L. If ay 5 4 are the sams of 1, 2n, 3n terms respectively of an arithmetical progression, shew that 5,=2 (6, —6). 2. Find two numbers such that their difference, sum and product, are to one another as 1, 7, 24 3. In what scale of notation is 25 doubled by reversing the digits? 4, Golve the equetions : 1) @+2) (+8) (@—4) (eb) a. @) syt)4+2=0, g(e-2a)t21—0, 2(v—y)=5. 5. In an AP, of which a is the drst term, if the sum of the Eirst p terms —0, show that the auza of the next 9 terms muiearits gol [R. M. A. Woowwren,] 6. Solve the equations: 1) (@+0} (ae+d) (a - bx) = (es — 7) (a+be), 1 1 2 @ 84+ @o—aPofi2(@- 1 [Isors Crviu Sxavicz.] 7. Find an srithmetical gression whose first term is unity such that the second, tenth ‘and. thirty-fourth terms form a geometric series, 8, Ifa, are the roots of + p0+g=0, find the values of ah +6, B+ 68, att als? + Bt 9, If 2r—a+or1 and 2y=b42-, find the value of aye YD. 10. Find the value of 3 f (44 VT (4 18} . {6-4 35)~(6 ~ 38) [R M. A. Woorwice,] Il, Ife and @ are tho imaginary cube roots of unity, show that A+ t+ am 1B2=0,12, Shew that in any scsle, whose radix is greater than 4, the mumber 12432 is divisible by 111 and also by 112, 13, Aand Bruna mile race, In the first heat 4 gives Ba start of 11 yards and beats him by 57 seconds ; im the second heat A gives B astart of 81 seconds and is besten by 88 yards: in what time could each run a mile? 14, Eliminate a, y, « between the equations: togemat, Y—eeadt, tayo, rty+2=0. [R. M.A, Woouwton.] 15. Solve the equations: ax bay toptm bat cry + agted. [Mare. Trazos] 16. A waterman rows to a place 48 miles distant and back in 14 houra: he finds that he can row 4 miles with the stream in the same time as 3 miles against the stream: find the rate of the stream, 17, Extract the equare root of (1) (a? +ab+be+¢a) (be-+ ca +06 + BY) (ber eat abo), (@) 1-2+9/%22- 15 = 82", w 18. Find the coofiiciont of af in the expansion of (1 -32)5, and the ° term indopendont of « in Ge-a) : 19, Solve the equations : Q) B—ymay-ad, (e+g) (ax+by)=2ab(at)). [Tr Cont. Cass.} 20. Shew that if a(b—o) a*+3(c-a)ay+c(a—B) 9? is a perfect square, the quantities @, b, ¢ are in harmonica} progression. [Sr Cara. Corn, Cans] 21. If (y- BE eae gay re BeP + ete By P+ (ty BY, and x,y, 1 are real, shew that exy—e. Sz Cara. Cor, Cann] 92, Extract the equare root of 658261 in the scala of twelve, and find in what acale the fraction ; would be represented by “17.23, Find the sum of the products of the intogots 1, 2, 8, ... takon two ata time, and shew that it ie equal to half the excess of the sum of the cubes of the given integers over the sum of their equates, 24. Aman and his family consume 20 loaves of bread in wook. Ifhia wages were raised 5 per cont, and the price of bread were raised per cent, be would gain Gd. a week. But if his wages were lowezed 75 ber con’. and bread fell 10 Fer cent, then Le would lose 14d, aweek: nd his weekly wages and the price of a loaf. 25, ‘The sum of four nambers in arithmetical progression is 48 and the product of the extremes is to the product of the means es 27 to 35: find the numbers. 26, Solve the equations: () a- Qa®+be~a)eto(a-B)=0. @ Ce eased) (Mar. Tasos} OT. Hf fa-at/b—a4e~ a=, show that (atb4o+3e) atb+e—2)—4 (beteat ab); and if Ya+Yb+Yo=0, shew that (2+b+= Babe 28, A train, an hour after starting, moots with an acsident which detains it an hour, after which it proceeds at three-fifths of ite former rate and arrives 3 ours after time: but had the accident happened 50 miles farther on the line, it would have arrived 1} hrs. sooner: find the Tength of the journey. A. Solve the equations: lety=%, -Tamby, ay F216. (R. M.A, Woouwicz.] 30, Six papers are cet in examination, two of them in mathematics: in how many different orders can the papers be given, provided only that the two mathematical papers are not auccessive ? 31,1 how many ways can 26. 44. 2d. be paid in exactly 60 coing, consisting of half-rowns, shillings and fourponny-pieces! $2. Find @ and so that x*+as%4+117+6 and r34be2+ 1de+8 may have e common factor of the form 2?+pu-+9. [Losnow Usrvunsrry] 38, In what time would 4, B, ( together doa workif 4 alone could do itin six hours more, 3 alone it one hoar more, and alone in twice the time?34. Ifthe equations axpby=1, g84dy—1 baveonly ono colution @ a prove that 45 —1, and manZ, y—3. [Marm, Trrros] 35, Find by the Binomial Theorem the first five terms in the expan- sion of (1 - 20-4+22%) 36, Ifone of the roots of 2°-.p24-g=0 is the f ane ind one of ti Heats of spre square of the other, [Pmm. Coz. Can] 37. Solve the equation A—3a*—6e—5=0, [Quvams’s Cour. Ox} 38, Find the value of @ for which the fraction B—act4100—a—4 B+) B+ Be—o—7 admits of reduction, Reduce it to its lowest terms, [Mara. Trrroa] 39. Ifa, b, 9, x,y, 2 are real quantities, and (@LbLct=8 bo-pea-ab— 28x22), show that ambee, and 2—0, y=0, sO. (Cumia7’s Conn. Cas] a 4 3) ‘when 40, What isthe greatest tovm in the expansion ae the value of 2 io $4 [as, Cons, Canes] 41, Find two numbers auch that their sum rollfpliod by the sum of their squares is 5500, and their difference multiplied by the difference of their aquazes ia 852, [Canuer's Cont. Came] 14d 487 12. Uf w=da, y=), =e, dae express 294 y2422 in ite simplest form in torms of a, 5, 0 [Supwer Cons, Came] 42. Solve the equations: Q) AL Sate 160460. 8) gti att at—ymcttyt—onl, [Conpus Cor, Ox} 44, Ife,y, ¢ azo in harmonical progression, shew that log (w+) -+log (e~—2y-+2)—2 log (2-2).45. Shew thet 1,138 ‘1 BT Ta 46. if 1.3.8 (1? 4, ees 3) fen h a — WB) V8. ; [Bsae, Cont. Camm] Bebig _Sy+92_ Berke 3a-2) 3b-2e Se—2a’ then will 5 (wty-+2)(bo+-4b — 30) =(80-4-8y +18) (a+ 04-0). [Cumen's Com Camm] 47. With 17 consonants and 5 vowels, how many words of four letters can be formed having 2 different vowels in the middle and 1 consonant (repeated or different) at each end? 48. A. quostion was lost on which 600 parsons had voted ; the same personshaving voted again on thesame question, it was carried by twice as many as it was before lost by, and the new majority vote was to the former as $to7: how many changed their minds? [St Jomy’s Cont. Camm.J 49, Shew that Ls a jog tH) oy os ft Bah. S08 | Ue d-2)* . [Canisr’s Cont, Cann] BO, A body of men were formed into a hollow aquare, three deep, when it wes observed, that with the addition of 26 to ther number @ - solid square might be formed, of which the number of men in each side would be greater by 22 than the square root of the number of men in each side of the hollow square: required the number of men. BL, Solve the equations: Q) V@+eP+2 Yla—aPaa Vala, @) (e- at eB) -(e-o8 w-ayt= eet o-aph, 52, Prove that 2 8.6 2.5.8 yanig hp 2S S4-145 4 @ 78" 81g. 18 [Swyer Cott. Camm] 53, Solve 4/8 (Ge+6)~J5(G2—11)=1. [Quanes’ Gonz. Cams] :Bt, A vossal contains a gallons of wine, and another versol con- teins 5 gallons of water: ¢ gallons are taken out of exch vessel and ‘transferred to the other; this operation is repested any number of times: shew that if #(a-+)=ab, the quantity of wine in each yoosel will alwaya remain the same after the first operation, 55. ‘The arithmetic mean between m and n and the goomstric mean between ¢ and 3 ars-each equal to MET, : find mand a in terms of aand 5. Bo, Ifs, y, are such that thelr sum is constant, and if (boty) ety — 2) varies as yz, prove that 9(y-+2)—e varies an ye. @ tae, Con, Care] 57. Prove that, if'm is greater than 8, 1,8.°C,-8.3.9C.,+3.4.* Oper HDD G49) = 2090, [Cimst’s Conn, Cane] 88, Solve the equations: (1) v8e-7 14/36 Gada 8- 54 feb a 5) 4{(at—16)8+.8}=29 4-16 (2? 16)! O HENS = whet [Se Joun’s Coun. Cams] 59. Prove that two of the quantities 2, y, z must be equal to one another, if 60, Ina certain community consisting of p persons, a percent, can sead and write; of the moles alone 8 per ocnt., and of the fomales slono e percent, can read and write: find the number of males and females in the community. 7 «4 an ab f 5 s\_(t\rn 1 Shew that aip(+“)=() : [Eus, Cont, Cams} 62, Shew that the coefficient of #* in the expansion of “ (1-#+29—a%)-1 Is unity. 63, Solve the equation 6. Hf r= {Lonpow Univanerry,] & Find (2 te arithmetical series, (2) the harmonical series of ntonns of which and } are the first and last terms; and shew that ‘the product of the r™ tarm of the first series and she (a= 9+ 1)" term of the second series is ab,65. If the roots of the equation gt 2 (2 ~ oth) erpaenetge- Hegn0 are equal, shew that p?=4g, [R. M. A. Woouwrer] 66, If a?+2—7ab, shew that log § (a+ ot = 3 (log @-+1og 8). [QuaeEn’s Conn. Ox.] 67. Kin isa root of the equation 22 (Lae) — (a2-be} (14+ a0) m0, and if n Larmonic means are inserted between a and ¢, shew that the difference between the first and last mean is equal to ae(a—c). [Wapnan Cons. Ox] 68, If "+20, :"-4P,—b7 : 16, find n. 69, A person invests a certain sum in % 6} per cent, Goverument joan: if the price had been £3 less he would have received } per cent, more interest on his money; at what price was the loan issued? 70, Solve the equation ; {Getter lP— +1) — 2} (at at IP (eA bP pat 3 {Ct ba24 1) AFIS — 29}. [Murzox Corn, Ox] Tl. If by eliminating « bebween the equations wactbemO and aytl@ety)+m—0, a quadratic in y is formed whose roots are the same as those of the orginal quadratic in «, then either a=2%, and b=m, or b--m=—al. CR. M, A. Woonwier] 72, Given log 2='30103, and log 3=-47712, sclve the equations: ) ere (@) VEN 73, Find two numbers such that their sum is 9, and the sum of their fourth powers 2417. [Lonpox Ustvzrsirz.] 7A, A sob out to walk ab the rate of 4 miles sn hour; after he had heen welling 2 hours, 2 set out to overtake him snd went 4} miles the first. kour, 4} miles the second, 5 the third, and so gaining a quarter ofa mile every hour. ln how msuy hours would he overtake A! 75, Prove that the integer next above (¥/3-1-1)% contains 2"*7 aa a factor.76. Tho series of natural numbers ja divided into groupe 1; 23,45 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; and so on: prove that the sum of the numbers in the 2 group is (2 — 13, 77. Shew that the sum of a terms of the series LLL 13 sta) wa ( Bn . {R. M, A, Woonwien.] 1427 , 78, Show that the coefficient of w* in the expansion cf te is (-, 8(-1)%, 2¢-1)8, according a % is of the form ay Bm -+1, 8m+2. 79, Solve the equations; Poff ited iar Shy te TT ty ee = @) plate pty terete tens. [Ustv, Cors. Ox] 8D, Ube value of wy: is 7h o° 8 aooording aa the seven a #,& 2 is arithmetic or harmonic: find the values of a and 6 assuming them to ha positive integers, [Munrow Cont Ox] 81. Itay—be=cv(u—aP +(y— Of, show that = and y are connected by a linear relation if o gy gp ++ in the form of a quiad- vatic surd, [R. M. A. Woonwiox] 97. Prove that the cube of an integer may be expressed as the difference of two squares ; that the cube of every od integer may bo 9 expressed in two ways; and that the difference of the cubes of any two consecutive integers may be oxpressed as the difference of two squares, [Jesus Cont. Cases] 98. Find the value of the infinite series 1,2 3.4 ptt tpt Waa, Coun Cams] 9. If and then de-dy=a-e [Care's Cont. Camm] 100, Find the generating function, the sim to n terms, and the ve term of the recurring series 1-+52+ 722+ 178+ 31a + wee 101. Ife, ’, earein H.P, then a+b , eth Q) aon tegcg? * @) Bla-P=2le G-a%+a2 (c—H}. [Pump Cont, Came] 102, Ef @, 8, core all roel quantition, and #4 — 38% 1 2c! is divisible Wy x—aand also by x ~ 8; prove that either a=b=<, or a= — 2b= — 20, [Jasus Cons, Ox] 103. Shew that the sum of the squares of three consecutive odd numbers increased by 1 is divisible by 12, but not by 24. 104, Show that “—" is the grontast or least value of aa? +2044, aceonling as a. is negative or positive. Tt hppa sy? pete + aff ay2 (ty +s) and x, y, 2 are all veal, show that e=y—s, {se Joay’s Coun Cama]105. Shew that the expansion of af 108, Tf a, # are roots of the equations a epetg=0, a pprarty "=O, where 2 is an even integer, shew that ® & are roots of aL b(o 10. [Prus. Corr. Came] 107. Tind the difference betweon the squares of the infinite continued fractions ate yb and o¢ 8 5 Bat fay Bap? Bef Bob 35 [CeRmr’s Cour. Caste] 108. A sum of money is distributed amougst a certain number of persons, Tha second receives ls, more than the first, the third 2s more than the second, the fourth 3s more than the third, and g0 on, If the first parson gois 1a end the last person £3 “a, what is the number of persons énd the sum distributed ? 109. Solve the equations : wyyte ly abe 2 oy O) bre boa at abd ae ® “iF sery—iah aupteynty 10. Ifa>b>0, and nia a positive integer, prove that #1 ate nla—By (ab) 2. [Sr Carn, Coun. Cam] 111. Express “ sa 2 continued fraction; hence find the least positive integral values of z and y which eatisfy the equation 9962 ~ 763y = 12. 112, To complete a certain work, a workman 4 alone would take m times es many days ag B and C working together; B alone would take n times as many days as A and C together ; @ alone would take p times as many days aa A and B together: shew that the numbers of Gays in which each would do it alone are as m+I:n+1:p+l. Prove also —™ 4" 42 =2, mri nel pel [R. M, A. Woorwrou,}118, The expenion of a hydropathio establishment are partly eon- stent and partly vary with the uumber of boarders, Bagh beasder pays $65 # year, and the anaual profits are £9 a head when thare are 50 boanders, and £10. 18, 4d. when there are G0; what in the profit on each boarder when there are 807 2A If aty—2e—y, and 2° iy nob greater than 1, shew that af go ¥ a(aaZ tpt) d +Es.. [PereRaovst, Cure] 2 1 us. Ep eet and sy=0%, shew that when « and ¢ are unegual, (ae — 820, or a eA Bao, 6 If tetera l bho biel + and (B= Laat Lager rove thet (1) 1-2, +4,-.....=11, las @) Ther bi cone Bi igee [RM A, Woouwton] IIT. Solve the equations : G) @-yP+Babmaetty, sy-+obmbetay. @) t-Y+2n6, 2ys—met2ey18, 2-yte—2. 118. If thore are m positive quantitios @, ay,...d,, and if the square roots of all their products taken two together be found, prove that Vet Vangt. hence that tho arithmctic mean of the square rovly uf the prove sa products two together is less than the arithmetic moan of the given quantities, [R M.A, Woonwice.] M9, If Bats at 096%, and alt Beet ty, prove that Dh atytm ate ate), [Ivora Orvin Senin] 120, Find the sum of the first # terms of the series whose r terms are o oh 2) rb) 20-7, (81 Jouwis Cou, Cama " e+2 TL Find the greatest value of 53°72, ne?122, Bolve the equations: Q) Leat=7(1 +0). (2) Bayt Semeed Gyadyet 8am. 199. TE a,, aa, ta, a are any four consocutive coefficients of an expanded binomial, prove that 2a, ona, + ain = arn . [Quzmws’ Corz. Care] w+ Tat 124, Seperate Gaya ttyl Baa) mle partial fmotionss and find the gezeral term when (3¢ — §)/(a* —42 +4) is expanded in ascend- ing powere of 125, In the recu-ving series Fo get RPh Bet ETL oes the soale of relation is a quadratic expression ; determine the unknown coefficient of the fourth term and the scale of relation, aud give the general term of the series. [RM A Woorwron} 128, Ifa, y,¢ are unequal, and if (e-y? , aft 2a ay E=2, an 24--B2= . y-3 thea will ga-aen WP aod sty+r—a, [Mare, Trwos] 127, Solve the equations: @) aye 6=20—0%, ay 9=2y—y% (2) (avjloran (by) e, Bloze=n alter, 128. Find tue limiting values of Q) ofete-VatreA, when 2=a. Sapte NBE Via+e— 2a 129, There arc two numbers whose product is 193, and the quotient: of the arithmetical by tho hnrmonical mean of their greatert eommon measure and least eommen multiple is $2§: find the numbers, [R. M. A. Woorwiox.] @) ,whene=a, [Loxpow Usrvznsrry]380. Solve the following equations : (1) Yi8e+87- Yise—37= fa. @) b¥T=A+eV1-x=a, oVia@ payVl FmB, af iay4byToeee. 181. Prove that the sum to infinity of the series 1 1.8 ,1,8.5_ Be HAT BS 232 fe po gv [Maru Tripos] 182. A number consisting of three digits is doubled by roversing fhe digits; prove that she same will hold for the mumbor formed, by the first and lest digita, and also that auch a number can be found in only one sonle of notation out of every three. {Masx. Tazros.] 133, Find the coefficients of 2" and 2 in the product of Ss and 1—at23, [RM A. Woovron] 134, A purchaser is to take @ plot of land fronting 2 street; the plot is to be rectangular, and three times its frontage added to twice its depth ix to. he 96 yards. What is the greatest number of square yords he may take? {Loxpow Usrvarsiry.] 135, Prove that (etbtetdyi+ (abo Dh+(a—b-re— ay (a—b—0+-at (etd ped ~(o+b-c4+d)~ (a-btetd)'-(-a+bee+ a) =192abed. [Trun. Cou Casce,] 136. Find the vaiues of a, 6, ¢ which will mako eack of the ex- pressions 2t4ar?+ho%+4c@41 and et} Qae% + 9brt+20r4+1 a perfect square. {Lowpow Unrversers,] 137. Solve the equations: y—— a) YEEP-TFRI s, waytaos, my (2) 841+ 2-1 2 3-928" 138, _A farmer sold 10 sheep at a cortain price and 5 othars at 10s. Jess por head the eum he received for exch Jot was expressed in pounds by the same tro digits: find the price per sheep.139, Sum to » terms: @) (Qn-1)42Qn-3)+38Gn-5) +... (2) The squares of the terms of the series 1, 3, 6, 10, 15.... (8) The odd terms of the series in (2). [Trrr. Com. Camm} 140. If a, 8, y are the roots of the equation a°+gr+r=0 prove that BPE + 7) (a+ AS + PF) HE (a? + A8 + y9) (tt ). Sr Jon's Conn. Camn.] IAL. Solve the equations : @) xGy—B= 4 2) 4 ya 28-2495 yCr4T=2T * aty tea ut. zy2=105 [Tarx, Conn Cancs.] 142, Ifa, 2, ¢ ave the roots of tha equation 2*+-g2*+7=0, form the equation whoco roota are a+b —0, bed, e+a~b. 143, Sum the series: CL) mal) atle— 2) bo, FB Shae; (2) 3-2-22!— 160? - 2824 67605+.,.. to infinity; (3) 6-4+9414+93+ 40+... tow terms, [OxrorD Mops] 144, Eliminate , y, « from tha equations etaylyslea tl, a+ytend. apptead, 2+y5+eedt, and shew that if », y, 2 are all Site and numerically unequal, b cannot be equal tod. [RE M. A. Woonwion.] 145, The roots of the equation 2a%2248)+16(0—1)—-0 are not all unequal: ‘ind them. [R. ML A. Weonwien.] 146, A traveller set out from a certain plaos, and went 1 mile the firet day, 3 the scoond, 5 the next, and so on, going every dey 2 miles yore thin he hail gone the prooeding day, After he had been gone three days, a second sets out, and travels 12 miles the first day, 15 the scoond, and #0 oa. In how many days will the second overtake the first? "Explain the double answer. 147, Find the value of By Oe 14 394 24 13°"U8, Solve the equation 4 3aa8+3 (be) s +84 4-8 Babo—0, [Ixpra Crum Savior] 149, It is a prime number which will divide neither «, d, por @+6, prove that a" *6—a"~*6? 4 a®~4b — ..+.06"-# excueds uy multiple of n. [St Jorn’s Coun. Baum} 150, Find the 2 term and the sum to terms of the seties whose sam to infinity is (1 - abx?)(1 — ar) ~2(1 - be). [Oxnorp Mops] 151. If a,b, care the roots of tha equation 2°4.pr4-¢~0, find the ere etd LP be equetion whose roots are (Tuuw. Cou. Car} 152. Prova that (Ye 24 Gt a YEH (Oty — BYR IB (yb yo ae oy) [Cuspx Cont. Case] 153, Solve the equations: GQ) 98—36r4128=0, by Cardan’s method. (2) S—4y'— 102440024 97—36-=0, having roots of the form £4 bbe 154, It is found that the quantity of work done by a man in an hour varies directly as his pay per hour and inversely as the square root of the number of hours he works per day. He can finish a piece of work in six days when working 9 ours a day at 1s, per hour, How many days will he take to finish the same piece of work when working 16 hours @ day ab 1s, Oe, per hour? 155, If 6, denote the sum to n terms of the series 1.242.848.4460, and o,_, that to x—1 terms of the series 1 1 1 Teeter thoes shew that 184,01 @ +20. [Maep, Corn. Ox] 158, Solve the equations : (1) (2e-16e- 1) (40 1) 8-1) 5, (ay Eten 8) , 1 (er aNe— 5)_ 2 @45)-7_ 92 5 @+2)@—4)” 9 +a @—B) 13 tbh eo 585" [Sz Jony’s Cora, Camp?157. A cottage at the beginning of a year was worth £250, but it was found that by dilapidetions at the end of each year it lost ten per cent. of the value it had at the beginning of each year: after whet number of yeara would the value of the cottage ba reduead helow £25? Given log;g3="4771213. [R. M. A. Woorwen.] 158. Shew that the infinite series. ial. 4748 a 2 . 2.5.8.1 ‘et cit ez. 187 12.18.24 are equal, {Perennovsx, Case] 159, Prove the identity ~ 2, s@-@)_s@-a(@78), f at 5 at bey 2 aera) , ela-badoe+) {+24 2Ggo, Heteer®, | a aaa) 22 (28 —-@)(a?- 6) a gle? cee [Tra, Corn, Caan] 160, If m is a positive integer greater then 1, show that seh — 53 4 B00? — 562 - is w multiple of 120. [Wapaaa Coum Ox] 1G1. A number of persons vere engaged to do a pivce of work which would have occupied them 24 hours if they had commenced at the same time; but instead of deing so, they commenced at equal intervals and then continued to work till the whole was finished, the payment being proportional to the work done by each : the first: comer received cleven times as much as the last; find the time occupied. 162, Solve the equations: 2 _y _ 7 O FRB ae @) fra—aysel BaP —y (ete +P —aleryyaF [Pema, Coun, Came.)162, Solve the equation PO} (a — bac) £B°(6 ~ a) (@ —0)(w a) + Ma Yaw a)(e—8)=0; also ahew that if the two roots are equal ji 4 ef + wen [Sr Jony’s Cont. Casce.] 164, Sum the series: Q) 1. 2.442.8.543.4.6-4... fom terms, Bo . @ Btigt gt teint (Bid 165, Show that, if a, b,e, d be four positive unequal quantities and smatb+etd, thon (s—a)(@—2) (e— 0) (e—d) > Slated. [Perernorss, Cane] 168, Solve the equatioas : Q) Wate—dy-a=8 Ja, fema—vetam Ja. @ raytiaa ey test (Papers [ Mars. TRiros.] 167, Eliminate {, m, from the equations: lat my -tna—matay tle=natly -maadi(P+ mb+n%)=1, 168. Simplify a(bte—a) +t. t(b+0-a)ota—bia+b—o) Pb+e-a) +..4...-te-allota—batb—o)* [Mara. Tarroa] 169, Show that the expression (et yh GY ae) + (t= ny) 86a? — ye) (G8 — 2x) 8 ay) is a perfect square, and find its square root, [Lonpow Uxrvansirv.] 170, There are three towns 4, B, and C; a person by walking from 4 to 5, dviving from B to ¢, and riding from @ to A makes the joumey in-15} hours; by driving from A to B, riding from B to C, and walking from @ to A he could make the journey in 12 hours. On foot he could make the journey in 22 hours, on horseback in 8} hours, and driving in 11 houré, To walk a mila, ride a mile, and drive a milo ba takes altogether half an hour: find the rates at which he travels, and the distances between the towns.VL. Shew that #7 -72541dn3—Sn is divi integer not Jess than 3. ible by 840, if n is an 172, Solve the equations: CG) MEP igyt+ yt lee = 33, wey 2s, Bag [Maza. Trrros] 173, If 6 be the eum of n positive unequal quantities a, 8, ¢..., thea oe {Mars. Ttros] “ nol? * 174, A merchant bought a quantity of cotton; this he exchanged for oil which he soki, He observed that the number of owt. of cotton, the number of gallons of cil obtained for each cwk, and the number of shillings for which be gold each gallon formed a descending geometrical progression, He csleulated that if he had obtained one ews, more of cotton, one gallon move of oil for each owt, and 1s. more for each gallon, he would have obtsined £508. Oe, more; whereas if he had obtained one owt. less of cotton, one gallon Jess of oil for each ewt,, and 1s. loss for each gallon, he would have obtained £483. 13s. less: how anuch did ho actually receive ? 175. Prove that Sb4e— 2 2)Mb—2)(e~2)=16(b—e)(0—a) (a — Bea) (w= Bw). [Jnsos Cor. Case] 176. If a, 8,y are the roois of the equation oS —prt+r—0, find the equation whose roots ave bir ; can oe. [R. M.A. Woorwrer] 171, If any number of factors of the form a*4-6* are maltiplied together, shew that the product can be expressed as the sum of tno squares, Given that (?-+2?) (2+ F}e+7?)(g@+M)—p'+9% find p and g in terms of a, bo, d4 69, Loxvox Usiverstrs.] 198, Solve the equations w+y-6l, -ytm91, [R. M. A. Woorim} 179. A man gees in for an Examination in which there are four pepers with @ maximum of m marks for each paper; shew that the umber of waya of getting 2m marks on the whole is } (m+ 1) Gm? +443). [Marg Trios]180, If a, @ are the roots of 23+ p7+1—0, and y, 8 are tho rcota of s4-g241=0; show that (a—7)(@—yXa+a)8-+8)=¢—pt. [B M.A. Woonwren] 181, Shew that if dig bo the coefficient of 2” in the expansion of (1+2), then whatever nba, —1)(m—-2)...a- y= Gg b= 1) Mtg ys EX DOT DOREY yy, [New Cou Ox] 182, A cortain number is the product of three prime factors, the sum of whose squares is 2331, There are 7560 numbers (includis unity) which are Jess than the number and prime to it. ‘The sum o! its divisors (including unity and the number itself) ie 10560, Find tho number. [Conus Coun, Caue.} 183, Form an equation whose roots shall be the products of every two of the roots of the equation «3 — act+be+e=—0, Solve completely the equation Bab pat ae+2— 1228-122, [B. M.A. Woouwrce] 18L. Prove that ifm is a positive intager, mania ayy ERD aye a BLD, 185, If (6,/6+14)*+!—_W¥, and if F be the fractional part of ¥, prove that VF=20%+1, [Eua, Com. Caan, 188, Solve the equations: (1) aty+s=2, a+yttAad, opt esl @) B—(y~a taal, y-(e— z= bi A-(e-yfae. [Canisr's Con, Cann] 187, Ata general olection the whole number of Liberals retumed wes 15 more than the number of English Conservatives, the whole number of Conssrvativea vas 5 more than twice the number of English Liberela, The number of Scotch Conservatives was the same as tha number of Welsh Liberals, and the Sooteh Liberal majority was equal to twice the number of Welsh Conservatives, and was to the Irish Liberal majority as 2:2. ‘The Hnglish Conservative majority was 10 more than the whole number of Lrish members, The whole number of members was 652, of wham 60 were returned by Scotch constituencies, Find the numbers of each party returned by England, Scotland, Ire- land, and Wales, respectively, [Se Jomws Conn, Cam.) 188, Show that at(o—b)+.(a—o)+.8(b—a) =(6—0}(e—a)(a—d) (Ba +20 ab}189. Prove that | a3 3a? 8a 1a ako Rated 1 =@-1. 1 @ Yt] a4+2 1 1 13 3 i [Bara. Conn. Ox] Rolo uiva 5 . 100, BF FF gap t gprs Prove that a,b, are in hartmonicel progression, unless Ba 1-0. (amv. Cor, Camp] 191. Solve the equations: (1) #818224 1504-189=0, baring given that one root ex- ceads another root by’ 2 (2) A 4a#+80435—0, having given that one root ie a+ [R. M. A. Woonwien} 192. ‘Two numbers a and } axe given; two others a1, 5, are formed hy the relations 3a,—22-+5, 28, =a 1-203 two more d, By are formed from aj, 6; in the same manner, and soon; find ag, 6, in terms of « ard 3, and prove that when nis infinite, a,=0,. [BM A. Woopwron.) 193. Tf 2py+<-+=0, shew that wu (w+ ar) yz (20 ~ 2 Puy (rary) pane gt we(w-+2P ny (eo 2) drys 0. [Mace Tripos.] bo-at . . . 104. Tasca be not altered in value by interehunging cand b (a,b and c being anequal), ib will not bo altered by interchanging aand o, and viee versa ; and it will vanish if¢+b+0=1. (Marx, Taxroe.] 195. On a quadruple line of rails between two termini 4 and B, two down tains start at 6.0 and 6.45, and two up trains at 7.15 and 8.30. If the four trains (regarded as points) all pass one another simultaneously, find the following equations between 2%, p; &yy.%4, their rates in miles per hour, Bt _ Mek Bey a Aa where is the number of miles in 4B. [Ter Con. Came.J 196, Prove that, rejecting torms of the third and higher orders, a-at+a-y? 1 L =145 5 (30 2), Lufiea Lt 5 (ety) tg (80+ oy + 39°). [Tar Conn, Cast]197. Show that the sum of the products of the series By a2, sassary = (WD, taken two and two together vanishes when x is of the form 3m? —-1, and 24=(3m—~2)(m+1)b. 198, If n is even, and a+, a-8 are the middle pair of terms, shew that the sum of the cubes of an arithmetical progression is na fo? +(n—- 1) BY. 199, Ifa, 6, c are real positive quantities, shew that 1,11 Beh d ath te * aber [Ter. Corn. Came] 200, 4, B, and (start at the same time for a town amiles distant; 4 walls at a uniform rate of « miles an hour, and B and (drive at a uniform rate of » miles an hour. After « certain time B dismounts and walks forward at the same paca as 4, while drives back to meet A; A gets into the carriage with O and they drive after J entering the town at the came time thathe does: shew that the whole tire occupied a Btw $+ Sepp hows, [Prrmenovar, Can] 21. The streets of a city are arranged like the Hines of a ehess- ard. are m streets ruuning north and south, and » east and west. Find the number of ways in which a man can travel from the RW. to the 8.8. corner, going the shortest possible distance, [Oxorp Mops] 202. Solve the equation J 24274055 a=. [Barn Coxz. Ox.] 203, Shew that in the series abt (ata)\(b+a) + (@+2e)(b4+22)+ 00 to Bn terms, ‘the excess of the sum of the lash 2 terms over the sum of the first a terms is to the excesa of the last term over the first as x2 to In — 1, 204, Find the n® convergent to Q) @) 205, Prove that (@—a\y -98+ @- 9 - 2) + (a2) wy) =2{(a~yP@—2F(e~ 9 (e284 (aoa oy -Oy— 2) +(a~aP(a-yP@—eP@-y¥}- [Pareexovsn, Case] el208, If a, 8, y are the roots of 2° + gx-+r=0, find the value of natn m+n maybe man mga my— 2 in terms of m, mg, 7 [Quzens’ Cont. Can] 207. In Englend one person out of 46 is said to die every year, and one aut of 83 to be bom, If there were no emigration, in how many years would the population double itself at this rato? Given log 2= 8010200, log 1581 = 31849752, log 1518=31812718. 08, If Ltera}aay tage tagt+... a » Prove that HOU Ge gene unless ¢ is multiple of 3, Whee is its value in this case? [Sr Joaw’s Coxn, Cane.) 209. In @ mixed company consisting of Poles, Turks, Grosks, Germans and Iteliens, the Poles ave one less than one-third of the number of Germans, and three less than half the number of Ttalians. The Turks and Germans outnumber the Grooks and Italians by 3; the Greeks and Germans form one less then half the company; while the Ttelians and Gredks form seven-sixteenths of the company’ deter- mine the number of each notion. hy ~My st 910, Find the sum to infinity of the series whose 2 term is (ntl)a-t(n+2)-1(—a)8+1,— [Oxyorp Mons.] QL If nis a positive integer, prove that pe RGB AN) , 10129) 2 BIB ~~ (nye MOD wa Bech) a oan, ieletk [Powe, Con Cams] 212, Find the sum of the series: (1) 6, 24, 60, 120, 210, 336,...... to m terms. @) 4-904 1622-26284 B64 — 4925 +-...... to ink 1 55.7 7.9 @ Siete tw 213, Solve the equation' 42 G7+2 Sr4+1' 6248 Ot8 122 [0 Seti le leete [Kxwo’s Coz. Casa]id. Shew that (1) PO +b) 4081 42)48(1 +0) > babe; QB) mlartapbrtapcntey pm (uP Ebr ber b Kate Bet At addy the number of quantities a, 0, ¢... being m and p and g being positive, 215, Salve the equations aysaletg) +! [Pers, Com, Case] 216, If a bea prime number, prove that 1141) $8 (7 +5) +3 (oo HB) tn tee v (= hp zh) is divisible by [Queny’s Con. Ox} 217, In a shooting competition a man cun score 5, 4, 8, 2, or 0 points for each shot: find the number of different ways in wnich he ean score $0 in 7 shots, [Prus. Cort, Came] 218 Prove that the expression 2—bettadtode—e will be the product of a complete square and a compleie cube if 1b 9d be aT Bee 219, A beg contains @ black balls and an unknown number, not greater than six, of white balls; three are drawn successively and not replaced and are all found tv be while; prove that the chance that a black ball will be drawn next is ee [Jusus Conn, Cams] 220. Shew that the sum of the products of every pair of: the equeres of the first n whole numbers is an na? Van? —1) (n-4-8). [Cares Corr, Cam] ),F@-d_ 221, If ela t ele t ete =0 has equal roots, prove that a(b—c)8(e—a) kyla B}=0. 992, Prove that when nv is a positive integer, 34 C2 AAD ge Ne teas [Cire Con. Cams,223, Solve the equations: () 42pm yt termes Omy 4376, @) otytssatbte f4tptes . aetbytor=be+ cat ab [Ounrsr's Cont, Camp.] B24. | Prove that if each of m points in one straight line be joined to cach of x in another by etraight Lines terminated by the points, then, excluding the given points, the lines will intersect 3 mn(m—1)(n—1) times. [Mase Trrpos.] 225, Having given y=o+a%+2%, oxpand w in the form bays byt et tb +s and shew that ad ~8abe+20°— —L. [Bart. Coun Ox] 226, A farmer spent thres equal sume of money in buyhig calves, igs, aud sheep, Each calf cost £1 more than a pig and £2 more ‘ham a shesp; altogether he bough! 47 animels, The aumber of pigs exceeded that of the calves by as many sheep 'as hé could have bougxt for £9: find the number of animals of each kind. 227. ‘Tixpresa log 2 in the form of the infinite continued fraction tle Be T+ TF Le DETR 228, Yn a certain examination six papers are. get, and to each are assigned 100 marss a8 a maximum, Shew that the number of ways in which a candidate may obtain forty per cent. of the whole number of marks is [Evtee.] ib 229, Test for convergency wil 18.8 a 2° TA ETT 46.8 10 nae us sg. [Dxronp Mops] BB (240 “"* (189 230, Find the scale of relation, thé # term, and tke eum of 2 termas of the recurring series 1+6+ 40+ 298+... Slew also thst the sum of # terms of the series formed by taking for its r® term the sum of r terms of this series is 2 4 ba, porte G"-)-FF. [Cars Cou. Cam]231. It is knowa that at noon ab a certain place the sun is hidden by clouds on an average twa days out of every threo: find the chance that at noon on sb least four out of five specified future days the sun will he shining, [Quaun’s Con. Ox] 232, Solve the equations a4 (y-oP=a? yt aaeh, P(e yao [Eine Conn, Caun] 233, Bliminate «, y, s from the equations; y and aa-bby--ez=0, [Marz. Trrros] 294. If two roots of the equation s°4p2"4-gr-+r=0 ba equal and Bmay me _yinynyo Po mny a 3 of opposite signs, shew that pq-=r. [Grams Cou. Cawn] 235, “Sum the series ; 1) 14+ Be 4 Bett. emt, 25 52 503412048 ® Tp tate et tly ea (Eun Con, Cams] 238, TfL total) (1+ahs8} (1 + aha) (1patl#®)..... a1 Aye t det t Aye Prove that 4p,,,—%4g,, and 4,,=a4,,; and find the first ten terms of the expansion, [Conrvs Cou. Camp] 237. On a sheet of water there is no ourrent from A to B but a carrent from # to @; a man rows down stream from 4 to ¢ in 3 hours, and up stream from C' to 4 in 3k hours; had there been the sume cur- rentall the way as from B io C; his journey down stream would have occupied 23 hours; find the leagta of time his return journey would have taken under the same cirewmstances, 238, Prove that the x convergent to the continued fraction 28 8 tts (net a a+ oF eet (-1ye i” [Rao Cont. Cap] 239, Ifall the coefficients in the equation hp pet 2b bf (e)=0, ba whole nimbers, and if (0) and f(t) ba each odd integers, prove that the equation cannot have a cominensurable root, [Lonpow Universi]240, Shew thes the equation factor bet atventy=0 seduces to a sitaple equation if fat Jb-b./e=0. Solve the equation Na? = Wa 99 + 208 - 8a — 15 ~ WB 0, 241. A bag contains 3 red and 8 green balls, and a person draws out Sat random, Ha then drops 3 blue balls into the bag, and again draws out 3 at random, Shew that he may just lay 8 te 3 with advantage to himself against the 2 latter balls’ being all of diffrent coloars, [Pes Cour, Cas.] e+ 2 Find the sua of the fifth powers of the roots of the equation 4 42-3=0, (Loxpox Ustyensiry,] 243, A Geometrical and Harmonical Progression have the same P97, r® terms a, B, ¢ respectively: shew that a(b-o)loga-+3 (e-a) log b-+e(a—d)logo=0. [Cunnsr’s Coz, Case] 244. Find four positive numbers such that the sum of the first, third and fourth exceeds the second by 8; the sum of the squares of the first and second exceeds the sum of the squares of the third and fourth sy 36; the eum of the products of the first and second, and of the third and fourth is 42; the cube of the first is equa! to the sum of the cubes of the second, third, and fourth, $5, UE Py Poors Tas ve 8 consecutive terms of a recurring series connected hy the relation ,.»=a7,,, 74, prove that Ja aa. aTe, ADT wen constant. 246, Eliminate «, y, « from the equations: L 1 1 1 byl 1 24 ptpty tae ety teteos,| Sts dad, ayo ds } [Est Corn. Case.j 247, Shew that the roots of the equation ota pat + gat wet T m0 ave in proportion, Hence solve «4— 120° +-4Tx— 72043650,248. A can hit a targeb four times in 6 shots; 2 threo times in 4 shots; end @ twice in 3 shots. They fire a volley: what is the pro- bability that two shots at least bit? And if two hit what is the pro- bility that ib is O who bes missed ? [Su Gare, Cor, Cann] 249, Sum each of the following series to m terms: (1) L40- 140474284 79-baes a2. 1. | 6.9" | 18.9 © -perpatae.4.6 Race LET 8) S04 Oat pot BBe taht 1902+... [Sxcon Pustso Fxax, Ox 950, Solve the equations: Q) gtyetmary (2) #ly-+2-2)=0, ited tment siets9)-5} pay t pean slety~a)=e. [Pereanover, Cas] 1 iil 1 ; : WL, Tees eS a pppg? ANAM is an odd integer, show that Te of 08+ Bate® (ar — 02} 4 dun (1 nite) =0, prove that (282m GL —w}(L—2%), [Pram Coun. Camm] 950, Lf atyte=ip, yerer+ay=dq, ays=r, prove that (yt2—2)(e+0-y) (ety —2)= ~27p+36py -8r, and (ge— a) + (ety) (ety 2) 7p — Br. 253, Find the factors, linear in x, y, 2, of falbtejat+b (e+e) ye (a+) sy — debe (22 + + ayaa? + Dy oF"). [Carus Cor, Cane] a esse [St Joux’s Cont, Came] 254, Shew that (ee er 255, By means of the identity b - aah “1g prove thet me Otr-U)! 2! IE aoe [Pum Cou Caan]256. Solve the equations: C) aetby+emce-+aytb=yetbo+a=d, Q) ety tamu 12 Bg A hee ol Oy 24 Ga a18, ay tenn 45. 267, If p=q nearly, and n> 1, shew that (tDorm-De_ ey. @-Dpr@rDe iy, TE agree with unity as far as the #* decimal place, to how many places will this approximation. in general be correct? {Marn. Trrros.] 258, A lady tought 54 bs. of tea and coffee; if ahe had bought five-sixths of the quantity of tes and four-fifths of the quantity of eaffee she would Lave spent nine-leventas of what she had actaally spent; and if she had bought aa much tea as she did coffee and vice- rere, sho would have spent 5s. more than she did. Tea is more ex- pensive then coffte, and the price of 6 Ibe, of coffee exceeds that of 31bs. of tea by 58.5 find the price of each. 259, If 2, represent the sum of the products of the first a natural nambers taken two at a time, then 2 i fn 1 Bitaiteeet ar eare OG [Carus Cou, Cante.] P Q Ez pE + igab-+ 7H ~ pas+qbe—a)— rab — pe—agoapra? ‘ove that P, p; Q, 9; and R, r may be interchanged without altori Tre cquatieg®> O27 m4 Br may [Blane ‘Tauros| 260. Tf 261. If a+6+y=0, shew that ato BRS yt? aby (ah +B" rye het +B ey as Borage), (Carme Corn, Cam.) 262, I cB, y. 8 be the roots of the equation htpattga®tre+e=0, find in terms of the coefficients the value of 2(a-B)*(y- 8). {Loxpow Usuruasers.)283. A farmer bought » cortain number of turkeys, goose, and ducks, giving for each bird as many shillings as there were r bint of that Kind ; altogether he bought 23 birds and spent £10. Ls. 3 the number of each Kind that he bought, if geese exe cheaper thon tarkeya and dearer than ducks, 284, Prove that the equation (y+2~Sajhs (e+e —Sy)tse +982 =0, is equivalent to the equation w(y—2)*+y(e—2)? +2(0 — yy) =O, [Sr Jomv’s Cor. Caace.} #1, be 265, If the equation <2 4 Pane equal roots, then either one of the quantities @ or bis equal to one of the quantities ¢or d, or else ++=144. Prove slio that the roots have a pair of are then —a, —a,0; —b, —B, 03 or 0, 0, - [Mare, Tarros] 266, Solve the equations: Q) atytemab, ety tesa, ayema’, Q) ayetbytesmbewt cr armory + arbly=atbto [Sscon Pvstio Exax, Oxrorp] 267, Find the simplest form of the expression & oe OB Ble Nee 9" BANFF crear Careers Ct [Loxpom Uxrvanerry.] 288, In a company of Clergymen, Doctors, snd Lawyers it is foand that the sum of the ages of all present is 2160; thelr average ago is 86; tho average ago of the Clargymen and Doctors is 89: of the Doctors and Lawyers 281; of the Clergyman and Lawyers 363. If each Clergyman had ‘bean 1 year, each Lawyer 7 years and each Doctor € years Feare older, their avérags age mould have been proater by 5 yoore: find the number of each profession prosent and their average ages. 269, Find the condition, among its oosficients, that Lhe expression Myth + deat + Bagtty + dctg2y8 + yt should be reducible to the sum of the fourth powers of two linear expressions in # and y. [Loxpox Usrvanarzx.)‘270. Find the real roots of the equations wht ot tut Ptwt tat iat, wtwlety)=ad. Mars. Terros,] 271. It iz a vole in Gaclio that no consonant or group of consonants can stand immediately between a atrong and a weak vowel; the strong vowels being , 0, #; and the weak vowels ¢ and i. Show thet the whole number of Gaclic words of n+ 8 lotiors cach, which can be formed. of n consonants snd the vowels azo is 7 1®+3 whore no lotter ie 1 n+ peated in the same word, [Carus Cor, Camp.) owe uly+2)—be, wute(a+2) =e, 272, Show that if x 4-y?—20%, whore «, y, a are integers, then Bear (P+ 2k A), Qyar(ke bl), Bear (t+ ke) here r,t, and & are integers, [Carus Cou, Cass.] 112 4 @ 278, Wind the value of (> i> 55 5p 75" [Cmnrsr’s Cort. Cams.) 274, Sum the series: at xt | Sat ‘ O gatgatarption tome ir 12 ‘ a 2 2 ® Gait wa esy tet wen @i ge) clare 275, Solve the equations: (1) Bage-+3—=(20— 1) Ggy+1) (42-1) 418 == (80+ 1) (By ~1)(4e+ 1)4-80=0. (2) Bue—Meysvetaye Bet Dds myel0re. 216, Shewthat fat+ra od as ad ab BR4R be bd ; ae be Pad ed ad be od | ALD is divisible by 13 and find the other factor. [Comps Cons. Cam]277, If a, b,o,,.. are the roots of the equation AAU pelt get BOs find the sum of a?-+2?-+08+..., and shew that oP 8 ¢ Be se — 8p) ° vues pacer 829) | Pe [Sr Jouy's Cor, Cam] 278, By the expansion of 12%, or otherwise, prove that (@n-1)Bn—2) _(Bn—2) (Gn ~B)(an—4) Bn TT 1.2.3 (n~3)(8n—4) (Bn—8) Om-8) ay + 1.2.8.4 Sao=(~ Dy when n ix an integer, and the series shops at the first term that vanishes. [Mara, TR10s] 279, Two sportsmen 4 and B went out shooting and brought home 10 birds ‘The sum of the squares of the number of shots was 2880, and the product of the numbers of shots fred by exch was 43 times the product of the numbers of birds killed by each. If A had fired as often as B and B as often as A, then B would have killed 5 more birds than 4; find the aumber of birds killed by each. 280, Prove that 8(o3-454+- 08» 9(at 4 be)(b4-ca) (8 -ab). [Pawe. Cont, Cass] 281, GBhew that the n™ convergent to 246 «, gett jab seo What is the limit of this when nis infnitet — [Krvo’s Cont. Caan] 28, Bs is the x convergent to the continued fraction "Reta ae BF oF at BF cf * whew that 75,4 5= bp aq+ (bet 1) gon [Queens’ Coun. Cams] 283, Out_of » straight Hines whowe lengths ara 1, 2, 3, ...@ inches respectively, the number of waye in whick dour may be chosen which ill form a quadrilaterel in which a circle may be inscribed is & @n(a—9)(Qn-5)-342(—1)}. — [Marz, Trrroa]24, If vy, w, avo respectively the arithmetic means of the square’ and cubes of all muabers Jess than 2 and prime to it, prove that 1 — Gritty + 4vig=0, unity being counted as a prime. [St Jomx’s Cozn. Cams.] If 2 is of the form 6m—1 shew that (y—2)*+(e—2)"+(e—2 is divisible by 2? 8 —ys—ae— ay; andif nis of the form 6m-+1, shew that it is divisible by (tg ys 20— ayy. 286, If Sis the sum of the m* powers, P the sum of the products m together of the n quantities a,, a), Gg, +. 4, shew that [m1 8S inom. [mB [Caro Coxn. Casta.) 287, Prove that if the equations a4qe—r=0 and a3 2¢%*— gra 2g 220 have a common root, the first: equation will Lave a pair of equal roots; and if each of these 1s a, find all the roots of the second equation. [Ixv1a Crvin Szrvics.} 988, If vt Sot y V Bal — ayy 2 fF — BF =O, where a? stands for a+ y!-t2%, prove that (ety ts) (-atytale—ytaety—3=0, [Tsiw. Cont, Came] 989. Find tha values of 2, x... which satisfy the following system of simultaneous equations: a 2 Bn aon he =L an ht abs ay — by, [Lowpox Unrversrry,] 290. Shew that | ys—c* ex-y? ay-2 Joey ay-2 yet ay 8 pat song where Paottyt+2%, and Bays ter tog ape we wl, eo at! wat of [Trim. Cort, Cans.]291. A piece of work was done by 4, B, '; at first A worked alone, but afier some days was joined by J, and these two after some days were joined by €." The whole work could have been done by B and'U, if they bad each worked twice the number of days that they actually did, "Phe work could slso have been completed without Bs help if bad worked two-thirds and ¢ four times the number of days: ‘they actually did; or if 4 and B had worked together for 40 daya withone Cy or if all three had worked together for the time that B had worked. The uunber of days that elapse before Yeyia 20 Wonk’ was. to the number that elapsed before O began to work as 8 to 5: find the number of days tat each man worked. 292, Shew that if S, is the sum of the products » together of 1% ay then Seem, [Sr Jony’s Coz. Cas] 293, If a,b, ¢ ate positive and the sum of any two greater than the third, prove that Bay io en Oy (45 Vy. [Sz Joux’s Cou, Cin] 994. Ttesolve into factors (etb+o(b+e-a)(e-+a-b)(a+b—0)(a +1242 ~ Bat Prove that Afaf + Bight (et Bt yl} = (B+ yh +p +a) (a 8)! +88 + yy ta)? +6 ly ba)? (a + 8)°4+6 (a+ 8) (B+ yt [Jesus Conn Cas] 905. Prova that the sum of the homogenaous produets of + dimen- sions of the numbers 1, 2, ,... 2, and their powers is r=... ton tems), [Eux, Coun Case.) 296, Prove thet, if x be a positive integer, np B2(BM—3)_ 3n(Bn—4) (Bn ~B) 1-3) =2(-1)% {Oxs0RD Mons,] DT Uf 2(8a-y)—y(Qa—2)=2 (2a ~ v)=u Qa—z)=F% shew that a=yormu unless b'—2a%, and that if this condition is satisfied the equations are not independent, [Mam Trrros} 72.8298. Shew that if a, 5, ¢ are positive and unequal, the equations aetgatem0, zetbyts=0, ystortex0, givo three distinct triads of real values for 2, y, 2; and the ratio of the produets of the three values of # and y is 6(6—¢} : a(e—a), [Oxroxp Movs] 299, Tf : Baby-a-as, Boortas, mas—ty—er, Dabety, er aenby, Pray+br, prove that ABC- 4/2- BL _CF!49DEF ELBE Mar ely aarige+e). {Secoxp Puptic Exax, Oxrorn.] nas a cesta student found it necessary to decipher an old During previous experiences of the same kind he hsd ouserved. het the number of words he could read daily varied jointly as the nuxaber of miles he walked and the number of hours he worked. during the day. He therefore gradually inoveased the amount of daily exercise and daily work ab the rate of 1 mile and 1 hour per day respectively, begitming the first day with his sual quantity. He found thet the manuseript contained 232000 words, thet he counted 12000 on the first day, and 72000 on the last day; and shat by the end of half the time he had counted 62000 words: ind his usual amount of daily exercise and work,