SPS SPS FM Pure (SPS FM Pure) 2021 May

Question 1
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  1. In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
    1. By using partial fractions show that \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } \frac { 1 } { r ^ { 2 } + 3 r + 2 } = \frac { 1 } { 2 } - \frac { 1 } { n + 2 }\).
    2. Hence determine the value of \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { \infty } \frac { 1 } { r ^ { 2 } + 3 r + 2 }\).
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  2. A plane \(\Pi\) has the equation \(\mathbf { r } . \left( \begin{array} { r } 3
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    - 2 \end{array} \right) = 15 . C\) is the point \(( 4 , - 5,1 )\). Find the shortest distance between \(\Pi\) and \(C\).
  3. Lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) have the following equations.
    \(l _ { 1 } : \mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { l } 4
    3
    1 \end{array} \right) + \lambda \left( \begin{array} { r } - 2
    4
    - 2 \end{array} \right)\)
    \(l _ { 2 } : \mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { l } 5
    2
    4 \end{array} \right) + \mu \left( \begin{array} { r } 1
    - 2
    1 \end{array} \right)\)
    Find, in exact form, the distance between \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\).
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Question 3
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3. In this question you must show detailed reasoning. Show that $$\int _ { 5 } ^ { \infty } ( x - 1 ) ^ { - \frac { 3 } { 2 } } d x = 1$$ [BLANK PAGE]
Question 4
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4. You are given that the matrix \(\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { c c c } 1 & 0 & 0
0 & \frac { 2 a - a ^ { 2 } } { 3 } & 0
0 & 0 & 1 \end{array} \right)\), where \(a\) is a positive constant, represents the transformation \(R\) which is a reflection in 3-D.
  1. State the plane of reflection of R .
  2. Determine the value of \(a\).
  3. With reference to R explain why \(\mathbf { A } ^ { 2 } = \mathbf { I }\), the \(3 \times 3\) identity matrix.
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Question 5 5 marks
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5. Express \(\frac { 5 x ^ { 2 } + x + 12 } { x ^ { 3 } + 4 x }\) in partial fractions.
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Question 6
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6. A circle \(C\) in the complex plane has equation \(| z - 2 - 5 i | = a\). The point \(z _ { 1 }\) on \(C\) has the least argument of any point on \(C\), and \(\arg \left( z _ { 1 } \right) = \frac { \pi } { 4 }\).
Prove that \(a = \frac { 3 \sqrt { 2 } } { 2 }\).
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Question 7
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7. The region \(R\) between the \(x\)-axis, the curve \(y = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { p + x ^ { 2 } } }\) and the lines \(x = \sqrt { p }\) and \(x = \sqrt { 3 p }\), where \(p\) is a positive parameter, is rotated by \(2 \pi\) radians about the \(x\)-axis to form a solid of revolution \(S\).
  1. Find and simplify an algebraic expression, in terms of \(p\), for the exact volume of \(S\).
  2. Given that \(R\) must lie entirely between the lines \(x = 1\) and \(x = \sqrt { 48 }\) find in exact form
    • the greatest possible value of the volume of \(S\)
    • the least possible value of the volume of \(S\).
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Question 8 8 marks
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  1. Let \(C = \sum _ { r = 0 } ^ { 20 } \binom { 20 } { r } \cos ( r \theta )\). Show that \(C = 2 ^ { 20 } \cos ^ { 20 } \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \theta \right) \cos ( 10 \theta )\).
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  2. During an industrial process substance \(X\) is converted into substance \(Z\). Some of the substance \(X\) goes through an intermediate phase, and is converted to substance \(Y\), before being converted to substance \(Z\). The situation is modelled by
$$\frac { d y } { d t } = 0.3 x - 0.2 y \quad \text { and } \quad \frac { d z } { d t } = 0.2 y + 0.1 x$$ where \(x , y\) and \(z\) are the amounts in kg of \(X , Y\) and \(Z\) at time \(t\) hours after the process starts. Initially there is 10 kg of substance \(X\) and nothing of substance \(Y\) and \(Z\). The amount of substance \(X\) decreases exponentially. The initial rate of decrease is 4 kg per hour.
  1. Show that \(x = A e ^ { - 0.4 t }\), stating the value of \(A\).
  2. Show that \(\frac { d x } { d t } + \frac { d y } { d t } + \frac { d z } { d t } = 0\). Comment on this result in the context of the industrial process.
  3. Express \(y\) in terms of \(t\).
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