Math Assigment #1
Math Assigment #1
Math Assigment #1
Mathematics Assignment # 1
Complex Numbers
Q.1.
(i) Without using calculator, apply basic operations to separate real and imaginary parts of
(v) Solve the following simultaneous linear equations with complex coefficients for w and z.
3z + (2 + i ) w = 11- i
(2 - i )z - w = -1 + i
Q.2.
𝑥 𝑦+𝑧 1 𝑥 𝑦𝑧 𝑥𝑦𝑧 𝑥 𝑥2 𝑥3
(a) |𝑦 𝑧+𝑥 1| = 0 (b) |𝑦 𝑧𝑥 𝑥𝑦𝑧| = |𝑦 𝑦2 𝑦 3|
𝑧 𝑥+𝑦 1 𝑧 𝑥𝑦 𝑥𝑦𝑧 𝑧 𝑧2 𝑧3
1 1 0 −1 0 𝑎
ii. The multiplicative inverse of the matrix [0 2 1] is [ 2 0 −1]. Find “a”.
2 1 0 −4 1 2
1 1 0 −1 0 𝑎 1 0 0
-1
Hint: since A. A = I then, [0 2 1] [ 2 0 −1]. = [0 1 0]
2 1 0 −4 1 2 0 0 1
iii. Find the value of x for which the following matrix is singular.
20 10 30
[2 1 3]
0 𝑥 1
iv. Solve the following non-homogeneous system of linear equations using Cramer’s Rule
method.
2x + y + z = 1
x – 2y - 3z = 1
3x + 2y +4z = 5
v. Solve the following non-homogeneous system of linear equations using matrix inversion
method.
x + 2y + z = 8
2x – y + z = 3
x + y - z =0
vi. Solve the following homogeneous system of linear equations for non-trivial
solutions, if possible.
x + 2y - z = 0
3x –3y + 2z = 0
-x - 11y + 6z = 0
2 1 3 3 5 1
vii. If A = [2 4 3] and B = [2 1 3] then verify: (AB)t = Bt At
5 6 1 7 6 1
Quadratic Equations
Q.3.
i. If ‘𝛼′ and ‘𝛽′ are the roots of the equation 2x2 - 6x + 5 = 0, 2≠ 0 , form an equation whose
roots are:
1 1
(a) 𝛼 2 , 𝛽 2 (𝑏) 𝛼 3 , 𝛽 3 (c) ,
𝛼 𝛽
ii. Show that the roots of the following equation will be rational:
(𝑎 + 𝑏)𝑥 2 − 𝑎𝑥 − 𝑏 = 0
iii. For what value of p will the roots of the equation (𝑝 + 1)𝑥 2 + 2(𝑝 + 3)𝑥 + 𝑝 + 8 = 0
be equal ?.
(a) √𝑥 + 8 + √𝑥 + 3 = √12𝑥 + 13
(b) 2𝑥 4 + 3𝑥 3 − 4 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2 = 0
2 1
(c) 𝑥 5 − 6𝑥 5 + 8 = 0
𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑦 + 6 𝑦 2 = 0 , 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 45
viii. Use Synthetic division to show that “x” is the solution of the polynomial and use the result
x 3 – 7 x + 6 = 0, x = 2
ix. If (x+1) and (x-2) are factors of 𝑥 3 − 𝑝𝑥 2 + 𝑞𝑥 + 2. By use of synthetic division find the
values of p and q.
x. Divide 40 into two parts such that the sum of their squares is greater than 2 times their
product by 100.