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Tutorial : Real Number

: Equation and Inequality

Topic : Surds, Linear Equation Formulae and application

Surds
1. Reduce to the lowest term:
a. 8

2.

3.

b. 12

c. 200

d. 125

e. 450

Simplify each expression:

a.

45 25

f.

32 514

b.

7 + 37 + 27

g.

(23)2

c.

50 32

h.

d.

354 + 224

e.

45 311

412
22
3
315

i.

Multiply:
a.

(3 2)(3 1)

b.

(25 + 3)(35 2)

c.

75(320 + 23)

d.

(25 + 3 )(25 3)

e.

(1 + + 1)(1 + 1

f.

( 1 2)( 1 + 2 )

g.

( + 3 + 3 )( + 3 3)

4. Rationalize the denominator :

a.

1
3

e.

1+3
2

b.

5
2+5

f.

34
3+4

c.

2
233

g.

1
23+2

d.

1
65

h.

33
25+ 3

5. Evaluate the following expression and leave your answer with rational denominators.
1

a.

+ , for = 3 2

b.

+ , where = 3 + 1 and =

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Linear Equation - Formula and Application

1. Solve each equation.
a. 3 + 2 = 29

o.

b. 7 = 9
c.

1
2

( 3) = 4 6

p. ( 4)2 = ( + 4)2 + 32

4 + 2 = 18 2

d. 2(1 ) = 3(1 + 2) + 5

q.

+
2

e. 7( 6) = 7 + 3

r.

2
+3

s.

2
2 4

t.

4
+
2 9
+3

u.

2
+6

v.

6+7
41

w.

4
2

1
6

x.

5
4
+ 23
511

y.

2
+3

z.

3
+4

= + 2 +4

f.

7 + 14 = 7( + 2)

g.

h.

45
37

i.

1
3

6
5

, 1

= 2,

3
7

=2
3

j.

1
2

k.

4
+

l.

1
3

m.

+1
+2
+
3
7

n.

2+1
3

=3

=2

+ 16 = 3

2
2

3=
6

= +3 2
4

= 2 4 +2
=

3
2 9

= 1
3+8

= 24

3
+5

+ (+5)(2)
3

= 5

3
4

5
+6

6+12

2. The sum of one fifth of a number and three is equal to half of the number. What is
the number?
3. When n basketball uniforms are purchased, the cost, C, of each uniform is given by
40n 260
the equation, C
. If the cost of each uniform was $60, how many uniforms
n
were purchased?
4. You are choosing between two texting plans. Plan A has a monthly fee of RM20 with
a charge of RM0.05 per text. Plan B has a monthly fee of RM5 with a charge of
RM0.10 per text. Both plans include photo and video texts. For how many text
messages will the costs for the two plans be the same?
5. Asma pay RM1187.20 for a computer. The price includes a 6% GST. What is the
price of the computer itself?
6. Your local computer store is having terrific sale on digital camera. After a 40% price
reduction, you purchase a digital camera for RM276. What was the cameras price
before the reduction?

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7. The length of the rectangular tennis court at Wimbledon is 6 feet longer than twice
the width. If the courts perimeter is 228 feet, what are the courts dimensions?
8.

Ravi grossed $435 one week by working 52 hours. His employer pays time-and-ahalf for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours. With this information, can you
determine Ravis regular hourly wage?

9. Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first, two times the
second, and three times the third is 70.

10. The sum of the numbers on two adjacent post-office boxes is 697. What are the
numbers?
11. After a salesman receives a 5% raise, his new salary is RM40,530. What was his
old salary?

12. You are choosing between two health clubs. Club A offers a membership for a fee
of RM40 plus a monthly fee of RM25. Club B offers a membership for a fee of RM15
plus a monthly fee of RM30. After how many months will the total cost at each health
club be the same? What will be the total cost for each club?
13. In December 2010, there were 18.14 million people in the US who owned a smart
phone that ran Google Android operating system (OS). The Google Android OS is
used on 28.7% of all smart phones. How many people in the US owned a smart
phone in December 2010?

14. Your grandmother needs your help. She has RM50000 to invest. Part of this money

is to be invested in noninsured bonds paying 15% annual interest. The rest of this
money is to be invested in a government-insured certificate of deposit paying 7%
annual interest. She told you that she requires RM6000 per year in extra income
from the combination of these investments. How much money should be placed in
each investment?

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

- Aristotle

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