5 6 = ( 1 y hut ) ( 75.391 m2)
To get the volume:
MODE: 1 A + BX + CX^2 dx from 0 to 6.
Result: 122pi.
Half of this volume is 61pi
To get the depth where the volume is equal
above and below it:
Volume is Ax + Bx^2/2 + Cx^3/3 (Integrate
A + Bx + Cx^2 from 0 to x )
This is the volume at any depth.
MODE 5 4
Input:
[ C/3 B/2 A - 61pi ] =
Result: x = 2.671

130. A set has 5 items and it has a range of

7. The set is composed of the following :
{ 1, 2, m, 5, m2 } with m > 0.
Find the average number in the set. PAST
CE EXAM
Solution:
Range = highest lowest
= m^2-1=7
m=8

To get the average:

MODE 3 1
Input:
1
2
8
5
8
ENTER: AC SHIFT 1 4 2 = 3.766

Binomial Expansion CAL TECH from my

book AMAZING CALCULATOR
TECHNIQUES Expand ( 2x - 3y)^7

179. A boat makes 25 mph in still water. It is

headed N 45deg E. Find the direction of the
course of the boat. The speed of the current
is 7.5 mph PAST CE EXAM
Sketch Below
Direction of the boat:
MODE 2 Arg ( 2545 + 7.50 ) SHIFT 2 1
is the Argument
Result: 35.0730 ( Angle with the x axis )
Course Bearing N 90- 35.073 E = N 54.930
E

160. In a certain triangle ABC, A = 95deg, B

= 50deg and C = 35deg. Which of the
following expression correctly defines the
lengths of the sides of a triangle?
1. AB < BC < CA PAST CE EXAM
2. AC < BC < AB
3. AB < AC < BC
4. BC < AC < AB
See Figure below
Assume AB = 1
MODE 5 1

Input
cos 95 cos 50 1
sin 95 -sin 50 0
AC = 1.34 and BC = 1.74
1 < 1.34 < 1.74

AB < AC < BC Answer.

111. One of the diameters of a frustum of a
sphere is 9.8 cm while the other is 10.4 cm.
If the thickness of the frustum of a sphere is
4.2 cm, find the following:
a. volume of the frustum
b. radius of the sphere
c. area of the zone formed

a = 10.4 b = 9.8 and h = 4.2

CAL TECH:
Input:
X=(A^2-B^2-Y^2)/2y:M=(X^2+A^2 ):
Y/6 (Y^2+3A^2+3B^2 ):2YM
See Figure below
In this CAL TECH ,
X = distance of base with radius a from the
center,
A = radius of circle with base a ,
B = radius of the circle with base b, Y is the
height
Y/6 (Y^2+3A^2+3B^2 ) is the Volume
and 2M is the curved area.

CALC A? 10.4 /2 B? 9.8/2 Y? 4.2

Result:
X = -487/280 M = 5.4831 ( Radius )
Y/6 (Y^2+3A^2+3B^2 )=375.587 Volume
2YM=144.69 Curved Area

84. A man moves from A to B at an average

speed of 4 kph. Had he moved at the rate of
3 2/3 kph, he would have taken 3 more
hours to reach his destination. Find the
distance between A and B.
Solution:
See Figure
Distance = rate x time
y = 4x (1)
y = 11/3 ( x + 3) (2)
Arrange:
-4x + y = 0
-11/3 x + y = 11 Use MODE 5 1
x = 33 kph y = 132 km

33. A rubber ball is dropped from a height of

27 m. Each time that it hits the ground it
bounces to a height of 2/3 of that from which
it fell. Find the total distance traveled by the
ball until it comes to rest.
Solution:
See figure below
Total distance =27+2(18+12+..)
27+ 18/(1-2/3)=81 m.
Note: For an infinite geometric progression
with |r| < 1 ,
S=a1/ ( 1- r)

32. An arch 18 m high has the form of a

parabola with vertical axis. The length of a
horizontal beam placed across the arch 8 m
from the top is 64 m. Find the width of the
arch at the bottom.
PAST CE EXAM
Solution:
See figure below
Model the parabola using MODE 3 3.
Input:

XY
0 64
32 10
-32 10
To find the width of the arc at the bottom:
ENTER: 0 SHIFT 1 5 5 = ( then x 2 ) =

Result: 69.674 m

95. A hemispherical
tank having a top diameter of 40 ft is filled
with oil having a density of 52.4 lb/ft3. Find
the work done in pumping all the water to the

top of the tank.

Solution:
Use Tolentinos Prismatoid CAL TECH
See Figure below
MODE 3 3
Input
Depth Area
XY
00
20 (20)2
40 0
SHIFT 1 5 1 = A = 0
SHIFT 1 5 2 = B = 125.664
SHIFT 1 5 3 = C = - 3.142

Work to pump all the water to the top =

52.4 (020 (A+Bx+Cx^2 )(20-x)dx =
6,584,778.2 ft lbs

101. Given the curves y = sin x and y = cos x

a. Find all possible intersections.
b. Find the area bounded by the curves from x = /4 to 5/4.
Solution:
a. y = sin x , y = cos x
sin x = cos x
tan x = 1 period of tan x =
and tan x is positive in the 1st and 3rd quadrant.
then x = /4 + k() and x = 5/4 + k() k = 0, 1,2
See Figure below:
b. A=(/4) to (5/4) (sin x - cos x ) dx= 2.83

117. Two measurements for angle of

elevations were made on the top of an
inaccessible cliff, one from point A and
another from point B. Point B is 425 nearer
to the cliff than A but 25.6 m lower in
elevation. If the angles of elevation from A
and B are 18.650 and 36.20 respectively,
find the elevation of the top of the cliff if A
has an elevation of 625.4 m. PAST CE
BOARD
Solution:
See Figure below
Equation of A: y = x tan 18.65
Equation of B: y=-25.6+(x-425) tan 36.2
Get the intersection:
Then: x tan 18.650 = -25.6+(x-425) tan 36.2

SHIFT CALC
x = 853.625 m
And y = x tan 18.650 = 288.106
Elevation of the top of the cliff is
288.106 + 625.4 = 913.506 m