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UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA

COURSE: MTH1101 - ALGEBRA

INSTRUCTOR: SHAWN A. JAGNANDAN

WORKSHEET NO:2

1.) Solve the following equations.

a.) 16 – 3x = 4 + x b.) 4x + 3 = 9 – 2x c.) 15 = 1 + 2y d.) 6x = 2x – (x – 4)


𝑥 3
e.) 4(2x + 3) = 9(3x – 5) f.) 3(2x – 1) – 2 = 2(x + 7) + 1 g.) + =1
4 4

5𝑥 𝑥 9 2 1 5 2 7 1 4 11
h.) 7
- 14
= 7
i.) 3 𝑥 - 6 = 6
𝑥 -3 j.) 8
𝑥 -4 = 5
𝑥 + 4

2.) Solve each of the following pairs of simultaneous equations.

a.) 3x + y = 9 b.) 5x + y = 16 c.) x + y = 7 d.) 3y = x + 15 e.) 5x + 2y = 16 f.) 3x + 4y = 27

2x – y = 11 x – 2y = 1 2x + y = 10 y + 3x = 4 - 3x + 4y = - 7 5x – 2y = 19

3.) Solve the following sets of equations.

a.) x + 2y = 4 b.) y – Z = 3 c.) x + y + 3z = 6 d.) 2x – y – z = 5

x + 3z = 5 x – 2y + z = -4 2x – y = 3 4y + 3z = 5

2y – z = 1 x +2y = 11 4x – z = 2 x + 2y = 7

4.) Evaluate:

a.) | -34 | b.) | 0 | c.) | -6 | - | -6 | d.) - | -9 | e.) – (-9)

f.) – (- (-3)

5.) Perform these computations without a calculator.


1 1 1
a.) -62 + 13 b.) -32 – (-25) c.) (-684) d.) - [− ] e.) -57 ÷ 19
2 2 4

1 1 1
f.) |−17| + |−3| g.) 0 ÷ (-0.15) h.) - 3 + 6 i.) - 2 – 19

2−6 −3−5 4+2(7) − 32 −(−9)


j.) k.) l.) m.) n.) – 22 + 5(3)2
9−7 6−( −2 ) 3(2)−9 2− 32

o.) (-2 + 5) 32 p.) √52 − 4(1)(6) q.) [13 +2(-5)]2 r.) 3(-2)2 – 5(-2) + 4
6.) Express in terms of the simplest possible surd.

a.) √12 b.) √27 c.) √200 d.) √162

e.) √75 f.) √500

7.) Expand and simplify where this is possible.

a.) √3 (2 –√3 ) b.) √5 (2 +√75 ) c.) (√3 + 1) (√2 - 1)

d.) (√5 - 1) (√5 + 1) e.) (√5 - 3) (2 √5 - 4)

8.) Multiply by a bracket which will make the product rational.

a.) (4 - √5) b.) (√11 + 3) C.) (2 √3 - 4)

9.) Rationalize the denominator and simplify where possible.


3 2 √5 1 3√2
a.) b.) c.) d.) e.)
√2 √11 √10 √2−1 5+√2

2 2√3−1 √2+1 1−3√2


f.) 2 3−3
g.) 4−√3
h.) i.) 3
√ √2−1 √2+2

10.) Find the indicated sums and differences of the following complex numbers:

a.) (2 + 3i) + (-4 + 5i) b.) (2 - 3i) – (6 - 7i) c.) (-1 + i) + (-1 – i) d.) (-2 - 3i) – (6 – i)

11.) Find each product. Express each answer in the form a + bi.

a.) 3(2 + 5i) b.) 2i(i – 5) c.) -4i(3 – i) d.) (2 + 3i)(4 + 6i) e.) (-1 + i)(2 – i)

f.) (-1 – 2i)(2 + i) g.) (5 – 2i)(5 + 2i) h.) (1 – i)(1 + i) i) (4 + 2i)(4 – 2i)

12.) Find the indicated powers of the complex numbers:

a.) (3i)2 b.) (-5i)2 c.) (2i)4 d.) i9

13.) Find the product of the following complex numbers and their conjugates.

a.) 3 + 5i b.) 1 – 2i c.) -2 + i d.) 2 – i√3

14.) Write each expression in the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers.
2+√−12
a.) 2 + √−4 b.) 2√−9 + 5 c.) 7 - √−6 d.) √−8 + √−18 e.) 2

−4− √−24
f.) 4
g.) √−2 . √−6 h.) √−3 . √−27

15.) Find the complex solutions to each equation.

a.) x2 = -36 b.) x2 = -12 c.) 2x2 + 5 = 0 d.) 3x2 + 6 = 0

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