Enhancement Exercises (For Final Exam)

Chapter 1 (Exponent, Logarithm and Radical)

1). Simplify each of the following and write the answers with only positive exponent

2
3
a).
x

(31 a 4b 3 ) 2
b).
(6a 2b 1c 2 )

3
15m3n 2 p 1
c). 2 4
25m n

2). Find the value of x for the following expressions

a). 2 x 8 x 4 x

b). 25 x 1 125 x

1024 x
c). 4 x
4096

d). 2log2 x log2 ( x 2) log 2 23

3). Simplify the expression. Assume that all unknowns are positive

a). 5
x12 y 4 z 24

3
x2 y3 3 2 x2 y
b).
6 x3 y 4

4). Rationalize the denominator of the following expression

x
a).
x y

5
b).
2 x y
Chapter 2 (Polynomial) and Chapter 3 (Series)

1). Express each of the following expression as partial fraction

x2 1
a).
x( x 1)3

x 1
b).
x( x 2)( x 3) 2

x3
c).
x3 3x

2). Find the root of the equation f ( x) 2sin x x 2 2 in the interval [0, 1] using secant
method. Iterate until |( )| < = 0.005. Show your calculation in three decimal places.

1
3). Using Binomial expansion, find the first three terms of
(1 x )3

Chapter 3 (Series)

1). Find the pattern of the following sequence

a). -3, 1, 5,

b). 1, 2, 3,

c). 2, 4, 6, ...

2). Find the sum of each sequence

5
a). (k
k 1
2
2k 3)

3
b). (3k
k 1
2
5k 9)

3). Given that the nth term of arithmetic sequence is Tn 40 4(n 1)

a). Find the first term and the common difference

b). Find S6

4). Given the geometric sequence 2, 8, 32, ,

 a). Find the common ratio and the 5th term

b). Is the geometric series converging or diverging? Explain

c). If it does converges, evaluate S

Chapter 4 (Trigonometry)

1). By using sum and difference identities, simplify

tan x 1
a).
1 tan x

1 tan x
b).
1 tan x

2). Given 4sin 3cos r sin( ) and 0 2

a). Find r and

b). Find the values of if 4sin 3cos 1

3). Prove that

a). tan 2 sin 2 tan 2 sin 2

tan
b). cos ec
sec cos
c). (sec tan )(sec tan ) 1

Chapter 5 (Matrices)

2 5 3 0 3 6 2 1 3
1). Given A = ( ), B = ( ), C = ( ). Find
3 0 7 2 5 4 1 0 3

a). A + B b). (A + B) + C c). A + (B + C)

d). Show that (A + B)T = AT + BT

2). Given

x yz 5
2 x 3 y 5z 8
4x 5z 2

a). Write the equation in matrix form AX = B

b). Solve the above system for a, b, c and d by using the Gauss-Jordan elimination method. Do
this following operation in order:

R2 2R1

R3 4R1

R3 + 4R2

1
R3
13

R2 3R3

R1 R3

R1 R2

Chapter 6 (Vectors)

1). Let = 4 + 5 , = + 3 6 and = a 4 b. Find

a). 2 4 +

b).

c). Value of a and b, given if 4 3 + =

2). Find the parametric equation of the line that passes through points (3, 2, 3)
and (2, 2, 2).

3). Find the normal vector and equation of a plane containing (1, 3, 1), (1, 1, 2) and
(2, 0, 4).
Chapter 7 (Complex Number)

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1). If = 3 4 and = 1 + 6, express = in the form if + .
4

2). Given 1 = 3 + 4 and 2 = 1 3. Find

a). the modulus and argument for 1

b). the modulus and argument for 2

c). express 1 in polar form
2

d). express 1 2 in polar form

3). Calculate z3 and 3

z , given that z = 1 3i in the form of + by applying De Moivres
Theorem.