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6 PURE MTC REVISON QUESTIONS (ALGEBRA)

1. The line x  2 y  3 cuts the curve 3x 2  4 y 2  12x  7 at the points A and B . Find the
distance AB.
2. Solve the equations
(i) 3 2( x 1)  103 x   1  0 .
(ii) 4 x  2  x  1  7  5x  0 .
3. Use the substitution z  x  x 1 , to solve the equations
(i) 6 x 4  35x 3  62x 2  35x  6  0 .
(ii) 4 x 4  17 x 3  8 x 2  17 x  4  0 .
4. One of the roots of the equation 3 x 3  14x 2  2 x  4  0 is rational. Obtain this root and
complete the solution of the equation.
5. Show that if y  x  a  V where 𝑉 is a polynomial in 𝑥, then
2 dy
is a polynomial with
dx
x  a  as a factor. Hence find the values of the constants k and l for which
x 4  2 x 3  5 x 2  kx  l has a factor x  12 .
6. Find the sum of n terms of the series 11  2  3  3  5  ...
2 xz
7. Given that a, b, c are in a geometric progression and a x  b y  c z , prove that y  .
xz
8. If a is the first term of an A.P and d is the common difference and L is last term, prove that
 La
the sum is equal to a  L 1 
1
 . Hence find the sum of all multiples of 11 between
2  d 
550 and 1000.
9. If y  a  bx n is satisfied by the values in the table below,
𝑥 1 2 4
𝑦 7 10 15
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Show that n  log 2 and deduce the values of a and b.
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10. Express y  1  5 x  2 x 2 in the form p  q( x  r ) 2 . Hence determine the maximum value
of 𝑦 and the values of 𝑥 for which it does occur.
11. The quadratic polynomial p (x) leaves a remainder 0f −6 on division by x  1 , a remainder
of −5 on division by x  2 and has a factor x  3 . Find p (x) and solve the equation
p( x)  0 .
12. In the equation ax 2  bx  c  0, one root is the square of the other. Without solving the
equation, prove that ca  b  ac  b .
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13. Express the square root of 18  12 2 in the form x  y where 𝑥 and 𝑦 are rational.
3y 2  2 y 1 4
14. Show that for real values of 𝑦, the expression always lies between  and 4.
y  y2
2
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15. Find the values of  for which the equation 10x 2  4 x  1  2x2  x  has equal roots.
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16. Find , in its simplest rational form, the equation whose roots are .
7 5
17. One root of the equation 2bx 2  2a  b x  3a  2b is double the other, prove that either
a  2b or 4a  11b .
18. If the roots of the equation x 2  bx  c  0 are  ,  and the roots of the equation
x 2  bx  2 c  0 are  ,  . Show that the equation whose roots are    ,    is
 
x 2  b 2 x  22 c b 2  2c  0 .
19. The roots of the equation x 2  ax  b  0 are  ,  . Find an equation whose roots are
p
p  q , p  q . If the original equation is x 2  4 x  5  0 , find the values of in
q
order that the new equation shall have one zero root.
20. Form an equation whose roots are the cubes of the roots of the equation x 2  3 x  4  0 ,
without solving the equation.
21. Solve the equation 3 x 2  2 x   8  93 x 2  2 x  .
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22. Solve the simultaneous equations x  y  6, x 2 y 2  2 xy  35  0 .

1  ax
23. The expansions of 1  2 x  2 and
1
up to the term in x 2 are the same. find the values of
1  bx
1  ax
in the result 1  2 x  2 
1 1
a and b. Hence using x   , find the approximate value
100 1  bx
p
of 2 in the form .
q
5
 3 
24. Expand 1  x  x 2  in ascending powers of 𝑥as far as the term in x 2 .
 2 
25. Show that, if  is positive but not greater than 3, the roots of the equation
  2x 2  8  2 x  8  3   0 .
26. Find three numbers in a G.P whose sum is 38 and product 1728.
27. Solve the simultaneous equations x 2  4 xy  y 2  13,2 x 2  3xy  8 , using the substitution
y  mx .
28. Show that, if the equations x 2  bx  c  0, x 2  px  q  0 have a common root, then
c  q2  b  pcp  bq .
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29. Let z  x  iy be any non – zero complex number. Express in the form u  iv . Given that
z
1
z  k with k real, prove that either y  0 or x 2  y 2  1 . Show that if
z
(i) y  0 then k  2 ,
 (ii) x 2  y 2  1 then k  2 .
30. In the quadratic equation x 2   p  iq x  3i  0 , 𝑝 and 𝑞 are real. Given that the sum of
the squares of the roots is 8, find all possible pairs of 𝑝 and 𝑞.
11  2i
31. Express the complex number z1  in the form x  iy . Given that z 2  2  5i , find
3  4i
the distance between the points in the argand diagram which represent z1 and z 2 . Determine
the real numbers  ,  such that z1  z 2  4  i
32. Find two complex numbers satisfying the equation z 2  8  6i . Hence solve the equation
z 2  3  i z  4  0 and represent the solutions on an argand diagram.
33. Two complex numbers z1 and z 2 each have arguments between 0 and  . If z1 z 2  i  3
z
and 1  2i , find the values of z1 and z 2 , stating the modulus and argument of each.
z2
34. Show that argz1 z 2   arg z1  arg z 2 and z1 z 2  z1 z 2 .
35. The complex numbers a  4 3  2i and 3  7i are represented in an argand diagram by
points A and B respectively. O is the origin. Show that triangle OAB I equilateral and find
the complex number c which represents the point C where OABC is a rhombus. Calculate
the magnitude and argument of c.
p q 
36. 𝑧 is a complex number such that z   where 𝑝 and 𝑞 arereal. If arg z  and
2  i 1  3i 2
z  7 , find the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞.
37. One root of the equation z 3  6 z 2  13z  k  0 , where k is real is z  2  i . Find the value
of k and the other roots.
38. Show that 1  3i   26  18i  .
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39. Solve the equations,

(i) z 3  1
(ii) z 3  26  18i
40. Determine the non-real cube roots of unity.
41. Represent on an argand diagram the loci z  2  2 and z  4  2 . Calculate the complex
numbers corresponding the points of intersection of these loci.
42. Given that 1  5i  p  2q  3  7i , find 𝑝 and 𝑞 when
(i) P and q are real.
(ii) P and q are conjugate complex numbers.
43. show that z  1  i is root of the equation z 4  3 z 2  6 z  10  0 . Hence find the other
roots.
44. If z  1  i 3 , find the real and imaginary parts of z 5 .

45. Draw the line z  z  4 and the half line arg  z  i   in the argand diagram. Hence find
4
the complex number that satisfies both equations.
  
4

 cos  i sin 
46. Without using tables, simplify 
9 9
.
 
5

 cos  i sin 
 9 9
7  4i
47. Express z1  in the form p  iq . Sketch in an argand diagram the locus of points
3  2i
representing the complex numbers z such that z  z1  5 . Find the greatest and least
values of z subject to this condition.
48. Use De Moivre’s theorem to show that cos 7  64 cos7   112 cos5   56 cos3   7 cos
.
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49. If z  cos  i sin , show that z   2i sin  and z n  n  2i sin n . Hence show that
z z
16 sin   sin 5  5 sin 3  10 sin  .
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50. Given that 1  i n  x  iy , prove that x 2  y 2  2 n.

z 1
51. Given that  2, find the Cartesian equation of the locus of z and represent the locus
z 1
z 1
by a sketch in an argand diagram. Shade region for which the inequality  2 is
z 1
satisfied.
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52. On an argand diagram , shade the region 0  arg z  .
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2 y  4i y
53. Given that 𝑥 and 𝑦 are real, find their values in the equation   0.
2x  y x  i
54. Given that z  x  iy ,
 z i 
(a) Show that , when Im   0 , the point x, y  lies on a straight line and find its
 z  2
gradient.
 z i 
(b) show that , when Re   0 , the point x, y  lies on a circle with center at
 z  2
 1 0.5i  and radius
1
5.
2
55. By expressing 3  i in modulus – argument from, find the least positive integer n such that
 
n
3  i is real and positive.
56. The point P in the argand diagram lies outside or on the circle of radius 4 and center at
 1,1 . Write down in modulus form the condition satisfied by the complex number z
represented by the point P.
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57. The sum of the infinite series 1  z  z 2  .... for values of z such that z  1 is . By
1 z
substituting z 
1
cos  i sin   in this result and using De Moiver’s theorem , prove that
2
1 1 1 2 sin 
sin   2 sin 2  ...  n sin n  ...  .
2 2 2 5  4 cos