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Tutorial Exercise 1: X y Z X y Z X y Z

This document contains 3 tutorial exercises. Exercise 1 involves finding the sum of terms in a geometric progression and determining n such that the partial sum is within 0.0001 of the full sum. Exercise 2 involves finding the inverse of a matrix and solving a system of equations. Exercise 3 involves expressing a fraction in partial fractions, finding the sum of the fractions, and expanding the fraction as a power series up to x^3.

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Tutorial Exercise 1: X y Z X y Z X y Z

This document contains 3 tutorial exercises. Exercise 1 involves finding the sum of terms in a geometric progression and determining n such that the partial sum is within 0.0001 of the full sum. Exercise 2 involves finding the inverse of a matrix and solving a system of equations. Exercise 3 involves expressing a fraction in partial fractions, finding the sum of the fractions, and expanding the fraction as a power series up to x^3.

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Tutorial exercise 1

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1. The first three terms of a geometric progression are 6, 2 and .
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(a) Find the sum of the first n terms. [3]
(b) Determine the minimum value of n such that S  Sn  0.0001. [4]

1 1 1 
 
2. A matrix A is given by A   1 1 2  .
 3 1 2 
 
By using elementary row operations, find A 1 . [5]
Hence, solve the equations:
x yz 4
x  y  2 z  3 [3]
3 x  y  2 z  11

1
3. Express f  r  in partial fractions, where f  r   . [3]
 4r  3 4r  1
Hence,
n 
(a) find  f r 
r 1
and deduce  f  r .
r 1
[5]

(b) expand f  r  in ascending powers of x until the term in x 3 . [4]

Tutorial exercise 1

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1. The first three terms of a geometric progression are 6, 2 and .
3
(a) Find the sum of the first n terms. [3]
(b) Determine the minimum value of n such that S  Sn  0.0001. [4]

1 1 1 
 
2. A matrix A is given by A   1 1 2  .
 3 1 2 
 
By using elementary row operations, find A 1 . [5]
Hence, solve the equations:
x yz 4
x  y  2 z  3 [3]
3 x  y  2 z  11

1
3. Express f  r  in partial fractions, where f  r   . [3]
 4r  3 4r  1
Hence,
n 
(a) find  f r 
r 1
and deduce  f  r .
r 1
[5]

(b) expand f  r  in ascending powers of x until the term in x 3 . [4]

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