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Sets
In a survey of 600 students, 150 drink tea, 225 drink coffee and 100 drink both tea and coffee. Find how many students drink neither tea nor coffee.
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n(T) = 150, n(C) = 225, n(T intersection C) = 100. Students drinking at least one = n(T union C) = n(T) + n(C) - n(T intersection C) = 150 + 225 - 100 = 275. Students drinking neither = total - n(T union C) = 600 - 275 = 325.
neither = n(U) - n(A union B)
Marking-scheme points
- ✓n(T union C) = 150 + 225 - 100 = 275
- ✓Neither = total - n(T union C)
- ✓600 - 275 = 325 students
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Sets
Verify De Morgan's law (A union B)' = A' intersection B' for U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}, A = {2,3,4,5}, B = {4,5,6,7,8}.
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A union B = {2,3,4,5,6,7,8}, so (A union B)' = U - (A union B) = {1,9,10}. Now A' = {1,6,7,8,9,10} and B' = {1,2,3,9,10}, so A' intersection B' = {1,9,10}. Since (A union B)' = {1,9,10} = A' intersection B', De Morgan's law is verified.
(A union B)' = A' intersection B'
Marking-scheme points
- ✓(A union B)' = {1,9,10}
- ✓A' intersection B' = {1,9,10}
- ✓Both sides equal -> law verified
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Relations and Functions
Find the domain and range of the function f(x) = sqrt(9 - x^2).
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For f(x) to be real, the expression under the square root must be non-negative: 9 - x^2 >= 0, i.e. x^2 <= 9, so -3 <= x <= 3. Hence the domain is [-3, 3]. As x varies over this interval, 9 - x^2 ranges from 0 (at x = +/-3) to 9 (at x = 0), so sqrt(9 - x^2) ranges from 0 to 3. Hence the range is [0, 3].
sqrt() defined only for non-negative values
Marking-scheme points
- ✓Need 9 - x^2 >= 0 -> -3 <= x <= 3, domain [-3, 3]
- ✓9 - x^2 lies between 0 and 9
- ✓Range = [0, 3]
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Relations and Functions
If f(x) = x^2 + 1, find f(2), f(-1), and all values of x for which f(x) = 10.
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f(2) = 2^2 + 1 = 4 + 1 = 5. f(-1) = (-1)^2 + 1 = 1 + 1 = 2. For f(x) = 10: x^2 + 1 = 10, so x^2 = 9, giving x = +3 or x = -3.
f(x) = x^2 + 1
Marking-scheme points
- ✓f(2) = 5, f(-1) = 2
- ✓Set x^2 + 1 = 10 -> x^2 = 9
- ✓x = +/- 3
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Trigonometric Functions
A wheel makes 360 revolutions in one minute. Through how many radians does it turn in one second?
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360 revolutions per minute = 360/60 = 6 revolutions per second. One revolution corresponds to an angle of 2pi radians. Therefore the angle turned in one second = 6 x 2pi = 12pi radians.
angle = number of revolutions x 2pi
Marking-scheme points
- ✓360 rev/min = 6 rev/s
- ✓1 revolution = 2pi radians
- ✓Angle in 1 second = 6 x 2pi = 12pi radians
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Trigonometric Functions
Prove that cos(A + B) cos(A - B) = cos^2 A - sin^2 B.
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Expand each factor: cos(A + B) = cos A cos B - sin A sin B and cos(A - B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B. Their product is of the form (p - q)(p + q) = p^2 - q^2 with p = cos A cos B and q = sin A sin B. So it equals cos^2 A cos^2 B - sin^2 A sin^2 B. Writing cos^2 B = 1 - sin^2 B and sin^2 A = 1 - cos^2 A: = cos^2 A (1 - sin^2 B) - (1 - cos^2 A) sin^2 B = cos^2 A - cos^2 A sin^2 B - sin^2 B + cos^2 A sin^2 B = cos^2 A - sin^2 B. Hence proved.
cos(A+B)cos(A-B) = cos^2 A - sin^2 B
Marking-scheme points
- ✓Use (p-q)(p+q) = p^2 - q^2
- ✓= cos^2 A cos^2 B - sin^2 A sin^2 B
- ✓Substitute cos^2 B = 1 - sin^2 B and simplify to cos^2 A - sin^2 B
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Trigonometric Functions
If cos x = -3/5 and x lies in the second quadrant, find sin x and tan x.
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Using sin^2 x + cos^2 x = 1: sin^2 x = 1 - (9/25) = 16/25, so sin x = +/- 4/5. In the second quadrant sine is positive, so sin x = 4/5. Then tan x = sin x / cos x = (4/5) / (-3/5) = -4/3.
sin^2 x + cos^2 x = 1
Marking-scheme points
- ✓sin^2 x = 1 - cos^2 x = 16/25
- ✓Second quadrant: sin positive -> sin x = 4/5
- ✓tan x = sin x / cos x = -4/3
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Trigonometric Functions
Find the general solution of the equation sin x = 1/2.
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The principal value for which sin x = 1/2 is x = pi/6. The general solution of sin x = sin a is x = n pi + (-1)^n a, where n is any integer. Here a = pi/6, so the general solution is x = n pi + (-1)^n (pi/6), n belongs to the set of integers.
sin x = sin a => x = n pi + (-1)^n a
Marking-scheme points
- ✓Principal value: x = pi/6
- ✓General solution of sin x = sin a is x = n pi + (-1)^n a
- ✓x = n pi + (-1)^n (pi/6)
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Trigonometric Functions
Find the general solution of the equation tan x = sqrt(3).
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The principal value for which tan x = sqrt(3) is x = pi/3. The general solution of tan x = tan a is x = n pi + a, where n is any integer. Here a = pi/3, so the general solution is x = n pi + pi/3, n belongs to the set of integers.
tan x = tan a => x = n pi + a
Marking-scheme points
- ✓Principal value: x = pi/3
- ✓General solution of tan x = tan a is x = n pi + a
- ✓x = n pi + pi/3
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Trigonometric Functions
Prove that sin 3x = 3 sin x - 4 sin^3 x.
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Write sin 3x = sin(2x + x) = sin 2x cos x + cos 2x sin x. Substitute sin 2x = 2 sin x cos x and cos 2x = 1 - 2 sin^2 x: = (2 sin x cos x) cos x + (1 - 2 sin^2 x) sin x = 2 sin x cos^2 x + sin x - 2 sin^3 x. Replace cos^2 x = 1 - sin^2 x: = 2 sin x (1 - sin^2 x) + sin x - 2 sin^3 x = 2 sin x - 2 sin^3 x + sin x - 2 sin^3 x = 3 sin x - 4 sin^3 x. Hence proved.
sin 3x = 3 sin x - 4 sin^3 x
Marking-scheme points
- ✓sin 3x = sin(2x + x), expand
- ✓Use sin 2x = 2 sinx cosx, cos 2x = 1 - 2 sin^2 x
- ✓Replace cos^2 x = 1 - sin^2 x to get 3 sinx - 4 sin^3 x
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Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
Find the modulus and argument of the complex number z = 1 + i sqrt(3), and write it in polar form.
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Modulus |z| = sqrt(1^2 + (sqrt3)^2) = sqrt(1 + 3) = sqrt4 = 2. For the argument, tan(theta) = sqrt3/1 = sqrt3, and since both real and imaginary parts are positive (first quadrant), theta = pi/3. Polar form: z = 2(cos(pi/3) + i sin(pi/3)).
z = r(cos theta + i sin theta)
Marking-scheme points
- ✓|z| = sqrt(1 + 3) = 2
- ✓tan theta = sqrt3, first quadrant -> theta = pi/3
- ✓Polar form: 2(cos pi/3 + i sin pi/3)
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Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
Express (3 + 4i)/(1 - 2i) in the form a + i b.
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Multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator (1 + 2i): [(3 + 4i)(1 + 2i)]/[(1 - 2i)(1 + 2i)]. Numerator = 3 + 6i + 4i + 8i^2 = 3 + 10i - 8 = -5 + 10i. Denominator = 1^2 + 2^2 = 5. So the result = (-5 + 10i)/5 = -1 + 2i.
multiply by conjugate of denominator
Marking-scheme points
- ✓Multiply by conjugate (1 + 2i)
- ✓Numerator = -5 + 10i; denominator = 5
- ✓Result = -1 + 2i
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Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
Solve the equation x^2 - 2x + 5 = 0.
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Here a = 1, b = -2, c = 5. Discriminant = b^2 - 4ac = 4 - 20 = -16. So x = [2 +/- sqrt(-16)]/2 = [2 +/- 4i]/2 = 1 +/- 2i. The roots are 1 + 2i and 1 - 2i.
x = [-b +/- sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)]/(2a)
Marking-scheme points
- ✓Discriminant = 4 - 20 = -16
- ✓sqrt(-16) = 4i
- ✓x = (2 +/- 4i)/2 = 1 +/- 2i
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Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
Find the square root of the complex number -5 + 12i.
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Let sqrt(-5 + 12i) = a + i b. Squaring: a^2 - b^2 + 2ab i = -5 + 12i. So a^2 - b^2 = -5 and 2ab = 12 (ab = 6). Also |z| = sqrt((-5)^2 + 12^2) = sqrt(25 + 144) = 13, so a^2 + b^2 = 13. Adding a^2 - b^2 = -5 and a^2 + b^2 = 13 gives 2a^2 = 8, a^2 = 4, a = +/-2; then b^2 = 9, b = +/-3. Since ab = 6 is positive, a and b have the same sign. Hence sqrt(-5 + 12i) = +/- (2 + 3i).
(a + ib)^2 = a^2 - b^2 + 2ab i
Marking-scheme points
- ✓Let sqrt = a + ib; a^2 - b^2 = -5, 2ab = 12
- ✓a^2 + b^2 = |z| = 13
- ✓Solve: a = +/-2, b = +/-3 -> +/- (2 + 3i)
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Linear Inequalities
Solve 5x - 3 >= 3x - 5 and show the solution set on a number line.
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5x - 3 >= 3x - 5. Subtract 3x from both sides: 2x - 3 >= -5. Add 3: 2x >= -2. Divide by 2: x >= -1. The solution set is {x : x >= -1} = [-1, infinity). On the number line, a closed (filled) circle at -1 with shading to the right.
Marking-scheme points
- ✓Bring x-terms together: 2x - 3 >= -5
- ✓2x >= -2 -> x >= -1
- ✓Solution [-1, infinity), closed circle at -1
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Linear Inequalities
Solve the system of inequalities 2x - 1 < 5 and 3x + 2 > -4, and find the common solution.
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First inequality: 2x - 1 < 5 gives 2x < 6, so x < 3. Second inequality: 3x + 2 > -4 gives 3x > -6, so x > -2. The common solution is the intersection: -2 < x < 3, i.e. the interval (-2, 3).
Marking-scheme points
- ✓First: x < 3
- ✓Second: x > -2
- ✓Common solution: -2 < x < 3 = (-2, 3)
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Linear Inequalities
The longest side of a triangle is three times the shortest side and the third side is 2 cm shorter than the longest side. If the perimeter of the triangle is at least 61 cm, find the minimum length of the shortest side.
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Let the shortest side = x cm. Then the longest side = 3x and the third side = 3x - 2. Perimeter = x + 3x + (3x - 2) = 7x - 2. Given perimeter is at least 61: 7x - 2 >= 61, so 7x >= 63, giving x >= 9. Hence the minimum length of the shortest side is 9 cm.
perimeter = sum of sides
Marking-scheme points
- ✓Sides: x, 3x, 3x - 2; perimeter = 7x - 2
- ✓7x - 2 >= 61 -> 7x >= 63
- ✓x >= 9, so minimum shortest side = 9 cm
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Permutations and Combinations
How many distinct arrangements can be made using all the letters of the word 'MATHEMATICS'?
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MATHEMATICS has 11 letters in which M appears 2 times, A appears 2 times and T appears 2 times; the rest (H, E, I, C, S) are distinct. Number of distinct arrangements = 11! / (2! x 2! x 2!) = 39916800 / 8 = 4989600.
arrangements = n!/(p! q! r!)
Marking-scheme points
- ✓11 letters with M x2, A x2, T x2
- ✓Arrangements = 11!/(2! 2! 2!)
- ✓= 39916800/8 = 4989600
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Permutations and Combinations
Find the value of n if nC2 = 15.
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nC2 = n(n-1)/2 = 15, so n(n-1) = 30. We need two consecutive integers whose product is 30: 6 x 5 = 30, so n = 6. (n = -5 is rejected since n must be a positive integer.)
nC2 = n(n-1)/2
Marking-scheme points
- ✓nC2 = n(n-1)/2
- ✓n(n-1) = 30
- ✓n = 6 (positive integer)
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Permutations and Combinations
How many 4-digit numbers can be formed using the digits 0 to 9 if no digit is repeated?
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The thousands place cannot be 0, so it can be filled in 9 ways (digits 1 to 9). After using one digit, the hundreds place can be filled in 9 ways (including 0 now), the tens place in 8 ways and the units place in 7 ways. Total = 9 x 9 x 8 x 7 = 4536.
Marking-scheme points
- ✓Thousands place: 9 ways (cannot be 0)
- ✓Then 9, 8, 7 ways for remaining places
- ✓9 x 9 x 8 x 7 = 4536
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