SOLUTIONS

Question 1
a) 1.095216… (by calculator) = 1.10 (3 s.f) d) 3 ≤ 10 − 3 x < 7
−7 ≤ − 3 x < −3
b) 2 + 3 × −5 − 7 =−13 − 7 =13 − 7 =6 7 ≥ x >1
3
1 < x ≤ 73
5 3 − 2 5 3 5 − 10
c) × =
3+ 2 5 3− 2 5 9 − 20
Question 3
3 5 − 10 10 3 7 1 1
=
−11
= −
11 11
5 a) x − x= x
3 3 3
(x 2
− 1)
1
= x 3
( x − 1)( x + 1)
( 2 x − 1) = ( 2 x ) − 3 ( 2 x ) (1) + 3 ( 2 x )(1) − 13
3 3 2 2
d)
= 8 x 3 − 12 x 2 + 6 x − 1
2x x
− 2 b)
x −1 x − 4x + 3 2

e) Volume = 12 × 25 × 38 = 11400 m3 2x x
= 11400 ×1000 000 cm3 = −
( x − 1)( x + 1) ( x − 3)( x − 1)
Capacity = 1.14 ×10 mL = 1.14 ×10 drops
10 10
2 x ( x − 3) − x ( x + 1)
=
( x − 1)( x + 1)( x − 3)
Question 2
2 x2 − 6 x − x2 − x
=
a) (i) 2 x + 5 x − 3= ( 2 x − 1)( x + 3)
2 ( x − 1)( x + 1)( x − 3)
x2 − 7 x
=
( x − 1)( x + 1)( x − 3)
1 ( 2 p ) + 1=
(ii) 8 p 3 + =
3 3
(
( 2 p + 1) 4 p 2 − 2 p + 1 )
3c − 6 4 − c2 3 ( c − 2 ) ( c − 3)( c + 1) x 2− x
b) ÷ 2 = × c) =
c + 1 c − 2c − 3 c +1 ( 2 − c )( 2 + c ) x +1 x
3 ( c − 2 )( c − 3)
=
− ( c − 2 )( c + 2 ) ( 2 − x )( x + 1)
x2 =

−3 ( c − 3) x2 = 2 x + 2 − x2 − x
= 2 x2 − x − 2 =
( c + 2) 0
1± ( −1) − 4 × 2 × −2
2

x=
c) 2x +1 =
5 4
2 x + 1 =5 or 2 x + 1 =−5 1 ± 17
x=
2 x = 4 or 2 x = −6 4
x = 2 or x = −3
OR
5 5
d) 1 − 3x > 4
2x 1 − 3x > 4 or 1 − 3 x < −4
−6 −1 4
− 3x > 3 or − 3x < −5
5
2 x = 4 or 2 x = −6 x < −1 or x>
3
x= 2 or x = −3
OR 3 x − 1 > 4 From (2)
When x = −3, y =
−2
4 4 =
When x 2,=y 3
3x
-3 1 5 Therefore, solutions are
3 x < −3 or 3x > 5 x= −3, y = −2 and x = 2, y =
3.
5
x < −1 or x>
3
1− 2 x −2 x
5 5 5
c)  =   ×  
x  18   18   18 
−1 0 1 2
2x
 5   18 
=  × 
Question 4  18   5 
2x
 5   2×3 
2
=  × 
a) Let a be the amount Alice has and b be the  18   5 
amount Betty has. Given that a > b. 5 22 x × 34 x
= ×
18 52 x
a − 20 =b + 20 (1) (1)
5 ( 2 ) × (3 )
x 2 x 4

a + 22 = 2 ( b − 22 ) (2) = ×
( 5x )
2
18

From (1) 5 a 2 × b4
= ×
a −b = 40 (3) 18 c2
From (2) 5a 2b 4
=
a − 2b =−66 (4) 18c 2

(3) − (4): End of solutions

−b − (−2b)= 40 − (−66)
b = 106

Sub in (3):
a − 106 = 40
a = 146

∴ Alice has $146 and Betty has $106.

b) y = x 2 + 2 x − 5 (1)
y= x + 1 (2)

From (1) and (2)

x2 + 2x − 5 = x + 1
x2 + x − 6 =0
( x + 3)( x − 2 ) =
0
x = −3, 2