TUTORIAL

CHAPTER 1 NUMBER SYSTEM

QUESTION

 1  2 
1. Given     3, 0, 8, 7 , , e , , 11 , 0.4646... , 1  identify the set of
 3 5 9 
a. natural numbers b. whole numbers c. integers
d. rational numbers e. irrational numbers f. real numbers

1 
2. Given {–5, – 3 , 0, , , 3 , 0.16, 0.3131…}. List the numbers for N, Z, Q, R and Q . Hence, draw
7 2
a Venn diagram to represent the number listed.

3. Complete the following table.

Inequalities Interval Real Number

notation notation Line

a) 6  x  9

b)  2,3
c) 4  x  0

d) 3,5 

e)  1,  

f) x7

4. Given the intervals A  [  5 , 3) , B  ( 0 , 6 ) and C   x : 7  x  2, x  R  . By using the number

line, find the interval of
a. A  C b. A  C c. B  C
d. B  C e. A  B  C f. A  B  C

5. Perform the indicated operations and simplify.

36
a. 8 7 b. c. (5i )(2  6i )
4
4i 2  3i
d. (8  7i )(8  7i ) e. f.
 2i  3 3i
3  9i
g.
4i

6. Solve the following equations, given your answer in the form of x  yi .

a. x  yi  (5  i )(3  2i ) b. 2  3i  ( x  yi )(1  i )
2i  1
c.  x  yi d. (4  3i ) z  5  i
1 i
e. (3  i ) z  3  3i f. (z + i)(1 – i) = 2 + 3i

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7. Simplifythe following complex numbers in the form a  bi.

a. (1  i )(7  i ) b. (2  3i )(1  3i)

6  8i i
c. d.
3  4i 1  2i

8. Find the values of the real numbers x and y in each of the following:
x y x yi 2
a. + 1 b.  
1  i 1 2i 2  i i  3 1 i

1 1 3
9. Find the complex number for the equation   .
z 2  i 1 i

10. Find z in the form of a  bi for the following z.

1 i
a. z  b. z  (3  2i )(5  i )
2i
6  8i i
c. z  d. z 
4i i  1

1 1 3
11. Find a and b for the equation  
3  i a  bi 5

12. Find the square root of the following complex numbers and give your answer in the form of a  bi
where a, b  R.
a. 3  4i b. 8  6i

13. Express the following complex numbers in polar form.

6  8i
a. (1  i )( 7  i ) b. (2  3i )(1  3i ) c.
3  4i

14. Evaluate without using calculator.

2
 27  3
a. 0.09 c. 125 3
3 4
2 b.  
 64 

15. Simplify each expression.

1  1 
a. (3x 2 y3 )(2 x9 y8 ) b.  x 4 y 3   x 4 y 6 
2  3 

3m1n
c. d. (b4 )2  ( b2 )4
6m1n1

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QUESTION

4
 a s 2 
2 1
n n
e.  2 s3  f. 4  8  16
n 3 4

a 
2
n 1 24 x 2 y 4  1 
g. 5  10  20  2
n 2n 3n
h.  
2 x 4  x 2 y 1 

r s
 1  1
r   r  
x x3  s  s
i. j.
x 3
r s
 1  1
 s   s  
 r  r

16. Perform the indicated operations and simplify your answer. Assume that all variables represent
positive real numbers.

a. 18  50  12  75 b. 18a  2a4

c. 20x3  45x3 d. xy 3 2 xy

17. Rationalize each of the following surds.

5 3 2 1 1 2
a. b. 
5 3 3 5 5 3
 1

 2

1 
3
 3 2   3 x 2 y
c. d.
    2 x 5 y
2 2
3 2  3 2
85 6
e.  23 2
3 2

18. Evaluate the following logarithms without using table or calculator.

a. log 1 8 
b. log 5 125 5  c. log3 2 18
2

log 27  log 8  log 125

d. log 64 8 e.
log 6  log 5

19. Express each of the following logarithms to index form. Hence, find the value of x.
a. log6 x  3 b. log x 512  3
c. log 1 x  3 d. log x 10000  4
2

20. Given that log 2  0.3010 and log 7  0.8451 , find the following

a. log 49 b. log 560

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QUESTION

21. Simplify.
a. log 2  log 6  log 4 b. 2log3  log 2
1 1
c. log 25  2log3  2log 6 d. ln y  ln( x y )  5ln y
3 3 6

2 3
1
e. 2ln x  4ln    3ln( xy)
 y

3  i
22. Given a complex number, z  . Express z in the form of a  bi. [3 marks]
1  2i
[UPS 06/07]

1 2 1 2
23. Simplify  . [2 marks]
1 2 1 2
[UPS 06/07]

1 3
24. Simplify in the form of a  b c where a, b, c  R . [2 marks]
2 3
[UPS 07/08]

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25. Given the complex number z  . Find the modulus and argument of z. Express z in the form
i 3
of r  cos  i sin  . [6 marks]
[UPS 07/08]

i
26. Given that z  where i  1 . Express zin the form of a + bi , where a and b are real
3 i
numbers. Hence, find z and argument of z . [6 marks]
[UPS 08/09]

27. Given z1  4  3i and z2  3  2i . Find z1 z2 in the form of a  bi. [3 marks]

[UPS 09/10]

28. Given (4  i) x  3 y  5  i . Find the value of x and y where x, y  R . [5 marks]

[UPS 10/11]

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29. Given z1  1  2i and z2  3  2i . Express z1  in the form of a + bi where z2 is the conjugate of
z2
z2 . [5 marks]
[UPS 11/12]

9 x 
30. Given a  log x 2 and b  log x 3 , express log x   in the terms of a and b . [4 marks]
 4 
[UPS 11/12]

31. Given that ( x  yi) 1  i   1  2i , find the values of x and y. [5 marks]

[UPS 12/13]

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QUESTION

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32. Evaluate  . [4 marks]
3  5 1 5
[UPS 13/14]

33. a. Express z   3  i in polar form. [3 marks]

b. Given that the complex number z and its conjugate z satisfy the equation z z  2i z  12  6i.
Find the possible values of z . [4 marks]
[UPS 13/14]

34. a. Given the complex number z and its conjugate z satisfy the equation z z  2 z  12  6i.
Find the possible values of z. [6 marks]
1 1
b. An equation in a complex number system is given by z   where z1  1  2i and
( z1  z2 ) z1
z2  2  i . Find
(i) the value of z in the Cartesian form a  bi. [3 marks]
(ii) the modulus and argument of z . [3 marks]
[PSPM 06/07]

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35. If z1  4  i and z2  1  2i , find z1  . Express the answer in polar form. [6 marks]
z2
[PSPM 07/08]

z12
36. a. Given z1  1  i and z2  4  2i . Express in the form of a  bi , where a and b are real
z1  z2
z12
number. Hence, determine . [5 marks]
z1  z2

b. Given that z  x  iy , where x and yare the real numbers and z is the complex conjugate
1 2
of z. Find the positive values of x and y so that   3  i. [6 marks]
z z
[PSPM 08/09]

37. Given a complex number z  a  bi which satisfy the equation z 2  8  6i.

a. Find all the possible values of z . [6 marks]
b. Hence, express z in polar form. [6 marks]
[PSPM 09/10]

38. a. Given two complex numbers z1  2  i and z2  1  2i .

1
(i) Express z12  in the form x + yi, where x and y are real numbers and z2 is the
z2
conjugate of z2 . [4 marks]
1
(ii) Hence, find the modulus of z12  . [2 marks]
z2
b. Find the square roots of –3 + 4i. [6 marks]
[PSPM 10/11]

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QUESTION

39. Given two complex numbers z1  5  3i and z2  2  i .

a. State z1 and z2 . [1 mark]
1
b. Determine the value of k if  k z1 . [3 marks]
z1
c. Find z1 z2 . Hence, show that z1 z2  z1 z2 . [6 marks]
[PSPM 11/12]

1
40. Given a complex number z  1  3i . Determine the value of k if z 2  k . [7 marks]
z
[PSPM 12/13]

p q 5
41. a. Find the values of p and q if   1 i . [6 marks]
4  2i 4  2i 2
[PSPM 13/14]

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ANSWER

1. a. 8 f.
1 3
z  i
b. 0,8 2 2

c. 3,0,8 7. a. 8  6i
 1 2  b. 5  3i
d. 3, 0, , 0.4646...,1 ,8
 3 9  14 48
c.   i
   25 25
e.  7, e, , 11 
 5  d.
2 1
 i
f. All 5 5

2. N = 3 4 5
8. a. x  ,y
Z = {-5, 0, 3 } 3 3
1 b. x  4, y  6
Q = {-5, 0, , 3, 0.16, 0.3131…}
7
R = All 11 17
 9. z   i
Q = {- 3 , } 41 41
2
1 3
10. a. z   i
4. a. 7,3 5 5
b. 5,2 b. z  17  7i
 0,2
3
c. c. z  2  i
2
d.  7,6 1 1
d. z    i
e.  0,2 2 2
f.  7,6 11. a  3, b  1

5. a. 2 14 12. a. 2  i, 2  i
b. 3
c. 30  10i b. 3  i, 3  i
d. 113
8 12
e.   i 13. a. z  10 cos  0.6435  i sin  0.6435 
13 13
2 b. z  2 7 cos  0.3335   i sin  0.3335  
f. 1  i
3 c. z  2 cos 1.8546   i sin 1.8546  
3 39
g.  i
17 17 27
14. a.
1000
6. a. x  17, y  7 9
5 1 b.
b. x  , y  16
2 2 1
1 3 c.
c. x  , y  625
2 2
d. z 
23 11
 i 15. a. 6( xy )11
25 25 1
b.
3 6 6 y3
e. z    i
5 5
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 FINAL
CHAPTER 1 NUMBER SYSTEM
ANSWER

n2 20. a. 1.6902
c. b. 2.7481
2
d. 0
20  4s 21. a. log 3
e. a
f. 2 n b. log18
g. 5 c. log 20
ln x
 
2 d.
h. 12 xy 3
 y
e. ln  
i. x5 x
r s
r 22. z  1  i
j.  
s
23. 6

16. a. 2 2  3 3 24. 5  3 3
3
b.
    5   5 
3
a 25. z  2  cos     i sin   
3 3   6   6 
c.  5x  2 or 5 5 x 2
1 3 1 2
; Arg  z  
1 5
d. 23 ( xy) 6 26. z    i ; z 
4 4 2 3

14 5 27. z1 z2  18  i
17. a.  3
11 11
28. x  1, y  3
b. 10  3
1 16 24
c.
24 29.  i
13 13
6 x  19 xy  10 y
d.
4 x  25 y 30. 2b 
1
 2a
e. 18 3 2

18. a. 3
3 1
31. x  ,y
7 2 2
b.
2
32. 1
c. 2
1
d.   5   5 
2 33. a. z  2  cos     i sin   
3   6   6 
e. b. z = 3 + 3i , 3 – i
2
34. a. z  1  3i, z  3  3i
19. a. x  216
b. x  8 1 1
b. (i) z   i (ii)
1 10 10
c. x 
2 
; Arg  z   
8 z 
d. x  10 10 4

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CHAPTER 1 NUMBER SYSTEM
ANSWER

   b. 3  4i  1  2i ,  1  2i
35. 3 2  cos   i sin  
 4 4
39. a. z1  5  3i, z2  2  i
1 1 2
36. a.  i ; b. k 
1
3 3 3 34
1 1
b. y  x  c. z1 z2  13  i
2 2
40. k  8
37. a. z  3  i, z  3  i
b. z  10  cos  0.322   i sin  0.322   41. a. p = 15 , q = –10

16 18 2 145
38. a. (i)  i (ii)
5 5 5