Final Examination (2021 – 2022)

Mathematics (Extended Part)

Module 2 (Algebra and Calculus)

Form 4DEF Date : July 6, 2022

Time allowed : 1 hour 15 minutes Name :
Total Marks : 50 marks Class : No:

Instructions : 1. Answer all questions.

2. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.
3. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers must be exact.

FORMULAS FOR REFERENCE

sin( A  B)  sin A cos B  cos A sin B A B A B
sin A  sin B  2sin cos
2 2
cos( A  B)  cos A cos B ∓ sin A sin B A B A B
sin A  sin B  2 cos sin
tan A  tan B 2 2
tan( A  B ) 
1 ∓ tan A tan B A B A B
cos A  cos B  2 cos cos
2sin A cos B  sin( A  B)  sin( A  B) 2 2
A B A B
2 cos A cos B  cos( A  B)  cos( A  B) cos A  cos B  2sin sin
2 2
2sin A sin B  cos( A  B)  cos( A  B)

Section A (25 marks)

1
1. (a) Rationalize the denominator of , where a  0 .
a2 a
1  1011
(b) Hence, evaluate .
1 1 1 1
   ... 
4 8 8  12 12  16 4040  4044
(4 marks)

2. Let a be a real constant and n be a positive integer.

(a) Expand (2  ax)6 .
(b) In the expansion of (1  x) n (2  ax)6 , the coefficients of x and x 2 are 256 and –80
respectively. Find the values of a and n.
(6 marks)

3. (a) Show that sin 2 A  sin 2 B  cos 2 ( A  B )  1  2sin A sin B cos( A  B) .


(b) Hence, solve the equation sin 2 2 x  sin 2 4 x  cos 2 6 x  1 , where 0  x  .
2
(6 marks)

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4. Evaluate the following limits.
 x 3  x 2 x3  x 2 
(a) lim  2  2 
x  2 x  1 2x 1 

tan 6 x
(b) lim
x 0 sin 4 x  sin 2 x
(5 marks)

5. Let f ( x)  xe 2 x 1 . Find f '(2) from first principles. (4 marks)

Section B (25 marks)

n
k n(n  1)
6. (a) Using mathematical induction, prove that  (2k  1)(2k  1)(2k  3)  2(2n  1)(2n  3)
k 1
for all

positive integers n. (5 marks)

(b) Using (a), evaluate
90
181k
(i)  (2k  1)(2k  1)(2k  3) ;
k  31
90 90
1 3
(ii)  (2k  1)(2k  1)   (2k  1)(2k  3) .
k  30 k  31
(7 marks)

 1  (2k  1) (2k  1) 

7. (a) (i) Let k be a positive integer. Show that sin cos k   sin  sin  .
2 2 2 2
(n  1) n
n cos sin
(ii) Using (a)(i), or otherwise, show that  cos k 
k 1
2

2 .
sin
2
(6 marks)
(b) Evaluate
7 7 7
(i) cos  cos  cos  ...  cos 35 ;
36 18 12
 2 3
(ii) sin 2  sin 2  sin 2  ...  sin 2 11 .
11 11 11
(7 marks)

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