INSTITUTE OF BASIC AND BIOMEDICAL SIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

MAT 101−FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS TEST 2 6TH MARCH, 2020.

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Answer all questions

2. Show all essential working to obtain full marks.

3. Calculators are not allowed in this test

TIME ALLOWED: Two (2) hours

1. (a) Work out the following

7! 8 9 8
(i) (ii) (5) + (5) + (2) [1] [2]
4!3!

(b) Express in factorial notation

2𝑛(2𝑛−1)
(i) 10 × 9 × 8 (ii) [1] [2]
2×1

(c) The sum of three terms of an arithmetic series is 12. If the 20th term is −32, find the first

term and the common difference [4]

2. (a) Find the sixth term in the binomial expansion of (1 − 3𝑥)9 [4]

(b) Find the angle subtended at the center of the circle of radius 10cm and arc length 200cm,

giving your answer in degrees. [3]

(c) Use mathematical induction to prove the sum formulas below for all positive integers

3(3𝑛 −1)
𝑆𝑛 = , 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛 = 3𝑛 [4]
2
 1
3. (a) If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = and 𝜃 is in the third quadrant, find the values of the other five
√5

trigonometric ratios. [3]

(b) Using trigonometric identities and fundamental trigonometric function values, find each of

the following

(i) 2𝑠𝑖𝑛15° cos 15° [2]

(ii) 𝐶𝑜𝑠15° [2]

(c) Prove the following identities

1
(i) 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐴 = 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝐴 [3]

1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 2 1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 2
(ii) Prove that ( 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
) +( 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
) = 2 + 4𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 [4]

4. (a) The function 𝑓 is defined, for 0° ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 360°, by 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 + 3𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥.

(i) State the (a) amplitude of 𝑓 [1]

(b) period of 𝑓 [1]

(c) vertical shift [1]

(d) phase shift [1]

(ii) Sketch the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) [3]

(b) ) Solve the trigonometric equation below in the interval 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2𝜋

1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 = √3 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 [4]

3 1
(c) (i) If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 = , find the value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 [2]
4 2

1 1
(ii) Express 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝑥 in terms of 𝑡 where 𝑡 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 𝑥 [2]