Week 1 - Self Assessment Maths

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LESSON - 01

BASIC ALGEBRAIC OPERATIONS AND


EQUATIONS
Self-Assessment Exercises

1. Add
(i). 4+2+5
(ii). (-6) + (-4)
(iii). 5+ (-3)
(iv). (-15) + 6
(v). 8 + (-9) + 16
(vi). 3 + 14 + (-4) + (-16)

2. Subtract
(i). 5 - 4
(ii). 5 - (-4)
(iii). (-6) - (-6)
(iv). 15 – (-20)
(v). 8 - 3 – (-14)
(vi). (-20) – (-10) - 16 - (-2)

3. Multiply
(i). 5 x 4
(ii). (-5) x 3
(iii). (-6) x (-5)
(iv). 12 x (-3)
(v). 4 x (-2) x (-5)
(vi). 5 x (-4) x (-3) x 2
4. Divide
(i). 20 ÷ 5
(ii). (-12) ÷ (-4)
(iii). 24 ÷ (-6)
(iv). (-10) ÷ 2
(v). (-60) ÷ 6
(vi). 36 ÷ (-12)

5. Simplify
(i). 7 – 3 x 4 – 1
(ii). 7 – 3 x (4 – 3)
(iii). 2 (5 - 1) + 3 (6 + 3)
(iv). 3 [1 – 2 (5 – 3) + 8 ÷ (4 – 2) – (-2 + 3) x 4]

6. Simplify
(i). | -16 |
(ii). | 5 - 2 | Check your answers with
(iii). | 2 + 3 (-4) | “Solutions for Self-Assessment
(iv). - | (-3)2 | Exercises – 1 - 6”

Exponents

7. Simplify
(i). 𝑥2 ∗ 𝑥3
(ii). 𝑥5 ÷ 𝑥2
(iii). 𝑥 −2
(iv). (𝑥 3 𝑦 2 )4
9 3 −1
(v). √ ∗ 50 ∗ ( )
16 4
3
(vi). √1000
Check your answers with “Solutions
for Self-Assessment Exercises – 7”

Equations

8. Solve the following equations


(i). 𝑥 + 3 (𝑥 + 1) = 2𝑥
(ii). 3 − 2 (2𝑥 + 1) = 𝑥 + 17
(iii). 6 (3𝑥 − 4) − 10 (𝑥 − 3) = 10 (2𝑥 − 3)
𝑥 𝑥
(iv). + = 12
3 4

(v). 10 (2𝑥 + 13) − 8 (3𝑥 − 5) + 5 (2𝑥 − 8) = 0


(vi). 2𝑥 − 2 (𝑥 + 1) = 5𝑥

9. Solve each of the following linear equations by


moving all terms with the unknown variable to
the left, moving all other terms to the right, and
then simplify
(i). 3 (𝑥 + 2) − 5 = 2 (𝑥 + 1)
(𝑥+3) (𝑥−3)
(ii). [ ]− [ ]=2
4 5

(iii). (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 3) + (𝑥 + 1)2 = 2𝑥 (𝑥 − 4)


10. Solve the following quadratic equations by
using the quadratic formula.
(i). 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 10 = 0
(ii). 10𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 2 = 0
(iii). 12𝑥 2 + 17𝑥 = 14
(iv). 𝑎2 − 𝑎 = 30
(v). 𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 = (−36)

Check your answers with “Solutions for


Self-Assessment Exercises – 8 - 10”

Inequalities

11. Solve the following inequalities


(i). 2 + 4𝑥 ≥ 10 − 𝑥
(ii). 𝑥 + 3 < 4𝑥 + 5

12. Solve the following absolute inequalities


(i). |𝑥 − 2| < 3
(ii). |3𝑥 + 2| > 6
(iii). |𝑥 − 5| > 3
(iv). |3𝑥 + 2| ≥ 4
13. Fill the table and find the solution
(i). 𝑥 – 2𝑦 < 4

𝑥 −2 −1 0 1 2

(ii). 𝑦 ≥ 𝑥 + 1

𝑥 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3

14. Draw the following system of inequalities


graphically

(i). 𝑦 > 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 < 2𝑥


(ii). 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 2, 𝑥 ≥ 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 ≥ 0
2
(iii). 𝑦 > −3𝑥, 𝑥 + 4𝑦 < 11 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 > 𝑥
3

(iv). 5𝑥 + 10𝑦 ≤ 8000, 5𝑥 + 4𝑌 ≤ 4400, 𝑥 ≥ 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 ≥ 0

Check your answers with “Solutions for


Self-Assessment Exercises – 11 - 14”

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