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H2 Mathematics
Year 1/2012
Name: _____________________________________
CT: 12_______
Date: ________
Chapter 0 Assignment
In this assignment, you are required to answer questions 1 to 26 and check your answer from
the AsknLearn portal. You can consult your tutor if you have any doubts.
Q1 5 are multiple choice questions. You are to choose the option that best represents the correct
answer out of the 5 possible options.
1.
2.
3.
4.
)(
For a 0, a m a n is equal to
(A) a m + n
5.
(E) undefined
1
is defined for all real values of x except
x x 1 x2 + 2
(B) 1 only (C) 2 only (D) 0 and 1 only (E) 0 and 2 only
The expression
(A) 0 only
(D) 4
(B) a m n
(C) a mn
(D) a
x
For x > 0, y > 0, ln is the same as
y
ln x
(B) ln x + ln y (C) ln x ln y
(A)
ln y
(D)
ln x
y
(E)
x
ln y
Q6 11 are statements which are either true or false. State whether each of the following
statements is true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make it true.
6.
For a > 0, (a m ) = a mn .
7.
8.
9.
10.
Q12 26 are questions that require working. Show your workings clearly.
12. Given that 4 is a root of the equation x3 + 4x2 + kx 4 = 0, find the value of k and hence solve
the equation completely.
13. Show that for all x R, 4x2 + 4x cannot be less than a certain value and find this value. Deduce
the range of values of c such that the line y = c cuts the graph of y = 4x2 + 4x at exactly 2 points.
14. Find the range of values of k for which kx2 + 8x > 6 k for all real values of x.
15. Express
1
as a sum of partial fractions.
x 2x2 + x 2
3
(b) e x
=1
(c) e x =
1
2
(d) ln x 2 = 4
1
where
< x < , find, without the use of a calculator, the exact values of
2
2
cos x, tan x, sin 2x and tan 2x.
cos 20
.
cos 20 + sin 70
24. Prove that sin ( x + y )sin ( x y ) = sin 2 x sin 2 y . Deduce that sin 15 sin 75 =
1
.
4
sin x
1
(b)
(a) cos 4 x = (3 + 4 cos 2 x + cos 4 x )
= 2 cos x ( 0 < x < )
8
2
2
(1 cos x )
26. Solve the equation sin x + sin 2 x + sin 3 x = 0 for 0 < x < 360 .
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Q27 29 may be attempted after you have studied the topic Functions.
4
27. Evaluate cos tan 1 exactly.
3
1
1 x2
1
29. Given that = cos 1 x where x > 0, find, in terms of x,
4
(i) sin , (ii) cot , (iii) sin 2
Q30 35 are optional questions for the interested student
30.
Prove that the roots of ax2 + bx a3 = 0 (a 0) cannot have the same sign. If and are the
roots of the above equation, find 2 + 2 in terms of a and b.
31. If a, b and c are odd integers, prove that ax2 + bx + c = 0 cannot have rational solutions.
32. Prove that the only solutions of the equation cos10x sin10x = 1 are of the form
n where n Z.
33. In triangle ABC the bisector of angle A meets BC at D.
BD
BA
=
.
DC
AC
Given that the triangle ABC is equilateral, so that D is the mid-point of BC, and that the
ED
3
.
bisector of angle BAD meets BD at E, show that
=
BD
2+ 3
Use the sine rule in triangles ABD and ACD to show that
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