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Basic Mathematics- Tutorial 2

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University of Namibia, Department of Computing, Mathematical and Sta-

tistical Sciences, MAT 3511 (2022), Tutorial Worksheet 2

Question 1

Question 1 Simplify the following expressions:


1 1
x−2 y( xy )−3 y 5 a − 2b 1 − 2a (u 2 − v 2 )
a) 34 ·27−2 ·1284 ·64, b) , c) − , d) .
x6 ( x1 )4 ( y1 )6 b 2a 1 1 1 1
2(u 4 − v 4 )(u 4 + v 4 )

Question 2 Expand and simplify:

a)(2x − 5)(x + 2)(3x + 4), b) (a + 1)2 (2a + 1), c) (2 − 3x)4 .

Question 3 Rationalise the denominator and simplify the expression:


√ √ √
3+ 3 2 2+ 8 u−1
a) √ √ , b) √ √ , c) √ .
12 + 3 8− 2 3+u+2

Question 4 Perform long division:

a) 5x4 + x2 − 1 ÷ x2 + 3, b) x4 + x + 1 ÷ 2x − 1, c)x5 + x4 + x3 + 1 ÷ x + 1.

Question 5 Factorise:

a) 4ab3 − 3a3 b, b) x4 − 81y 4 , c) − 125x3 + 1, d) 64a6 − b6 .

Question 6 a) Find the value of a for which x + 2 is a factor of 2x3 + ax2 − x + 6.


b) When 4x4 − x3 − 2x + b is divided by x + 1, the remainder is 1.
Determine b.

Question 7 The polynomial x4 − 8x3 + 14x2 + 8x − 15 has x + 1 as a factor.


Use this information to fully factorise the polynomial.

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