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Friday, 4 December 2015

Simplify $${3w^2 + 29w + 18 \over 3w^2 + 7w - 6}\div {9w^2 + 25w - 6 \over 27w^2 - 24w + 4}$$

QUESTION:
Simplify 
$${3w^2 + 29w + 18 \over 3w^2 + 7w - 6}\div {9w^2 + 25w - 6 \over 27w^2 - 24w + 4}$$ 

Making x the subject of the equation (rational function).

Making x the subject of the equation (rational function). 
These are two examples, one specific, and one more general, where you are given y as a function of x, and we want to find what x is in terms of y, so we want to make x the subject of the equation. Algebraic operations are used and details shown to solve this question. 

Question 1: If $y=\displaystyle{3x+1\over 7x-3}$, make $x$ the subject of the equation. 
Solution:

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and more generally, for all examples of this type we have 

Question 2: Suppose that $y=\displaystyle{ax+b\over cx+d}$, where $a,b,c,d$ are real numbers. Make $x$ the subject of the equation. (That is, find $x$ in terms of $y$ and $a,b,c,d$)
Solution

Thursday, 3 December 2015

Wednesday, 15 February 2006

College Algebra : Logarithms and Exponents manipulation and Graphs questions

QUESTIONS:

Solve each logarithmic equation.
Q14. $\displaystyle x=\log_8 \sqrt[4]{8}$
Q20. $\displaystyle x=12^{\log_{12}5}$
Q24. $\displaystyle \log_x {1 \over 16}=-2$

Sketch the graph of $f(x)=\log_2 x$. Then refer to it to graph these functions.

Q34. $\displaystyle f(x)=\log_2(x+3)$
Q42. $\displaystyle f(x)=\log_2{x\over 2}$

Q50. Sketch the graph $\displaystyle f(x)=\log_2x^2$

Use the properties of logarithms to rewrite each expression. Simplify the result if possible. Assume all variables represent positive real numbers.

Q58. $\displaystyle  \log_3{4p\over q}$
Q61. $\displaystyle  \log_4{2x+5y}$
Q64. $\displaystyle  \log_p\sqrt[3]{{m^5 n^4\over t^2}}$

Write each expression as a single logarithm with coefficient $1$. Assume all variables represent positive real numbers.

Q66. $\displaystyle  (\log_bk-\log_bm)-\log_ba$
Q68. $\displaystyle  {1\over 2} \log_yp^3q^4 -{2\over 3} \log_y p^4q^3$
Q70. $\displaystyle  \log_b(2y+5)-{1\over 2} \log_b(y+3)$

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