SPS SPS FM Pure 2025 February — Question 3

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS FM Pure (SPS FM Pure)
Year2025
SessionFebruary
TopicProof by induction

3 \end{array} \right) , \quad \mathbf { B } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } 2 & 0 & 3
1 & - 1 & 3 \end{array} \right) , \quad \mathbf { C } = \left( \begin{array} { l l } 1 & 3 \end{array} \right)$$ Calculate all possible products formed from two of these three matrices.
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2. The complex number \(z\) satisfies the equation \(z ^ { 2 } - 4 \mathrm { i } z ^ { * } + 11 = 0\). Given that \(\operatorname { Re } ( z ) > 0\), find \(z\) in the form \(a + b \mathrm { i }\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are real numbers.
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3. Prove by mathematical induction that \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } ( r \times r ! ) = ( n + 1 ) ! - 1\) for all positive integers \(n\).
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