BIT Problem Sheet I
BIT Problem Sheet I
Question 1
Perform the following calculations
| (i) | (7)+(-14) | (ii) | (-8)+(9) |
| (iii) | (-4)-(13) | (iv) | (-5)-(-17) |
| (v) | (-9)×(11) | (vi) | (-11)×(-11) |
| (vii) | (-32)¸(8) | (viii) | (-12)¸(-6) |
Question 2
Simplify the following algebraic inequalities
| (i) | 5 < 2x +15 | (ii) | x-25 > 7 |
| (iii) | 7x + 12 < 12x -3 | (iv) | -9x -17 > 9x +1 |
| (v) | 3x -29 < 7x+11 | (vi) | -11x -12 < 19x +8 |
Question 3
Show, step, by step, how the expression on the left-hand side
simplifies to that on the right.
| (i) | 3x+4x+7(2x-3) = 21x-21 |
| (ii) | 4x2 + 7x+2x(4x-5) = 12x2 - 3x |
| (iii) | 2x(y+2) - 2y(x+2) = 4x-4y |
| (iv) | (x+2)(y-2) +(x-3)(y+2) = 2xy -y -10 |
| (v) | (x+2)(x+2) - (x-2)(x-2) = 8x |
| (vi) | (x+2)(x+2) - x(x+2) = 2x+4 |
Question 4
Perform the following calculations:
| (i) | (2/3) (5/7) | (ii) | (-2/3) (7/5) |
| (iii) | (3) (2/5) | (iv) | (6/7) ([9/ 13]) |
| (v) | (2/3) ¸([5/ 11]) | (vi) | (5) ¸(-3/4) |
| (vii) | (7/3) ¸(8) | (viii) | (-2/3) ¸(1/5) |
Question 5
Show, step, by step, how the expression on the left-hand side
simplifies to that on the right. Use cancellation where possible.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
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1 3
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+ |
3 5
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5 7
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= 1 |
68 105
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(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
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3 11
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- |
7 9
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- |
1 7
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= - |
449 693
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Question 6
Show, step, by step, how the expression on the left-hand side
simplifies to that on the right.
(i)
(ii)
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2 x
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x 2
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= |
4-x2 x
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(iii)
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- |
12 P
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3P 2
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P 2
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= -24 |
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(iv)
(v)
(vi)
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(1+t2)(1+t2) (1-t2)(1-t2)
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- |
(2t)(2t) (1-t2)(1-t2)
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= 1 |
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(vii)
Question 7
Given the following lines:
| (i) | y = x+2 |
| (ii) | y = -4x+3 |
| (iii) | y = 0.5x -2 |
| (iv) | 2y = 6x +4 |
(a) Write down the slope, x intercept and yintercept for each line.
(b) Calculate the values of y when x = -2,0,2,4,6.
(c) Plot each line over the interval x = -2 to x = 6.
Question 8
Write each of the following in slope intercept form:
| (i) | 2y-5x+10 = 0 | (ii) | 0.2y +0.4x = 2 |
| (iii) | 2x+3y-1 = 0 | (iv) | 4x+3y-2 = 0 |
Question 9
Find the equation of each line described by the following:
| (i) | Slope = 2, y-intercept = 0 | (ii) | Slope = -2, y-intercept = 0 |
| (iii) | Slope = 1, y-intercept = -2 | (iv) | Slope = -1, y-intercept = 2 |
Question 10
In each case, find if the two lines given intersect, and if so
find the point (or points) of intersection:
| (i) | 2x+y = 5 | 5x+4y = 11 |
| (ii) | x-5y = 11 | 3x-y = 5 |
| (iii) | 3x+2y = 6 | 6x+4y = 12 |
| (iv) | x+7 = y | 2x-3y+18 = 0 |
| (v) | 3x-7y = 12 | 5x-2y = 20 |
| (vi) | 3x-2y = 5 | 2x+5y = 12 |
| (vii) | 3x+2y = 11 | 2x+1 = 0 |
| (viii) | x-3y = 5 | 2x-6y = 3 |
Question 11
Find the equation of the line joining the following points:
| (i) | (2,3) | (1,7) |
| (ii) | (-2,1) | (1,6) |
| (iii) | (0,-4) | (-2,-5) |
| (iv) | (-1,4) | (-2,-1) |
| (v) | (0,4) | (-1,5) |
| (vi) | (2,0) | (0,-4) |
Answers
Question 1
| (i) | -7 | (ii) | 1 | (iii) | -17 | (iv) | 12 |
| (v) | -99 | (vi) | 121 | (vii) | -4 | (viii) | 2 |
Question 2
| (i) | -5 < x | (ii) | x > 32 | (iii) | 3 < x | (iv) -1 > x |
| (v) | -10 < x | (vi) | -2/3 < x | | | | |
Question 4
| (i) | [10/ 21] | (ii) | - [14/ 15] | (iii) | 6/5 = 11/5 | (iv) | [54/ 91] |
| (v) | [22/ 15] = 1[7/ 15] | (vi) | -[20/ 3] = -62/3 | (vii) | [7/ 24] | (viii) | -[10/ 3] = - 31/3 |
Question 7
(i) Slope = 1, Intercepts: (0,2), (-2, 0);
Points:(-2,0),(0,2),(2,4),(4,6),(6,8).
(ii) Slope = -4, Intercepts: (0,3),(3/4,0);
Points:(-2,11),(0,3),(2,-5),(4,-13),
(6,-21).
(iii) Slope = -1/2, Intercepts: (0,-2), (4, 0);
Points:(-2,-3),(0,-2),(2,-1), (4,0),(6,1).
(iv) Slope = 3, Intercepts: (0,2), (-2/3, 0);
Points:(-2,-4),(0,2),(2,8),(4,14),(6,20).
Question 8
| (i) | y = 5/2 x -5 | (ii) | y = -2 x +10 |
| (iii) | y = - 2/3 x +1/3 | (iv) | y = -11/3 x +2/3 |
Question 9
| (i) | y = 2x | (ii) | y = -2x |
| (iii) | y = x-2 | (iv) | y = -x+2 |
Question 10
| (i) | (3,-1) |
| (ii) | (1,-2) |
| (iii) | lines are the same, an infinite number of solutions exist. |
| (iv) | (-3,4) |
| (v) | (4,0) |
| (vi) | ([49/ 19], [26/ 19]) |
| (vii) | (-1/2, 61/4) |
| (viii) | lines are parallel, no solution exists |
Question 11
(i) y = -4x+11
(ii) y = 12/3x + 41/3
(iii)y = 1/2 x -4
(iv) y = 5x+9
(v) y = -x+4
(vi)y = 2x-4
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