MAT 1100 Tutorial Sheet 3-2021

The University of Zambia
School of Natural Sciences

Department of Mathematics & Statistics
MAT1100 – Foundation Mathematics Tutorial sheet 3 (2021)
1. (a) Find the domain of each of the following functions:

x 5 x+ 4
(i) f ( x )= (ii) f ( x )= 2 (iii) f ( x )= √ x + √ 4−x
3 x−1 x + 3 x +2
1 ¿
(iv) f ( x )= √ x− √3 1−x (v) f ( x )= 4 (vi) f ( x )=3 x +¿ x∨ x ¿
√ 1−3 x
(b) Sketch the graph of each of the following, and evaluate the indicated function
¿
values: (i) f ( x )=3 x +¿ x∨ x ¿, f (−6 ) , f (3). (ii) f ( x )= {x x+1,if,ifx ≤x >00 , f (−3 ) , f ( 0) .
{
−1 ,if x ≤−1
(iii) f ( x )= 3 x +2 ,if −1< x <1 , f(-2), f(0), f(10).
7−2 x ,if x ≥ 1
2. (a) Given that f ( x )=2 x +3 and g ( x )=2−x 2, evaluate each of the following:
(i) (fog)(0) (ii) (gof )(0) (iii) (fof)(4) (iv) gog(-3) (v) f(g(-1)).
(b) For the functions f and g given, find fog , gof and their domains:
(i) f ( x )=4 x−1 , g ( x ) =2+ 3 x (ii) f ( x )= √ 1+ x , g ( x )=1+ x 2
2 2 2
(iii) f ( x )= , g ( x )=x−1 (iv) f ( x )= −3 , g ( x ) = −3.
x +4 x +3 x +3
2x 1 3
(v) f ( x )= , g ( x )= 2 (vi) f ( x )= 2 , g ( x )=x +1.
4−x x x −1
(vii) f ( x )=x −4 , g ( x )=¿ x∨¿ (viii) f ( x )= √ x , g ( x )= √ x .
3. (a) Determine whether f is one-one, even, odd, or neither even nor odd:
5−2 x
(i) f ( x )= (ii) f ( x )=10 (iii) f ( x )=( x−1)2 (iv) f ( x )=| x−5|.
3
(b) For the pairs of functions f and g given, find , g−1 , fog ,( fog)−1 , g−1 o f −1 ,and
2 1
f ( x )= , g( x )= ,
determine their domains: (i) x−2 and x +1
(ii) f ( x )=
x +7
4 √
, g ( x )=√ x (iii) f ( x )=2 x 3−1 , g ( x ) = 3 x+ 1
2
(iv) f ( x )=( x +3)2 , x ≥−3 ; g ( x )=3 x +5 (v) f ( x )=x 5−2, g ( x )=7 x +1.
4. Show that there is no real value t for which the equation
1
2 x 2+ ( 2−t ) x +t 2 +3=0 has real roots.
5. Find the sum and product of the roots for each of the following quadratic equations:
2
(a) 2 x 2+6 x−5=0 (b) x 2=1−3 x (c) 4 x 2-6=0 (d) 3 x− =1
x
6. If α and β are roots of the equation 3 x 2+5 x +4=0, find the values of the following
α β 1 1
expressions: (a) α 2+ β2 (b) + (c) (α −β )2 (d) +
β α α β
7. If α and β are roots of the quadratic equation 5 x 2−3 x−1=0 , find a quadratic
equation with integer coefficients which has the roots:
1 1 α
2
β
2
(a) 2 and 2 (b) and . (c) α 2 and β 2 .
α β β α
8. Consider the quadratic equation x 2+ 8 x+ k=0 where k is a constant.
(a) Find both roots of the equation given that one root is three times the other. And
(b) find the value of k.
2
9. Given the quadratic equation x +6 x +9=4 kx , find the set of values of k for which it
has real roots.
10. Complete the square of the given quadratic function. Hence, sketch
its graph , showing clearly the x – and y – intercepts and the turning point. State
(i) the line of symmetry, and
(ii) the maximum or minimum value of the function
2
(a) f ( x )=3−7 x−3 x (b) f ( x )=2 x −x−1 (c) f ( x )=−3 x +2
2 2
(d) f ( x )=x 2−2 x−1 (e) f ( x )=−x2 +2 x+ 1.

11. A child care centre has 200m of fencing wire to enclose two adjacent rectangular safe
play areas.
(a) Write an expression for the total area A of the play areas in terms of x .
(b) Find the dimensions for which the enclosed area is 1600 square metres.
12. An open box is made from a square piece of material by cutting two-cm squares from
the corners and turning up the sides. The volume of the finished box is 200cm3. Find
the size (area) of the original piece of material.
13. Find the maximum area of a rectangle inscribed in an isosceles right triangle whose
hypotenuse is 20 cm long. [HINT: If hypotenuse is 20 cm , and x is the base of the
x
rectangle, show that the height of the rectangle is y=10− .]
2
2
14. One number is 2 more than another number. The product of the numbers is 440. Find
the numbers.
15. One number is 1 more than another number. The sum of their squares is 113. Find the
numbers.

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1. (a) Find the domain of each of the following functions:

(d) f ( x )=x 2−2 x−1 (e) f ( x )=−x2 +2 x+ 1.

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