TUTORIAL 2

ASM0404,MATHEMATICS 1,SEM 1 2017/2018

Questions;-

1. Without solving, determine the types of roots for the given quadratic equations:

(a) 3x2 -2x -5 =0

(b) 4x2 -4x = -1
(c) x2 +4x +8 =0

2. Solve by factoring:

(a) 9x2 -12x = -4

(b) 2x2 -3 =5x
(c) x2 -17x +72 =0
(d) 3x2 -1 =0
(e) 2x2 +4 =0

3. Use completing the square method to solve the following quadratic equations:

(a) 2x2 -5x -3 =0

(b) 3x2 -3 =2x
(c) 12x -4x2 =9
 (d) x2 -12 = -x
(e) 3x2 +1 =5x

4. By using the quadratic formula, solve the following quadratic equations:

(a) 4x2 -12x +9 =0

(b) 2x =1 -3x2
(c) 24 +x2 =16x
(d) x2 -6x +13 =0
(e) x2 -x =1

5. Given and as roots of 2x2 -x +4 =0, find an equation with 1 and 1 as roots.
3 3
3
6. Given and as roots of x2 - x +1 =0, find an equation with 2 and 2 as roots.
2 2 2
7. Solve the linear inequalities:

5
(a) x +7(1 -x) >1
2
(b) -4 <3x +5 <4
x +4
(c) -x < 2
5

8. Find the range of values of x which satifies the following inequalities:

(a) 3x2 >5 -14x

(b) (2x +1)(x -1) 3x +5
(c) 4 <x2 -3x 6 -4x
 (d) 5x(x +3) >2(2x -1)

9. Find the solution set of the following inequalities:

x -6
(a) <0
1 -x
4
(b) >x +1
x -2
1 1
(c) <
x +1 2 -x
12
(d) 2x +3
x -1
3x
(e) x
x -3

10. Solve the following equations:

(a) |4x +3| =3 -2x

(b) |x -1| =9 -4x
(c) |3x -1| =5x
(d) |2x| +2x =6
(e) |3x -4| =2x +1

11. Find the range of values of x that satisfy the following inequalities:

(a)
| |
x +3
x -1
6
 (b)
| |
2x -4
x +2
>1

x
(c) | |
x +3
<5

1 2
(d)
|x -5| |x|

12. Solve the following inequalities:

(a) |x +2| |3x -1|

(b) |3x -9| >|2x +1|
(c) |x| |3x -4|
(d) |x -1| |3x -6|