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Tutorial Sheet Two

This document is a tutorial sheet for the Mat 1110 course at the University of Zambia, focusing on foundational mathematics and statistics for social sciences. It includes exercises on expressing numbers in specific forms, identifying subsets of sets, simplifying expressions, rationalizing denominators, and performing operations with complex numbers. The sheet is designed to enhance students' understanding of sets of numbers and their applications.

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Tutorial Sheet Two

This document is a tutorial sheet for the Mat 1110 course at the University of Zambia, focusing on foundational mathematics and statistics for social sciences. It includes exercises on expressing numbers in specific forms, identifying subsets of sets, simplifying expressions, rationalizing denominators, and performing operations with complex numbers. The sheet is designed to enhance students' understanding of sets of numbers and their applications.

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The University of Zambia

Department of Mathematics and Statistics


Mat 1110 - Foundation Mathematics and Statistics for
Social Sciences
Tutorial Sheet 2- Sets of Numbers March, 2023.

1. Express each of the following numbers in the form ab , where a, b ∈ Z, b ̸= 0 and a


b
is in
its simplest form.

(a) 0.222 · · · (d) 0.2121212121 · · · (g) −0.75


(b) 0.73 (e) −1.73
(c) 3.2415 (f) 0.0123 (h) 2.08
√ √
2. Let A = {−2, 34 , − 5, 0.7, √27 , 0.37, 7, 8.0, 9}. List the elements of the following subsets
of A.
i. Natural numbers ii. Integers iii. Rational numbers
iv. Irrational numbers v. Real numbers

3. (a) Let X = (−10, 10] be the universal set and A = (−2, 5), B = [−5, 3] and C =
[−1, 8). Find each of the following sets and display it on the number line.
i. A′ ii. X − A iii. (A ∩ C)′ iv. (B − A) ∩ C
′
v. A ∩ (B − C) vi. (X − C) ∩ (A − B)
(b) Given that R, is the set of real numbers is the universal set, A = (−7, 2] and
B = [4, ∞), find
i. A′ ii. B ′ iii. A − B iv. B − A

4. Simplify each of the following:


√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
(a) 7 3 + 12 (c) 20 + 2 45 − 80 (e) 108 − 8 3 + 3 48
√
√ √ √ √ √ √ 3 28
(b) 200 + 18 − 72 (d) 3 27 − 48 + 2 75 (f) √
2 175

5. Rationalize the denominator in each of the following:

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Tutorial Sheet 2- Sets of Numbers - Page 2 of 2 March, 2023.
√
3 3 2 x−y
(a) √ (c) √ (e) √ √
7 2+ 5 x− y
√ √
2 3− 5 h
(b) √ (d) √ √ (f) √ √
5− 2 3+ 5 x+h− x

6. Rationalize the denominator, and simplify each of the following:


√ √
4 √ 8 √ 3− 7 √
(a) √ + 8 (b) √ + 45 (c) √ √ + 21
2 3+ 5 3+ 7

7. Simplify each of the following leaving the answer in standard form, a+bi, where a, b ∈ R.

(a) (2 + 3i) − (−7 + 6i) (d) (2 + i)(−1 + 2i)(4 − 3i) (−2 + 3i)2
(f)
(b) (3 + 4i) + (6 − 5i) 1 + 2i
2 − 3i
(c) (−2 + 3i)2 (e)
1 − 2i

8. Given that z1 = 3 − 2i, z2 = −1 + i and z3 = 3 + 2i, perform each of the following


operations, leaving each answer in the form a + bi, where a, b ∈ R.

2z1 − 5z3 z 2 z1 (z2 )2


(a) (b) (c)
z3 z3 z1

9. Solve each of the following equations.

(a) 3 + 5i = (a + bi)(1 + i). (c) (6+3i) = 4i−30(x+yi)


(b) (a + i)3 = 18 + 26i (d) xyi = 3x − y + 12i

5 − 2i
10. Given that = 2 + i, find z in the form a + bi, where a, b ∈ R.
z

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