CAPE PURE MATHEMATICS UNIT 2 MODULE 2 TEST

CAPE PURE MATHEMATICS UNIT 2

MODULE 2
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
DURATION: 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1. This paper consists of five (5) questions. You must answer ALL
questions.

2. Show ALL working.

3. A list of formulae is provided for you in this module test.

4. Ensure your papers are clean and tidy.

5. Unless otherwise stated in the question, any numerical answer that is

not exact MUST be written correct to three (3) significant figures.

6. You MUST write the question number clearly.

7. Your solutions MUST be written on either folder leaves or blank

paper.

Required Test Materials

Electronic Calculator (non – programmable)
Geometry Set
Mathematical tables (provided) – Revised 2010

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2  an 1 
2

1. (a) The sequence an  is defined by a0  1 , a1  3 and an  2  for n  0 . Calculate

an
the value of a2 , a3 , a4 and a5 . [4 marks]

20 20 20

  i  10   10   i  10   670 . Find the value of i

2 2
(b) It is given that and . [8 marks]
i 1 i 1 i 1

(c) Given that S n    i 3  i  , n 

n

. Find a fully factorized expression for S n . [5 marks]
i 1

n  n  1 1
n 1
n

 i  1
i 1
2. (a) Prove by induction that 2
 , n  . [9 marks]
i 1 2

(b) The common ratio of a geometric progression is r . The first term of the progression is
 r 2  3r  2 and the sum to infinity is S .
(i) Show that S  2  r . [3 marks]

(ii) Express the sum of the first n terms as a product of two terms. [3 marks]

3.
1 4
f  x   x 2  2  2 x  1, x  0
3 x

(a) Show that the equation f  x   0 has a root  in the closed interval  6, 7 . [2 marks]

(b) Taking 6 as a first approximation to  , apply the Newton-Raphson process once to f  x  to

obtain a second approximation to  . Give your answer to 2 decimal places. [3 marks]

1
4. (a) Expand in ascending powers of x , up to and including the term in x 3 ,
3
1  6x 
simplifying the coefficients. [4 marks]

(b) Given that g  x   e2 x cos  4 x  , find the Maclaurin series of g , up to and including the
term in x 4 . [6 marks]

C4  4C3   12C1 
7 2

(c) Evaluate 6
[5 marks]
C4

5. An arithmetic sequence has first term a1 and common difference d . The sum of the first 36
terms of the sequence is equal to the square of the sum of the first 6 terms.

(i) Show that 4a1  70d  4a12  20a1d  25d 2 . [4 marks]

(ii) Given that the sixth term of the sequence is 25 , find the smallest possible value of a1 .

[4 marks]
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SOLUTIONS TO MODULE 2 TEST

1. (a) Solution
when n  0 :
2  a1  2  3
2 2

a2    18
a0 1
when n  1:
2  a2  2 18 
2 2

a3    216
a1 3
when n  2 :
2  a3  2  216 
2 2

a4    5184
a2 18
when n  3 :
2  a4  2  5184 
2 2

a5    248832
a3 216

 a2  18, a3  216, a4  5184 and a5  248832

1. (b) Solution
20 20

  i  10     i  10   10  670
2

i 1 i 1

  i  10     i 2  20i  100   680

20 20

i 1 i 1

  i  10  i  20i  100   680

20
2

i 1

 i  19i  90   680
20
2

i 1
20 20 20

 i  19i   90  680
i 1
2

i 1 i 1
20 20

i
i 1
2
 19 i   20  90   680
i 1
20 20

 i 2  680  19 i   20  90 
i 1 i 1
20
 20  20  1 
i 2
 680  19    1800
i 1  2 
20
  i 2  2870
i 1

i  20 i  20
Note: As an alternative method, you could find  i from
i 1
  i  10   10 using
i 1
i  20

  i  10   670 in order to obtain

2
summation theorems and substitute the value into
i 1
20
the value of i i 1
2
.

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1. (c) Solution
n n
Sn   i3   i
i 1 i 1

n  n  1 n  n  1
2 2

 
4 2
n  n  1  2n  n  1
2 2


4
n  n  1  n  n  1  2 

4
n  n  1  n 2  n  2 

4
n  n  1 n  2  n  1
 Sn 
4

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2. (a) Proof

n  n  1 1
n 1
n
Let P  n    i  1
i 1
2

i 1 2

Base Case

Prove that P  n  is true for n  1.

1
LHS : P 1   i 2  1  1  1
i 1 11
1
2

i 1

11  1 1

11
2
RHS : P 1  1 
2 2
 P  n  is true for n  1 since LHS  RHS .

Inductive Step

Assume that P  n  is true for n  k .

k  k  1 1
k 1
k
i.e, P  k    i  1
i 1
2
 is true
i 1 2
Prove that P  n  is true for n  k  1.
k 1
LHS : P  k  1   i 2  1
i 1

i 1
k
  i 2  1   k  1  1
i 1 2 k 2

i 1

k  k  1 1
k 1

  k  1  1
k 2

2

2
k  k  1 1  2  k  1  1
k 1 2 k 2


2
 k  1 1  k  2  k  1 1 
k 1


2
 k  1 1  k  2k  2 
k 1


2
 k  1 1  k  2 
k 1


2
 k  1 1  1 k  2 
k 1


2
 k  1 k  2  1
k 2


2

 k  1 k  1  1 1

k 11

RHS : P  k  1 
2
 k  1 k  2  1
k 2


2

 P  n  is true for n  k 1 since LHS  RHS .

Hence, by the principle of mathematical induction, P  n  is true n  .

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2. (b)(i) Solution

a1  r 2  3r  2   r  2  r  1

a1
S 
1 r
r 2  3r  2

1 r


 r  2  r  1
1 r


 1 r  2 1  r 
1 r
  1 r  2 
 S  2  r

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2. (b)(ii) Solution

a1  r n  1
Sn 
r 1


 r  3r  2  r n  1
2

r 1
 r  2  r  1  r n  1

r 1
 S n   r  2   r n  1

3. (a) Solution
1 2 4
f  6   6  2  2 6 1
3  6
1
 12   13
9
8

9

1 2 4
f 7  7  2  2 7 1
3 7
49 4
   15
3 49
208

147

Since f  x  is continuous in the closed interval  6, 7 , and the values of f  6  and f  7 

are of opposite signs, by the intermediate value theorem, there exists at least one  such
that    6, 7 and f    0 .

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3. (b) Solution

f  xn 
xn 1  xn 
f   xn 
8
f  x1   f  6   
9
2 8
f  x  x 3 2
3 x
2 8 53
f   x1   f   6    6   2
 6
3
3 27
f  x1 
x2  x1 
f   x1 
 8
 
 6 
9
 53 
 
 27 
24
 6
53
 x2  6.45

4. (a) Solution

n  n  1 n  n  1 n  2 
 a  b  a n  na n 1b  a n  2b 2  a n 3b3  , n  .
n

2! 3!

1
1
 1  6 x  3
3
1  6 x 

 1  1   1  1  1 
   1 1 2    1  2  13
1 1
 1  1
 3  3 
1  6 x   1    1 6x  1 3  6 x    3  3  3  1 3  6 x 
1 2 3
3 3 3
 3  2! 3!
 224  3
 1   2 x   8 x 2   x
 6 
112 3
 1  2 x  8x2  x
3

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4. (b) Solution

g  0 g   0  g   0  g IV  0  g  0 xn
n

g  x   g  0  x x 
2
x 
3
x 
4

1! 2! 3! 4! n!

g  x   e 2 x cos  4 x 
g  0   e0 cos  0   1

 e    e 2 x  cos  4 x  
d 2 x
g   x   cos  4 x  
dx
g   x   2e cos  4 x   2sin  4 x  
2 x

g   0   2e0 cos  0   2sin  0    2

d

g   x   cos  4 x   2sin  4 x  
dx
2e 2 x    2e 2 x  cos  4 x   2sin  4 x  
d
dx
g   x   4e  4sin  4 x   3cos  4 x  
2 x

g   0   4e0  4sin  0   3cos  0    12

d
 4e 2 x    4e 2 x   4sin  4 x   3cos  4 x  
g   x    4sin  4 x   3cos  4 x  
dx
d
dx
g   x   8e 11cos  4 x   2sin  4 x  
2 x

g   0   8e0 11cos  0   2sin  0    88

d
 8e 2 x    8e 2 x  11cos  4 x   2sin  4 x  
g IV  x   11cos  4 x   2sin  4 x  
dx
d
dx
g  x   16e 7 cos  4 x   24sin  4 x  
IV 2 x

g IV  0   16e0 7 cos  0   24sin  0    112

 2   12  2 88 3  112  4 44 3 14 4
 g  x  1   x   x  x   x  1 2x  6x 
2
x  x
 1!   2!  3!  4!  3 3

4. (c) Solution
n!
n
Cr 
 n  r  !r !
7!
7
C4   35
 7  4 !4!
4!
4
C3  4
 4  3!3!
12!
12
C1   12
12  1!1!
6!
6
C4   15
 6  4 !4!
C4  4C3   12C1 
2
35  4  12 
7 2

 6
  1344
C4 15

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5. (i) Solution
n
Sn   2a1   n  1 d 
2
36
S36   2a1   36  1 d 
2 
 18  2a1  35d 
 36a1  630d

6
S6   2a1   6  1 d 
2
 3  2a1  5d 
 6a1  15d

S36   S6   36a1  630d   6a1  15d 

2 2

  6a1   2  6a1 15d   15d 

2 2

 36 a12  180 a1d  225d 2

Divide both sides of the equation by 9

4a1  70d  4a12  20a1d  25d 2

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5. (ii) Solution
25  a1
a1  25  5d  d 
5
 25  a1   25  a1   25  a1 
2

4a1  70    4a1  20a1 

2
  25  
 5   5   5 
4a1  14  25  a1   4a12  4a1  25  a1    25  a1 
2

4a1  350  14a1  4a12  100a1  4a12  625  50a1  a12

a12  50a1  625  10a1  350
a12  50a1  10a1  625  350  0
a12  60a1  275  0
a12  2  30  a1  275  0

30   30   1 275 

2

a1   30  25
1
a1  5 or a1  55

 a1  55 since that is the smallest value of a1

b  b 2
 ac 
Note: If ax  2bx  c  0 , then x 
2

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