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IGNITE FAMILY 3rd TEST QUESTIONS
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SSC106: MATHEMATICS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES II
RAIN SEMESTER TEST
Instructions: Answer all questions, with vivid example Time: 60min
(All questions 60 MARKS)
1. The inverse of the exponential function with base b is called? (1mark)
2. List 5 economic examples of monotonic function. (5marks)
3. List 5 rules of differential explicit function. (5marks)
4. Given the function: 𝑌 = 𝑓(𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , 𝑋3 , 𝑋4 ) = 𝑋12 − 2𝑋1 𝑋2 − 𝑋32 − 25. Determine 𝑓(−2,0,1,4) (2marks)
5. Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑋 2 − 2𝑋 + 9 , Determine 𝑓(−3), 𝑓(𝑎 + 𝑏), 𝑓(2), 𝑓(𝑝) (8marks)
1 2
1 2
6. Given a matrix 𝐴 = (0 1) and ( ), write down the order of the matrix and verify that it is possible to
3 4
3 1
form the matrix 𝐶 = 𝐴𝐵 (2marks)
1 4 7 𝑥
7. Evaluate the matrix product AX, where 𝐴 = (2 6 5) and 𝑋 = (𝑦), hence obtain the values of 𝑥, 𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧
8 9 5 𝑧
−3
if 𝐴𝑋 = 𝑏 where 𝑏 = ( 10 ) using crammers’ rule. (5marks)
1
8. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 5 , show that 𝑓(−𝑎) = −𝑓(𝑎). (3marks)
3 2 1 3
9. 𝐴=( ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = ( ), Prove that A(B+C) = AB + AC (4marks)
1 −4 2 0
1 2 3
10. 𝐴 = (4 5 6), (i) Obtain |𝐴| using Laplace method, (3marks) (ii) What type of matrix is A. (2marks)
7 8 9
(3 + 𝑥)2 6 144 6
11. 𝐴 = ( 9𝑦 3 7 ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = ( 72 7 ). If 𝐴 = 𝐵, determine the value of 𝑥, 𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 (3marks)
6 49 6 7𝑧
12. From the functions below using crammer’s rule or matrix inversion to solve, the demand and supply functions
of three interdependent commodities are, find the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity. (5marks)
𝑄𝑑1 = 15 − 𝑃1 + 2𝑃2 + 𝑃3
𝑄𝑠1 = −7 + 𝑃1
𝑄𝑑2 = 9 + 𝑃1 − 𝑃2 − 𝑃3
𝑄𝑠2 = −4 + 4𝑃2
𝑄𝑑3 = 8 + 2𝑃1 − 𝑃2 − 4𝑃3
𝑄𝑠3 = −5 + 2𝑃3
13. From the functions below using crammer’s rule or matrix inversion to solve, the demand and supply functions
of two interdependent commodities are, find the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity. (4marks)
𝑄𝑑1 = 40 − 5𝑃1 − 𝑃2
𝑄𝑠1 = −3 + 4𝑃1
𝑄𝑑2 = 50 − 2𝑃1 − 4𝑃2
𝑄𝑠2 = −7 + 3𝑃2
2 −5 −1
14. Solve for X; |3 1 −2| = 58 (3marks)
1 𝑋 3
22 0 0 0
3 3
15. X= | 42 2 0 0 | , (i) Find the determinant (3marks) (ii) spur of matrix X (2marks)
2 24 24 0
5
25 25 25 2