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Contenido
NÚMEROS................................................................................................................................................3
POTENCIAS Y RAÍCES ................................................................................................................................ 11
SUCESIONES Y PROGRESIONES .................................................................................................................... 17
PROPORCIONALIDAD ................................................................................................................................ 25
POLINOMIOS .......................................................................................................................................... 35
ECUACIONES........................................................................................................................................... 41
SISTEMAS DE ECUACIONES......................................................................................................................... 49
RECTA, PARÁBOLA E HIPÉRBOLA ................................................................................................................. 59
FUNCIONES ............................................................................................................................................ 69
ESTADÍSTICA ........................................................................................................................................... 77
PROBABILIDAD ........................................................................................................................................ 91
ÁREAS Y VOLÚMENES.............................................................................................................................. 99
TRANSFORMACIONES EN EL PLANO. MOSAICOS ........................................................................................... 105
APÉNDICE: LUGARES GEOMÉTRICOS........................................................................................................... 111
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NÚMEROS
Naturales : son 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,…
Enteros se obtienen añadiendo los opuestos -1,-2,-3,… y los Racionales dividiendo.
Reales : son el conjunto de los números con decimales.
1) Paréntesis.
Regla de los signos
2) Potencias y raíces. +·+=+
+·-=-
3) Multiplicaciones y divisiones -·+=-
-·-=+
4) Sumas y restas.
Tipos de decimales:
Exacto: vienen de una división exacta. Sólo tienen algunos decimales.
Periódico: vienen de una división no exacta. Un grupo de decimales (periodo) se repite
infinitamente. Son puros si toda la parte decimal es periódica. Si no, son mixtos.
Irracionales ( ): no son fracciones, y tienen infinitos decimales no periódicos.
Notación científica: escribir el número como un decimal entre 1 y 9, por una potencia de 10.
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NUMBERS
Natural : they are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,…
Integer they are formed by adding their opposites -1,-2,-3,… and Rationals dividing.
Real : they are the set of all decimal numbers.
1) Parentheses (brackets).
Rules of signs
2) Exponents and roots. +·+=+
+·-=-
3) Multiplication and divisions
-·+=-
4) Addition and subtraction. -·-=+
(*) Complex fraction: when the numerator or denominator contains a fraction. E.g.: .
(*) Absolute value: it is the number without its sign. |-2| = 2, and |+2| = 2.
Absolute Error: difference (without sign) between the exact value and the approximation.
Relative Error: absolute error divided by the exact value (expressed in percentage).
Scientific notation: write the number as a decimal between 1 and 9 times a power of 10.
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NUMBERS – REVISION EXERCISES
1. Find the LCM and GCD of the following numbers:
Solutions:
a) 40, 105 and 160 b) 72, 120 and 210 c) 54, 126 and 180.
Solutions:
a) b) 2.8 c) d)
e) f) g) h)
Solutions:
a) b) c) d)
e) 3.1875 f) g) h) .
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OPERATIONS INVOLVING FRACTIONS – PRACTICE
a) = b) = c) =
d) = e) = f) =
g) h) i)
a) = b) 1+2=
c) = d) =
e) = f) =
3. Work out
a) = b) =
c) = d) =
e) = f) =
4. Work out:
a) = b) c)
d) e) = f)
Solutions:
1. [a] 1 [b] [c] 2. [d] -4 [e] - [f] [g] -25 [h] [i] .
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Numbers - Word Problems
1. A water pitcher (jarra) weighs 0.64 kg when empty and 1.728 kg when
filled with water. How much does the water weigh? [Sol: 1.088kg]
2. Eva is on a diet which states that she cannot consume more than 600
calories in one meal. Yesterday she had lunch: 125 g of bread, 140 g of
asparagus, 45 g of cheese and an apple of 130 g.
If 1 g of bread has 3.3 calories, 1 g of asparagus, 0.32, 1 g of cheese, 1.2, and 1 g of an
apple 0.52. Did Eva follow her diet?
3. Juan has got €200 in the bank. He pays a bill for 5 books, which cost €30 each. Then, he
earns his pay (paga) of the last seven days (€40 per day). Last, he withdraws (sacar) €200
and buys a €320 game console. Represent the situation of his account using an integer.
Does he have money or does he owe money? How much?
4. A gardener (jardinero) fills 1/5 of his vegetable garden with potatoes, 2/3 with
cabbage (col) and the rest, which amounts to 120 square metres, with onions. 120m2
What portion of the garden occupy the onions? What is the area of the garden?
5. A car dealer is selling a new model for €12,000, with one sixth of the price to be paid
upfront (por adelantado) and the rest in forty equal monthly instalments (plazos).
How much is paid upfront? How much is each monthly instalment? [Sol: 2000 and 250]
6. A thrifty (ahorrador) individual has €245,000 in his current account. He invests two-fifths
of the money in shares (acciones) in an insurance company.
How much is that? How much is left in the account? [Sol: Invests €98,000. 147,000 left]
7. A shelf (estantería) in a supermarket holds 80 one-quarter litre bottles and 44 one and a
half litre bottles. How many litres are there on the shelf? [Sol: 86 litres]
8. Juan moves forward of a metre with each step. How many steps must he take to
complete a 9 kilometre walk? [Sol: 10,800 steps]
9. Victoria is planning for her holiday. She calculates that if she spends a third of her savings
(ahorros) on a plane ticket and a quarter on a hotel, she will still have €450 left. How
much money does she have?
What fraction of her money will she spend? What fraction will she keep?
How much money does she have?
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Use scientific notation to solve the following problems
11. The distance between the Sun and Earth is approximately 150,000,000 km. Write it using
scientific notation. [Sol: 1.5×108km]
13. The radius of the sun is 695 500 km. What is its approximate volume written in Scientific
notation? [Hint: V= ] [Sol: 1.409×1018km3.]
14. The mass of the Moon is 73,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. What is this written in
Scientific notation? [Sol: 7.3 × 1022 kg]
15. The speed of light in a vacuum is 299 792 458 m/s. What is this written in Scientific
notation? [Sol: 2.997 924 58×108 m/s]
16. Photocopy paper is packaged in reams (“muchas páginas”; 500 sheets). The thickness of
the pack is 41 mm. What is the thickness of one sheet of paper written in Scientific
Notation using meters? [Sol: 8.2×10-2mm=8.2×10-5 m]
17. The rest mass of an electron is 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 910 938 kg.
What is this written in Scientific notation? [Sol: 9.10938 × 10-31kg]
18. The human eye blinks (parpadear) about 6.25·106 times each year. About how many
times has the eye of a 14 year old blinked? (Use scientific notation). [Sol: 8.75 × 107]
19. If the average person eats 2.3 slices of pizza per week, how many slices of pizza are
consumed in Alabama (population: 5.8·105) in one week? [Sol: 1.334 × 106 slices]
20. A tiny space inside a computer chip has been measured to be 0.00000256m wide,
0.00000014m long and 0.000275m high. What is its volume? [Sol: 9.856×10-17m3]
21. The speed of light is 3·108 meters/second. If the sun is 1.5·1011 meters from earth, how
many seconds does it take light to reach the earth? And minutes? [Sol: 500s=8m20s]
(Hint: Use scientific notation and write an equation and to solve it)
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3º ESO Mathematics Exam (trial exam) IES Extremadura
Bilingual section
NUMBERS.
Calculations (4 pts.)
3) (1 pt.) =
4) (1 pt.) =
5) (1 pt.) =
6) (1 pt.) =
a) = b) 3.36363636...= c)
d) 6.25= e) =
10) (1 pt.) Oil (petróleo) reserves in the United States are estimated to be 3.5·1010 barrels.
Consumption amounts to (asciende a) 3.2·109 barrels per year.
At this rate (a este ritmo), how long would US oil reserves last?
What should be the consumption if we want the oil to last 30 years?)
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POTENCIAS Y RAÍCES
Ejercicio: memoriza y escribe usando raíces 23=8, 33=27, 43=64, 53=125, 63=216, 73=343.
Base Exponente par: se quita el signo del paréntesis. (-5)2=52=25, pero -52= -25.
negativa Exponente impar: el signo sale fuera del paréntesis (-5)3=-53=-125.
57 57
Misma base: se restan los exponentes 5 3 ,
5 7 ( 4) 511
54 5 4
División 4
Mismos exponentes: se dividen las bases 154 15
34 81 .
54 5
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POWERS AND ROOTS
- If the index is even, there is no root for negative numbers. If it is odd, the root does exist.
E.g.: DO NOT EXIST, but .
Exercise: memorize and write using roots 23=8, 33=27, 43=64, 53=125, 63=216, 73=343.
Properties of Exponents
Negative Exponent even: remove the sign in parenthesis. (-5)2=52=25, but -52= -25.
base Exponent odd: put the sign outside the parenthesis (-5)3=-53=-125.
57 57
Same base: subtract exponents 4
53 , 4
5 7 ( 4) 511
5 5
Division 4
Same exponents: divide the bases 154 15
34 81 .
5
4
5
Fractional Turns into a radical. The denominator is the index of the root
1
exponent 4
16 2 16 16 4 .
2 2 16
7 7 4 7
,
25 25 25 5
Properties of radicals
Take out factors: find the root of each factor in the radicand. E.g.
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POWERS AND ROOTS – REVISION EXERCISES
1. Write using only one radical (or find the result)
a) b) c)
d) e) f)
Solutions: a) b) c) d) e) 6 f) .
a) b) c)
d) e) f)
Solutions: a) b) c) 10 d) e) f) .
a) b) c)
d) 22·7 e) f)
Solutions: a) b) c) d) e) f) .
a) b) c)
d) = e) f)
Solutions: a) b) c) d) e) f) .
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OPERATIONS INVOLVING POWERS AND ROOTS – PRACTICE
a) = b) =
c) = d) 110 =
e) = f) =
2. Work out
a) = b) =
c) = d) =
e) + = f) =
3. Work out:
a) = b) =
c) = d) 5-1+ =
e) + 2= f) =
Solutions:
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3º ESO Mathematics Exam (trial exam) IES Extremadura
Bilingual section
e) f) g) 52·82·40-6=
2) (1 pt.) =
3) (1 pt.) =
4) (1 pt.) =
5) (1 pt.) =
Radicals (5 pts.)
a) = b) = c) =
a) 500 b)
5
4 6 ·712·1010·4 c)
5
20 4
a) 3 5 b) 4 10
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9) (1 pt.) Simplify:
a) 14 13 16 13 42 13
b) 5 45 3 80 8 405
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SUCESIONES Y PROGRESIONES
Sucesión: es un conjunto de números (términos) ordenado (hay primero, segundo, tercero,…)
Suelen representarse como a1, a2, a3,… Ej. Para (2, 4, 6,…) a1=2, a2=4, a3=6,…
Término general an: fórmula que representa el valor del término en el lugar “n”.
Progresión aritmética: cuando cada término se obtiene sumando siempre el mismo número
al anterior. El número se llama diferencia (d). Ej. (1, 3, 5, 7, …), se obtiene sumando 2.
Término general:
Término general:
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SEQUENCES AND PROGRESSIONS
Sequence: is a set of ordered numbers (terms) (there is a first one, second one, third one,…)
They are normally represented by a1, a2, a3,… E.g in (2, 4, 6,…) a1=2, a2=4, a3=6,…
General Term an: formula that represents the value of the “nth ” term.
Arithmetic progression: when each successive term is obtained by adding always the same
number to the previous term. This number is called difference (d).
E.g. (1, 3, 5, 7…), is obtained by adding 2.
General term:
Geometric progression: when each successive term is obtained by multiplying the previous
term always by the same factor. The number is called ratio (r).
E.g.. (2, 4, 8, 16…), is obtained by multiplying by 2.
General term:
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SEQUENCES – REVISION EXERCISES
{30,25,20,15,…}. a10=
{-10,-7,-4,…} a12=
2. Compute the general term for the following sequences (0.75 pts. each section):
15 13 11 9
a) , , , ,... . an=
2 4 8 16
4. Laura is going to deposit €15,000 in a bank for 10 years. She wants to know how much will she
have after those 10 years, and how much she will have earned.
a) If we use simple interest of 3 %:
b) If we use compound interest of 3 %
Solutions:
[2] a) , b) . a6=312.5
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5. Find the general term for the following sequences, and find the missing terms:
a) , b) , c) ;
d) , e) , f) ;
g) h)
6. Find the general term and sums for the following arithmetic progressions:
7. Find the general term and sums for the following geometric progressions:
Solutions:
[5] a) ; b) ; c) ;
d) ; e) ; f) ;
g) ; h) ;
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SEQUENCES AND PROGRESSIONS - WORD PROBLEMS
(*) Use the progressions formulas to compute the totals in the problems.
2. The teacher gave 18 gold stickers (pegatinas doradas) to the first student, 24 gold stickers
to the second student, 30 gold stickers to the third student, and 36 gold stickers to the
fourth student. If this pattern (pauta) continues, how many gold stickers will the teacher
give to the fifth student?
How many stickers will he give in total?
3. A new cookbook is becoming popular. The local bookstore ordered 1 copy in May, 5
copies in June, 25 copies in July, and 125 copies in August. If this pattern (pauta)
continues, how many copies will the bookstore order in September?
How many copies will it order in total?
5. Luisa picked 2 flowers from the first bush (arbusto), 4 flowers from the second bush, 8
flowers from the third bush, and 16 flowers from the fourth bush. If this pattern (pauta)
continues, how many flowers will Luisa pick from the fifth bush? How many will be in
total? [ (*) Use a sequences formulas] [Sol: 32; 62 in total]
6. In a theatre, there are 28 chairs in the first row, 32 chairs in the second row, 36 chairs in
the third row and 40 chairs in the fourth row. If this pattern continues: how many chairs
will there be in the twelfth row? If there are 15 rows, what is the capacity of the theatre?
[Sol: 840 chairs]
7. We have a 40m deep well (tenemos un pozo de 40m de profundidad). We have paid €7.5
for the first metre and for each successive metre €2.3 more than for the previous. How
much does the well cost? [Sol: €2094]
8. Juan has €90 in a savings account. The interest rate is 5% per year and is not
compounded. How much interest will he earn in 5 years? How much will he have?
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9. Certain businessman earns per year a 6% more than the previous year. If the first year he
earned €25,000, how much will he earn the 10 th year? How much in those 10 years?
10. We are paying a debt. The first week we pay €5, the next week €9; then €13, €17, and
so on. If we pay in 30 weeks, how much do we owe (debemos)? [Sol: €2010]
12. Monica has €80 in a savings account that earns 10% interest, compounded annually. How
much will she have in 3 years? [Sol: €106.48]
13. Angeles has €90 in a savings account that earns 5% annually. The interest is not
compounded. How much will she have in 2 years? [Sol: €99]
14. Compute the principal we have to pay in an account that pays a 5% of compounded
interest if we want to get €1,526.50 in twelve years. And how much if the interest is
simple? [Sol: €460.63; and €954.06 if it is simple]
15. The ending balances in Carissa’s savings account for each of the past four years form the
sequence {$1,000, $1,100, $1,210, $1,331,...}. Is the sequence arithmetic, geometric, or
neither? Find the next two terms of the sequence. [Sol: Geom. a5=1464.1, a6=1610.51]
16. A large pizza at Joe’s Pizza Shack costs $7 plus $0.80 per topping. Write a sequence of
pizza prices consisting of pizzas with no toppings, pizzas with one topping, pizzas with two
toppings, and pizzas with three toppings. Is the sequence arithmetic, geometric, or
neither? How do you know? [Sol: Arithmetic. an=6.20+0.8n]
17. A family purchased furniture on an interest-free payment plan with a fixed monthly
payment. Their balances after each of the first four payments were $1,925, $1,750,
$1,575, and $1,400.
a) Is the sequence of the balances arithmetic, geometric, or neither? Explain how you
know. If it is arithmetic or geometric, state the common difference or common ratio.
b) Continue to find the terms of the sequence of balances until you get a term of 0. After
how many payments will the balance be $0?
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3º ESO Mathematics Exam (trial exam) IES Extremadura
Bilingual section
1. (3 pts.) Fill the chart using progressions (0.25 pts. each cell):
Terms Description General Term Some terms…
{2,4,6,8,…}. a6=
{20,15,10,…} a8=
2. (1.5 pts.) Compute the general term of the following sequences (0.5 pts. each section):
a) , , , ,... . an=
15 13 11 9
3 7 11 15
4. (1 pt.) During December, a shop manager has been taking note of his electricity
consumption. The first day, it was 2Kwh; the second, 5Kwh and so on, increasing in
arithmetic progression.
a) What was the consumption the day 31st?
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PROPORCIONALIDAD
- Proporción: igualdad entre dos razones (cociente de magnitudes). El número obtenido se
llama constante de proporcionalidad. Ejemplo: es una proporción y la constante es 2.5.
Además, 5 y 10 se llaman extremos, y 2 y 25 medios.
(*) Compuesta: si está relacionada con más de una magnitud al mismo tiempo.
Ejemplo: el espacio recorrido con la velocidad y la duración de un viaje.
Propiedad fundamental: “El producto de los medios es igual al producto de los extremos”.
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PROPORTIONALITY
- Proportion: statement that two ratios (quotient of magnitudes) are equal. The number
obtained is called proportionality constant. Example: is a proportion and the constant
is 2.5. Moreover, 5 and 10 are called extremes, and 2 and 25 means.
(*) Compound: when two or more magnitudes are involved in the relationship
Example: the distance travelled with speed and duration of a travel.
Propiedad fundamental: “El producto de los medios es igual al producto de los extremos”.
E.g. for , 3x=1·25 And in , x·x=1·25; x2=25. “x” is the mean proportional.
- For Proportional Distribution, the amount to share out corresponds to the total.
(*) Distribution with compound proportion: first you have to put the magnitudes together by
multiplying them (or dividing if it is inverse proportion).
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PROPORTIONALITY - WORD PROBLEMS
1. In a shipment of 400 parts, 14 are found to be defective. How many defective parts
should be expected in a shipment of 1000? [35 parts]
2. A piece of cable 8.5 cm long weighs 52 grams. What will a 10-cm length of the same cable
weigh? [61.18 grams]
4. 2 gardeners fence in a garden in 9 hours. How long would it have taken for 6 equally
productive gardeners? [3 hours]
5. Mary can read 25 pages in 30 minutes. How long would it take her to read a 100 page
book? [120 minutes]
6. An employee working at an electronics store earned $3582 for working 3 months during
the summer. What did the employee earn for the first two months? [$2388]
7. A farmer has enough grain to feed 60 cattle (ganado) for 25 days. He sells 10 cattle. For
how many days will the grain last now? [100 days]
8. A company’s quality control department found and average of 5 defective models for
every 1000 models that were checked. If the company produced 60,000 models in a year,
how many of them would be expected to be defective? [300 defective models]
9. To determine the number of deer in a forest, a forest ranger tags 280 and releases them
back into the forest. Later, 405 deer are caught, out of which 45 of them are tagged.
Estimate how many deer are in the forest. [2520 deer]
10. The ratio of men to women at a class is 6 to 5. How many women students are there if
there are 3600 men? [3000 women]
11. A town has 800 inhabitants. Twelve percent of them have never seen the sea. How many
of the inhabitants have never seen the sea? [96 inhabitants]
12. It takes 20 hours for a tap (grifo) with a flow of 15 litres per minute to fill a tank (depósito)
with water. How long will it take if its flow is reduced to 12 litres per minute? [25 hours]
13. A farmer harvests 25,000 kg. of corn and sells 85% to an animal feed factory. How many
kilos did the feed factory buy? [21,250kg.]
14. A 1 kilo cake contains 150 grams of sugar. What percentage of the cake is sugar? [15%]
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15. In a football team, 12 players have missed practice. This is 40% of all the players. How
many players are on the team? [Sol: 30 players]
16. Ana lost 12kilos, which is 15% of what she weighed one year ago. How much did she
weigh one year ago? [Sol: 80kg.]
17. A farmer has got food enough for 1200 rabbits for 180 days. If he sells 300 rabbits, how
long will the food last? [240 days.]
18. The price of a bus ticket used to be €2, but today it goes up 5%. How much will a ticket
cost from now on? [€2.10]
19. In a given population, 2,480 people last year had the flu. This year the number is 30%
lower. How many people had the flu this year? [1736 people]
20. A company with 1,675 employees cuts its staff by 8%. How many employees does it have
after the cut? [1206 employees]
21. Three partners make €12,900 in a business. Juan put €18,000, Antonio €15,000 and Marta
€10,000. How much should each of them receive? [€5,400,: €4,500 and €3,000.]
22. Two workers earn 660€ for a job. The first one worked for 4 days and the second one
worked for 7 days. How much should they receive? [Sol: €240 and €420]
Geometric proportionality
23. Use similarity of figures to work out the missing side lengths. Round to tenths.
Sol: 3.9 and 4.8 Sol:6.4 and 7.6 Sol:7.8 and 6.3
Sol: 4.3 and 6.5 Sol: 2 and 4.1 Sol: 7.3 and 11.1
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3
[11] [12] [13]
8 10
Sol: 4.5 and 2.6 Sol: 2.6 and 6.5 Sol: 7.8, 6 and 7.7 and 3.7
24. Find the ratio of similarity (r). Then use it to find the surface of the larger base (A) and the
volume of the big pyramid/cone (V). Finally, work out the frustum’s volume (F).
[Calcula la razón de semejanza (r). Luego úsala para encontrar el área de la base mayor (A) y el volumen de la
pirámide/cono grande (V). Por último, deduce el volumen del tronco (F)].
a) b) 4cm c)
12cm 1.2cm3 2cm
10.7cm
3
4cm 1.8cm2
2
8cm
8cm 8cm
9.3cm3
7cm2
d) 9.17dm
3
2.5dm e) f)
2cm
5.5dm2 2cm3 3cm3
5cm
g) h) 9m i) 1cm
3m
0.44cm3 2
1.75cm 3.5cm
1m
3
7m2 7m
2
0.28m 0.4m
3
0.04m
Solutions:
a) r=2, A=32cm2, V=85.6cm3, F=74.9cm3. b) r=3, A=63cm2, V=251.1cm3, F=241.8cm3.
2 3 3 2 3 3
c) r=4, A=28.8cm , V=76.8cm , F=75.6cm . d) r=2.5, A=34.38dm , V=143.28dm , F=134.11dm .
e) r=2, A=12cm2, V=16cm3, F=14cm3. f) r=2.5, A=18cm2, V=24cm3, F=21cm3.
2 3 3 2 3 3
g) r=2.5, A=1.75m , V=0.63m , F=0.59m . h) r=3, A=63m , V=189m , F=182m .
i) r=3.5, A=21.44cm2, V=18.87cm3, F=18.43cm3.
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Compound proportion:
25. Two workers channel (canalizar) 100m pipes (tuberías) in 10 days. How long will take 5
workers to channel 350m pipes.
26. 10 men can lay a road 75 Km. long in 5 days. In how many days can 15 men lay a road 45
Km. Long?
27. Wheat (trigo) costing €480 is needed to feed 8 people over (durante) 20 days. What is the
cost of wheat required to feed 12 people over 15 days?
28. In a ship, they have food enough for 400 people and 64 days if they have portions of 1960g.
How much could they eat if there were 140 people but the trip lasted 80 days?
29. In a workshop (taller), spending 8 hours per day, it has taken them 5 days to make 1,000
pieces. How long will take them to make 3,000 pieces working 10 hours per day? [12 days]
30. The dorm (residencia de estudiantes) charges $6300, for 35 students for 24 days, in how
many days will the dorm charges be $3375 for 25 students? [Sol: 18 days]
31. 24 men working at 8 hours per day can do a piece of work in 15 days. In how many days
can 20 men working at 9 hours per days do the same work? [Sol: 16 days]
32. Working 8 hours per day, a glass factory makes 6,000 bottles in 3 days. How long would it
take it to 10,000 bottles working 10 hours per day? [Sol: 4 days]
33. In order to finish a building work in 360 days, 30 workers are needed working 8 hours per
day. How long will it take to finish to 45 workers working 6 hours per day? [Sol: 320 days]
34. A transport company charges €80 for carrying 1500kg of goods a distance of 100km. How
much will charge for carrying 4500kg a distance of 250km? [Sol: €600]
35. Working 8 hours per day a textile factory makes 15,000 pairs of socks in 12 days.
- How many pairs of socks will it produce over the next ten days if it doubles its working
hours (to 16 hours)? [Sol: 25,000 pairs]
- And how many days does it need to make 20,000 socks, working 16 hours? [Sol: 8 days]
36. 20 cows consume 600kg of feed in three weeks. How many kg. of feed do 30 cows
consume in one month (4 weeks)? [Sol: 1200kg]
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Proportional distribution
37. In a competition, Pedro achieved a 10m shot with a 4kg weight and Oscar a 6m shot with a
3kg weight. Distribute a €174 prize directly to the weight and the distance.
38. A company is going to distribute €2,250 among three employees. Juan is 35 years old and
earns €1,400 monthly. Ana is 24 and earns 1,200, and Luis is 48 and earns €1,600. The
distribution will be directly proportional to their ages and inversely to their salaries.
39. A company is giving €750 gratification to three of their typist. Ana typed 250 pages and but
had 5 typing errors per page, Juan 240 pages and had 4 errors per page, and María 280 but
had 7 errors per page. Distribute the gratification proportionally among them (directly to
the pages and inversely to the typing errors).
40. Distribute a €450 bonus (gratificación) between two employees, proportionally to the
number of hours worked and new clients made and inversely to the extra-money spent.
Luis: 40hours, 20 clients and €100 extra. Julián: 35 hours, 18 clients and €90 extra.
41. Distribute 528€ between two brothers directly to their ages and final marks:
Juan is 15 and got 8 points. Virginia is 16 and got 9 points. [Sol: Juan €240; Virginia €288.]
42. We have paid two teams 6888€ for clearing a forest. There are 12 people in the first team
and they worked for 8 days. In the second, there are 15 people and they worked for 10
days. How much should receive each team? [Sol: 1stteam: €2688; 2nd team €4200.]
43. Luis and Sonia got 430 points in a trivia competition. Luis answered correctly 23 questions
in 10 minutes, and Sonia 30 questions in 15 minutes. Distribute the points proportionally to
the questions and inversely to the time spent. [Sol: Luis: 230 points; Sonia: 200 points]
44. A hospital is sending 28 patients to other hospitals. Distribute the patients proportionally
to the available (disponible) beds and inversely to the distance. Hospital A: 20 beds and is
at 10km. Hospital B: 30 beds and 15km. Hospital C: 36 beds and 12 km.
[Solution: Hospital A: 8 patients; Hospital B: 8 patients, Hospital C: 12 patients. ]
46. A factory has to pay a €15,000 invoice. They get a 15% discount for prompt payment
(pronto pago). V.A.T of the operation is 12 %. How much does the factory have to pay?
47. A fridge costs € 336 after a price increase of 40%. What was the original price? [€240]
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48. We have paid €24 for a skirt that had a 20% off. We have also paid a 21% VAT. What is the
price of the skirt without discount and without VAT? [Sol: 24.79€]
49. Over the period of a year the price of an article first increases by 40%, then decreases by
10% before finally decreasing a further 20%. Calculate the percentage change over the
whole year. [It increases a 0.8% (it is a 100.8% of the total)]
50. Over three decades an expanse of forest changes: 1st decade; it increases by 28%. 2nd: it
decreases by 40%. 3rd: 1970 to 1980 it increases by 15%.By what percentage did the forest
change during all three decades? [Decreases by 11.68% (it is a 88.32% of 100%)]
51. Three years ago, the cost of living went up by 10% and by 8% two years ago. Then, last year
it went down by 5% (this data is not true). How much had the cost of living increased in
these three years? [The amount has increased by 12.86% (and not 10+8-5=13%)]
52. In the sales we bought a painting for € 105, a bicycle for €50.40 and a book for €16.35. If all
the prices were reduced by 30% how much would we have spent on the same items before
the sales? [Painting: €150; Bicycle: €72; Book: €23.36]
53. I have an investment that has returned a 20% increase in performance from the start of the
year until October, and then increased a further 3% in November, what has been the year
to date? [23.6% (it is a 123.6% of the total)]
54. A coat is marked down by 40%, and you have a coupon good for an additional 25% off. If
VAT is 20% and you are charged €400, what is the original price (without VAT)? [€740.74]
55. Your business is growing faster than you had ever imagined. Last year you had 100
employees statewide. This year, you opened several additional locations and increased the
number of workers by 30%. With demand so high, next year you will be opening new stores
nationwide and plan to increase your employee roll by an additional 50%. Determine the
projected number of employees next year. [195 workers]
56. We are making a cone using a base having 8cm radius. Its slant height is 10cm,
and we need 4/5 of a circle for the top.
[The net of a cone is a circle with part missing (and a smaller circle underneath).
You use the slant height itself as the radius of the part-circle].
a) Write an equation relating “fractions of circle” with “radius” and “slant height”.
Find the proportionally constant. [Sol: Fraction = . C=1]
b) What fraction of a circle do we need for a cone with 20cm slant height and
base radius 10 cm? [Sol: One half of a circle]
c) What is the base radius of the cone we can make using 3/4 of a circle having 9
cm radius (so the slant height is 9cm)? [Sol: 12 cm]
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3º ESO Mathematics Exam (trial exam) IES Extremadura
Bilingual section
PROPORTIONALITY.
(*) All word problems must be answered using a sentence.
2. (1.5 pts.) A farmer has got 300 animals and fodder (pienso) enough to feed them over 90
days. He decides to sell some of them so that he has fodder enough for 135 days.
3. (1.5 pts.) In a factory, 3 machines produce 480 pieces in 4 days, working 8 hours per day.
a) How long will take them to produce 200 pieces, working 6 hours per day?
b) How many hours per day do they have to work 5 machines to produce 500 pieces in 2
days?
4. (1.5 pts.) Three friends have a business that makes a profit of €3,500. Distribute it
proportionally to the time and money invested by each of them.
5. (1.5 pts.) Distribute a €360 incentive between two workers, inversely proportional to the
number of days they have arrived late to work this year. Ana: 10 days and María: 8 days.
6. (1.5 pts.) A piece of cloth cost 30€ in December. In January they offer it with a 10%
discount, and later they took another 30% off. If they add a 16% VAT to the final Price,
b) Is the same as if (in total) they had made a 24% discount? What would have been the
price in that case?
7. (1.5 pt.) The price of a house was marked up (subir el precio) a 10% two years ago and a 4%
last year, but this year it was marked down (bajar el precio), a 4%.
If now the price €200.000, how much was it two years ago?
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POLINOMIOS
- Monomio: producto de un número “coeficiente” por varias letras “parte literal” (se admiten
exponentes en las letras pero no raíces de letras, o letras en el denominador, etc.). El grado
del monomio es la suma de los exponentes.
Producto: juntamos las letras y sumamos los exponentes de las que son iguales. Ej: x 2y4·xy3=x3y7.
Suma y resta de monomios semejantes (con la misma parte literal): se suman o restan los
coeficientes. Ej. 2x+5x=7x y 2x-5x=-3x.
- Polinomio: suma y/o resta de varios monomios (términos). Si hay dos términos, es un
binomio; si hay tres, trinomio, etc. Se escriben ordenados, del grado mayor al menor.
El monomio de mayor grado da el grado del polinomio. Su coeficiente se llama principal.
Término independiente: un número que aparece sin letras. Su grado es 0.
Ej: 3x2-5x+1: trinomio de segundo grado, coeficiente principal 3 y término independiente 1.
Igualdades notables:
(a+b) =a2+b2+2ab , (a-b)2=a2+b2-2ab
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(a+b)·(a-b)=a2-b2.
Fracción algebraica: cociente de dos polinomios. Ej. . Podemos operar con ellas o
simplificarlas como con las fracciones de números.
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POLYNOMIALS
- Monomial: algebraic expression where a number “coefficient” is multiplied by letters “literal
part” (exponents are allowed on letters but not square roots, nor a letter in a denominator,
etc.). The degree of a monomial is the sum of the exponents.
Product: join the letters and add the exponents of letters alike. Ex: x2y4·xy3=x3y7.
Addition and subtraction of like monomials (with the same literal part): add or subtract
coefficients. For instance: 2x+5x=7x and 2x-5x=-3x.
- Polynomial: addition and/or subtraction of several monomials (terms). If there are two
terms, it is a binomial; if there are three, it is a trinomial, and so on. We write them ordered
from the greatest degree to the least.
The monomial with the greatest degree gives us the degree of the whole polynomial. It is
called the leading term and its coefficient is called leading.
Independent term: a number without letters. Its degree is 0.
Ex: 3x2-5x+1: second degree trinomial, principal coefficient 3 and independent term 1.
Numerical value: the result of replacing letters with numbers in an algebraic expression.
Root of a polynomial: when the numerical value is 0.
“+” sign: remove the parentheses and leave everything as it is. Ex.: +(3x2-5x+1)= 3x2-5x+1.
“-“ sign: change the sign of the terms. Ex.: -(3x2-5x+1)= -3x2+5x-1.
Product: we use the distributive property. Ex.: (x+3)·(x-2)=x2-2x+3x-6.
It can be used to find the common factor. Ex.: x2+5x=x(x+5), 4x+6=2·(x+3)
Algebraic fraction: quotient of two polynomials. Ex.: . We can operate with them or
simplify them as well as we do with numerical fractions.
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POLYNOMIALS – REVISION EXERCISES
1. Use the special binomial products (either to multiply or to factorize)
a) = b) = c) =
d) = e) = f) =
g) = h) = i) =
j) = k) = l) =
2. Take out common factors. (*) Use them to simplify the algebraic fractions, if possible.
a) 2x3-5x2+x= b) (x-1)x2+5x(x-1)-3(x-1)= c) 6x8-4x5+2x3=
d) 3x2(2x+5)+6x(2x+5)-9(2x+5)= e) = f) =
g) = h) = i) =
3. Compute the following divisions (compute the quotient “q” and the remainder “r”):
a) b) c)
d) e) f)
g) h) i)
Solutions:
1. [a] . [b] . [c]
[d] . [e] . [f] .
[g] . [h] . [i] .
[j] . [k] [l] .
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POLYNOMIALS - WORD PROBLEMS
1. Determine an expression representing the total income from selling roses at €6 each and
daffodils (narcisos) at €3 each.
2. Think of a number. Subtract 7. Multiply by 3. Add 30. Divide by 3. Subtract the original
number. The result is always 3. Use polynomials to illustrate this number trick.
4. What expression represents “eight less than the product of five and a number”?
5. Find the area and the perimeter of these polygons. Simplify the answers.
a) b) c)
9. Two weeks ago James bought 3 cans of tennis balls. Last week he bought
4 cans of tennis balls. This week he bought 2 cans of tennis balls. The tennis balls cost d
dollars per can. Write an expression in simplest form that represents the total amount that
James spent
10. For his birthday, Carlos’s parents give him €5 for each year of his age plus €50. His
grandmother gives him €10 for each year of his age. Let a represent Carlos’s age in years.
Write a polynomial expression for the amount that Carlos receives from his parents.
a) Write a polynomial expression for the amount that he receives from his grandmother.
b) Write a polynomial expression for the total amount that Carlos receives from his parents
and grandmother.
c) How much will Carlos receive when he is 15 years old?
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11. Lydia took a taxi from her home to school that charged $2 plus $0.50 per mile. Her brother
Luke took a taxi the same distance that charged $3 plus $0.30 per mile. Let d represent the
distance in miles.
a) Write a polynomial expression for the cost of Lydia’s taxi. Then write a polynomial
expression for the cost of Luke’s taxi
b) Find an expression representing the total cost of Lydia and Luke’s taxi rides
c) What is the total cost if the distance is 20 miles?
12. Maria bought 7 CDs at x dollars each and used a coupon for $20 off her purchase of more
than 5 CDs. Ricky bought 4 CDs at x dollars each and redeemed (canjear) a coupon for $10
off his purchase of more than 3 CDs.
a) Write polynomial expressions representing how much each spent after the discount.
b) Write a polynomial representing how much more Maria spent than Ricky.
13. The polynomial expression (300 + 0.4s) – (500 + 0.3s) represents the difference between
two salary options that Chuck has in his new position as a salesperson (vendedor). Write
this difference in simplest form.
14. On a test worth 100 points, Jerome missed 3 questions worth p points each but answered a
bonus question correctly for an extra 5 points. Suni answered 4 questions incorrectly and
did not get the bonus.
a) Write polynomial expressions representing each student’s score on the test.
b) write a polynomial representing how many more points Jerome scored than Suni.
15. Sal’s Pizza Place charges €8 for a large pizza plus €0.75 for each topping (ingredient), while
Greco’s Cafe charges €10 for the same size pizza plus €0.90 for each topping.
Write a polynomial in simplest form that represents how much more a pizza with t
toppings would cost at Greco’s than at Sal’s.
16. The Marshalls’ pool is 5 feet longer than twice its width w. Write two expressions for the
area of the pool. What is the area of the pool if it is 12 feet wide?
17. When the Science Club members charged p dollars to wash each car at their car wash, they
had 8p customers. When they doubled their price, they had 12 fewer customers.
a) Write expressions representing the new price and the new number of customers.
b) Write an expression representing the amount of money they made at the new price.
c) How much money did they raise at the new price if the original price was $5 for each car?
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3º ESO Mathematics Exam (trial exam) IES Extremadura
Bilingual section
POLYNOMIALS.
1. (1.5 pts.) Given: P(x) = 10x2 +6x-2 , Q(x) = 1– 3x2 –4x3, R(x) = 2x2 – 3 , calculate
P(x) – [Q(x)-2x·R(x)] =
2. (1 pt.) Marta bought 5 CDs at x dollars each and used a coupon for $20 off. Juan bought 4
CDs at x dollars each and redeemed (canjear) a coupon for $10 off.
a) Write polynomial expressions representing how much each spent after the discount.
Marta: Juan:
b) Write a polynomial representing how much more Maria spent than Juan:
a) =
b) =
4. (1.5 pt.) Use the special binomials products (either to compute or to factorize):
a) 9x2 - 144= b) (5x2 –6)2 = c) (x3-5)(x3+5) =
b) Quotient: Remainder:
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ECUACIONES
- Ecuación: Igualdad entre expresiones algebraicas que sólo se cumple para algunos valores de
las letras, que se llaman solución. Resolver la ecuación es encontrar las soluciones.
Las letras se llaman incógnitas. El grado es el mayor grado de los términos.
La parte de la izquierda primer miembro, y la de la derecha, segundo miembro.
1. Quitar paréntesis.
(reduciendo primero a común denominador, o si es
2. Quitar denominadores. una igualdad de fracciones, se multiplica en cruz).
3. Transponer y agrupar términos (se les cambia el signo al cambiarlos de miembro).
semejantes.
4. Despejar la incógnita. (Si un número multiplica a un miembro, pasa al otro
dividiendo, y viceversa)
1. La incógnita siempre aparece con el mismo grado: se hace como con las de primer grado,
y luego se hace una raíz. En la raíz cuadrada hay que poner ±.
Ejemplo: x2=9; . Soluciones x=+3 y x=-3.
4. Ecuación “completa”:
ax2+bx+c=0. Soluciones:
Ecuaciones de Tercer grado o mayor: se puede usar el método de Ruffini. Para las raíces
enteras, sólo hay que probar con divisores del término independiente.
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EQUATIONS
- Equation: Equality of two algebraic expressions that is correct for only certain values of the
letters, called solution. To solve an equation is to find its solutions.
Letters are called unknowns. The degree is the greatest of the terms’ degrees.
The left side is the first member, and the right side, the second member.
1. Eliminate parentheses.
(reduce first to common denominator, or if it is an
2. Eliminate fractions. equality of fractions, cross multiply.).
3. Transpose and combine like terms. (changing the sign when changing to the other side).
4. Get the unknown by itself. (If a number multiplies on one member, goes to the
other dividing it, and vice versa)
3. It is possible to factorise: if there is no independent term, pick out common factor the
unknown.
Example: x2-3x=0. We factorise like x·(x-3) =0. Solutions are x=0 and x=3.
4. “Complete” equation:
ax2+bx+c=0. Solutions:
Cardano formulae: when a=1, the sum of the solutions is –b, and their product is c.
Third or higher degree equations: we can use Ruffini’s method. For integer roots, choose
only divisors of the independent term.
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EQUATIONS – REVISION EXERCISES
1. Solve the following equations (first degree techniques).
a) b) c)
d) e) = f)
g) h) i)
j) k) l)
m) n) o)
p) q) r)
d) e) f)
g) h) = i)
j) k) l)
m) n) (2x-6)2+5=(x+2)(x-2) o)
p) q) r)
Solutions:
1. [a] x=2. [b] x=1. [c] x=5. [d] x=-1. [e] x=-1. [f] x=3. [g] x=3. [h] x=5. [i] x=-2. [j] x=4
[k] x=-3 [l] x=1 [m] x=6 [n] x=3 [o] x=5 [p] x=1 [q] x= 2 [r] x=5.
2. [a] x=3. [b] x=5, x=1/2. [c] x=0, x=6. [d] x=2, x=-12/5 [e] x=-2, x=4.
[f] x=3, x=-7/2. [g] x=5, x=-3/8. [h] x=4, x=-1/3 [i] x=5, x=-4. [j] x=2
[k]x=5, x=10 [l] x=-5, x=2. [m] x=-4, x=3. [n] x=3, x=5 [o] x=-2, x=5
[p] x=2, x=-14/5 [q] x=-3, x=6. [r] x=±2.
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3. Solve the following equations (using first degree equations techniques).
5. Take out common factors before solving (remember NOT to multiply the polynomials).
Solutions:
3. [a] x=±3. [b] x=2. [c] x=±11. [d] x=7. [e] x=±2. [f] x=-1
4. [a] x=4, x=-2 [b] x=5, x=-3/2,x=0. [c] x=0, x=2, x=3. [d] x=-2, x=1, x=2. [e] x=0, x=1/3, x=-5.
[f] x=-1/2, x=1,x=5. [g] x=±2, x=± . [h] x=7, x=-5/2,x=1 [i] x=1, x=9/4.
5. [a] x=0, x=2, x=-4 [b] x=-3, x=1/5. [c] x=2, x=5. [d] x=-1, x=1, x=6. [e] x=±2, x=3, x=-5.
[f] x=1/2, x=-3,x=0. [g] x=-3, x=± . [h] x=3. [i] No solution.
6. [a] x=1, x=2. [b] x=1, x=2,x=3 [c]x=-1, x=1, x=-3,x=2 [d] x=5, x=-3, x=-2 [e] x=2, x=5, x=-7.
[f] x=-6, x=3. [g] x=1, x=2 [h] x=2, x=3, x=7 [i] x=-2, x=-1, x=0, x=1, x=2.
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7. Solve using the most suitable method:
x3 +2x 4x2
a) - x2 -6x+4 b) c) (2x-4)·(3x-5) 2(x+1)
3 2
g) 2x·(x-5) (x-1)·(x+1)+x+1 h) i)
p) x3 (5x-1)-8(5x-1)=0 q) 4x(x3-2)+8(x3-2)=0 r)
s) t) u)
v) w) x·(x+1)+1 0 x)
Solutions:
7. [a] x=1, x=2, x=6. [b] x=1, x=3, x= . [c] x=1, x=3. [d] x=±3, x=5. [e] x=.
[e] x=1, x= . [f] x=2, x=3, x= [g] x=0, x=11. [h] x=±3, x=-1, x=2. [i] x=-3, x=2.
[j] x=-3, x=-2, x=5 [k] x=±2, x= [l] x=2 [m] x=1, x= [n] x=0, x=2, x=
[o] x=-1, x=2, x=4 [p] x=2, x= [q] x=-2, x= [r] x=±1, x=7 [s] x=±1
[t] x=0, x=±2 [u] x=±1, x=±3 [v] x=-3, x=1, x= [w] No solution. [x]x=0, x=
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EQUATIONS - WORD PROBLEMS
1. The length of a rectangular window is 5 dm more than its width, x. The area of the window
is 36 square decimetres. Write an equation to find the dimensions of the window.
2. Mike’s Fitness Centre charges €30 per month for a membership. All-Day Fitness Club
charges €22 per month plus an €80 initiation fee for a membership. After how many
months will the total amount paid to the two fitness clubs be the same?
How much will it be?
3. A Plumbing (fontanería) Service charges €35 per hour plus a €25 travel charge for a service
call. “P4U Plumbing Repair” charges €40 per hour for a service call with no travel charge.
How long must a service call be for the two companies to charge the same amount?
How much will they charge?
4. The Lone Star Shipping Company charges €14 plus €2 a kg. to ship an overnight (nocturno)
package. Discount Shipping Company charges €20 plus €1.50 a kg. to ship an overnight
package. For what weight is the charge the same for the two companies?
How much will the shipment cost?
5. Julia and Isa are playing games at the arcade. Julia started with $15, and the machine she is
playing costs $0.75 per game. Isa started with $13, and her machine costs $0.50 per game.
After how many games will the two girls have the same amount of money remaining?
6. The Wayside Hotel charges its guests €1 plus €0.80 per minute for long distance calls.
Across the street, the Blue Sky Hotel charges its guests €2 plus €0.75 per minute for long
distance calls. Find the length of a call for which the two hotels charge the same amount.
What would be the price?
7. Juan is a part-time student at Horizon Community College. He currently has 22 credits, and
he plans to take 6 credits per semester until he is finished. Juan’s friend Lidia is also a
student at the college. She has 4 credits and plans to take 12 credits per semester. After
how many semesters will Juan and Lidia have the same number of credits?
How many credits will they have?
8. A car leaves Badajoz at 5:30pm, driving at 120km per hour. At the same time, a bus leaves
Mérida (60km further) driving at 100kmph.
a) How long will take the car to catch up with the bus? What time will it be?
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9. Juan’s got 215€ and Pedro’s got 160€. How much should Juan borrow from Pedro to have
twice the money as Pedro? How much will each have? [Solution: Juan should borrow €35].
10. Pedro is 34 years old and his son is 6. In how many years will Pedro be three times older
than his son? How old will each of them be? [Solution: In 8 years. Pedro will be 42 and his son 14].
11. [Clocks] Juan is watching a clock, and realizes that the minute-hand moves at a speed of 12
numbers per hour, and the hour-hand at 1 number per hour.
a. At 12:00a.m., both hands coincide, and not at 3:15p.m., but a little later.
What time after 3:00p.m. do both hands coincide? [Sol: 3+3/11=3h16m21’6s]
b. At 6:00pm. they form a straight angle (their difference is 6 numbers). At
7:05p.m. the angle is not straight; that happens a little later. What time after 7:05p.m. do
they form a straight angle? [Sol: At 7+1/11=7h05m27s]
c. At 9:00p.m. they are perpendicular (so their difference is 3 numbers), but not at 2:25p.m.
What time after 2:00p.m. do they form a right angle? [Sol: At 2+5/112h27m16’36s]
12. Juan is 3 years old and his father is 32. In how many years will the product of their ages be
252? How old will they be then? [Sol. In 4 years time. Juan will be 7 and his father 36]
13. Ana is 10 years old and her mother is 34. How long ago was the product of their ages equal
to 145? How old were them? [Sol: 5 years ago. Ana was 5 and her mother 29].
14. A rectangular swimming pool is twice as long as it is wide. A small concrete (cemento,
hormigón) walkway (pasillo) surrounds the pool. The
walkway is a constant 2 metres wide and has an area of
196 square metres. Find the dimensions of the pool.
(Hint: solve (2x + 4)(x + 4) - (2x)(x) = 196)
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3º ESO Mathematics Exam (trial exam) IES Extremadura
Bilingual section
EQUATIONS.
Solutions:
3. (2 pts.)
6. (1.75 pts.) A car leaves Mérida at 10:20am in direction to Madrid, driving at 120km per
hour. At the same time, a van leaves Madrid (350km away) driving at 90km per hour in
direction to Mérida.
a) How long will it take them to meet on the road? What time will it be?
[*] Set the problem up using a one unknown equation. Write answer (a) using hours and minutes.
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SISTEMAS DE ECUACIONES
SISTEMA DE ECUACIONES: es cuando tenemos varias ecuaciones de las que buscamos una
solución común. Si las ecuaciones son de primer grado, el sistema se llama lineal.
- Para dar la solución del sistema, hay que dar un valor para cada incógnita.
MÉTODOS ALGEBRAICOS:
Se elimina una incógnita y queda una ecuación de una incógnita. La resolvemos.
Después, se sustituye el valor obtenido en una de las ecuaciones y se resuelve lo que quede.
- Método de IGUALACIÓN: despejamos la misma incógnita en las dos ecuaciones. Hacemos una
nueva ecuación igualando los resultados.
- Método de REDUCCIÓN: sumamos las ecuaciones de manera que desaparezca una incógnita.
Puede que primero haya que multiplicarlas por algún número.
MÉTODO GEOMÉTRICO:
Cada ecuación lineal se dibuja como una recta del plano (usando una tabla de valores). La
solución es el punto donde se cortan las rectas.
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EQUATIONS SYSTEMS
EQUATIONS SYSTEM: it is when we have several equations and we are looking for a common
solution. If the equations are of first degree, the system is called linear.
- In order to find a solution for the system, we have to give a value for each unknown.
ALGEBRAIC METHODS:
Eliminate one unknown in order to get a “one variable equation” that we solve.
Then, we substitute the value obtained in one of the equations and solve the remaining
equation.
- SUBSTITUTION method: isolate one variable in one equation and substitute in the other.
We use it in nonlinear systems when any of the unknowns appears with different exponents.
- ALGEBRAIC EQUATION method: isolate the same variable on each equation. Make another
equation equalling the results.
- ELIMINATION (ADDITION) method: add the equations so that one variable disappears. You may
first need to multiply them by some number.
GRAPHING METHOD:
Draw each linear equation as a line on a coordinate plane (using a table of values). The
solution is the point where the lines meet.
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EQUATION SYSTEMS – PRACTICE
1. Solve the following equation systems.
a) b)
c) d)
e) f)
g) h)
i) j)
k) l)
a) b)
c) d)
e) f)
g) h)
i) j)
Solutions:
1. [a] x=1, y=3. [b] x=-3, y=1. [c] x=2, y=5 [d] x=-3, y=10 [e] x=3, y=1 [f] x=5, y=3
[g] x=-2, y=1 [h] x=1, y=4. [i] x=7, y=7 [j] x=1, y=-1 [k] x=5, y=10 [l] x=2, y=-3.
2. [a] x=3, y=2. [b] x=4, y=-1. [c] x=5, y=1 [d] x=4, y=2 [e] x=2, y=-1 [f] x=3, y=6
[g] x=3, y=6 [h] x=2, y=5. [i] x=1, y=-2 [j] x=-1, y=-3.
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3. Solve the following equation systems.
a) b)
c) d)
e) f)
g) h)
i) j)
k) l)
a) b)
c) d)
e) f)
g) h)
i) j)
Solutions:
3. [a] x=±1, y=2. [b] x=±3, y=2. [c] x=1, y=-3 [d] x=±1, y=5 [e] x=7, y=±5 [f] x=± , y=±3 (4 sol.)
[g] x= , y=3 [h] x=±4, y=3. [i] x=3, y=2 [j] x=5, y=±4 [k] x=6, y=±4 [l] x=±2, y=±7 (4 sol.)
4. [a] {x=2, y=3}, {x=14/3, y=1/3}. [b] {x=-1, y=-1}, {x=-2/7, y=-8/7} [c] x=±3, y=4.
[d] {x=10, y=-2}, {x=14, y=0}. [e] {x=-4, y=12}, {x=3, y=5}. [f] {x=-1, y=0}, {x=2, y=3}
[g] {x=3, y=-1}, {x=41/9, y=4/3}. [h] {x=-1, y=1}, {x=3, y=5}. [i] {x=2, y=1}, {x=-8/5, y=11/5}.
[j]
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5. Solve the following equation systems. (Use algebraic equation method –igualación-)
a) b)
c) d)
e) f)
g) h)
i)
6. Solve the following equation systems. Choose the most suitable method.
a) b)
c) d)
e) f)
g) h)
i) j)
Solutions:
[j] - -
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EQUATIONS SYSTEMS - WORD PROBLEMS
1. Two years ago, Carlos’ age was triple the age of his son Luis, but in twelve years his age will
only be double that of Luis. Calculate their ages. [Sol: 44 and 16].
2. On a test with 30 answers, students receive 2 points for each correct answer and lose 1
point for each incorrect answer.
A boy who answered all of the test’s questions got a score of 24 points. How many correct
answers and how many incorrect answers did he give? [Sol: 18 correct and 12 incorrect]
3. How old is my youngest son if the sum of triple his age and five times his older brother's
age is 78, and his age is half the age of his older brother’s age? [Sol: youngest: 6, older 12]
4. A trader splits (reparte) 315 litres of oil between 1.5 litre and 0.75 litre bottles. If he fills
300 bottles, how many bottles of each capacity does he use?
5. I paid €45 for a shirt and a pair of trousers which would have cost me €52 had they not
been on offer. The shirt had been discounted 20% and the trousers 10%. What were the
original prices?
6. Find the value of two numbers if twice the lesser number is one more than the greater
number and three times the lesser number minus the greater number is five. [Sol: 4 and 7]
7. In my piggy bank (hucha) I have three times 2€ coins than 1€ coins. In all, I have 84€. How
many coins do I have of each type? [Sol: 36 coins of 2€ and 12 coins of 1€.]
8. In a language school, 430 students studied either English or French last year. This year,
students studying English have increased 18% and students studying French have increased
15%. There are now 502 students studying the two languages. Calculate how many English
students and how many French students there were last year.
9. I changed a lot (lote) of 20 cent coins for €1 coins, and now I have 12 coins less than I did
before I changed them. How many 20 cent coins did I have?
10. Three years ago, Laura’s age was half of Ana’s age, and in seven years their ages will add up
to 50. How old are they? [Sol: Laura is 13 years old and Ana is 23 years old.]
11. Ana and Raúl, the boy she was babysitting, were playing basketball together. Her score was
30 points, and his score was 10 points. Ana wanted to make the game fairer (más justo), so
she called a time-out and modified the rules a bit. Ana explained that, for the rest of the
game, she would get 3 points per basket, and Raúl would get 4 points per basket. Then
they played a bit longer. After the time-out, they both made the same number of baskets
and ended up with a tied score. How many points did each person have at the end?
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12. A merchant has two types of coffee: one of 6€ per kg, and another of 4€ per kg. He mixes
them, and the price turns out to be 4.5€ per kg. In all, he has 8 kg of coffee.
How much is there of each type of coffee?
(*) Set the problem up using an equations system. The first one adding the kilograms and the second one
computing the price of 8kg of coffee.
13. We mix two types of flour, one that costs €0.75 per kg and another that costs €1.15 per kg,
and we obtain 50 kg of a mix which costs €1 per kg. How much of each type of flour is used
in the mix? [Sol.: 18.75kg of the cheaper flour and 21.35kg. of the more expensive flour]
14. A producer’s union mixes two types of coffee, one that costs €5 per kg and another that
costs €7.5 per kg. They obtain 30kg of a mix which costs €6 per kg. How much coffee of
each type does the mix contain?
15. I want to mix two types of wine that costs €5 per litre and €3 per litre to obtain 25 litres of
a mix that will cost €3.80 per litre. How many litres of each type of wine do I need to mix?
16. The freshman (estudiante de primer año) and sophomore (estudiante de segundo año)
classes at Norwood High School are decorating floats
(carrozas) for homecoming (fiesta de vuelta a casa).
The freshmen have already spent £90 on their float, plus
they need to buy floral sheeting that costs £66 per roll. The
sophomores, who have spent £61 so far on theirs, still need
to purchase vinyl grass at £95 per roll.
Both classes plan to buy the same number of rolls, since they have the same area to cover.
By coincidence, the two floats will have the same total cost in the end. How many rolls will
each class be buying? How much will each class spend in total? [Sol: 1 roll, £156]
17. The admission fee (entrada) at a small fair (feria) is 1.50€ for children and 4.00€ for adults.
On a certain day, 2200 people enter the fair and 5050€ is collected. How many children and
how many adults attended? [Sol: 1500 children and 700 adults attended the fair.]
18. A boat travelled 210 miles downstream (río abajo) and back. The trip downstream took 10
hours. The trip back took 70 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water (si el agua
estuviese quieta)? What is the speed of the current? (Measure them in miles per hour mph).
(*) In order to set the problem up, think if you have to add or subtract the speed of the boat and the
speed of the current. [Sol: boat: 12 mph, current: 9 mph.]
19. A landscaping company placed two orders with a nursery (vivero). The first order was for
13 bushes (arbustos) and 4 trees, and totalled $487. The second order was for 6 bushes
and 2 trees, and totalled $232. What were the costs of one bush and of one tree? (They do
not know it because the bills do not list the per-item price). [Sol: bush $23; tree: $ 47.]
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20. Flying to Kampala with a tailwind (volando con viento de cola) a plane averaged 158 km/h.
On the return trip the plane only averaged 112 km/h while flying back into the same wind.
Find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air.
(*) In order to set the problem up, think if you have to add or subtract the speed of the plane and
the speed of the wind. [Sol. Plane: 135 km/h, Wind: 23 km/h.]
21. Matt and Ming are selling fruit for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy small boxes of
oranges and large boxes of oranges. Matt sold 3 small boxes of oranges and 14 large boxes
of oranges for a total of $203. Ming sold 11 small boxes of oranges and 11 large boxes of
oranges for a total of $220. Find the cost each of one small box of oranges and one large
box of oranges. [Sol: small box of oranges: $7, large box of oranges: $13.]
22. 3 kilos of coffee, which costs €16 per kg, are mixed with 5 kilos of a different type of coffee,
which costs €12 per kg. How much does each kg of the mixture cost?
23. 400 litres of wine costing €9 per litre is watered down with 50 litres of water. How much
does each litre of the watered down wine cost?
24. A passenger jet took three hours to fly 1800 miles in the direction of the jetstream
(corriente de aire). The return trip against the jetstream took four hours. What was the
jet's speed in still air (con el aire quieto) and the jetstream's speed? (Write the answer in
miles per hour mph). [Sol: The jet’s speed in still air was 525mph and the jetstream’s spead 75mph.]
(*) In order to set the problem up, think if you have to add or subtract the speed of the plane and
the speed of the wind before multiplying by the number of hours.
25. Find two positive numbers whose sum is 20 and their product is 96. [Sol: 12 and 8].
26. Last Wednesday, two friends met up after school to read the book they were both assigned
in Literature class. Tony can read 1 page per minute, and he had already read 60 pages.
Belle, who has a reading speed of 2 pages per minute, had read 20 pages. Eventually they
had read the same number of pages. How many pages had each of them read?
27. I spent 16€ on potatoes yesterday. I only remember that the price per kg (which was less
than the kg.) plus the number of kilograms was 10. How many kg did I buy? What was the
price per kg? [Sol: 8kg, and they cost 2€ per kg].
28. The side of my house is 6m largest than the side of my swimming-pool. Their areas sum
90m2. If both are squared, find the measure of their sides. [Sol: House: 9m, Pool: 3m].
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3º ESO Mathematics Exam (trial exam) IES Extremadura
Bilingual section
EQUATION SYSTEMS.
4 (2 pts.) Solve
6 (2 pts.) Pedro and Juan are making presentations for a class project. Pedro's slideshow starts
with a verbal introduction that is 19 seconds long, and then each slide (diapositiva) is left
up for 5 seconds. Juan leaves each slide onscreen for 10 seconds, and his introduction lasts
9 seconds.
Pedro and Juan notice that their presentations have both the same number of slides and
the same duration.
- How many slides are in each presentation?
- How long is each presentation?
(Solve the problem using the substitution method).
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RECTA, PARÁBOLA E HIPÉRBOLA
FUNCIÓN AFÍN (y=mx+n). Es una recta; m es la pendiente y n la ordenada en el origen.
- Es el cociente de cuánto se sube (o baja) entre lo que se avanza al pasar de un punto a otro.
Para pasar de ángulo a número se usa la tangente (tan). Al revés, con tan-1.
Ej. Para una recta de inclinación de 45º, m=tan(45º)=1. Por eso tan-1(1)=45º.
Cuando avanzamos una unidad desde el vértice, a mide cuánto subimos (o bajamos).
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STRAIGHT LINE, PARABOLA AND HYPERBOLA
AFFINE FUNCTION (y=mx+n). Straight line: m is the slope and n the ordinate at the origin.
Slope (m): measures the inclination of the line. m>0: it is increasing; m<0 it is decreasing.
- It is the quotient of how much it goes up (or down) by how much it moves forward when
going from one point to another.
To compute the slope corresponding to an angle we use the tangent (tan). And round, we
use tan-1.
E.g. For a line having a 45º inclination, m=tan(45º)=1. Thus, tan-1(1)=45º.
- Shape: concave () when a>0, and convex () when a<0.
When we go one unit forward from the vertex, a measures how much we go up (or down).
k is the area of the rectangle formed by the centre and any point in the hyperbola.
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ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS - WORD PROBLEMS
[*] For problems 1 to 10, write angles using degrees, minutes and seconds, and draw a picture for the setup.
1. A ladder is resting against a wall with an angle of 60o. Write an equation for the ladder
(suppose the bottom is at P(0,0)). The top of the ladder touches the wall at a height of
2.5m. Find the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the wall.
2. A bird is flying up in the sky with an angle of 30o. Now, it is in the point (3, 5). Find the
equation of its flight.
3. At 12:00pm, a plane is taking off (despegando), making an angle of 60º with the ground.
Write the equation of its movement (suppose the point where it takes off is P(0,0)).
When the shadow it at 500m, how high is it flying?
When the plane is flying 1200m high, how far is its shadow?
4. At 12:00pm, we are flying a kite with an angle of 80o32’15’’. If the shadow is at 0.5m away
from us, how high is it flying? When the kite is flying at 4m, how far is the shadow?
5. On a shooting range (campo de tiro), Luis shoots his airgun from point P(-2,0) with an angle
of 40º, and Angel from point Q(3,0) with an angle of 50o11’40’’. If the target (el blanco) is at
point T(14’67 , 14), does any of them hit the target?
6. On a road, we find a signal indicating that the slope is 10% (i.e., m=0.10).
What is the angle of the hill? When we have climbed 10 metres, how far
have we reached?
7. A radar detects two ships on the sea. The first one follows the
straight line y=0.84x+2, and the second one, the line y=0.364x-
3. What is the angle between them? [Sol: 20º1’44’’]
9. In a map, there is a road to Mérida following the equation y=2x-1, and another one,
following the equation y=0.1x+0.7. What is the angle between them?
10. We are writing equations for some kites in the sky. For the first one we have y=11x+2, and
for the second one, y= 14x-5. What is the angle between both?
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11. Ana has been analyzing the light bill for some months. She has found that it follows the
equation y=10x2-60x+130, from the first month to the 6th month.
a) When did she spend the most? And the least? How much were each?
b) When did she spend 50€?
12. The quadratic equation p=2r2-8r+48 models the gross profit made by a shop that sells r
ovens. It is only valid from 1 to 5 ovens. When is the profit greater? And smaller?
13. In a restaurant, they are using a model to predict how many clients they will have, from
1p.m. to 8p.m. The equation is y=-x2+8x+12.
a) When are they expecting to have the most clients? How many will there be?
b) And the least clients? How many?
14. Analysts in a company have predicted that the shares (acciones) price in the next 20 days
can be predicted using the equation y=2x2-20x+1050.
a) When will the price be highest? And lowest? How much will it be?
b) When will the price be 1008€?
c) Would you advice (aconsejar) to wait one more month to someone who wants to buy
shares on the 3rd month? And to someone who wants to buy on the 7th month? Why?
15. We are using the quadratic function y=-3x2+42x-72 to predict the number of telephone
calls that will be received in certain call centre, from 2 pm to 10pm.
a) When will they have the most calls? And the least? How many will there be?
b) When will there be 63 calls? And 27 calls?
c) When is the number of calls expected to increase; at 5pm or at 9pm?
16. When blowing fireworks, Natalia discovers that one of them follows the parabola
y= -t2+24t+2 (in feet), from the instant t=0 to t=10, when it explodes. [*] 1 foot=30.48cm
a) What was the highest point of its trajectory? And the lowest?
b) How high was it on the instant t=3? When was it 130 feet high?
17. At night, the timer (programador) turns the heating off at 1:00. Then, the temperature
(in ºC) falls, until the timer turns the heating back on. Suppose the temperature follows the
equation y=x2-10x+35, from 1:00am to 8:00am.
a) When did the timer turn the heating back on? What was the temperature then?
b) When was the temperature equal to 26ºC?
c) What was the temperature at 1:30am?
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18. A ramp has a 30º slope and passes through A(1,1). Write its equation. [y=0.58x+0.42]
19. Find the equation and the angle of the lines passing through “A(-2,1) ; B(2,3)” and “A(-2,1)
o o o
; C(-1,4)”. What’s the angle between them? [y=0.5x+2; 26 33’54’’ and y=3x+7; 71 33’54’’. 45 ]
20. Find the equation of the line passing through C(2,1) having a 45º slope. [y=x-1]
21. A baseball is hit from home base with an upward speed of 80feet per second. The gain in
height of the ball from the point it was struck is modelled by the equation h=-16t2+80t,
where t is the time in seconds.
a) How far has the ball risen after 2 seconds? [Sol: 96 feet]
b) After how many seconds is the ball 64 feet above its start height= [1 and 4 seconds]
c) The ball is caught at the same height that it was struck (h=0). After how many seconds is
the ball caught? [t=5 seconds]
22. Frank opened a savings account with $500 last year. He believes that the amount of
money in the savings account (S) can be modeled by the formula S=-2t2+60t+500, where
t is the number of years, from 1 to 20.
a) What is the maximum amount? [After 15 years, $950]
23. The amount of money, in tens of thousands of dollars, deposited at the local bank in the
last 10 years, can be modeled by the formula y=-7x2+280x+12000, where x represents
the number of the year (x from 1 to 10). [Hint: be careful: x=20 is not allowed!]
a) In what years will the maximum deposits be reached? [Last year (x=10). $14,10010,000]
24. Mrs Franklin uses the formula A=-10m2+60m+300 to predict how the amount an
average-customer (cliente medio) spends at her store will change over time, where A is
the amount in $, and m (up to 9 months) is the number of months after the customer’s
initial purchase.
a) What is the maximum the average customer will spend according to this model and
after how many months will it occur? [3 months. $390]
b) The model predicts that the amount the average-customer spends will eventually fall to
$140.00. After how many months is this predict to happen? [8 months]
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FINDING A QUADRATIC EQUATION – WORD PROBLEMS
25. Pepa has been tracking the number of pages she reads for 12 days (days 1 st to 12th ). She
read the least on the seventh day (110 pages). The next day she read 113.
a) Write a quadratic equation to represent the amount of pages she reads every day.
[Sol: y=3(x-7)2+110=3x2-42x+257]
b) On what day did she read the most pages? [Sol: 218p] How many? [Sol: The 1st day]
c) On what days did she read 122 pages? [Sol: On days 5th and 9th]
26. Manolo is carefully tracking the number of gas cylinders (bombonas) he is buying for his
restaurant. He finds that the minimum amount of gas cylinders was 1, on the 2nd month.
The next month he bought 2. Also, from months 1 to 4, they follow a quadratic formula.
a) Write the formula representing this situation. [Sol: y=1·(x-2)2+1]
b) How many gas cylinders did he buy on the fourth month? [Sol: 17 cylinders]
27. We have found that the amount of kg. harvested (cosechados) on a field can be expressed
using a quadratic formula, from days 1 to 16th. The day they harvested the most was the
6th, with 500kg. The next day, they harvested 496kg.
a) Write the formula representing this situation. [y=-4(x-6)2+500]
b) When did they harvest the least? [Sol: The 16th day; 100kgs]
c) When did they harvest 436kgs? [Sol: On days 2nd and 10th.]
28. We are studying the relationship between net income (beneficios netos) and the extra
working hours in a company. We think that the most net incomes will be €320, working 2
extra-hours, whereas (mientras que) working 3 extra hours will be only €240.
a) Write a quadratic equation to calculate the net income. [Sol: y=-80(x-2)2+320]
b) What is the net income for no extra hours? [Sol: No incomes (0€)]
c) Is there any moment where extra-hours will mean to lose money? [Sol: For more than 4h]
29. The city council (ayuntamiento) has ordered a sculpture. It will measure between 20 and 30
dm high. The price will depend on its size (raw material pieces, working hours, etc.). The
sculptor will set the cheapest price at 2,000€, for a 23dm sculpture. Also, a 24 dm sculpture
would cost 2,100€. Lastly, he is going to set the prices using a quadratic function.
a) Write the price as a quadratic function of the size. [Sol: y=100(x-23)2+2000]
b) What is the highest price? [Sol: 6,900€ for a 30dm high sculpture]
c) How much would a 25dm sculpture cost? [Sol: 2,400€]
d) What sculpture would cost 4500€? [Sol: Both 18m and 28m high sculptures]
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ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS – REVISION EXERCISES
Analyze the following functions. Make a chart with the information and plot their graphs.
1) y=2x2-8x+6 SHAPE
2
2) y=-x +2x+15 Symmetry
6) decreasing
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
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SHAPE
Analyze the following functions..
Symmetry centre
1) y = 2 2) y = 1
Asymptotes horizontal
3) y = -1 4) y = vertical
Intervals
5) 6) y = Monotony increasing
decreasing
Curvature concave ()
convex ()
[1] [2]
[3] [4]
[5] [6]
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3º ESO Mathematics Exam (trial exam) IES Extremadura
Bilingual section
1. (3 pts.) Fill the chart (you may round the results of tan and tan-1 to tenths)
Passes through Slope Equation Angle
(2 , 3) and (5 , 18) º ‘ ‘’
(-1 , 8) and ( 5 , -4) º ‘ ‘’
(1 , 10) and (0, ) y = 5.7x+4.3 º ‘ ‘’
(0 , 5) 29º
3 (1 pt.) On a map, a hill has a 5º42’38’’ inclination, and passes through point (5, 2.5). Find the
equation of the hill.
[En un plano, una cuesta tiene una inclinación de 5o42’38’’ y pasa por el punto (5, 2’5).
Escribe la ecuación de la cuesta.]
4 (2 pts) The daily revenue, in thousands of dollars, for a car manufacturer is modeled by the
equation y=-3x2+60x+1060, where x is the price of each car in thousands of dollars; for
prices between $3000 (x=3) and $35000 (x=35).
[ Los ingresos diarios de un fabricante de coches, en miles de dólares, son y=-3x2+60x+1060, donde x es
el precio del coche en miles de dólares; para precios entre 3000 (x=3) y 35000 (x=35) ]
a) At what price must the cars be sold to receive maximum revenue (and how much is it)?
(¿A qué precio hay que vender los coches para obtener el mayor beneficio (y cuánto es)?)
c) What should be the price of cars manufactured to have $685000 revenue (y=685)?
(¿Cuál debería ser el precio de los coches fabricados para obtener un beneficio de $685000 (y=685)?)
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2 (4 pts.) Analyze the following functions. Plot the graph along with its main elements.
EQUATION y = x2 - 4x - 5
SHAPE
Symmetry
Vertex (Max./Minimum.)
Intercepts y-intercept
x-intercepts
Monotony increasing
decreasing
EQUATION
SHAPE
Symmetry centre
Asymptotes horizontal
vertical
Intervals
Monotony increasing
decreasing
Curvature concave ()
convex ()
x y
Table of values: 3
4
5
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FUNCIONES
FUNCIONES
- Una función es una relación entre dos conjuntos (inicial y final), de manera que a cada
elemento del primero le corresponde uno solo del segundo.
- Variables: independiente (x): conjunto inicial. Dependiente (y): conjunto final.
y 0 2 4 6 8 10 4
3
2
-2
Ejemplo: -3
-4
-5
- Una fórmula: una ecuación describe cómo están relacionadas las variables. Substituyendo el
valor de “x” en la fórmula, se obtiene el de “y”. Ejemplo: y 2x. Para x=3 resulta y=2·3=6.
- Periódica: cuando la gráfica se repite a intervalos iguales. Periodo: la amplitud del intervalo.
- Simétrica: puede ser respecto un eje (axial) o respecto un punto (central).
- Asíntota: recta (horizontal, vertical u oblicua) hacia la que tiende la gráfica “hacia el infinito”.
[*] Para fracciones algebraicas, pueden calcularse efectuando la división.
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FUNCTIONS
FUNCTIONS
- A function is a relationship between two sets (initial/input and final/output), such that each
input is associated to one and only one output.
- Independent variable (x): the input to a function. - Dependent variable (y): the output.
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 5
4
y 0 2 4 6 8 10 3
2
1
- A graph: we put the independent variable (x) in the x
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5
- A formula: and equation describing how the variables are related. By substituting the value
of “x” in the formula, one gets “y” value. Example: y 2x. For x=3 results y=2·3=6.
Characteristics of a function:
- Domain: values for which it is defined.
- Continuous: it can be drawn without lifting the pencil from the paper (no gaps).
- Discontinuous: its graph jumps somewhere (there are gaps).
- X and Y Intercepts: the points where the graph meets the axis (X and Y).
- Increasing: the more value of “x”, the more value of “y”.
- Decreasing: the more value of “x”, the less value of “y”.
- Curvature: if it is bent downwards, it is concave (). If it is bent upwards, it is convex ().
Inflexion point: point of the graph where the type of curvature changes.
- Maximum: point where the function takes the largest value within a neighbourhood.
- Minimum: point where the function takes the smallest value within a neighbourhood.
- Periodic: when the graph is repeated at equal intervals. Period: the length of the interval.
- Symmetric: can be about a line (axial) or about a point (central).
- Asymptote: line (horizontal, vertical or oblique) the graph approaches to “at the infinity”.
[*] For algebraic fractions, they can be computed by performing the division.
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Simetría respecto un punto / symmetry about a point.
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Simetría respecto un eje / symmetry about a line (axis).
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FUNCTIONS – REVISION EXERCISES
For the following functions, use the computer (“Wiris”, “Geogebra” or “Graph” programs, for
e.g.) to plot them. Use the plot to describe the function by eye (to eyeball the description).
a) b) c) d)
e) f) g) h)
i) j) k) l)
2. Use the computer (Wiris program for e.g.) to find out if the following functions have any
symmetry centre and to write their reduced equation.
3. Use the computer (Wiris program for e.g.) to find out if the following functions are symmetric
about any line, and to plot the function.
Solutions:
1. Asymptotes:
[a] x=2, x=-2, y=x+1. [b] x=-3, x=3, y=1. [c] x=1, x=-2, y=2x-1 [d] x=3, x=2, y=x-4
[e] x=-1, x=1, y=-2. [f] x=-5, x=3, y=3 [g] x=-2, x=3, y=1 [h] x=-2, x=1, y=-x+3.
[i] x=0, x=-2, x=4, y=2x-1 [j] x=1, x=-3, x=-1, y=x+2 [k] x=2, x=1, x=-3, y=-x+3 [l] x=-5, x=2, x=3, y=3x
4 2 6 4 2
3. [a] x=1; 2(x-1) -5(x-1) +3 [b] x=1; (x-1) -4(x-1) +3(x-1) +2 [c] No symmetry.
4 2 4 2
[d] x=2; (x-2) -4(x-2) +1 [e]x=-1; -(x+1) +6(x+1) -1. [f] x=1; -(x-1)6+4(x-1)4-5(x-1)2+3.
[g] x=-3; (x+3)4-4(x+3)2-1 [h]x=0; 3x6-7x4+3x2+2.
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4. Plot a function having the following characteristics:
a) Maximum:
. (-1,4). b) Minimum: (1,2). Maximum: (3, -2)
Inflexion (2,2). Asymptotes: x=0, x=2, x=4.
Asymptotes: x=-6, y=-1, y=1 Positive: (0,2). Negative: (2,4)
Negative: (- ,-4). Positive (-4,+ ) Decreasing: (0,1)(3,4). Increasing: (1,2)(2,3).
Increasing: (-6,-1). Decreasing: (- ,-6)(-1,+ ). Concave: (0,2). Convex: (2,4).
Convex: (- ,-6)(-6,2) . Concave: (2,+ ). Periodic. Period=4.
a) b)
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3º ESO Mathematics Exam (trial exam) IES Extremadura
Bilingual section
FUNCTIONS.
1. (1 pt.) Say, if the following graphs correspond to any function. Justify your answer.
a) b)
3. (4.5 pts.) Describe this function “by eye”, considering its graph. Compute the equation of its
POINTS
(1 pt.)
Discontinuity
Maxima
Minima
Inflexion
Intercepts
(2 pts) ASYMPTOTES
Type Equation
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4. (1 pt). Consider the following wiris code. Say, if the function y=x4-8x3+16x2-16 has any
symmetry (explain why). If so, write the reduced equation:
Answer:
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ESTADÍSTICA
- Estadística: la ciencia que se ocupa de recoger, resumir y analizar datos. También de sacar
conclusiones, hacer predicciones y tomar decisiones.
- Población: los elementos de los que queremos obtener información.
- Muestra: parte de la población que usamos en el estudio. Debe elegirse aleatoriamente.
Muestreo: puede ser aleatorio, sistemático (elegir uno cada k) o estratificado (agrupando).
En el estratificado, al elegir el tamaño de la muestra (afijación), puede tomarse
igual en cada estrato, o proporcional a su tamaño.
Muestra sesgada: Si algún elemento tiene más probabilidad de ser elegido.
- Variable/carácter estadístico: característica de la población en la que estamos interesados.
Cuantitativas: se miden con números.
Discreta: puede tomar pocos valores. Ejemplo: “nota de la 1ª evaluación”.
Continua: puede tomar muchos valores. Ejemplo: “altura”.
Cualitativas: medimos cualidades (y no números). Ejemplo: “color favorito”.
RESÚMENES DE DATOS
Tabla de Frecuencias
- Frecuencia absoluta: número de veces que se repite el dato.
- Frecuencia relativa: indica qué parte del total es ese dato. Podemos medirlo en porcentaje.
- Frecuencia acumulada: el número de datos que hay menores o iguales que él.
Si hay muchos datos puede convenir agruparlos por intervalos, indicando la marca de clase.
Gráficos Estadísticos
- Diagrama de barras: en el eje horizontal se coloca la variable estadística y en el vertical la
frecuencia. Si los datos están agrupados, usamos un histograma (las barras se dibujan juntas).
- Polígono de frecuencias: unimos las barras del gráfico con segmentos.
- Diagrama de sectores: dividimos un círculo en partes proporcionales a la frecuencia.
- Caja y bigotes: ponemos los valores mínimo, máximo y cuartiles en la recta numérica.
- Diagrama de tallo-hojas: ordenamos los datos en una tabla. El tallo es la primera parte del
número y la hoja la última cifra. Hay una hoja por cada dato (y puede haber hojas iguales).
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Medidas de Centralización
- Moda: el dato que tenga la mayor frecuencia (puede haber varias modas).
- Mediana: tras ordenar los datos, el que queda justo en la mitad.
Medidas de de posición
Cuartiles: son los que quedan en el 25%, 50% (la mitad), y el 75% de los datos.
Percentil (p): el dato tal que % de la población es menor que él.
Ej. Para el percentil p10, el 10% de los datos son menores que él, y el 90% mayores.
Parámetros de dispersión
- Desviación media absoluta: promedio de (los valores absolutos de) la diferencia de cada
dato con la media.
- Desviación típica (): medida de cómo de separados están los datos entre sí:
Para calcularlo usamos la Varianza (2): “media de cuadrados” – “cuadrado de la media”.
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STATISTICS
- Statistics is the science that gathers, summarizes and analyses data. It's also dedicated to
find conclusions, make predictions and make decisions.
- Population: is a collection of elements whose properties are analyzed.
- Sample: is a part of the population of interest. It must be chosen at random.
Sampling: it can be random, systematic (pick every kth element) or stratified (grouping first).
In stratified sampling, when chosing the sample’s size (allocation), it can be
equal on each stratum, or proportional to their sizes.
Biased sample: some people or items are more likely to be chosen than others.
DATA SUMMARIES
Frequency tables/charts
- Absolute frequency: the number of times the data value occurs.
- Relative frequency: what part of the total is that data. It can be measured in percentage.
- Cumulative frequency: the number of data which are less or equal than a given data.
If the variable is continuous, we group data into intervals, indicating the class mark.
Statistic Graphs
- Bar graph: we put the statistic variable on the horizontal axis and the frequency on the
vertical. If data is organized into groups, we use a histogram (bars are drawn together).
- Frequency polygon: join the bars by line segments.
- Circle graph (pie chart): a circular chart divided into sectors, proportional to the frequency.
- Box and whisker: we place the least data, the greatest data and quartiles on the number line.
- Stem-and-leaf plot: the stem tells the first part of the number and the leaf tells the last digit
of the number. There is one leaf for each datum (and leaves can be repeated).
- Scatter plot: it is used to compare the values of two variables in a Cartesian plane.
Trend line roughly describes the relationship between two variables in a set of data. You can
use a trend line to make predictions from a scatter plot.
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Central Tendency measures
- Mean ( ): the sum of the numbers divided by the number of data.
Weighted mean: when not all data are equally important, we multiply them by some
“weights” before computing the mean (i.e. by weighting the data).
Trimmed/Truncated (and winsorized) mean: discarding (or replacing) parts of the data at
the high and low ends. Often 5 to 25 percent of the ends are replaced.
[*] Geometric Mean: is the root of their product. It is often used when comparing different
magnitudes without the influence of their ranges. E.g.: for 2, 12, 9; G= =6.
- Mode: the number that appears most often. (There can be several modes.)
- Median: when the numbers are arranged from least to greatest, it is in the middle.
Position measures
Quartiles split the data into four sections. Each section contains 25% of the data.
Percentile (centile): the value of a variable below which a certain percent of observations fall.
E.g. for the 10th percentile, a 10% of the data are less than p10, and a 90% are greater.
Dispersion parameters
- Mean absolute deviation (MAD): Average of (the absolute values of) the difference between
the data set and the mean.
- Standard deviation (): measure of how far a set of numbers are spread out from each other
To compute it we use: Variance (2): “mean of squares” – “mean squared”.
- Coefficient of variation (CV): measures the dispersion in percentage, related to the mean.
CV= . (*) If it is greater than 30%, the dispersion is big.
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STATISTICS - WORD PROBLEMS
1. Describe the following statistics and say if the samples are biased.
a) A sample of 1000 people are telephoned on a Saturday to find out how people at Mérida
spend their leisure time. It’s found people spend time watching TV.
b) Isaac would like to know if people prefer comic books or novels. He waits outside of a
bookstore and asks 20 people exiting whether they purchased comics or novels.
c) A town wants to find out if people are happy with a proposal to tear down (desmantelar)
a section of a park and replace it with a parking lot. To learn about the citizens’ opinion,
the town council sends a person to the location in the park to ask all passersby whether
they would like to see a parking lot built at the location.
d) 3000 girls were surveyed for a study to determine the number of hours-of-television
teens watch per day.
e) To gather opinion about a concert, the first 25 people leaving the hall were interviewed.
f) An experiment into how children react to a certain vitamin supplement was conducted
using 5000 boys from all over Europe.
g) A study is carried out to discover whether residents of a .town think a road should be
widened. A questionnaire was mailed to every household (hogar) in the town. Only one
tenth of the residents replied, but a 95% of the replies were against the road widening.
a) In a given neighbourhood (vecindario), the owners of 50 dogs were asked about the
height and breed (raza) of their pets, and the number of times they walked them each
week. We picked neighbours from each street, proportionally to its population.
b) Of all the people who are members at a sports centre, 30 people are asked how much
time they spend exercising.
c) Of all the people entering in an airport, two of every 15 people are asked which
destination they have chosen for their holidays.
d) Twenty of a school’s students are chosen at random and are asked about the number
of times they go to the cinema in a month. We picked 2 from each of the 10 classes.
e) We ask one out of every 15 customers on a video shop about the type of film he has
hired (alquilar).
Sol: a) Pop: the dogs in the neighbourhood. Sample: 50 dogs. Var: nº. of times (discrete), height (continuous),
breed (qualitative). Stratified sampling (proportional allocation).
b) Pop: members of the sport centre. Sample: 30 people. Var: time spent exercising (continuous). Random sampling.
c) Pop: people in the airport. Sample: 2 of every 15. Var: destination (quatitative). Systematic sampling.
d) Pop: all the students at the school. Sample: 20 students. Var: no. times gone to the cinema (discrete). Stratified (equal)
e) Pop: customers of the video-club. Sample: 1 out of 15. Var: type of film hired (qualitative). Systematic
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3. We are using stratified sampling in the following surveys (estudio). Determine the
allocation for each stratum (estrato) using both the equal and the proportional allocation.
a) We are gathering information about the marks obtained in 3ºESO by pupils in certain
Town. We want a 24 people sample. Strata (estratos) will be their three High-Schools.
High A: 96 “3ºESO-pupils”, High B: 72, High C: 120.
b) We are asked to take a sample of 40 staff out of a company which has the following:
male, full time: 90 male, part time: 18 female, full time: 9 female, part time: 63
c) There are 240 workers in a factory. The table shows the number of each type of worker in
the factory. A sample of 40 is required.
Managers Craftsmen (artesano) Labourers (peon) Administrators
24 120 54 42
e) A small village has a population of 400. The population is classified by age as shown in the
table below. A sample of 50 is planned (12.5% of the population).
Age (years) 0-12 13-24 25-40 41-60 61+
# of people 32 56 128 104 80
f) We are taking a 3 kg meat sample at the butcher shop, to survey its quality. There, they
have 130kg pork; 70kg beef and 100kg chicken.
g) To check the school bus safety, we inspect a 6 buses sample. The companies’ fleets (flota)
are: Company-A: 5 buses, Company-B: 10 buses, Company-C: 15 buses.
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4. The English teacher uses a weighted mean to calculate the final mark of her pupils. The
chart shows the marks of 4 pupils (out of 10) in each section, and the weights in
percentage. Calculate their final marks.
Writing Listening Reading Exercises Behaviour Final
Pupil
(30%) (25%) (15%) (20%) (10%) Mark
Sergio 8 7 7 10 10 =8.20
Elena 10 9 10 5 5 =8.25
Isabel 6 7 5 9 10 =7.10
Alonso 5 5,5 6,5 4 2 =4.85
5. In a school, 85 boys and 35 girls appeared in a public examination. The mean mark of boys
was found to be 40% whereas (mientras que) the mean marks of girls was 60%. Determine
the average marks percentage of the school. [Hint: Use a weighted mean] [Sol: 45.83%]
6. A class of 25 students took a science test. 10 students had an average (arithmetic mean)
score of 80. The other students had an average score of 60. What is the average score of
the whole class? [Hint: Use a weighted mean] [Sol: 68]
7. In a figure skating (patinaje artístico) contest, the scoring method consists of a trimmed
mean, discarding (desechar) the lowest and the highest scores. Find the marks:
Contestant Judge#1 Judge#2 Judge#3 Judge#4 Judge#5 Mean
Pedro 6 10 6.5 4 7 =6.5
Roberto 8 1 7 8 9 =7.67
8. Rafael and Luisa ask their Maths teacher to set their final marks using the 25% trimmed
mean of their 16 exams. Find their final mark using both the mean and the trimmed mean.
Pupil Marks Mean 25% t. mean
Rafael 0, 2, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10. =6.86 =7,5
Luisa 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8,8, 9, 9, 10, 10 =7.44 =7.5
9. For comparing three companies, they are rated at 0 to 5 for their environmental
sustainability, and are rated at 0 to 100 for their financial viability. We don’t want the
financial viability to be given more weight, so we decide to use a geometric mean.
Company Enviromental Sus. Financial Via. G. Mean
A 1 90 =9,49
B 5 30 =12,24
C 3 60 =13,42
10. We are measuring three computers performance by running a couple of programs, and
then finding the geometric average of their execution time:
Computer Program 1. Program 2. G. Mean
A 1 second 1000 seconds =31.62
B 10 seconds 100 seconds =31.62
C 20 seconds 20 seconds =20
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11. Charles counted the number of jump rope turns each student jumped in P.E. before
messing up (Col: fallar). Fill the chart using the six data given:
57 turns 65 turns 85 turns Mean MAD CV
12. The following diagram shows the marks obtained by 30 students in a class:
Mean CV Q1 Median Q3
5.36 points 2.47 beads 46% 3 5 8
13. An oral surgeon (cirujano) is tracking how many patients were referred (remitido) to him by
various local dentists. In the past year, 7 dentists made the following number of referrals:
14. Logan used coupons 5 times at the store last month. Fill the chart, considering his savings:
15. Juan played a word game in which points are awarded depending on the letters that are
used. He played 7 words and earned the following scores: Fill the chart
17. Ana bought 6 toys for her puppy (cachorro), Pipo. Fill the chart, considering their prices:
9€ 9€ 2€ Mean MAD Mode CV
5.50€ 3.17€ 9€ 3.30€ 60.1%
1€ 4€ 8€
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18. Beatriz volunteered to stamp hands at the entrance of a museum 6 times this year.
The number of visitors each time was: Fill the chart.
19. The following plot shows the number of butterscotch (sirope de azúcar moreno y
mantequilla) candies found in some sweets-bags:
a) How many bags did we survey? [Sol: 23]
Butterscotch candies per bag
Stem Leaf b) How many bags had at least 45 butterscotch
2 5679 candies but fewer than 79 butterscotch candies?
3 34779
c) Compute the quartiles and draw the
4 2258
5 468 corresponding box-and-whiskers plot.
6 28
d) Calculate percentiles: p40= , p85=
7 6
8 3388 e) Calculate the frequency table, grouping by tens. And draw the
histogram.
20. For the following statistical surveys, answer the following questions:
Survey#1: In the past year, you have recorded the number of tickets that a movie theatre
has sold, grouped by months. [For variable “Number of tickets”]
Month Jan Feb March April May Jun July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
Tickets 25 30 15 20 30 35 40 20 25 15 20 30
Survey#2. For a recent science project, you collected data regarding the distribution of fish
and aquatic life in a nearby pond (estanque-pozo). Your data consists of the amount of
living creatures found in each 1 meter depth increment in the pond. [For variable “# of creatures”]
Depth 0-1 m. 1-2 m. 2-3 m. 3-4 m. 4-5 m. 5-6 m. 6-7 m. 7-8 m. 8-9 m. 9-10 m.
#Creatures. 10 19 23 47 68 51 43 21 15 8
Survey#3. A shoe store in your local mall has recorded the number of each type of shoes
that it has sold in the past month. [flip-flop=chancleta; high heel=tacones de aguja, loafer=mocasín]
Type flip-flops tennis shoes sandals high heels boots walking shoes running shoes loafers
#Pairs. 35 60 42 37 29 32 30 34
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21. We are surveying how many people live in each of the High-School pupil’s homes. So we
ask two students from each class. These are the results: [*] Suppose there are 10 classes.
4 3 6 5 4 5 6 5 4 6
5 3 3 4 4 7 4 4 5 4
22. The following table shows the distribution of the area, in square metres, of some flats
randomly picked in Mérida.
Surface area No. of flats a) Describe this survey.
60-80 50 Mean Mode CV
80-100 30 b) Fill using class marks =85 60-80 =17.75 =20.88%
100-120 15
120-140 5 c) Draw the corresponding statistical graphs.
Totals 100
23. We are measuring the heights, in centimetres, of children arriving at a youth hostel
(albergue juvenil). So, we measure one out of every 30 children who arrive during the Holy
Week. The results are the following.
143 153 164 173 143 168 156 154 161 148
177 161 179 165 157 174 152 139 144 155
a) Describe this statistical survey.
b) Fill in the table of frequencies. Group by tens ( [130,140), [140,150), …).
c) Fill using class marks Mean Mode CV
24. We are surveying the weight of football players. So, we measure 22 football players from
two teams playing against each other in a match. The results are the following:
75 74 79 82 65 73 78 76 85 82 95
89 78 81 68 74 73 69 77 89 92 83
a) Describe this survey.
b) Fill in the table of frequencies. Group by tens ( [60,70), [70,80), …).
c) Fill using class marks Mean Mode CV
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25. We are surveying the traffic accidents on the roads in Extremadura. So, we pick 30 roads
randomly and count the numbers of accidents in a weekend. The results are the following:
1 3 0 4 3 0 4 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 2
2 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 3 5 3
a) Describe this survey.
b) Fill in the table of frequencies.
c) Fill Mean Mode CV
=2 accidents =2 accidents =1.18 accidents =59%
26. The following table displays the time worked per day by some employees in a multinational
company. Employees were chosen from 5 countries, proportionally to the number of
employees on each country.
27. Consider the following scatter plots. Say if they show a trend (positive or negative) or not.
If there is a trend, draw “by eye” the line of best fit (trend line).
a) b) c)
d) e) f)
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28. Look at the scatter plot. Write the equation of the trend line, and use it to estimate the
image of the unkwnown “x”
a) b) c)
0 x 2 4 6 8 10 0 4 8 x 12 16 20 0 5 10 x 20 25
d) e) f)
0 20 40 x 60 80 100 0 5 x 10 15 20 25 0 5 10 x 15 20 25
29. A factory orders an audit (auditoría-revisión financiera) to find out if their expenses in
30. We are surveying the relationship between the number of days a pupil is going out during a
festival, and the money spent (in total). After asking 20 pupils, we get:
days (X) 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
money (Y) 20 32 45 50 55 65 70 70 75
no pupils 1 2 1 2 2 4 3 3 2
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3º ESO Mathematics Exam (trial exam) IES Extremadura
Bilingual section
STATISTICS.
1. (1.5 pts.) In a funfair (parque de atracciones) they want to know their visitors’ opinion. They
want all types of people to be represented. The table below shows the information about
people entering today. They will survey 44 people.
a) (0.5 pts.) What type of sampling should they use?
b) (1 pt.) Fill the chart: # of people and type Man Woman Boy Girl Totals
Total 112 126 210 168
______________ allocation
______________ allocation
2. (1 pt.) The Ph. E. teacher will set the final mark using a weighted mean of the skills shown in
the chart below (it includes how many points they are worth). Fill it with the final marks.
Skill and Written exam Handstand Basketball Cooper Final
mark (3 points.) (1p) (2p) test (4p) mark
Pedro 8 4 9 6
Ana 6 10 5 8
3. (1 pt.) We want to know if there is any relationship between the number of hours per day a
shop is open, and its net income (ingreso neto). We have the following data:
Hours opened (X) 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9
Net income (Y) 80 90 105 120 130 140 130 150 180 190
Make the scatter plot and identify possible trends. Use it to predict the income for 9 hours.
4. (6.5 pts.) We are surveying the height of girls studying 3ºESO in our high-school, measuring 5
girls in each of the 4 groups (20 in total). The results are shown in the table below:
[152,154) 2
c. (0.5 pts.) Is it better to use a bar
graph or a histogram? Why? [154,156) 3
(construct it).
[156,158) 3
d. (3 pts.) Fill [158,160) 5
Mean Mode CV p10 [160,162) 4
[162,164) 2
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PROBABILIDAD
Experimento: suceso que podemos repetir bajo condiciones semejantes. Puede ser:
Deterministas: sólo hay un resultado posible.
Aleatorio: si hay varios resultados posibles. Cada uno de estos resultados se llama
suceso elemental. El conjunto de todos los resultados posibles se llama Espacio Muestral (E).
La unión de varios sucesos elementales se llama suceso compuesto.
Experimento compuesto: cuando el experimento puede dividirse en otros más
sencillos. Para calcular el espacio muestral podemos usar un diagrama de árbol.
Ejemplo: “lanzar dos monedas” puede descomponerse en: 1ª moneda y 2ª moneda.
- Si no necesitamos todo el espacio muestral, podemos podar el árbol: no dibujar las ramas
que no nos interesan.
Cálculo de probabilidades:
- Ley de los grandes números: la probabilidad es la frecuencia relativa, siempre que se haya
repetido el experimento muchas veces.
- Combinaciones. Tomar varios elementos, sin que importe el orden. Por ejemplo, elegir 3
alumnos de 5 voluntarios; 5C3= = 10 posibilidades. (Dividimos entre las 6
posibles formas de recolocar esos 3 alumnos).
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PROBABILITY
Experiment: test we can repeat under similar conditions. It can be:
Deterministic: there is only one possible result.
Random: There is more than one possible result. Each of them is called simple event l.
The set of all possible outcomes is called the Sample Space (S).
If an event has more than one elements then it is called a compound event.
Compound Experiment: when the experiment can be break into some more
simple ones. We can use a tree diagram to calculate the sample space.
Example: “tossing two coins” may be broke into: 1st coin and 2nd coin.
- If we do not need the whole sample space we can prune the tree: do not draw the branches
we are not interested in.
Finding probabilities:
Counting techniques:
- Permutations: all possible arrangements of the elements in a set. It is written as P n.
Order DOES matter
If there are repeated elements, for e.g. 2 equals and 3 equals, =10 possibilities.
- Combinations. Pick some elements, when order does not matter. For e.g., pick 3 pupils out
of 5 volunteers; 5C3= = 10 possibilities. (We divide by the 6 possible ways of
arranging those 3 pupils).
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PROBABILITY - WORD PROBLEMS
1. Mary builds a wooden birdhouse that is shaped like a cube. She paints 2 sides red, 1 side
green, and 3 sides black. If she picks a side at random for the front, what is the probability
that she will not pick a red side?
3. In February, 85% of an airline’s flights arrived on time. What is the probability that one of its
flights arrived late in February?
4. This table that shows the results of a survey that asked students in a classroom to choose
their favourite fruit:
Fruit Orange Apple Banana Strawberry Other
# of students 3 8 11 6 4
a) Suppose a student in the classroom is picked at random. Find the probability that the
student’s favourite fruit is strawberry.
b) Suppose a student in the classroom is picked at random. Find the probability that the
student’s favourite fruit is not an apple or a banana.
6. Boats from all along the Atlantic coast dock at a busy marina. Of the first 16 boats to dock at
the marina one day, 4 were from Massachusetts. What is the (experimental) probability that
the next boat to dock will be from Massachusetts?
7. “Santa Eulalia” Bakery recently sold 12 desserts (postre), including 4 biscuits. What is the
(experimental) probability that the next dessert sold will be a biscuit?
8. Of the last 12 contestants on a game show, 8 won a prize. What is the (experimental)
probability that the next contestant will win a prize?
9. You flip a coin twice. What is P(heads, tails)? Write your answer as a percentage.
10. You pick a card at random, and then pick another card at random. 1 2 3 4 5
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11. Counting outcomes:
a) An Italian restaurant offers mozzarella cheese, swiss cheese, sausage, ham, onions, and
mushrooms for pizza toppings. For this week’s special, you must choose one cheese, one
meat, and one vegetable topping. Find the number of possible outcomes.
b) Alicia has a black and a white teddy bear. Clara has a black, a white, a brown, and a pink
teddy bear. Each girl picks a teddy bear at random to bring to a sleepover (quedarse a dormir)
party. How many different combinations can the girls bring?
c) A candy maker offers milk, dark, or white chocolates with solid, cream, jelly,
nut, fruit, or caramel centres. How many different chocolates can she make?
d) In a lottery game, balls numbered 0 to 9 are placed in each of four
chambers (cámara) of a drawing machine. One ball is drawn from each
chamber. How many four-number combinations are possible?
12. In a game of checkers (damas), there are 12 red game pieces and 12 black game pieces. Julio
is setting up the board to begin playing. [Hint: use a tree, and remember to prune it!]
a) What is the probability that the first two checkers he pulls from the box at random will be
two red checkers?
b) What is the probability that the first two pieces are a red followed by a black?
13. Each of the spinners at the right is spun once to determine how a player’s piece is moved in
a board game. [Hint: use a tree, and remember to prune it!]
a) Francisco needs to spin a red and a blue to move to the last square
and win the game. What is the probability that Francisco will win?
b) If Francisco spins a green or a white on either spinner, he will land on a “take an extra turn”
square. What is the probability that Francisco will get an extra turn?
14. Irene keeps her white and black chess pieces in separate bags. For each colour, there are 8
pawns, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, 1 queen, and 1 king.
a) Find the probability of drawing a knight from the bag of white pieces and drawing a pawn
from the bag of black pieces.
- Find the probability of drawing a bishop from the bag of white pieces and then drawing the
queen from the same bag.
b) With replacement. c) Without replacement.
15. We are playing with a 40 cards deck. Find the probability of having four aces (ases) when we
draw 5 cards.
a) With replacement. b) Without replacement.
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16. A blackjack hand of 2 cards is randomly dealt (repartido) from a standard deck of 52 cards.
What is the probability that the first card is an ace and the second card is a face card?
17. Use the results in the table at the right. In a survey, 102 people were asked to pick their
favourite spectator sport in England. Favorite Spectator Sport
Sport Number
a) What is the probability that a person’s favourite football 42
spectator sport is baseball? baseball 27
basketball 21
b) Out of 10,000 people, how many would you expect soccer 12
to say that baseball is their favourite spectator sport? Round to the nearest person.
18. Use the results of a survey of 120 eighth grade Video Game Playing Time Per Week
Hours # participants
students shown at the right to find probabilities: 0 18
1-3 43
a) That a student plays video games more than 6 hours 3-6 35
per week. more than 6 24
b) Out of 400 students, how many would you expect to play more than 6 hours per week?
19. Only 6 out of 100 English say they leave a tip of more than 20% for satisfactory service in a
restaurant. What is the probability that an English will leave a tip of more than 20%? Out of
1,500 restaurant customers, how many would you expect to leave a tip of more than 20%?
20. Jason has a packet of tomato seeds left over from last year. He plants 36 of the seeds and
only 8 sprout (brotar). What is the experimental probability that a tomato seed from this
packet will sprout?
a) If we pick two people at random, what is the probability of choosing a boy and a girl?
b) If we pick five people, what is the probability of picking any boys (at least one)?
c) If we pick four people, what is the probability of choosing two boys and two girls?
Hint: There are possible cases; all of them having a probability of =6.42%.
22. We are drawing 5 cards from a deck of 40 cards. Find the probability of drawing:
a) Exactly one face card. b) Any face card (at least one):
c) Four of a kind/quads (poker) (contains all four cards with of one rank).
Hint: For each of the 10 numbers, there are 9cards·5places=45 favourable. 450 in all, out of 40·...·36 outcomes.
e) Straight (escalera) flush (color) (5 cards in sequence, of the same suit; ace can play high or
low). Hint: There are 7straights·4suits·5!combinations favourable-cases out of 40·...·36 possible outcomes.
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23. I’ve got a bag containing 5 black marbles, 3 white marbles and 2 pink marbles. I’m picking
three marbles.
a) Draw a tree showing all possibilities for the event “all the same colour”. [Sol: 3 events]
b) Draw a tree showing how many outcomes consist of all three colours. [Sol: 3!=6 events]
24. We are picking two cards at random from the cards shown on the right.
25. Cecilia’s got a bag containing 3 green marbles, 2 blue marbles, 2 purple
marbles and one red marble. Fill the charts with probabilities
a) If she draws 2 marbles.
Event (colours) With replacement Without replacement
Red and green = =
Both green = =
Two different
colours = =
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COUNTING TECHNIQUES
26. [Permutations] At lunchtime recess, 12 students race each other across the playground. In
how many ways can students finish in first, second, third, and fourth places?
27. [Permutations] A plumber has 8 jobs to schedule in the next week. One of the jobs is high
priority and must be done first. In how many ways can the next 4 jobs be scheduled?
28. [Permutations] A music festival features 5 jazz bands, 9 rock bands, and 11 school bands.
The bands play at various times over a long holiday weekend.
a) In how many ways can the first 4 rock bands be selected to play?
b) In how many ways can the first 3 school bands be selected to play?
29. [Permutations] Natalia buys a small box of 12 different assorted (surtido) chocolates. She
lets her sister have her 2 favourite chocolates, and then she has just enough left to give one
chocolate to each girl attending basketball practice. In how many ways can Natalia give out
the chocolates to the basketball players?
30. [Combinations] During one month, a movie theatre is planning to show a collection of 9
different Science-Fiction movies. How many different double features (two-film showings)
can they choose to show from this collection?
31. [Combinations] For a history test, students are asked to write essays (redacción) on 4 topics.
They must choose from a list of 10 topics about the European countries they have been
studying. Is this situation a permutation or a combination? Explain. How many ways can a
student choose 4 topics?
32. [Combinations] A taste test of 11 different soft drinks is held at a shopping mall. Each taster
is randomly given 5 of the drinks to taste. How many combinations of soft drinks are
possible?
33. [Combinations] A school book fair is offering a package deal on the opening day. For a
special price, students may purchase any 6 different paperback books from a list of 30 books
that have won the “Felipe Trigo” prize. How many packages are possible?
34. Use the shipping list at the right that shows the rosebushes (rosal) Mrs. Lawson ordered for
her front yard. She wants to plant 9 of them along the walkway from her driveway to her
front porch. How many ways can she plant the rosebushes along the walkway?
a) If order is not important. Shipping List (one each)
b) If order is important. Aquarius Purple Tiger Candy Apple
Roundelay Desert Dawn Scarlet Knight
Fragrant Plum Shining Hour Golden Girl
Sonia Supreme Linda Ann Sundowner
Mount Shasta Viceroy Pink Parfait
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Bilingual section
PROBABILITY.
1. (1.5 pts.) We’ve got a bag containing 3 black marbles (B), 2 white (W) and 5 blue (U). We’ve got
another one with 2 black marbles (B) and 3 white (W). We are drawing one marble out of each bag
and writing their colours.
a. (0.5 pts.) Is this a random experiment? Yes / NO Why?
b. (0.5 pts.) Write the sample space. E={ }
c. (0.5 pts.) Write any two simple events and their probabilities.
2. (2 pts.) Four people are playing a “Cuatrola” game, using a deck which only has face cards (jack-sota,
queen-caballo, king-rey), threes and aces (20 cards in all). In this round, gold coins are trumps (pintan
oros). Each player is dealt 5 cards.
Work out the following probabilities.
- (1 pt.) All 5 cards that I have are trumps “pintes” (gold coins).
- (1 pt.) I have any (at least one) trumps.
3. (1 pt.) A cream advertisement says that in a survey carried out with 50 people, 43 of them liked the
cream a lot. If we try that cream, what is the (experimental) probability that we will like it a lot?
Group No. of children We know that Luis’ brother is in 5ºA. If we pick a child from the school,
th
Up to 4 160 find the probability that:
5th A 20
a) He is in the same class as Luis’ brother:
5 th B 20
6 th A 26 b) He is in 6th grade.
6 th B 24
5. (4.5 pts.) We have a bag containing 10 red marbles (R), 4 yellow (Y) and 6 black (B).
a. (1.5 pts.) If we draw two marbles (with replacement). Find the probability of drawing at least
two marbles of the same colour.
b. (1.5 pts.) If we draw two marbles (without replacement). Find the probability that each is of a
different colour.
c. (1.5 pts.) If we draw four marbles (with replacement). Find the probability of drawing at least
two different colours. [Hint: They are not all of the same colour].
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ÁREAS Y VOLÚMENES
- Teorema de Pitágoras: en todo triángulo rectángulo, el cuadrado de la a
hipotenusa es igual a la suma de los cuadrados de los catetos. b
c
a 2 = b 2 + c2
ÁREAS
Paralelogramos: base por altura A=b·h. D
d
- Para el rombo y la cometa, A = (D y d son las diagonales).
b
h
Triángulo: A = . Trapecio: A = B
VOLÚMENES
Prisma: tiene dos caras iguales y paralelas “bases”, y las otras son paralelogramos.
Volumen: V=Abase·h.
Cuerpo de revolución: el obtenido haciendo girar una curva plana (generatriz) alrededor de
una recta (eje). Ejemplos: cilindro, cono y esfera.
Principio de Cavalieri: si dos cuerpos de la misma altura tienen secciones de
áreas iguales, entonces tienen el mismo volumen.
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AREAS AND VOLUMES
- Pythagorean Theorem: In a right triangle the square of the hypotenuse a
is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs (the other two sides).
b
2 2 2
a =b +c c
Pythagorean Triple: when a, b, c are integers. Ex: (3,4,5); (5,12,13); (7,24,25); (8,15,17),…
AREAS
Parallelograms: base times height A=b·h. D
d
- For rhombus (diamond) and kite, A = (D and d are the diagonals). b
h
Triangle: A = . Trapezium: A = B
- Usually, one has to break the figure into others of known areas. apothem
VOLUMES
Prism: has two equal parallel faces “bases”, and the others are parallelograms.
Volume: V=Abase·h.
Cavalieri’s principle: if two bodies have the same height and their sections
have the same areas, then they have the same volume.
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AREA AND VOLUMES – PRACTICE
1. Use the nets to find the surface of each figure. Then, calculate their volume:
a) b) c) d)
e) f)
a) b) c) d)
e) f)
a) b) c) d)
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4. Find the volume and surface of these figures:
a) b) c) 2m
4m
2m 3cm
d) e) f)
4m
5cm
8cm 8cm
2m 11cm
10m 6cm
5. The cone from the previous exercise (section f ) is cut 5cm above its base by a plane that is
parallel to that base. Calculate the volume of the truncated cone created.
3cm
[Hint: use proportions to calculate the radius of the smaller base] x
a) b) c) d)
e) f) g) h)
a) b) c) d)
12 cm
3 3
Sol: V=17493cm V=989.1cm V=693.3cm3 V=2478.5cm3.
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9. Find the volume and the surface area:
a) b) c)
a) b) c)
11. Work out the volume (remember to use proportions to find the missing measures):
2m 3cm
a) b) c) 8dm
d)
2dm
5cm
4dm 6cm
4m 3dm 2.5dm 7.5dm 5cm
6m 3cm
8dm
3cm
10cm
3 3 3
V=54.5m . V=56dm . V=170.2dm . V=96.25cm3.
12. Find the volume of this polyhedron, and its surface using its net.
3cm
6cm 3cm
1.68cm
3cm 6cm
3cm
1.5cm
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Areas and Volumes – Word Problems
1. A “trunk multi-purpose” measures 40x29x19cm. What is its capacity in litres? [Sol: 22 litres]
2. Trailers that travel on the road behind trucks are rectangular prisms. A typical height for
the inside of these trailers is 2.74m. If the trailer is 2.5m wide and 6m long, what is the
volume of the trailer? And its capacity? [Sol: 41.1m3=41,100litres]
3. A cologne (colonia) is sold in a box measuring 8cm by 5cm by 4cm. How many colognes
may be packed in a carton measuring 64cm by 40cm by 32cm?
4. How much water will it take to fill a swimming pool that measures 2.5m x 10m x 6m? How
long will it take to fill this pool at a rate of 5L every 30 seconds?
5. How many litres of water are required to fill a rectangular swimming pool 18m long and
12m wide which is 2m deep throughout? [Sol 432,000litres]
6. A factory is making jewellery boxes that are going to be chrome plated (chapado). The
chrome plating costs $0.05 for every cm2 covered in chrome. How much would it cost to
chrome plate a rectangular box with dimensions of 18cm x30cm x6 cm?
7. A cylindrical can is just big enough to hold three tennis balls. The radius of a
tennis ball is 5 cm. What is the volume of air that surrounds the tennis balls?
10. Farmer Jones owns a citrus tree farm in Florida. During some parts of the year the amount
of rain in Florida is not sufficient to maintain maximum growth of citrus so farmer Jones is
going to buy a water tank. Find how much water it will hold if it is a right circular cylinder
with a height of 10 feet and a radius of radius of 5 feet. [*] 1ft=30.48cm [Sol: 785ft3].
11. A soup can has a diameter of 10 cm and a height of 15 cm. What is the volume of the soup
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in the can if 0.5 cm of space is left at the top of the can? [Sol: 1138.25 cm ].
12. There are 24 cans of soda and they are arranged in 4 rows of 6. Each can has a radius of 4
cm and a height of 15 cm. These cans are to be packed snugly (ajustado) into a case with no
extra space on the top, bottom, or sides. Calculate how much empty space will not be
occupied by a can in the box. [Sol: 1336.32 cm3].
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TRANSFORMACIONES EN EL PLANO. MOSAICOS
Transformación: correspondencia de una figura con otra, que se llama homóloga.
Si un elemento se transforma en sí mismo, se llama invariante o doble.
Si la transformación conserva las distancias se llama movimiento. Si además
conserva la orientación, es movimiento directo. Si la cambia, es inverso.
Vector: segmento orientado. Su longitud se llama módulo.
Traslación: a cada punto se le suma un vector “director”.
DIRECTO
Rotación: cada punto se gira un mismo ángulo (argumento), con el mismo centro de giro.
La simetría central (respecto un punto) es un giro de 180º.
INVERSO
Simetría axial (reflexión): a cada punto le corresponde el que está a la misma distancia del
eje (en perpendicular).
Regular: si está formado por un polígono regular (sólo pueden hacerse con
triángulo, cuadrado y hexágono)
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TRANSFORMATIONS OF A PLANE. MOSAICS.
Transformation: correspondence of one figure with another, which is called homologue.
Any element that corresponds to itself is called invariant (or double).
When the transformation preserves lengths, it is called movement. If it also
preserves orientation it is a direct movement. If it changes the
orientation, it is called inverse.
Vector: oriented segment. Its length is called moduli.
Translation: every point is added the same “director” vector.
DIRECT
Rotation: each point is turned around a fixed centre of rotation a certain angle (argument).
Central symmetry (around a point) is a 180º rotation.
Axial symmetry axial (reflection): each point is mapped to the other one which is at the
INVERSE
Mosaic (tessellation): set of figures which fill the plane using translations.
Regular: formed by one regular polygon (it can be done only with triangle,
square and hexagon)
Tessellation methods:
- Area compensation: reshape the side of a polygon and apply an isometry such that it still
tessellates.
- Invisible grid: performing symmetries respect the center of each side of a quadrilateral.
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TRANSFORMATIONS AND MOSAICS – EXERCISES
d) reflection across y=-2 e) reflection across the x-axis f) reflection across y=-x
g) reflection across y=-1 h) reflection across y=x i) rotation 180º about the origin
j) rotation 90º clock wise k) rotation 180º about the origin l) rotation 90º counterclockwise
about the origin about the origin
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2. Complete the mosaics using the “area compensation” method:
a) b) c)
d) e)
3. Use the “invisible grid” method to make a tessellation. Include the grid.
a) b) c)
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Bilingual section
1. (3 pts.) Find the volume of the figure. Write each solid’s name. 2cm
2. (3 pts.) Use the net to find its surface.
x x
4cm
2cm
2cm 12.57cm
2cm 2cm
V= S=
3. (1.5 pts.) A tent is shaped as a right-cone. The base radius measures 1.5m and its height is
3m. Fabric (tela) for the ground costs 15€ per m2, and for the rest of the tent, 7€ per m2.
a) Find the volume of the tent.
b) How much does the material cost?
4. (1.25 pts.) Graph the image of the 5. (1.25 pts.) Complete the mosaic using
figure using a reflexion across y=2-x: the “area compensation” method:
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APÉNDICE: LUGARES GEOMÉTRICOS
Lugar geométrico: es el conjunto de puntos que cumplen una condición.
Mediatriz: puntos que están a la misma distancia de otros dos.
Las “cónicas” como lugares geométricos:
Circunferencia: puntos que están a la misma distancia “radio” de uno dado “centro”.
Elipse: puntos tales que la suma de distancias a otros dos “focos” es constante.
Hipérbola: puntos tales que la diferencia de distancias a otros dos ”focos” es constante.
Tienen dos ejes de simetría (mayor y menor), que son perpendiculares. El mayor contiene
los focos. Su intersección es el centro de simetría.
Parábola: puntos que están a igual distancia de un punto “foco” que de una recta “directriz”.
Tiene un eje de simetría que es perpendicular a la directriz y contiene al foco y al “vértice”.
APPENDIX. LOCI.
Locus: set of points which satisfy a certain condition.
Segment bisector: points which are at the same distance of some other two.
“Conics” as loci
Circle: set of points which are at the same distance “radius” from a “centre”.
Ellipse: points such that the sum of the distance to other two “focus” is constant.
Hyperbola: points such that the difference of distance to other two “focus” is constant.
Both have two symmetry axes (major and minor) which are perpendicular. The major axis
contains the focus. They meet at the symmetry centre.
Parabola: points which are at the same distance from a “focus” than from a “directrix” line.
It has a symmetry axis which is perpendicular to the directrix and contains the focus and
the “vertex”.
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LOCI – EXERCISES
1. Use the webs to draw ellipses. Affinity method.
a) b) c)
d) e) f)
d) e) f)
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3. Use the webs to draw parabolas. Use the definition.
a) b) c)
d) e) f)
c) d)
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