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BS Civil Engineering
Engr. Dheylvin Buenaventura
ENITV12D – Intervention for Calculus
Problem Set 1 – Algebra Part 1
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Real Number System

1. If ab=0 , does either a or b have to be 0 ? Why?
2. If ab=1, does either a or b have to be 1? Why?
3. Indicate which of the following are true:
(A) All natural numbers are integers.
(B) All real numbers are irrational.
(C) All rational numbers are real numbers.
4. Indicate which of the following are true:
(A) All integers are natural numbers.
(B) All rational numbers are real numbers.
(C) All natural numbers are rational numbers.
5. Give an example of a rational number that is not an integer.
6. Give an example of a real number that is not a rational number.

List the subset of S consisting of (A) natural numbers, (B) integers, (C) rational numbers, and (D) irrational
numbers.

{ 2
7. S= −3 ,− , 0,1 , √ 3 ,
3
9
5
, √ 144 }
{ 1
8. S= − √ 5 ,−1 ,− ,2 , √ 7 , 6 ,
2 √ } 625
9
,π
1
9. S={√ 2 ,e ,−2.25 ,−√ 5 , , 2}
4
1
10. S={π , τ ,1,0 ,−1, , 2 ,73 , 42 , 7 }
2
Use a calculator to express each number in decimal form. Classify each decimal as terminating,
repeating, or nonrepeating and nonterminating. Identify the pattern of repeated digits in any repeating
decimal numbers.
8 3 11
11. (A) (B) (C) √ 5 (D)
9 11 8
13 7 29
12. (A) (B) √ 21 (C) (D)
6 16 111
Indicate true (T) or false (F), and for each false statement give a specific counterexample.
13. The difference of any two natural numbers is a natural number.
14. The quotient of any two nonzero integers is an integer.
15. The sum of any two rational numbers is a rational number.
16. The sum of any two irrational numbers is an irrational number.
17. The product of any two irrational numbers is an irrational number.
18. The product of any two rational numbers is a rational number.
19. The multiplicative inverse / reciprocal of any irrational number is an irrational number.
20. The multiplicative inverse / reciprocal of any nonzero rational number is a rational number.

Laws of Exponents
I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word, phrase, or symbol(s)
1. The rule a m ∙ an =am +n is called the _________ rule for exponents.
m
a m−n
2. For a ≠ 0 , the rule n
=a is called the ________ rule for exponents.
a
3. For a ≠ 0 , the rule a 0=1 is called the ________ rule for exponents.
4. The expression 0 0 is ________.
 n
5. The rule ( a m ) =a
m ∙n
is called the raising a ________ to a power rule.

II. Evaluate and simplify each expression and write the answer without negative exponents.
1. 24 ∙ 23
5
4
2. 3
4
3. 9−2
1
4. −3
3
5. 99 0
6. 70
3
7. ( 24 )
3
8. ( 2 ∙8 )

()
2
4
9.
7
10.
()5 −2
6

III. Simplify each expression and write the answer without negative exponents. Assume that all variables are
nonzero.

( )
7 3
3 x x
1. (a) x 7 ∙ x 3 (b) ( x 7 ) (c) 3
(d)
x x7
8 5 j8 j5
8
2. (a) j ∙ j 5
(b) ( j ) (c) 5 (d) 8
j j
4 −4 −4 −7
m m m m
3. (a) −7
(b) 7
(c) −7
(d) −4
m m m m
4. (a)
y()
x 3
(b)
()
x −3
y
(c) ( xy )3 (d) ( xy )−3

5. (a)
d()
c 5
(b)
d()
c −5
(c) ( cd )5 (d) ( cd )−5

Algebraic Expressions - Algebraic Operations

Perform the indicated algebraic expressions.
1. ( 14 y 2 +6 y −4 ) + ( 3 y 2+ 8 y+ 5 )
2. ( 7 x 2−4 x+5 ) + ( x 2−7 x+ 3 )
3. ( 8 x 2 +3 x−19 )−( 7 x 2−14 )
4. ( 9 b 2−5 b−4 )−( 3 b 2−5 b−7 )
5. ( x +8 ) (x +9)
6. (5 y +2)(6 y−3)
7. (n 2+ 4)(n−1)
8. (2 ab+5)(4 ab−4 )
9. (b+ 3)( 2b 2−5 b+8)
10. (b+ 5)( b−5)
3
11. ( 2 x−9 )
12. ( 3 x+ 4 y −5 z )2
13. (−48 a8 b4 −36 a 6 b 5 ) ÷ (−6 a3 b3 )
14. ( y 2 +10 y +21 ) ÷( y +3)
15. ( x 4 −11 x 2−7 x−6 ) ÷ ( x +3 )
16. ( 5 x 2−4 x+7 ) + (−4 x 2+3 x−5 )
17. 2 ( 12 y 2 −8 y+ 6 ) −4 ( 3 y 2−4 y +2 )
 18. [ ( 9 r −s )+ 2 ] [ ( 9 r−s )−2]
3 2 2 3
19.
−8 r s−12 r s +20 r s
−4 rs
10 x 3 +11 x2−2 x +3
20.
5 x+ 3
Algebraic Expressions – Factoring
Factor the following polynomials.
1. 9 x y 2 +6 x 2 y 2+21 y 3
2. 3 p3−6 p2 q+ 9 p q 3
3. 15 x 3 y−3 x 2 y 2+6 x y 3
4. 8 a 3 b+ 2a 2 b 2−6 a b3
5. ab+ 5 a+3 b+15
6. u2−u+ 6 u−6
7. x 2+ 2 x−5 x−10
8. 42 m 2−18 m−35 m+15
9. y 2−16 y +63
10. x 2−2 xy−80 y 2
11. a 2+5 ab−24 b2
12. 16 x 2−72 x +81
13. 144 x 2−49 y 2
14. 16 a 4 c 2−49 b 4 c 2
15. 1000 m 3−125 n3
16. 6 st+ 9 t−10 s−15
17. 6 a 2−11 a+4
3
18. 125− ( 4 a−b )
19. 10 m 4 + 43 m2−9
2
20. ( 3 a+5 ) −18 (3 a+5 ) +81