Thursday, 26 January 2017

ROUNDING OFF 1A


Write 5 916 821 correct to the
i) Nearest million.
ii) Nearest thousand.
iii) Nearest ten.

Solution

i) Nearest million = 6,000,000

ii) Nearest thousand = 5 917000

iii) Nearest ten =5 916 820

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Write 7 728 473 correct to the
i) Nearest million.
ii) Nearest thousand.

iii) Nearest ten.

REGULAR POLYGONS 1A


An interior angle of a regular polygon is 700 greater than an exterior angle. Find the interior angle.

Solution

Let i = interior angle, e = exterior angle.

Now i  + e=1800…………………(1)

But i = e+700 …………………(2)

Substitute (2) in (1) above.

e+700   + e=1800

e+ e+700   =1800

2e+ 700   =1800

2e=1800 - 700   

2e=1100

2e=1100          dividing by 2 both sides.
2      2

e = 550

But from equation (2)

But i = e+700

        = 550+700

        = 1250      

Hence interior angle = 1250      


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An interior angle of a regular polygon is 760 greater than an exterior angle. Find the interior angle.

ALGEBRA 1D



If 4x + 3y= 8; find the x intercept.

Solution

x-intercept is when y=0.

4x + 3(0)= 8.

4x = 8

4x = 8    dividing by 4 both sides.
4      4

x = 2

Hence x-intercept is (2,0)


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If 4x -3y= 20; find the x intercept.

Friday, 20 January 2017

MATRIX 1A



LOGARITHMS 1D


If log 2= 0.3010; find the value of log 50,000 without using tables.


solution


=log50,000

=log(100,000÷ 2)


=log100,000 – log2


=log105 – log2


=5log10 – log2


=(5x1) – (0.3010)


=5 – 0.3010)


=4.699

Hence log50,000=4.699



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If log 2= 0.3010; find the value of log 5,000 without using tables.

FUNCTIONS 1A


If F(x) = 5x + 10; Find F-1(40).


Solution


HINT: F-1(x) means inverse.

PROCEDURE:
Make x the subject and then interchange x and y variables.

Let y=F(x)

So,  y= 5x + 10

y – 10 = 5x

y – 10  = 15x
   5          15

y – 10   = x
   5

x  =   y – 10     after rearranging
            5


F-1(x) = x – 10     after interchanging x and y variables.
                5

Now we calculate F-1(40) as hereunder;

F-1(40) = 40 – 10     
                 5


F-1(40) =  30      
                5

F-1(40) =  6      [after dividing 30 by 5]
               


Hence, F-1(40) =  6     
                             


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If F(x) = 7x - 20; Find F-1(6).

Thursday, 19 January 2017

ALGEBRA 1C


Simplify: 5x + 9y + 2y - x

solution

= 5x + 9y + 2y – x

= 5x– x + 9y + 2y

= 4x + 11y


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Simplify: 11x + 14y + 5y – 4x.


STATISTICS 1A


In a survey of 60 pupils, 22 of them said their favourite sport was football. What angle in a pie chart would this represent?

Solution

We make a fraction of 22 ot of 60, then multiply by 3600.
= 22 x 3600.
   60

= 22 x 36006
   601

= 22 x 6

= 1320.

Hence the angle is 132

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In a survey of 30 people, 13 of them said their favourite sport was netball. What angle in a pie chart will this represent?

EXPONENTIALS 1B


If 32w (40w) = 1000000w-10 ; Find w.

Solution

52w (40w) = 1000000 w-10

(52)w (40w) = 106(w-10)

(25)w (40w) = 106w-60

(25 x 40)w = 106w-60

(1000)w = 106w-60

(103)w = 106w-60

103w = 106w-60  (Bases are alike, so they cancel out)

3w = 6w-60

0= 6w-3w – 60  [collecting letters together]

0= 3w – 60  [collecting letters together]

60 = 3w

2060= 3w       [dividing by 3 on both sides]
    3     3


w = 20

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If 42t (4t) = 128t+5 ; Find t.

SLOPE OR GRADIENT 1B


Find the c if the slope of a line which passes through (-3, -4) and (c-1,-11) is -7/11.

Solution

x= -3,  y=-4,  x= c-1,  y= -11, m=-7/11.

m = y2 –y1
      x2 – x1

-7 =   -11 –(-4)
11    (c-1) –(-3)

-7 =   -11 + 4            [since –(-4)  becomes  + 4]             
11     c-1 + 3            [since –(-3)  becomes  + 3]                            

-7 =     -7
11     c+ 2

-7(c+2) = 11x-7     [after cross multiplication]

-7c-14 = -77

-7c= -77+14

-7c= -63

-7c= -63
-7     -7

c = 9


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Find the c if the slope of a line which passes through (7, 3) and (c-3,-9) is 12/5.