The document provides mathematics problems for upper class two students. It includes three questions covering topics like geometric and arithmetic progressions, logarithmic equations, and percentage errors. Students are instructed to print the document, solve all problems, and submit their work by a specified date.
The document provides mathematics problems for upper class two students. It includes three questions covering topics like geometric and arithmetic progressions, logarithmic equations, and percentage errors. Students are instructed to print the document, solve all problems, and submit their work by a specified date.
The document provides mathematics problems for upper class two students. It includes three questions covering topics like geometric and arithmetic progressions, logarithmic equations, and percentage errors. Students are instructed to print the document, solve all problems, and submit their work by a specified date.
The document provides mathematics problems for upper class two students. It includes three questions covering topics like geometric and arithmetic progressions, logarithmic equations, and percentage errors. Students are instructed to print the document, solve all problems, and submit their work by a specified date.
INSTRUCTION Students are expected to download this question, print and solve all problems inside the printed copy.
NB: THIS ASSIGNMENT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED UNFAILINGLY ON THE 30TH OCTOBER, 2023 Question One
A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 6 meters and after the first bounce rises to a height of 4.7m. it is left to continue bouncing until it stops.
a. A computerized timer is started when it first hits the ground. The second contact with the ground occurs after 1.958 seconds and third after 3.690 seconds. Given that the times between consecutive contacts with the ground follow a geometric sequence, how long does the ball take to stop bouncing?
b. The heights to which the ball rises after each impact also follow a geometric sequence. Between the release of the ball and the second bounce the ball travels 6 + 2 x 4.7 = 15. 4m. How far does the ball travel altogether.
c. New employee joining a firm in the clerical grade receive an annual salary of $8500. Every year they stay with the firm they have a salary increase of $800, up to a maximum of $13300 per annum. How much does a new employee earn in total, up to and including the year on maximum salary? Question Two
a. The first term of a geometric progression is 8 and the sum to infinity 400. i. Find the common ratio
ii. Determine the least number of terms with a sum greater than 399
b. A geometric progression has 6 terms. The first term is 192 and the common ratio is 1.5. An arithmetic progression has 21 terms and common difference 1.5. Given that the sum of all the terms in the geometric progression is equal to the sum of all the terms in the arithmetic progression, find the first term and the last term of the arithmetic progression.
c. The first term of a geometric progression is 81 and the fourth term is 24. Find (i) the common ratio of the progression, [2] (ii) the sum to infinity of the progression. [2] The second and third terms of this geometric progression are the first and fourth terms respectively of an arithmetic progression. (iii) Find the sum of the first ten terms of the arithmetic progression. Question Three
a. Solve the following logarithmic equation
2 − log 4 𝑥 7 + (log 4 𝑥)2 = 0 7 − log 4 𝑥 2
b. Solve the following simultaneous logarithmic equations
log 2(𝑦 − 1) = 1 + log 2 𝑥
2 log 3 𝑦 = 2 + log 2 𝑥
15.05 × √0.00695 c. Use logarithm tables to evaluate 6.95 × 102
d. The percentage error in estimating the width of a pool is 4%. If it was measured to be 2.6m
