2018-1-PER-BUYONG ADIL

Section A [45 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

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1. Show that 2x + 1 is a factor of f(x) = 6x3 - 5x2 + 2. Hence, show that  is the
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only real root of f(x). [ 6 marks ]

 k  1k  2 by using the method of differences.

2. 1
Find Hence, evaluate the
k 1
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 k  1k  2 .
1 [ 7 marks ]
value of
k 1

 2 1  3
 
3. Given A =  2 2 1 
 1 4  2
 
i) Find | A |. [ 2 marks ]
ii) Find AT. [ 1 mark ]
iii) Find adjoint of matrix A. [ 3 marks ]
iv) Find A-1. [ 1 mark ]
Then solve : 2x + y -3z = 8
2x + 2y + z = 5
-x + 4y - 2z = 7 [ 4 marks ]

4. If z = a + bi and z* is the conjugate of z. Find the values of a and b when

2 1
  1 i [ 7 marks ]
z z*

5. Given the vertices of a conic equation are ( 3, -5 ) and ( 3, 1 ) and its asymptotes
are y = 2x - 8 and y = -2x + 4. Find the standard form of the conic equation. [ 10marks ]

6. Find the angle between the straight lines :

x3 y3 z 5
P :  
1 2 3
x2 y5 z 9
and Q :   [ 4 marks ]
3 5 4
 Section B [15 marks]

Answer any one questions in this section

n
 2x 
7. Expand 1   where n is a positive integer in ascending powers of x until the
 n 
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term in x3. If the coefficient of x3 is , find the value of n.
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n
 2x  1
With this value of n, obtain the expansion of 1   1  x 3 in ascending powers
 n 
2
of x until the term in x . [ 4 marks ]
1
Hence, by taking x = , find 3 7 accurate to 3 decimal places. [ 5 marks ]
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  1 6 0  2 3 0 
   
8. a) Given that A =  0 3 8  and B =  1 0 4  . Determine whether A and B
 4 2 1  2 1  1
   
commute. [ 5 marks ]
1 2 1
 
b) Show that A =  2 4  2  is a singular matrix.
 1  2 1 
  [ 5 marks ]
 b ab 4 
 
c) Find the value of a and b if   2 5 3a  b  is symmetric.
a  b [ 5 marks ]
 6 a 