Internal Assessment #2

1. a) Show that

1
1
r

r ! (r 1)! (r 1)!
n

b) Hence, find

(5 mks)

(r 1)!

(3 mks)

r 1

2. a) Find the Taylor series of x 3 ln x in ascending powers of ( x 1 ) up to and including the term

( x 1)3

(10 mks)

b) Using your series in (a), find an approximation for ln1.5 , giving your answer to 4 decimal
places.
(3 mks)

3.
a) Given f ( x) cos x 2 x , show that there exist a x [0,1] such that f ( x ) 0
b) Using N-R method with x1 0.5 , solve cos x 2 x to 5 decimal places.
12

4. Find the term independent of x in 3x 2

2x

(8 mks)

5. a) Prove by Mathematical Induction, that for every n

Sn 1

1 1 1
1
1
2 3 ... n 1 2 n 1
2 2 2
2
2

b) Hence, or otherwise, find lim S n

n

(8 mks)

(3 mks)
Total 40 mks