This document contains a tutorial with various mathematical problems and exercises related to trigonometry, calculus, and polynomial equations. It includes calculations for areas of sectors, evaluations of trigonometric functions, solving for angles, verifying identities, and finding real solutions to polynomial equations. The tutorial emphasizes showing all workings and prohibits the use of calculators.
This document contains a tutorial with various mathematical problems and exercises related to trigonometry, calculus, and polynomial equations. It includes calculations for areas of sectors, evaluations of trigonometric functions, solving for angles, verifying identities, and finding real solutions to polynomial equations. The tutorial emphasizes showing all workings and prohibits the use of calculators.
This document contains a tutorial with various mathematical problems and exercises related to trigonometry, calculus, and polynomial equations. It includes calculations for areas of sectors, evaluations of trigonometric functions, solving for angles, verifying identities, and finding real solutions to polynomial equations. The tutorial emphasizes showing all workings and prohibits the use of calculators.
This document contains a tutorial with various mathematical problems and exercises related to trigonometry, calculus, and polynomial equations. It includes calculations for areas of sectors, evaluations of trigonometric functions, solving for angles, verifying identities, and finding real solutions to polynomial equations. The tutorial emphasizes showing all workings and prohibits the use of calculators.
11. Find all values of x for which sin2 x = 2 sin x − 1.
12. Find all values of x for which
√ (1 − 3) tan x √ =1 3 − tan2 x 13. Determine the values of θ ∈ [0, 2π] for which cos(2θ) = 3 cos(θ) − 2.
14. Determine the values of θ ∈ [0, 2π] for which cos(2θ) = 2 sin θ cos θ
15. Determine the values of θ ∈ [0, 2π] for which sin θ = cos( θ2 )
16. Determine the values of θ ∈ [0, 2π] for which 3 cos θ + 3 = 2 sin2 θ
17. Determine the values of θ ∈ [0, 2π] for which sin2 θ = 2 cos θ + 2 √ 3 18. Determine the values of θ ∈ [0, 2π] for which cos θ cos(2θ) + sin θ sin(2θ) = 2 19. Find the general solution for the equation cos(π + x) = sin(π − x) .
20. Find the general solution for the equation cos(2θ) = cos θ.
21. By factoring the polynomial x5 + x3 + 8x2 + 8 completely, find all real zeroes of the polynomial.
23. Let p(x) = x3 + 4x2 + x − 6. Find q(x) and r such that
(a) p(x) = (x + 1)q(x) + r (b) p(x) = (x − 1)q(x) + r
24. Use synthetic division to find the quotient q(x) and the remainder r(x) that result when p(x) is divided by s(x) (a) p(x) = 3x2 − 4x − 1; s(x) = x − 2 4 3 2 (b) p(x) = 2x + 3x − 17x − 27x − 9; s(x) = x − 1 7 (c) p(x) = x + 1; s(x) = x − 1
25. Given that two of the roots of x4 + 3x3 − 7x2 − 27x − 18 = 0 have the same modulus but different sign, solve the equation. (Hint - let two of the roots be a and −a and use the technique of equating coefficients).
26. Find all integer zeros of
p(x) = x6 + 5x5 − 16x4 − 15x3 − 12x2 − 38x − 21
27. Show that the cubic equation of the form x3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 can be reduced to the form y 3 + py + q = 0 [Hint: let x = y − 3b ].
28. Show that the general quartic equation x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 can be reduced to the form y 4 + py 2 + qy + r = 0 [Hint:let x = y − a4 ]
29. Solve the following quartic equations by reduction.
