MTH 105 EXAM PREPARATION
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Day 3: PERMUTATION, COMBINATION, BINOMIAL THEOREM, INDICES,
LOGARITHMS AND SURDS
1. The coefficient of 𝑥 5 in the expansion of
(1 + 4𝑥)9 is
(A) 129024 (B) 149024 (C) 120294
(D) 102924
2. Find the square root of √32 − √24
3. Find 𝑥 if 52𝑥 − 5𝑥+1 − 6 = 1
(A) 1 (B) 6 (C) log 6 5 (D) log 5 6
4. Solve for 𝑥 in
0.3𝑥+1 = 0.7𝑥
log 0.3
(A) log⁡(0.3) (B)log(0.7) (C) log 0.7
log 3−log 10
(D) log 7−log 3
2
5. Solve for x if 27𝑥 − 38𝑥+3 = 0
6. In how many ways can a boy and a girl be
selected from M boys and N girls in a
community
7. Prove that
(i) (𝑛𝑟) = (𝑛−1 ) + (𝑛−1 )
𝑟−1 𝑟 (𝑥 − 2)10
(ii) (𝑛𝑟)(𝑛𝑘) = (𝑛𝑘)(𝑛−𝑘
𝑟−𝑘
)
8. Find the first four terms of (𝑥 + 𝑦)20
9. Find the number of arrangements that can be
made with the letters of the word INIOBONG
10. A committee of two men and three women is
to be chosen from 5 women and 4 men.
(i) How many different committees can be
formed?
(ii) If a particular man and a particular
woman cannot serve in the same committee,
how many committees are now possible?
11. A committee of four is to be chosen from 5
Europeans and 4 Africans. In how many ways
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can this be done so that the committee
contains
(i) At least one European
(ii) At least one from each continent?
12. Out of 6 councilors from Neutral Party of
Nigeria (NPN) and 8 councilors from
Prospect Party of Nigeria (PPN), a committee
consisting of 2 NPN and 3 PPN is to be
formed. In how many ways can this be done
if
(i) any councilor from the two parties can be
included
(ii) one particular councilor from PPN must
serve
(iii) two particular councilors from NPN
cannot serve in the committee?
13. In how many ways can 5 passengers sit in a
compartment having 16 vacant seats?
14. Eight horses run a race. In how many ways
can the first three finishers turn out?
15. Find the coefficient of 𝑥 3 in the expansion of
16. Find the value of 𝑎 if the coefficient of 𝑥 3 in
(𝑎 + 2𝑥)5 is 320
17. Find the term independent in x in the
1 12
expansion of (𝑥 − 2𝑥)
18. Expand (1 + 𝑥)6 and use the expansion to
evaluate (1.02)6 correct to 5 decimal places
19. If the first three terms in the expansion of
(1 + 𝑎𝑥)𝑛 in ascending powers of x are 1 +
⁡12𝑥⁡ + ⁡64𝑥 2 , determine the values of a and
n. Hence, what is the coefficient of x7?
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20. Use the binomial expansion to obtain the first and d in the equation √9 − 4√5 = ⁡ √𝑐 −
three terms of the expression (1 − 𝑥)𝑛 .
1
√𝑑
1 5
Hence evaluate (0.96) 40. Evaluate √9 + 4√5 in the form 𝑐 + √𝑑
21. Represent √1 + x in a Maclaurin’s series and 41. Find the positive square root of
use it to approximate √1.1 to five decimal (i)49 − 12√5 (ii)⁡9 − 4√2 (iii)⁡√32 −
places √24 (iv) 67 − 12√7 (v)⁡35 − 12√6
1+√5
22. Obtain the first four terms of the binomial (vi)⁡2+√5
expansion of (2 + 𝑥)−1 in ascending powers 3√5−5√3
42. Simplify
√3+2√5
of x.
43. Show that
23. Solve 32(𝑥−1) − 8(3𝑥−2 ) = 1 for real
values of x. √5 + √15 + (√24 + 6√15) = ⁡ √3 + √5
24. Solve the simultaneous equations
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 41; 44. Determine the values of m and n if
2𝑥+2 + 3𝑦+2 = 209 8−3√6
could be expressed in the form
2√3+3√2
25. Find the values of x satisfying the equation
𝑚√2 + 𝑛√2
9𝑥 − 4(3𝑥 ) + 27 = 0
(4−𝑥 )(162𝑥−2 )
45. Solve for x in
26. Simplify (4 2𝑥−3 )(128)
(i) √𝑥 + 1 + ⁡ √𝑥 + 2 = √3𝑥
27. Solve the simultaneous equations
(2𝑠 )(4−𝑡 ) = 2; (ii)⁡√𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 2 − √𝑥 2 + 5 − 1 = 0
(3−𝑠 )(92𝑡 ) = 3 (iii)⁡√5𝑥 + 1 = √4𝑥 − 3 + √𝑥 − 2
28. Solve for x in ⁡3(2𝑥+1 ) − 23 = 22𝑥
2𝑏 𝑏2
29. Simplify 2 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎 (1 + 𝑎
+ 𝑎2 )
30. Given that 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 (𝑥 − 5𝑦 + 4) =
0, and⁡ 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 (𝑥 + 1) − 1 = 2 log 2 𝑦, find
the values of x and y
31. Without using tables, find the value of
5 6 5
𝑙𝑜𝑔2 3 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 5 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 28
1
32. If 𝑙𝑜𝑔8 𝑛 = 2 𝑝, 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 2𝑛 = 𝑞⁡and⁡𝑞 − 𝑝 =
4 find n
33. Evaluate 5𝑙𝑜𝑔⁡(𝑙𝑜𝑔10)
34. Simplify the following expression as a
logarithm in base 3:
1
𝑙𝑜𝑔1 7 + 2 𝑙𝑜𝑔9 49 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔√3
3 7
35. Solve for x in 𝑙𝑜𝑔4 𝑥 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔√𝑥 8 = 2
36. If 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 𝑁 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑁 32 = 6, find the value
of N.
37. Evaluate (i) log 1 27 (ii) 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦3 𝑦
3

38. Solve the equation 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 3 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 𝑦 = 2.5

39. If 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 = 47𝑎𝑏 show that log 𝑎 +
𝑎+𝑏
log 𝑏 = 2 log ⁡( 7
)Find the values of c

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