Mathematics SM0013

Topic 1 : Number System Tutorial

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TUTORIAL 1: NUMBER SYSTEM

1.

1
, e, , 4, 8}, identify the set of
3
(a) natural numbers
(b) whole numbers
(d) rational numbers
(e) irrational numbers

Given S = {-3, 0, 7 ,

2.

Show each of the following intervals on the real number line.

(a) [2, 3]
(b) (4, 4)
(c) (, 5]
(f) [2, 3)
(g) (2, 0) (3, 6)
(h) [6, 2) [3, 7)

3.

Solve the equations:

4.

(a) 2(2 2 x ) 5(2 x ) 2 0

(b) 32 x1 26(3 x ) 9 0

(b) 4 x 6(2 x ) 16 0

(d) e 2 x e x 2 0

Simplify:
2 (3 2 2 )

(a)

(b) ( 2 1)( 2 1)
(d) (2 5 3)(3 5 2)

(c) ( 3 2)( 3 1)

5.

(c) integers
(f) real numbers

Rationalise the denominators and simplify in the form a + b :

(a)

(c)

(e)

(b)

8
1

(d)

3 2 5
1
2 1

3
2 3

1
6 5

1
2 1

6. Express in logarithmic form:

5

(a)

5 3 = 125

(b) 7 2 = 49

(c) 4 2 = 32

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(d)

7.

e2t = 3 x

Express in index form:

(a)
log 5 625 = 4

(e) e0.1t = x + 2

(b) log 3 27 = 3

(c) log 1 4 = -2
2

(d)

8.

9.

ln 100 = 4.6052

(e) ln 3 =1.0986

Solve these equations:

(a) 2 log (x 2) = log (2x 5)
(c) log2 (2x 4) = 2 + log2 (x2- 6)
(e) 9logx 5 = log5 x
(g) log16 x = (log 4 x)2 , x > 1
(i) ln x = 2 + ln (1-x)

(b)
(d)
(f)
(h)
(j)

Simplify
(a)
( 2 + i )(3 4i)
(c)
(a + bi)2

log (x2 + 6) log (x 1) = 1

log3x 2 logx3 = 1
log2 2 x1 32 2 = x
2 ln x = ln 3 + ln (6 x)
eln(1-x) = 2x

(b) ( 3 + 4i )(3 4i)

(d) i(1 + i)( 2 + i)

10. Find the modulus and argument of the following complex numbers.
1 7i
(a) ( 1 i )(4 + 3i )
(b)
1 i