UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS

SPECIAL TEST 04 OCTOBER 2022

MODULE: SMTB000

(INTEGRAL CALCULUS, LINEAR & INTRODUCTORY ABSTRACT ALGEBRA)

TIME : 2 HOURS MARKS : 50

INTERNAL EXAMINERS: MR SM KGOMO

MS R MADUBE
MR MM NKWANA
MS SHIKWENI

INTERNAL MODERATORS : DR T LUKOTO

THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF …4…PAGES INCLUDING COVER PAGE

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Answer all the questions.

2. Show all your workings.
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QUESTION 1 [12]

1.1 Using the truth table, show that P ∧ (Q ∨ R) is equivalent to the (P ∧ Q) ∨ (P ∧ R). [5]
1.2 Using the flow of arguments, investigate the validity of the following argument. [5]
𝑃∨𝑄
𝑅 ⇔⌝𝑃
⌝𝑄
∴⌝𝑅
1.3 Negate the statement (∃ 𝑦 𝜖 ℝ)(∀ 𝑥 𝜖 ℝ ∶ 𝑥 + 𝑥𝑦 < 8𝑥). [2]

QUESTION 2 [17]

1 −3 2
2.1 Given that |2 −8 5| = 0, find 𝑥. [4]
4 2 𝑥
1 2 6 −3
0 2 1 −4
2.2 Find the determinant of | |. [4]
−1 3 2 1
4 1 0 −1
−1 2 9 2
2.3 Determine the matrix 𝑋 suc that [ ]𝑋 = [ ]. [3]
−3 1 −7 4
2.4 Using the principal of mathematical induction to prove that
1 1 1 1 1
𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑛 ≥ 1, 52 + 52 + ⋯ + 52𝑛 = 24 (1 − 25𝑛) [6]

QUESTION 3 [21]

3.1 Determine 𝑃({∅}). [2]

3.2 Show that the relation R on ℤ − {0} defined by 𝑥𝑅𝑦 iff 𝑥𝑦 > 0 is an equivalence relation. [6]
𝑥+𝑦
3.3 Given the binary operation ∗ on ℝ defined by 𝑥 ∗ 𝑦 = 2 , find the identity element, and
Hence find the inverse. [4]
4
−3√2 3√2
3.4 By using De Moivre’s theorem, write the expression ( + 𝑖) in terms of 𝑎 + 𝑖𝑏. [4]
4 4
3.5 From the following complex numbers 𝐻1 = 2 − 2𝑖 , 𝐻2 = √3 + 𝑖 , 𝐻3 = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑖 , Find:
(a) Modulus of 𝐻3 , if |𝐻1 𝐻3 | = 16. (1)
𝐻3 7𝜋 𝐻3
(b) arg (𝐻3 ) if arg (𝐻 ) = . Use arg (𝐻 ) = arg(𝐻3 )-arg(𝐻2 ). (2)
2 12 2
(c) values of 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏. (2)

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