Question 1

a) Simplify the following expression.

5 2 5 2
I. 64 × 24
6
= ( √ 64 ) × ( √ 24 )
3
6 3

= 32 × 8.320
= 266.250
5 2
5 2
64 6 ×24 3 ( 6√ 64 ) × ( √3 24 )
II. 3 2 = 3
( √2 36 ) × ( √3 27 )
2
36 2 ×27 3

32 × 8.320
= 216 × 9

266.250
= 1944

= 0.137

b) √ 36 ×102 × √ 16 × 107

= √ 3600 × √ 160000000
= 60 ×12649.11064
= 758946.6384

c) Solve the following equations

 1 x x−3
I. ()
2
=4

= 4 ⋅4 x −3

x
4
=4 3

22 x
= 22⋅ 3
1x
= 23

Since ( 1 )x = ( 1 )3
x 3
1
( 2 ) = ( 12 )
∴x =3
2

1 x
II. ()
2
=4 x−4

22 x
= 22⋅ 4
1x
= 24
1x
= 22
2

Since ( 1 )x = ( 1 )2
2 2
x 2
1 1
( ) = ( ) ∴ x= 2
2 2

d)
I. Evaluate
log 5 45−¿ log 5 9=¿ ¿

II. Suppose
a=log b c , b=log c a , c=log a b
Find the value of abc .