2018-1-PER-BUYONG ADIL

Section A [45 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

1
1. −
3 2
Show that 2x + 1 is a factor of f(x) = 6x - 5x + 2. Hence, show that 2 is the
[ 6 marks ]
only real root of f(x).

n
2. ∑ ( k +1 1) ( k +2 )
Find k =1 by using the method of differences. Hence, evaluate the
20
∑ ( k +1 1) ( k +2 )
[ 7 marks ]

value of k =1 .

2 1 −3
3.

Given A =
( 2 2 1
−1 4 −2 ) [ 2 marks ]
i) Find | A |.
ii) Find AT. [ 1 mark ]
iii) Find adjoint of matrix A. [ 3 marks ]
iv) Find A-1. [ 1 mark ]
Then solve : 2x + y -3z = 8
2x + 2y + z = 5
-x + 4y - 2z = 7 [ 4 marks ]

4. If z = a + bi and z* is the conjugate of z. Find the values of a and b when

2 1
+ =1−i ¿ [ 7 marks ]
z z∗¿

5. Given the vertices of a conic equation are ( 3, -5 ) and ( 3, 1 ) and its asymptotes
are y = 2x - 8 and y = -2x + 4. Find the standard form of the conic equation. [ 10marks ]

6. Find the angle between the straight lines :

x +3 y−3 z+5
= =
P : 1 −2 3
x−2 y +5 z−9 [ 4 marks ]
= =
and Q : 3 5 −4
 Section B [15 marks]

Answer any one questions in this section

n
2x
7.
Expand
( )
1+
n where n is a positive integer in ascending powers of x until the
8
term in x . If the coefficient of x is 27 , find the value of n.
3 3 [ 6 marks ]
1
2x n
With this value of n, obtain the expansion of
( 1+
n )
( 1−x ) 3
in ascending [ 4 marks ]
powers of x until the term in x2.
1 [ 5 marks ]
, 3
Hence, by taking x = 8 find √7 accurate to 3 decimal places.

−1 6 0 −2 3 0
8.

a) Given that A =
( )
0 3 8
4 2 1 and B =
( 1 0 4
2 1 −1 ) . Determine whether A
[ 5 marks ]
and B
commute.
1 2 −1

b) Show that A =
(2 4 −2
−1 −2 1 ) is a singular matrix. [ 5 marks ]
b a+b 4

c) Find the value of a and b if

( −2 5 3a−b
a−b 6 a ) is symmetric.
[ 5 marks ]