TUTORIAL 1: SIMPLE ALGEBRA AND CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY

1.

x1 = 4, x 2 = 1, x 3 = 2 For the following figures give:

x
i =1

i=2

3 i

(Yellow Guide Sample question) Answer:

x
i =1

i =2

3 i

= 43 + 13 = 65

2.

If n = 4, x1 = 2, x 2 = 3, x 3 = 5, x 4 = 7, find: a.

x
i =1

i =3

b. Answer to a:

1 i=4 (x i ) 2 n i =1

x
i =1

i =3

= 2 + 3 + 5 = 10

Answer to b: 1 i=4 1 (x i ) 2 = (2 2 + 32 + 52 + 7 2 ) = 21.75 n i =1 4

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3.

Given that x1 = 2, x 2 = 3, x 3 = 5, x 4 = 7, x 5 = 9 , calculate a.

(x
i =1 i=4 i=2

i =4

3)

b.

3 i

(2003 Zone A) Answer to a:

(x
i =1

i =4

3) =(2-3) + (3-3) + (5-3) + (7-3) =5

Answer to b:

x
i =2

i =4

3 i

= 33 + 53 + 7 3 = 495

4.

Given that x1 = 1, x 2 = 4, x 3 = 5, x 4 = 8, x 5 = 9 , give a.

(x
i =2 i =3 i =1

i =4

4)

b.

2 i

(2003 Zone B) Answer to a.

(x
i =2

i =4

4) =(4-4)+(5-4)+(8-4)=5

Answer to b.

x
i =1

i =3

2 i

= 12 + 4 2 + 52 = 42

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5.

x1 = 3, x 2 = 1, x 3 = 4, x 4 = 7, x 5 = 3 a. Find

(x i 1)
i =2 i =4 i =1

i =3

b. Answer to a.

Find

2x

2 i

(2004 Zone A)

(x
i =2

i =3

2 i

1) = (1 1) 2 + (4 1) 2 = 9

Answer to b.

2x
i =1

i =4

2 i

= 2(32 ) + 2(12 ) + 2(4 2 ) + 2(7 2 ) = 150

6.

If n = 4, x1 = 3, x 2 = 1, x 3 = 4, x 4 = 5, find: a. Find

x
i =2

i =4

2 i

b.

(2x i 1)
i =1

i =2

(2004 Zone B) Answer to a:

x
i =2

i =4

2 i

= 12 + 4 2 + 52 = 42

Answer to b:

(2x
i =1

i =2

2 i

1) = (2 * 3 1) 2 + (2 *1 1) 2 = 26

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7.

x1 = 3, x2 = 5, x3 = 5, x4 = 1, x5 = 2 a. Find

(x
i=2 i =3 i =1

i=4

2) 2

b.

Find

3x

2 i

(2005 Zone B) Answer to a

(x
i=2

i=4

2) 2

= (5 2) 2 + (5 2) 2 + (1 2) 2 = 9 + 9 +1 = 19

Answer to b

3x
i =1

i =3

2 i

= 3(32 + 52 + 52 ) = 3(9 + 25 + 25) = 3(59) = 177

8.

(Zone A 2007) Answer: You should have no problems with this.

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9.

(Zone A 2008) Answer: You should have no problems with this.

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