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Pumula High School Form 3 Variation Tutorial

This document contains a tutorial for Form 3 students at Pumula High School, focusing on various mathematical concepts of variation, including direct and inverse proportionality. It includes a series of tutorial questions that require students to express relationships between variables, calculate values based on given conditions, and derive equations. The questions cover a range of scenarios, such as joint variation and applications in real-life contexts like insurance and costs.

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Pumula High School Form 3 Variation Tutorial

This document contains a tutorial for Form 3 students at Pumula High School, focusing on various mathematical concepts of variation, including direct and inverse proportionality. It includes a series of tutorial questions that require students to express relationships between variables, calculate values based on given conditions, and derive equations. The questions cover a range of scenarios, such as joint variation and applications in real-life contexts like insurance and costs.

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PUMULA HIGH SCHOOL

FORM 3: TUTORIAL 2-VARIATION


There is no harm in attempting all the questions.
Tutorial Questions

1. Given that M varies directly as N and M = 2 when N = 3,

a) Express M in terms of N. [2]

b) Find the value of M when N = 2 [1]

c) Find the value of N when M = 48 [1]

2. M is directly proportional to (𝑑 − 1)2 . Given that M = 12 when 𝑑 = 4, calculate M when

𝑑 = 7. [3]

3. It is given that 𝑦 varies directly as the square root of 𝑧.

a) Write down the equation connecting 𝑦, 𝑧 and a constant 𝑘. [1]

b) Find 𝑘 when 𝑦 = 3 and 𝑧 = 4. [1]

c) Find 𝑦 when 𝑧 = 16. [1]

4. N varies inversely as the square root of M.

(i) Find a formula connecting N, M and a constant 𝑘. [1]

(ii) Given that N = 17 when M = 20.25, find the value of M when N = 34. [3]

5. Given that 𝑦 is inversely proportional to the square of (𝑥 − 1) and that 𝑦 = 2 when 𝑥 = 7,

calculate the values of 𝑥 when 𝑦 = 8. [4]

6. If V varies jointly as ℎ and as the square root of 𝑟,

a) Write down the equation connect V, 𝑟, ℎ and a constant 𝑐. [1]

b) Find 𝑐 if V = 440, 𝑟 = 2 and ℎ = 35 [2]

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7. Given that 𝑦 varies directly as 𝑥 and inversely as 𝑧. 𝑥 varies inversely as 𝑦 2 . Prove that 𝑧 2

varies directly as 𝑥 3 . [4]

8. The annual premium, $𝑃, for a funeral insurance scheme varies jointly as the square root

of the age, 𝑌, years and the number of dependants, 𝐷, of the applicant. If a 25 year –old

applicant with 6 dependents pays $150.00, calculate the monthly premium for a 49 year-

old applicant with 4 dependents. [5]

9. P is partly constant and partly varies as Q. P = 120 when Q = 5 and P = 100 when Q = 3,

(i) Write down an equation connecting P and Q, using constants 𝑎 and 𝑘. [1]

(ii) Find the value of 𝑎 and the value of 𝑘. [3]

(iii) Find P when Q = 15. [1]

(iv) Find Q when P = 360. [1]

10. The cost of feeding a number of students is partly constant and partly varies directly as the

number of students. Feeding 75 students during a certain period cost $875 and feeding 100

students during the same period cost $1000. Find the cost of feeding 220 students over the

same period of time. [5]

11. The cost C, of printing a newspaper is partly constant and partly varies as 𝑛, the number of

printed newspapers.

(i) Express C in terms of 𝑛 and constants 𝑘 and ℎ. [1]

(ii) If the cost of printing 500 newspapers is $320 and the cost of printing 1000

newspapers is $540, find the cost of printing 750 newspapers. [5]

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12. The total cost, C, in dollars of hotel services is partly constant and partly varies with the

cost of food, F, consumed by an individual per day. When C = 53, F = 10 and when C =

68, F = 15.

(a) Form an equation connecting C and F. [4]

(b) Find the total cost C, when the cost of food consumed by an individual on a certain day

costs $71.25 [2]

13. A cooperative sells chickens and dozens of eggs. The total daily takings C, partly varies as

the number of chickens sold N, and partly varies as the number of dozens of eggs, D, sold.

(a) Write down an expression for C in terms of N, D and the constants ℎ and 𝑘. [1]

(b) A total of $120 was collected when 15 chickens and 15 dozens of eggs were sold and

a total of $90 was collected when 10 chickens and 20 dozens of eggs were sold. Find

the value of ℎ and the value of 𝑘. [3]

(c) State what the values of ℎ and 𝑘 represent in this situation. [1]

(d) Find the total daily takings if 20 chickens and 30 dozen eggs were sold. [2]

“Work conquers all”

“Labor Omnia Vincit Improbus”

Always pray to God for guidance and wisdom (James1 vs 5)

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The equation expressing the direct relationship is M = kN, where k is a constant. Given M = 2 when N = 3, the constant k can be found as k = M/N = 2/3. Hence, M = (2/3)N. This can be used to find specific values; for instance, when N = 2, M = (2/3) x 2 = 4/3. Similarly, to find N when M = 48, use the equation 48 = (2/3)N, leading to N = 72 .

C = hN + kD. With C = 120 for N = 15, D = 15, and C = 90 for N = 10, D = 20, solve: 15h + 15k = 120 and 10h + 20k = 90. Solving these gives h = 4, k = 3. Therefore, each chicken contributes $4 and each dozen eggs $3 to sales. For N = 20, D = 30, total C = 20 x 4 + 30 x 3 = 170 .

The relationship is y = k/(x - 1)^2. Given y = 2 when x = 7, k = y(x - 1)^2 = 2 x 6^2 = 72. To find x for y = 8, solve 8 = 72/(x - 1)^2, leading to (x - 1)^2 = 9, so x = 4 or x = -2 .

Joint variation involves a variable varying as the product of two or more other variables, such as V = c x h x √r. Given V = 440 when r = 2 and h = 35, solve for c: 440 = c x 35 x √2, thus c = 440/(35√2) = 88√2/7 .

The equation is M = k(d - 1)^2. Given M = 12 when d = 4, find k as k = M / (d - 1)^2 = 12 / 3^2 = 4/3. To find M when d = 7, substitute d into the equation: M = (4/3) x (7 - 1)^2 = (4/3) x 36 = 48 .

Given y varies directly as x and inversely as z, y = kx/z. Also, x varies inversely as y², x = m/y². Rearranging and equating where necessary shows z² = (m/k) x³, proving z² varies directly as x³ .

Let P = c√Y x D. With P = 150, Y = 25, D = 6, calculate c = 150/(√25 x 6) = 1. Now, for Y = 49 and D = 4, P = 1 x √49 x 4 = 28. Thus, the monthly premium is $28 .

For inverse variation, N = k/√M. Given N = 17 when M = 20.25, k can be found as k = N√M = 17√20.25 = 68. To find M when N = 34, use 34 = 68/√M, solving yields M = 4 .

C = a + kF, where a is constant. Given C = 53 when F = 10 and C = 68 when F = 15, solve simultaneously: (1) 53 = a + 10k, (2) 68 = a + 15k. Subtracting gives 15 = 5k, so k = 3. Using equation (1), a = 53 - 30 = 23. C when F = 71.25 is C = 23 + 3 x 71.25 = 236.75 .

The relationship is y = k√z. First, find k using y = 3 when z = 4: k = y / √z = 3 / 2. To calculate y when z = 16, use the equation y = (3/2)√16 = (3/2) x 4 = 6 .

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