FP1 Questions From Old P4, P5, P6 and FP1, FP2, FP3 Papers (Back To June 2002)

FP1 questions from old P4, P5, P6 and FP1, FP2, FP3 papers (back to June 2002)
Please note that the following pages contain questions from past papers which were not
written at an AS standard and may be less accessible than those you will find on future AS
FP1 papers from Edexcel.
Mark schemes are available on a separate document, originally sent with this one.
Where a question reference is marked with an asterisk, it is a partial version of the original.
This is a draft document (September 2008) if you find any questions here which obviously
dont belong, please e-mail me at graham.cumming@edexcel.org.uk. Your help in compiling
a final document will be appreciated.
FP1 questions from old P4, P5, P6 and FP1, FP2, FP3 papers Draft version
1.
Given that z = 22 + 4i and
z
= 6 8i, find
w
(a) w in the form a + bi, where a and b are real,

(3)
(b) the argument of z, in radians to 2 decimal places.
(2)
[P4 January 2002 Qn 1]
2.
(a) Prove that
(r 1)(r 1) =
r 1
1
6
n (n 1)(2n + 5).
(5)
(b) Deduce that n(n 1)(2n + 5) is divisible by 6 for all n > 1.

(2)
3.
f(x) = x3 + x 3.
The equation f(x) = 0 has a root, , between 1 and 2.
(a) By considering f (x), show that is the only real root of the equation f(x) = 0.
(3)
(b) Taking 1.2 as your first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to
f(x) to obtain a second approximation to . Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
(2)
(c) Prove that your answer to part (b) gives the value of correct to 3 significant figures.
(2)
4.
(a) Given that 2 + i is a root of the equation

z2 + bz + c = 0, where b and c are real constants,
(i) write down the other root of the equation,
(ii) find the value of b and the value of c.
(5)
(b) Given that 2 + i is a root of the equation
z3 + mz2 + nz 5 = 0, where m and n are real constants,
find the value of m and the value of n.
(5)
FP1 questions from old P4, P5, P6 and FP1, FP2, FP3 papers Draft version September 2008
5.
Prove that
n
6(r
r 1
1) (n 1)n(2n + 5).
(4)
[P4 June 2002 Qn 1]
f(x) = e 2x 15x 2.
6.
The equation f(x) = 0 has exactly one root between 1.5 and 1.7.
(a) Taking 1.6 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to
f(x) to find a second approximation to , giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
(5)
(b) Show that your answer is the value of correct to 3 significant figures.
(2)
[P4 June 2002 Qn 2]
f(x) = x4 6x3 + 17x2 24x + 52.
7.
(a) Show that 2i is a root of the equation f(x) = 0.

(1)
(b) Hence solve f(x) = 0 completely.
(6)
[P4 June 2002 Qn 3]
8.
Given that z = 3 + 4i and w = 1 + 7i,

(a) find w .
(1)
The complex numbers z and w are represented by the points A and B on an Argand diagram.
(b) Show points A and B on an Argand diagram.
(1)
(c) Prove that OAB is an isosceles right-angled triangle.
(5)
z
.
(d) Find the exact value of arg
w
(3)
[P4 June 2002 Qn 5]
9.
The point P 2 p, p and the point Q 2q, q , where p q, lie on the rectangular
hyperbola with equation xy = 4.

The tangents to the curve at the points P and Q meet at the point R.
(a) Show that at the point R,
4 pq
x = p q and y = p q .
(8)
[*P5 June 2002 Qn 7]
10.
For n + prove that

(a) 23n + 2 + 5n + 1 is divisible by 3,
(9)
(b)
1 3n
9n
n
.
3n 1
(7)
[P6 June 2002 Qn 6]
11.
z = 4 cos
2
2
i sin , and w = 3 cos

i sin
4
4
3
3
Express zw in the form r (cos + i sin ), r > 0, < < .

(3)
12.
(a) Express (r 1)(r 3) in partial fractions.

(2)
n
(b) Hence prove that
n(5n 13)
(r 1)(r 3) 6(n 2)(n 3) .

r 1
(5)
13.
f(x) = 2 sin 2x + x 2.
The root of the equation f(x) = 0 lies in the interval [2, ].

(a) Using the end points of this interval find, by linear interpolation, an approximation to .
(4)
(b) Taking 2.8 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to
f(x) to find a second approximation to , giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
(5)
14.
Given that z = 3 3i express, in the form a + ib, where a and b are real numbers,
(a) z2,
(2)
(b)
1
.
z
(2)
(c) Find the exact value of each of z , z2 and
1
z
.
(2)
The complex numbers z, z2 and
1
are represented by the points A, B and C respectively on
z
an Argand diagram. The real number 1 is represented by the point D, and O is the origin.
(d) Show the points A, B, C and D on an Argand diagram.
(2)
(e) Prove that
OAB is similar to
OCD.
(3)
15.
(a) Express as a simplified single fraction
1
1
2 .
2
(r 1)
r
(2)
[*P4 June 2003 Qn 1]
16.
(a) By factorisation, show that two of the roots of the equation x3 27 = 0 satisfy the
quadratic equation x2 + 3x + 9 = 0.
(2)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the three cube roots of 27, giving your answers in the form a +
ib, where a, b .
(3)
(c) Show these roots on an Argand diagram.
(2)
[P4 June 2003 Qn 3]
f(x) = 3x x 6.
17.
(a) Show that f(x) = 0 has a root between x = 1 and x = 2.

(2)
(b) Starting with the interval (1, 2), use interval bisection three times to find an interval of
width 0.125 which contains .
(2)
(c) Taking 2 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to f(x)
to obtain a second approximation to . Give your answer to 3 decimal places.
(4)
[P4 June 2003 Qn 4]
18.
z=
a 3i
,
2 ai
a .
(a) Given that a = 4, find z.

(3)
(b) Show that there is only one value of a for which arg z =
, and find this value.

(6)
[P4 June 2003 Qn 5]
In = x n e x dx and Jn = x n e x dx, n 0.
0
0
19.
(a) Show that, for n 1,

I n e nI n 1 .
(2)
(b) Find a similar reduction formula for Jn .
(3)
5
e
(c) Show that J 2 2 .

(3)
1
(d) Show that x n cosh x dx =

0
1
2
(In + Jn ).
(1)
(e) Hence, or otherwise, evaluate
x 2 cosh x dx, giving your answer in terms of e.
(4)
[P5 June 2003 Qn 7]
20.
f(n) = (2n + 1)7n 1.

Prove by induction that, for all positive integers n, f(n) is divisible by 4.
(6)
[P6 June 2003 Qn 2]
21.
(a) Show that (r + 1)3 (r 1)3 Ar2 + B, where A and B are constants to be found.
(2)
[*P4 January 2004 Qn 1]
22.
f(x) = sin 3x 2x + 1.
(a) Show by drawing a sketch that there is just one solution of f(x) = 0.
(3)
(b) Taking 0.8 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure twice to
f(x) to find a second and a third approximation to . Give your answers to 4 significant
figures.
(5)
23.
Given that z = 2 2i and w = 3 + i,

(a) find the modulus and argument of wz2.
(6)
(b) Show on an Argand diagram the points A, B and C which represent z, w and wz2
respectively, and determine the size of angle BOC.
(4)
24.
(a) Show that
(r 1)(r 5) =
r 1
1
n(n+ 7)(2n + 7).
6
(4)
40
(b) Hence calculate the value of
(r 1)(r 5) .
r 10
(2)
[P4 June 2004 Qn 1]
25.
f(x) = 2x + x 4.
The equation f(x) = 0 has a root in the interval [1, 2].
(a) Use linear interpolation on the values at the end points of this interval to find an
approximation to .
(2)
(b) Taking x = 1 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to
f(x) to obtain a second approximation to .
(4)
[P4 June 2004 Qn 2]
26.
The complex number z = a + ib, where a and b are real numbers, satisfies the equation
z2 + 16 30i = 0.
(a) Show that ab = 15.
(2)
(b) Write down a second equation in a and b and hence find the roots of
z2 + 16 30i = 0.
(4)
[P4 June 2004 Qn 3]
27.
Given that z = 1 + 3i and that
w
= 2 + 2i, find
z
(a) w in the form a + ib, where a, b ,

(3)
(b) the argument of w,
(2)
(c) the exact value for the modulus of w.
(2)
On an Argand diagram, the point A represents z and the point B represents w.
(d) Draw the Argand diagram, showing the points A and B.
(2)
(e) Find the distance AB, giving your answer as a simplified surd.
(2)
[P4 June 2004 Qn 5]
28.
Given that y = sinhn 1 x cosh x,

(a) show that
dy
= (n 1) sinhn 2 x + n sinhn x.
dx
(3)
arsinh 1
sinhn x dx,
The integral In is defined by In =
n 0.
(b) Using the result in part (a), or otherwise, show that

nIn = 2 (n 1)In 2,
n2
(2)
(c) Hence find the value of I4.

(4)
[P5 June 2004 Qn 5]
29.
Figure 1
Figure 1 shows the curve with parametric equations

x = a cos3 ,
y = a sin3 ,
0 < 2 .
(a) Find the total length of this curve.

(7)
The curve is rotated through radians about the x-axis.
(b) Find the area of the surface generated.
(5)
[P5 June 2004 Qn 7]
10
30.
Show that the normal to the rectangular hyperbola xy = c2, at the point P ct,
c
, t 0 has
t
equation
y = t2x +
c
ct3.
t
(5)
[*P5 June 2004 Qn 8]
31.
(a) Prove by induction that

1n
dn
x
2
(
e
cos
x
)
2
ex cos (x +
n
dx
1
4
n),
n 1.
(8)
[P6 June 2004 Qn 4]
32.
Given that 3 + i is a root of the equation f(x) = 0, where

f(x) = 2x3 + ax2 + bx 10,
a, b ,
(a) find the other two roots of the equation f(x) = 0,

(4)
(b) find the value of a and the value of b.
(3)
[FP1/P4 January 2005 Qn 2]
11
33.
Figure 1
Figure 1 shows part of the graph of y = f(x), where

f(x) = x sin x + 2x 3.
The equation f(x) = 0 has a single root .
(a) Taking x1 = 1 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once
to f(x) to find a second approximation to , to 3 significant figures.
(5)
(b) Given instead that x1 = 5 is taken as a first approximation to in the Newton-Raphson
procedure,
(i) use Figure 1 to produce a rough sketch of y = f(x) for 3 x 6,
and by drawing suitable tangents, and without further calculation,
(ii) show the approximate positions of x2 and x3, the second and third approximations
to .
(2)
12
34.
Given that z = 4 cos
(a)
z
w
3
3
i sin
and w = 1 i3, find
4
4
,
(3)
z
, in radians as a multiple of .
w
(b) arg
(3)
(c) On an Argand diagram, plot points A, B, C and D representing the complex numbers z, w,
z
and 4, respectively.
w
(3)
(d) Show that AOC = DOB.
(2)
(e) Find the area of triangle AOC.
(2)
35.
Given that 1 + 3i is a root of the equation z3 + 6z + 20 = 0,

(a) find the other two roots of the equation,
(3)
(b) show, on a single Argand diagram, the three points representing the roots of the equation,
(1)
(c) prove that these three points are the vertices of a right-angled triangle.
(2)
[FP1/P4 June 2005 Qn 2]
13
f(x) = 1 ex + 3 sin 2x
36.
The equation f(x) = 0 has a root in the interval 1.0 < x < 1.4.
(a) Starting with the interval (1.0, 1.4), use interval bisection three times to find the value
of to one decimal place.
(3)
(b) Taking your answer to part (a) as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson
procedure once to f(x) to obtain a second approximation to .
(4)
(c) By considering the change of sign of f(x) over an appropriate interval, show that your
answer to part (b) is accurate to 2 decimal places.
(2)
[FP1/P4 June 2005 Qn 4]
37.
z = 4 + 6i.
(a) Calculate arg z, giving your answer in radians to 3 decimal places.
(2)
The complex number w is given by w =
w = 20,
A
, where A is a positive constant. Given that
2i
(b) find w in the form a + ib, where a and b are constants,

(4)
(c) calculate arg
w
.
z
(3)
[FP1/P4 June 2005 Qn 5]
14
38.
Figure 1
y
Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with parametric equations

x = a cos3 t,
y = a sin3 t,
0t
where a is a positive constant.

The curve is rotated through 2 radians about the x-axis. Find the exact value of the area of
the curved surface generated.
[FP2/P5 June 2005 Qn 3]
n 2x
x e dx, n 0.
39.
In =
(a) Prove that, for n 1,
In =
1 n 2x
(x e nIn 1).
2
(3)
(b) Find, in terms of e, the exact value of
1
2 2x
dx .
x e
0
(5)
[FP2/P5 June 2005 Qn 4]
15
40.
The point P(ap2, 2ap) lies on the parabola M with equation y2 = 4ax, where a is a positive
constant.
(a) Show that an equation of the tangent to M at P is
py = x + ap2.
(3)
The point Q(16ap2, 8ap) also lies on M.
(b) Write down an equation of the tangent to M at Q.
(2)
[*FP2/P5 June 2005 Qn 5]
41.
(a) Express
6 x 10
q
in the form p +
, where p and q are integers to be found.
x3
x3
The sequence of real numbers u1, u2, u3, ... is such that u1 = 5.2 and un + 1 =
(1)
6u n 10
.
un 3
(b) Prove by induction that un > 5, for n +.

(4)
[FP3/P6 June 2005 Qn 1]
42.
Prove that
(r 1)(r 2)
r 1
1
(n 1)n(n + 4).
3
(6)
16
43.
Given that
z 2i
= i, where is a positive, real constant,
z i

1 + i
1 .
2
(a) show that z =
(5)
Given also that arg z = arctan
1
2
, calculate
(b) the value of ,

(3)
(c) the value of z 2.
(2)
44.
The temperature C of a room t hours after a heating system has been turned on is given by
= t + 26 20e0.5t, t 0.
The heating system switches off when = 20. The time t = , when the heating system
switches off, is the solution of the equation 20 = 0, where lies in the interval [1.8, 2].
(a) Using the end points of the interval [1.8, 2], find, by linear interpolation, an
approximation to . Give your answer to 2 decimal places.
(4)
(b) Taking 1.9 as a first approximation to , use the Newton-Raphson procedure once to
obtain a second approximation to . Give your answer to 3 decimal places.
(6)
(c) Use your answer to part (b) to find, to the nearest minute, the time for which the heating
system was on.
(1)
17
45.
The hyperbola H has equation
x2
y2
= 1.
16
4
Find
(a) the value of the eccentricity of H,
(2)
(b) the distance between the foci of H.
(2)
[*FP2/P5 January 2006 Qn 2]
46.
A curve is defined by
x = t + sin t,
y = 1 cos t,
where t is a parameter.
Find the length of the curve from t = 0 to t =
, giving your answer in surd form.

(7)
47.
Given that
4
In = x n (4 x ) dx,
0
(a) show that In =
n 0,
8n
In 1 , n 1.
2n 3
(6)
16
Given that
,
(
4
x
)
d
x
3
0
(b) use the result in part (a) to find the exact value of
x 2 ( 4 x ) dx .
(3)
18
48.
The parabola C has equation y2 = 4ax, where a is a constant.

(a) Show that an equation for the normal to C at the point P(ap2, 2ap) is
y + px = 2ap + ap3.
(4)
The normals to C at the points P(ap2, 2ap) and Q(aq2, 2aq), p q, meet at the point R.
(b) Find, in terms of a, p and q, the coordinates of R.
(5)
49.
A transformation T : 2 2 is represented by the matrix

k
A =
2
2
, where k is a constant.
1
For the case k = 4,

(a) find the image under T of the line with equation y = 2x + 1.
(2)
50.
Prove by induction that, for n +,

n
(i)
r2
r 1
= 2{1 + (n 1)2n},
(5)
(ii) for y = ln (2 + 3x), where x >
2
3
,
( n 1)!3 n
dn y
n
n = (1)n + 1 ( 2 3 x )
dx
(5)
19
51.
The complex numbers z and w satisfy the simultaneous equations

2z + iw = 1,
z w = 3 + 3i.
(a) Use algebra to find z, giving your answers in the form a + ib, where a and b are real.
(4)
(b) Calculate arg z, giving your answer in radians to 2 decimal places.
(2)
[FP1 June 2006 Qn 1]
52.
Given that 3 2i is a solution of the equation

x4 6x3 + 19x2 36x + 78 = 0,
(a) solve the equation completely,
(7)
(b) show on a single Argand diagram the four points that represent the roots of the equation.
(2)
53.
Given that for all real values of r,

(2r + 1)3 (2r 1)3 = Ar2 + B,
where A and B are constants,
(a) find the value of A and the value of B.
(2)
n
(b) Hence, or otherwise, prove that
r
r 1
1
n(n + 1)(2n + 1).
6
(5)
40
(c) Calculate
(3r 1)
r 1
.
(3)
20
f(x) = 0.25x 2 + 4 sin x.
54.
(a) Show that the equation f(x) = 0 has a root between x = 0.24 and x = 0.28.
(2)
(b) Starting with the interval [0.24, 0.28], use interval bisection three times to find an
interval of width 0.005 which contains .
(3)
The equation f(x) = 0 also has a root between x = 10.75 and x = 11.25.
(c) Taking 11 as a first approximation to , use the Newton-Raphson process on f(x) once to
obtain a second approximation to . Give your answer to 2 decimal places.
(6)
55.
Figure 1
y
The curve C, shown in Figure 1, has parametric equations

x = t ln t,
y = 4t,
1 t 4.
(a) Show that the length of C is 3 + ln 4.

(7)
The curve is rotated through 2 radians about the x-axis.
(b) Find the exact area of the curved surface generated.
(4)
21
n
x cosh x dx , n 0.
56.
In =
Show that, for n 2,
In = xn sinh x nxn 1 cosh x + n(n 1)In 2.

(4)
[*FP2 June 2006 Qn 8]
A= 0
0
57.
1
1
0
1 .
1
Prove by induction, that for all positive integers n,

1
An = 0
n
1
0
1
2
( n 2 3n)
.
n
(5)
58.
(a) Find the roots of the equation

z 2 2 z 17 0,
giving your answers in the form a + ib, where a and b are integers.
(3)
(b) Show these roots on an Argand diagram.
(1)
[FP1 January 2007 Qn 1]
22
59.
The complex numbers z1 and z2 are given by

z1 5 3i,
z1 1 pi,
where p is an integer.
(a) Find
z2
, in the form a + ib, where a and b are expressed in terms of p.
z1
(3)
z2
,
4
z1
Given that arg
(b) find the value of p.

(2)
60.
(a) Show that

r3 r 1
1
1
r 1
, for r 0, 1.
r (r 1)
r r 1
(3)
r3 r 1
, expressing your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form.
r 1 r ( r 1)
n
(b) Find
(6)
61.
f ( x) ln x x 3, x 0.
(a) Find f(2.0) and f(2.5), each to 4 decimal places, and show that the root of the equation
f ( x) 0 satisfies 2.0 2.5.
(3)
(b) Use linear interpolation with your values of f(2.0) and f(2.5) to estimate , giving your
answer to 3 decimal places.
(2)
(c) Taking 2.25 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson process once to
f(x) to obtain a second approximation to , giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
(5)
(d) Show your answer in part (c) gives correct to 3 decimal places.
(2)
23
62.
(a) Show that (r + 1)3 (r 1)3 6r 2 + 2.

(2)
n
(b) Hence show that
r
r 1
1
n(n + 1)(2n + 1).
6
(5)
2n
(c) Show that
r
r n
1
n(n + 1)(an + b), where a and b are constants to be found.
6
(4)
63.
f (x) = x3 + 8x 19.
(a) Show that the equation f(x) = 0 has only one real root.
(3)
(b) Show that the real root of f(x) = 0 lies between 1 and 2.
(2)
(c) Obtain an approximation to the real root of f(x) = 0 by performing two applications of
the Newton-Raphson procedure to f(x) , using x = 2 as the first approximation. Give your
answer to 3 decimal places.
(4)
(d) By considering the change of sign of f(x) over an appropriate interval, show that your
answer to part (c) is accurate to 3 decimal places.
(2)
24
z = 3 i.
64.
z* is the complex conjugate of z.
(a) Show that
z
=
z
1
3
i.
2
2
(3)
z
.
z
(b) Find the value of
(2)
(c) Verify, for z = 3 i, that arg
(d) Display z, z* and
z
= arg z arg z*.
z
(4)
z
on a single Argand diagram.
z
(2)
(e) Find a quadratic equation with roots z and z* in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b and
c are real constants to be found.
(2)
65.
The curve C has equation

y=
1
4
(2x2 ln x), x > 0.
Find the length of C from x = 0.5 to x = 2, giving your answer in the form
a + b ln 2, where a and b are rational numbers.
(7)
66.
Given that In =
(a) show that In =
x (8 x)
n
1
3
dx , n 0,
24n
In 1,
3n 4
n 1.
(6)
(b) Hence find the exact value of
x( x 5)(8 x)
1
3
dx .
25
(6)
67.
The points P(ap2, 2ap) and Q(aq2, 2aq), p q, lie on the parabola C with
equation y2 = 4ax, where a is a constant.
(a) Show that an equation for the chord PQ is (p + q) y = 2(x + apq) .
(3)
The normals to C at P and Q meet at the point R.
(b) Show that the coordinates of R are ( a(p2 + q2 + pq + 2), apq(p + q) ).
(7)
[*FP2 June 2007 Qn 8]
68.
Prove by induction that, for n +,
(2r 1)
r 1
1
3
n(2n 1)(2n + 1).

(5)
69.
f(n) = 34n + 24n + 2,
Given that
(a) show that, for k +, f(k + 1) f(k) is divisible by 15,

(4)
(b) prove that, for n +, f (n) is divisible by 5,
(3)
(c) show that it is not true that, for all positive integers n, f(n) is divisible
by 15.
(1)
70.
Given that x =
1
2
is the real solution of the equation

2x3 11x2 + 14x + 10 = 0,
find the two complex solutions of this equation.

(6)
26
27
x
2,
2
f(x) = 3x2 + x tan
71.
< x < .
The equation f(x) = 0 has a root in the interval [0.7, 0.8].

(a) Use linear interpolation, on the values at the end points of this interval, to obtain an
approximation to . Give your answer to 3 decimal places.
(4)
(b) Taking 0.75 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to
f(x) to obtain a second approximation to . Give your answer to 3 decimal places.
(4)
72.
z = 2 + i.
(a) Express in the form a + ib
(i)
1
z
(ii) z2.
(4)
(b) Show that z2 z = 52.
(2)
(c) Find arg (z2 z).
(2)
(d) Display z and z2 z on a single Argand diagram.
(2)
73.
(a) Write down the value of the real root of the equation
x3 64 = 0.
(1)
(b) Find the complex roots of x3 64 = 0 , giving your answers in the form a + ib, where a
and b are real.
(4)
(c) Show the three roots of x3 64 = 0 on an Argand diagram.
(2)
28
f(x) = 4 cos x + e x .
74.
(a) Show that the equation f(x) = 0 has a root between 1.6 and 1.7
(2)
(b) Taking 1.6 as your first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once
to f(x) to obtain a second approximation to . Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
(4)
75.
The complex number z is defined by

z=
Given that the real part of z is
1
2
a 2i
,
ai
a , a > 0 .
, find
(a) the value of a,

(4)
(b) the argument of z, giving your answer in radians to 2 decimal places.
(3)
76.
Given that
In = e x sin n x dx ,
0
(a) show that, for n 2,
In =
n 0,
n( n 1)
In 2 .
n2 1
(8)
(b) Find the exact value of I4.

(4)
29
77.
A =
1 k
, where k is constant.
A transformation T : 2 2 is represented by the matrix A.

(a) Find the value of k for which the line y = 2x is mapped onto itself under T.
(3)
(b) Show that A is non-singular for all values of k.
(3)
(c) Find A1 in terms of k.
(2)
A point P is mapped onto a point Q under T.
relative to an origin O.
The point Q has position vector
3
Given that k = 3,
(d) find the position vector of P.
(3)
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Given that z = 22 + 4i and

(a) w in the form a + bi, where a and b are real,

(a) Prove that

(b) Deduce that n(n 1)(2n + 5) is divisible by 6 for all n > 1.

(a) Given that 2 + i is a root of the equation

f(x) = x4 6x3 + 17x2 24x + 52.

(a) Show that 2i is a root of the equation f(x) = 0.

Given that z = 3 + 4i and w = 1 + 7i,

hyperbola with equation xy = 4.

For n + prove that

i sin , and w = 3 cos

Express zw in the form r (cos + i sin ), r > 0, < < .

(a) Express (r 1)(r 3) in partial fractions.

(b) Hence prove that

(r 1)(r 3) 6(n 2)(n 3) .

The root of the equation f(x) = 0 lies in the interval [2, ].

The complex numbers z, z2 and

(a) Express as a simplified single fraction

(a) Show that f(x) = 0 has a root between x = 1 and x = 2.

(a) Given that a = 4, find z.

, and find this value.

(a) Show that, for n 1,

(c) Show that J 2 2 .

(d) Show that x n cosh x dx =

(e) Hence, or otherwise, evaluate

x 2 cosh x dx, giving your answer in terms of e.

f(n) = (2n + 1)7n 1.

Given that z = 2 2i and w = 3 + i,

(a) Show that

(b) Hence calculate the value of

Given that z = 1 + 3i and that

(a) w in the form a + ib, where a, b ,

Given that y = sinhn 1 x cosh x,

The integral In is defined by In =

(b) Using the result in part (a), or otherwise, show that

(c) Hence find the value of I4.

Figure 1 shows the curve with parametric equations

(a) Find the total length of this curve.

(a) Prove by induction that

Given that 3 + i is a root of the equation f(x) = 0, where

(a) find the other two roots of the equation f(x) = 0,

Figure 1 shows part of the graph of y = f(x), where

Given that z = 4 cos

Given that 1 + 3i is a root of the equation z3 + 6z + 20 = 0,

(b) find w in the form a + ib, where a and b are constants,

Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with parametric equations

where a is a positive constant.

(b) Prove by induction that un > 5, for n +.

(a) show that z =

(b) the value of ,

The hyperbola H has equation

, giving your answer in surd form.

The parabola C has equation y2 = 4ax, where a is a constant.

A transformation T : 2 2 is represented by the matrix

For the case k = 4,

Prove by induction that, for n +,

(ii) for y = ln (2 + 3x), where x >

The complex numbers z and w satisfy the simultaneous equations

Given that 3 2i is a solution of the equation

Given that for all real values of r,

(b) Hence, or otherwise, prove that

f(x) = 0.25x 2 + 4 sin x.