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This document is the instructions and questions for a 1.5 hour Pure Mathematics examination consisting of 4 questions worth a total of 60 marks. The exam covers topics including: [1] partial fraction decomposition, [2] differentiation and Taylor series expansion of trigonometric functions, [3] binomial expansion, and [4] solving a cubic equation using interval bisection and Newton's method. Students are provided with a formula sheet and non-graphing calculator. They are instructed to show all working and write numerical answers to three decimal places unless otherwise specified.

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Sba 2013 (Unit 2 Test 2) - 1 PDF

This document is the instructions and questions for a 1.5 hour Pure Mathematics examination consisting of 4 questions worth a total of 60 marks. The exam covers topics including: [1] partial fraction decomposition, [2] differentiation and Taylor series expansion of trigonometric functions, [3] binomial expansion, and [4] solving a cubic equation using interval bisection and Newton's method. Students are provided with a formula sheet and non-graphing calculator. They are instructed to show all working and write numerical answers to three decimal places unless otherwise specified.

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HARRISON COLLEGE INTERNAL EXAMINATION 2013

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION


SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT
PURE MATHEMATICS
UNIT 2 – TEST 2
1 hour 30 minutes

This examination paper consists of 2 pages.


This paper consists of 4 questions.
The maximum marks for this examination is 60.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Write your name clearly on each sheet of paper used.


2. Answer ALL questions.
3. Do NOT do questions beside one another.
4. Unless otherwise stated in the question, any numerical answer that is not exact MUST be
written correct to three (3) significant figures.

EXAMINATION MATERIALS ALLOWED

1. Mathematical formulae sheet


2. Scientific Non-programmable calculator (non-graphical)

1
1. a) Express in partial fractions. [5]
𝑟(𝑟+2)

b) Hence prove, by the method of differences, that


𝑛
4 𝑛(3𝑛 + 5) [10]
∑ =
𝑟(𝑟 + 2) (𝑛 + 1)(𝑛 + 2)
𝑟=1

c) Find, to 4 decimal places, the value of


100 [3]
4
∑
𝑟(𝑟 + 2)
𝑟=50

Total: 18 marks

2. Given that 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥,

a) Find
𝜋
i. 𝑓 (4 ) [1]

𝜋
ii. 𝑓 ′ (4 ) [2]

𝜋
iii. 𝑓 ′′ (4 ) [3]

PLEASE TURN OVER


𝜋
iv. 𝑓 ′′′ ( 4 ) [4]

𝜋
b) Find the Taylor series expansion of 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥, in ascending powers of (𝑥 − 4 ), up to and

𝜋 3
including the term in (𝑥 − 4 ) . [2]

c) Hence, show that


3𝜋 𝜋 𝜋2 𝜋3 [3]
tan ( )≈1+ + +
10 10 200 3000
Total: 15 marks

3. a) Find the first four terms, in ascending powers of x, in the binomial expansion of (2 + 𝑘𝑥)7 ,
where k is a non-zero constant. Give each term in its simplest form. [2]

b) Given that, in this expansion, the coefficients of 𝑥 2 is 6 times the coefficient of 𝑥,


find

i. the value of 𝑘 [3]

ii. the coefficient of 𝑥 [1]

iii. the coefficient of 𝑥 2 [1]

iv. the coefficient of 𝑥 3 [1]

v. Rewrite the expansion in part a replacing the k and simplify. [1]

c) Hence evaluate (2.02)7 correct to 2 decimal places. [4]


Total: 13 marks

4. The equation 24𝑥 3 + 36𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 − 5 = 0 has one real root, 𝛼.

a) Show that 𝛼 lies in the interval 0.1 < 𝑥 < 0.2. [5]

b) Starting in the interval 0.1 < 𝑥 < 0.2, use interval bisection twice to obtain an interval of
width 0.025 within which 𝛼 must lie. [5]

c) Taking 𝑥1 = 0.2 as a first approximation to 𝛼, use the Newton-Raphson method to find a


second approximation, 𝑥2 , to 𝛼. Give your answer to four decimal places. [4]
Total: 14 marks

END OF EXAMINATION

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