F.

4 Mathematics Assignment (2010-02-10)

1. Simplify and express
4
3
2 0

,
_

t
s r
with positive indices.
2. Simplify and express
1
1
1

,
_

+
y
x
y
x
with positive indices.
3. Solve the equation
3
2
4
27 9
x
.
4. Find the value of
729
1
log
3 without using a calculator.
5. Simplify and express
1
2
4
3
) (

,
_

b
a
b a
b
a
with positive indices.
6. Simplify and express
4
3
2
4
3
) ( ) 5 ( 25 xy y x x

with positive indices.

7. Find the value of
2 log 2
9
1
log
36 log
4
1
216 log
3
a a
a a

,
_

+
without using a calculator.
8. Solve the equation 126 4 2
1 4 2

+ x x
.
9. Given that log 5 = x and log 6 = y, express 288 log in terms of x and y.
10. Solve the simultaneous equations

'

64 ) 2 ( 4
0 3 3
1 2
y x
y x
.
11. Find the value of
4
3
log 2 12 log 27 log
3
1
2 2 2
+ without using a calculator.
12. (91-CE-I-2)
13. (99-CE-I-6)
14. (04-CE-I-10)
It is known that y is the sum of two parts, one part varies as x and the other part varies as the
square of x. When x = 3, y = 3 and when x = 4, y = 12.
(a) Express y in terms of x.
(b) If x is an integer and y < 42, find all possible value(s) of x.
15. The monthly expenses $E of a boarding school is partly constant and partly varies as the
number of boarders N. The monthly expenses for 120 and 150 boarders are $134000 and
$158000 respectively. If the monthly expenses are $198000, how many boarders are there?
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Suggested Solution
1.
4
3
2
4
3
2 0
1

,
_

,
_

t
s
t
s r
2.
1
1
1
1

,
_

+
y
x
xy
y
x
y
x
1
4 3 2
) (

t s 1
xy xy +

) 4 ( 3 ) 4 ( 2
t s

xy 2
1 1
12 8
t s
3.
3
2
4
27 9
x
4.
6
3 3
3
1
log
729
1
log
1
3
2
3
4
2
) 3 ( ) 3 (
x
1
3
3
3 log

2
2
3 3
2
2

x
x

3
1
4 x
1
6.
4
3
2
4
3
) ( ) 5 ( 25 xy y x x

5.

,
_

,
_

1
1
2
4
3
1
2
4
3
) ( ) (
b
a
b a
b
a
b
a
b a
b
a
1
) ( ) 5 ( ) 25 (
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
1
y x y x x

1
) 1 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 2 3 +
b a 1
) ( ) 5 ( ) 5 (
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
1
y x y x x

6 0
b a
3
4
) 2 (
3
4
2
3
2
1
) 2 ( 1
5
+

+

y x
1
6
b
1
3
10
3
1
3
5 y x
3
10
3
1
125 y x
1
7.
2 log 2
9
1
log
36 log
4
1
216 log
3
a a
a a

,
_

+
4 log
9
1
log
36 log 6 log
4
a a
a a

,
_

,
_

2
2
1
6
1
log
) 6 (6 log
a
a
) 6 ( log
) (6 log
2
2
3

a
a
2
2
3

4
3

1 1 1 1
8.
126 4 2
1 4 2

+ x x
9. 288 log
2
1
288 log
2
3
1 ) 1 ( 2
2 2
2 4
126 ) 1 4 ( 4
126 4 4
126 4 2
) 1 ( 2
1
3 1
1 2
1 ) 2 ( 2

+
+
x
x
x
x
x
x x
x x

5) log 3 10 log 3 6 log 2 (
2
1
) 5 log 10 log 6 log (
2
1
5
10 6
log
2
1
) 2 log(6
2
1
3 3 2
3
3 2
3 2
+
+

,
_

) 3 3 (2
2
1
x y +
10.

'

64 ) 2 ( 4
0 3 3
1 2
y x
y x
) 2 (
) 1 (


11.
4
3
log 2 12 log 27 log
3
1
2 2 2
+
From (1),

1 2
1 2
3 3
1 2
+

x y
y x
y x
2
2 2
3
2
4
3
log 12 log 27 log

,
_

+
From (2),

4
6 2
2 2
6 2
+
+ +

+ +
y x
y x
y x

,
_

+
16
9
log 12 log 3 log
2 2 2
Consider the simultaneous equations:

'

+
+
4
1 2
y x
x y
) 4 (
) 3 (

,
_

16
9
12 3
log
2
By substituting (3) into (4), we have
1
4 1 3
4 ) 1 2 (

+
+ +
x
x
x x
6
2 log
64 log
6
2
2

By substituting x = 1 into (3), we have

3
1 ) 1 ( 2

+ y
The solution is x = 1, y = 3.