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SOLUTION TEST 1 - 24 July 2013

QUESTION 1

a) Simplify:
1 3 2 1
50 5 4
+ +

n n n

b) Solve for x: 0 5 log 2 4 log 2
4
= + x
x

(6 marks)
Solution
1a)
1 n 3 n 2 1 n
50 5 4
+ +


1 n 2 3 n 2 1 n 2
) 5 2 ( 5 ) 2 (
+ +
=

2 n 2 1 n 3 n 2 1 n
5 2 5 2
+ + +
=

2 n 2 3 n 2 ) 1 n ( 1 n
5 2
+ +
=

1 2
5 2

=

4
5
=


b) 0 5 log 2 4 log 2
4
= + x
x


0 5 x log 2
x log
4 log
2
4
4
4
= +
0 5 x log 2
x log
2
4
4
= +
Let x u
4
log =
0 5 2
2
= + u
u

0 5 2 2
2
= + u u
0 2 u 5 u 2
2
= +
0 ) 2 )( 1 2 ( = u u
0 1 2 = u or 0 2 = u

2
1
= u 2 = u

2
1
log
4
= x 2 log
4
= x

2
1
4 = x x = 4
2

= 2 = 16


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QUESTION 2

a) Given , ) 1 )( ( 1
2 2 2 4
C Bx x A x x x x + + + + + + determine the values of A, B and C.

b) Show that (x 1) is a factor of 12 5 11 6
2 3
+ x x x and use long division to find the
other two linear factors of this expression.
(7 marks)
Solution
2a) C Bx x A x x x x + + + + + + ) 1 )( ( 1
2 2 2 4

C Bx A Ax x x + + + =
2 2 4

Comparing the coefficients:
:
2
x 2 1 1 = + = A A
: x B = 1
:
0
x C A+ = 1
3 2 1 = + = C C

b) 12 5 11 6 ) (
2 3
+ = x x x x P
0 12 ) 1 ( 5 ) 1 ( 11 ) 1 ( 6 ) 1 (
2 3
= + = P
) 1 ( x is a factor

0
) 12 12 (
12 12
) 17 17 (
5 17
) 6 6 (
12 17 6
12 5 11 6 1
2
2
2 3
2
2 3





+ +
+
x
x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x x x

12 5 11 6 ) (
2 3
+ = x x x x P
) 12 17 6 )( 1 (
2
+ + = x x x
) 3 2 )( 4 3 )( 1 ( + + = x x x
The other two factors are (3x + 4) and (2x + 3).









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QUESTION 3

The functions f and g are defined by
1 3 :
2
x x f

3
2
:

x
x g
a) Sketch the graph of g.
b) Find the domain and range of g.
c) Show that g is one-to-one function and find an expression for
1
g . State the domain of
1
g .
d) Determine the value of x such that
) )( ( ) )( ( x f g x g f =
(10 marks)
Solution
y
3a)
2
3 x
) x ( g

=


x
2
b) 0
3
2 x
>

2 x >
) , 2 [ D
g
=
) , 0 [ R
g
=

c) Using horizontal test, one intersection point
g(x) is a 1-1 function
Let ) x ( g y =

3
2 x
y

=

3
2 x
y
2

=
2 x y 3
2
=
2 y 3 x
2
+ =
2 y 3 ) y ( g
2 1
+ =

2 x 3 ) x ( g
2 1
+ =

4


g
g
R D
1
=

) , 0 [ =

d)
|
|
.
|

\
|

=
3
2 x
f ) x ( g f
1
3
2 x
3
2

|
|
.
|

\
|

=
1
3
2 x
3 |
.
|

\
|
=
= x 2 1
= x 3
) 1 x 3 ( g ) x ( f g
2
=

3
2 ) 1 x 3 (
2

=

3
3 x 3
2

=
1 x
2
=
) x ( f g ) x ( g f =
1 x 3 x
2
=
1 x ) 3 x (
2 2
=
1 x 9 x 6 x
2 2
= +
10 x 6 =

6
10
x =

3
5
=

QUESTION 4
a) Let
(

=
2 4 3
0 1 k
S and
(
(
(

=
3 4
5 0
1 2
T
i) Calculate . ST
ii) If 18 ) ST ( det = , find k.
5

b) Let
(
(
(

=
2 3 1
4 3 2
1 1 1
A , find 5 A 2 A
T 2
+ I where I is an identity matrix.
(7 marks)
Solution
4a)
(
(
(

=
3 4
5 0
1 2
2 4 3
0 1 k
ST

(

+ + +
+
=
6 20 3 8 6
5 k k 2


(

+
=
29 14
5 k k 2

18
29 14
5 k k 2
) ST det( =
+
=
58k 14(k + 5) = 18
58k 14k 70 = 18
44k = 88
k = 2

b)
(
(
(

(
(
(

=
2 3 1
4 3 2
1 1 1
2 3 1
4 3 2
1 1 1
A
2


(
(
(

+ + + +
+ + +
+ + +
=
4 12 1 6 9 1 2 6 1
8 12 2 12 9 2 4 6 2
2 4 1 3 3 1 1 2 1


(
(
(

=
15 2 3
2 19 8
1 5 2

5 A 2 A
T 2
+ I
(
(
(

+
(
(
(

(
(
(

=
1 0 0
0 1 0
0 0 1
5
2 4 1
3 3 1
1 2 1
2
15 2 3
2 19 8
1 5 2


(
(
(

+
(
(
(

(
(
(

=
5 0 0
0 5 0
0 0 5
4 8 2
6 6 2
2 4 2
15 2 3
2 19 8
1 5 2


(
(
(

=
16 10 1
8 30 6
1 1 1