INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING/AGRICULTURE/EDUCATION
Higher Mathematics 1 Assignment One

DUE DATE: 24th March, 2021

Lecturer: Mr. Malama Shadrick

Phone No/Email Address: 0964775541or 0770720280/smcj1890@outlook.com

INSTRUCTIONS

1. All questions are COMPULSORY.

2. Late submission attracts 4 marks per date effective immediate after the due date.
3. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY SHALL NOT BE TOLERATED
4. Submit handwritten work as opposed to typed work. Please ensure your work is neatly
presented and all necessary work is shown
QUESTION 1:

a) Find the conjugate of z=2+6 i∧w=√ 3 i−2

1−4 i
b) Express the complex number in the form u+ vi
1+5 i
c) If z=cosθ +isinθ andw=sinα +icosα . Express Z x W in the form p+qi , where p, q∈ R .
Hence find the maximum value of p2 +q 2
d) If w=4−i and v=3+2 i, find in the simplest form (i.e. in the forma+ bi) w 2+ i2 v ,
w
2 v−3 w+2 vw and
v
e) Plot w and v in (c) above and express them in polar form.
f) Find the real Values of x and y, such that ( x +iy )2=8−6 i . Hence, Determine √ 8−6 i
expressing your answer in the form u+ vi, where u and v are both real numbers and u>0
g) Find the Values of x and y for which ( 2 x+3 y )−x 3 i=12−64 i
h) Solve the equation w 2=1+i

Question Two
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i. Given polynomials; p ( x )=2 x 3 −x+3 , t ( x )=x 2−3. find p ( X ) . T ( X )∧ [ p ( x ) ]
ii. Using both the long division and the factorial method, divide
3 2
x−2 into P ( x )=x −4 x +5 x−1
iii. Given that f ( x )=a x3 −8 x 2−9 x+ b is exactly divisible by 3x – 2 and leaves a remainder
of 6 when divided by x, find the value of a and of b.
iv. Factorize the polynomials x 3−4 x 2+ x +6 and x 3 +3 x 2−4 x−12
v. Divide 3 x 4−5 x 2 +6 by x−2
vi. If g( x )=3 x−2 and h( x)=3 x 2−1 , find F(2) and F-1(3) given that F(x)=g[h(x)].
vii. find f ¿ . Is the function f f −1 (x ) odd or even
3 2
viii. Given that F ( x )=3 x + 1∧G ( x ) =9 x −18 x +5 . Discuss the product of F-1(3) and
G-1(3)
ix. Solvethe equation 2 x−7=4 x 2
Question Three
i. Convert 18◦ and 49◦ to radians
ii. Solve this system of three equations in three unknowns using the elimination method:

4x + 4y + z = 24

2x − 4y + z = 0

5x - 4y - 5z = 12
iii. Simplify ¿ ¿
iv. Prove that tan θ + cot θ = sec θ csc θ.
v. Find an expression for tan θ solely in terms of sin θ, and one solely in terms of cos θ.
(3 x +2) √ 6 x+ 2
2 2
vi. Logarithmically Transform the function y=
x 3 +1
vii. Given that log a p=0.7and log a q=2, find log a p2,log a p2 q and log a ( apq )
sin ⁡( A+ B)
viii. Prove that =cot A+ cot B
SinA CosA
ix. Find x where
a) 6 e 2 x −17 (e ¿¿ x)+12=0 ¿
b) 2 x+3=21− x +15
c) 82 x+1=45− x
Question Four

a) Relative to an origin O the position Vectors of the point P and Q are 3i +j and 7i-15j
respectively. Given that R is the point such that 3 ⃗
PR=⃗
RQ . Find a unit vector in the
direction ¿⃗
b) Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} B = {1, 3, 5} C = {4, 6}. Find the cardinality of the given set.

i. n(A) ii. n(A ⋃ C)

iii. n(B) iv. n(A ⋂ C)

c) Given that ui=5+ 2i∧v i=2−5i , find

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∑ 2 ui−v i And ∑ u i (use the properties of the sigma notation)

i=1 i=1

d) A straight line y=− x+ 4 cuts the parabola with equation y=16−x 2 at the points A and
B.

i. Find the coordinates of A and B

ii. Calculate the distance between the points A and B
iii. Find the equation of the tangents at A and B, and hence determine where the
tangents meet.
iv. At the point where A and B meet, the line Q is perpendicular to the line B. find
the equation of the line at Q

e) Solve the triangle △ ABC given a = 5, b = 3, and C = 96◦.

2 x+ 6 1 1
f) Show that = +
x +6 x +5 x+1 x+5
2

g) Create a Venn diagram to illustrate each of the following:

i. (F ⋂ E) ⋃ D
ii. (D ⋃ E)c ⋂ F

iii. (Fc ⋂ Ec) ⋂ D

iv. (D ⋃ E) ⋃ F
h) Let D = {b, a, c, k}, E = {t, a, s, k}, F = {b, a, t, h}. Using these sets, find the following:
i. Dc ⋂ E

ii. Fc ⋂ D
iii. (D ⋂ E) ⋃ F
iv. D⋂(E ⋃ F)

Question 5

A. Find the equations of the asymptotes of the following graphs

3−x
a. y=
2 x+5
2
b. y=
2 x+1
B. Write −x 2+ 4 x−3 in the form a ( x−h ) +k . Hence solve the equation y 2=−8
C. A quadratic function has vertex at (1,−5), and one of its zeros is 4. Find the equation of
the function in the form y=a x2 +bx +c .
D. Find the exact values of k for which the quadratic equation k x 2−( k + 2 ) x +3=0 has a
repeated root
E. A rectangle has perimeter 200 cm. What is the largest its area can be?
F. Solve the equations log 2 x+ log 2 ( x+ 4 )=5 and log 8 x +log 2 x=4
G. A Mr. Malama wants to sell cheese. After a fixed set-up cost of k250, he can produce the
cheese at a cost of k9 per kilogram. He is able to produce up to 400 kg, but he plans to
take advance orders and produce only what he can sell. His market research suggests that
the amount he would be able to sell depends on the price in the following way: the
amount decreases proportionally with the price; if he charged k20 per kg he would not
sell any, and if the cheese was free he would ‘sell’ the maximum 400 kg that he could
produce. What price per kilogram should the farmer set in order to maximize his profit?