GIDEON ROBERT UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS

FIRST SEMEMSTER
Business Mathematics: Assignment 2 Due Date: 5th January 2023 - 20:00HRS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer All questions, each question carries (5 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬) and clearly show
all essential work to avoid loss of marks.
Note that the assignment should be handwritten and scanned and then sent to the email
address below: canaankaonga24@gmail.com

1. Solve the following linear equations.

1 1 19
i. 2 𝑥 + 7 − 4 𝑥 = 2
12+𝑥 5𝑥−7
ii. = +2
−4 3
2 1
iii. 𝑥 − 5 = 2𝑥 − 3
3

iv. 6 − 2(4𝑥 + 1) = 3𝑥 − 2(2𝑥 + 5)

v. 6[3𝑦 − 2(𝑦 − 1)] − 2 + 7𝑦 = 0
2. Solve the following using factorization Method.
i. 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 = 3
ii. (3𝑥 + 4)2 − 16 = 0
iii. (𝑥 − 5)2 − 9 = 0
iv. 8𝑥 2 + 189𝑥 − 72 = 0
3. Solve the following quadratic equations using completing the square method.
i. 9𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 + 5 = 0
ii. 4𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 = −15
iii. 4𝑥 2 = 13 − 4𝑥
iv. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 8 = 0
4. Solve the following quadratic equations using the quadratic
formular.
5𝑥 19
i. 𝑥2 + − =0
2 8

ii. 𝑥 2 = −2𝑥 − 29
iii. 2𝑥 = 9 − 3𝑥 2
iv. 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 = 1
5. Solve the following system of simultaneous equations using the elimination
method.
4𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 5𝑧 = −29
i. { 3𝑥 − 7𝑦 − 𝑧 = −19
2𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 2𝑧 = −10
2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = −14
ii. { 4𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧 = 12
6𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = −22
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 6𝑧 = 4
iii. { − 2𝑦 − 9𝑧 = −7
3𝑥
2𝑥 + 5𝑦 − 6𝑧 = 8
3 2
𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 1
iv. {14 3
𝑥 − 5 𝑦 = −1
2

3 1
𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 1
v. {41 2
𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 0
2

3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 10
vi. {
4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = −4
6. Solve the following systems of equations using the substitution method.
3𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 𝑧 = −7
i. { 𝑥 − 5𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 19
5𝑥 + 𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 5
𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 7
ii. {2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 17
3𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 1
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 14
iii. { 𝑥 − 6𝑧 = 16
2𝑥 + 5𝑧 = −2
2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 10
iv. { 5𝑦 − 2𝑧 = −16
3𝑧 = 9
3𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 11
v. {
2𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 9
3 2
𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 1
4
vi. {1 3
𝑥 − 5 𝑦 = −1
2