Essential Mathematics
Essential Mathematics
Essential Mathematics
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SBMA1403
ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS
MATEMATIK ASAS
SEMESTER JANUARY 2021
5. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course / Tugasan ini
menyumbang sebanyak 60% dari jumlah markah kursus.
6. Answer all the questions and show your detailed workings clearly and systematically /
Jawab semua soalan dan tunjukkan jalan kerja yang terperinci anda dengan jelas dan
sistematik.
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to enhance learners’ understanding and ability to work with
problems related to numbers, basic logarithms, indices, set operations and application of sets, and
change of bases.
Tujuan tugasan ini adalah untuk meningkatkan pemahaman dan keupayaan pelajar untuk bekerja
dengan masalah yang berkaitan dengan nombor, logaritma asas, indeks, operasi dengan set dan
penggunaan set, dan pertukaran dasar.
REQUIREMENT
Answer all the questions and show your detailed workings clearly and systematically.
Jawab semua soalan dan tunjukkan jalan kerja yang terperinci dengan jelas dan sistematik.
PART I
QUESTION 1
a) Explain the following different types of numbers. Provide two(2) examples of each:
i. Rational numbers
ii. Irrational numbers
iii. Integers
b) State whether each of the following is a set of integers or a set of rational numbers
and
provide your reasoning:
i. The number of people who went to vote in seven areas.
ii. The lengths of ribbons used in flower arrangements.
iii. The widths and lengths of boxes used for packing.
d) Show the following intervals on the number line: i. [-3, 2) ii. (-7, 5]
a) Terangkan pelbagai jenis nombor berikut. Berikan dua(2) contoh setiap satu:
b) Nyatakan sama ada setiap satu daripada berikut adalah set integer atau set nombor
rasional dan berikan alasan anda:
i. Bilangan orang yang pergi mengundi di tujuh kawasan.
ii. Panjang riben yang digunakan dalam gubahan-gubahan bunga.
iii. Lebar dan panjang kotak-kotak yang digunakan untuk pembungkusan.
a) Simplify the following expressions. Write the answer with only positive exponents.
−2
3 x−2 y −5 z−4
i. ( 4 x y 2 z−6 )
ii. (2 x y −4)2 (−4 x−3 y 2)−2
i. 27 4 x =9x +1
xy
c)
√
Use the laws of logarithms to expand the following expression: log a 4
z3
−2
3 x−2 y −5 z−4
i. ( 4 x y 2 z−6 )
ii. (2 x y −4)2 (−4 x−3 y 2)−2
i. 27 4 x =9x +1
xy
c) Gunakan peraturan logaritma untuk mengembangkan ungkapan berikut: log a 4
√ z3
(Total: 12 marks)
PART II
Instructions:
Discuss with your coursemates and formulate solutions to the following questions.
There will be areas for group discussions readily available for you in the discussion forum area.
You may select any group to work with. You are to write your own answers for the questions and
show all your work. As part of your answers, please include snapshots of the forum discussions as
proof of your participation in the discussions for each of the questions.
QUESTION 3
b) Given = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14}, set P = {1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10} and set
Q = {2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12). Draw Venn Diagrams for each of the following and list
the elements of the sets:
i. (P Q)
ii. [(P Q) (P Q)] (P Q)
b) Diberi = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14}, set P = {1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10} dan set
Q = {2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12). Lukiskan gambarajah-gambarajah Venn bagi setiap yang
berikut dan senaraikan elemen-elemen bagi set:
i. (P Q)
ii. [(P Q) (P Q)] (P Q)
(Total: 12 marks)
QUESTION 4
A group of 155 people were randomly selected and asked to to state their preferences for
berries: S-Strawberry, C - Cherry, B– Blueberry.
The data collected is as follows:
45 like Blueberry
55 like Strawberry
42 like Cherry
25 like Strawberry and Cherry
32 like Blueberry and Strawberry
26 like Blueberry and Cherry
20 like all three types
Sekumpulan 155 orang dipilih secara rawak dan diminta menyatakan pilihan mereka
untuk buah beri : S – Strawberi, C – Ceri, B- Blueberry.
Data yang dikumpulkan adalah seperti berikut:
45 suka Blueberry
55 suka Strawberi
42 suka Ceri
25 suka Strawberi dan Ceri
32 suka Blueberry dan Strawberi
26 suka Blueberry dan Ceri
20 suka tiga-tiga jenis
(Total: 13 marks)