TUTORIAL 4

1. Find the real solution to each of the following equations

(a) 2 x3 + x 2−8 x−4=0
(b) x 3+ 2 x 2−11 x−12=0
(c) x 3−3 x−2=0
(d) x 3+ 8 x2 +11 x=2
(e) x 3=7 x +6
(f) ( x−1 ) ( x 2−2 x −11 )=16
2. Solve each of the following pairs of simultaneous equations.
(a) y=4 x−7 and y=x 2−2 x +2
(b) y=x 2 +2 x−14 and 3 y=2 x 2−47
(c) xy=8 and xy +5 x+5 y =38
(d) x + y=12 and 2 x2 +2 y 2−xy=113
(e) xy=8 and xy +5 x+5 y =38
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(f) x =4 x− y and y 2=4 y−x
3. Solve each of the following pairs of homogenus equations
(a) x 2−4 xy=28 and 2 xy+ y 2=−3
(b) 2 x2 − y 2=7 and 2 y 2−xy=4
(c) x 2+ 2 xy −3=0 and y 2−xy −4=0
(d) y 2 + xy=4 and 2 y 2−xy + x 2=8
4. Solve each of th following equations.
(a) x 4 + x 2−12=0
(b) 3−4 √❑
15
(c)
√❑
(d) x 6−2 x 3−8=0
2 ( 3 x 3 +8 )
(e) x 2=
x4
(f) 5 x 4=x 8 + 4
5. Solve each of the following equations
(a) √ ❑
(b) √ ❑
(c) √ ❑