BOWEN UNIVERSITY, IWO, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

MATHEMATICS PROGRAMME
B.Sc.DEGREE 2019/2020 EXTENDED REMEDIAL PROGRAMME
EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: MAT 101 COURSE TITLE: GENERAL MATHEMATICS I

DATE: 30/10/2020 TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS 15 minutes
INSTRUCTION: Answer QUESTION 1 and any other THREE questions

1a. Let U = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g}, A = {a, c, d}, B = {a, b, e, g}, C = {c, d, f, g}, D = {a, d, e, f, g}.
Find: (i)A ∪ C(ii)B ∪ D(iii)B ∪ (C ∩ D)(iv)C 0 ∩ A(v)D0 − B.
z1
b. If z1 = 4 − 2i and z2 = 3 + i, find z1 + z2 , z1 − z2 , z1 z2 and z2
. Evaluate |z1 ∗ z1 | and
|z2 ∗ z2 |.
2n3 −1
c. The nth term of a sequence is given as 2
. Find the 14th and 17th terms of the
sequence.

d. Expand by the binomial formula (2x − y2 )5 .

2a. The second and fifth terms of an A.P are 12 and 27 respectively.
Find the (i) first term and the common difference, (ii) 15th term of the A.P.

b. If z1 = 4 + 3i, z2 = i + 5, and z3 = 3 − 2i, then verify that z1 (z2 + z3 ) = z1 z2 + z1 z3 .

c. Find the 6th term in the expansion of (x2 + y2 )15 .

3a. Show by Venn diagrams that (i) A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C) (ii) (A ∪ B)0 = A0 ∩ B 0 .

b. Let A = {1, 2, 4, 5, 7}, B = {2, 3, 5, 6, 8}, C = {1, 3, 7, 8, 9}.

Find (i) A − B (ii) B − C (iii) A − C(iv)A4B.

c. Find the coefficient of x5 in the expansion of (2x2 − x3 )10 .

4a. The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are x, (2x + 2) and (5x − 3). Find the
(i) value of x, (ii) 5th term, (iii) 11th term, (iv) nth term.

b. Show that : i4 + i3 − i2 − 2 = −i.

c. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are α + β2 and β + α2 where α and β are the roots
of the equation 2x2 − 3x + 1 = 0.

5a. Use Demoivre’s theorem to show that

cos(3θ) + 3 cos θ
cos3 θ =
4
b. The sum of the first and third terms of a G.P is 2 13 and the sum of the second and fourth
terms is 1 43 . Find a and r.

c. Given that the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 − 5x − 3 = 0 are α and β.
Find (i) α2 + β 2 (ii) α1 + β1 .
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3√
3
1
3
1 + 2i
−13

6a. Check the columns above with (N) - No or (Y) - Yes for each of the numbers.

b. Using the binomial series, find to three places of decimal the value of (1.05)5 .