This document contains 12 problems involving algebra, series, complex numbers, polynomials and other topics:
1) Solve an equation and express a fraction in partial fractions
2) Find an expression for the difference of a function and show that the sum of a series is a specific expression
3) Use the binomial theorem to expand an expression as a series and find a value of n for a geometric series
4) Solve an inequality and use laws of algebra to show two equations are equal
5) Find modulus, argument and representation of a complex number and set two complex numbers equal
6) Solve a quadratic equation and find values of variables in a polynomial remainder
7) Express variables in terms of each other and transform an equation
This document contains 12 problems involving algebra, series, complex numbers, polynomials and other topics:
1) Solve an equation and express a fraction in partial fractions
2) Find an expression for the difference of a function and show that the sum of a series is a specific expression
3) Use the binomial theorem to expand an expression as a series and find a value of n for a geometric series
4) Solve an inequality and use laws of algebra to show two equations are equal
5) Find modulus, argument and representation of a complex number and set two complex numbers equal
6) Solve a quadratic equation and find values of variables in a polynomial remainder
7) Express variables in terms of each other and transform an equation
This document contains 12 problems involving algebra, series, complex numbers, polynomials and other topics:
1) Solve an equation and express a fraction in partial fractions
2) Find an expression for the difference of a function and show that the sum of a series is a specific expression
3) Use the binomial theorem to expand an expression as a series and find a value of n for a geometric series
4) Solve an inequality and use laws of algebra to show two equations are equal
5) Find modulus, argument and representation of a complex number and set two complex numbers equal
6) Solve a quadratic equation and find values of variables in a polynomial remainder
7) Express variables in terms of each other and transform an equation
This document contains 12 problems involving algebra, series, complex numbers, polynomials and other topics:
1) Solve an equation and express a fraction in partial fractions
2) Find an expression for the difference of a function and show that the sum of a series is a specific expression
3) Use the binomial theorem to expand an expression as a series and find a value of n for a geometric series
4) Solve an inequality and use laws of algebra to show two equations are equal
5) Find modulus, argument and representation of a complex number and set two complex numbers equal
6) Solve a quadratic equation and find values of variables in a polynomial remainder
7) Express variables in terms of each other and transform an equation
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Solve the equation
2. Express
3 x 4(3 x ) 1 . x x 2(3 ) 7(3 ) 5
[4 marks]
x 2 3x in partial fraction. x 2 2x 1
3. Show that if f ( r ) f ( r ) f ( r 1)
[5 marks]
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] 4. 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] 5. 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]
6. Find the set of values of x which satisfies
7. Using the laws of the algebra, show that (a) [ A ( A' B )] [ B ( A B )' ] B (b) A ( B C ) ( A B ) C 8. Given that w 1 i and z a bi. (a) Find the modulus and argument of w. (b) Represent w in an Argand Diagram.
2 1 1 4 . x 2 x
[7 marks] [4 marks] [4 marks] [3 marks] [1 marks]
w z. [4 marks] w* 9. (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 x ax bx 5 is divided by x 1 , a remainder of 2 x 3 is obtained. Find the values of a and b. [4 marks] 1 1 2 10. 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] 4
, find 11. 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
b. Hence, show that 32.8 5
203 . 101
[12 marks]
12. The polynomial p ( x) ax 3 8 x 2 bx 6, where a and b are real constants, is
divisible by x 2 2 x 3. (a) Find a and b. [5 marks] (b) For these values of a and b, factorise p ( x) completely. [2 marks] 4 3 2 (c) Show that 2 is a zero of the polynomial 3x 14 x 11x 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]
