CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES (CFS)

Mathematics I
(FCM0015)

TUTORIAL 1
(WEEK 3 - CHAPTER 1)

A. Real Number

B. Exponent and Radicals number

1. Simplify using exponent properties, and express answers using positive

exponents only
2 2 1
6𝑦 3 𝑧 3 𝑥 −3 𝑦 6 3
1. 5𝑢−3 − 11𝑢−3 2. ( 1 ) ( )
8𝑧 4
𝑥2
7𝑥 −7 3
3. 4. √23 𝑥𝑦 2 √18𝑥 6 𝑦 5
21𝑦 −5
3
√27𝑎−2 𝑏 5
5. (3𝑡 −2 )−2 +2 𝑡 3 −4 6.
9√𝑎−3 𝑏 −3

6 3
6 18𝑦 8 𝑦5 𝑡4 8 𝑏 4 √𝑎5 √𝑏 2
Answer : 1. − 3, 2.
𝑥2
, 3. 7, 4. 6√2𝑥3 𝑦3 3√𝑥 6√y, 5. + 𝑡4, 6.
𝑢 3𝑥 9 3

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2. Perform the indicated operations and express answers in simplified form. All
radicands represent positive real numbers.

𝑠𝑡 √𝑏 + 𝑎
1. 2.
√𝑠 + √𝑡 √𝑏 + √𝑎
𝑎−𝑏 𝑠−𝑡
3. 4.
√9𝑎 − 4√𝑏 √3 − 𝑠 + 2√𝑡
√3 + 1 1 − √3 1 1
5. − 6. 2− 2
√7 + √3 √3 − √7 (√5 + 1) (1 − √5)

Answer : 𝑠𝑡(√𝑠−√𝑡) 𝑏−√𝑏𝑎+𝑎√𝑏−𝑎√𝑎 3𝑎√𝑎+4𝑎√𝑏−3𝑏√𝑎−34√𝑏

1. 2. 3.
𝑠−𝑡 𝑏−𝑎 9𝑎−16𝑏
(𝑠−𝑡)(√3−𝑠−2√𝑡) −3+√7 −√5
4. 5. or -0.17712 6. or -0.55901
3−𝑠−4𝑡 2 4

C. Algebraic Equation

1. Factor completely relative to the integers.

1. 𝑥3𝑦4 − 𝑥5𝑦2 2. 𝑎4 − 16

3. 9𝑎2 − 24𝑎𝑏 + 16𝑏 2 4. 256𝑠 4 − 16𝑡 4

5. 𝑥 4 − 81 6. 5𝑎3 − 1080

Answer : 1. 𝑥 3 𝑦 2 (𝑦 + 𝑥)(𝑦 − 𝑥) 2. (𝑎2 + 4)(𝑎 + 2)(𝑎 − 2) 3. (3𝑎 − 4𝑏)2

4. 16(4𝑠 2 + 𝑡 2 )(2𝑠 + 𝑡)(2𝑠 − 𝑡) 5. (𝑥 2 + 2)(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 − 3) 6. 5(𝑎 − 6)(𝑎2 + 6𝑎 + 36)

2. Perform the indicated operations and reduce to lowest terms.

𝑎2 − 4 𝑎+2 4 − 𝑎2
1. × 2 2. (𝑎4
− 16) ÷
4𝑎 − 8 𝑎 + 4𝑎 + 4 𝑎−2
2 2
4𝑚2 − 𝑛2 2𝑚 + 6𝑚𝑛 + 4𝑛 𝑚 2 − 𝑛2
3. 4. ×
2𝑚𝑛 − 𝑛2 𝑚3 − 𝑚2 𝑛 (𝑚 + 𝑛)2
𝑥 2 − 6𝑥𝑦 + 8𝑦 2 𝑥 2 − 4𝑦 2 𝑠−3 𝑠+2
5. ÷ 6. 𝑠−4−𝑠+1
2𝑥𝑦 𝑥2𝑦 𝑠+3

1 2𝑚+𝑛 2(𝑚+2𝑛) 𝑥(𝑥−4𝑦) 5

Answer : 1. 4 2.−(𝑎2 + 4)(𝑎 − 2) 3. 𝑛
4. 𝑚2
5.2(𝑥+2𝑦) 6. (𝑠−4)(𝑠+1)(𝑠+3)
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D. Inequalities

1. Write each of the following in equality notation and graph on a real number line.

a. 𝑥 = (−2,7) c. 𝑥 = [−2,7]
1.
b. 𝑥 = [−2,7) d. 𝑥 = (−2,7]

2. Given 𝐴 = (−3,5), 𝐵 = [3,4), 𝐶 = (3, ∞), 𝐷 = (−∞, 7], find

a. 𝐴 ∪ 𝐶 c. 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵
b. 𝐴 ∩ 𝐶 d. 𝐶 ∩ 𝐷

Answer : 2. a.(−3, ∞) b. (3,5) c. (−3,5) d. ((3,7]

2. Find the solution set of the following inequalities and absolute value functions.

3𝑚 + 6
1. 15 + 4𝑚 ≤ 6𝑚 2. ≤5
3
3𝑚 − 9 𝑚+7
3. ≥ 9𝑚 4. −3𝑚 < ≤ 10𝑚
−2 −4
1 1
5.
− (𝑥 + 4) ≥ (2 − 𝑥) 6. |2𝑥 − 6| > −3𝑥 + 5
2 5

7.
√(𝑥 − 8)2 = 6 8. |𝑥 − 4| = 7𝑥 + 10

28 2𝑥 + 5
9. 𝑥+4> 10. ≥0
𝑥+1 𝑥+5

𝑥−3 5 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 12
11. + ≤0 12. <0
2−𝑥 7 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 1

|𝑘 2 − 3𝑘| ≥ 18
13. |𝑥 2 − 𝑥| ≤ 12 14.

|𝑟 2 − 𝑟| ≥ 15 + 𝑟 3𝑎 − 1
15. 16. | |>5
𝑎+3

√𝑥 + 2 > 5 √2𝑥 − 6 ≤ 3
17. 18.

√𝑚 + 8 ≥ √2𝑚 − 2 √5ℎ + 2 − 1 ≥ 4
19 20.

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Answer : 1. 𝑚 ≥ 2. 𝑚 ≤ 3 3. 𝑚 ≥ 4. 𝑚 > 11 5. 𝑥 ≤ − 6. 𝑥 > −1 7. 𝑥 = 14, 2 8. 𝑥 = − 4
2 21 3
5 11 1
9. −8 < x < −1 or x > 3 10. 𝑥 < −5 ∪ 𝑥 ≥ − 2 11. 𝑥 < 2 ∪ 𝑥 ≥ 2 12. −1 < x < 2
7
13. {𝑥: −3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4} 14. (−∞, −3] ∪ [6, ∞) 15. {𝑟: 𝑟 ≤ −2 ∪ 𝑟 ≥ 5} 16. (−8, −3) ∪ (−3, − )
3
15 23
17. [23, ∞) 18. 3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2
19. 1 ≤ 𝑚 ≤ 10 20. h ≥ 5

D. Complex Number

1. Carry out each operation and express the answer in standard form.

1. (2 − 5𝑖) − (−4𝑖) 2. 2 + (7 + 5𝑖)

3. 7(1 + 𝑖)2 + (4 − 𝑖)2 4. (𝑖 − 4)(4 + 𝑖)

(6 − 3𝑖)
5. 𝑖 2 − 5𝑖 + 5 6.
(−2 + 3𝑖)
2
7. 𝑖 2 √−7 + 2𝑖 4 − 4 8. (√4 − 4𝑖) − 𝑖√4 + 3√4
−21−12𝑖
Answer : 1. 2 − 𝑖 2. 9 + 5𝑖 3. 15 + 6𝑖 4. −17 5. 4 − 5𝑖 6. 7. −2 − √7𝑖 8. −6 − 18𝑖
13

2. Solve for real numbers x and y.

1. 2𝑥 + 8𝑖 = 7 + 4𝑦𝑖 2. (−1 + 𝑥𝑖) − 5𝑦 = 7 + 𝑖

3. 15 − 23𝑖 = (2𝑥 + 5𝑖)(−5 + 𝑦𝑖) 4. (𝑥 + 7𝑖) = (5 − 5𝑖)(7 − 𝑦𝑖)

7 8 1 42
Answer 1. 𝑥 = , 𝑦 = 2 2. 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = − 3. 𝑥 = − 2 , 𝑦 = −2, 𝑦 = −1,𝑥 = −1 4. 𝑥 = 77, 𝑦 = −
2 5 5

3. Solve for complex numbers x.

1. 2𝑥 = 5 + 2𝑖 2. 2 + 𝑥𝑖 = 9 + 𝑖

3. 𝑥 2 = 4𝑖 4. 𝑥 2 + 𝑖4√5 = 1
5
Answer 1. 𝑥 = + 𝑖 2. 𝑥 = 1 − 7𝑖 3. 𝑥 = −√2 − √2𝑖 @√2 + √2𝑖 4. 𝑥 = −√5 + 2𝑖 @√5 − 2𝑖
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