Enhancement Exercises

Topic 1 : NUMBER SYSTEM

TOPIC 1: NUMBER SYSTEM

1. Graph the following intervals and write the resulting intervals.

(a)  , 4   2,8 (b)  3,5  1,6
(c)  2,1   3,   (d)  7, 2   5, 1

2. Given A   1,0 , B   4,7  and C   x : 3  x  7 . Find the solution set for

(a) AC (b) B C (c) A B

3. Given K   4,3 ,
L  x : 1  x  8, x  N and
M  x : 2  x  7, x  prime numbers
Find
(a) K M (b) LM (c) K LM

4. Without using calculator, find the value of

3
4
 1  1 2
(a)   (b) 3 
 3  16 
1 1
4
8 4 .6 4
1000 

(c) 3 (d) 1
34

5. Simplify the following expressions

2 1
3n2  63n  23n  92n
n n
(a) 27 3  814  9n (b)

6. Express in terms of the simplest possible surds

(a) 8 (b) 50 (c) 200 (d) 125

7. Simplify
(a) 
2 3 2 2  (b)  3  2 3 1
(c) 3 32 3 32   (d)  2 5  33 5  2
8. Rationalize the denominators and simplify
1 2 3
(a) (b) (c)
8 32 2 3
2 1 1 1
(d) (e) (f) 
2 3 3 3 2 5 2 1 2 1

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 Enhancement Exercises
Topic 1 : NUMBER SYSTEM

9. Express in log form

5 3
 1
(a) 53  125 (b) 4 2  32 (c) 9 2
 (d)  2  9.8696
27

10. Express in index form

1
(a) log5 625  4 (b) log 1 4  2 (c) log 25 5  (d) log a 5  b
2
2

11. Express in terms of log a, log b and log c

a a a3
(a) log (b) log a 2 b (c) log (d) log
bc b 10

12. Simplify
1
(a) log 2  log 6  log 4 (b) log 4  log 6
2
1 log 9
(c) log 25  2log 3  2log 6 (d)
2 log 3

13. Evaluate
(a) log 2 10 (b) log 7 5 (c) log 0.3 5

2 n 1
32 n3  18  3
14. Simplify
 
2
5 3n
1
log10 8  log10  log10 5
27 2
15. Without using calculator, evaluate
3
log10 6  log10 5
2

Ans wers:

1. (a)  2, 4 (b)  1,5 (c)  2,1   3,   (d)  7, 2 

2. (a) A  C   x : 3  x  7 (b) B  C   x : 4  x  7 (c) A  B   
3. (a) K  M   4,3  5 (b) L  M  2,3,5 (c) K  L  M  2
343 1
4. (a) 81 (b) (c) (d) 2
64 10000
5. (a) 3n (b) 9

6. (a) 2 2 (b) 5 2 (c) 10 2 (d) 5 5

7. (a) 3 2  4 (b) 5  3 3 (c) 23 (d) 24  5 5

8. (a)
4
2
(b)
4
2

(c) 3 2  3 

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2 5 3
(d)
2
3

2 33  (e)
11
(f) 2 2
5 1 3
9. (a) log5 125  3 (b) log 4 32  (c) log9  (d) log 9.8696  2
2 27 2
2 1
(b)    4
1
10. (a) 54  625 (c) 25 2  5 (d) ab  5
2
11. (a) log a  log b  log c (b) 2log a  log b
1 1
(c) log a  log b (d) 3log a  1
2 2
1
12. (a) log 3 (b) log (c) log 20 (d) 2
3
13. (a) 3.3219 (b) 0.8271 (c) 1.3368
14. 5
15. 1

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