MID-SEMESTER EXAMINATION SEMESTER 1 (2010/2011)

QUESTION 1 [6 marks]

Simplify

3
(a) 64𝑥 8 𝑦 27

3
= 43 ∙ (𝑥 2 )3 ∙ (𝑦 9 )3 ∙ 𝑥 2

3
= 4𝑥 2 𝑦 9 𝑥 2

6
= 2𝑥𝑦 4 𝑦 𝑥2

3
= 2𝑥𝑦 4 𝑦 𝑥

1 2
1 −
𝑥 2 +4 3 3 −3𝑥 𝑥 2 +4 3 2𝑥
3
(b) 1 2
𝑥 2 +4 3

1 2
−
3 𝑥2 + 4 3 − 2𝑥 2 𝑥 2 + 4 3
= 2
𝑥2 + 4 3

2
−
𝑥2 + 4 3 3 𝑥 2 + 4 − 2𝑥 2
= 2
𝑥2 + 4 3

3𝑥 2 + 12 − 2𝑥 2
= 2 2
+
𝑥2 + 4 3 3

𝑥 2 + 12
= 4
𝑥2 + 4 3

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QUESTION 2 [9 marks]

(a) Without using a calculator, show that

7+3 6
+2 2= 3+4 2
3+ 2

7+3 6+2 2 3+ 2
3+ 2

7+3 6+2 6+4

=
3+ 2

11 + 5 6 3− 2
= ∙
3+ 2 3− 2

11 3 − 11 2 + 5 18 − 5 12
=
3−2

= 11 3 − 11 2 + 15 2 − 10 3

= 3+4 2 (𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑)

(b) Simplify into a simplest radical form. Rationalize the denominator.

27𝑥 3 − 8𝑦 3
2𝑦 − 3𝑥
18𝑥 + 12𝑥𝑦 + 8𝑦 2
2

3𝑥 − 2𝑦 9𝑥 2 + 6𝑥𝑦 + 4𝑦 2 1
= ∙
2𝑦 − 3𝑥 2 9𝑥 2 + 6𝑥𝑦 + 4𝑦 2

3𝑥 − 2𝑦 2𝑦 + 3𝑥
= ∙
2 2𝑦 − 3𝑥 2𝑦 + 3𝑥

− 2𝑦 − 3𝑥 2𝑦 + 3𝑥
=
2 2𝑦 − 3𝑥

2𝑦 + 3𝑥
=−
2

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QUESTION 3 [10 marks]

3
(a) Solve 4 𝑥 + 1 2 −4 𝑥+1 − 𝑥+1+1 = 0

Let 𝑢 = 𝑥 + 1
Then, 4𝑢3 − 4𝑢2 − 𝑢 + 1 = 0
4𝑢2 𝑢 − 1 − 𝑢 − 1 = 0
4𝑢2 − 1 𝑢 − 1 = 0
4𝑢2 − 1 = 0 𝑢−1=0
1 𝑥+1 =1
𝑥+1 =
4 𝑥=0
3
𝑥=−
4

(b) Solve the inequality and leave the answer in interval notation.
1 1
≤
1 − 𝑥2 𝑥2 − 4

𝑥2 − 4 2
≤ 1 − 𝑥2 2

𝑥 4 − 8𝑥 2 + 16 ≤ 1 − 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 4

−6𝑥 2 + 15 ≤ 0

2𝑥 2 − 5 ≥ 0

5
𝑥 ≠ ±1 , 𝑥 ≠ ±2 , 𝑥 = ±
2

5 5 5 5
−2, − − , −1 1, ,2
2 2 2 2
(−∞, −2) (−1 , 1) (2, ∞)
2𝑥 2 − 5 + + − − − + +

Hence, the solution is

5 5
−∞, −2 ∪ (−2, − ∪ , 2 ∪ (2, ∞)
2 2

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QUESTION 4 [9 marks]

(a) Given 3 + 5𝑖 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 5(2 − 𝑖). If 𝑥 and 𝑦 are real number, find 𝑥 and 𝑦.
3𝑥 + 5𝑖𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 10 − 5𝑖
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 5𝑥 𝑖 = 10 − 5𝑖
Hence, compare LHS and RHS.
5𝑥 = −5 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 10
𝑥 = −1 2𝑦 = 10 − 3 −1
13
𝑦=
2

𝑧+2𝑖
(b) Given 𝑧 = 2 + 3𝑖. Express in the form 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑖.
3+𝑖−𝑧
𝑧 + 2𝑖
3+𝑖−𝑧
2 + 3𝑖 + 2𝑖
=
3 + 𝑖 − 2 − 3𝑖

2 + 5𝑖 1 + 2𝑖
= ∙
1 − 2𝑖 1 + 2𝑖

2 + 9𝑖 + 10𝑖 2
=
1 − 4𝑖 2
−8 + 9𝑖
=
5
8 9
=− + 𝑖
5 5

QUESTION 5 [11 marks]

(a) Find the domain of the function. State the answer in the interval notation.
ℎ 𝑥 = 4 − 𝑥 + 𝑥2 − 1
4−𝑥 ≥0 𝑥2 − 1 ≥ 0
𝑥≤4 𝑥+1 𝑥−1 ≥0
𝑥 ≤ −1 , 𝑥 ≥ 1

Hence, the domain is −∞, 4 ∩ −∞, −1 ∪ [ 1, ∞) = −∞, −1 ∪ [ 1 , 4)

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