Trial Exam Review Lesson 1

Paper 1

1. The mean of the first ten terms of an arithmetic sequence is 6. The mean of the
first twenty terms of the arithmetic sequence is 16. Find the value of the 15th term of
the sequence.

2. Consider the complex numbers 𝑧𝑧 = 1 + 2i and 𝑤𝑤 = 2 + 𝑎𝑎i , where 𝑎𝑎 ∈ ℝ .

Find a when
(a) |𝑤𝑤| = 2|𝑧𝑧|; ;

(b) Re(𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧) = 2𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼(𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧) .

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3. (a) Show that log 𝑟𝑟2 𝑥𝑥 = log 𝑟𝑟  𝑥𝑥 where 𝑟𝑟,  𝑥𝑥 ∈ ℝ+ .
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(b) It is given that log 2  𝑦𝑦 + log 4  𝑥𝑥 + log 4  2𝑥𝑥 = 0. Express 𝑦𝑦 in terms of 𝑥𝑥.
Give your answer in the form 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑝𝑝𝑥𝑥 𝑞𝑞 , where p , q are constants.

(c) The region R, is bounded by the graph of the function found in part (b),
the x-axis, and the lines 𝑥𝑥 = 1 and 𝑥𝑥 = 𝛼𝛼 where 𝛼𝛼 > 1. The area of R is 2.
Find the value of 𝛼𝛼.

Paper 2

𝑥𝑥 𝑛𝑛
4. When �1 + � , 𝑛𝑛 ∈ ℕ , is expanded in ascending powers of 𝑥𝑥 , the coefficient
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of 𝑥𝑥 3 is 70.

(a) Find the value of 𝑛𝑛 .

(b) Hence, find the coefficient of 𝑥𝑥 2 .

5. A point P moves in a straight line with velocity 𝑣𝑣 ms−1 given by

𝑣𝑣(𝑡𝑡) = e−𝑡𝑡 − 8𝑡𝑡 2 e−2𝑡𝑡 at time t seconds, where t ≥ 0.
(a) Determine the first time 𝑡𝑡1 at which P has zero velocity.

(b) Find an expression for the acceleration of P at time t.

(c) Find the value of the acceleration of P at time 𝑡𝑡1 .

6a. Prove by mathematical induction that, for 𝑛𝑛 ∈ ℤ+ ,

1 1 2 1 3 1 𝑛𝑛−1 𝑛𝑛 + 2
1 + 2 � � + 3 � � + 4 � � +. . . +𝑛𝑛 � � = 4 − 𝑛𝑛−1 .
2 2 2 2 2
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6b. (a) Using integration by parts, show that ∫ e2𝑥𝑥 sin𝑥𝑥d𝑥𝑥 = e2𝑥𝑥 (2sin𝑥𝑥 − cos𝑥𝑥) + 𝐶𝐶 .
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d𝑦𝑦
(b) Solve the differential equation = �1 − 𝑦𝑦 2 e2𝑥𝑥 sin𝑥𝑥, given that y = 0 when x = 0,
d𝑥𝑥
writing your answer in the form 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) .

(c) (i) Sketch the graph of 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) , found in part (b), for 0 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 1.5 .

Determine the coordinates of the point P, the first positive intercept on the x-axis,
and mark it on your sketch.

(ii) The region bounded by the graph of 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) and the x-axis, between
the origin and P, is rotated 360° about the x-axis to form a solid of revolution.
Calculate the volume of this solid.