Pre-U Pre-U 9795/1 (Pre-U Further Mathematics Paper 1) 2020 Specimen

Question 7 2 marks
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7 The function f satisfies the differential equation $$x ^ { 2 } \mathrm { f } ^ { \prime \prime } ( x ) + ( 2 x - 1 ) \mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) - 2 \mathrm { f } ( x ) = 3 \mathrm { e } ^ { x - 1 } + 1$$ and the conditions \(f ( 1 ) = 2 , f ^ { \prime } ( 1 ) = 3\).
  1. Determine \(f ^ { \prime \prime } ( 1 )\).
  2. Differentiate ( \(*\) ) with respect to \(x\) and hence evaluate \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime \prime \prime } ( 1 )\).
  3. Hence determine the Taylor series approximation for \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) about \(x = 1\), up to and including the term in \(( x - 1 ) ^ { 3 }\).
  4. Deduce, to 3 decimal places, an approximation for f(1.1).
Question 8 5 marks
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8 Consider the set \(S\) of all matrices of the form \(\left( \begin{array} { l l } p & p \\ p & p \end{array} \right)\), where p is a non-zero rational number.
  1. Show that \(S\), under the operation of matrix multiplication, forms a group, \(G\). (You may assume that matrix multiplication is associative.)
  2. Find a subgroup of \(G\) of order 2 and show that \(G\) contains no subgroups of order 3.
Question 11 8 marks
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  1. Use de Moivre's theorem to prove that \(\sin 5 \theta \equiv s \left( 16 s ^ { 4 } - 20 s ^ { 2 } + 5 \right)\), where \(s = \sin \theta\), and deduce that \(\sin \frac { 2 \pi } { 5 } = \sqrt { \frac { 5 + \sqrt { 5 } } { 8 } }\). The complex number \(\omega = 16 ( - 1 + \mathrm { i } \sqrt { 3 } )\).
  2. State the value of \(| \omega |\) and find \(\arg \omega\) as a rational multiple of \(\pi\).
    1. Determine the five roots of the equation \(z ^ { 5 } = \omega\), giving your answers in the form \(( \mathrm { r } , \theta )\), where \(r > 0\) and \(- \pi < \theta \leqslant \pi\).
    2. These five roots are represented in the complex plane by the points \(A , B , C , D\) and \(E\). Show these points on an Argand diagram, and find the area of the pentagon \(A B C D E\) in an exact surd form.
Question 12 6 marks
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  1. Let \(I _ { \mathrm { n } } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { 3 } x ^ { n } \sqrt { 16 + x ^ { 2 } } \mathrm {~d} x\), for \(n \geqslant 0\). Show that, for \(n \geqslant 2\), $$( n + 2 ) I _ { n } = 125 \times 3 ^ { n - 1 } - 16 ( n - 1 ) I _ { n - 2 }$$
  2. A curve has polar equation \(r = \frac { 1 } { 4 } \theta ^ { 4 }\) for \(0 \leqslant \theta \leqslant 3\).
    1. Sketch this curve.
    2. Find the exact length of the curve.