C2 H2 Block Test 1 Practice Paper

1. (RJC07/1/3ii)
A sequence of negative numbers is defined by 1
2 3
4
n
n
n
x
x
x
+

, where
1
1
7
x .
Given that as
n
,
n
x l
, find, without the use of a graphic calculator, the value
of l . [3]
2. (HCI07/1/1)
A sequence is defined by 1
1
u and
n n
u
n
n
u
1
2
1
+

+
for n = 1, 2, 3,
Prove that
( ) 1 !
n
n
u
n

by mathematical induction. [4]

3. (HCI07/1/5)
Indicate clearly on an Argand diagram, the region R represented by the locus
1 z z i +
. [2]
(i) Find the largest value of
r
such that all the complex numbers w satisfying
3 w r
lie entirely inside R . [2]
(ii) The complex number
1
z
lies in R where
1
3 3 z
and ( )
1
arg 3
4
z i +

. Find
the exact value of
1
z
. [2]
4. (RJC07/1/6)
Given that
3 2i 2 z + -
and
5 2i 3i z z + + -
, illustrate the locus of the point
representing the complex number z in an Argand diagram. [4]
Hence find the least possible value of arg z. [2]
5. (RJC07/1/5)
Given that
1
f( ) r
r
, where r is a positive integer, find a single expression for
f ( ) f ( 1). r r +
Hence, find the sum to 2n terms of the series
1 1 1 1
...
2 6 12 20
+ + + + . [4]
Deduce that the sum to 2n terms of the series
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
...
2 3 4 5
+ + + + is less than 1. [2]
6. (RJC07/1/8)
Find
(a)
1
1
tan dx
x

, [3]
(b)
1
d
2 1
x
x x +

, by using the substitution 2 1 u x + . [4]

7. (RJC07/1/9)
(i) The region R is bounded by the curves
4
4
1
y
x

+
,
ln y x
, the x-axis and the
line x = 2. Calculate the area of R. [3]
(ii) The region Q is bounded by the curves
4
4
1
y
x

+
,
ln y x
and the line 1 x . Find
the volume of the solid of revolution formed when Q is rotated completely about the
y-axis. [4]
8. (HCI07/1/8)
Let 1
1
+

x
e y
. Show that
( )
2
2 2
3 2
d d 2
d d
1
y y y
y
x x
x
| `
| `


. , +
. ,
.
Hence, find the Maclaurins expansion for
y
, up to and including the term in
2
x .
Deduce the Maclaurins expansion for 1 +

x
x
e y
up to and including the term in
2
x . [8]
9. (RJC07/2/1)
(a) The complex numbers z and w are such that z =
3 5i
1 2i
a
+
and w = 1+13bi, where a
and b are real. Given that z* = w, find the exact values of a and b. [3]
(b) Show that
( ) ( )
i i 2
e e cos
n n n n
w w w a w b

+ +
,
where a and b are real numbers to be determined.
Hence find the roots of the equation
6 3
3 1 0 z z + in the form of

r
i
e
. [6]
10. (HCI07/1/9)
An arithmetic progression
{
n
u
is grouped into sets containing 1, 3, 9, integers as
shown below, so that the number of integers in the
th
n set is
1
3
n
.
{ { { ... , 49 45 41 37 33 29 25 21 17 , 13 , 9 , 5 , 1
(i) In either order, find expressions in terms of
n
, for
(a) the first integer in the
n
th
set, [3]
(b) the last integer in the
n
th
set. [2]
(ii) Show that the sum of the terms in the n
th
set is given by
( )
2
3 3
n n
A B

]
+
]
,
where A and B are integers to be determined. [4]
11. (RJC07/1/13)
On 1
st
Jan 2000, Selina deposits $1000 into an account which pays a fixed interest of
$200 per year, credited into the account at the end of every year.
On 1
st
Jan 2005, Hebe deposits $1000 into an investment account and receives an interest
of $100 on 31
st
Dec 2005. Thereafter, the interest returned at the end of the year is 1.5
times the interest returned in the previous year.
Taking year 2000 as the first year,
(i) Write down the amount of savings that Selina has in her account at the end of the
n
th
year. [1]
(ii) Show that the amount of savings that Hebe has in her account at the end of
n
th
year is $(1000 + 200(1.5
n

5
1)). [2]
(ii) At the end of the k
th
year, Hebe saw that her savings finally exceeds Selinas
savings for the first time. Find the value of k and the interest that Hebe receives in
the k
th
year. [4]
After k complete years, the interest that Hebe receives for subsequent years is 1/3 of the
interest received in the previous year. Determine, showing your reasons clearly, the
maximum value of Hebes investment. [3]
12. (RJC07/2/3)
The functions f and g are defined by
2
1
f : 2 , ,
2 3
x x
x x
+
+ +

g : e , , 0.
x
x x x
(i) Sketch the graph of y = f(x), stating the equations of any asymptotes, the
coordinates of any stationary points and any intersection with the axes. [2]
(ii) Show that the composite function fg exists. Express fg in a similar form and state
its range, giving your answer exactly. [4]
12. (iii) Show that f does not have an inverse. The function f has an inverse if its domain is
restricted to x k . Find the largest possible value of k and define the inverse function
1
f

corresponding to this domain for f. [5]

13. (HCI07/2/4)
The points A and B have position vectors 3i + j and 3i + 3j respectively. The line
1
l

and the planes
1

and
2

have equations as follows:

l
1
: r =
2
1
1
OA
| `

+

. ,
uuur
,
1

: x + 2z = 3 ,
2

:
1 0
= 1 1
0 1
| ` | `

+


. , . ,
r
, where
,
and

.
It is given that the planes
1

and
2

intersect in the line

2
l
.
(i) Find a vector equation of the line
2
l

and show that the line
2
l

is parallel to the line
1
l
. Hence, find the shortest distance between the lines
1
l
and
2
l
. [5]
(ii) The points C and D are on the lines
1
l
and
2
l
respectively such that 90 ABC
and ABDC is a parallelogram. Find the position vectors of the points C and D.
[4]
(iii) The plane
3

is parallel to the plane

2

and is equidistant to both point A and

the plane
2

. Show that the equation of the plane

3

is given by
( ) 1 + r i j k g
.
Find the position vector of the foot of the perpendicular from the point A to the
plane
3

. [5]
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