University of Bahrain – Bahrain Teachers College

Dept. of Math, Science and ICT Education

TCFN030 – Mathematics for College Students
Assignment 1
1 Semester (2022 – 2023)
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Instructors: Ms. Shaima Alaam, Ms. Muna Yusuf, Ms. Fatima Alhallai, Mr. Ahmed Alhammadi,
Mr. Fikri AlMikdadi, Dr. Rexon Taquines, Dr. Enaz Yousef

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1. This is an open-book assignment to be done in groups (3-6 students).
2. Start Time (Blackboard): Tuesday 8-11-2022 at 8:00 AM.
3. Marks: 10 Marks Pages: 4 Pages
4. Print your hard copy from Blackboard and answer all questions on the question paper.
5. Each group should submit 1 PDF file on the submission due date on Blackboard.
6. Make sure to put all your group members’ information on the first page.
7. Show your detailed work steps in the solution to all questions.
8. Submission Time (Blackboard): Tuesday 9-1-2022 at 8:00 AM.

1. Write the most proper complement in each blank. (4 Marks)

a. Variables are letters and symbols that represent ____________ number, while constants
are ____________ quantities.
−28 𝑥 14 𝑦
b. The common factor monomial of + is ____________.
15 15
c. ____________ is the smallest odd prime number.
d. The sum of any two prime numbers other than 2 is always an ____________ number.

2. Find the next random prime after 16. (2 Mark)

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3. Predict the number of factors of (576 • 25,000)5. (2 Mark)

4. Find the number of positive divisors of (4,275,000 • 49)3. (2 Mark)

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5. Test the divisibility of (702,252) by 6, 8, 9 & 11. (2 Mark)

702,252 6 8 9 11
Divisibility

6. Factorize by the ladder/division, to analyze 216,000 to its primes. (2 Mark)

7. Factorize by the factor tree, to analyze 31,500 to its primes. (2 Mark)

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 8. Simplify the following rational expression to the simplest form. (4 Marks)

−2𝑥𝑦 − 12𝑦𝑥 − 70𝑦 −18𝑥 3 − 28𝑥 2 − 17𝑥 3 5𝑥 1 ∙ 3𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 2

÷ •
17𝑥 3 + 15𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 3 15𝑥 2 + 32𝑥 3 − 17𝑥 3 24𝑥𝑦 + 120 𝑦

End of Assignment 1