GAC004 Mathematics I: Fundamentals Assessment Event I: in - Class Test (40 Marks)
GAC004 Mathematics I: Fundamentals Assessment Event I: in - Class Test (40 Marks)
QUESTION 1 [ 11 Marks]
(a.) A company has a total of 342 employees. Female and male employees are in the ratio of 12:7
respectively. How many are female employees? [2 Marks]
3
(b.) Write √0.00084 correct to 3 significant figures. [2 Marks]
(c.) Write 0.58� as a fraction of two integers showing all necessary working. [3 Marks]
(d.) Write in simplest form 2√45 − √20. [2 Marks]
√3
(e.) Write with a rational denominator: . [2 Marks]
√8+√2
QUESTION 2 [8 Marks]
(a.) Factorising the following: [4 Marks]
(𝑖𝑖 )7𝑥𝑥 2 − 63 (𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 )5𝑥𝑥 + 7𝑥𝑥 + 3
7 5 2
(b.) Simplify (𝑘𝑘 4 )3 ÷ �𝑘𝑘 14 � . [2 Marks]
2 1
(c.) Simplify − . [2 Marks]
𝑥𝑥 2 −25 𝑥𝑥−5
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QUESTION 4 [10 Marks]
(a.) Graph the following functions on a separate number plane, clearly show intercepts and asymptotes.
(𝑖𝑖. )𝑦𝑦 = 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑒 (2𝑥𝑥 ) − 2 [2 Marks]
(𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 )y = 2ex − 4 [2 Marks]
(b.) Solve the following for x.
1
(𝑖𝑖. )45𝑥𝑥+2 = [2 Marks]
64
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