Assignment 1 Deadline: August 17 before 12.

30pm
(a) PEQ denotes previous exam questions
(b) Difficulty level is from 1 to 5 with 1 being easiest and 5 being hardest in our course.

1. Prove or disprove the following statements [PEQ]

(a) 108.290 is an irrational number.
(b) 0.333 … .3333̇ is a rational number

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(c) Sum of two rational numbers is always a rational number.
(d) Sum of two irrational numbers can never be a rational number.
(e) We can always find at least one irrational number between any two rational numbers.

[Difficulty level: 3.0]

2. Condense or simplify the following expressions:

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(a) (𝑥𝑥 4 × 𝑥𝑥15 ) ÷ 𝑥𝑥 9
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(b) (𝑥𝑥 𝑎𝑎 × 𝑦𝑦 𝑏𝑏 × 𝑧𝑧 𝑐𝑐 )3
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𝑥𝑥 −2 b staysby
(c) � 𝑥𝑥 4
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(d)
𝐾𝐾3 −𝐾𝐾𝐿𝐿2
(𝐾𝐾+𝐿𝐿)2 c sis 4414
(e) (√20 )√2
[Difficulty level: 2.0]
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3. Please make the denominator of
1
√10−√3
a rational number
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[Difficulty level: 1.0]

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4. Compute (1012−992 ) without using a calculator. [PEQ]
[Difficulty level: 1.0]

5. Suppose Country A faced a long-term inflation and the general price level increased 9% every
year. How much on average would a product cost 7 years later?
[Difficulty level: 1.5]
 6.
(a) Rewrite |𝑥𝑥| < 3 without using the absolute value expression.
(b) Rewrite |𝑥𝑥| > 3 without using the absolute value expression.
(c) Suppose |2𝑥𝑥 − 5| = 9. Find the x values.
(d) Suppose 4|2𝑥𝑥 + 6| ≤ 16. Find the x values.

[Difficulty level: 2.0]

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