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Lower 6 Final 2011

The document contains 12 problems involving algebra, calculus, and series. The problems cover topics such as set operations, solving equations, complex numbers, polynomials, partial fractions, geometric series, binomial expansions, and approximations. The level of difficulty ranges from basic to advanced.

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Lower 6 Final 2011

The document contains 12 problems involving algebra, calculus, and series. The problems cover topics such as set operations, solving equations, complex numbers, polynomials, partial fractions, geometric series, binomial expansions, and approximations. The level of difficulty ranges from basic to advanced.

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1.

Show that
(a) [ A ( A' B )] [ B ( A B )' ] B
(b) A ( B C ) ( A B ) C
2. Find the set of values of x which satisfies
(a) x 1 2 x 1
(b)

[4 marks]
[4 marks]
[4 marks]

2
1
1 4
x
2 x

[4 marks]

3 x 4(3 x )
1
.
x
x
2(3 ) 7(3 ) 5
4. Given that w 1 i and z a bi.

3. Solve the equation

[4 marks]

(a) Find the modulus and argument of w.


(b) Represent w in an Argand Diagram.

[3 marks]
[1 marks]

w
z.
[4 marks]
w*
5. (a) Show that the equation x 2 2kx 5 4k has real roots for all real values of k.

(c) Find the values of a and b if

[4 marks]
(b) When the polynomial f ( x) x 4 4 x 3 ax 2 bx 5 is divided by x 2 1 , a
remainder of 2 x 3 is obtained. Find the values of a and b.
[4
marks]
1
1
2
6. Given y x , express x 2 in terms of y. Hence, transform the equation
x
x
4
3
2
3 x 5 x 2 x 5 x 3 0 into a quadratic equation in y and determine all the roots
of the equation.
[11 marks]
3
2
7. The polynomial p ( x) ax 8 x bx 6, where a and b are real constants, is
divisible by x 2 2 x 3.
(a) Find a and b.
[5 marks]
p
(
x
)
(b) For these values of a and b, factorise
completely.
[2 marks]
(c) Show that 2 is a zero of the polynomial 3x 4 14 x 3 11x 2 16 x 12. Hence,
solve the equation 3 x 4 14 x 3 11x 2 16 x 12 0 by using the polynomial p ( x) .
[6 marks]
2
x 3x
8. Express 2
in partial fraction.
[5 marks]
x 2x 1
9. Show that if f ( r )
f ( r ) f ( r 1)

1
, then
(2r 1)( 2r 3)

4
.
( 2r 1)(2r 1)(2r 3)

Hence, using the method of differences, show that the sum of the series
1
1
1
1
+
+
++
(2n 1)(2n 1)(2n 3)
1 3 5
3 5 7
5 79
n( n 2)
.
is
3( 2n 1)(2n 3)

[7

marks]
10. Use the binomial theorem to expand

4 x
as a series of ascending powers of x up
1 x

to and including the term in x 2 . Find the set of values of

x such that the expansion

is valid.
[7
marks]
11. Find the least value of n for which the sum of the first n terms of the geometric series
1 + 0.75 + (0.75) + (0.75) +
is greater than

3
of its sum to infinity.
4

[7 marks]
1

, find
12. Expand (1 x ) 5 in ascending powers of x until the term in x. By taking x
40
1

the approximation for 32.8 5 correct to four decimal places.


If the expansion of

1
1 ax
and (1 x ) 5 are the same until x 2 , find the value of a and
1 bx

1
5

b. Hence, show that 32.8

203
.
101

[12 marks]

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