GALLEGO, HAZIEL JOY O.

OCTOBER 17, 2021

BSARCH 2A MATH 101C

ACTIVITY 4. VARIABLES

A. In each of 1 – 5, fill in the blanks using a variable or variables to rewrite the

given statement.

1. Is there a real number whose square is −1?

a. Is there a real number 𝑥 such that 𝑥2= -1?

b. Does there exist any real numbers such that 𝑥2=−1?

2. Is there an integer that has a remainder of 3 when it is divided by 6?

a. Is there an integer 𝑛 such that 𝑛 has a remainder of 2 when it’s divided by 5 and
a remainder of 3 divided by 6?

b. Does there exist any integer such that if 𝑛 is divide by 5 the remainder is 2 and if
𝑛 is divide by 6 the remainder is 3?

3. Given any two real numbers, there is a real number in between.

a. Given any two real numbers 𝑎 and 𝑏, there is a real number 𝑐 such that 𝑐 is
𝑎<𝑐<𝑏.

b. For any two real numbers a and b, there exists a real number such that 𝑎<𝑐<𝑏.

4. Given any real number, there is a real number that is greater.

a. Given any real number 𝑟, there is real number 𝑠 such that 𝑠 is greater than r.

b. For any real number r, there is a real number s such that 𝑠>𝑟.
5. The reciprocal of any positive real number is positive.

a. Given any positive real number 𝑟, the reciprocal of 𝑟 is positive.

b. For any real number 𝑟, if 𝑟 is positive, then its reciprocal is positive.

c. If a real number 𝑟 is positive, then its reciprocal is positive.

B. In each of 6– 10, fill in the blanks to rewrite the given statement.

6. For all equations 𝐸, if 𝐸 is quadratic then 𝐸 has at most two real solutions.
a. All quadratic equations has at most two real solutions.
b. Every quadratic equation it has at most two real solutions.
c. If an equation is quadratic, then it has at most two real solutions.
d. If 𝐸 is quadratic, then 𝐸 has at most two real solutions.
e. For all quadratic equations 𝐸, then 𝐸 has at most two real solutions.

7. Every nonzero real number has a reciprocal.

a. All nonzero real numbers has a reciprocal.
b. For all nonzero real numbers 𝑟, there is a reciprocal for 𝑟.
c. For all nonzero real numbers 𝑟, there is a real number 𝑠 such that 𝑠 is a reciprocal
for 𝑟.

8.Every positive number has a positive square root.

a. All positive numbers has a positive square root.
b. For any positive number 𝑒, there is a positive square root for 𝑒.
c. For any positive number 𝑒, there is a positive number 𝑟 such that 𝑟 is a positive
square root for 𝑒.

9. There is a real number whose product with every number leaves the number
unchanged.
a. Some real number has the property that its product with every number leaves the
number unchanged.
b. There is a real number 𝑟 such that the product of 𝑟 leaves the number unchanged.
c. There is a real number 𝑟 with the property that for every real number 𝑠, 𝑟 leaves
the number unchanged as 𝑠.

10. There is a real number whose product with every real number equals zero.
a. Some real number has the property that its product with every real number equals
zero.
b. There is a real number 𝑎 such that the product of 𝑎 with every real number equals
zero.
c. There is a real number 𝑎 with the property that for every real number 𝑏, 𝑎 is equals
zero as 𝑏.