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    1. Show that 2x + 1 is a factor of the polynomial f(x) = 6x^3 - 5x^2 + 2. Hence, show that -1/2 is the only real root of f(x). 2. Use the method of differences to find the sum of (k + 1)(k + 2) from k = 1 to 20. Hence, evaluate the value of the same sum from k = 1 to n. 3. Given the matrix A, (i) find the determinant, (ii) find the transpose, (iii) find the adjoint, and (iv) find the inverse. Then solve the given system of equations.

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    1. Show that 2x + 1 is a factor of the polynomial f(x) = 6x^3 - 5x^2 + 2. Hence, show that -1/2 is the only real root of f(x). 2. Use the method of differences to find the sum of (k + 1)(k + 2) from k = 1 to 20. Hence, evaluate the value of the same sum from k = 1 to n. 3. Given the matrix A, (i) find the determinant, (ii) find the transpose, (iii) find the adjoint, and (iv) find the inverse. Then solve the given system of equations.

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    1. Show that 2x + 1 is a factor of the polynomial f(x) = 6x^3 - 5x^2 + 2. Hence, show that -1/2 is the only real root of f(x). 2. Use the method of differences to find the sum of (k + 1)(k + 2) from k = 1 to 20. Hence, evaluate the value of the same sum from k = 1 to n. 3. Given the matrix A, (i) find the determinant, (ii) find the transpose, (iii) find the adjoint, and (iv) find the inverse. Then solve the given system of equations.

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    1. Show that 2x + 1 is a factor of the polynomial f(x) = 6x^3 - 5x^2 + 2. Hence, show that -1/2 is the only real root of f(x). 2. Use the method of differences to find the sum of (k + 1)(k + 2) from k = 1 to 20. Hence, evaluate the value of the same sum from k = 1 to n. 3. Given the matrix A, (i) find the determinant, (ii) find the transpose, (iii) find the adjoint, and (iv) find the inverse. Then solve the given system of equations.

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    2018-1-PER-BUYONG ADIL

    Section A [45 marks]


    Answer all questions in this section.

    1
    1. Show that 2x + 1 is a factor of f(x) = 6x3 - 5x2 + 2. Hence, show that  is the
    2
    only real root of f(x). [ 6 marks ]

     k  1k  2 by using the method of differences.


    2. 1
    Find Hence, evaluate the
    k 1
    20

     k  1k  2 .
    1 [ 7 marks ]
    value of
    k 1

     2 1  3
     
    3. Given A =  2 2 1 
     1 4  2
     
    i) Find | A |. [ 2 marks ]
    ii) Find AT. [ 1 mark ]
    iii) Find adjoint of matrix A. [ 3 marks ]
    iv) Find A-1. [ 1 mark ]
    Then solve : 2x + y -3z = 8
    2x + 2y + z = 5
    -x + 4y - 2z = 7 [ 4 marks ]

    4. If z = a + bi and z* is the conjugate of z. Find the values of a and b when


    2 1
      1 i [ 7 marks ]
    z z*

    5. Given the vertices of a conic equation are ( 3, -5 ) and ( 3, 1 ) and its asymptotes
    are y = 2x - 8 and y = -2x + 4. Find the standard form of the conic equation. [ 10marks ]

    6. Find the angle between the straight lines :


    x3 y3 z 5
    P :  
    1 2 3
    x2 y5 z 9
    and Q :   [ 4 marks ]
    3 5 4
    Section B [15 marks]

    Answer any one questions in this section

    n
     2x 
    7. Expand 1   where n is a positive integer in ascending powers of x until the
     n 
    8
    term in x3. If the coefficient of x3 is , find the value of n.
    27 [ 6 marks ]
    n
     2x  1
    With this value of n, obtain the expansion of 1   1  x 3 in ascending powers
     n 
    2
    of x until the term in x . [ 4 marks ]
    1
    Hence, by taking x = , find 3 7 accurate to 3 decimal places. [ 5 marks ]
    8

      1 6 0  2 3 0 
       
    8. a) Given that A =  0 3 8  and B =  1 0 4  . Determine whether A and B
     4 2 1  2 1  1
       
    commute. [ 5 marks ]
    1 2 1
     
    b) Show that A =  2 4  2  is a singular matrix.
     1  2 1 
      [ 5 marks ]
     b ab 4 
     
    c) Find the value of a and b if   2 5 3a  b  is symmetric.
    a  b [ 5 marks ]
     6 a 

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