# 2015 Grade 9 MTAP Solution(1-5)

In order to help students preparing for 2016 MMC, we will be providing the solutions to the 2015 MMC for all year level in high school. In this post, solutions to problem 1 to 5 for grade 9 MMC will be illustrated.

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Problem 1:

Simplify:       $\sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{3}{2}}-\sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{2}{3}}$

Solution:

We can rewrite the expression as follows,

$=\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{2}}-\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}}$

By cross multiplication,

$=\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{3\cdot 3}-\sqrt{2\cdot 2}}{\sqrt{3\cdot 2}}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{9}-\sqrt{4}}{\sqrt{6}}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{3-2}{\sqrt{6}}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}$

Since the denominator is an irrational number, we rationalize it by multiplying the expression by 1 to preserve its identity.

$=\displaystyle\frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}\cdot \displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{6}}{\sqrt{6}}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{6}}{\sqrt{36}}$

$=\boxed{\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}}$

Problem 2:

Evaluate:    $\displaystyle\frac{2^0+2^{-1}}{2^{-2}+2^{-3}}$

Solution:

By long method, we can convert negative exponents to fractions and simplify it using fractions.

Recall that  $x^{-m}=\displaystyle\frac{1}{x^m}$

We do the same in the problem,

$\displaystyle\frac{2^0+2^{-1}}{2^{-2}+2^{-3}}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{1+\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}}{\displaystyle\frac{1}{2^2}+\displaystyle\frac{1}{2^3}}$

Simplify numerator and denominator as follows,

$=\displaystyle\frac{\displaystyle\frac{2+1}{2}}{\displaystyle\frac{2^2+2^3}{2^2\cdot 2^3}}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{\displaystyle\frac{3}{2}}{\displaystyle\frac{4+8}{4\cdot 8}}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{\displaystyle\frac{3}{2}}{\displaystyle\frac{12}{32}}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{\displaystyle\frac{3}{2}}{\displaystyle\frac{3}{8}}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{3}{2}\cdot\displaystyle\frac{8}{3}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{8}{2}$

$=\boxed{4}$

Problem 3:

Simplify:  $\sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{1}{9}+\displaystyle\frac{1}{16}}$

Solution:

We can just do it by using fractions.

$\sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{1}{9}+\displaystyle\frac{1}{16}}$

$=\sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{16+9}{9\cdot 16}}$

$=\sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{25}{9\cdot 16}}$

Extracting the perfect squares,

$=\displaystyle\frac{5}{3\cdot 4}$

$=\boxed{\displaystyle\frac{5}{12}}$

Problem 4:

Simplify:     $\displaystyle\frac{x^{-1}-y^{-1}}{x^\frac{1}{3}-y^\frac{1}{3}}$

Solution:

rewrite the expression as follows,

$=\displaystyle\frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{x}-\sqrt[3]{y}}\cdot (\displaystyle\frac{1}{x}-\displaystyle\frac{1}{y})$

$=\displaystyle\frac{y-x}{xy(\sqrt[3]{x}-\sqrt[3]{y})}$

Rationalizing the denominator,

$=\displaystyle\frac{y-x}{xy(\sqrt[3]{x}-\sqrt[3]{y})}\cdot\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt[3]{x^2}+\sqrt[3]{xy}+\sqrt[3]{y^2}}{\sqrt[3]{x^2}+\sqrt[3]{xy}+\sqrt[3]{y^2}}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{(y-x)(\sqrt[3]{x^2}+\sqrt[3]{xy}+\sqrt[3]{y^2})}{xy([\sqrt{x}]^3-[\sqrt{y}]^3)}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{(y-x)(\sqrt[3]{x^2}+\sqrt[3]{xy}+\sqrt[3]{y^2})}{xy(x-y)}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{-1(x-y)(\sqrt[3]{x^2}+\sqrt[3]{xy}+\sqrt[3]{y^2})}{xy(x-y)}$

x-y cancels out leaving,

$=\displaystyle\frac{-1(\sqrt[3]{x^2}+\sqrt[3]{xy}+\sqrt[3]{y^2})}{xy}$

$=\boxed{\displaystyle\frac{-\sqrt[3]{x^2}-\sqrt[3]{xy}-\sqrt[3]{y^2}}{xy}}$

Problem 5:

If a, b, and c are real numbers such that         $\dfrac{b}{a}=5$     and     $\dfrac{b}{c}=2$ Find the value of      $\displaystyle\frac{a+b}{b+c}$.

Solution:

Given the ratio of b and a and b and c, we find ways that b must be of the same value in both proportions. By multiplying a number that is equal to 1, such condition can be attained.

$\dfrac{b}{a}=\dfrac{5}{1}$

$\dfrac{b}{a}=\dfrac{5}{1}\cdot\dfrac{2}{2}$

$\dfrac{b}{a}=\dfrac{10}{2}$

For the other ratio:

$\dfrac{b}{c}=2$

$\dfrac{b}{c}=\dfrac{2}{1}$

$\dfrac{b}{c}=\dfrac{2}{1}\cdot\dfrac{5}{5}$

$\dfrac{b}{c}=\dfrac{10}{5}$

Since we already have a uniform values for a, b, and c. we can say that a:b:c=2:10:5

Solving for the value of   $\displaystyle\frac{a+b}{b+c}$.

$\displaystyle\frac{a+b}{b+c}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{2+10}{10+5}$

$=\displaystyle\frac{12}{15}$

$=\boxed{\displaystyle\frac{4}{5}}$

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