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A mathematics problem set covering various topics including trigonometry, logarithms, and complex numbers. The problems involve finding the value of trigonometric functions, sketching graphs, solving equations, and finding roots of polynomials. Some problems require numerical solutions and others require algebraic manipulations.
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The formula for sin( A − B )is
tables or a calculator. (Show all your working.)
[7 marks]
range. You may express your answers in degrees or radians. [7 marks]
3. Find the domain of x for which both the functions log 3 ( x ) and log 3 ( 3 x − 21 )
are defined. Find the only valid solution to the equation
[6 marks]
4. You are given the values of log 3 ( 24 )= 2. 892789 and log 3 ( 4 )= 1. 261859 ,
correct to six decimal places. Obtain (rounded to 4 decimal places) the values of the following
log 3 ( 96 ), log 3 ( 6 ), log 3 ( 16 )
without using logarithm functions on your calculator. (Show all your working.) [6 marks]
5. Write down the first seven rows of Pascal’s triangle. Hence or otherwise find
the coefficient of x^4 in the expansion of
[6 marks]
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6. Sketch the graph of the quadratic function q ( x ) = − 2 x^2 + 14 x + 5. Determine
the zeros of q ( x )and the position of its maximum.
[7 marks]
7. Express the rational function f ( x )in partial fractions, where
( ) ( 2 )( 7 )
x x
x f x.
[5 marks]
8. Express the complex number
3 2 i
14 5i −
z =
in the form z = a + b iwhere a and b are real. Determine the modulus and argument of z. The argument should be expressed in radian measure. Hence, or otherwise, find the modulus and argument of z^2. [9 marks]
a) αβ , b) α + β, c) α 2 + β^2 and d) (α − β) 2 , without determining the values
[7 marks]
(ii) Make a table of the values of the following cubic polynomial
p ( x )= x^3 − 7 x^2 + x + ,
for x =−1, 0,1,2,4, 6. Sketch the curve of the polynomial, and find all the roots of p ( x )= 0. [8 marks]
the following complex numbers in the form a + ib :
z
z z z
And plot them (separately) on the Argand diagram. [10 marks]
(ii) If ( x + iy )^2 = a + ib show that x^2 − y^2 = a , 2 xy = b. Hence evaluate 5 + 12 i.
[5 marks]