1.

Show that
(a) [ A ( A' B )] [ B ( A B )' ] B
(b) A ( B C ) ( A B ) C
2. Find the set of values of x which satisfies
(a) x 1 2 x 1
(b)

[4 marks]
[4 marks]
[4 marks]

2
1
1 4
x
2 x

[4 marks]

3 x 4(3 x )
1
.
x
x
2(3 ) 7(3 ) 5
4. Given that w 1 i and z a bi.

3. Solve the equation

[4 marks]

(a) Find the modulus and argument of w.

(b) Represent w in an Argand Diagram.

[3 marks]
[1 marks]

w
z.
[4 marks]
w*
5. (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 4 x 3 ax 2 bx 5 is divided by x 2 1 , a
remainder of 2 x 3 is obtained. Find the values of a and b.
[4
marks]
1
1
2
6. 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]
3
2
7. The polynomial p ( x) ax 8 x bx 6, where a and b are real constants, is
divisible by x 2 2 x 3.
(a) Find a and b.
[5 marks]
p
(
x
)
(b) For these values of a and b, factorise
completely.
[2 marks]
(c) Show that 2 is a zero of the polynomial 3x 4 14 x 3 11x 2 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]
2
x 3x
8. Express 2
in partial fraction.
[5 marks]
x 2x 1
9. Show that if f ( r )
f ( r ) f ( r 1)

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]
10. 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]
11. 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]
1

, find
12. 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

1
5

b. Hence, show that 32.8

203
.
101

[12 marks]