QUESTION 1
1.1 Simplify without using the calculator:
1.1.1 \( \frac{7^{2 x+1}-7^{2 x-1}}{7^{2 x-1}} \)
1.1.2 \( 2^{-3}+\frac{1}{4} \div \frac{2}{7} \)
1.1.3 \( \log _{5} 16+\log _{5} 4-\log _{5} 32-\log _{5} 2 \)
1.2 Prove that \( p-q \) is not a factor of:
\[
f(p)=p^{3}+(q+3) p^{2}-p(3 q+3)+3 q
\]
1.3 Fully factorise in prime factors:
1.3.1 \( m^{36}-16 n^{4} \)
1.3.2 \( 25 x^{2}-(10 x+2)^{2} \)
1.3.3 \( 24 b x-8 d x-6 b y+2 d y \)
1.4 Simplify the following fractions:
1.4.1
\[
\frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}+\frac{2}{\sqrt{x}}}{\frac{7}{\sqrt{x}}-\frac{3}{\sqrt{x}}}
\]
1.4.2
\[
\frac{2 x}{x^{2}-16}+\frac{1}{4-x}
\]