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ALGEBRA Answers

1 a = 9 3 + 2 25 2 2 x2 − 2x = 12 − 2x
= 10 2 + 3 3 x2 = 12
b = 18 − 48 x = ± 12 = ± 2 3
= 9 2 − 16 3 x>0 ∴ x=2 3
= 3 2 −4 3

3 25x = (52)x = 54x + 1 4 a = 3

8 × 3
3 =233
52x = 54x + 1 b 3
81 = 3
27 × 3
3 =333
2x = 4x + 1 ∴ 3
24 + 3
81 = 2 3 3 + 3 3 3 = 5 3 3
x = − 12 = 3 125 × 3 = 3
375
∴ n = 375

10 3 10 3 10 10 5 75 5 3 5 3 2 5
5 = = = × = 2 5 6 a = = = × = 2
6
15 5 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 2
5 + 7 4( 5 + 7)
4
× = = −2 5 − 2 7 b = 48
−
20
=
4 3
−
2 5
5− 7 5+ 7 5−7 5 3 5 3

∴ 10 3
+ 4
= 2 5 −2 5 −2 7 = 4 3
×
5
−
2 5
×
3
15 5− 7 5 5 3 3

= −2 7 [ k = −2 ] = 4
5
15 − 23 15
2
= 15
15

7 a i xy = 2t − 1 × 23t = 24t − 1 8 3x 2 − 2 = 4x + 6
ii 2y2 = 2 × (23t)2 = 2 × 26t = 26t + 1 x(3 2 − 4) = 6 + 2
6+ 2 6+ 2 3 2 +4 (6 + 2)(3 2 + 4)
b 26t + 1 − 24t − 1 = 0 x = = × =
3 2 −4 3 2 −4 3 2+4 18 − 16

26t + 1 = 24t − 1 = 1
2
(18 2 + 24 + 6 + 4 2 )
6t + 1 = 4t − 1 = 1
2
(30 + 22 2 )
t = −1 = 15 + 11 2

9 a 6 y + 1 = 36x − 2 = (62)x − 2 10 a =3+3 2− 2−2

6 y + 1 = 62x − 4 =1+2 2
2 2 +1 2( 2 + 1)
y + 1 = 2x − 4 b = × =
2 −1 2 +1 2 −1

y = 2x − 5 = 2 ( 2 + 1)
b x − 12 y = x − 1
2
(2x − 5) = x − x + 5
2
= 5
2
=2+ 2
x− 1 y 5
∴ 4 2
= 4 = ( 4)5 = 25 = 32
2

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ALGEBRA Answers page 2

11 (24)x + 1 = (23)2x + 1 12 a2 − 4a 3 + 12 = b − 20 3
24x + 4 = 26x + 3 a and b integers ∴ −4a = −20
4x + 4 = 6x + 3 a=5
x = 12 also a2 + 12 = b
b = 37

13 a (2−2)t − 3 = 23 14 a = 2 5 ( 5 − 3)
6 − 2t
2 =2 3
= 10 − 6 5
6 − 2t = 3 b = 3 + 2 5 − 3 5 − 10
t= 3
2
= −7 − 5
1+ 5 5 + 2 (1 + 5)( 5 + 2)
b (3−1)y = (33)y + 1 c = × =
5−2 5+2 5−4

3−y = 33y + 3 = (1 + 5 )( 5 + 2)
−y = 3y + 3 = 5 +2+5+2 5
y= − 3
4
=7+3 5

3 9
15 a a = (b 4 )3 = b 4 16 a area = 1
2
(2 3 − 1)( 3 + 2)
1 9 1 9
a = (b ) = b
2 4 2 8
= 1
2
(6 + 4 3 − 3 − 2)
1 4 4
b b = (a ) = a 3 3 9
= 1
2
(4 + 3 3 ) or 2 + 3
2
3
1 4 1 2
b = (a ) = a
2 9 2 9
b AC2 = (2 3 − 1)2 + ( 3 + 2)2
= 12 − 4 3 + 1 + 3 + 4 3 + 4 = 20
∴ AC = 20 = 4 5 =2 5
3 −1 3−2 (2 3 − 1)( 3 − 2)
c tan (∠ACB) = 2 × =
3+2 3−2 3− 4

= −(2 3 − 1)( 3 − 2)
= −(6 − 4 3 − 3 + 2)
= −(8 − 5 3 ) = 5 3 − 8

17 a i 2x + 2 = 22 × 2x = 4y 18 5 3 = 2(1 + 3 )2 + p(1 + 3)+q

x 2 x 2x x 2 2
ii 4 = (2 ) = 2 = (2 ) = y 5 3 =2+4 3 +6+p+p 3 +q
b y2 − 4y = 0 p, q rational ∴ 5 3 = 4 3 + p 3
y(y − 4) = 0 p=1
y = 0 or 4 and 0=2+6+p+q
2x = 0 (no solutions) or 2x = 4 q = −9
x=2

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