Answers: Tutorial 01 Basic Mathematics

1.
1.1.
1.2.
1.3.
1.4.
1.5.

1.476
64.90
-0.28
1273.54
9401

2.1.
2.2.
2.3.
2.4.
2.5.

3 significant figures
3 significant figures
3 significant figures
4 significant figures
5 significant figures

3.1.
3.2.
3.3.
3.4.

X2.5
X21
(XY)-3
X6Y-12Z2

2.

3.

4.
4.1. f(3) = 18 and f(-2) = -27
4.2. h(8) = -0.5 and h(12) = 0.5
4.3. z(0) = 0 and z(1) = -0.33
5.
5.1. D = 877,500
5.2.
5.3. C = 2B + A
5.4. C = AB/(2A + B)
6.
6.1. X = 0.0008
6.2. X = -5.88
6.3. X = 8

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7.
7.1. r = -1.46, s = 2.15
7.2. x = 5, y = 24
7.3. p = 3.75, q = -5.75
8.
8.1.
8.2.
8.3.
8.4.
8.5.

x = -2 , x = 5/3
x = 4, x = 0.286
t = 0.2, t = -1.33
s = -1/3, s = -1/6
r = -1.67, r = 3.5

9. 9.567
10. $ 270.58
11. 2979
12.
12.1.
12.2.
12.3.

x -0.467
t > -2
x 0.75

13.

Min.
Max.

A
1800
2200

B
95
105

C
450
550

D
320
480

HPV = (2200 * 105)/ (450 * 320) = 1.6042

LPV = (1800 * 95)/(550 * 480) = 0.6477
EV = (2000 * 100)/ (500 * 400) = 1
MPE = 0.6402
MNE = 0.3523

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