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Worksheet II: Mathematics for Natural Science (Math1011)

1. In each of the following solve for x and y

1+2𝑖
𝑎) 𝑥 + 𝑦𝑖 = 𝑖(4 − 3𝑖) 𝑏) 2𝑥 + 3𝑥𝑖 + 2𝑦 = 28 + 9𝑖 𝑐) = 1 − √−4𝑖
𝑥+𝑦𝑖
1 1 𝑥 𝑖𝑦 3
𝑑) + 1+2𝑖 = 1 𝑒) + 2−𝑖 = 1−2𝑖
𝑥+𝑦𝑖 2+𝑖

2. Find the conjugate, modulus, principal argument and polar form of the following complex number
√3 𝑖3
𝑎) 𝑖 320 − 5𝑖 121 + 3𝑖 45 𝑏) − 6 + 6𝑖 𝑐) 1 − √3𝑖 𝑑) 2 + 2√3𝑖 𝑒) − 𝑓) (1 − 𝑖)80
5 5

1−𝑖 40 1−√3
30
g) ( ) ℎ) ( )
√2 1−𝑖

3. Show that: for 𝑧1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧2 in a complex number

a) |𝑅𝑒(𝑧1 )| ≤ |𝑧1 | b) |𝐼𝑚(𝑧1 )| ≤ |𝑧1 | c) |𝑧1 + 𝑧2 | ≤ |𝑧1 | + |𝑧2 | 𝑑) |𝑧1 − 𝑧2 | ≥ |𝑧1 | − |𝑧2 |
4. If 𝑧 = −2 + 4𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧𝑤 = −14 + 2𝑖 then find w and its argument
5. Given 𝑧1 = 2 − 2𝑖, 𝑧2 = √3 + 𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧3 = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑖,
a) If |𝑧1 𝑧3 | = 16 find |𝑧3 |
𝑧 7𝜋
b) 𝐴𝑟𝑔 ( 3 ) = , find 𝐴𝑟𝑔(𝑧3 ) and
𝑧2 12

c) The values of a and b

6. If 𝑧 = (2 + 3𝑖)4𝑛+2 + (3 − 2𝑖)4𝑛+2 , show clearly that 𝑧 = 0, 𝑓𝑜𝑟, 𝑛 = 1,2,3, . ..
7. Solve Equation
a) 𝑧 2 = 5 − 12𝑖 𝑏) 2𝑧 2 − 2𝑖𝑧 − 5 = 0 𝑐) 𝑧 − 12 = 𝑖(9 − 2𝑧̅) 𝑑) ) 4𝑧 2 + 4𝑧̅ + 1 = 0
1−18𝑖
e) 4𝑧 − 3𝑧̅ = f) 𝑧 3 − 27 = 0 𝑔) 𝑧 + 2𝑧̅ = |𝑧 + 2| ℎ) (𝑧 − 𝑖)(𝑧̅ − 𝑖) = 6𝑧 − 22𝑖
2−𝑖

8. If 𝑧 2 − 𝑐𝑧 + 1 − 2𝑖 = 0, 𝑐𝜖 ℝ has one solution 𝑧 = −𝑖 , then find the values of c and the other
solution.
9. If 2𝑧 4 − 14𝑧 3 − 33𝑧 2 − 26𝑧 + 10 = 0, 𝑧 𝜖 ℝ has one roots 𝑧 = 3 + 𝑖 , then find the other three
roots.
𝜆+4𝑖
10. If 𝑧 = 1+𝜆𝑖 , 𝜆𝜖ℝ and z is a real number, find the possible values of 𝜆.

11. Given z and w are complex numbers prove that |𝑧 + 𝑤|2 − |𝑧 − 𝑤

̅|2 = 4𝑅𝑒(𝑧)𝑅𝑒(𝑤)
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12. If 𝑧 + 𝑧 = −1, 𝑧 ≠ 0 show clearly that

a) 𝑧 3 = 1 b) 𝑧 8 + 𝑧 4 = −1
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13. Let R be a relation on A = {1,2,3,4} defined by R = {(a, b) : a + b  5}. List the elements of R.
14. 𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑋 = {1,2,3,4}. Determine whether each relation from X into X is a function:
a) f = {(2,3), (1,4), (2,1), (3,2), (4,4)} c) g = {(3,1), (4,1), (1,1)}
b) h = {(2,1), (3,4), (1,4), (1,4), (2,1), (4,4)}
15. Find the domain and range of:
𝑥2 √𝑥+1 √1−𝑥
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 +1 c. 𝑓(𝑥) = e. 𝑓(𝑥) =
√1−𝑥 𝑥−1

𝑥 √𝑥−2
b. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−1 d. 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2 f. 𝑓(𝑥) =
√𝑥−1

16. Let f ( x) = x + 2 . If ( g  f )( x) = 3x + 8 , then find g (x) .

17. Let (𝑓𝑜𝑔)(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 9 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 3, then determine 𝑓(𝑥).
18. Let f ( x) = x + 2 . Find g (x) so that ( g  f )( x) = 2 x 2 + 6 x + 5 .
x
19. Let f ( x) = and g ( x) = 2 x .
x −4
2

a. Find ( f  g )( x ) and its domain b) Find ( g  f )( x ) and its domain

20. Find 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) if
1 5𝑥−2
a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 − e) 𝑓(𝑥) = 1−2𝑥 g) 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 2)2 − 1
𝑥

4− x
b) f ( x) = 6 x − 7 d) f ( x) = f) f ( x) = − ( x − 2) 2 + 1 h) f ( x) = 3 x − 2
3x − 2
21. Let 𝑓 ∶ ℝ+ → ℝ be a function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑛 𝑥. Show that 𝑓(𝑥) is a one to one
correspondence function.
22. Find the quotient and remainder and verify the Remainder Theorem by computing p(a ) .

a) Divide p( x) = x 2 − 5 x + 8 by x + 4 b) Divide p( x) = 2 x 3 − 7 x 2 + x + 4 by x − 4
23. If 𝑥 − 2 is one of the factors of 𝑥 3 + 𝑎𝑥 + 6, then find the value of 𝑎.
24. Given that x − 1 and x + 2 are factors of p( x) = x 3 + ax 2 + bx + 10 . Find the values of a and b .

25. Given that 3 is a double zero of p( x) = x 4 − 3x 3 − 19 x 2 + 87 x − 90 , find all the zeros of p(x ) .

26. Given that 𝑝(2) = 0, factor p( x) = 2 x 3 − 11x 2 + 10 x + 8 , find the remaining zeros of p(x) .
27. Let 3, −2, −1 be zeros of the polynomial function 𝑝(𝑥) with multiplicity 1, 3, 4 respectively, then
find: (a) 𝐷𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑃(𝑥)
(b) 𝑃(𝑥) 𝑖𝑓 𝑃(0) = −48
28. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥121 + 2𝑥 72 − 12𝑥 37 + 15 be a polynomial function is divided by (𝑥 + 1), then
find the remainder of 𝑓(𝑥).

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29. Determine the rational zeros of the polynomial:
a. p ( x) = x 3 − 3x 2 − x + 3 b. p( x) = x 4 − 5 x 2 + 4
30. Sketch the graph of
𝑥−2 𝑥−1 𝑥 2 −𝑥+6 1 2x 2 − 2
a) 𝑓(𝑥) = b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3−𝑥 c) 𝑓(𝑥) = d) f ( x) = + 2 e) f ( x) = 2
𝑥 2 +4𝑥−12 𝑥−2 x x −4
31. Solve the following equations:
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a) 55𝑥 = 54𝑥+7 c) (2)5−𝑥 = 0.5 e) 84𝑥+1 = 1

b) log 2 ( 𝑥 2 ) = 2 + log 2 (8 − 𝑥) d) 2log 𝑥 − log(𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 1) = 0

32. Find the domain, range, intercepts, inverse and asymptote of the following
a) 𝑓(𝑥) = log 2 (4 − x) c) g(x) = 2 + log 2 (𝑥 − 4)
b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 − 8𝑥+1 d) 𝑓(𝑥) = 51−𝑥 − 1
33. Find amplitude, period and frequency of the following
𝑥
a) 𝑦 = −2𝑐𝑜𝑠(2𝑥) 𝑏) 𝑦 = 3𝑠𝑖𝑛 (2 + 2)

34. Find the exact numerical value of

a) 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ(𝑙𝑛3) b) 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ(−𝑙𝑛2) c) tanℎ(4𝑙𝑛2)
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 𝑥
35. Show that: a) cosh(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ2 (2) + 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ2 (2) b) 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ2 (2) = 1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ2 (2)

36. Suppose the endpoints of a line segment AB are A(−1,1) and B(5, 10). Find the coordinates of point P
and Q if P and Q trisect AB (i.e., divide it into three equal parts).
37. Suppose  1 and  2 are perpendicular lines intersecting at (−1, 2). If the angle of inclination of  1 is

45, then find an equation of  2 .

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38. Find the distance between the line L given by 𝑦 = 2
𝑥+ 2
𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 P(6, 4)

39. Let 𝐴(1, 2) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵(5, −2) are endpoints of a diameter of a circle. Find the center, radius of the circle
and determine position of the following points. 𝑎) (0, 0) 𝑏) (1, 2) 𝑐) (−1, −2)

40. Find equation of a circle tangent to x-axis at (6, 0) and whose center is on the line x − 2y = 0

41. Find equation of the line through (√32, 0) and tangent to the circle with equation: 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 16.

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