National Junior College Mathematics Department 2016

National Junior College

2015 – 2016 H2 Mathematics
SH2 Consolidation: Power Series (Group A Timed Practice)
[Total Mark: 23 marks; Time allowed: 42 mins]

Name: _____________________________________ Class: 2ma2__/2IPma21__ / 2IPma22__

 1 
1 Given that f ( x)  tan  2 x    , find f (0) , f (0) and f (0) . Hence find the first 3 terms in
 4 
the Maclaurin series of f (x). [7]
[2008/II/6(b)]

2 (i) Use the first three non-zero terms of the Maclaurin series for cos x to find the
Maclaurin series for g(x), where g( x)  cos 6 x , up to and including the term in x 4 . [3]

a
(ii)(a) Use your answer to part (i) to give an approximation for 0
g( x) dx in terms of a, and
1
evaluate this approximation in the case where a   . [3]
4
1


4
(ii)(b) Use your calculator to find an accurate value for g( x) dx. Why is the approximation
0
in part (ii) (a) not very good? [2]

[2011/I/4]

3
In the triangle ABC, AB = 1, angle BAC   radians and angle ABC   radians (see
4
diagram).

1
(i) Show that AC  . [4]
cos  sin 

(ii) Given that  is a sufficiently small angle, show that

AC  1  a  b 2 ,

for constants a and b to be determined. [4]

[2012/I/4]

2015 – 2016 / H2 Maths / SH2 / Consolidation – Power Series

 National Junior College Mathematics Department 2016
Qn Solution Remarks Concept/skill being assessed
1(d) Differentiating... When x = 0, ...  Practise your differentiation  Differentiation Techniques
 1  techniques if you are still not fluent in o Differentiation of tangent &
Let y  f ( x ). f (0)  tan  2(0)     1 applying them, especially the use of secant functions
 4 
the Chain, Product & Quotient o Use of Chain Rule
 1 
f ( x)  2 sec 2  2 x    rules. o Implicit differentiation
 4   1   Applying Maclaurin’s Theorem
f (0)  2sec 2  2(0)     4
 4   You can use trigo identities (sec2x = 1 f (0) f (0) 2
 2 1  y 2 
dy
+ tan2x in this question) to simplify f ( x)  f (0)  x x
dx 1! 2!
d2 y dy d2 y your working if a trigo function is
 4y  4(1)(4)  f (0)  16 f ( n ) (0) n
dx 2
dx dx 2
present. As such, you need to be   x 
familiar with your trigo identities. n!
 Use of trigonometric identity:
Hence, f ( x)  1  4 x  8 x 2 .  Use the GC to check your answer. sec2 x  1  tan 2 x
2(i)  x2 x4 
6
 Use the binomial theorem instead of  Applying Maclaurin series of standard
cos x  (cos x)   1   
6 6
 x2 x4  functions:
 2! 4!  multiplying 1    to itself 6 x2 x4
 6   x2 x4   6   x2 x4 
2
 2! 4!  cos x  1    
 1            times! 2! 4!
 1   2! 4!   2   2! 4! 
 x 2  2 
 x2 x4 
 1  6      15       Beware of your management of the  Use of binomial theorem
 2! 4!   2!   negative signs e.g.
1 15 x2 x4  x2 x4 
 1  3x 2  x 4  x 4  1  3x 2  4 x 4 1   1   
4 4 2! 4!  2! 4! 
2(ii)(a) a a
 Integration technique:
0
g( x) dx   1  3x 2  4 x 4 dx
0
x n 1
   c , n  1
n
a x dx
 4  n 1
  x  x3  x5 
 5 0
 4  4  Evaluating definite integrals
  a  a3  a5   0  a  a3  a5
 5  5

  4 g( x) dx  0.540
0

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 National Junior College Mathematics Department 2016
Qn Solution Remarks Concept/skill being assessed
2(ii)(b) 1
 Convergence of Maclaurin series
 g( x) dx  0.475
4

0 [You need to be able to explain the

 For larger values of x, the terms with higher powers of x effect of the omission of the higher
in the Maclaurin series of  g( x) dx are NOT negligible. powers of x on the use of the
Maclaurin series as a means of
 Using the Maclaurin series of  g( x) dx to estimate the approximation of the given function.]
a
value of 0
g( x) dx will hence not result in a very good
approximation for large values of a.
3 (i) By Sine Rule,  You need to be conversant with  Applying the Sine Rule
sin ABC sin ACB concepts & skills that you have learnt

AC AB for ‘O’ level/ in JH (in this case the sin A sin B sin C
 
sin 4 sin   34   
3 Sine Rule) a b c

AC 1
sin  34   You also need to be familiar with the (or relevant trigonometric results,
AC  results that are both in and not in the
sin  4    depending on choice of method)
1
MF15 formulae booklet (Addition
 2 formulae for trigonometric functions  Applying addition formula for sin x:
sin 4 cos   cos 4 sin  are in the booklet.)
sin( A  B)  sin A cos B  cos A sin B
1
1
 2
 (shown)
1
2
cos   1
2
sin  cos   sin 

3 (2nd
1 1    2 
1
 Even if you cannot do the first part,  Use of small angle approximations:
part) AC     
1     you can still attempt the 2nd part x2
cos   sin    2    2  (since the 1st part is a “Show” sin x  x; cos x  1 
1     2!
 2  question). 1 1
  f ( x) to expand
1
2  Using
  2  (1)(2)  2  f ( x) f ( x)
 1  (1)         
 2  2!  2 

 1    12  2   2  
Applying standard series:
(1  x) n  1  nx  n ( n2!1) x 2  
 1    32  2 (shown)  Use the GC to check your answer.  n ( n 1)r !( n  r 1) x r  

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