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1) The document contains 11 multi-part math problems involving topics like differential equations, plane geometry, trigonometry, and matrices. 2) Many problems involve finding equations of lines/planes, using transformations, evaluating limits, or solving differential equations. 3) The problems range from straightforward calculations to more complex proofs using techniques like induction or De Moivre's theorem.

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1 A circle C and a half-line L have equations

|z|=k
and arg ( z )=θ
π
where k > 1 and 0<θ < .
2
(i) On one Argand diagram, sketch C and L. [2]

Given that z 1 lies on both C and L state with a valid reason whether each of these complex
numbers lies on C or not.

(ii) i z 1 [1]
2
(iii) z 1 [1]
¿
(iv) z 1 [1]

2 The transformation T maps ( x , y ) to ( x ' , y ' ) such that

() ()
'
x x
=M
y' y

Given that M = (24 12)


(i) Show that y=2 x is an invariant line of T . [5]

(ii) Show also that any points on the line y=−2 x under the transformation T are sent to the
origin and hence justify the value of det ( M ). [3]

3 (i) Use the method of differences to show that

∑ ln (1+ 1r )=ln ( n+1 )


n

r=1

[4]
(ii) Hence find the value of

∑ ln (2+ 2r )
n

r=1

[2]
4 (i) Find the general solution to the differential equation
dy
+ y tanh x =sinh x
dx
[5]
(ii) Find the limit of y as x → ∞ . [1]

5 The equation for the plane Π 1is 2 x+ y−z=15.

The line l 1 is normal to the plane Π 1 and intersects the plane at point A ( 5 , 3 ,0 ).

(i) Find the cartesian equation of the line l 1. [3]

() ()
4 2
The line l 2 has equation r = 1 + λ 0 .
0 1

(ii) Find the acute angle that the line l 2 makes with Π 1. [4]

6 Two matrices are defined as follows,

A= (−βα αβ) and is singular.

( )
−1
1
α −1
B= and det ( B )= .
1 2
1
β

Write down a quadratic equation that has roots α and β .

7 The diagram shows a sketch of the curves C 1 and C 2 with polar equations given by

2
Curve C 1 :r =
√3+θ 2
Curve C 2 :r =θ

defined for 0 ≤ θ< π .

The curves intersect at point P .

(i) Find the polar coordinate of point P . [2]


(ii) Hence find the area bound between the initial line, C 1 and C 2.
[6]

8 Show that

lim
n→∞ [ 1+ 2+ ⋯ n
=
( n+1 ) + ( n+3 )+ …+2 n 3
1
]
[4]
9 (i) By using the expansion
2 4
x x
cos x=1− + −…
2! 4 !
Write the first three non-zero terms in the expansion of cos 5 x . [1]

(i) Prove by induction that, if n is a positive integer,

( cos θ+ isin θ )n =cos n θ+i sin n θ


[5]
(ii) Use de Moivre’s theorem to write sin 5 θ in terms of powers of sin θ . [5]

(ii) Hence or otherwise evaluate

lim
x →0 [ tan 5 x
tan x ]
[2]
10 (i) The general solution for the second order differential equation
2
d y dy
2
−4 +5 y=0
dx dx
Can be written in the form

y=e ( A sin ( vx ) +B cos ( wx ) )


ux

Write down the values of u, v and w .

(ii) Hence find the general solutions to the two second order differential equations below.
2
( 1 ) d y2 −4 dy +5 y=e x
dx dx
2
( 2 ) d y2 −4 dy +5 y=e− x
dx dx
(ii) Use your solutions to equation (1) and (2) in part (ii) to find the particular solution to
()
2
d y dy 2 x
2
−4 +5 y=cos h
dx dx 2
dy
given that y=0 and =0 when x=0 .
dx

11 Four planes Π 1 , Π 2 , Π 3 and Π 4 have respective cartesian equations

3 x−3 y−z=0
2 x−z=1
x +3 y−z=2
2 x−z=−2
Three of the four planes meet at a line l as shown in the diagram below.

(i) Identify the equation of the plane Π x which does not contain the line l .
(ii) Find the cartesian equation of the line l .
(iii) Find shortest distance between the line l and the plane Π x.

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