BACS 1263 Mathematics for Computer Science II Faculty of Information and Communications & Technology

Tutorial 1 - Functions

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Draw the following intervals on the number line. a) ( 4,3 ) b) [2, 2) c) ( 4, )

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Use the interval to describe the real numbers satisfying the inequalities a) 1 < x < 3 / 2 b) x < 0 c) x 1 If f ( x) = x 2 + 4 x + 3 , find f (a 1) and f (a 2)

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Describe the domain of the function 8x 1 a) f ( x) = 2 b) f (t ) = x 3x + 2 3t

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Compute f(1), f(2) and f(3) 1/x f ( x) = 2 x ,1 x 2 ,2 < x

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Graph the following function b) f ( x) = 2 x + 3 a) f ( x) = 1/ 2 x 4 Determine the intercepts of the graphs b) f ( w) = 6w 4 a) f ( x) = 1/ 2 x 1 Identify a, b and c a) y = 3 2 x + 4 x 2

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b) y = 1/ 2 x 2 + 3 x

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Sketch the graph

1 x f ( x) = 2 2 x 3 ,0 x < 4 ,4 x 5

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x 5 x x +1 , g ( x) = and h( x) = . Express the following as x2 5+ x 3x 1 rational function h( s ) a) f (t ) h(t ) b) g ( x)h( x) c) f ( s) 2 e) f g f) h g d) h(1/ x )

Let f ( x) =

BACS 1263 Mathematics for Computer Science II Faculty of Information and Communications & Technology

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Suppose that y = 3x + 5 a) Calculate x and y if x has initial value 1 and terminal value 0.8 b) Calculate y and the terminal value of y provided that the initial value of x is 3 and x = -0.01 Use quadratic formula to find the zeros b) f ( x) = 1/ 4 x 2 + x + 1 a) f ( x) = 3 x 2 + 2 x 1 Solve the following equation a) x 2 4 x + 5 = 0 b) z 2 2 z + 5 / 4 = 0 Factor the polynomial b) 2 x 2 12 x + 18 a) x 2 16 c) 4 x 2 1

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Find the point of intersection of the pairs of curve b) y = 1/ 2 x 3 2 x 2 , y = 2 x a) y = x 2 10 x + 9, y = x 9 Solve the equations 2 a) x + =3 x6

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b) 1 =

5 6 + x x2

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Use law of exponents to compute a) (31/ 3 31/ 6 )6 b) 35/ 2 31/ 2 c) (125 25)1/ 3

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Use the laws of exponent to simplify the algebraic expressions.

x4 a) 2 y
2

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(1 + x)(1 + x)3/ 2

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(25 xy )3/ 2 x2 y

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Find the missing factors a) 2x 2 / 3 x 1/ 3 = x 1/ 3 (

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x y

y = xy ( x