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MA 110 assignment 2

This document is an assignment for MA 110 - Mathematical Methods I at The Copperbelt University, consisting of six questions covering various mathematical topics. Students are instructed to solve the questions without a calculator and submit their answers in a scanned PDF format. The assignment includes topics such as logarithmic equations, geometric series, mathematical induction, and matrix operations.

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THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES

MA 110 –MATHEMATICAL METHODS I

ASSIGNMENT 02

August 5, 2020

Due date: 10/08/2020

INSTRUCTION :

1) There six questions in this paper, answere all the questions without using a calculator
2) Indicate clearly your names , student number and the groups you belong to on the cover
page of your answer sheet
3) Submit scanned pdf answers to your respective group representative who will submit the
work to their respective lecturer
QUESTION ONE
a) Solve the logarithmic equation
√log 5 𝑥 = log 5 √𝑥 [5 marks]
b) Find the value of 𝑘 if 𝑥 + 2 is a factor of 𝑥 3 − 𝑘𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 7𝑘 [5 marks]
c) Find the sum of the geometric series

∞ 2 𝑛−1
∑𝑛=1 − ( )
3
[5 marks]
d) There is a stack of logs in the backyard of a certain house. If there are 30 logs in the 1𝑠𝑡 layer,
27 in the 2𝑛𝑑 layer , 24 in the 3𝑟𝑑 layer, 21 in the 4𝑡ℎ layer and so on with the last having three logs.
(i) How many layers are on the stack. [2 marks]
(ii) How many logs are in the stack [3 marks]

QUESTION TWO

a) If 𝑢𝑘 = −3 + 4𝑘 and 𝑣𝑘 = 12 − 3𝑘 find the value of

∑10
𝑘=1(3𝑢𝑘 + 4 𝑣𝑘 ) [5 Marks]

3 2
b) If 𝐴 = ( ) find the values of 𝑚 and 𝑛 given that 𝐴2 = 𝑚𝐴 + 𝑛𝐼2 where 𝐼2 is the
−4 1
1 0
identity matrix ( )
0 1

[5 marks]
c) Show that if 𝑥 is small enough for its cube and higher powers to be neglected, then
1−𝑥 𝑥2
√ ≈ 1−𝑥+
1+𝑥 2
1 83
Hence by putting 𝑥 = 8, show that √7 ≈ 2 128

[5 marks]
d) Solve the following equation;

𝑙𝑜𝑔3 𝑥 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔9 (𝑥 + 6)
[5 marks]
QUESTION THREE
a) The coefficient of 𝑥 2 in the expression of (2 − 𝑥 )(3 + 𝑏𝑥 )3 is 45. Find the possible values of
the constant b [5 marks]

b) Use the principle of mathematical induction to prove that 9𝑛 − 1 is divisible by 4


For all positive integers 𝑛 [5 marks]
c) Solve the equation involving absolute values;
3𝑥 − 1
| | = |2𝑥 + 3|
2
[5 marks]

d) Given that the quadratic equation 2𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 10 = 0 has roots 𝛼 and 𝛽. Find a quadratic equation
1 1
whose roots are 𝛼2 and 𝛽2 [5 marks]

QUESTION FOUR
a) The terms 𝑘 + 4, 5𝑘 + 4, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘 + 20 are in a geometric sequence. Find the values of 𝑘
[5 marks]
1 1 2 −8
b) Let 𝐴 = ( 2 3 −1) and 𝐵 = ( 3 )
−3 1 −2 4

i) Write down the inverse of 𝐴


[6 marks]
ii) Find a matrix 𝑋 such that 𝐴𝑋 = 𝐵
[4 marks]
c) Sketch the graph of the following polynomial and state the domain and the range.

𝑓 (𝑥 ) = (𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 1)3 [5 marks]

QUESTION FIVE
a) sketch the following piecewise defined function
|𝑥 + 2| 𝑖𝑓 − 4 ≤ 𝑥 < 0
𝑓 (𝑥 ) = { 𝑥 2 𝑖𝑓 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2 [ 5 marks]
3 𝑖𝑓 2 < 𝑥 < 4
b) Solve the following logarithmic simultaneous equations

log 𝑥 𝑦 = 2 and y log 4 = 𝑥 log 8 [5 marks]


c) The polynomial 2𝑥 3 + 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 1 is exactly divisible by 2𝑥 − 1 and 𝑥 + 1. Find the
values of 𝑎 and 𝑏. Hence find the third factor of the expression.
[5 marks]
d) Find the partial fraction decomposition of each the following:
2𝑥 4 −4𝑥 3 −42
(𝑥−2)(𝑥 2 +3)

[5 marks]

QUESTION SIX
𝑥2
( −3𝑥+12)
a) Given that 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑒 2 and ℎ(𝑥 ) = 2 ln(𝑥 ) + 1
Find 𝑥 such that
(ℎ 𝜊 𝑓)(𝑥 ) = 0
[5 marks]
b) Solve the following equation

√(10 + 3√𝑥) = √𝑥 [4 marks]

c) 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 𝑋, 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 (𝑋 + 9), and 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 (𝑋 + 45) are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic
progression

i) Find 𝑋
ii) Find the 5th term as a single logarithm.
[5 marks]
d) Solve the system of equation by crammer’s rule;
𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = −5
3𝑥 + 𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 4
−3𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 7𝑧 = −7
[6 marks]

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