Pui Ying College(99-00)

F.7 Mock Examination

Pure Mathematics I
Time allowed : 3 hours
Name :
Class : 7 B
No.
Note :
1. This paper consists of Section A and Section B.
2. Answer ALL questions in Section A, using AL(C1) book.
3. Answer any FOUR questions in Section B, using a separate AL(D) answer book for each
question attempted and write the question number on the front cover of each of these answer
books. The four AL(D) books should be tied together with the green tag provided.
4. Formula for reference :

SECTION A (40 Marks)

Answer ALL questions in this section.
Write your answers in the AL(C1) answer book.
1.

Consider the following system of linear equations

xyz 0

(*) x ky z 0
x y kz 0

If (*) has nontrivial solutions, find the value(s) of k and solve (*).

2.

Given a sequence
and

3.

4.

an

such that a 1

(4 marks)

1
1
, a2 ,
2
6

a n a n 1 a n 2
1

for n 1, 2, 3,..
3
n (n 3)

(a) Find a3 and a4 and hence guess a formula for an.

(b) Prove the formula in (a) by mathematical induction.

(6 marks)

Given three vectors e1 = i + k, e2 = -i + j and e3 = 2j + k.

Show that
(a) e1, e2 and e3 are linearly independent.
(b) R3 = < e1, e2, e3 > .

(6 marks)

If 1, 1, 2,, 2n are roots of x2n+1 1 = 0, find the value of the product

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5.

6.

(1 - 1)(1 - 2)(1- 2n).

(6 marks)
The complex numbers z1 and z2 are represented respectively by the points P and Q in an
Argand Plane. If z1(1 z2) = z2 and P describes the line 2x + 1 = 0, prove that Q describes a
circle with centre (0, 0) and find its radius.
(6 marks)
(a) Write down the matrix of rotation which rotates anti-clockwise every vectors in R2

.
3

about the origin through an angle

(b) Find the image of each of the following objects under the rotation in (a):
(i) the point P(4, 2),
(ii) the line y =

1
x.
2
n 1

7.

(a) Prove the identity

(1 x )
i 0

(6 marks)
i

n
( 1) k 1 x k 1 .
k 1 k
n

(b) Using integration, or otherwise, show that

n 1
n 1 n
1 n
1
... ( 1) n 1
n n
i 0 i 1
1 2 2

(6 marks)

SECTION B (60 Marks)

Answer any FOUR questions in this section.
Use a separate AL(D) answer book for each question attempted.
8.

(a) Show that

a
bc
bc

ac
b
ca

ab
a b (a b c)(a 2 b 2 c 2 ).
c

(5 marks)

(b) Given the following system of equations:

ax (a c) y (a b)z

(*) (b c)x by (a b)z

(b c)x (c a ) y cz

where a, b, c are real numbers.

(i) If (*) has a unique solution, show that a + b + c 0.
(ii) Deduce that if a + b + c = 0, (*) will always be consistent for any real value of
when exactly two of a, b, c are equal.
(10 marks)
9.

Let , , and be the roots of the equation x 4 4ax b 0 ,

where a, b are real constants.
(a) Show that ( - )( - )( - ) = 4(3 + a).
(3 marks)
3
3
3
3
(b) Find an equation of degree 4 whose roots are , , and .
Hence, or otherwise, find in terms of a, b the product (3 + a) (3 + a) (3 + a) (3 + a).
(6 marks)
(c) Using (b), or otherwise, show that
[( - )( - )( - )( - )( - )( - )]2 = 256(b3 - 27a4).
(3 marks)
4
(d) Using (c), or otherwise, determine whether the equation x + 32x + 48 = 0 has multiple

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roots.
(3 marks)
10. A real number is said to be an eigenvalue of a 3 3 matrix M iff |M I| = 0, where I is the
3 3 identity matrix.
(a) Let P be an invertible matrix such that B = P 1AP.
Show that if is an eigenvalue of A, then is also an eigenvalue of B.
(4 marks)
2 0
0
k1

(b) Let A 1 3 0 , B 0
3 6 1
0

0
k2
0

0
1 c e

0 and P a 1 f ,
b d 1
k 3

where a, b, c, d, e, f and k1, k2, k3 are real constants and k1 < k2 < k3 , be such that
B = P 1AP.
(i) Using (a), or otherwise, find the values of k1, k2 and k3.
Hence determine the matrix P.
(ii) Prove that
A

2n

1
1

2
1
2

4 1
1

for all positive integers n.

(11 marks)

11. (a) Consider the lines L1 : r = a +b and L2 : r = b +a,

where , R, a and b are two non-zero and non-parallel vectors .
(i) Show that L1 and L2 must intersect and find the position vector of the intersection
point.
(ii) Show that the equation of the plane which contains L1 and L2 is given by r
(a b) 0 .
(7 marks)
(b) Given the lines
x 3
z2
y 1
and
2
1
x 2 y 1 z 1
L2 :

3
1
2
L1 :

(i) Using (a), or otherwise, find the equation of the plane which contains L1 and L2.
(ii) Find the equation of the plane containing L2 and perpendicular to .
(8 marks)
12. (a) Using differentiation, show that e x - 1 x for all x R.
(b) Let p1, p2, pn and q1, q2,, qn be positive numbers.

Show that

q ii n
i 1

(4 marks)

pi
.
i 1 q
i
n

n
n
pi
Hence show that if
i1 q n, then i1 pi i1 qi.
i
n

(c) Using (b), show that for any positive numbers a1, a2, ,an,
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(6 marks)

a 1a 2 ...a n

1
a 1 a 2 ... a n .
n

(5 marks)

(Hint : Let pi = nai and qis be a fixed constant.)

13. (a) Show that for 2n, where n is any integer,
1
1

1 i cot .
(cos i sin ) 1
2
2

(b) For any complex number z1, let f(z) = 1 +

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

(2 marks)

4
, where z denotes the conjugate of z.
z 1

Show that for any z1, f(f(x)) = z.

Let z1. Show that 1, z, f(z) are represented by three collinear points in the
Argand plane.
Let z1 and | z | = 1. Show that the real part of f(z) is a constant.
Let n be an integer greater than 2 and 1 , 2 , ..., n -1 be the nth roots of unity
other than 1 itself. Show that in the Argand plane, f(1), f(2),,f(n-1) are
represented by (n 1) points lying on a line segment of length 4cot
marks)
(Hint : Draw a diagram for the results of (b)(ii) and (iii).)

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