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Edexcel A-Level Further Mathematics Core Pure overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. For a complex number z=x+iyz = x + iy, what is its complex conjugate zz^*?

  2. According to de Moivre's theorem, what does (cosθ+isinθ)n(\cos\theta + i\sin\theta)^n equal for integer nn?

  3. A 2×22 \times 2 matrix has determinant 00. What does this tell you?

  4. What is the value of the improper integral 11x2dx\int_1^{\infty} \frac{1}{x^2}\,dx?

  5. Which expression gives the volume of revolution of y=f(x)y = f(x) about the xx-axis from x=ax = a to x=bx = b?

  6. Which identity holds for the hyperbolic functions?

  7. What is the integrating factor for the equation dydx+3y=x\frac{dy}{dx} + 3y = x?

  8. An auxiliary equation has complex roots 2±3i2 \pm 3i. What form does the complementary function take?

  9. In a proof by mathematical induction, what is proved in the inductive step?

  10. For a real polynomial, if 2+5i2 + 5i is a root, which of the following must also be a root?

  11. What is the area enclosed by a polar curve r=f(θ)r = f(\theta) as θ\theta goes from α\alpha to β\beta?

  12. The shortest distance between two skew lines is found by projecting the connecting vector onto which direction?