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Probability To Trigonometry

The document contains 4 problems related to probability and their solutions: 1) Calculating the probability of drawing 1 black and 1 white ball from an urn containing different colored balls. 2) Finding the probability of obtaining a total of 10 or 12 when rolling two dice. 3) Determining the probability of a man winning a prize if he owns 5 tickets in a lottery with 50 total tickets and 2 prizes. 4) Computing the probability that the sum of two numbers rolled on a pair of dice is 11.

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Probability To Trigonometry

The document contains 4 problems related to probability and their solutions: 1) Calculating the probability of drawing 1 black and 1 white ball from an urn containing different colored balls. 2) Finding the probability of obtaining a total of 10 or 12 when rolling two dice. 3) Determining the probability of a man winning a prize if he owns 5 tickets in a lottery with 50 total tickets and 2 prizes. 4) Computing the probability that the sum of two numbers rolled on a pair of dice is 11.

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Probability

1. An urn contains 4 black balls and 6 white balls. What is the probability of getting
1 black and 1 white ball in two consecutive draws from the urn?
A. 0.24
B. 0.53
C. 0.04
D. 0.27
Solution:
Assume the first draw is black and the second draw is white:
P1=Pblack∗P white

4
∗6
10 24
P 1= =
9 90

Assume the first draw is white and the second draw is black:
P2=P white∗Pblack

6
∗4
10 24
P 1= =
9 90

Let P = probability that one ball is black and the other is white
24
∗24
90
P=P1 + P2= =0.533
90

2. In a throw of two dice, the probability of obtaining a total of 10 or 12 is


A. 1/6
B. 1/9
C. 1/12
D. 1/18
Solution:
Total number of trials = 36

1 2 3 4 5 6
1
2
3
4
5
6

Number of trials with a sum of 11 = 2


number of successful trials
P=
total number of trials
4 1
P= =
36 9

3. There are 50 tickets in a lottery in which there is a first and second prize. What is
the probability of a man drawing a prize if he owns 5 tickets?
A. 50%
B. 25%
C. 40%
D. 20%
Solution:
P = probability of winning a prize in the lottery
2 1
P= =
50 25
P = probability for the man to win
= number of tickets he bought x probability of winning a prize

P=5 ( 251 )=0.20


4. Roll a pair of dice. What is the probability that the sum of two numbers is 11?
A. 1/36
B. 1/9
C. 1/18
D. 1/20
Solution:
Total number of trials = 36

1 2 3 4 5 6
1
2
3
4
5
6

Number of trials with a sum of 11 = 2


number of successful trials
P=
total number of trials
2 1
P= =
36 18
Combination

1. There are four balls of different colors. Two balls at a time are taken and
arranged any way. How many combinations are possible?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 12
D. 36
Solution:
4!
N=4 C 2=
( 4−2 ) ! 2!
N=6 ways

2. How many 6-number combinations can be generated from the numbers from
1 to 42 inclusive, without repetition and with no regards to the order of the
numbers?
A. 850,668
B. 5,245,786
C. 188,848,296
D. 31,474,716
Solution:
42 !
N=42 C6 =
( 42−6 ) ! 6 !
N=¿5,245,786 ways

3. In Mathematics examination, a student may select 7 problems from a set of


10 problems. In how many ways can he make his choice?
A. 120
B. 530
C. 720
D. 320
Solution:
10 !
N=10 C 7=
( 10−7 ) ! 7 !
N=120 ways

4. How many committees can be formed by choosing 4 men from an


organization of a membership of 15 men?
A. 1365
B. 1435
C. 1530
D. 1240

15 !
N=15 C 4 =
( 15−4 ) ! 4 !
N=1,365 committees

Permutations
1. The number of ways can 3 nurses and 4 engineers be seated on a bench with
the nurses seated together is
A. 1440
B. 258
C. 720
D. 450
Solution:

N N N E E E E
E N N N E E E
E E N N N E E
E E E N N N E
E E E E N N N

Number of ways the 3 nurses can be arranged = 3!


Number of ways the 4 engineers can be arranged = 4!
Let T = Total number of ways

T =( 3 ! ) ( 4 ! ) ( number of patters )
T =( 3 ! ) ( 4 ! ) ( 5 )
T =720 ways

2. How many permutations are there if the letters PNRCSE are taken six at a
time?
A. 360
B. 720
C. 480
D. 1440
Solution:
N=n P n=n !=6 !

N=720

3. There are four balls of four different colors. Two balls are taken at a time and
arranged in a definite order. For example, if a white and a red ball are taken,
one definite arrangement is white first, red second, and another arrangement
is red first, white second. How many such arrangements are possible?
A. 24
B. 6
C. 12
D. 36
Solution:
4!
N=4 P2=
( 4−2 ) ! 2 !
N=12 ways

4. Four different colored flags can be hung in a row to make coded signal. How
many signals can be made if a signal consists of the display of one or more
flags?
A. 62
B. 64
C. 66
D. 68
Solution:
N=4 P 1+4 P 2+ 4 P 3+4 P 4
4! 4! 4! 4!
N= + + +
( 4−1 ) ! ( 4−2 ) ! ( 4−3 ) ! ( 4−4 ) !

N = 64 signals
Trigonometry

1. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?


A. IV
B. II
C. III
D. I
Solution:

b
A
-a
c

hypotenuse c
sec A= =
adjacent side b
hypotenuse c −c
csc A= = =
opposite side −a a

2. Solve for the value of “A” when sin A = 3.5x and cos A = 5.5x.
A. 32.47º
B. 33.68º
C. 34.12º
D. 35.21º
Solution:
sin A = 3.5x; cos A = 5.5x
sin A 3.5 x
=
cos A 5.5 x
tan A=0.636363

A = 32.47º

3. If sin a = 2.511x, cos A = 3.06x and sin 2A = 3.939x, find the value of x.
A. 0.265
B. 0.256
C. 0.562
D. 0.625
Solution:
sin A = 2.511x
cos A = 3.06x
sin 2A = 3.939x
Note that sin 2A = 2 sin A cos A
Substitute:
sin 2A = 2 sin A cos A
3.939x = 2 (2.511x) (3.06x)
3.939x =15.367 x^2
3.939
x=
15.367
x=0.256

4. The sides of a triangle are 195, 157, and 210, respectively. What is the area
of the triangle?
A. 73,250 sq. units
B. 10,250 sq. units
C. 14,586 sq. units
D. 11,260 sq. units
Solution:

a = 195
b = 157

c = 210
a+ b+c 195+157+210
S= =
2 2
S=281

A=√ s (s−a)(s−b)(s−c )

A=√ 281 (281−195)(281−157)(281−210)


A=14,586.2 sq . units

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