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Algebraic Manipulation - Quiz 1
Question
Question 1
Which of the following correctly makes
the subject of
a)
b)
c)
d)
Not correct. Choice
(a)
is
false
.
Try again, you haven’t performed the operations in the right order.
Your answer is correct.
If
then
and
Not correct. Choice
(c)
is
false
.
Try again, you haven’t performed the operations in the right order, watch the signs.
Not correct. Choice
(d)
is
false
.
Try again, watch the signs.
Question 2
Which of the following factorizes the expression
correctly?
a)
b)
c)
d)
All of the above.
Not correct. Choice
(a)
is
false
.
Try again, have you looked at all of the possibilities.
Not correct. Choice
(b)
is
false
.
Try again, have you looked at all of the possibilities.
Not correct. Choice
(c)
is
false
.
Try again, have you looked at all of the possibilities.
Your answer is correct.
They all correctly factorize the expression.
=
and
=
and
=
Question 3
Which of the following makes
the subject of
a)
b)
c)
d)
None of the above.
Not correct. Choice
(a)
is
false
.
Try again, you don’t have all of the terms involving
on the left hand side.
Your answer is correct.
First collect all terms involving
and add to both sides to give
Then divide both sides by
to give
Not correct. Choice
(c)
is
false
.
Try again, you don’t have all of the terms involving
on the left hand side.
Not correct. Choice
(d)
is
false
.
Try again, there is a correct answer.
Question 4
Which of the following correctly represents
if
a)
b)
c)
d)
Not correct. Choice
(a)
is
false
.
Try again, you can’t just swap
and
Not correct. Choice
(b)
is
false
.
Try again, you must multiply both sides by
first.
Your answer is correct.
If
then
and
Not correct. Choice
(d)
is
false
.
Try again, looking carefully at the signs.
Question 5
Which of the following makes
the subject of the formula
a)
b)
c)
d)
Your answer is correct.
If
then
and
Hence
Not correct. Choice
(b)
is
false
.
Try again, you haven’t dealt with the square root sign.
Not correct. Choice
(c)
is
false
.
Try again, you have found
Not correct. Choice
(d)
is
false
.
Try again, you can’t just swap
and