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Pure Mathematics Exercise 5

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Answer all questions [47] marks]

1) Solve 𝑒 2𝑥 − 5𝑒 𝑥 + 6 = 0 [4]

1 2
−
𝑎 2 𝑏3 1
2) Simplify ( 𝑎𝑏−1 ) (𝑎𝑏) [2]

𝑑𝑦 𝜋 1
3) Find the particular solution of = 1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥 , where 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = − 2 [4]
𝑑𝑥 2

4) The function 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 2√2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 − 2√2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥

𝜋
i) Express 𝑓(𝑥) in the form 𝑅𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑥 + 𝛼 ) , 𝑅 > 0 , 0 < 𝛼 < [2]
2
ii) Solve 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 2 , 0 < 𝛼 < 2𝜋 [4]
iii) Find the smallest value 𝑥 , 0 < 𝑥 < 𝜋 for which 𝑓(𝑥) is maximum [2]
1
iv) Find the maximum value of 𝑓(𝑥) [2]

5) A computer depreciates each year to 80% of its value from the previous year .When bought the
computer was worth $8000
Find the value of the computer after
i) 3 years [3]
ii) 2𝑛 years , leaving your answer in term of 𝑛 [1]
b) How long does it take the computer to depreciate to quarter of its purchase price [3]

6) The lengths of sides of a right-angled triangle form terms of arithmetic sequence. If the hypotenuse is
15 cm in length.
i) Calculate length of other two sides [4]

𝑝 𝑞
7) i) Show that set S of matrices of form (2𝑞 𝑝) where 𝑝 , 𝑞 ∈ ℝ is closed under addition and
multiplication [4]

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 ii) Verify if set (1 , 2 , 3 ,4, 5 , 6) forms a group under multiplication modulo 7 [7]

8) The equation of two planes are given below

𝜋1 : 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 𝑧 = 9
𝜋2 : 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 2
i) Verify that the line of intersection, 𝐿1 , of these two panes has parametric equations
𝑥 = 2𝜆 + 3
𝑦 =𝜆−1
𝑧=𝜆 [3]
ii) Another plane 𝜋3 is given by −2𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 4
Calculate the acute angle between the line 𝐿1 and plane 𝜋3 [3]

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