Monday, October 14, 2013

Remaindor Theorem



1.     If F(x) = 2x + 8/x2, calculate F(2) and F(-2)

2.     If F(x) = -12/x2, calculate F(2)

3.     If P(x) = 2x3 + 3x2 -3x -2 evaluate P(1) and P(-2)

4.     If P(x) = x3 –x2 + 2x + 4 evaluate P(-1) and P(2)

5.     If P(x) = ax3 + bx2 -3x -2 and P(1) = 0 and P(-2) = 0, find the values of a and b.

6.     If P(x) = x3 –x2 + ax + b and P(-1) = 0 and P(2) = 12, find the values of a and b.

Proving Trig Identity

2 things to remember
  1. sin q and cosq are base trigs
  2. sin2 q + cos2 q = 1
Must know trigs in terms of base

tan q = sinq

             cosq

cot q = cosq          

             sinq

sec q = __1_

             cosq

csc q = __1__

             sinq
 
Prove the identity
 
       1         -  sin q  = cot q  cos q                             
   sin  q                                                                                     
Prove the identity
                            sin 2q           =   tan q
1 + cos2q 
 
Prove the following
1.    sec2x + cosec2x = sec2x cosec2x
2.    sec x cot x = cosec x
3.    cos2x__    = 1 + sin x
1 – sin x
4.    sin x + sin x cos2x = cosec x
5.    sin x cos x tan x = 1 – cos2x
6.    tan x + cot x = sec x cosec x
7.    1 + cos x        = sin x___
sin x                    1 – cos x
                   

Test 1 Differentiation


1.   The function y = x3 + ax2 – 7x -1 has a stationary value where x = 1. Find the value of a. Find the other stationary points and the nature of these points?

Question 1          When you see find the value of a, what must you expect

Question 2          What does stationary means?

Question 3          What is the bread for this stationary value

Question 4          Differentiate y

Question 5          What is the linear equation

Question 6                    What is the maximum number of possible stationary points

Question 7          How would you find the other stationary point(s)

Question 8          What is meant by the nature of the points

Question 9          How you do find the nature of the stationary points
Question 10       Find the nature of all stationary points


Calculate the gradient of the curve y = x - 4

                                                                      x - 1

 at the point where it crosses the x- axis

Question 1

What happens when a point crosses the x-axis

Question 2

When you see the word Gradient, what should you look for

Question 3

Differentiate y

Question 4

Find the required gradient

Quiz 1 Remaindor Theorem


1.   F(x) = x3  + ax2 + bx + 6

The remainder when F(x) is divided by x + 1 and x – 2 are 20 and 8 respectively, find the values of a and b. Hence solve the equation F(x) = 0

Question 1              

When you see find the values of a and b, what does that tell you that you must get in order to solve?

Question 2

What does the remainder when F(x) is divided by x + 1 is 20 mean?

Question 3   What does the remainder when F(x) is divided by x – 2 is 8 mean?

Question 4               Get 1st equation

Question 5               Get 2nd equation

Question 6               When solve is given, what 2 ways do you expect

Question 7               How to solve this equation

Show that 2x3 + x2 – 13x + 6 is divisible by x – 2 and hence find the other factors of the expression

Question 1

What does divisible by x – 2 means

Question 2

How would you use Qu 1 information and obtain the result

Question 3

How would you find the other factors?

Question 4

Find all the factors

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Solving a cubic

To solve a cubic, a factor must be given or determined.
Then the equation is divided by polynomial division by the factor.
The answer will be a quadratic and the remaindor 0.
Solve the quadratic for the other 2 answers.

Remember a factor or a root or divisible means remaindor is 0.
Use Remaindor Theorem to verify the remaindor is 0.
If first factor has to be determined, try (x - 1) or (x + 1) or (x - 2) or (x +2) for remaindor of 0.

p(x) = x3 – 7x – 6, and let's divide by the linear factor x – 4 (so a = 4): So we get a quotient of q(x) = x2 + 4x + 9 on top, with a remainder of r(x) = 30
  1. Show that 2x3 + x2 -13x + 6 is divisible by x-2. Hence solve the equation.
  2. Find the value of the constant k such that (x + 1) is a factor of the expression  2x3 + 7x2 + kx - 3. For this value of k solve the equation  2x3 + 7x2 + kx - 3.
  3. f(x) = x3 + ax2 + bx + 6 The remainder when f(x) is divided by x + 1 and x - 2 are 20 and 8 respectively, find the values of a and b. Hence solve the equation f(x) = 0

The word solve

At this level solve can only apply for
  • linear ie 1 unknown and the highest power of unknown is 1
  • quadratic ie 1 unknown and the highest power of unknown is 2
  • cubic ie 1 unknown and the highest power of unknown is 3
Solving linear is one side of = is unknown and other is the known
Solving quadratic
  1. Must be = 0
  2. Replace the appliance with a ( )
  3. Use quadratic formula using the calculator

1.   Solve the equation 2x2 + 13x + 6 = 0

2.   Solve the equation 3x2 – 10x = 25 

3.   Solve the equation x2 – 7x + 12 = 0

4.   Solve the equation x2 + 13x + 42 = 0

5.   Solve the equation 6x2 + x  - 35 = 0
6. Solve the equation 2cos2x – 3 cos x –2 = 0
1.      Solve 3x2 – 10x + 3 = 0
2.      Solve 3(2n)2 – 10(2n) + 3 = 0
3.      Solve 3(22n) – 10(2n) + 3 = 0
4.      Solve 3(4n) – 10(2n) + 3 = 0
5.      Solve 3(tan x)2 – 10(tan x) + 3 = 0


Seeing the connectors


How many connectors and terms in the following and group like terms:
1.      A = 8r -2r2 – ½ πr2
2.      f(x) = 2x3 -9x2 + Ax + B, A and B are constants.
3.      y = 2x3 – x2 + 4x
4.      log(3x + 2) + 6 log2 = 2 + log (2x + 1)
5.      log (x – 8) + log (9/2) = 1 + log(x/4)
6.    2tan2z + 11sec z + 7 = 0
7.    4sin2 x = 6 – 9cos x
8.    3cos y + cot y = 0
9.    cos 2x = 2 cos x
10.cot x sin 2x = 1 + cos 2x
11.sin 3x = 3 sin x - 4 sin3 x

1.   2x2 + 13x + 6 = 0

2.   3x2 – 10x – 25 = 0

3.   x2 – 7x + 12 = 0

4.   x2 + 13x + 42 = 0

5.   6x2 + x  - 35 = 0
P(x) = 2x3 +  3x2 - ax + b
P(x) = x3 - x2 +  ax +  b