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BMA 1103 business maths I

COMPREHENSIVE ASSIGNMENT (MAY-AUGUST 2015 TRIMESTER)
INSTRUCTIONS

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Question 1
A survey on a sample of 25 new cars being sold at a local auto dealer was conducted to see
which of three popular options, air-conditioning (A), radio (R), and power windows (W) were
already installed. The survey found 15 had air-conditioning, 12 had radio, 11 had power
windows, 5 had air-conditioning and power windows, 9 had air conditioning and radio, 4 had
radio and power windows, 3 had all the three options. By use of venn diagram, find the number
of cars that had
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.

Only power windows

Only air conditioning
Only radio
Radio and power windows but not air conditioning
Air-conditioning and radio but not power window
Only one of the options
At least one option
None of the options

(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(1 marks)
(1 marks)
(1 marks)
(1 marks)
(1 marks)
(1 marks)

Question 2
If A and B given below are two sub-sets of universal sets of natural number ranging from 3 to
15.
A = { 6,7,8,9,10,11, 12, 13 }

B = { 4,6,8,10,12,14 }
Find:

iii.

Complement of A i.e AC
Complement of B i.e BC
A intersection B i.e A B

iv.

A complement union B complement i.e AC BC

i.
ii.

Question 3
i.

Solve the system of equations below using matrix method.

x + 3y 2x = 17
2x 4y + z = -16
5x + 2y 4z = 21

ii.

A person wishes to place a bet which selects the first three horses to finish a race in
their correct order of finish. If eight horses are in the race, how many different
possibilities exist for the first three horses?
Super Bowl organizers are selecting game officials. From 12 officials eligible, 5 will
be selected. How different teams of 5 officials can be selected from 12?

iii.

Question 4
Differentiate the following function

i.

y = (x3 2x5)(x4 3x2 + 10)

ii.

3 x 28 x +4
y=
x2

iii.

y=(3x5+8x)(x2+3x)

2
Find the area of the region bound by the curve y = x +5, the cordinates
x=4, x=8 and x axis.
Question 5
iv.

Given the following function

y = 5 + 24x 9x2 2x3
Find its the maximum and minimum values