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Year 01 Semester 01 Examination

24 May 2021
MA101.3 – Mathematics for Computing

Instructions to Candidates
1) Answer ALL questions
2) Time allocated for the examination is three (03) hours and 30 minutes
(Including downloading and uploading time)
3) Weightage of Examination: 60% out of final grade
4) Download the paper, provide answers to the selected questions in a word
document.
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Question 01 [20 Marks]

1. Simplify the following by using the laws of indices. Express each expression in
positive exponents.
𝑥 5 𝑦−8 𝑧 3
I.
𝑥 1 𝑦 −4 𝑧 −3

II. 4𝑝−3 + 4𝑝−3 + 4𝑝−3 +4𝑝−3

III. 210 x 162 (3 Marks)

2. A rectangle has a length of 4𝑎 cm and a width of 3𝑎 cm as follows.

3a

4a

I. Find the area of above rectangle. (1 Mark)

II. Find the length of the diagonal (shown in “d”) using Pythagorean theorem.
(1 Mark)
3.
I. Fill in the blanks with , , ⊆, = or ≠. Note that each symbol can be used more
than once.
a) Φ ___ {1, 3, 5, 7, …}
b) -5 ___ −

c) 2 ___ {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
d) {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} ___ {10, 8, 6, 4, 2}
e) -1 ___ A where A = {x|x  + x<7}

(5 Marks)

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 II. Given the Universal Set U = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n}
A = {a, e, i} B = {b, c, d, f, g} C = {a, b, d, i, j, k, l}
Find the following.
a) 𝐴 ∩ 𝐶
b) 𝐵 ∩ (𝐴 ∪ 𝐶 ′ )
c) 𝐴′ − 𝐶 ′
d) |𝑃(𝐴)|
e) All subsets of set A (5 Marks)

III. In a class there are 100 students. Among them 28 students like Mathematics,
31 students like Physics, 42 students like Chemistry, 9 students like both
Mathematics and Physics, 10 students like both Mathematics and Chemistry,
6 students like Physics and Chemistry and 4 students like all 3 subjects
a) Draw a Venn Diagram and show the values accordingly. (2 Marks)
b) How many students like none of the 3 subjects? (1 Mark)
c) How many students like only for Mathematics? (1 Mark)
d) How many students like both Physics and Chemistry, but not
Mathematics? (1 Mark)

Question 02 [20 Marks]

1. Construct the truth table of

i. ~p ∨ q (2 Marks)
ii. p ∧ ~q (2 Marks)
2. Show that (𝑝 ⇒ 𝑞) ⇒ (∼ 𝑝 ⇒∼ 𝑞) is logically equivalent to 𝑝 ∨∼ 𝑞 (5 Marks)
3. Given that p, q, and r are propositions, construct a truth table to verify following.
∼ ((𝑝 ∨ 𝑞) ∧ 𝑟) = (∼ 𝑝 ∧∼ 𝑞) ∨∼ 𝑟 (5 Marks)
4. Determine whether the following compound propositions are tautologies,
contradictions, or contingent propositions?
I. 𝑝 ∧∼ 𝑞 ⇒ 𝑞 ∨ 𝑝 (2 Marks)
II. ∼ (𝑝 ∧ 𝑟) ⇔∼ (𝑟 ∧ 𝑝) (2 Marks)
III. 𝑝 ⇔ (∼ 𝑝 ∧ 𝑞) (2 Marks)

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Question 03 [20 Marks]

3 2 2 −4
1. If A = [ ] and B = [ ]
−1 5 3 1
a) Find A + B (2 Marks)
b) Determinant of A – B (2 Marks)
c) AB (2 Marks)
d) B-1 (2 Marks)

2. Show that following relationship holds. (4 Marks)

1 𝑎 𝑏+𝑐
1 𝑏 𝑐+𝑎 =0
1 𝑐 𝑎+𝑏

3. Solve the following system of linear equation using matrix inversion. (Write down
the steps) (8 Marks)
𝑥−𝑦+𝑧 =8
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 𝑧 = −2
3𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 9𝑧 = 9

Question 04 [20 Marks]

1. The general form of an equation of a straight line L1 is 6𝑦 − 8𝑥 − 10 = 0

I. What is the slope and the intercept of the line? (2 Marks)
II. Find the line equation that is perpendicular to L1 going through the point (4,2).
(3 Marks)
2. In a triangle OAB, O is at the origin, A is the point (0,6) and B is the point (6,0).
I. Sketch the triangle. (1 Mark)
II. Find the equation of the three medians of the triangle. (3 Marks)
(Note: A median of a triangle is a line joining one of the vertices to the
midpoint of the opposite side.)
III. Show that, point (2,2) lies on all 3 medians. (This shows the medians of this
triangle are concurrent) (3 Marks)
3. Suppose the lines.

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 L1 3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 0
L2 𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 20 = 0
L3 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 0
I. Find the vertices of the triangle created by these lines. (3 Marks)
II. Find the circle equation goes through the triangle vertices. (2 Marks)
III. Find the area of the triangle. (3 Marks)

Question 05 [20 Marks]

1. Consider the sample data values below and find the followings.
50, 52, 54, 61, 70, 47, 40, 30, 70, 61, 70, 82, 51, 70, 54, 50
I. Mean (1 Mark)
II. Median (1 Mark)
III. Mode (1 Mark)
IV. Q1, Q2, Q3 (3 Marks)
V. Variance (3 Marks)
VI. Standard Deviation (1 Mark)
2. Convert the following expressions to the given form.
I. Write each of the following in logarithmic form. (3 Marks)
a) 𝑎2𝑛 = 𝑥
b) 43 = 64
1
c) 𝑎𝑚 = 𝑏
II. Write each of the following in exponential form. (2 Marks)
a) log 𝑎 𝑏 = 𝑛
b) log 3 27 = 3

3. Solve followings.
I. Given that 𝑎 = 2𝑞 and 𝑏 = 4𝑝 show that log 2 (𝑎3 𝑏) = 3𝑞 + 2𝑝 (1 Mark)
1
II. Show that log 𝑏 36 + 2 log 𝑏 256 − 2 log 𝑏 48 = − log 𝑏 4 (2 Marks)

III. Given that 2log 2 (𝑥 + 13) − log 2 𝑥 = 6 show that 𝑥 2 − 38𝑥 + 169 = 0
(2 Marks)

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