Math 101 revision questions (2)
Math 101 revision questions (2)
4) If matrix A= then A2 =
Question (2):
A) Express the following equations in a matrix form equation, hence, solve it using the matrix
reduction method.
B) A company produces a product which the variable cost per unit is 5$ and fixed cost 80,000$,
each unit has a selling price of 9$. Determine the number of units that must be sold for the
company to earn a profit.
Question (3):
(A)
let A= B= C=
1) AT A 2) 2A+5 3) B2-4B+4C
(B) Find an equation of the line that passes through the point (-2,2) and is parallel to the line that passes
through two points (1,2) and (2,4). sketch the required line.
Question (4):
(A) A produce grower is purchasing fertilizer containing three nutrients: A, B, and C. The minimum
weekly requirements are 80 units of A, 60 units of B, and 200 of C. There are two popular blends
of fertilizer on the market. Blend I, costing $8 a bag, contains 1 units of A, 3 of B, and 5 of C.
Blend II, costing$6 a bag, contains 2 units of A, 2 of B, and 2 of C.
How many bags of each blend should the grower buy each week to minimize the cost of meeting
the nutrient requirements? the information is summarized as follows:
First blend Second blend Units required
A 1 2 80
B 3 2 160
C 5 2 200
Cost/bag 8 6
(B) The daily profit for the garden department of a store from the sale of trees is given by.
P(x)=-x2 +18x+144, where x is the number of the trees sold
1) Find the number of trees x, that maximizes the daily profit and determine this profit.
2) Sketch the graph of the function p(x)