MTE-04

Assignment Booklet

Bachelors Degree Programme

Elementary Algebra
(Valid from 01 July, 2008 to 30 June, 2009)

School of Sciences
Indira Gandhi National Open University
New Delhi
2008

Dear Student,
Please read the section on assignments in the Programme Guide for Elective Courses that we sent you
after your enrolment. A weightage of 30 per cent, as you are aware, has been earmarked for continuous
evaluation. For this you need to answer one tutor-marked assignment for this course, which is in this
booklet.
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6) This assignment is valid only till June 30, 2009. If you fail in this assignment or fail to submit your
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it as per the instructions given in the programme guide.Please retain a copy of your answer sheets.
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ASSIGNMENT
(To be done after studying the course material.)
Course Code: MTE-04
Assignment Code: MTE-04/TMA/2008-09
Total Marks: 100

1. a) In a survey of 60 people, it was found that 25 people can read the Hindi script, 26 can read
the Tamil script, 26 can read the English script, 9 can read both Hindi and English, 11 can
read both Hindi and Tamil, 8 can read both Tamil and English, and 3 can read all three
scripts. Find the number of people who can read
i)
at least one of the language scripts;
ii)
one and only one of the language scripts.
(3)
b)

Geometrically represent { 5, 7, 3} [ 1, 1]

c)

Prove that for any two subsets R and S , of a universal set U, U \ (R S) (U \ R) (U \ S)

. If we interchange the signs and , does the equality still hold? Give reasons for your
answers.
(5)

2. a)

b)

Find a, b, c, d R for which the sums obtained when adding them three at a time are
20, 22, 24 and 27 , respectively.

a b 2c 3, 2a 2b 5c 4, a 2b c 3, 2b 2c 1 .

100

100
x1

x4

100

b)

150

x2

x3
50

3. a)

(3)

Construct a linear system that describes the traffic flow in the street diagram given below.
All the roads are one-way streets, in the direction shown in the diagram. The units are in
vehicles per hour. Give two distinct possible flows of the traffic.
200

d)

(4)

Can you solve the following linear system by the Gaussian elimination method? If so, apply
it.

c)

(2)

50
(5)

50

Determine the quadratic polynomial in one variable whose graph passes through the points
(1, 6), (2,3) and (3, 2) .
(3)
Let a, b,c be the roots of x 3 2x 2 7x 1 . Obtain a 3 b3 c3 .

(4)

Apply Ferraris method to find the roots of x 4 16x 3 .

(6)

4. a)
b)

Obtain the algebraic, geometric, polar and exponential representations of (4 3i)1 .

(5)

Obtain the fifth roots of 2i 5 .

(5)

5. Which of the following statements are true? Give reasons for your answers. (This means that if
you think a statement is false, give a short proof or an example that shows it is false. If it is true,
give a short proof for saying so. For instance, to show that 1, padma, blueis a set is true, you
need to say that this is true because it is a well-defined collection of 3 objects.)
i)

{3, 3, 5, 17} {3, 5, 17}

ii)

The discriminant of 0 a 0 a1x a 5 x 5 ,a 5 0 , is a 5 .

iii)

The converse of the statement A positive integer is prime if it has exactly two factors is
the statement A positive integer is composite if it has at least two factors.

iv)

If A and B are two matrices such that AB is defined, then A B will be defined.

v)

Every polynomial in R[x] has a root in R .

vi)

The point representing

vii)

There is a unique value of for which 2x 3y 7 0 and x 9y 2 represent parallel

lines.

viii) The solution set of

3 i 1 lies in the third quadrant.

11
2
9 is x R 1 x {x R | x 1} .
9
x 1

ix)

If a b c 81 , the minimum value of a10 b10 c10 is (81)10 .

x)

|[ 5] | 5 .

6. a)

(20)

Can Cramers rule be used for solving the following system of equations? If so, apply it for
finding the solution. If Cramers rule cant be applied, use the Gaussian elimination method
for solving the system.
a 3b c 2, 2a 5b c 5, a 2b 3c 6

(6)

b)

Let A, B, C, D be matrices of order 4 1, 3 2, 4 3 and 1 3 , respectively. Determine the

orders of the following matrices, if they exist.
i) ADB , ii) CB , iii) A C , iv) B AD .
(4)

7. a)

Use the CS inequality to find the roots of 12x 3 16x 2 25x 7 0 , if they are all rational.
(5)
n
n 1
Prove 2 1 n 2 n 2 in two ways:
i)
by induction,
ii)
by using the inequalities discussed in Unit 6.
(5)

b)

8. a)

State and prove De Moivres theorem for n Z \ N .

(4)

b)

Let A [ R {50, 40, 30, K ,0}] {3x | x Z} and

B {x Z | x is a prime factor of 4851} .
Represent A by the property method and B by the listing method. Also show A B and
(4)
AB in a single Venn diagram.

c)

Give an example, with justification, of each of the following:

i)
An element of Q[x] of degree 4, with no roots in Q .
ii)
A linear system which cant be solved by Cramers rule.
iii) A real-life situation requiring the use of a trigonometric identity.
iv) Two statements A and B, related to your daily life, such that A is necessary for
B, but not sufficient for B.

(7)