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A man is five times as old as his son. If the son's age is y, set up the quadratic equation that represents the product of their ages in four years being 340.

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D. 5y2+24y−324=0\text{D. } 5y^2 + 24y - 324 = 0

23

D. a2−b2b2−ac\text{D. } \frac{a^2 - b^2}{b^2 - ac}

24

A. 13\text{A. } \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}

25

B. 53.67∘\text{B. } 53.67^\circ

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Part 22· 3 steps

A man is five times as old as his son. If the son's age is yy, then the man's current age is 5y5y.
In four years' time:
Son's age will be y+4y+4.
Man's age will be 5y+45y+4.
The product of their ages in four years will be 340.

  1. Set up the equation for the product of their ages in four years.

    (y+4)(5y+4)=340(y+4)(5y+4) = 340
  2. Expand the left side of the equation.

    5y2+4y+20y+16=3405y^2 + 4y + 20y + 16 = 340 5y2+24y+16=3405y^2 + 24y + 16 = 340
  3. Rearrange the equation to the standard quadratic form Ay2+By+C=0Ay^2 + By + C = 0.

    5y2+24y+16−340=05y^2 + 24y + 16 - 340 = 0 5y2+24y−324=05y^2 + 24y - 324 = 0

    The final answer is D. 5y2+24y−324=0\boxed{\text{D. } 5y^2 + 24y - 324 = 0}.

Part 23

D. a2−b2b2−ac\text{D. } \frac{a^2 - b^2}{b^2 - ac}

Simplify: ab−baba−cb\frac{\frac{a}{b} - \frac{b}{a}}{\frac{b}{a} - \frac{c}{b}}

  1. Simplify the numerator ab−ba\frac{a}{b} - \frac{b}{a}.

    Find a common denominator, which is abab.

    ab−ba=a⋅ab⋅a−b⋅ba⋅b=a2ab−b2ab=a2−b2ab\frac{a}{b} - \frac{b}{a} = \frac{a \cdot a}{b \cdot a} - \frac{b \cdot b}{a \cdot b} = \frac{a^2}{ab} - \frac{b^2}{ab} = \frac{a^2 - b^2}{ab}
  2. Simplify the denominator ba−cb\frac{b}{a} - \frac{c}{b}.

    Find a common denominator, which is abab.

    ba−cb=b⋅ba⋅b−c⋅ab⋅a=b2ab−acab=b2−acab\frac{b}{a} - \frac{c}{b} = \frac{b \cdot b}{a \cdot b} - \frac{c \cdot a}{b \cdot a} = \frac{b^2}{ab} - \frac{ac}{ab} = \frac{b^2 - ac}{ab}
  3. Divide the simplified numerator by the simplified denominator.

    a2−b2abb2−acab\frac{\frac{a^2 - b^2}{ab}}{\frac{b^2 - ac}{ab}}

    To divide by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal.

    a2−b2ab×abb2−ac\frac{a^2 - b^2}{ab} \times \frac{ab}{b^2 - ac}
  4. Cancel out the common term abab.

    a2−b2b2−ac\frac{a^2 - b^2}{b^2 - ac}

    The final answer is D. a2−b2b2−ac\boxed{\text{D. } \frac{a^2 - b^2}{b^2 - ac}}.

Part 24

A. 13\text{A. } \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}

In the diagram, XYZXYZ is an equilateral triangle of side 6 cm6 \text{ cm}. TT is the midpoint of XYXY. Find tan⁡(∠XZT)\tan(\angle XZT).

  1. Identify properties of an equilateral triangle.

    Since △XYZ\triangle XYZ is equilateral, all sides are equal (XY=YZ=ZX=6 cmXY = YZ = ZX = 6 \text{ cm}) and all interior angles are 60∘60^\circ (∠X=∠Y=∠Z=60∘\angle X = \angle Y = \angle Z = 60^\circ).

  2. Determine the length of XTXT.

    TT is the midpoint of XYXY, so XT=12XY=12(6 cm)=3 cmXT = \frac{1}{2} XY = \frac{1}{2}(6 \text{ cm}) = 3 \text{ cm}.

  3. Identify properties of the line segment ZTZT.

    In an equilateral triangle, the line segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side (a median) is also an altitude and an angle bisector.
    Therefore, ZT⊥XYZT \perp XY, which means △XZT\triangle XZT is a right-angled triangle with the right angle at TT.
    Also, ZTZT bisects ∠XZY\angle XZY, so ∠XZT=12∠XZY=12(60∘)=30∘\angle XZT = \frac{1}{2} \angle XZY = \frac{1}{2}(60^\circ) = 30^\circ.

  4. Calculate tan⁡(∠XZT)\tan(\angle XZT).

    We need to find tan⁡(30∘)\tan(30^\circ).

    tan⁡(30∘)=13\tan(30^\circ) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}

    The final answer is A. 13\boxed{\text{A. } \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}}.

Part 25

B. 53.67∘\text{B. } 53.67^\circ

A fence 2.4 m2.4 \text{ m} tall is 10 m10 \text{ m} away from a tree of height 16 m16 \text{ m}. Calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the tree from the top of the fence.

  1. Identify the relevant lengths for the right-angled triangle formed by the observer's eye (top of the fence), the top of the tree, and the horizontal line from the top of the fence to the tree.

    The horizontal distance (adjacent side) is 10 m10 \text{ m}.
    The vertical height difference (opposite side) is the height of the tree minus the height of the fence.

    Opposite side=16 m−2.4 m=13.6 m\text{Opposite side} = 16 \text{ m} - 2.4 \text{ m} = 13.6 \text{ m}
  2. Use the tangent function to find the angle of elevation (θ\theta).

    tan⁡(θ)=OppositeAdjacent\tan(\theta) = \frac{\text{Opposite}}{\text{Adjacent}} tan⁡(θ)=13.6 m10 m\tan(\theta) = \frac{13.6 \text{ m}}{10 \text{ m}} tan⁡(θ)=1.36\tan(\theta) = 1.36
  3. Calculate the angle θ\theta.

    θ=arctan⁡(1.36)\theta = \arctan(1.36)

    Using a calculator:

    θ≈53.679∘\theta \approx 53.679^\circ

    Rounding to two decimal places, θ≈53.68∘\theta \approx 53.68^\circ.
    Comparing with the options, 53.67∘53.67^\circ is the closest.

    The final answer is B. 53.67∘\boxed{\text{B. } 53.67^\circ}.

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