ALGEBRA FOR STATISTICS AND FINANCE ASSIGNMENT 1 DURATION 2

WEEKS TO BE DONE IN GROUPS OF FIVE STUDENTS BY MR.KICHE.

A.) GRAPHING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

i) Graph the following functions hence identify the vertex and the line of symmetry.
3𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 1 = 0 .
6𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 4 = 0

4𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 3 = 0

ii.) Solve the following given equation.

2𝑦 3 1 3𝑦
+ 4 + 5 = 20 −
5 2

B) BINOMIAL EXPANSION
Q1) Write down the expansion 5x  y 
5

1 5
Q2)Expand (3 − 2 𝑥) up to the term in 𝑥 3 , hence use your expansion to estimate
(2.998)5 correct to 3dp.

1 10
Q3) Write down the first four terms of the expansion of (2 + 4 𝑥) in ascending powers of
𝑥. Hence find the value of 2.02510 correct to the nearest whole number, determine also the
constant term in 𝑥 4 .

C) PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION

Q1) Show that 𝑛 + 1𝑃3 = 𝑛3 − 𝑛
Q2) Suppose the department of nutrition currently employs 16 staff. Given that 3 staff has no
formal qualification and of the 7 staff who are graduates, 5 are also association members.
Evaluate:

i. Number of staff who are non-graduates but qualified members of the

association.

ii. The number of graduates who are not qualified members of the association.
Q3) Five books are to be selected from twenty books, of which eight are paper back and
twelve are hard back. How many selections are possible if at least one paperback book has to
be included?

Q4) In how many ways can a customer at the super market select 3 different types of soda
from 30 available types and 10 different packets of biscuit from 12 different available

Q5) A committee of six is to be formed from nine women and three men. In how many ways
can the members be chosen in order to have.

i) At most two men

ii) At least one man

Q6) In how many ways can four students be chosen from eight students and in how many
ways will a particular student be included.

Q7) In how many ways can a hockey team be selected from 18 players.

Q8) How many arrangements can be made with the letters of LEATHERETTE.

D) SEQUENCE AND SERIES

Q1) An AP has the 4th term as 22 and 8th term as 46:
i) Find the sum of the first 20 terms on the AP
ii) Find the number of terms n such that the sum of the first n terms is 310

Q2) The sum of the first six terms of an arithmetic progression is 51 and the sum of the first
eleven terms is 187. Find the first term and the common difference and also determine the
sum of the first 21 terms.

1 5
Q3) The third term of a G.P is 1 4 and the sixth term is . determine the first term and the
32
common ratio. Hence determine the sum of the first six terms of the series and also determine
the sum to infinity.

Q4) If an A.P the fourth term is 13 and the seventh term 22. Determine.

i. The first term and common difference

ii. The value of the n if the nth term is 100
iii. The value of m if the sum to m term of the series is 175

Q5) Find the sum to infinity of the geometric series

1 1
3 + 3 + 27 + ⋯

Q6) Determine the sixth and eighth term of the arithmetic progression whose first terms 19
and common difference is 10 hence find the sum of the first 13 terms .
 E) MATRICES
Q1) Use the substitution method to solve the simultaneous 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 12

𝑥 + 3𝑦 = −7

Q2) Use the elimination method to solve the simultaneous equation

2𝑥 − 7𝑦 = −8
3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 17

Q3) Solve the simultaneous equation given using matrix method

7𝑥 + 9𝑦 = 1

−2 + 13𝑦 = −10𝑥

Q4) Use the elimination method to solve the following simultaneous equations
3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 5
2𝑥 − 5𝑦 = −12

Q5) Use the substitution method to solve the simultaneous equations

1
4𝑥 − 2 𝑦 = 11
2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 28

Q6) Solve the simultaneous equation below using matrix method

7𝑥 + 9𝑦 = 3
5𝑥 + 7𝑦 = 1

Q7) Solve the simultaneous equation below using Cramers rule

5𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 𝑧 = −1

−𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 𝑧 = 21
𝑥+ 𝑦=1
Q8) Solve the simultaneous equation below using Cramers rule

𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 9

3𝑥 − 6𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 1
𝑥 + 6𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 13

Q9) Solve the simultaneous equation below using Cramers rule

2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 4𝑧 = −3

𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 3
3𝑥 − 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 6

Q10) Solve the simultaneous equation below using Cramers rule

3𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 𝑧 = 4

2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 10
𝑥 − 3 𝑦 − 4𝑧 = 5

Q11) Solve the simultaneous equation below using Cramers rule

2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 𝑧 = 1

3𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 8
−𝑥 + 2 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 1

2 −1 𝑥 + 2
Q12) The determinant of the matrix 𝐴 = ( 3 𝑥 8 ) is 68.
−1 0 5
Find the values of x

2 1 1+𝑥
Q13) Given that the 𝐴 = ( −3 4 −2 ) is singular .
𝑥−3 6 8
Find the values of x
 F. INVERSE , COMPOSITE AND DOMAIN/RANGE OF FUNCTIONS.

Q1) Find an equation for the inverse relation.

1
𝑖) 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 5 + 2) + 1
7
1⁄
1 3
𝑖𝑖) 𝑔(𝑥) = [ (𝑥 − 1)]
2
−7𝑥 + 5
𝑖𝑖𝑖) 𝑓(𝑥) =
3 − 2𝑥

Q2) i) If 𝑓(𝑥) = √2𝑥 − 5 and 𝑔(𝑥) = −4𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 3 , find (𝑓 𝑜 𝑔)𝑥 and (𝑓 𝑜 𝑔)5
, find (𝑔 𝑜 𝑓)𝑥 and (𝑔 𝑜 𝑓)2
3
ii) If 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 − 4 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 3 , find (𝑓 𝑜 𝑔)𝑥 and
(𝑓 𝑜 𝑔)2 , find (𝑔 𝑜 𝑓)𝑥 and (𝑔 𝑜 𝑓)3

iii) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 2 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 7, find (𝑓 𝑜 𝑔)𝑥 and (𝑓 𝑜 𝑔)4 ,

find (𝑔 𝑜 𝑓)𝑥 and (𝑔 𝑜 𝑓)2

Q3) Find the domain and range of the function given by

1 2𝑥 − 3
𝑖) 𝑔(𝑥) = + +𝑥−5
𝑥 + 2 2𝑥 + 1

√𝑥 − 1
𝑖𝑖) 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥−3

√𝑥 − 1
𝑖𝑖𝑖) 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 8

Q4) Does the equation 𝑥 2 𝑦 = 0 define y as a function of x? (why/why not?)

 G. DIRECT, INVERSE AND JOINT VARIATIONS.

Q1) Does the data in the table show direct variation? If so, write an equation relating x and y.
X 3 6 9 12 15
y -1 -2 -3 -4 -5

Q2)The speed of the current in a whirlpool varies inversely with the distance from the
whirlpool’s center. The Lofoten Maelstrom is a whirlpool located off the coast of Norway. At
a distance of 3 kilometers (3000 meters) from the center, the speed of the current is about 0.1
meter per second. Describe the change in the speed of the current as you move closer to the
whirlpool’s center.

Q3) The force F needed to loosen a bolt with a wrench varies inversely with the length l of
the handle. Write an equation relating F and l, given that 250 pounds of force must be exerted
to loosen a bolt when using a wrench with a handle 6 inches long. How much force must be
exerted when using a wrench with a handle 24 inches long?

Q4) The load P (in pounds) that can be safely supported by a horizontal beam varies jointly
with the width W (in feet) of the beam and the square of its depth D (in feet), and inversely
with its length L (in feet).
a. How does P change when the width and length of the beam are doubled?
b. How does P change when the width and depth of the beam are doubled?
c. How does P change when all three dimensions are doubled?
Describe several ways a beam can be modified if the safe load it is required to support is
increased by a factor of 4.

Q5) Hail 0.5 inch deep and weighing 1800 pounds covers a roof. The hail’s weight w varies
directly with its depth d. Write an equation that relates d and w. Then predict the weight on
the roof of hail that is 1.75 inches deep.

Q6) The heat loss h (in watts) through a single-pane glass window varies jointly with the
window’s area A (in square meters) and the difference between the inside and outside
temperatures d (in kelvins).
a) Write an equation relating h, A, d, and a constant k.
b) A single-pane window with an area of 1 square meter and a temperature difference of 1
kelvin has a heat loss of 5.7 watts. What is the heat loss through a single-pane window with
an area of 2.5 square meters and a temperature difference of 20 kelvins?

Q7) A star’s diameter D (as a multiple of the sun’s diameter) varies directly with the square
root of the star’s luminosity L (as a multiple of the sun’s luminosity) and inversely with the
square of the star’s temperature T (in kelvins).
a) Write an equation relating D, L, T, and a constant k.
b) The luminosity of Polaris is 10,000 times the luminosity of the sun. The surface
temperature of Polaris is about 5800 kelvins. Using k = 33,640,000, find how the diameter of
Polaris compares with the diameter of the sun.
c) The sun’s diameter is 1,390,000 kilometers. What is the diameter of Polaris?
Q8) The ordered pairs (4.5, 23), (7.8, 40), and (16.0, 82) are in the form (s, t) where t
represents the time (in seconds) needed to download an internet file of size s (in megabytes).
Tell whether the data show direct variation. If so, write an equation that relates s and t.

H. EQUATION OF A CIRCLE, ZEROS OF POLYNOMIALS.

Q1) Draw the circle given by 𝑦 2 = 25 − 𝑥 2

Q2) The point (1,4) is on a circle whose center is the origin. Write the standard form of
the equation of the circle.

Q3) Write an equation of the line tangent to the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 13 𝑎𝑡 (2,3)

Q4) Find the equation of a circle of radius 10 centered at (16,10)

Q5) Obtain the standard equation of the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 10𝑥 + 8𝑦 − 8 = 0 hence find the
center and radius.

Q6) Find the rational zeros of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 − 12 hence solve the equation

𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 − 12 = 0

Q7) Find all real zeros of 𝑓(𝑥) = 10𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 3 − 29𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 12 hence solve the
equation 10𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 3 − 29𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 12 = 0