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Tutorial 2
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TUTORIAL 2 (ADVANCE ALGEBRA)
1. Simplify the following expression:
3y3 1
a) 3x 2 y 3 (Ans: ) b) (3 x) 2 (Ans: )
x2 (3 x ) 2
3 1 4x4
c) 3a 2 b 0 (Ans: 2 ) d) 2 3 2
(Ans: )
a (2 x y ) y6
3m 4 n 7 m2
e) (Ans: ) f) (3x 4 y 7 ) 0 (Ans: 1)
6m 2 n 2 2n 5
(ab 2 ) 3 (a 2 b 1 ) 2 a4 (3 x 2 y ) 2 ( xy) 4 x3
a) (Ans: ) b) (Ans: )
(a 3b 4 ) 1 b4 ( x 1 y 3 ) 3 9y7
2b 1 2a 54 x 5 y 1 z 4 9x 7 y 7
c) (Ans: ) d) (Ans: )
a 1 2b 1 (b 2a ) 42 x 2 y 8 z 4 7z8
17 1 a p b 3 p 3a p 7 x 5 y n 1 zx 4 7yn z3
e) (Ans: ) e) (Ans: )
3 1 a 2 p b 2 p 17b p 3(5) y 1 z 2 15 x
8n 2 2n 3 n 1 9 n
a) (Ans: 2 ) n
b) 2
(Ans: 3 n 1 )
4 3n (27 )3 n
3 5 1
32 1608
4 4
1 x 2 n1 x 2
c) 3
(Ans: ) d) (Ans: x n 3 )
128 2 8 x 3n
e)
1 1
𝑞
𝑥
𝑝+2 2𝑝−𝑞
.𝑦 q x 3 xy 2 y 4
(Ans: y ) f) (Ans: 2)
x
𝑝
(𝑥𝑦2 ) .√𝑥𝑞 10
1
y9 12
1
6. By using long division, find q(x) and r(x) for the following pairs of polynomials p(x) and g(x):
7. Find the remainders for each following polynomial when divided by their g(x).
8. Factor:
9 √17
c) x2 + 9x = -16 (Ans: x = - ± then find the value using calculator
2 2
5 1
d) 2x2 + 5x + 3 = 0 (Ans: x = - 4 ± 4 ) then find the value using calculator
2
10. Solve the following using the quadratic formula:
1±81
a) x(10x - 1) = 2 (Ans: x = , x = 0.5 and -0.4)
20
−3±√441
b) 4x2 + 3x - 27 = 0 (Ans: x = , x = 2.25 and -3)
8
12±√60
c) 21x2 - 12x + 1 = 0 (Ans: x = , x = 0.101 and 0.470)
42