Name:__________________________________________ Year and
Section:______________________
Score:__________________________
Topics: Variations
General Directions: Understand each item carefully and show your
solutions orderly. Write your final answer on the space provided below each
item.
Activity 1: Be Cool and Solve Variations!
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1. What happens to y when x is tripled in the relation y= x
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2. Mackees income varies directly as the number of days that she works. If
she earns Php 8000.00 in 20 days, how much will she earn if she worked 3
times as long?
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3. If (x-4) varies inversely as (y+3) and x=8 when y=2, find x when y= -1.
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4. If y varies directly as the square of x, how is y changed if x is increased by
20%?
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5. Two college students decided to rent an apartment near the school where
they are studying. The nearest and cheapest apartment costs Php 5000.00 a
month, which they find too much for their monthly budget. How much
students will they need to share the rent with so that each will pay only Php
1250.00 a month?
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6. The area of triangle varies jointly as the base and the height. A triangle
with a base of 8 cm and a height of 9 cm has an area of 36 square
centimeters. Find the area when the base is 10 cm and the height is 7 cm.
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7. Joseph is figuring out a way to reach Baguio at the shortest possible time.
Using his car, he can reach Baguio in 6 hours at an average speed of 70 km
per hour. How fast should he drive in order to reach Baguio in 5 hours?
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8. The shadow of an object varies directly as its height h. A man 1.8 m tall
casts a shadow 4.32 m long. If at the same time a flagpole casts a shadow
12.8 m long, how high is the flagpole?
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9. What happens to T when h is doubled in the equation T=4h?
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10. A car travels a distance of d km in t hours. The formula that relates d to t
is d=kt. What kind of variation is it?
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Teacher, teacher, here are
my Solutions!
Name:__________________________________________ Year and
Section:______________________
Score:__________________________
Topics: Zero exponents, Negative Integral Exponents, Rational Exponents
and Radicals
General Directions: Understand each item carefully and show your solutions orderly.
Write your final answer on the space provided below each item.
Activity 2: Be Cool and have a great POWER!
PART 1. Case Study: Am I Right!
Hermann and Jormart were asked to simplify
b2
5
b
. Their solutions and
explanations are shown below.
Hermann
b
b5
Jormart
b
1
5
b
b
1
b2
b5
b2 -(-5)
b2 +7 =
b7
b7
Jormart used the law of exponent.
Hermann used the concept of the
negative exponent then followed the
rule of dividing fractions.
Question:
Who do you think is correct in simplifying the given expression? Justify your
answer.
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Part 2: I Challenge You!
Directions: Hi there! I am the Math Wizard, I came
here to challenge you. Simplify the following
expressions. If you do these correctly, I will have you
as my apprentice. Good luck!
1.
6e
(11 f )0
1
g0
2.
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(34 +53)1
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3.
(34 +53)2
5.
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4.
2 a1 b 3 0
m4 n5 3
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6.
3 x y 5
9 x2 y
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Part 3. How Many.???
Directions: Analyze the given problem and solve .
A very young caterpillar may weigh only 12-2 grams. It is possible for it to
grow 124 times its body weight during its life cycle.
Questions:
1. How many grams can it reach during its life cycle?
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2. What necessary concepts or skills are needed to solve the problem?
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