FHMM1014 MATHEMATICS I

UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

FHMM1014 MATHEMATICS I
FOUNDATION IN SCIENCE

TUTORIAL 1 : NUMBERS AND SETS

1.1 Set

1. Given = [−5, 10), A = (1, 8], B = [−3, 5), C = [−2, 7).

Find each of the following sets.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(e)

2. Given and
Find each of the following sets.
(i) ,
(ii) ,
(iii) ,
(iv) ,
(v) ,
(vi) .

1.2 Exponential and Logarithm Equations

3. Evaluate each expression.

(a) (b) (c)

4. Solve the following exponential equations.

(a) (b)

(c)

5. Solve each of the following equations.

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(a) (b)

(c)

6. Solve the logarithmic equations for

(a) (b)

(c)

7. Solve the following equations:

(i)
(ii) 32x+ 2 – 28 (3x) + 3 = 0
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

8. Solve the following equations:

(i)
(ii) log2 x + 3logx 2 = 4
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

9. Solve the following simultaneous equations:

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

10. Find the smallest positive integer n such that

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

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11. (a) If , prove that .

(b) Given solve for x.

1.3 Complex Numbers

12. Evaluate the expression and write the result in the form

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(e) (f)

(g) (h)

13. Given that , find the values of p and q.

14. Find in the form , where .

15. If and , find

(a) (b)

(c) Express in polar form.

16. Solve the following equation for the values of x and y:

17. Express the following complex numbers in the form a + bi.

(i) (ii)
(iii) (iv)
(v) (vi)

(vii) (viii)

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(ix) (x)

(xi) (xii)

18. Express z = in the form x + yi, where x and y are real numbers. Draw an
Argand diagram to show the location of z. Hence, find the modulus and argument
of z. Express z in polar form.

19. Find the value of x and y, where , for the following equations.
(i) (ii)
(iii) (iv)

20. Given that , find and where is the conjugate of z. Hence, find

the modulus and argument of and .

21. (i) Find the square roots of in the form x + iy, where .
(ii) If find z.

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ANSWERS

1. (a) [-3,8] (b) [5,8] (c) [5,7) (d) [-2,1] (e) [5,7)

2. (i) (ii)
(iii) (iv)
(v) (vi)

3. (a) –9 (b) (c) 4

4. (a) (b) 0 or 2 (c) –2 or 1

5. (a) 1.3979 (b) 2.1492 (c) -2.9469

6. (a) (b) (c) 3 or

7. (i) (ii) (iii)

(iv) (v)

8. (i) (ii)
(iii) (iv)
(v)

9. (i)
(ii)
(iii)

10. (i) (ii) (iii)

11. (b)
12. (a) (b) (c) (d)

(e) (f) (g) (h)

13. ,

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14.

15. (a) , (b) ,

(c)
16.
17. (i) 10 (ii) (iii) (iv)
(v) (vi) 100 (vii) (viii)

(ix) (x) (xi) (xii)

18.

19. (i) (ii)

(iii) (iv)

20.

21. (i) (ii)