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HOPE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Assignment 1 Due date: 3rd May, 2024.

1. Simplify the following into partial fractions


𝑥 2 +7𝑥+3
a) 𝑥2
7𝑥 2 +5𝑥+13
b) (𝑥+1)(𝑥 2 +2)
2. Verify that the given binomial is a factor of 𝑷(𝒙), and write 𝑷(𝒙) as the product of the
binomial and its reduced polynomial Q.
a) 𝑃(𝑥) = 2𝑥 5 – 𝑥 4 – 7𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 – 10, 𝑥 − 2
b) 𝑃(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 − 𝑥 3 − 9𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 − 4, 𝑥 – 4

𝑥 + 5𝑦 − 7𝑧 = 16
3. Solve the system of equations 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 4 using Cramer’s rule
𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 =8

4. Find the zeroes of 𝑝(𝑥) = 3𝑥 4 + 23𝑥 + 56𝑥 2 + 52𝑥 + 16


5. Show that the lines 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 4 and 6𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 10 are not parallel and find their point of
intersection.
3
3𝑦+
2
6. Given that ℎ(𝑦) = 1 ,find
−𝑦−
2
1
(a) ℎ(− 3)
(b) ℎ(0)
(c) 𝑥 if ℎ(𝑥) = 0
−𝑏±√𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐
6. Show that the solutions of the equation 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 are given by 𝑥 = 2𝑎

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