HARVARD UNIVERSITY
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ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA
Time: One Hour and a Half
1. Solve the simultaneous equations
1. and verify your results.
2. Solve the equation obtaining the values of the roots correct to three significant figures.
3. Write out the first four terms of Find the fourth term of this expansion when
3. expressing the result in terms of a single radical, and without fractional or negative exponents.
4. Reduce the following expression to a polynomial in a and b:
5. The cost of publishing a book consists of two main items: first, the fixed expense of setting up the type; and, second, the running expenses of presswork, binding, etc., which may be assumed to be proportional to the number of copies. A certain book costs 35 cents a copy if 1000 copies are published at one time, but only 19 cents a copy if 5000 copies are published at one time. Find (a) the cost of setting up the type for the book, and (b) the cost of presswork, binding, etc., per thousand copies.