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MAT1100 Tutorial Sheet 2 - 2022 PDF

This document contains a tutorial sheet for a foundations mathematics class at the University of Zambia. It includes 14 problems covering topics like: 1) Simplifying expressions involving radicals and surds 2) Evaluating expressions with radicals 3) Rationalizing denominators and numerators involving radicals 4) Expressing expressions in standard complex number form 5) Performing operations on complex numbers The problems progress from simpler radical expressions to more advanced topics involving complex numbers, functions, and binary operations. The tutorial sheet provides practice problems for students to reinforce these fundamental mathematics concepts.

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MAT1100 Tutorial Sheet 2 - 2022 PDF

This document contains a tutorial sheet for a foundations mathematics class at the University of Zambia. It includes 14 problems covering topics like: 1) Simplifying expressions involving radicals and surds 2) Evaluating expressions with radicals 3) Rationalizing denominators and numerators involving radicals 4) Expressing expressions in standard complex number form 5) Performing operations on complex numbers The problems progress from simpler radical expressions to more advanced topics involving complex numbers, functions, and binary operations. The tutorial sheet provides practice problems for students to reinforce these fundamental mathematics concepts.

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UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA

SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES


DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATITICS

MAT 1100 FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS TUTORIAL SHEET 2 -2022


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1. Simplify the following into their simplest surd form: (a) √48 (b) √75𝑥 3
4 7𝑥 2 3 5 3 5 64
(c) √(5𝑥)4 (d) √ (e) √24 (f) √32𝑎11 (g) √−40𝑥 6 (h) √𝑦 5 (i) √(4𝑥 3 )2 .
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2. Without using a calculator, evaluate the following expressions involving
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3 4 √81 3 −27 3 6
radicals: (a) − √−27 (b) √−16 (c) (d) √ 125 (e) √0 (f) √−1.
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3. Simplify the following expressions involving radicals: (a) 2√𝑥 − 3√𝑥
(b) 3√𝑥 + 1 + 10√𝑥 + 1 (c) 5√50 + 3√8 (d) 2√27 − √75
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(e) 2√108𝑥 + √189𝑥 (f) 2√4𝑦 − 2√9𝑦 (g) √5 + 3 (h) √3 . √3
4. Rationalize the denominator of each of the following:
7 1 1 3+√8 √2−√3 ℎ 8
(a) √𝑎2 (b) 3 (c) (d) (e) (f) 3
√𝑥 4 2+√18 √3−√2 √𝑥+ℎ−√𝑥 √2
2𝑥 5𝑥 5 5 3 2 2
(g) 5−√3 (h) (i) 3 (j) (k) (l) 𝑥+√7 (m) .
−5+2√14 √(5𝑥)2 −5+2√10 √5−√6 √𝑥+7
5. Rationalize the numerator of each of the following:
√𝑎−3 √𝑥−√𝑦 √2
(a) (b) (c) (d) √𝑥 + ℎ − √𝑥
𝑎−9 𝑥−𝑦 2
6. Express each of the following in the form 𝐴 + 𝐵√𝐶 where 𝐴, 𝐵 are rational and 𝐶
1 1 1 1
is a positive integer: (a) √ +√ + (b) √3 + 2 + √3−3
2 4 √50
7. Express the following in the form 𝑎 + 𝑖𝑏 where a, b ℝ
−25
(a)√−225 (b) √−36 + √−49 (c) 5 + √−4 (d) 7 − √−7 (e) −√ 16 .
5 2 20
8. Simplify the following : (a) 𝑖 11 (b) 𝑖 105 (c) 𝑖 + 𝑖 3 − 𝑖 18 (d) (4𝑖)3 − 4𝑖 3
(e) (1 + 𝑖)10 − (1 − 𝑖)10
1−𝑖
9. Find the real and imaginary parts of each of the following: (a) -3 (b) -4i (c) 1+𝑖
3−𝑖 3+𝑖 2 2 1
(d) (2 + 𝑖)(4 + 3𝑖) (e) + 2−𝑖 (f) (1 + 𝑖) (1 − 𝑖) (g) 3𝑖 + 2−𝑖
2+𝑖

10. Simplify each of the following, giving your answer in the form a  bi , where
a, b ℝ:
(1  2i ) 2 1+2𝑖 1−𝑖
(a) (2 − 3𝑖) − (1 + 2𝑖) (b) (3 − 𝑖)2 (c) (d) (2+𝑖)2 (e) (1+𝑖)(2−𝑖).
2i
11. Given that z1  8  2i, z 2  2  i, z 3  3  i , find the answer to each of the
following in the form a  bi , where a, b ℝ:

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𝑧1 𝑧2 𝑧1− 𝑧2 (𝑧1 −2𝑧3 )2
(a) (b) (c) .
𝑧3 𝑧1 +𝑧3 (3𝑧2 )2

12. Find the real values of 𝑥 and 𝑦 such that (𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦)2 = −8 + 6𝑖.
13. Find real numbers 𝑥 and 𝑦 such that 3𝑥 + 2𝑖𝑦 − 𝑖𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 7 + 5𝑖.
10. If 𝑧 is a complex number, solve the equation 𝑧 2 + 2𝑧 + 5 = 0.

11. State whether each of the following operation is a binary operation on ℤ, the set of
integers:
(a) 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎 − 2𝑏 (b) 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = √𝑎 + 𝑏 (c) 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = (𝑎 − 𝑏)2 (d) 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2
What happens when we replace the set ℤ above with ℝ?
12. Let ∗ be a binary operation on the set of real numbers and a, b, c be real numbers.
Given that the operation is defined by 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = (𝑎 − 𝑏)2 − 3𝑎𝑏.
(a) Does the operation possess the commutative and/or associative property?
(b) For this binary operation calculate (i) −2 ∗ (3 ∗ 4) (ii) (−4 ∗ 3) ∗ 2.
13. The binary operation ∗ is defined on the set of real numbers by
𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 3(𝑎 − 𝑏)2.
(a) Show that the binary operation is commutative.
(b) Determine whether or not ∗ is associative.
(c) Find (i) (−1 ∗ 4) ∗ 0 (ii) −1 ∗ (4 ∗ 0) (iii) (−1 ∗ −1) ∗ (0 ∗ 1)2 .
14. Which of the following sets of ordered pairs represent functions:
(a) {(1,4), (3,4), (7,3)} (b) {(1,2), (1,3), (2,3)} (c) {(4,3), (4, 7), (3,4)}
15. Let 𝐴 = {0,1,2,3} and 𝐵 = {−2, −1, 0,1,2}. Which of the following sets of
ordered pairs represent a function from 𝐴 to 𝐵?:
(a) {(0,1), (1, −2), (2, 0), (3,2)} (b) {(0, −1), (2,2), (1, −2), (3, 0), (1,1)}
(c) {(0,0), (1, 0), (2, 0), (3, 0)} (d) {(0, 2), (3, 0), (1,1)}. You may represent
the ordered pairs in form of arrow diagrams to see the picture.
16. Given that 𝑓(𝑡) = √25 − 𝑡 2 , find and simplify each of the following:
(a) 𝑓(3) (b) 𝑓(5) (c) 𝑓(𝑥 + 5) (d) 𝑓(2𝑥) .
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17. Given that 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 −2𝑥, find and simplify each of the following:

(a) f(1) (b) f(-3) (c) f(t+1) (d) f(𝑡 2 ).


18. Find the domain and range of each of the following functions:
𝑓: {(0,1), (3,4), (5,7), (8, 11), (9,12)}, 𝑔: {(10, −4), (20, 1), (30, 6), (40,9), (50, 13)}.

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