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TUTORIAL QUESTIONS
2.1 Equations
a) Find the solutions of the equations involving surds, indices and logarithms. (C2)
1. Solve
2
− 1
7 x − 49 6− 2 x = 0
2
(a) 4x 3
= (b)
9

(c) ( 4 x ) x = 4 • 8x (d) 2(22 x ) − 5(2 x ) + 2 = 0

(e) 32 x +1 − 26 (3x ) − 9 = 0 (f) x2 (10 x ) − x (10 x ) = 2 (10 x )

(g) e x − 12e−x − 1 = 0

2. Solve
(a) x+5 = 7− x (b) 3 1 − x = 1 + 3x − 2

(c) x + 1 + 12 − x = 13 + 4x

3. Solve
(a) (5 x )(5 x −1) = 10 (b) e x ln3 = 27
(c) e2 ln x = 9 (d) 3e−2 x = 75
(e) 2 log( x − 2) = log( 2 x − 5) (f) log 16 x = (log 4 x)2 , x  1

(g) log 3 x − 2 log x 3 = 1 (h) 2 ln x = ln 3 + ln( 6 − x)

(i) 9 log x 5 = log 5 x (j) eln(1− x) = 2 x

(k) log 2 (2 x +1 − 32 2 ) = x (l) x6e−4 ln x = 2 x + 15

2.2 Inequalities
a) Relate the properties of inequalities. (C1)
b) Find the solutions of the linear inequalities. (C2)
4. Solve the following inequalities.
(a) 3 x − 1  2 ( x − 5) (b) − 7  3 − 4x  6
(c) x − 4  3− x (d) 7 − 3 x  13
(e) 1− 7 x  x + 3 (f) x + 3  3x − 5

2.2 Inequalities
c) Find the solutions of the quadratic inequalities by algebraic or graphical approach. (C2)

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5. Find the range of values of x that satisfy the following inequalities.

Write down the answers in solution set form.
(a) ( x + 1)( x − 2)  0 (b) (1 − x)( x − 4)  0

(c) 2 x2 − 3x − 2  0 (d) ( x + 3)( x − 5)  0

6. Find the range of values of x that satisfy the following inequalities using appropriate method.
5 x 2  3x + 2 ( x − 1)  9
2
(a) (b)
(c) x 2 − 4 x  −3 (d) ( x − 1)( x − 2)  0
(e) 4 x2  1 (f) (1 − x )( 4 − x )  x + 11

7. Find the range of values of x for which 3x + 4 < x2 – 6 < 9 – 2 x.

2.2 Inequalities
d) Find the solutions of the rational inequalities involving linear expression. (C2)

8. Find the range of values of x for each of the following inequalities.

Write down the answers in interval form.
x+5 8 − 4x
(a) 0 (b)  1− x
2x − 1 x+5
x−2 1 5
(c) 3 (d) x+ 
x−5 x 2

9. Solve the following inequalities.

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(a) 9 x +  12 (b) 1 + log 2 x − 2 log x 2  0
x

2.3 Absolute Values

a) State the properties of absolute values. (C1)
b) Solve absolute values equations. (C3)

10. Solve the given equations by using definition/squaring both sides. Write down the answers in solution
set form.

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x +1 12 x + 1 3
(a) =2 (b) =
x−3 2 4
(c) 2x − 5 = 3 (d) x2 − 7 = 2

4
(e) =8
x+2

11. Solve the following equations by using definition/squaring both sides. Write down the answers in
solution set form.
(a) 4 − 3x = 5 x + 4 (b) x − 2 = 10 − 3x
(c) x + 2x = 3

2.3 Absolute Values

c) Solve absolute values inequalities. (C3)

12. Solve the following absolute value inequalities by using the basic definition.
Write down the answers in interval form.

x 5
(a) 2x − 3  1 (b) 
3 6
x −1 x
(c) 2 (d) 2
x+3 x+4
2x
(e) 1 (f) x 2 − 6x + 4  4
x+3

13. Find the range of values of x that satisfy the following inequalities by using basic definition. Write
down the answers in solution set form.
(a) 3x − 4  2 x + 1 (b) 2 x  3x − 10
(c) 2 x + 1  3x + 2

14. Solve the following inequalities by using squaring both sides.

(a) 3x − 1  2 x (b) x+4  4x−2
(c) x − 1  2x − 3 (d) x + 3  −2 x − 2

15. Find the possible values of x that satisfies the following inequalities by using squaring both sides.
Write down the answers in interval form.

(a) x − 3  2x + 5 (b) 2 x − 5  10 − 3x
(c) x − 4  2x − 6 (d) x + 4  3x + 2

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16. Find the value of k if −2  x  3 is equivalent to x − k  .
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17. By using completing the square express the inequality x 2 + 8x + c  0 in the form x + a  b where a
and b are constants. Hence, find the interval of x so that x 2 + 8x + 10 is always more than 3.

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TUTORIAL ANSWERS
1. (a)  216 (b) -6,2
1
(c) − ,2 (d) -1,1
2
(e) 2 (f) -1,2
(g) ln 4
3
2. (a) -2,-9 (b)
4
(c) 3
3. (a) 1.2153 (b) 3
(c) 3 (d) -1.6094
(e) 3 (f) 2
1
(g) 9, (h) 3
3
1 1
(i) 125, (j)
125 3
11
(k) (l) 5
2
 3 5
4. (a) (− , − 9) (b) − , 
 4 2

 7
(c)  −, 2  (d) (− 2,  )
 

 1
(e)  − , −  (f) (4,  )
 4

5. (a) x : x  −1 or x  2 (b)  x : x 1 or x  4 

 
(c)
1
 x : −  x  2 (d) x : x  −3 or x  5
 2 

 2
6. (a)  − , −   (1,  ) (b) (− , − 2)  (4,  )
 5

(c) (− , 1  3,  ) (d) 1, 2

 1 1
(e) − ,  (f) (− , − 1)  (7,  )
 2 2
7.  x : − 5  x  −2 or (− 5,−2)
 1
8. (a)  − 5, 2  (b) (− 5,  )
 

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 13   1
(c)  5,  (d)  0 ,   2 ,  )
 2   2

 1 
9. (a) x : x  0 (b)  x :  x  1 or x  2
 4 

5   −5 1 
10. (a)  , 7 (b)  , 
3   24 24 

(c) 1, 4  (d) − 3, − 5, 5, 3 

 5 3 
(e) − , − 
 2 2 

11. (a)  0 (b) 3  (c) 1 

 5 5
12. (a) ( − , 1    2,  ) (b)  − 2 , 2 

 5  8 
(c)  − 7, − 3 )   − 3, −  (d) ( − , −8 )  − , 
 3  3 
(e)  − 1, 3  (f)  0, 2    4, 6 
 
13. (a)
3
 x : x  or x  5 (b)  x : x  10 
 5 

 3
(c) x : x  − 
 5

 1 4 
14. (a)  − ,   ( 1,  ) (b)  , 4
 5 5 

 4 1 
(c)  − ,    2,  ) (d)  , 7
 3 3 

 2
15. (a)  − 8, −  (b) ( − , 3 )  ( 5,  )
 3

 3 
(c) (− ,2  10 , ) (d)  − 2 , 1 
3

1
16. k=
2

17. x + 4  16 − c ,  x : x  −7 or x  −1  or ( − , −7 )  ( − 1, )