Worksheet 3
1. Simplify the following expressions:
3 ( x + 1)( x − 1) x 2 − x − 12
(a) (b)
6 ( x − 1)
2
x2 + 5x + 6
2 x3 − x 2 − 6 x x 2 − 25 x + 4
(c) (d) ⋅
2x2 − 7 x + 6 2
x − 16 x + 5
x 2 − x − 6 x3 + x 2 x 2 + 7 x + 12 x 2 + 5 x + 6
(e) 2
⋅ 2 (f) 2
⋅ 2
x + 2x x − 2x − 3 x + 3 x + 12 x + 6 x + 9
2 x 2 − 3x − 2
x 2 + 2 xy + y 2 2 x 2 − xy − y 2 x2 −1
(g) ⋅ 2 (h)
2
x −y 2
x − xy − 2 y 2 2 x2 + 5x + 2
x2 + x − 2
2
x x − x+h
(i) 1+ (j)
2
1− x h x x+h
2. Solve the following equations:
1 3 2
(a) + =
4x 2x x +1 (h) 3x 2 = 3 − 4 x
7 3 7 (i) b2 x2 + 1 − a = ( b + 1) x
(b) = + 2
y y − 4 2y − 8y
4 2 1
(j) x −3 x −2 =6
(c) +2− =
(x − 1) + ( x − 1) =
2 −2
4− x 12 − 3 x 3 (k) 2 2
2
2x 3 1
(d) 2
− = (l) x +34 x =
28
2 x − 5 x x 4 x − 10
(e) x 2 ( a 2 + 2ab + b 2 ) = x ( a + b ) 36
(m) −9
x= − x
(f) x 2 − 8 x − 20 =
0 x −9
(g) y ( y + 2 ) =15 (n) 3x + 3x + 4 =
4
3. Solve the following Inequalities:
4 2
(a) x < x − 2x −1 (f) x −5 < 2
1+ x
(b) ≥1 (g) 3 − 12 x + 4 ≤ 1
1− x
2
(c) x< (h) 8 + 3 3 − 2 x < 11
x −1
( x − 2) (5 − x ) ≤ 0
2
4x
(d) (i) −5 ≥ 7
(4 − x)
3
3
2 2 2w + 5
(e) 1+ ≤ (j) ≥1
x +1 x w +1
4. Use long division or synthetic division on the following exoressions:
x3 + 4 x 2 − 5 x − 14 2 x3 − x 2 − 7 x + 2
(a) (b)
x−2 x−2
2 x2 − 5x −1 3x 2 − 2 x + 2
(c) (d)
x −3 x +1
5. Convert the following accordingly:
(a) 25° (b) 178° (c) 320°
π π 5π
(d) radians (e) radians (f) radians
7 13 6
6. Consider the given diagram and answer the following accordingly:
For an arc length S, area of sector Asector and central angle θ of a circle with
radius r, determine the indicated quantity.
(i) s= 1010mm, θ= 136.0°, r= ?
(ii) r 4.9cm,
= = θ 2.443,
= Asector ?
2
(iii) r 4.02m,
= = Asegment 16.5m
= , s ?
(iv) s 100m,
= = r 50m,=
Asegment ?
2
(v)=
Asector 10m
= , r 3m, =
Asegment ?
(vi) = θ 120°, Asegment = ?
d 60m, =