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I've spared the messy algebra...

The addition/product of roots would work also I think.
 
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Why don't we add some pure maths questions in here,

here's a fave one of mine, combinatorics

A permutation of the set where is a positive integer, is said to have property if for at least one . Show that, for each , there are more permutations with property than without.

Hint: Indicator functions will help, and think about counting sets
 

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Why don't we add some pure maths questions in here,

here's a fave one of mine, combinatorics

A permutation of the set where is a positive integer, is said to have property if for at least one . Show that, for each , there are more permutations with property than without.

Hint: Indicator functions will help, and think about counting sets
If you want some Pure Maths questions unrelated to the HSC, then feel free to make your own thread in the 'Extracurricular Maths' section: http://community.boredofstudies.org/forumdisplay.php?f=238
 

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Thanks, but it is related to the HSC albeit a fair extension.

You guys do combinatorics in the HSC right? The above question can be solved purely combinatorially.
 

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Thanks, but it is related to the HSC albeit a fair extension.

You guys do combinatorics in the HSC right? The above question can be solved purely combinatorially.
we learn factorial notation for combs and perms and how to apply them, that is about all lol.
 

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Ah right I see, okay I guess it is a fair stretch then, maybe a bit of wishful thinking can lead somewhere ;)
 

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Hey guys just two questions

1/ what are some ways to determine whether a question should be done with shells or slices
2/ if I'm given a shape like x^2(6-x^2) find area enclosed in 1st quadrant rotated about the y axis how do I go about it?
 

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^ cylindrical shells would be easier there
 

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Hey guys just two questions

1/ what are some ways to determine whether a question should be done with shells or slices
2/ if I'm given a shape like x^2(6-x^2) find area enclosed in 1st quadrant rotated about the y axis how do I go about it?
Generally, rotation around a line parallel to the Y axis is more easily done using Shells.

X axis is more easily done using Slicing.

But of course both will yield correct answers (but one will yield a harder integral than the other).

Example: Rotate the area bounded by the curve y=-x(x-1) and the X axis, around the line x=2.

If you use Slicing, you will need to eventually use the Quadratic formula. and then integrate that expression.
 

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haha i went out to have a good think and came back with the same idea!

for the others, essentially try to have your slice correspond to 1 x to 1 y values each
 

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When thinking about whether shells or annuli will be more efficient, consider the resulting integrands. There will generally be a sort of inverse relation between our integrands (as we are integrating in perpendicular directions for these two methods), and we prefer to have things like tan(x) in our integrand rather than tan^{-1}(x).
 

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This one might look like it is beyond the course but it can be solved using methods within the scope of Ext2 level.

Suppose that f(x) is an even function. Show that



Hence evaluate

 
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This one might look like it is beyond the course but it can be solved using methods within the scope of Ext2 level.

Suppose that f(x) is an even function. Show that



Hence evaluate

First part split the integral as two terms then the integral with the i in it cancels out due to the sine function and we are left with 2x integral of f(x)cos(x). Second part use the property f(x) = f(a-x), add the two integrals, the icos(x) term cancels and the result follows.

I am a bit skeptical regarding this question being within Ext2 level without proper justification because we are taking the Riemann integral of a complex-valued function. It may require justification that it works in this case because is a vector space. Other students might get confused about having an i in the integral.
 

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First part split the integral as two terms then the integral with the i in it cancels out due to the sine function and we are left with 2x integral of f(x)cos(x). Second part use the property f(x) = f(a-x), add the two integrals, the icos(x) term cancels and the result follows.

I am a bit skeptical regarding this question being within Ext2 level without proper justification because we are taking the Riemann integral of a complex-valued function. It may require justification that it works in this case because is a vector space. Other students might get confused about having an i in the integral.
yeah I agree with with you, the question seems like it isnt in the scope of the ext 2 course
 

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Okay made it heaps easier...

Suppose that f(x) is an even function and k is a constant. Show that



Hence evaluate

 
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can you treat 'i' as a constant?
 

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Might as well bring this back to life.

Prove that the polynomial



has no real roots. (Where n is a non-negative integer.)
 

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