Here are some hard questions to try. All these questions are doable without a calculator.

You are
allowed to use a formula booklet.

Name and math group:

Teacher’s name:
1. The function f (x) is defined to be 2x cos x, 0 < x < 2π. Solve the functional equation ( f −1 )2000 (x) = x, with
exact solutions
2. Express in terms of a and x, the following expression:
n
1
Õ 1
logx (a 2n − 1) + logx (a 2r + 1) (1)
r=1

3. The following function is defined as

x−3
y=a 5 , a, x ∈ R (2)
dn y
(a) Come up with a conjecture for dx n , and prove the conjecture (if you haven’t learn’t mathematical induction,
dn y
just find an expression for dx n)

(b) Hence, find

n  n 
Õ d y
lim
n→∞
r=0
dx n
.
(c) Find the range of values of a for the solution in b) to be valid.
4. Consider the series S = −3 cos x + 6 cos2 x − 9 cos3 x + ... + 150 cos50 x
(a) Find an expression for the term in cosr x and simplify it.
(b) Hence, prove that
−a cos x + b cos51 x + c cos52 x
S=
2(cos x)(cos x + 1) + cos2 (x − π2 )
where a, b, and c are constants to be determined.
5. By considering a suitable infinite series, evaluate the series 1
3 + 2
9 + 3
27 + 81 ...
4

6. By considering the formula cos(A ± B) = cos A cos B ∓ sin A sin B, prove that
 
sin n + 21 x 1 1
= − (3)
cos(nx)[cos(n + 1)x] cos nx cos(n + 1)x
Hence, find
N  
Õ 1
sin n + x sec(nx) sec(n + 1)x (4)
n=0
2

7. Using first principles of differentiation, evaluate:

(a) f (x)g(x)
f (x)
(b) g(x)
(c) ( f ◦ g)(x)
8. Find, analytically, all the solutions of the equation |x + 1| + x + 3|x − 1| = 5
 √ √
9. In this question, zn and wn are geometric series with common ratios 1 + i 73 and i 25 respectively, where i 2 = −1
Find the sum of the series
       
z2 z3 z4 zk+1
arg + arg + arg + ... + arg (5)
w1 3w2 5w3 (2k − 1)wk

10. Prove that

|1 − z∗ | 2 − |z − w| 2 = (1 − |z| 2 )(1 − |w| 2 ) (6)
  √3
11. Given that g 2x−1
5 = x + x 2 , and h(x) = 3
5x 2
, find (g ◦ h)(x)

12. A curve C has parametric equations

x = θ − cos θ
y = 2 − sin θ
dy π
Find dx . What can be said about the tangent to C at the points where θ = 2?
4x 2 +4x+1
13. Prove analytically that the range of the graph 1−x excludes the interval (−24, 0)
14. Using the trigonometric pythagorean identities in your formula booklet, manipulate them such that a relationship
is formed with sin−1 , cos−1 , and tan−1
15. Consider the series 1 + x + x 2 + ... + x n−1
1−x n
(a) Prove, without mathematical induction, that 1 + x + x 2 + ... + x n−1 = 1−x , x,1
(b) Hence show that 1 + x + + ... = for |x| < 1
x2 1
1−x ,
(c) By modifying the series in part b), show that:
(1 + x + x 2 + ...)2 = 1 + 2x + 3x 2 + 4x 3 + ... (7)
Consider the function f (x) = (1 + 2x)−2 , for − 12 < x < 12
(d) Find the first four terms of the expansion, in ascending order, without using binomial expansion
(e) Find the x n in the expansion
16. (a) Prove, using a combinatorial argument, the binomial theorem of this form:
n  
Õ n k
(x + 1) =
n
x (8)
k=0
k

(b) Hence, prove that        

n n n n
+ + + ... = 2n (9)
0 1 2 n
17. (a) Using the sin and cos Compound angle identities, prove that
P+Q P−Q
sin P + sin Q = 2 sin cos
2 2
P+Q P−Q
sin P − sin Q = 2 cos sin
2 2
P+Q P−Q
cos P + cos Q = 2 cos cos
2 2
P+Q P−Q
cos P − cos Q = −2 sin sin
2 2

(b) Hence, find: ∫

sin 2x(cos 6x − cos4 x) (10)