QS015 Group Work Chapter 1

UNIT MATEMATIK
KOLEJ MATRIKULASI JOHOR
84900 TANGKAK, JOHOR

Answer all questions.

1. Simplify

8
a) 3
2 3
x y x
3 2 2 2
y3
y
b)
27 x4 3

(7 marks)

2. If a 2x 1 = b 1 3y and a 3x 1 = b 2y 2, prove that 13xy 7x 5y + 3 = 0. (5 marks)

23 5 23 5
3. Simplify (4 marks)
2 5 2 5

4. Let a 2 3 and b 3 3 1 . Find

1 3 1
a) ab b)
a b (7 marks)

x2 y
5. Let a = log x, b = log y, and c = log z. Write log 3 in terms of a, b and c. (6 marks)
z

6. a) If a, b, and c are any positive number not equal to 1, show that logbalogcblogac = 1.

ab
b) If a 2 + b 2 = 7ab, show that 2 log 10 log 10 a log 10 b .
3

(8 marks)

xy
7. a) If logaN = x and logbN = y, prove that log ab N .
x y

10 25 81
b) If a log 10 , b log 10 , and c log 10 , prove that log 10 2 7a 2b 3c .
9 24 80

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(9 marks)

8. Given (1 + 5i)p 2q = 3 + 7i. Find the values of p and q when

a) p and q are real numbers.

b) p and q are complex numbers and q is the conjugate of p.

(11 marks)

9. The complex number z satisfies the equation

2
z= + 1 4i
1 i
Express z in the form x + iy where x, y Z (6 marks)

10. Let the complex number z be given by

i
z=1+ .
i 3

Express z in the form a +bi, giving the exact values of the real constants a, b. (6 marks)

11. a) Given the complex number z and its conjugate z satisfy the equation z z 2z 12 6i
.

Find the possible values of z . (6 marks)

b) An equation in a complex number system is given by

1 1
z
z1 z 2 z1

where z1 1 2i and z2 2 i . Find the value of z of in the Cartesian form a + ib

(3 marks)

12. If z = x + yi and z 2 = a + bi, x, y, a, b R, prove that 2 x 2 a 2 b 2 a .

By solving the equation z 4 + 6z 2 + 25 = 0 for z 2, or other method, express the roots of the
equation in the form x + yi.

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(13 marks)

Answers:

4
9 y
1. a) b)
4 x

3. 38

27 23 3
4. a) 7 5 3 b)
26

1
5. 2a b 3c
2

7 4
8. a) p , q b) p 2 i, q 2 i
5 5

9. 5 12i

5 3
10. i
4 4

1 1
11. a) z 1 3i or z 3 3i b) i
10 10

12. z (1 2i ), z (1 2i )

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QS015 Group Work Chapter 1

(13 marks)

Answers:

4
9 y
1. a) b)
4 x

3. 38

27 23 3
4. a) 7 5 3 b)
26

1
5. 2a b 3c
2

7 4
8. a) p , q b) p 2 i, q 2 i
5 5

9. 5 12i

5 3
10. i
4 4

1 1
11. a) z 1 3i or z 3 3i b) i
10 10

12. z (1 2i ), z (1 2i )

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