1.

Given that
5

6 11

(1 + x) (1 + ax) 1 + bx + 10x + ............... + a x ,

find the values of a, b

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Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)

2.

10

Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (2 + 3x) , giving your answer as a whole
number.
Working:

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(Total 3 marks)

3.

1
x 2
ax
The coefficient of x in the expansion of

7
is 3 . Find the possible values of a.

Working:

Answer:
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(Total 3 marks)

4.

3
Find the coefficient of x in the binomial expansion of
Working:

1
x
2 .

Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)

5.

(a)

Prove, using mathematical induction, that for a positive integer n,

n

(cosq + i sinq) = cos nq + i sin nq where i = 1.

(5)

(b)

The complex number z is defined by z = cosq + i sinq.

(i)

1
Show that z = cos (q) + i sin (q).

(ii)

Deduce that z + z

= 2 cos n.
(5)

(c)

l 5

(i)

Find the binomial expansion of (z + z ) .

(ii)

1
Hence show that cos q = 16 (a cos 5q + b cos 3q + c cos q),
where a, b, c are positive integers to be found.
5

(5)
(Total 15 marks)

6.

(a)

Find the expansion of (2 + x) , giving your answer in ascending powers of x.

(b)

By letting x = 0.01 or otherwise, find the exact value of 2.01 .

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Answers:
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(Total 6 marks)

7.

Consider the complex number z = cosq + i sinq.

(a)

Using De Moivres theorem show that

1
n
n
z + z = 2 cos nq.
(2)

(b)

1
z
z
By expanding

show that

1
cos q = 8 (cos 4q + 4 cos 2q + 3).
4

(4)

(c)

Let g (a) =

a
0

cos 4 d

(i)

Find g (a).

(ii)

Solve g (a) = 1

(5)
(Total 11 marks)

8.

(a)

Write down the term in x in the expansion of (x + h) , where 0 r n, n

.
(1)

(b)

Hence differentiate x , n

, from first principles.

(5)

(c)

Starting from the result x x

= 1, deduce the derivative of x , n

.
(4)
(Total 10 marks)

9.

Express

32

in the form a 3 b , where a, b

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10.

Let y = cosq + i sinq.

(a)

dy
Show that d = iy.
[You may assume that for the purposes of differentiation and integration, i may be
treated in the same way as a real constant.]
(3)

(b)

iq

Hence show, using integration, that y = e .

(5)

(c)

Use this result to deduce de Moivres theorem.

(2)

(d)

(i)

sin 6
5
3
Given that sin = a cos q + b cos q + c cosq, where sinq 0, use de
Moivres theorem with n = 6 to find the values of the constants a, b and c.

lim
(ii)

Hence deduce the value of

sin 6
sin .
(10)
(Total 20 marks)

11.

n1

Prove by induction that 12 + 2(5

) is a multiple of 7 for n

.
(Total 10 marks)

12.

3
Find the coefficient of the x term in the expansion of

3x
.
2

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13.

Express 1 i 3

a
in the form b where a, b .

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14.

Determine the first three terms in the expansion of (1 2x) (1+ x) in ascending powers
of x.
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(Total 5 marks)