CAIE
Further Paper 1
2021
November
Q2
6 marks
Challenging +1.2
2 It is given that \(\mathrm { y } = \mathrm { xe } ^ { \mathrm { ax } }\), where \(a\) is a constant.
Prove by mathematical induction that, for all positive integers \(n\),
$$\frac { d ^ { n } y } { d x ^ { n } } = \left( a ^ { n } x + n a ^ { n - 1 } \right) e ^ { a x }$$
CAIE
FP1
2019
November
Q2
6 marks
Challenging +1.2
2 It is given that \(y = \ln ( a x + 1 )\), where \(a\) is a positive constant. Prove by mathematical induction that, for every positive integer \(n\),
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { n } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { n } } = ( - 1 ) ^ { n - 1 } \frac { ( n - 1 ) ! a ^ { n } } { ( a x + 1 ) ^ { n } }$$
CAIE
FP1
2017
Specimen
Q3
6 marks
Challenging +1.2
3 Given that \(a\) is a constant, prove by mathematical induction that, for every positive integer \(n\),
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { n } } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { n } } \left( x \mathrm { e } ^ { a x } \right) = n a ^ { n - 1 } \mathrm { e } ^ { a x } + a ^ { n } x \mathrm { e } ^ { a x }$$
CAIE
FP1
2007
November
Q3
6 marks
Challenging +1.2
3 Prove by induction that, for all \(n \geqslant 1\),
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { n } } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { n } } \left( \mathrm { e } ^ { x ^ { 2 } } \right) = \mathrm { P } _ { n } ( x ) \mathrm { e } ^ { x ^ { 2 } } ,$$
where \(\mathrm { P } _ { n } ( x )\) is a polynomial in \(x\) of degree \(n\) with the coefficient of \(x ^ { n }\) equal to \(2 ^ { n }\).
CAIE
FP1
2003
November
Q4
8 marks
Challenging +1.2
Given that \(y = x \sin x\), find \(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}\) and \(\frac{d^4y}{dx^4}\), simplifying your results as far as possible, and show that
$$\frac{d^6y}{dx^6} = -x \sin x + 6 \cos x.$$ [3]
Use induction to establish an expression for \(\frac{d^{2n}y}{dx^{2n}}\), where \(n\) is a positive integer. [5]
CAIE
FP1
2018
November
Q6
8 marks
Challenging +1.3
It is given that \(y = e^x u\), where \(u\) is a function of \(x\). The \(r\)th derivatives \(\frac{\mathrm{d}^r y}{\mathrm{d}x^r}\) and \(\frac{\mathrm{d}^r u}{\mathrm{d}x^r}\) are denoted by \(y^{(r)}\) and \(u^{(r)}\) respectively. Prove by mathematical induction that, for all positive integers \(n\),
$$y^{(n)} = e^x\left[\binom{n}{0}u + \binom{n}{1}u^{(1)} + \binom{n}{2}u^{(2)} + \ldots + \binom{n}{r}u^{(r)} + \ldots + \binom{n}{n}u^{(n)}\right].$$ [8]
[You may use without proof the result \(\binom{k}{r} + \binom{k}{r-1} = \binom{k+1}{r}\).]