Problem 1: Solve the equation
5(- 3x - 2) - (x - 3) = -4(4x + 5) + 13
Solution to Problem 1:
Given the equation
5 (- 3 x - 2) - (x - 3) = - 4 (4 x + 5) + 13
Multiply factors.
-15 x - 10 - x + 3 = - 16 x - 20 + 13
Group like terms.
- 16 x - 7 = - 16 x - 7
Add 16x + 7 to both sides and write the equation as follows
0=0
Problem 2: Simplify the expression
2(a -3) + 4b - 2(a -b -3) + 5
Solution to Problem 2:Given the algebraic expression
2 (a -3) + 4 b - 2 (a - b - 3) + 5
Multiply factors.
=2a-6+4b-2a+2b+6+5
Group like terms.
=6b+5
Problem 3: If x <2, simplify
|x - 2| - 4|-6|
Solution to Problem 3:Given the expression
| x - 2 | - 4 | -6 |
If x < 2 then x - 2 < 0 and if x - 2 < 0 then |x - 2| = - (x - 2).
Substitute |x - 2| by - (x - 2) and | - 6 | by 6
|x - 2| - 4| -6 | = - (x - 2) - 4(6) = - x - 22
Problem 4: Find the distance between the points (-4 , -5) and (-1 , -1).
Solution to Problem 4:The distance d between points (-4 , -5) and (-1 , -1) is
given by
d = √[ (-1 - (-4)) 2 + (-1 - (-5)) 2 ]
Simplify.
d = √(9 + 16) = 5
Problem 5:
Find the x intercept of the graph of the equation .
2x - 4y = 9
Solution to Problem 5:Given the equation
2x-4y=9
To find the x intercept we set y = 0 and solve for x.
2x-0=9
Solve for x.
x=9/2
The x intercept is at the point (9/2 , 0).
Problem 6: Evaluate f(2) - f(1)
Solution to Problem 6:Given the function
f(x) = 6 x + 1
f(2) - f(1) is given by.
f(2) - f(1) = (6 × 2 + 1) - (6 × 1 + 1) = 6
f(x) = 6x + 1
Problem 7: Find the slope of the line passing through the points (-1, -1) and
(2 , 2).
Solution to Problem 7:Given the points (-1, -1) and (2 , 2), the slope m is
given by
m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) = (2 - (-1)) / (2 - (-1)) = 1
Problem 8: Find the slope of the line
5x - 5y = 7
Solution to Problem 8:Given the line
5x - 5y = 7
Rewrite the equation in slope intercept form y = m x + b and identify the value
of m the slope.
- 5y = - 5x + 7
y = x - 7/5
The slope is given by the coefficient of x which is 1.
Problem 9: Find the equation of the line that passes through the points (-1 , -
1) and (-1 , 2).
Solution to Problem 9:To find the equation of the line through the points (-1 ,
-1) and (-1 , 2), we first use the slope m.
m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) = (2 - (-1)) / (-1 - (-1)) = 3 / 0
The slope is undefined which means the line is perpendicular to the x axis and
its equation has the form x = constant. Since both points have equal x
coordinates -1, the equation is given by:
x = -1
Problem 10: Solve the equation
|- 2 x + 2| - 3 = -3
Solution to Problem 10:The equation to solve is given by.
|-2 x + 2| -3 = -3
Add 3 to both sides of the equation and simplify.
|-2 x + 2| = 0
|-2 x + 2| is equal to 0 if -2 x + 2 = 0. Solve for x to obtain
x=1
