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TUTORIAL
NUMBER SYSTEM

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1. If set A  {13, 14 , ,8,10.56,6.3232...,1.74093...} , determine all the numbers in
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each of the following sets.
(a) Natural numbers (c) Irrational numbers
(b) Integers (d) Rational numbers

2. Put a tick () in the appropriate box if it is true.

Number N W Z Prime Number Q Q

-2.15
1
7
3

49

1.1212…..

98.31475…

473.456

4e
15

3

3. Write each union or intersection as a single interval

(a) ( 2,6)  ( 2,11) (c)   6,5  (0,3)
(b) ( ,1)  (0,6) (d)  3,10   4,7 

4. Given A    3 , 4 , B   2 , 8 and C   x : 2  x  6 , x  Z  . Find

(a) A  B (b) A  B (c) A  C (d) A  C (e) A  B  C

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5. Given X    2 , 5 , Y   x : 4  x  7 , x  W  and S   x : 3  x  9 , x  Prime Number .

(a) X  Y (b) X  S (c) Y  S (d) X  Y  S

6. Evaluate each of the following without using a calculator.

4 3
(a) (c)
27 3
42

 xy 
2
57 �252
(b) (d)
1254 x 3 y 2

7. Simplify each radical.

(a) 4
32 (c) 9
63

(b) 6
x12 y 3

8. Simplify the following.

(a) 7 34 3 (d) 2 7  2

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(b) 5 4 5 3 5 (e)
3 15

15 18
(c) 3 2  5 14 (f)
10 10

9. Expand and simplify the following.

(a) 5  5 5 3  (c)  2 3  2 3 
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(b) 4 3  3  2 5  (d)
 3 7  3 7 

10. Rationalize the following expressions

(a) 9 2 3
3 (c) 5 2

(b) 2 3 1 1
3 1 (d) 7 5

11. Without using a calculator, evaluate each of the following.

(a) log 2 64 (b) log 6 48  log 6 3  2 log 6 2

12. Make the following into single logarithm.

(a) log 7 (12)  log 7 (3.1)  log 7 ( )

(b) log 4 (2)  log 4 (e)  log 4 (11x  w  z )  log 4 (5)

(c) ln( x )  ln( x 2  1)  ln( x  1)

(d) log b (m)  log b ( p  2)  log b (n 2 )

13. Calculate the value by using log base 10

(a) log 4 20 (c) log 3 6

(b) log 2 16 (d) log 5 100

14. (a) Express log a 5 xy  2  4 log a y as a single logarithm.

1
log 2 r  3  log 2 s rs 2  64
(b) If 2 , show that .

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15. Solve the equation by completing the square

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(a) x (3 x  4)  5 (c) x2  x20
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(b) ( x  2)( x  1)  3 (d)

3x 2  12 x  3  0

16. Solve the following equations

(a) 10(3) 2 x 1  2 4 x 3 (c) 3 2 x 1  10(3 x )  3

(b) 5 2 x  7 x 1 (d)
2
4 ( 2 x 1)  2 x 1

17. Solve the following equations

9(3) 2 x  28(3) x  3  0
2
(a) 100 x  10 5 x 3 (b)

18. Solve the following equations

(a) 2(log 8 x  log x 8)  5 (c) (ln x) 3  ln x 4

(b) log x 3  log 3 x  2 (d) x log x  100 x

19. Solve the following equations

(a) log 2 [log 3 ( 2 x  1)]  2 (b) log 2 x6  2

20. Solve the following equations

(a) x5 7x (c) 2x  1  x 1  5

(b) (d)
5t  4  2 t  1 w7  2 3 w

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PAST YEAR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

2004/2005
21. Solve x 5 e 3 ln x  4 x  21 [5 marks]

2005/2006
22. Find the value of x satisfying the equation log 4 ( x 4  4)  1  log 4 ( x 2  4) [5 marks]

23. Solve the equation 5(2 x 1 )  4 x  16 [7 marks]

2006/2007
24. By substituting a  2 x , solve the equation 4 x  3  2 x  2 [7 marks]

2008/2009
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25. Solve the equation 3 log x 3  log 3 3 x  [7 marks]
3

2009/2010 (QM016/1)
26. Solve the equation 3 2 x  10 3 x 1   1  0 [6 marks]

2010/2011 (QS016/1)
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27. Solve the equation ln x   2 [7 marks]
ln x

2010/2011 (DM024)
28. Solve the following equations.
2x
a) 1 [3
   27 x 5
3

marks]

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b) log x  2   log x  1  1 [4 marks]

2011/2012 (DM015)
29. Solve
x ln 3  2  x ln 2
[4 marks]

2011/2012 (QS015/1)
30. Solve the equation
3 2 x 1  28(3 x )  9  0
[6 marks]

31. Solve the equation log x  4  2 log 3  1  log x 

2 [5 marks]

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SUGGESTED ANSWERS
NUMBER SYSTEM

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1. (a) {13} (b) {13, -8} (c) { 14 , 1.74093} (d) {13, , -8, 10.56, 6.3232...}
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2.
Number N W Z Prime Number Q Q

-2.15 
1
7 
3

49     

5 

1.1212….. 

98.31475… 

473.456 

4e 
15
  
3

 

3. (a)   2,11 (b)   ,6  (c)  0,3 (d)  4,7 

4. (a) A  B    3, 8 (b) A  B   2, 4 (c) A  C    3, 4   5, 6

(d) A  C    2,  1, 0, 2, 3, 4 (e) A  B  C   2, 3, 4

5. (a) X  Y    2, 5   6 (b) X  S   2, 3 (c) Y  S   2, 3, 5

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(d) X  Y  S    2, 5   6, 7

1 x
6. (a) 81 (b) (c) 8 (d)
5 y4

7. (a) 3 (b) x 2 y (c) 6

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8. (a) 3 3 (b) 8 5 (c) 30 7 (d) 28

5 9 5
(e) 15 (f) 10

9. (a) 5  5 15 (b) 12  8 15 (c) -1 (d) 2(5  21)

10. (a) 3 3 (b) 7  3 3 (c) 2 15  4 3 (d) 7 5

2 2

11. (a) 6 (b) 2

 37.2   2e   x   m ( p  2) 
12. (a) log 7   (b) log 4   (c) ln  (d) log b  
    1511x  w  z    x  1 2
 n 
13. (a) 2.1608 (b) 4 (c) 0.8156 (d) 2.861
5 xa 2
14. (a) log a (b) shown
y3
2 1 1 1 1 1
15. (a)   19 (b)  21 (c)   73 (d)
3 3 2 2 6 6
2 3

16. (a) x  9.53 (b) x  1.53 (c) x  1 (d) x  1, 1

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3
17. (a) x  ,1 (b) x  1,2
2
(d) x  100, 1
2
(c) x  1, e , e
2
18. (a) x 8 ,64 (b) x  3
10
19. (a) x  41 (b) x  250
20. (a) x  2 (b) t  1, t  9 (c) x  5 (d) w  2

21. x  3
22. x 6

23. x  3 or 1
24. x  0,1.58

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25. x  3 or x  39
26. x  1 or x  1
27. x  e or x  e 3
28. (a) x  3
2
29. x 
ln 6
30. x  1,2
31. x  9

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