Problem Set 3
Topics: Radicals, Logarithms, Quadratic Equations, Binomial Theorem, and
Work Problem
Instructions:
➢ Answer the following problems using specific framework in problem solving
(e.g Polya’s, Webb’s, etc. steps of problem solving
➢ Make sure that you will solve and study the solution that you have.
➢ On Monday, October 13, 2025, I will 5 students to pick one of these
problems, solve, and explain the solution on the board.
➢ This serves as your graded recitation.
➢ Don’t forget also that Problem set 1 & 2 will be included.
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1. Solve for x from the given equation: √8 √2 √8 = 2.
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2. Solve for x if √8 √4 √√𝑥 = 4.
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𝑎2
3. Rationalize the denominator and determine the transformed fraction 1 1 1 .
𝑎2 − 𝑎2 𝑏2
4𝑥
4. Transform the fraction by rationalizing the denominator .
𝑥− √𝑥 2 −4
√𝑎− √𝑎+1
5. Transform the fraction by rationalizing the denominator .
√𝑎+ √𝑎+1
6. What is the value of x in 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 625 = 4?
7. Simplify the expression 𝑙𝑜𝑔8 412 = 𝑥.
8. Evaluate the 𝑙𝑜𝑔6 845 = 𝑥.
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9. If 𝑎− 8 = 0.001, solve for a.
𝑒𝑥
[Link] the value of 𝑦 = 𝐼𝑛 ( ).
𝑒 𝑥−2
𝑒 2𝑥
[Link] for 𝑦 = 4 𝐼𝑛 ( ).
𝑒 2𝑥−1
[Link] for x if 𝐼𝑛 (𝑥 + 𝑥 − 2) = 𝐼𝑛 2𝑥 + 𝐼𝑛 (𝑥 − 1).
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[Link] for x if 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 81𝑥 = 16.
𝑥
[Link] log 𝑥𝑦 = 6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 log = 2. Solve for x and y.
𝑦
[Link] 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑏 𝑥 = 4.36 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑏 𝑦 = 1.23.
𝑀
[Link] log of the product MN is equal to 1.62324929 and the log of the quotient
𝑁
is equal to − 0.066946789. Find the value of N.
[Link] is the value of (log 5 to the base 2) + (log 5 to the base 3)?
[Link] log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x to base 2 is equal to 2, find the value of x.
[Link] (2 log x to the base 4) – log 9 to the base 4 = 2. Find x.
[Link] for the simplified value of 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔20𝑒.
[Link] for the simplified value of 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔20𝑒 3 .
[Link] the value of x: log 6 + 𝑥 log 4 = log 4 + log(32 + 4𝑥 ).
[Link] the equation 𝐴𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 + 12 = 0, 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝑖𝑠 6 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡. What
is the value of A?
[Link] the equation 𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 + 28 = 0, one root is 3 more than the other root.
What are the roots of the equation?
[Link] the value of k so that the sum and the product of the roots are equal
from the given equation 7𝑥 2 + (2𝑘 − 1)𝑥 − 3𝑘 + 2 = 0.
[Link] equation of whose roots are the reciprocal of the roots of 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 5 =
0.
[Link] k so that the equation 4𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 1 = 0 will have just one solution.
[Link] BSED Math students attempt to solve a problem that reduces to a
quadratic equation. One of the students made a mistake only in the constant
term of the quadratic equation and gives an answer of 8 and 2 for the roots.
The other student solving the same problem made an error in the coefficient of
the first-degree term only and gives his answer as − 9 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 1 for the roots. If
you are to check their solutions, what would be the correct quadratic
equations?
[Link] the value of k in the quadratic equation 3𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 𝑥 − 7𝑘 = 0, if 3 is one
of the roots.
[Link] the value of C from the given quadratic equation 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 𝐶 = 0, if the
product of the roots is −5.
[Link] the value of k from the given quadratic equation 2𝑥 2 − 𝑘𝑥 + 6 = 0 if the
sum of the roots is equal to 4.
[Link] the value of the constant “h” in the quadratic equation 2ℎ 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 2 +
4𝑥 − 5ℎ = 0 so that the product of the roots is −4.
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[Link] the expansion of ( 2𝑥 − )10 .
𝑥
33.1 Find the term independent of x.
33.2 Find the 5th term.
33.3 Find the coefficient of the 8th term.
[Link] the binomial expansion of (𝑎 + 𝑏)𝑛 .
34.1 Find the value of “n’ if the coefficients of the 4th and the 13th terms are
equal to each other.
34.2 Find the coefficient of the 6th term of the expansion (𝑎 + 𝑏)𝑛 .
34.3 Find the 10th term of the expansion of (𝑎 + 𝑏)𝑛 .
[Link] takes Allan twice as long as it takes Romeo to do a certain piece of work.
Working together, they can do the work in 6 days. How long will it take Romeo
to do it alone?
[Link] can paint a fence 50% faster than Juan and 20% faster than Pilar, and
together they can paint a given fence in 4 hours. How long will it take Peter to
paint the same fence if he had to work alone?
[Link] pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours, and another pipe can fill the same tank in 3
hours. A drainpipe can empty the tank in 24 hours. With all three pipes open,
how long will it take to fill the tank?
38.A and B working together can finish a piece of work in 20 days. After working for
4 days, A quits, and B finishes the work in 24 days more. Find the number of
days that B could finish the work alone.
39.A building contractor is faced with the problem of possibly paying liquidated
damages for the delay in the completion of his work in accordance with the
contract. The number of days left in the contract time is only 30 days. At
present, the working force is 40 skilled laborers and 20 unskilled laborers. If he
maintains the present number of men, he will finish the job in 50 days. If he
allows the present working force to work overtime of 2 hours a day, in how
many days will he finish the job? One regular working days is equivalent to 8
hours.
40.A contractor hired 28 workers with daily wage of 150 pesos for a job that could
be finished in 60 days. He wanted to finish the job earlier, so he hired additional
6 workers at the start of the 16th day and 14 more at the start of the 46th day
40.1 How many days did it take to complete the job?
40.2 If the contractor were given a bonus of 500 pesos per day for the number
of days he could complete the job earlier, how much bonus did he get?
40.3 If the daily wage of the additional workers were 175 pesos, how much did
the contractor pay for the salary of all workers for completion of the
project.