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MAT 1103
TUTORIAL 1

1. Solve the following equations.

x
a.  7  14 ans : 42
2

b. y 2  8 y  15   y  3 y  5 ans : 3

3k  3 4  k 
c. 2 2k  1   ans : -8
2 2

2. The sum of three consecutive even integers is 384. Find the integers.
[126, 128, 130]

3. One number is 3 more than 4 times another, and their sum is 43. What are the
numbers? [8, 35]

4. Jimmy scored 5 points higher on his midterm than his first exam and 13 points
higher on his final than his first exam. If his average scored was 90, what did he
score on the first exam? [84]

5. Vivian took four tests in science class. On each successive test, her score
improved by 3 points. If her mean score was 69.5%, what did she score on the
first test? [65]

6. After inheriting some money, a woman wants to invest enough to have an annual
income of RM5000. If she can invest RM20000 at 9% annual interest, how much
more will she have to invest at 7% to achieve her goal?

[RM45714.29]

7. A machine mill a brass plat has setup cost of RM600 and a unit cost of RM3 for
each pale manufactured. A bigger machine has a setup cost of RM800 but a unit
cost only RM2 for each plate manufactured. Find the break point.
[200]
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Tutorial : 1B

1. Solve each of the following equations:

a. x 2  144  0 [12, -12]

b.  y  2 2  49  0 [5, -9]

c. 2 z 2  z  10  0 [2, -5/2]

d. x 2  12 x  0 [0, 12]

e. 15 x 2  16 x  15 [3/5, -5/3]

f. 12k 2  9  24k [3/2, ½]

  5  13 
g.  3h 2  5h  1 
6

 

 1   1  61 
h. 5q q    3 
10

 5  

2. A rectangle 4 feet longer than its wide. If its area is 32 square feet, find its
dimensions. [4 by 8]

3. The side of a square is 4 centimeters shorter than the side of a second square. If
the sum of the areas is 106 square centimeters, find the length of one side of the
larger square. [9cm]

4. A cyclist rides from DeKalb to Rockford, a distance of 40 miles. His return trip
takes 2 hours longer because his speed decreases by 10 miles per hour. How fast
does he ride each way? [20mph going and 10 mph returning]

5. The height of a projectile fired upward with an initial velocity of 400 feet per
second is given by the formula h = -16t2 + 400t, where h is the height in feet and t
is the time in seconds. Find the time required for the projectile to return to earth.
[25 second]

Tutorial : 2C
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1. Solve each equation for x:

a. 6 x 3  5 x 2  4 x  0 [0, -1/2, 4/3]

3x 2x
b.   x3 [2, -3]
2 x 1

c. x 4  37 x 2  36  0  6,1

3x  2 x
d. 1   [2]
x  4x  4 x  2
2

1 1 2
e.  2  [2]
x 1 x  x  2 x  2

x  1 2  x 1  2x
f.   [1/3]
x3 x3 3 x

2. If one painter can paint a house in 5 days and another painter can paint the same
house in 3 days, how long will it take them to paint the house working together?
7
[1
8
]

3. A man bicycles 5 mph faster than he walk. He bicycles 24 miles and walks back
along the same route in 11 hours. How fast does he walk? [3 mph]

4. A plane that can fly 340mph in still air can fly 200 miles downwind in the same
amount of time that it can fly 140 miles upwind. Find the velocity of the wind?
[60 mph]

5. A repairman purchased some washing-machine motors for a total of $224. When

6. Solve each of the following equations for the indicated variable.

1  2W 
a. W  p a1  a 2  for a1 a1  p  a 2 
2  
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 A  M
b. A  M 1  rt  for r r  Mt 

1 2  2 
c. S  s  vt  gt for g g  2 
2  t  S  s  vt  

S  2r 2
d. S  2r 2  2rh for h [h  ]
2r

1 1 1  ff 2 
e.   for f 1  f1  
f f1 f2  f2  f 

7. The formula E = IR, called Ohm’s law, is used in electronics. Solve for R and then
calculate the resistance R if the voltage E is 56 volts and the current I is 7
amperes. [8 Ohms]

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8. Solve the formula F  C  32 for C and find the Celsius temperatures that
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correspond to Fahrenheit temperatures of 70 0 .
 21.1 
0

9. Solve the following equations:

a. x  2  5 b. 5 y  5  y  4

c. z  2  2 d. 3a  1  5

4b  2 2p  4
e.  3 f.  2
b 5

3w  1 2w  3
g. k  2  k  2 h. 
2 3

Tutorial : 1D

Solve each inequality and give your answer in interval notation:

1. -11(2 - x)  4 (2x + 2) (-, 10)

2. 8  9x   x (-, 1)

3. 3 x  2  2 x  7  (-, 10)

1 1
4.
2
y2 y4
3
[-36, 
)

3 4
5. x  4  x 1 (-100, )
4 5

6. -7 5 x- 3  12
4 
 ,3 
5 

7. 12  -2(x – 3)  40 [-17, -3)

8. 5 x  1  4 x  3  3 x  1 (-, -15)

9. x + 2  2x – 1  4x + 4 (3, )

 9
10. 4 x   x  5  3x  4 1, 4 

11. 3x + 2  8 or 2x – 3  11 (-, 2)  (7, )

12.  4 x  2   12 or 3x + 8  11 (-, 1)

 2
13. 3x  2  4
 2, 3 

14. 5  6x 3
1 4
 , 
3 3

15.  2 x  3  7 (-, -2]  [5, )

1
16. 4x  3 5 (-, -2)  ( ,)
2

x  2
17. 3 (-, -10)  (14, )
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18. x  2  3 8 (-13, 9)

19. 3 2x  5  9 (-, -4]  [-1, )

1
20. x 5  4 4 (-, 25)  (25, )
5

21. x 2  7 x  12  0 (-4, -3)

1 1
22. 6 x 2  5 x  1 (-,  ]  [ ,
2 3
)

23. x1  x   6 (-, -2]  [3, )

3 13
24. 5 (-, 2)  ( ,
x2 5
)

6x 2  x  1  1 1 
25. 0   ,     ,  
x 2  4x  4  3  2 

2
26. 4 (0, ½)
x

x2  x  2
27. 0 (-, -1)  (0, 2)
x

x2  x
28. 0 (-, 0)  (1, )
x2  1

The End !!!