Wollo University
College of Natural Science
Department of Mathematics
Basic Mathematics worksheet for Natural Science regular students
1) Find the domain of the given function.
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a) f ( x ) x b) g ( x ) 3 1 c) h ( x ) 2 8 d) f ( x ) 3 x
x x
6 2 2
2) Sketch the graph of the given function. Identify the domain, range, intercepts, and asymptotes.
a) y 5 x b) y 9 3 x c) y 1 e x d) y e x 2
3) Solve the given exponential equation.
a) 2 x 1 8 b) 32 x 243 c) 8 2 d) 163a 2 14
x
4) Let f ( x ) 2 x . Show that f ( x 3) 8 f ( x ) .
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5) Let g ( x ) 5 x . Show that g ( x 2) g ( x) .
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f ( x 2) f ( 2)
6) Let f ( x ) 3 x . Show that 4( 3 x ) .
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7) Evaluate the given logarithmic expression (where it is defined).
a) log2 32 c) log3 ( 9) e) log5 (log3 243)
log 5
b) log 1 9 d) log6 1
6
f) 2 2
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8) If f ( x ) log2 ( x 2 4) , find f ( 6) and the domain of f .
9) If g ( x) log3 ( x 2 4 x 3) , find f ( 4 ) and the domain of g .
10) Show that log 1 x log6 x
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11) Sketch the graph of the given function and identify the domain, range, intercepts and asymptotes.
a) f ( x) log2 ( x 3) b) f ( x) 3 log2 x c) f ( x ) log3 ( x ) d) f ( x ) 3 log5 x
12) Find the inverse of f ( x ) e ( 3 x 1) .
13) Let f ( x ) e x . Find a function so that ( f g )( x ) ( g f )( x ) x .
14) Convert the given angle from radians to degrees
a) 3 b) 52 c) 43
15) Convert the given angle from degrees to radians
a) 315 b) 40 c) 330
16) Sketch the graph of
a) f ( ) sec c) f ( ) csc e) f ( ) cot
b) f ( x ) 1 cos x d) f ( x ) sin( x 2 ) f) f ( x ) tan 2 x
17) Verify the following identities:
a) (sin x cos x )(csc x sec x ) tan x cot x
b) sec2 x csc2 x tan 2 x cot2 x
18) Find the exact numerical value of
a) sinh(ln 2) b) cosh( ln 3) c) tanh( 2 ln 3)
19) Prove the following identities:
a) sinh( x y ) sinh x cosh y cosh x sinh y
b) cosh y ( x y ) cosh x cosh y sinh x sinh y
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20) Find the distance between the following pair of points.
a) (1, 0) and (3, 0). (d) The origin and ( 3 , 6 ) .
b) (1, 2) and (1, 4). (e) (a, a) and (a, a).
c) (2, 3) and (2, 0) (f) (a, b) and (a, b).
21) If the vertices of ABC are A (1, 1), B (4, 5) and C (7, 1), find the perimeter of the triangle. Let P = (3,
0) and Q be a point on the positive y-axis. Find the coordinates of Q if |PQ| =5.
22) Suppose the endpoints of a line segment AB are A (1, 1) and B (5, 10). Find the coordinates of point P
and Q if
(a) P is the midpoint of AB.
(b) (b) P divides AB in the ratio 2:3 (That is, |AP|: |PB| = 2:3).
(c) Q divides AB in the ratio 3:2.
(d) P and Q trisect AB (i.e., divide it into three equal parts).
23) Let M (1, 3) be the midpoint of a line segment PQ. If the coordinates of P is (5, 7), then what is the
coordinates of Q?
24) Let A (a, 0), B (0, b) and O (0, 0) be the vertices of a right triangle. Show that the midpoint of AB is
equidistant from the vertices of the triangle.
25) Find the slope and equation of the line whose angle of inclination is and passes through the point P, if
(a) = 14 , P = (1, 1). (b) = 0, P = (0, 1).
26) Find the x-and y-intercepts and slope of the line given by x y 1 , and draw the line.
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27) Draw the triangle with vertices A (2, 4), B (1, 1) and C (6, 2) and find the following.
(a) Equations of the sides.
(b) Equations of the medians.
(c) Equations of the perpendicular bisectors of the sides.
(d) Equation of the lines through the vertices parallel to the opposite sides.
28) Find the equation of the line that passes through (2, 1) and perpendicular to 3x + 4y = 6.
29) Suppose 1 and 2 are perpendicular lines intersecting at (1, 2). If the angle of inclination of 1 is
45, then find an equation of 2 .
30) Determine which of the following pair of lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither.
(a) 2x y + 1 = 0 and 2x + 4y = 3 (c) y = 3x +2 and 3x + y = 2
(b) 3x 6 y +1 = 0 and x 2y = 3 (c) 2x 3y = 5 and 3x + 2y 3= 0
31) Let L1 be the line passing through P (a, b) and Q (b, a) such that ab. Find an equation of the line L2
in terms of a and b if
(a) L2 passes through P and perpendicular to L1.
(b) L2 passes through (a, a) and parallel to L1.
32) Let L1 and L2 be given by 2x + 3y 4= 0 and x +3y 5= 0, respectively. A third line L3 is perpendicular
to L1. Find an equation of L3 if the three lines intersect at the same point.
33) Determine the value(s) of k for which the line (k 2) x (k 2 9) y 3k 2 8k 5 0 :
(a) Is parallel to the x-axis.
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(b) Is parallel to the y-axis.
(c) passes through the origin
(d) Passes through the point (1, 1).
34) In each case write the equation of the line.
35) Determine the values of a and b for which the two lines ax 2 y 1 and 6 x 4 y b
(a) Have exactly one intersection point.
(b) Are distinct parallel lines.
(c) Coincide.
(d) are perpendicular
36) Suppose the center of a circle is C (1, 2) and P (7, 6) is a point on the circle. What is the radius of the
circle?
37) Let A (1, 2) and B (5, 2) are endpoints of a diameter of a circle. Find the center and radius of the circle.
38) Consider a circle whose center is the origin and radius is 5 .Determine whether or not the circle
contains the following point.
(a) (1, 2) (b) (0, 0)
(c) 0, 5 (d) (3/2, 3/2)
39) Consider a circle of radius 5 whose center is at C (3, 4). Determine whether each of the following
points is on the circle, inside the circle or outside the circle:
(a) (0, 9) (b) (0, 0) (c) (1, 6) (d) (1, 0)
40) Determine whether each of the following points is inside, outside or on the circle with equation
x2 y2 5.
(a) (1, 2), (b) (3/2, 2) (c) (0, 5 ) (d) (1, 3/2)
41) Find an equation of the circle whose endpoints of a diameter are (0, 3) and (3, 3).
42) Determine an equation of a circle whose center is on y-axis and radius is 2.
43) Find an equation of the circle passing through (1, 0) and (0, 1) which has its center on the line 2x + 2y
=5.
44) Find the value(s) of k for which the equation 2x2 + 2y2 + 6x – 4y + k = 0 represent a circle.
45) An equation of a circle is x 2 y 2 6 y k 0 . If the radius of the circle is 2, .then what is the
coordinates of its center?
46) Find equation of the circle passing through (0, 0), (4, 0) and (2, 2).
47) Find equation of the circle inscribed in the triangle with vertices (7, 10), (7, 15), and (5, 1).
48) In each of the following, check whether or not the given equation represents a circle. If the equation
represents a circle, then identify its center and the length of its diameter.
(a) x 2 y 2 18x 24 y 0 (b) 5 x 2 5 y 2 125x 60 y 100 0
49) Show that x2 + y2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0 represents a circle of positive radius iff D2 + E2 4F 0.
50) Find the equation of the line tangent to the circle with the center at (1, 1) and point of tangency at (1,
3).
51) The center of a circle is on the line y =2x and the line x=1 is tangent to the circle at (1, 6). Find the
center and radius of the circle.
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52) Suppose two lines y x and y x 4 are tangent to a circle at (2, 2) and (4, 0), respectively. Find
equation of the circle.
53) Find an equation of the line tangent to the circle x 2 y 2 2 x 2 y 2 at (1, 1).
54) Find equation of the line through ( 32, 0) and tangent to the circle with equation C: x 2 y 2 16 .
55) Suppose P (1, 2) and Q (3, 0) are the endpoints of a diameter of a circle and L is the line tangent to the
circle at Q.
(a) Show that R (5, 2) is on L.
(b) Find the area of PQR, when R is the point given in (a).
56) Use the definition of parabola and the given information to answer or solve each of the following
problems.
(a) Suppose the focal length of a parabola is p, for some p 0. Then, show that the focal
width (length of the latus rectum) of the parabola is 4p.
(b) Suppose the vertex of a parabola is the origin and its focus is F (0, 1). Then,
(c) What is the focal length of the parabola?
(d) Find the equations of the axis and directrix of the parabola.
(e) Find the endpoints of the latus rectum of the parabola.
(f) Determine whether each of the following point is on the parabola or not.
(i) (4, 4) (ii) (2, 2) (iii) (4, 4) (iv) (4, 4) (v) (1, 1/4)
57) Find an equation of the parabola that has a vertical axis, its vertex at (1, 0) and passing through (0, 1).
58) The vertex and endpoints of the latus rectum of the parabola x 2 36 y forms a triangle. Find the area of
the triangle.
59) P (4, 6) is a point on a parabola whose focus is at (0, 2) and directrix is parallel to x-axis.
(a) Find an equation of the parabola, its vertex and directrix.
(b) Determine the distance from P to the directrix.
60) An iron wire bent in the shape of a parabola has latus rectum of length 60cm. What is its focal length?
61) Suppose the endpoints of the major axis of an ellipse are (0, 2) and the end points of its minor axis are
(1, 0).
(a) Where is the center of the ellipse?
(b) Find the coordinates of the foci.
(c) Determine whether each of the following points is on the ellipse or not.
(i) 1 / 2, 3 (ii)
2, 1
(iii) 1 / 2, 3 (iv) 3 / 2, 1
62) Suppose the endpoints of the minor axis of an ellipse are (1, 3) and its eccentricity is 0.8. Find the
coordinates of (a) the center, (b) the foci, (c) the vertices of the ellipse.
63) Consider the equation 2 x 2 4 y 2 8 x 16 y F 0 . Find all values of F such that the graph of the
equation (a) is an ellipse. (b) is a point. (c) consists of no points at all
64) Consider a hyperbola whose foci are (2, 0) and contains the point P (2, 3).
(a) Where is the center of the hyperbola?
(b) Determine the principal axis of the hyperbola.
(c) Find the length of the transverse axis of the hyperbola.
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(d) Find the coordinates of the vertices of the hyperbola.
(e) Determine whether each of the following points is on the hyperbola or not.
(f) (i) (2, 3) (ii) (2, 3) (iii) (2, 3) (iv) (3, 4) (v) 13, 6
65) For the following questions, find the center, foci, vertices and asymptotes of the hyperbola having the
given equation and sketch its graph.
C. ( x 2) ( y 3) 1
2 2 2 2
(a) x y 1
64 36 9 16
(b) ( y 1) 4( y 2) 8
2 2
D. 16x 9 y 2 64x 90 y 305 0
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66) Find an equation of hyperbola whose major axis is parallel to the x-axis, has a focus at ( 2, 1) and its
vertices are at the endpoints of a diameter of the circle x y 2 y 0 .
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67) A satellite moves along a hyperbolic curve whose horizontal transverse axis is 24 km and an asymptote
y 12
5 x 2 . Then what is the eccentricity of the hyperbola?
68) Two regions A and B are separated by a sea. The shores are roughly in a shape of hyperbolic curves
with asymptotes y 3 x and a focus at (30, 0) taking a coordinate system with origin at the center of
the hyperbola. What is the shortest distance between the regions in kms?
x2 y2
69) Determine the type of curve represented by the equation 1 In each of the following cases:
k k 16
( a) k 0 , (b) 0 k 16, (c) k 16
70) Find an equation of the conic section having the given properties and sketch its graph.
(a) Ellipse with center at origin, foci at (2, 2) and (2, 2), and length of major axis 2 8 .
(b) Parabola whose vertex is at (3, 4) and focus (5,2)
(c) Hyperbola whose foci are (2, 2) and (2, 2), and length of transverse axis 2 2 .
71) Use rotation of axes to eliminate the xy term in each of the following equations, describe the locus (type
of conic section) and sketch the graph of the equation.
(a) 17x2 12xy + 8y2 36 = 0
(b) 8x2 + 24xy + y2 1 = 0
(c) x2 2xy + y2 5y = 0
72) Show that if B 0, then the graph of x 2 Bxy F , is a hyperbola if F 0, and two intersecting lines if
F = 0.
NB: The shaded questions are assignments for you individually!!!!!