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Maths Help Needed :(
« on: August 12, 2012, 06:43:21 pm »
Ok...so i will soon be starting my university and i have to appear for my placement test!
The test is for Business maths and English
I have tried the maths questions from a sample test paper and am finding it difficult as i haven't practiced maths for a year!
Please help me out with my questions!
 
1. Evaluate (3x^4y^-8/5x^-2y^4z^2)^-2?
2. Find the domain of the function f(x)=2 ?-2+x

Please help me out!

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2012, 06:51:11 pm »
Give me an hour

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2012, 07:21:31 pm »
Try this. The second question is not clear. You can post again.

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2012, 07:56:47 pm »
Thanks astarmathsandphysics
I got how to do the first one
the second one where a question mark appears it is supposed to be a root i copied a symbol but it didn't appear!

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2012, 08:02:52 pm »
If  root x then domain is x>=0

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2012, 05:53:55 pm »
One factor of 18x^2 -32 is
(a) 9x-32
(b) 9x-16
(c) 3x-2
(d) 3x+4
(e) none of the above
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which one is it?

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2012, 06:09:23 pm »
If 2a-b/b=3 then b/a is equal to:
a. 2
b. -0.5
c. 0.5
d. -2
e. none of the above

I think its C
i got this by apply the algebric formula and got a=4 b=2
what do you guys think?

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2012, 06:40:14 pm »
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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2012, 06:43:03 pm »
18x^2-32=2(9x^2-16)=2(3x-4)(3x+4)

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2012, 06:44:58 pm »
(2a-b)/b=2a/3-b/b=2a/b-1=3
2a/b=4 so a/b=2 so b/a=1/2=0.5

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2012, 06:46:48 pm »
18x^2-32=2(9x^2-16)=2(3x-4)(3x+4)
so it's D?

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2012, 06:47:46 pm »
(2a-b)/b=2a/3-b/b=2a/b-1=3
2a/b=4 so a/b=2 so b/a=1/2=0.5
so c is right?

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2012, 06:51:11 pm »
Solve 2x^2+6x-3=0
options:
a. x=(-3+- root of 15)/2
b. x=(-3+- root of 3)/2
c. x=(3+- root of 15)/2
d. x=-3+-root of 15
e. none of the above

I think its E?
Is it right?

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2012, 07:38:45 pm »
D then C for the first 2.

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Re: Maths Help Needed :(
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2012, 07:48:08 pm »
D then C for the first 2.
For the third I make it A using the quadratic formula.