BSC(Hons) Computer Science DIS Foundation Year

Mathematics for Computing

Tutorial 2: Algebra
1.Simplify
(i)
5p 10p + 11q + 8q
(ii)
7r 13s + 2r + z
(iii)
181z + 13r z
(iv)
x2 + 3y2 2y + 7x2
(v)
5y+8p-17y +9q
(vi)
7x2 + 11x3 +14x2 + y3
(vii) 4xy + 3xy + y2
(viii) xy yx
2. Simplify each of the following collecting like terms and factorising
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

4xy + 3xz 6zy 5zx + yx

3rst- 10str + 8ts 5rt + 2st
2pq 4pr + qr 2rq + 3qp

3. Simplify each of the following

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)

(abc)(a2 bc)
(x2 y)(xy)
(xy2 )(xy2)
14(a)(a)
3z(-7z)
2x-x
(2x4) x 42
2x(3x-4y) 3y(2x+y)
2p(3p-4q)(p+2q)

4. Remove brackets from and simplify

(i)
(x+1)(x+6)
(ii)
(17x+2)(3x-5)
(iii)
(x+y)(m+n)
(iv)
(4+y)(3+x)
(v)
1(x+2y) + 7(4x-y)
2
2
(vi)
3(x-1) + 1(2x+8)
4
4
(vii) 18 13(x+2)
1

(viii)
(ix)

x(x+y)
1(3p+q)
2

(x)

1(a+4b) + 3 q
2
2
x3

(xi)

x2
5. Factorise the following quadratic expressions
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)

x2 +3x + 2
x2 +13x + 42
x2 +2x 15
x2 +9x - 10
x2 11x + 24
x2 100
x2 + 4x+ 4
x2 36
x2 25
x2 + 10x+9
x2 5x
10 x2 + 14x 12
100 - 49 x2

6.(a) By removing brackets show that

(x+y)(x-y) = x2 - y2
(b) Write down the factorisation of
25t2 16r2
16 x2 9
9 x2 1
1 - 9 r2
4

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

7. Factorise the denominator of the following.

(i)

1___
x2 + 6x

(ii)

3___
s + 3s +2
2

(iii)

3___
s + s -2
2

(iv)

5___
x2 + 11x +28

(v)

x___
2x2 17x -9

8. Simplify the following

(i)
(vi)
(xi)

9x
3y
15x
3y
y3
-y2

(ii)
(vii)
(xii)

9x
x2
15x
5y
-y
-y2

(iii)
(viii)
(xiii)

9xy
3y
15xy
x
- y-3
- y4

(iv)
(ix)

9xy
xy
15xy
xy

(v)
(x)

9xy
3xy
x5
-x3

9. Simplify the following algebraic fractions

(i)

4___
12 + 8x

(ii)

(iv)

2x__
4 + 14x

(v)

15x_+ 3_
3x + 6y

(viii)

7ab___
a2 b2 + 9ab

(vii)
(x)
(xiii)
(xvi)

5+ 10x_
5

(iii)

2___
4 + 14x

2x__
2 + 14x

(vi)

7__
49x + 7y

12x__
4xy + 8x

(ix)

13x__
x + 5x

(xi)

12 x___
x2 + 2x -8

(xii)

x-4__
(x-4)(x-2)

(xiv)

2 x-4___
x + 2x -8

(xv)

3x___
3x2 + 6x

x-3__
(x-3) 2

(xvii)

x2 +2x +1
x2 - 2x -3

(xviii)

2( x-3)__
(x-3) 2

xy___
xy + x

10. Simplify
(i)
1 y
2 3
(v)
3 x2
5 y
(viii)

1 x
2 2

(xii)

5
4
1
3

(xvi)
(xx)

(ii)
(vi)

1
3
7
8

(ix)

1 2
2 x

a
25

(xiii)

5
4

x_

(xvii)

x-2 x
4 16

(xxi)

x+y

(iii)

2
x
2y

(vii)

2
5
6
2

(x)

x 1
2 2

(xiv)

8a
b2

_1_

(xviii)

1_ x 2x+1
x+3
4

(xxii)

a
b

x-3
x+4

3x-9

(iv)

y
1
2x

3
4
1
3

(vii)
(xi)

b
16a2

y
3x
2

3 x
x 2

(xv)

9x
3y

2x
y2

2x 1
2
2x

(xix)

12ab 4ab2
5ef
f

3a x
b
b2
16a2

(xxiv)

x+1
x+2

_x2+6x+8_
x2+4x+3

11. Express each of the following as a single fraction

(i)
(iv)

1+1
2 x
3 + 4y
x2 x

(ii)

1+ y
3
4ab + 3ab
x
2y

(iii)

(viii)

2x 1
x

(ix)

1 + _1_
x+1
x +2

(xii)

3 + _1_
1 2x
x

(v)

(vii)

1_
a+b

1_
a-b

(x)

1 + _2_
x-1
x +3

(xi)

1 + _3_
x-2
x -4

(xiii)

1 + _ 4_
x+1
(x +1) 2

(xiv)

1 + _ 1_
x-1
(x-1) 2

(vi)

5+ 2
x
4xy + 3xy
a
ab

12. Transpose each of the following formulae to make x the subject.

(i)
y = 3x
(ii)
y= 1
x
(iii)
y= 7x-5
(iv)
y=1x-7
2
4

(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)

y= 1
2x
y = _1_
2x+1
y= 1 +1
2x
y= 18x 21
y = 19x-8

13. Transpose y=mx+c for (i) m (ii) x and (iii) c

14.Transpose the following formulae for x
(i)
(ii)

y = 13(x-3)
y= 13_
x+18

(iii)

y= 13 +18
x
y= 7+x
14

(iv)
(v)
(vi)

e = mv2 solve for V

y= x2
2g

(vii)
(viii)
(ix)

y = 7x + 11
m= n + t x
y= 1-x2
1+ x2
v= k

(x)

(xi)

y=1- x2

15. Transpose the formula v= r2 h for h.

16. Transpose the formula y= h+cr for r.
17. Transpose the formula k=pv3
18. Verify that the given values of x satisfy the given equations.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

x=7 satisfies 3x+4=25

x=-5 satisfies 2x-11 =-21
x=-4 satisfies -x-8= -4
5

(iv)
(v)
(vi)

x=1/2 satisfies 8x+4=8

x=1/3 satisfies 27x+8=-1
x=4 satisfies 3x+2=7x-14

19. Solve for x

(i) 3x=9
(ii) x = 9
3
(iii) 4x-20= 3x+16
(iv) 5-2x=2+3x
(v) 3x+2 + 3x = 1
2
(vi) 5(1-zx) =z(4-2x)
(vii) 1x + 7 = 1x + 5
5
3
(viii) x-7 = 3x+1
8
5
20. Solve the following equations
(i)
3t + 7 = 4t-2
(ii)
3v= 17-4v
(iii)
3s+2= 14(s-1)
(iv)
1 =5
x-1
2
(v)
3 = _2_
x+1
4x+1
21. Verify that the given values of x and y satisfy the given simultaneous
equations
(i) x=7, y=1 satisfy 2x-3y=11, 3x+y=22
(ii) x=-7, y=2 satisfy 2x+y=-12, x-5y=-17
(iii) x=-1, y=-1 satisfy 7x-y=-6, x-y=0
22. Solve the following pairs of simultaneous equations
(i)
3x+y=1, 2x-y=2
(ii)
4x+5y=21, 3x+5y=17
(iii)
2x-y=17, x+3y=12
(iv)
4x-2y=2, 3x-y=4
(v)
11x+13y=-24, x+y=-2
(vi)
3x-y=-5, -7x+3y=15
23. Solve the following quadratic equations using the formula method.
(i)

3x2-6x-5=0

(ii)

x2+3x-77=0

(iii)

2x2-9x+2=0

(iv)

x2 +3x-4=0

(v)

3x2-3x-4=0

(vi)

x2-7x-3=0

(vii)

11x2+x+1=0

(viii)

6x2 +13x +6=0

(ix)

2x2-3x-7=0

(x)

3t2 +13t +12=0

(xi)

t2-7t+3=0

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