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<KOD KURSUS>
SBMA1403
<TAJUK KURSUS>
ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS
a)
b)
i. The numbers of students in three different courses > integers
ii. The lengths of randomly cut pieces of thread > rational
iii. The daily temperature readings > rational
iv. The different heights of a group of men > integers
c)
d)
-3.5 < X ≤ 4
0
-3 4
QUESTION 2
a) Simplify the following expressions. Write the answers with only positive
exponents.
1 −6
[ 4 a4 ][
a ]
16
i. = (8 a 3)( 1 a−6 )
−27
1 −2
a
4
=
8 −3
a
27
27
= a
32
3
= a
4
210 y 5
=
x 5 z25
i.
2(4−2 x)=22
4-2x = 2
-2x = -2
X=1
x 4 y6
log 3
2
e) Solve
( x−3) 4
log 2 =log 2 2
( x−2)
x−3
=16
x−2
X – 3 = 16x - 32
29 = 15x
29
X=
15
QUESTION 3
v. (Q R) S = {a,k,o}
QUESTION 4
2 237
2 118 1
2 59 0
2 29 1
2 14 1
2 7 0
2 3 1
2 1 1
1
= 64 + 4 + 1
= 69
PART II
QUESTION 5
(a) 35
(b) 20
(c) 47
(d) 75
(e) 60
(f) 9
(g) 47
(h) 16
QUESTION 6
y=mx+c
6= -2m+c -4=2m+c
C= 6+2m
If m = -2.5
-4 = 2m + [ 6 + 2m ] 6 = -2m + c
-4 – 6 = 2m + 2m 6 = -2(-2.5) + c
-10 = 4m 6=5+c
−5
Gradient, m = y intercept, c = 1
2
−2 2
m= -( ¿=
5 5
y = mx +c
2
-4 = (2) + c
5
−24
C =
5
2 24
Y= x-
5 5
Y-Values
12
10
0
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6