SHIVA BOYS’ HINDU COLLEGE

FORM 6S2

PURE MATHEMATICS REVISION QUESTIONS

𝑥 2 +𝑥+1
1. (i) Express in partial fractions
(𝑥 2 +1)2
𝑥 2 +𝑥+1
(ii) Hence, find, ∫
(𝑥 2 +1)2
𝑑𝑥 by substituting 𝑥 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃

2. The parametric equations of a curve are

𝑥 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃, 𝑦 = sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃 for 0    
𝑑𝑦
(i) Find 𝑑𝑥
(ii) Find the coordinates of the point on the curve at which the gradient is 1.

𝜋
3. It is given that 𝐼𝑛 = ∫02 𝑥 𝑛 cos 𝑥 𝑑𝑥

𝜋 𝑛
(i) Prove that for 𝑛 ≥ 2 𝐼𝑛 = ( 2 ) − 𝑛(𝑛 − 1)𝐼𝑛−2
(ii) Hence, find 𝐼4

𝑥3
4. Using the substitution 𝑢 = 𝑥 4 + 12, find ∫ 𝑑𝑥
√𝑥 4 +12
𝜋 𝜋
5. A curve has equation 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑦 = 𝑦𝑐𝑜𝑠 2𝑥. Find the equation of the tangent at the point (4 , 2 ).

𝑎 1 3
6. The matrix X is given by 𝑋 = (−2 𝑎 4)
−1 0 −1
(i) Find the determinant of X in terms of a.
(ii) Given that X is non-singular find X −1 in terms of a.

7. Given the matrices

1 0 3 0 −3 −3
𝐴 = (2 1 −1) and 𝑀 = (−3 −2 7 )
1 −1 1 −3 1 1
(i) determine the matrix AM
(ii) deduce from (i) above the inverse A −1 of the matrix A