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This document contains 14 math problems covering topics like: 1) Rationalizing denominators and simplifying expressions 2) Evaluating expressions and rewriting in standard form 3) Working with vectors including finding magnitudes, direction, and calculating scalar and displacement vectors 4) Factorizing polynomials 5) Finding constants based on remainders and factors of polynomials

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Revision One

This document contains 14 math problems covering topics like: 1) Rationalizing denominators and simplifying expressions 2) Evaluating expressions and rewriting in standard form 3) Working with vectors including finding magnitudes, direction, and calculating scalar and displacement vectors 4) Factorizing polynomials 5) Finding constants based on remainders and factors of polynomials

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REVISION ONE

1. Rationalise the denominators of


(a)
2 3
2 3

(b)


45 sin 1
45 sin 1

2. Simplify without using calculators 32 128 512 .
3. Given that ... 414 . 1 2 and ... 732 . 1 3 , evaluate correct to 3 significant figures:

8
1
2
1


4. Express in the form C B A :
(a)
2 3
2

(b)
2
5 2 (c) 2 2 3 2 1
5. Express each of the following vectors as column vectors.

( a) 3i - k (b)k (c)-j + k (d)j (e)3k-i.

6. Relative to the origin O, the position vectors of the points A, B, C and D are
a, b, a + 3b
and a - 4b respectively. Find the following displacement vectors.
(a) AB (b) CA (c) BD (d) DC (e) DA
7. Given that OP =3a + b, OQ = (a - b) and OR = 4 (a + b), and PQ is
parallel toQR , find the value of , and state the ratio PQ: QR.
8. Find the magnitude of the following vectors.
(a)2i-j + 3k (b)-7i-k (c) cos i - sin j + 3k
9. A vector u has magnitude 20 units and acts in the direction 4i - 3j. Find u .
10. The vector u has magnitude twice that of the vector 2i +j -3k. Given that u is parallel to the
vector 6i - 12j + 4k. Find u .
11. The vectors
AB
and
AC
are 4i - j + 8k and 3i + 2j + k respectively.
(a) Find the length of the vectors,
(b) Find the scalar product of the two vectors,
(c) Use your results in part (b), to calculate the acute angle between the
vectors, giving your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

12. Factorize the following polynomials:
(a) x
3
- 2x
2
+ x - 2
(b) 2x
4
+ 7x
3
- 4x
2
- 27x 18.

13. Given that ( x - 1 ) is a factor of ax
4
+ 3x
2
+ x + b, and that the remainder
when the function is divided by ( x + 2 ) is 21. Find the values of the
constants a and b.

14. Expand the following in ascending powers of x up to and including the term
3
x
.
(a)
2
2x) (1
1

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