Homework 4


Directions:

  1. Show each step of your work and fully simplify each expression.
  2. Turn in your answers in class on a physical piece of paper.
  3. Staple multiple sheets together.
  4. Feel free to use Desmos for graphing.


Answer the following:

  1. Isolate the given variable in the following equations:
    1. $4x + 2 = 6x - w, \ $ for $x$
    2. $\dfrac{x + 1}{x - 3} = 1, \ $ for $x$
    3. $4xy - w(2xz - 3yz) + 3 = -4x - y, \ $ for $x$
    4. $\dfrac{1}{x} - \dfrac{2x}{x^2} - 2 = 4$
  2. Find all real-valued solutions (meaning your solutions must be in $\mathbb{R}$) for the following equations.
    1. $3x + 4 = 7$
    2. $2x + 3 = 7 - 3x$
    3. $x^2 + x - 12 =0$
    4. $2x^2 = 8$
    5. $4x^2 - x = 0$
    6. $x^2 = 3(x-1)$
    7. $\dfrac{1}{x} = \dfrac{4}{3x} + 1$
    8. $\dfrac{1}{x-1} + \dfrac{1}{x+2} = \dfrac{5}{4}$
  3. Isolate $x$ in the equation $a(b + cx) + d = e$. Remember to simplify compound fractions when you see them.
  4. A student tries to isolate $x$ in the equation $(a + b)x = c + d$ by dividing by $a + b$, resulting in \[x = \dfrac{c}{a + b} + d\] What mistake did the student make?
  5. Solve the following equations. Remember to check your work if necessary!
    1. $\dfrac{1}{x-1} - \dfrac{2}{x^2} = 0$
    2. $\sqrt{8x - 1} = 3$
    3. $\sqrt{2x + 1} + 1 = x$
  6. Add, subtract, divide or multiply. Make sure your answer is in the form $a + bi$.
    1. $(3 + 2i) + 5i$
    2. $(-12 + 8i) - (7 + 4i)$
    3. $(5 - 3i)(1 + i)$
    4. $(3 - 7i)^2$
    5. (skip) $\dfrac{1}{i}$
    6. (skip) $\dfrac{2 - 3i}{1 - 2i}$
    7. (skip) $i^{10}$
  7. (skip) Solve $3x^2 + 1 = 0$. Make sure your solution is a complex number.