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AT 1 Practice

The document contains practice questions on polynomials, series, sums and products of roots, and functions. There are over 30 multi-part questions testing a variety of skills in algebra, calculus, and other areas of mathematics.

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AT1 Practice Questions

POLYNOMIALS

1. [5 marks]

Let f(x) = x4 + px3 + qx + 5 where p, q are constants.

The remainder when f(x) is divided by (x + 1) is 7, and the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x − 2) is
1. Find the value of p and the value of q.

2a. [3 marks]

Consider the polynomial .

Given that has a factor , find the value of .

2b. [3 marks]

Hence or otherwise, factorize as a product of linear factors.

8. [5 marks]

When the polynomial is divided by , the remainder is 2, and when divided by

, it is 5. Find the value of a and the value of b.

SERIES

1. The second term of an arithmetic sequence is 7. The sum of the first four terms of the arithmetic
sequence is 12. Find the first term, a, and the common difference, d, of the sequence.
(Total 4 marks)

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4. The ratio of the fifth term to the twelfth term of a sequence in an arithmetic progression is 13 .
If each term of this sequence is positive, and the product of the first term and the third term is 32,
find the sum of the first 100 terms of this sequence.

16. Consider the infinite geometric series


2 3
 2x   2x   2x 
1           .....
 3   3   3 

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(a) For what values of x does the series converge?

(b) Find the sum of the series if x = 1.2.

25. A sum of $5 000 is invested at a compound interest rate of 6.3% per annum.

(a) Write down an expression for the value of the investment after n full years.

(b) What will be the value of the investment at the end of five years?

(c) The value of the investment will exceed $10 000 after n full years.

(i) Write an inequality to represent this information.

(ii) Calculate the minimum value of n.


x
30. The common ratio of the terms in a geometric series is 2 .

(a) State the set of values of x for which the sum to infinity of the series exists.
(2)

(b) If the first term of the series is 35, find the value of x for which the sum to infinity is 40.
(4)

4. The sum of the first n terms of a series is given by


2 +
Sn = 2n – n, where n  .

(a) Find the first three terms of the series.


th
(b) Find an expression for the n term of the series, giving your answer in terms of n.

(Total 6 marks)

SUM and PRODUCTS of ROOTS

1a. [2 marks]

Consider the polynomial .

Write down the sum and the product of the roots of .

1b. [2 marks]

Show that is a factor of .

1c. [5 marks]

The polynomial can be written in the form .

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Find the value of and the value of .

2a. [2 marks]

The quadratic equation has roots and .

Without solving the equation, find the value of

(i) ;

(ii) .

2b. [4 marks]

Another quadratic equation has roots and .

Find the value of and the value of .

3a. [1 mark]

Consider the equation .

Write down the numerical value of the sum and of the product of the roots of this equation.

3b. [6 marks]

The roots of this equation are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.

Taking the roots to be , solve the equation.

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FUNCTIONS and DISCRIMINANTS

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11. Find the domain and range of the following functions, giving reasons for your answers:

a)

b)

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