MILITAR UNIVERSITY OF NEW GRANADA

BASIC MATH WORKSHOP

1. COORDINATE GEOMETRY AND CIRCLE

a. ¿Which of the points 𝑃(−6,3) or 𝑄(3,0) is closer to the point 𝑅(−2,1)?
b. Find the lengths of the medians of the triangle with vértices 𝐴(1,0), 𝐵(3,6), and 𝐶(8,2). (A median is a
line segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.)
c. Determine whether the given points are on the graph of the equation.
𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 = 4; (0, −2), (1, −2), (0, −2)
d. Find an equation of the circle that satisfies the given conditions: Endpoints of a diameter are R(-1, 2) and
S(9, -22).
e. Show that the equation represents a circle, and find the center and radius of the circle.
𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 8𝑦 + 7 = 0.
f. Find the 𝑥 and 𝑦 intercepts and test for symmetry 𝑥 4 𝑦 4 + 2𝑥 2 𝑦 2 + 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦 = 72
g. Find the 𝑥 and 𝑦 intercepts and test for symmetry 𝑥𝑦 = 2
h. Find the 𝑥 and 𝑦 intercepts and test for symmetry 𝑥 2 +𝑦 3 + 3𝑥 2 𝑦 2 = 8
i. Sketch the region given by the set {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∕ 𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 ≥ 6}.
j. Circle lies in the second quadrant, tangent to both 𝑥-and 𝑦-axes; radius 3.
k. Show that the equation represents a circle, and find the center and radius of the circle
2𝑥 2 +2𝑦 2 + 6𝑥 − 𝑦 = 0.
l. Determine the abscissa of point A if the ordinate is -3 and the distance to point B (-5,9) is 15
m. Find the area of the region that lies outside the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4 but inside the circle
𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 − 4𝑦 − 12 = 0
n. Show that the triangle with vertices A(0,2), B(-3,-1), and C(-4,3) is isosceles
o. If M(6,8) is the midpoint of the line segment AB and if A has coordinates (2,3), find the coordinates of B.

2. LINES
2.1 Find an equation of the line that satisfies the given conditions.
a. Through (3, −2); parallel to the line 5𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 1 = 0. Plot on the same plane.
b. Through (2, −3); perpendicular to the line 𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2 = 0 Plot on the same plane.
c. Through (1, −2); parallel to the line passing through (−3, −2) and (4, −1)
d. Find an equation for the line tangent to the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 25 at the point (3, −4).
e. Show that if the 𝑥- and 𝑦-intercepts of a line are nonzero numbers 𝑎 and 𝑏, then the equation of the
line can be written in the form
𝑥 𝑦
+ =1
𝑎 𝑏
This is called the two-intercept form of the equation of a line.
2.2 Solve
a. Un small business buys a computer for $2’800.000. After 5 years the value of the computer is
expected to be $400.000. For accounting purposes the business uses linear depreciation to assess the
value of the computer at a given time. This means that if 𝑉 is the value of the computer at time 𝑡,
then a linear equation is used to relate 𝑉 and 𝑡.
a.1 Find a linear equation that relates 𝑉 and 𝑡.
a.2 Sketch a graph of this linear equation.
a.3 What do the slope and 𝑉-intercept of the graph represent?
a.4 Find the depreciated value of the computer 3 years from the date of purchase.
 b. Some scientists believe that the average surface temperature of the world has been rising steadily.
The average surface temperature can be modeled by
𝑇 = 0.02𝑡 + 12
where 𝑇 is temperature in °𝐶 and 𝑡 is years since 1990.
b.1 What do the slope and 𝑇-intercept represent?
b.2 Use the equation to predict the average global Surface temperature in 2050.
c. The manager of a furniture Factory finds that it costs $3.200 to manufacture 100 chairs in one day
and $5.400 to produce 300 chairs in one day.
c.1 Assuming that the relationship between cost and the number of chairs produced is linear, find an
equation that expresses this relationship. Then graph the equation.
c.2 What is the slope of the line in part (a), and what does it represent?
c.3 What is the y-intercept of this line, and what does it represent?
d. The monthly cost of driving a car depends on the number of miles driven. Lynn found that in May
her driving cost was $380 for 480 mi and in June her cost was $460 for 800 mi. Assume that there
is a linear relationship between the monthly cost C of driving a car and the distance driven
d.1. Find a linear equation that relates C and d.
d.2. Use part (a) to predict the cost of driving 1600 mi per month.
d.3. Draw the graph of the linear equation. What does the slope of the line represent?
d.4. What does the y-intercept of the graph represent?

3. SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS
3.1 Find all solutions of the system of equations and solve by the graphical method
3𝑥 + 1 = 𝑦 − 8
a. {
4𝑦 + 3 = 7 − 4𝑥
5𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 1
b. {
3𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 7
5𝑥 + 3 = 2 − 3𝑦
c. {
7𝑦 + 5 = 𝑥 − 10
2𝑥 − 1 = 𝑦
d. {
2𝑦 − 7 = 𝑥
5𝑥 − 6𝑦 = −7
e. {
4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 10
3 − 2(𝑥 − 1) = 𝑦
f. {
2𝑥 − 1 = 3 − (𝑦 − 1)

3.2. Solve

a. A man flies a small airplane from Fargo to Bismarck, North Dakota a distance of 240mi. Because he
is flying into a head wind, the trip takes him 2 hours. On the way back, the wind is still blowing at
the same speed, so the return trip takes only 1 h 20 min. What is his speed in still air, and how fast is
the wind blowing?
b. A customer in a coffee shop purchases a blend of two coffees: JV, costing $21.000 a pound, and SL,
costing $33.600 a pound. He buys 3 lb of the blend, which costs him $69.300. How many pounds of
each kind went into the mixture?
c. A woman invests a total of $20.000.000 in two accounts, one paying 5% and the other paying 6%
simple interest per year. Her annual interest is $1.120.000. How much did she invest at each rate?
d. The sum of two numbers is twice their difference. The larger number is 6 more than twice the smaller.
Find the numbers.
e. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 7. When the digits are reversed, the number is increased
by 27. Find the number.