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davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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Maths SL Cambridge Ex 6A Q6

This was the solution:

Now where I was stuck on was part (b) (ii)

I did it a slightly different way, when looking at the RHS

Like the book I assumed:

$u_n=2^n , u_{n-1}=2^{n-1}, u_{n+1}=2^{n+1}$

The only difference where I didn't understand was this step, I included the 2 in front of the bracket as mentioned in the question

$2(3 u_n -2 u_{n-1})$

$2[ 3 \times 2^n-2^1 \times 2^{n-1} ]$

$6 \times 2^n-2 \times 2^n$

$$ By factorising $ 2^n(6-2)$

$$ I got $ 4 \times 2^n$

davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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This is a larger size of the question if anybody couldn't see the smaller version:

InteGrand · Jun 26, 2016

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davidgoes4wce said:
Maths SL Cambridge Ex 6A Q6

This was the solution:

Now where I was stuck on was part (b) (ii)

I did it a slightly different way, when looking at the RHS

Like the book I assumed:

$u_n=2^n , u_{n-1}=2^{n-1}, u_{n+1}=2^{n+1}$

The only difference where I didn't understand was this step, I included the 2 in front of the bracket as mentioned in the question

$2(3 u_n -2 u_{n-1})$

$2[ 3 \times 2^n-2^1 \times 2^{n-1} ]$

$6 \times 2^n-2 \times 2^n$

$$ By factorising $ 2^n(6-2)$

$$ I got $ 4 \times 2^n$

$\noindent The presence of the $2$ outside the brackets seems to be a typo there. It should just be without that $2$ I think (in other words the given recurrence equation at the start of the question).$

davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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I thought it was a typo as well.

davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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Slight difference between IB is they call the first term $u_1$

HSC call is $a$

But its the same thing

davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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In IB they call the last term $u_n$

In HSC they call the last term $l$

eg

IB $S_n=\frac{n}{2}(u_1+u_n)$

HSC $S_n=\frac{n}{2}(a+l)$

davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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Maths HL Complex Numbers

How do you do the Introductory Problem?

InteGrand · Jun 26, 2016

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davidgoes4wce said:
Maths HL Complex Numbers

How do you do the Introductory Problem?

$\noindent Note that $\sin 5\theta = \Im \left(z^5\right)$, where $z=\cos \theta + i\sin \theta$ (due to De Moivre's theorem). But $z^5 = \left(\cos \theta +i\sin \theta\right)^5$ can be expanded using the Binomial Theorem, and its imaginary part found, which will then lead to the answer.$

InteGrand · Jun 26, 2016

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$\noindent Actually realised they probably expected you to do that one without use of complex numbers. One way to do this is to expand $\sin 5x = \sin \left(4x+x\right) = \sin 4x \cos x + \cos 4x \sin x$. Now, $\sin 4x = 2\sin 2x \cos 2x$ and $\cos 4x = 1-2\sin^2 2x$. Each of these can be reduced to being in terms of $\sin x$ and $\cos x$ now using the double angle formulas, and then subbed back into $\sin 5x = \sin 4x \cos x + \cos 4x \sin x$ to help get the answer. Remember to use $\cos^2 x = 1-\sin^2 x$ if needed (to get the final answer just in terms of $\sin x$).$

davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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InteGrand said:
$\noindent Actually realised they probably expected you to do that one without use of complex numbers. One way to do this is to expand $\sin 5x = \sin \left(4x+x\right) = \sin 4x \cos x + \cos 4x \sin x$. Now, $\sin 4x = 2\sin 2x \cos 2x$ and $\cos 4x = 1-2\sin^2 2x$. Each of these can be reduced to being in terms of $\sin x$ and $\cos x$ now using the double angle formulas, and then subbed back into $\sin 5x = \sin 4x \cos x + \cos 4x \sin x$ to help get the answer. Remember to use $\cos^2 x = 1-\sin^2 x$ if needed (to get the final answer just in terms of $\sin x$).$

this is what I did based on your advice:

$sin (5x) = sin (4x+x)$

$sin(4x)cos(x)+sin(x)cos(4x)$

$[2 sin (2x) cos (2x)] cos x+sin x (1-2sin^{2}2x)$

Im guessing that we have to break that double again down again ?

InteGrand · Jun 26, 2016

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davidgoes4wce said:
this is what I did based on your advice:

$sin (5x) = sin (4x+x)$

$sin(4x)cos(x)+sin(x)cos(4x)$

$[2 sin (2x) cos (2x)] cos x+sin x (1-2sin^{2}2x)$

Im guessing that we have to break that double again down again ?

Yep.

davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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Curious little fact about negative numbers mentioned in the book

"In Europe, it took until the 17th century for negative numbers to be accepted."

An Indian mathematician Brahmagupta , who's name comes up fairly frequently was the first to introduce the idea.

Paradoxica · Jun 26, 2016

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davidgoes4wce said:
$sin (5x) = sin (4x+x)$

$sin(4x)cos(x)+sin(x)cos(4x)$

$[2 sin (2x) cos (2x)] cos x+sin x (1-2sin^{2}2x)$

$[ 2 \times 2 sin(x) cos(x) cos (2x)]cos x+sin x(1- 2 \times sin 2x \times sin 2x)$

$[ 2 \times 2 sin(x) cos(x) cos (2x)]cos x+sin x(1- 2 \times 2\ sin x \ cos x \ \times 2sinx \ cos x)$

$4 \ cos^{2} x \ sin x \ cos(2x)+sin x(1-8 sin^{2}x \ cos^{2} x)$

$4 (1-sin^{2}x) sin x (2 sin^{2}x-1)+sin \ x[1-8 sin^{2}x (1-sin^{2}x)]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)(2sin^{3}x-sinx)+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$8 sin^{3}x-4sinx-8sin^{5}x+4sin^{3}x+sinx-8sin^{3}x+8sin^{5}x$

$4sin^{3}x-3sin x$

That's my final simplified step.

Sign errors all over the place.

davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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Ahhh I made a mistake

davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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I had a go again:

$sin (5x) = sin (4x+x)$

$sin(4x)cos(x)+sin(x)cos(4x)$

$[2 sin (2x) cos (2x)] cos x+sin x (1-2sin^{2}2x)$

$[ 2 \times 2 sin(x) cos(x) cos (2x)]cos x+sin x(1- 2 \times sin 2x \times sin 2x)$

$[ 2 \times 2 sin(x) cos(x) cos (2x)]cos x+sin x(1- 2 \times 2\ sin x \ cos x \ \times 2sinx \ cos x)$

$4 \ cos^{2} x \ sin x \ cos(2x)+sin x(1-8 sin^{2}x \ cos^{2} x)$

$4 (1-sin^{2}x) sin x (1-2sin^{2}2x)+sin \ x[1-8 sin^{2}x (1-sin^{2}x)]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)(sinx-2 \times 2 \ sinx cos x \ 2 sin x cos x)+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)(sinx-8 sin^{2}x \ cos^{2} x)+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)[sinx-8 sin^{2}x \ (1-sin^{2}x)]+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)[sinx-8 sin^{2}x +8 sin^{4} x]+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$4 sin x-32 sin^{2}x+32sin^{4}x-4sin^{3}x+32 sin^{4}x-32sin^{6}x+4sin^{3}x+sinx-8sin^{3}x+8sin^{5}x$

$-32sin^{6}x+8sin^{5}x+64sin^{4}x+8sin^{3}x-32sin^{2}x+4sin{x}$

That's my final simplified step.

parad0xica · Jun 26, 2016

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To the above working out, you can verify the solution by plugging in x = pi/2. RHS yields 20 which exceeds the range of the sine function. So you probably made a small error somewhere

pi/2 because sin(pi/2) is easily calculated

davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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$sin (5x) = sin (4x+x)$

$sin(4x)cos(x)+sin(x)cos(4x)$

$[2 sin (2x) cos (2x)] cos x+sin x (1-2sin^{2}2x)$

$[ 2 \times 2 sin(x) cos(x) cos (2x)]cos x+sin x(1- 2 \times sin 2x \times sin 2x)$

$[ 2 \times 2 sin(x) cos(x) cos (2x)]cos x+sin x(1- 2 \times 2\ sin x \ cos x \ \times 2sinx \ cos x)$

$4 \ cos^{2} x \ sin x \ cos(2x)+sin x(1-8 sin^{2}x \ cos^{2} x)$

$4 (1-sin^{2}x) sin x (1-2sin^{2}2x)+sin \ x[1-8 sin^{2}x (1-sin^{2}x)]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)(sinx-2 \times 2 \ sinx cos x \ 2 sin x cos x)+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)(sinx-8 sin^{2}x \ cos^{2} x)+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)[sinx-8 sin^{2}x \ (1-sin^{2}x)]+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)[sinx-8 sin^{2}x +8 sin^{4} x]+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$4 sin x-32 sin^{2}x+32sin^{4}x-4sin^{3}x+32 sin^{4}x-32sin^{6}x+4sin^{3}x+sinx-8sin^{3}x+8sin^{5}x$

$-32sin^{6}x+8sin^{5}x+64sin^{4}x+8sin^{3}x-32sin^{2}x+5sin{x}$

Think I found it

parad0xica · Jun 26, 2016

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This:

$4 (1-sin^{2}x) sin x (1-2sin^{2}2x)+sin \ x[1-8 sin^{2}x (1-sin^{2}x)]$

To this:

$(4-4sin^{2}x)(sinx-2 \times 2 \ sinx cos x \ 2 sin x cos x)+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

But it should be:

$(4-4sin^{2}x)(sinx-2 \times \underline{sin x} \times 2 \ sinx cos x \ 2 sin x cos x)+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

Also, your final result is still wrong because substituting x = pi/2 yields 20.

davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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OK Thanks I see it try to fix it again

davidgoes4wce · Jun 26, 2016

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$sin (5x) = sin (4x+x)$

$sin(4x)cos(x)+sin(x)cos(4x)$

$[2 sin (2x) cos (2x)] cos x+sin x (1-2sin^{2}2x)$

$[ 2 \times 2 sin(x) cos(x) cos (2x)]cos x+sin x(1- 2 \times sin 2x \times sin 2x)$

$[ 2 \times 2 sin(x) cos(x) cos (2x)]cos x+sin x(1- 2 \times 2\ sin x \ cos x \ \times 2sinx \ cos x)$

$4 \ cos^{2} x \ sin x \ cos(2x)+sin x(1-8 sin^{2}x \ cos^{2} x)$

$4 (1-sin^{2}x) sin x (1-2sin^{2}2x)+sin \ x[1-8 sin^{2}x (1-sin^{2}x)]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)(sinx-2 \ sin x \ \times 2 \ sinx cos x \ 2 sin x cos x)+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)(sinx-8 sin^{3}x \ cos^{2} x)+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)[sinx-8 sin^{3}x \ (1-sin^{2}x)]+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$(4-4sin^{2}x_)[sinx-8 sin^{3}x +8 sin^{5} x]+sin x[1-8sin^{2}x+8sin^{4}x]$

$4 sin x-32 sin^{3}x+32sin^{5}x-4sin^{3}x+32 sin^{5}x-32sin^{7}x+4sin^{3}x+sinx-8sin^{3}x+8sin^{5}x$

$-32sin^{7}x+72sin^{5}x-24sin^{3}x+5sin{x}$

Is that right?

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