MTH101A PRACTICE EXERCISE 1

I. Find the solution set of each equation. Show complete solution. Check if necessary.

x
1.  3x  7  5 2.  5  10 3. 3x  7  2x  3
2
4. x  9  4x  1 5. 4x  6  x  2 6. 3x  7   3
3x 2x 3x  1 6x  5 2x  3
7. 5   22 8. x
  9. x
4
4 3 5 2 4 x3 x3
3y  7 2y  3 2p  5 3p  5 11 2
10.  3y  7  11.  12. 
2 5 4p  1 6p  1 6x  1 x1
2y  1 6y  1 2t  3 2t  1 4 5 3
13.  14.  15.  
3y  4 9y  8 3t  2 3t 2x  3 5x  4 x2
1 3 3 x7 8x  9 4x  9
16.   17.  
2x  3 x  3 2x  3x  9
2 ( 2x  3)( x  1) 2x  3 x2
5x  20 2x  7 6x  6 5 4 12x  6
18.   19.  
( 3x  5)( x  1) x5 3x  5 2x  1 x  1 2x 2  x  1
4 1 5
20.  
3x  2 2x  3 6x  3

II. Solve for the letters indicated

1. 2(ax  4)  5  3( x  a ) ; x 1
5. S  vot  g t2 ; vo
2

2. A  1 (b1  b 2 ) h ; b1 6. A  2ab  2ac  2bc ; a

3. S  a  rL ; L 7. M 
L  25


 1 ; f
1r F f 

L  a  (n  1)d 1 1 1
4. ; n 8.   ; f
f d1 d2

III. Solve the ff quadratic equations by factoring (if applicable) or by completing the square or by quadratic formula.

2 2 2
1. 3x  x  10 2. 2x  3x  2  0 3. 2x  5x  12  0

2 2 2
4. 4x  12x  9  0 5. x  4x  0 6. x  2x  2  0

7. 4x 2  8x  1  0 8. 2x
2
 6x  7 2
9. 2x  13x  4  0

10. x 2  4x  13  0 11. 14x 2  11x  15  0 12. 2x 2  2x  13  0

13. 3(x  2)2  4  0 14. 16x 2  49  0 15. 3x 2  4  0

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IV. Solve the ff equations (Check if necessary)

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1. ( 3x  1)( x  2)  4 2. (x  1) 2  10 3. 16x  49  0

3y  5 5y  3
4. 7x 2  10  0 5. ( 2x  1)(x  1)  3 6. 
3y  1 y1

2 4 1 1 1 x2 4( x  3)
7.   8.  2 9.  3
x2 x3 x1 x  2 x 1 x3 x2

2
11 x  3 2x  3  x 3 x3  2x  3   x4 
10.   11. 2   1  0 12.   7 6  0
x2  4 2x x2  x1 x1  x4   2x  3 
2 2
 x  3  x 1  x3  x3  x  x
13.   5 4  0 14. 3    4( )10 15.    4( )  32
 x  1   x  3  2 x  1  2 x1  x  1  x 1

V. Find the solution set of each inequality. Give answer in interval & inequality notations and draw the line graph.

1
1. 2 x 2
3
x 4
3 6. 4
x
 2( x51)  8 3 x
20 11. 12  4x  5  8

1
2. 4 x  12  12 x  2
3 7. 2x  3  6 12. 4 3 X
2 9

y4 y 5
3. 2
 3 4 8. 5x  8  2 13. 2
3
x8 7 1
2

4. 2 ( x  2)  5  13 ( 2x  1)
1 2
9. 4  2x  8 14. 3 2x  1  6

5.
5x
9  56  x2  1
2 10. 2 4x  7  10 15. x  7  3  12

VI. Find the solution set of each inequality. Give answer in interval & inequality notations and draw the line graph.

x2 3x  2 2x  1
1. 0 2. 0 3. 1
x5 x2 x3

x4 3x
4. 2 5. 0 6. ( 2x  3) ( x  1)  0
2x  1 x5

7. ( x  5) ( 3x  1)  0 8. 2x 2  6x  0 9. x 2  4x  5  0

4 2 1 x 2  x  12
10. 9  x2  0 11. x3 12.  13. 0
x2 x 1 x  3 x1