Sangalang, Joanna Deza D.

Advance Algebra Problem Set

1.) Find the sum of matrices X and Y

22 18 16 42 24 12
X = (10 3 15 ) Y=( 2 52 4)
6 21 32 19 3 13

2.) Subtract B from A

28 87 42 31 73 64
B=( ) A=( )
32 1 64 18 22 32
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43 61 6 42 3
3.) Given: T = (20 18) U = (52 11 7)
33 56 3 2 4
Find: a) -4T b) 3U

3 1 8 21 18 16
4.) Given: R = ( 5 9 16) S = ( 13 7 31 )
22 28 18 25 4 10
Find: a) Find the transpose of R and S
b) After finding its transpose, find its product.
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3 5 1
5.) Given: E = (2 6 2)
9 8 14
Find the determinant of E.
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1.) Given the sequence 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, . . . find the 50th term.

2.) Find the sum of the first 50 even positive integers.

3.) Find the sum S defined by:

10
1
S = (2 + )
2
=1
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4.) An arithmetic sequence has a common difference equal to 10 and its 6th term is equal to
52. Find its 15th term.

5.) The third term of an arithmetic sequence is 9 and the seventh term is 31. Find the sum of
the first twenty-two terms.
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1.) Given the sequence 2, 6, 18, 54, 162, . . . find the 10th term.

2.) Find the first term of a geometric sequence with a fifth term of 32 and a common
ratio of -2

3.) Find the sum of the finite geometric series 3 - 6 + 12 - 24 + 48 - 96.

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4.) Find a formula for each sequence.

a) 4, 8, 16, 32, . . .
b) 12, 24, 48, 96, . . .
c) 3, -3/2, 3/4, -3/8, . . .
d) 22, 33/2, 9/8, 297/32, . . .

5.) Find the next three terms of the geometric sequence: 243, -81, 27, . . .
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PROVE USING MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION:

1.) 2 + 4 + 6 + . . . + 2n = n ( n + 1 )

( 31 )
2.) 1 + 4 + 7 + . . . + ( 3n 2 ) =
2
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(+1 )(2+1)
3.) 12 + 22 + 32 + . . . + n2 =
6

(+1)(2+7)
4.) 1.3 + 2.4 + 3.5 + . . . + n (n+2) =
6
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3 3 3 3
n2 (n+1)2
5.) 1 + 2 + 3 + . . . + n =
4