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The document is a 3 question mathematics test covering topics of sets, functions, and algebra. Question 1 covers sets, unions, intersections, and Venn diagrams. Question 2 covers simplifying expressions, square roots, and solving equations. Question 3 covers defining functions, even/odd functions, composition of functions, and inverse functions.

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MAT1110 Test 1

The document is a 3 question mathematics test covering topics of sets, functions, and algebra. Question 1 covers sets, unions, intersections, and Venn diagrams. Question 2 covers simplifying expressions, square roots, and solving equations. Question 3 covers defining functions, even/odd functions, composition of functions, and inverse functions.

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The University of Zambia

Department of Mathematics & Statistics


MAT1110: Foundation Mathematics & Statistics for social sciences
Test 1 (27-03-2021)

Time Allowed: 2 hours.


Instructions: Attempt all questions.
Show all necessary working to earn full marks.
Calculators are not allowed
Indicate your names, TG number and Computer number on each an-
swer sheet submitted

1. (a) Define each of the following.


i. Set.
ii. Universal set.
iii. Complement of a set A.
[6 marks]
(b) i. Let X = R be the universal set, A = (−1, 1], B = (2, 4) and
C = [1, 3].
Find the set
(A − B) ∩ (X ∩ C c )c ,
and display the solution on the line. [6 marks]
ii. Let U be the universal set, A and B subsets of U. If A is a
complement of B, express
c
[(Ac ∪ Bc ) ∩ (A ∩ B)]
in simplest form. [3 marks]
(c) i. Copy the Venn diagram below and shade the region represent-
ing Ac − (B ∩ C).

B C A

U [3 marks]

ii. For the purposes of allocating first year students to different


MAT 1110 lecture groups, a survey was randomly conducted on
600 students in the school of Humanities and Social Sciences
of the University of Zambia. The results showed that:
60% took ECN 1115, 50% took BBA 1110, 45% took DEM 1110.
In addition, 30% to ECN 1115 and BBA 1110, 28% took ECN
1115 and DEM 1110 and 25% took BBA 1110 and DEM 1110.
6% of the students took non of the these three courses.
Copy and complete the Venn diagram below.

ECN BBA

48
c= 102
132
b= 18

d=

DEM a=
[8 marks]
2. (a) Express each of the following in the form ab , so that a and b have
not common factors.
i. 0.125 [2 marks]
ii. 0.2916 [4 marks]
(b) i. Simplify
√ √ √
20 + 80 − 180. [3 marks]
ii. Find the value of a and of b given that
√
1+ 2 √ √ √
√ − ( 5 + 10) = a + b,
−2 + 5
where a, b ∈ Z. [4 marks]
(c) Find the value of x and of y if

2 + 8i
= x + xi + y + y i3 . [6 marks]
1−i
3. (a) Define each of the following.
i. Function.
ii. Even function.
iii. Odd function.
[6 marks]
2
(b) i. Given that g(x) = xx+1
−x
. Determine whether g is even, odd or
neither odd nor even. [3 marks]
√
ii. Let f(x) = −1 + x − 1. Find the domain and range of f.
[3 marks]
2x+1
(c) Given that f(x) = 3x+2 , g(x) = x − 3,
i. find (gof)(x) in its simplest form [2 marks]
ii. find the value of x for which f −1(x) = 2. [4 marks]

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