CAIE
FP1
2012
June
Q6
9 marks
Challenging +1.2
6 Write down the values of \(\theta\), in the interval \(0 \leqslant \theta < 2 \pi\), for which \(\cos \theta + \mathrm { i } \sin \theta\) is a fifth root of unity.
By writing the equation \(( z + 1 ) ^ { 5 } = z ^ { 5 }\) in the form
$$\left( \frac { z + 1 } { z } \right) ^ { 5 } = 1$$
show that its roots are
$$- \frac { 1 } { 2 } \left\{ 1 + \mathrm { i } \cot \left( \frac { k \pi } { 5 } \right) \right\} , \quad k = 1,2,3,4$$
CAIE
FP1
2012
June
Q7
10 marks
Challenging +1.8
7 Expand \(\left( z + \frac { 1 } { z } \right) ^ { 4 } \left( z - \frac { 1 } { z } \right) ^ { 2 }\) and, by substituting \(z = \cos \theta + \mathrm { i } \sin \theta\), find integers \(p , q , r , s\) such that
$$64 \sin ^ { 2 } \theta \cos ^ { 4 } \theta = p + q \cos 2 \theta + r \cos 4 \theta + s \cos 6 \theta$$
Using the substitution \(x = 2 \cos \theta\), show that
$$\int _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } x ^ { 4 } \sqrt { } \left( 4 - x ^ { 2 } \right) \mathrm { d } x = \frac { 4 } { 3 } \pi + \sqrt { } 3$$
CAIE
FP1
2013
June
Q7
10 marks
Challenging +1.2
7 By considering the binomial expansion of \(\left( z - \frac { 1 } { z } \right) ^ { 6 }\), where \(z = \cos \theta + \mathrm { i } \sin \theta\), express \(\sin ^ { 6 } \theta\) in the form
$$\frac { 1 } { 32 } ( p + q \cos 2 \theta + r \cos 4 \theta + s \cos 6 \theta ) ,$$
where \(p , q , r\) and \(s\) are integers to be determined.
Hence find the exact value of \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi } \sin ^ { 6 } \theta \mathrm {~d} \theta\).
CAIE
FP1
2015
June
Q8
11 marks
Challenging +1.8
8 By considering \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } z ^ { 2 r - 1 }\), where \(z = \cos \theta + \mathrm { i } \sin \theta\), show that, if \(\sin \theta \neq 0\),
$$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } \sin ( 2 r - 1 ) \theta = \frac { \sin ^ { 2 } n \theta } { \sin \theta }$$
Deduce that
$$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } ( 2 r - 1 ) \cos \left[ \frac { ( 2 r - 1 ) \pi } { 2 n } \right] = - \operatorname { cosec } \left( \frac { \pi } { 2 n } \right) \cot \left( \frac { \pi } { 2 n } \right)$$
CAIE
FP1
2013
November
Q9
11 marks
Challenging +1.2
9 Prove by mathematical induction that, for every positive integer \(n\),
$$( \cos \theta + i \sin \theta ) ^ { n } = \cos n \theta + i \sin n \theta$$
Express \(\sin ^ { 5 } \theta\) in the form \(p \sin 5 \theta + q \sin 3 \theta + r \sin \theta\), where \(p , q\) and \(r\) are rational numbers to be determined.