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AEE and AME

ASSIGNMENT 1

DATE DUE: 23.02.2016

Question 1
a) Show that  + 2 and 2 1 are factors of the polynomial
() = 2
+   + 8  4. Hence express () as a product of two
linear factors and a quadratic factor (). Show that there are no real values
of  for which () = 0.
b) The polynomial  +  +  is divided by  1, has remainder 2 when
divide by  + 1 and has remainder 8 when divided by  2. Find the values
of ,  and .
Question 2
a) If  and  are the roots of the equation  + 3 5 = 0, find the value of:
i.
ii.
iii.

+

iv.

5 + 5


v.  + 
vi. ( + 2)( + 2).

b) Form the quadratic equation whose roots are:


i.

3, 2

ii.

1, 4

iii. , 3
iv.

1 + 2, 1 2.

QUESTION 3
a) Find the values of  if the equation   + 2( + 1) + 4 = 0 has equal roots.
b) If  and  are the roots of the equation  + 3 + 1 = 0, form the equation
whose roots are 2 , 2 .
c) The expression  +  4 + 8 gives a remainder of 19 when divided
by ( + 1) and a remainder of 9 when divided by (2 1). Find the values of
 and .
d) Resolve the following into partial fractions:
i.
ii.

!"#

! $ %!"
! $ "!"#
(! $ ")(!% )

iii.
iv.

QUESTION 4
a) Show that:
*
*
*+1
i. )
,+) ,=)
,
+1
+
+
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! $ "&!%

(!")$ (!% )
! $ "'!%(
(!" )(! $ %!% )

*
*
) ,=)
,
*+
+
b) Without using a calculator, find the value for each of the following:
ii.
i.

5!

ii.

#!

iii) ) ! ,

11
/
3

v)

20
iv) . /
5

vi)

&!

vii)

! !
!
0!

(!
'!

#!

+ '!

#!

c) Write in factorial form:


i. 7 6
ii. 15 14 13 12
d) Use Pascals triangle to expand:
i. (2  )4
ii. (2 1)'
iii.

 (

) + !,

e) Use the binomial theorem to expand the binomials in question 4 above.


f) *Find:
i.

 0

The third term and the constant term in the expansion of ) + ! 5 ,

ii.

The coefficient of  4 6 # in the expansion of ( + 6) .

iii.

The middle term in the expansion of )3 + !5 , .

g) Use the binomial theorem to evaluate to four decimal places:


i. (1.02)
ii.
iii.

26

(.0 )$

h) Expand the following in ascending powers of, as far as the term in  and
state the in which the expansion is valid:
i.

ii.

iii.

%!
"!

"!

%!

( %!)

i) ** Write down the first four terms in the expansion of( + 1)$, and state the
range of values of x for which the expansion is valid. Hence, by taking
approximate values of x, evaluate 26 , leaving your answer as fraction.
j) ***In the expansion of ) +

!5

, , find which term will have the form

where A is an integer. Hence, find the value of A.


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8
!

QUESTION 5
a) De Morgans laws are <<<<<<<
9 ; = 9 ;<, <<<<<<<
9 ; = 9 ;< . Verify these laws for
A=?1,2,3,4,5@, B=?1,3,5,7,9,11@, U=?:  , 0 <  < 13@.
b) Simplify the following using the laws of set algebra:
i. 9 (9 ;)
ii.

(9 ; E ) (9 ; E ) (;< E )

iii.

(9 ; ) (9 ;< )

iv.

(9 ; E ) F(9 ; ) EG

c) Of 200 vehicles which fail the MoT test 86 had faulty tyres, 71 had faulty
brakes, 19 had faulty tyres and brakes, 23 had faulty brakes and exhaust, 26
had faulty tyres and exhaust, and 8 had all the three defects. How many cars
had faulty exhausts and how many had faulty brakes only?
d) Simplify the following Boolean expressions:
i. 9. (9. ; + ;< )
iii.
9. ; + 9 + ; + E
ii.

<<<<<<<<<<<
. ;< + E G
9. F9

9. ;. E + 9. ;. E + 9. ;. E

iv.

Hence, draw logic circuits for the simplified Boolean expressions in (i), (ii),
iii) and (v) above.

QUESTION 6
a) Factorise the following polynomials where possible:
i.  + 3 + 4 12
ii.

2 3 + 8 4
b) Simplify the following expressions:
i. log K 
log K 
v.

log K ( 6) + log K (6 ) 2 log K 




ii.

log (0.25)

vi.

3 logK  2 logK )!,

iii.

3log K  2 log K FL7G

vii.

log 2 + log 6 log 4

iv.

50 + 2 + 8 218 (express answer in surd form)

v.

Show that log' (6) = log


 + log
6

c) Solve for :
i. M ! M "! = 5
ii.

ln(2 ) + ln(
) = 16

iii.

6"! =20.

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iii.

6M ! 4M ! + 2M "! 3 = 0

iv.

6(4"! ) 7(2"! ) + 2 = 0

QUESTION 7
a) Rationalise the denominators and simplify:
i.

ii.

iii.

% 4

'"4

10OPQ 0

ii.

log 10000

iii.

log K 

c) Express in index form:


i. log 1 = 0
ii.

%


iv.

b) Evaluate:
i.

log 7 4 = 2
$

%

v.

iv.

log 4 25

"

iii. log ! 6 = R
iv. S = log T +

d) Express in logarithmic form:


 "

i.

125 = )4,

ii.

9U$ = #

iii.

If log  + log ! 2 = 2, find W

QUESTION 8
a) Solve the equations:
i. 4 !% = 3
ii. 4! 6(2! ) 16 = 0

iv.

1331 = (121)$

v.

V = 9.8696

iii.
iv.

(5! )(5!" ) = 10
2 ! = 5

b) To meet the requirement of a customer, the output of a machine of a


workshop is organised so that the number of components produced each
working day is five greater than the previous day. On the first working day, 25
components are to be manufactured and production is to cease when a total
of 2430 components have been produced. How many working days will be
required to complete the order?
c) An oil company bores a hole 80X deep. Estimate the cost of boring if the cost
is Y240 for drilling the first metre with an increase in cost of Y16 per metre for
each succeeding metre.
d) On commencing employment an aviation technician is paid a salary of
Y56, 600 per annum and receives annual increments of Y2, 800. Determine:
i. Her salary in the 9Z[ year
ii.

The total she will have received in the first 12 6M+\.

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TRIGONOMETRY
ASSIGNMENT 2

DUE DATE: 13.03.2016

1. Find what:
a. the value in degrees of 1 radian is?
b. the value in radians of 1degree is?
2. Express the following angles in radians:
a. 90o
b. 270 o c. 360o
d. 30o

e. 45o

3. Express the following angles in degrees:


2
3
5
a.
b.
c.
radians
radians
radians
3
4
4

d.

f. 60o

3 radians

4. Find the amplitude, angular frequency, period, frequency and phase angle of
the following:
1
`
i. 3 sin 2t
ii. cos(3t + )
iii. 7 sin )3_ +
, iv. 2 sin _ cos _
2
5. Simplify the following expressions:
a. sec - sin tan

b.

tan + cot

6. Prove the following identities:


sin
1 + cos
i.

1 cos
sin

ii.

c.

1 tan 2
1 + tan 2

sin
1 + cos
2
+

1 + cos
sin
sin

7. Find all the angles in 0<<2 which satisfy the following equations:
i.
2cos2 = 1+sin
iv. 4 sec2 = 3 tan + 5
ii.
Sin + cos 2 =0
v.
cos + sin 2=0
1
vi.
tan 3 = 1
iii.
cos 2 =
2
8. Determine the exact value of the following without using calculator:
a. cos 105o
b. tan 105o
c. cos 15o
9. Show that cos 2= cos4 - sin4
10. Express the following in the form R sin ( + ):
i.
sin + cos
ii.
3 cos sin
11. The sum of two alternating currents i1=1.5 sin 4t and i2 =2.0 cos 4t has the
form R sin (4t + ). Find the amplitude, period and the phase angle of the
resultant current and the first time that its value is 2.5 amps.

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12. If  and  are real numbers not equal to zero,


i.

Express  cos b +  sin b in the form c cos(b ) giving values of


c and  in terms of  and .

ii.

Hence,
Solve the equation 3 cos 3b +sin 3b = 1 , where 00 b 3600 .

13. Express cos 2b sin 2b in the form c cos(2b + ), giving values of c
and  .


14. Solve for  where 00  3600 : \e*  = .

15. Simplify the

1f\M2 b
expression
1\M2b

16. Solve for b: 2f\ b = 1 + sin b , for 0 b 2V


ghi $ !"ijk$ !
17. Show that
1 + tan 
lPm !(lPm !"mno !)

18. Find all the angles where 0 b 2V which satisfy the equation

sin b sin b = 0.

19. Solve the equation


20. Show that :
i.
ii.
1

2 cosh  + sinh  = 2.
arc tan  + tan 6 arc tan
tanh  coth  = 2 csch 2 .

!"u

%!u

21. If 2 cos  = 8; find all possible values of  v0, 2Vw.


iii.

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