Practice Sheet 1 (Session 1)

1. Simplify each element of the set A, where

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A = {√36, , −7 , − , , 0.5, 3, 0.33333 … , √7, −√4} and list the elements
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that belong to the following sets. Set of
a. Natural Numbers, N = {……………………..…………………..}
b. Whole Numbers, W= {……………………..…………………….}
c. Integers, Z = {……………………………………………}
d. Rational Numbers, Q = {……………………………….…………}
e. Irrational Numbers I = {………………..………………………..}
f. Real Numbers, R = {…………………………………………}

2. Perform the indicated operations:

a. (−5)2 + 2 × (−4) ÷ 2 − (3 × |−5| + 7).

4×|−3| +(−3)3 + 20 + 1× 5
b.
2×√16 + |−2|

2×24 +5×|−9|−2×(−1)
c. |3×(−2)3 +1|

(−5)(3)(−4) −3+15
d. | |[ ]
10−52 (12)(−2)

3. Mention the Property or properties used in each of the following equations

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a. (−3) (− 3) = 1. ________________________________

b. (-3) + 0 = - 3 _________________________________
c. x(y + 2) = xy + 2x _________________________________
d. 4 .(-5) = -20 = (-5).4 _________________________________
e. 8A . 0 = 0 _________________________________
f. 4 + ( 6 + B) = (4 + 6) + B _________________________________
g. 4 + (-10) = (-10) + 4 _________________________________
h. A + (-A) = 0 _________________________________
i. (-3 + z)4 = -12 + 4z _________________________________
 j. 100x . 1 = 100x _________________________________
k. 3(2xy) = 6(xy) _________________________________

4. Simplify the given expressions:

a. 4(6 – 7a) + a(9 – 3b) + b(1- 2a) - 5b
b. 7 – 3 (7C – 5) + 4(5C – 3) + C – 3
c. 5xy – 3x2y – 5xy2 – 5xy(x – y + 4) + 4x(-3y + 1)+5