CAIE Further Paper 2 2023 November — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 2 (Further Paper 2)
Year2023
SessionNovember
TopicComplex numbers 2

8
  1. State the sum of the series \(1 + z + z ^ { 2 } + \ldots + z ^ { n - 1 }\), for \(z \neq 1\).
  2. By letting \(z = \cos \theta + i \sin \theta\), where \(\cos \theta \neq 1\), show that $$1 + \cos \theta + \cos 2 \theta + \ldots + \cos ( n - 1 ) \theta = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \left( 1 - \cos n \theta + \frac { \sin n \theta \sin \theta } { 1 - \cos \theta } \right)$$ \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{8b6fd4fe-5ae3-4364-9e97-c67b7606a41e-15_833_785_214_680} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(\mathrm { y } = \cos \mathrm { x }\) for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant 1\), together with a set of \(n\) rectangles of width \(\frac { 1 } { n }\).
  3. By considering the sum of the areas of these rectangles, show that $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } \cos x d x < \frac { 1 } { 2 n } \left( 1 - \cos 1 + \frac { \sin 1 \sin \frac { 1 } { n } } { 1 - \cos \frac { 1 } { n } } \right)$$
  4. Use a similar method to find, in terms of \(n\), a lower bound for \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } \cos x d x\).
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