IB Questionbank Mathematics Higher Level 3rd edition 1

1. (a) Write down the expansion of (cos + i sin )

3
in the form a + ib, where a and b are in
terms of sin and cos .
(2)
(b) Hence show that cos 3 = 4 cos
3
3 cos .
(3)
(c) Similarly show that cos 5 = 16 cos
5
20 cos
3
+ 5 cos .
(3)
(d) Hence solve the equation cos 5 + cos 3 + cos = 0, where
(

e
2

,
2

.
(6)
(e) By considering the solutions of the equation cos 5 = 0, show that
8
5 5
10

cos
+
= and state the value of
10
7
cos .
(8)
(Total 22 marks)
2. (a) Factorize z
3
+ 1 into a linear and quadratic factor.
(2)
Let =
2
3 i 1+
.
(b) (i) Show that is one of the cube roots of 1.
(ii) Show that
2
= 1.
(iii) Hence find the value of (1 )
6
.
(9)
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3. (a) Solve the equation z
3
= 2 + 2i, giving your answers in modulusargument form.
(6)
(b) Hence show that one of the solutions is 1 + i when written in Cartesian form.
(1)
(Total 7 marks)
4. The complex number z is defined as z = cos + i sin .
(a) State de Moivres theorem.
(1)
(b) Show that z
n
n
z
1
= 2i sin (n).
(3)
(c) Use the binomial theorem to expand
5
1
|
.
|

'

z
z giving your answer in simplified form.
(3)
(d) Hence show that 16 sin
5
= sin 5 5 sin 3 + 10 sin .
(4)
(e) Check that your result in part (d) is true for =
4

.
(4)
5. Find the values of n such that (1 + 3 i)
n
is a real number.
(Total 5 marks)
6. The point P, with coordinates (p, q), lies on the graph of
2
1
2
1
2
1
a y x = + , a > 0.
The tangent to the curve at P cuts the axes at (0, m) and (n, 0). Show that m + n = a.
(Total 8 marks)
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7. Find the equation of the normal to the curve x
3
y
3
xy = 0 at the point (1, 1).
(Total 7 marks)
8. The line y = m(x m) is a tangent to the curve (1 x)y = 1.
Determine m and the coordinates of the point where the tangent meets the curve.
(Total 7 marks)
9. A family of cubic functions is defined as f
k
(x) = k
2
x
3
kx
2
+ x, ke
+
.
(a) Express in terms of k
(i) f
k
(x) and f
k
(x);
(ii) the coordinates of the points of inflexion P
k
on the graphs of f
k
.
(6)
(b) Show that all P
k
lie on a straight line and state its equation.
(2)
(c) Show that for all values of k, the tangents to the graphs of f
k
at P
k
are parallel, and find
the equation of the tangent lines.
(5)
(Total 13 marks)
10. Find the equation of the normal to the curve 5xy
2
2x
2
=18 at the point (1, 2).
(Total 7 marks)
11. Consider the function f, defined by f(x) = x x a , where x 0, a e
+
.
(a) Find in terms of a
(i) the zeros of f;
(ii) the values of x for which f is decreasing;
(iii) the values of x for which f is increasing;
IB Questionbank Mathematics Higher Level 3rd edition 4
(iv) the range of f.
(10)
(b) State the concavity of the graph of f.
(1)
(Total 11 marks)
12. If f (x) = x
3
2
3 x , x > 0,
(a) find the x-coordinate of the point P where f (x) = 0;
(2)
(b) determine whether P is a maximum or minimum point.
(3)
(Total 5 marks)
13. Andr wants to get from point A located in the sea to point Y located on a straight stretch of
beach. P is the point on the beach nearest to A such that AP = 2 km and PY = 2 km. He does
this by swimming in a straight line to a point Q located on the beach and then running to Y.
When Andr swims he covers 1 km in 5 5 minutes. When he runs he covers 1 km in 5
minutes.
(a) If PQ = x km, 0 s x 2, find an expression for the time T minutes taken by Andr to
reach point Y.
(4)
(b) Show that . 5
4
5 5
d
d
2

+
=
x
x
x
T
(3)
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(c) (i) Solve . 0
d
d
=
x
T
(ii) Use the value of x found in part (c) (i) to determine the time, T minutes, taken for
Andr to reach point Y.
(iii) Show that
, ,
2
3
2
2
2
4
5 20
d
d
+
=
x
x
T
and hence show that the time found in part (c) (ii) is a
minimum.
(11)
(Total 18 marks)