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THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF BUSSINESS
BS/BF/BSP/BEC/HRM/BIS 140 Mathematical Analysis
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ACADEMIC YEAR 2020 - 2021
WORKSHEET TWO
EQUATIONS, INEQUALITIES, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

EXAMPLE ONE
Divide the following using Synthetic division
2𝑥 4 +𝑥 3 −1
(a)
𝑥+2
𝑥 3 −1
(b)
𝑥−1
𝑥 4 +𝑥 2 +2𝑥−1
(c)
𝑥+3
𝑥 2 −8𝑥+12
(d)
𝑥−6
𝑥 2 +6𝑥+9
(e)
𝑥+3
(f) (2𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 + 45) ÷ (2𝑥 + 5)
EXAMPLE TWO
𝑥−1 𝑥+3
Solve =
𝑥−2 𝑥−4

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EXAMPLE THREE
Solve the following inequalities
(a) (𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 − 4) < 0
(b) 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 12 ≥ 0
EXAMPLE FOUR
Solve the following equations
(a) √2𝑥 − 3 − √𝑥 + 7 + 2 = 0
(b) 3 + √3𝑥 + 1 = 𝑥
EXAMPLE FIVE
(a) Expand (1 + 2𝑥)6
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(b) Expand (3 + 𝑥)−2
EXAMPLE SIX
Find the mid-terms in the following expressions
(a) (𝑥 2 − 2𝑦 3 )6
𝑥 2 7
(b) (3 + 𝑦 )

EXAMPLE SEVEN
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(a) Find the term free of 𝑦 in the expansion (𝑥𝑦 − 𝑦 )6 3

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(b) Find the 5th term in the expansion ( + 𝑥)
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(c) Find the coefficient of the term in 𝑥 6 in the expansion of
(3𝑥 2 − 6 )7
(d) Evaluate
(i) √28 correct to four decimal places
(ii) √27 correct to four decimal places

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