NORTHRISE UNIVERSITY
NORTHRISE BUSINESS SCHOOL
MAT101 – INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA S1 2025 TUTORIAL SHEET 1.
1. Evaluate each numerical expression.
1 1 −2
a. 2−3 b. 3−2 c. −10−3 d. 3−1 e. − (3)
2 −1 3 −1
f. (3) − (4) g. 3−2 − 23 h. (2−4 + 3−1 )−1
2. Evaluate each of the following numerical expressions.
−2
1 4 0 3−1
a. 4 −2
b. (5) c. (2−3 )
( )
5
3. Simplify each of the following expressing final results without using
zero or negative integers as exponents.
a. 𝑥 3 𝑥 −7 b. 𝑥 −2 𝑥 −3 c. (𝑥 3 𝑦 −4 )−1 d. (𝑥 4 𝑦 −2 )−2
−2 −5 −1
𝑥 −2 𝑦4 3𝑥 2 𝑦 𝑥 −1 𝑦 −2
e. (𝑦 −3 ) f. (3𝑥 4 𝑦 −2 )−1 g. (𝑥 −1 ) h. (4𝑎−1𝑏−3 ) i. 𝑥 3 𝑦 −1
3 3
2𝑥 2 4𝑥 108𝑥 6 72𝑥 8
j. (3𝑦 3) k. (5𝑦 2 ) l. −12𝑥 2 m. −9𝑥 2
4. Find the indicated products and quotients; express results using positive integral
exponents only
a. (2𝑥 −1 𝑦 2 )(3𝑥 −2 𝑦 −3 ) b. (4𝑥 −2 𝑦 3 )(−5𝑥 3 𝑦 −4 ) c. (−6𝑎 2 𝑦 −4 )(−𝑎−7 𝑦)
−2 −3
14𝑥 −2 𝑦 −4 24𝑥 5 𝑦 −3 27𝑎−4 𝑏 −5
d. ( 7𝑥 −3 𝑦 −6 ) e. (−8𝑥 6 𝑦 −1) f. −3𝑎−2 𝑏−4
1. Find the midpoint of the line segment joining the points 𝑃1 and 𝑃2
a. P1 = (3, − 4); P2 = (5, 4)
b. P1 = ( − 3, 2); P2 = (6, 0)
c. P1 = (a, b); P2 = (0, 0)
d. P1 = (a, a); P2 = (0, 0)
e. P1 = (2, − 3); P2 = (4, 2)
f. P1 = ( − 2, 0); P2 = (2, 4)
2. Find the distance 𝑑(𝑃1 , 𝑃2 ) between the points 𝑃1 and 𝑃2 .
a. b. c. d.
e. P1 = (3, − 4); P2 = (5, 4)
f. P1 = ( − 1, 0); P2 = (2, 4)
g. P1 = (a, b); P2 = (0, 0)
h. P1 = (a, a); P2 = (0, 0)
i. P1 = ( − 0.2, 0.3); P2 = (2.3, 1.1)
j. P1 = (1.2, 2.3); P2 = (− 0.3, 1.1)
3. State whether the given points are on the graph of the equation.
a. Equation: 𝑥 4 − √𝑥
Points: (0, 0); (1, 1); (− 1, 0)
b. Equation: 𝑥 3 − 2√𝑥
Points: (0, 0); (1, 1); ( 1, −1)
c. Equation: 𝑦 2 = 𝑥 2 + 9
Points: (0, 0); (1, 1); (− 1, 0)
d. Equation: 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4
Points: (0,2); (−2,2); (√2, √2)
e. 𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 = 4
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Points (0,1); (2,0); (2, 2)
4. Find the intercepts and graph each equation by plotting points
a. 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2
b. 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 6
c. 4𝑥 2 + 𝑦 = 4
d. 𝑦 = −𝑥 2 + 1
e. 5𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 10
f. 9𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 = 36
5. Find the intercepts. (b) Indicate whether the graph is symmetric with respect to the x-axis,
the y-axis, or the origin.
a. b. c. d.
e. f. g. h.
i. j. k. l.
6. Draw a complete graph so that it has the type of symmetry indicated.
a. b. c. d.
7. List the intercepts and test for symmetry.
𝑥 4 +1 𝑥3 3𝑥 𝑥 2 −4
a. 𝑦2 = 𝑥 + 4 b. 𝑦 2 = 𝑥 + 9 c. 𝑦 = d. 𝑦 = − 𝑥 2 −9 e. 𝑦 = 𝑥 2+9 f. 𝑦 =
2𝑥 5 2𝑥
8. (a) If (3, 𝑏) is a point on the graph of 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 1, what is 𝑏?
(b) If (a, 4) is a point on the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥, what is 𝑎?
© If (- 2, b) is a point on the graph of 2x + 3y = 2, what is b?
(d) If (a, - 5) is a point on the graph of y = x2 + 6x, what is a?
9. Draw a graph of the line that contains the point (3, 2) and has a slope of:
3 4
a. b. − 5
4
10. Find an equation for the line with the given properties. Express your answer using either
the general form or the slope–intercept form of the equation of a line, whichever you
prefer.
a. Slope = 3; containing the point (- 2, 3)
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b. Slope = − 3; containing the point (1, −1)
c. Slope = −3; y – intercept = 3
d. Slope undefined; containing the point (2, 4)
e. Parallel to the line 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = − 2; containing the point (0, 0)
f. Parallel to the line x = 5; containing the point (4, 2)
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g. Perpendicular to the line 𝑦 = 2 𝑥 + 4; containing the point (1. −2)
h. Perpendicular to the line 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = − 5; containing the point (0,4)
11. The equations of two lines are given. Determine whether the lines are parallel,
perpendicular, or neither.
a. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 – 3
𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 4
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b. 𝑦 = 2 𝑥 − 3
𝑦 = − 2𝑥 + 4
c. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 5
𝑦 = − 4𝑥 + 2
d. 𝑦 = − 2𝑥 + 3
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𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 2
12. Which of the following equations might have the graph shown?
(a) 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 6
(b) − 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 6
(c) 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 = − 12
(d) 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1
(e) 𝑥 − 𝑦 = − 1
(f) 𝑦 = 3𝑥 – 5
(g) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 3
(h) 𝑦 = − 3𝑥 + 3
13. Which of the following equations might have the graph shown?
a. 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 6
b. 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 6
c. 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 12
d. 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1
e. 𝑥 − 𝑦 = −1
f. 𝑦 = − 2𝑥 – 1
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g. 𝑦 = − 2 𝑥 + 10
h. 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 4
14. The figure shows the graph of two parallel lines. Which of the following pairs of
equations might have such a graph?
a. 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 3
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 7
b. 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 2
𝑥 + 𝑦 = −1
c. 𝑥 − 𝑦 = − 2
𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1
d. 𝑥 − 𝑦 = − 2
2𝑥 − 2𝑦 = − 4
e. 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 2
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = − 1
15. The figure shows the graph of two perpendicular lines. Which of the following pairs of
equations might have such a graph?
a. 𝑦 − 2𝑥 = 2
𝑦 + 2𝑥 = − 1
b. 𝑦 − 2𝑥 = 0
2𝑦 + 𝑥 = 0
c. 2𝑦 − 𝑥 = 2
2𝑦 + 𝑥 = − 2
d. 𝑦 − 2𝑥 = 2
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = − 1
e. 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = − 2
2𝑦 + 𝑥 = − 2
