NC MATHEMATICS TUTORIAL NUMBER 1 eng CHINGUWA
1. Make r the subject { }
2. Make b the subject { }
3. Evaluate a when a = uv/(u+v) u=10.93, v = 7.38 {a = 4.405}
4. Simplify log 25 – log 9 + log81 {5log3}
5. Solve 2x = 5 {2.322}
6. Solve 3x+1 = 22x-3 { 11.05}
7. Evaluate {6 2
/5 }
8. Evaluate {1/2 }
9. Solve 2x+1 = 32x-1 {1.191}
10. Solve graphically the two simultaneous equations
3.14x – 2.78y = 5.71 and 2.88x +7.34y = 8.93 {2.15: 0.37}
11. By plotting graph of y = 2x2 a{x = ± 1.4}
Solve graphically equations (a) 2x2 - 4 = 0 b{x = 1.5: x = -2}
2
(b) 2x + x - 6 = 0
12. x and y are assumed to be related by the law y = abx. a and b are constants to be
found.
y 4.5 7.4 11.2 15.8 39 68 271.5
x 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.4 3.7 4.5 6.5
(a) Verify the law and determine a and b {a = 2.951: b = 2}
(b) What is the value of y when x = 3.2 {y = 27.6}
(c) What is the value of x when y = 126.7 {x= 5.4}
13. A regular pentagon is circumscribed by a circle radius 12mm. another regular
pentagon is inscribed by a circle of the same radius. Determine the length of sides
of each of the two pentagons. {24cos540 : 24/tan540}
14. The base of a right pyramid of vertex P IS A RECTANGLE QRST. A and B are
mid points of QR and RS respectively. PQ IS 9.2cm , QR is 7.6cm, RS is 4.2 cm.
calculate
a. Perpendicular height of the pyramid {8.11cm}
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b. Angle that edge PT makes with the base {60 50’}
c. Angle which faces PQR and PRS make with the base {75029’: 64054’}
d. Angle the plane PAB makes with the base. {77014’}
15. Show that
(a). sin2β + cos2β = 1 (b) 1 + tan2α = cosec2α
(c) (d)