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    THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA

    Department of Mathematics and Statistics


    MAT1110: Foundation Mathematics and Statistics for Social Sciences
    Tutorial Sheet 4
    1. Find the partial-fraction decomposition of the following rational functions:

    (a) i. ii. iii.


    1 x+7 2x2 − 9x − 35
    (x + 5)(x + 4) 2
    x + 3x + 2 x3 + 2x2 − 5x − 6

    (b) i. ii.
    x2 + 2 4x
    (x + 2)2 (x + 3) x3 + 4x2 + 5x + 2

    (c) i. ii. iii.


    x2 − 1 x−3 2x
    x(x2 + 1) x3 + 3x (x + 1)2 (x2 + 1)

    (d) i. ii. iii.


    x2 + 1 4x3 + 10x + 4 2x4 + 3x2 + 1
    x2 − 1 x(2x + 1) x2 + 3x + 2
    2. (a) Solve each of the following quadratic inequalities, in each case, illustrating the solution set
    on the number line.

    i. iii.
    2
    2x + 3x ≥ 3 x2 + 2x ≤ 8
    ii. iv.
    x2 − 2x − 3 < 0 x2 − 3x − 4 6= 0

    (b) Sketch each of the following quadratic functions. In each case, state the set of value(s) of x
    for which f (x) > 0, f (x) ≤ 0.

    i. iii.
    2
    f (x) = 2x + 3x − 3 f (x) = 2x2 − 4x + 5
    ii. iv.
    f (x) = −x2 − 4x + 1 f (x) = −2x2 − 3x + 2
    (c) Solve each of the following cubic inequalities, in each case, illustrating the solution set on
    the number line.

    i. iii.
    4x3 − x < 6 − 9x2 x3 − x2 − 9x + 9 ≤ 0
    ii. iv.
    (x + 4)(x − 2)(x − 7) > 0 4x3 − 8x2 − x + 2 6= 0

    (d) Sketch each of the following cubic functions. In each case, state the set of value(s) of x for
    which f (x) > 0, f (x) ≤ 0.

    i. iii.
    3 2
    f (x) = 4x + 9x − x − 6 f (x) = x3 − 5x2 + 3x + 9
    ii. iv.
    f (x) = x3 − 5x2 − 22x + 56 f (x) = x4 + 4x3 − 12x2

    3. (a) Solve each of the following rational inequalities, in each case, illustrating the solution set
    on the number line.

    i. v.
    x−1 x x
    ≤0 ≤
    x+2 x+1 x+2
    ii.
    x+2
    ≥1 vi.
    x−1
    iii. x−1
    2 x(x − 1) >
    x −9 x
    <0
    x2 − 1
    vii.
    iv.
    x2 + 5x + 6 x−3 x+2
    ≤0 ≥
    x2 − 4x − 5 x+4 x−5

    (b) For each of the following rational functions, find/state the domain and the range. Hence
    sketch the graph.

    i. iii.
    2−x x+1
    f (x) = f (x) =
    x+4 x−1
    ii. iv.
    3x + 6 2x + 5
    f (x) = f (x) =
    x−1 x−1

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