Set No 3

1. If (2 x + 3 yi) 2 = 2 x + 3 yi where x and y are real, find the possible values of x

and y.
2. Solve the equation log 3 x + log3 x − log9 27 = 0 . Leave your answer in the surd
2

form.
3. Show that 1 is the only real root of x 3 + 3x 2 + x − 5 = 0 .
4. Show that x +1 is a factor of the polynomial x 3 − 12 x 2 + 23x + 36 .
(a) Find all the real roots of the equation x 6 − 12 x 4 + 23x 2 + 36 = 0 .
(b) Determine the set of values of x such that
x 3 − 12 x 2 + 23 x + 36 < −8 x − 8 .
5. Prove that x 2 + y 2 ≥ 2 xy .
If a, b and c are real numbers, prove that a 2 + b 2 + c 2 − ab − bc − ca ≥ 0 .
6. Show that the roots of the quadratic equation mx 2 + nx + k = 0 are given by
− n ± n 2 − 4mk
x= .
2m
Deduce that if p+qi, p and q are real numbers is a root of the quadratic
equation, then the other root is p-qi.
(a) Show that 1+i is a zero of the polynomial
f ( x) = 2 x 3 − 3 x 2 + 2 x + 2 = 0 and find the other zero.
(b) Find the polynomial g(x) such that f(x)-xg(x) = 2- x. By expressing g(x)
in the form of a ( x − b) 2 + c , where a, b and c are real numbers, find the
1
maximum value of .
g ( x)
2
x −1  x −1
7. Find the set of values of x so that the series 1 + +  +  converges.
x  x 
Find the sum to infinity of this series when x = 3.