Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 19 b Solution by
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By De Moivre's theorem, . The complex sum whose real part is wanted is therefore a finite geometric series:Use in the numerator and denominator. This yieldsTaking its real part proves the finite trigonometric sumWhen , the printed quotient is undefined; the original sum is directly , also the limiting value of the displayed identity. The denominator restriction cannot be omitted from a literal use of the quotient.
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For , differentiate the finite geometric series and multiply by :The required terms are with . The finite weighted geometric sum therefore givesSince , the correction tends to zero, proving convergence and yieldingIn fact the ratio test also proves absolute convergence, since the ratio of consecutive absolute terms tends to .
Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 18 g Solution by
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Use the common eigenvectors of and . For each ,Thus, without constructing explicitly, its eigenvalues areThe eigenvalue has direction . The repeated eigenvalue has a real eigenspace consisting of vectors whose coordinates sum to zero. This is the general rule for the symmetric part of an orthogonal matrix. Adding unrelated lists of eigenvalues would not suffice; here the shared eigenvectors justify the pairing.
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 18 e Solution by
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Since , each eigenvector from part (d) remains an eigenvector, with reciprocal eigenvalue:The set of eigenvalues is again , with the two nonreal values exchanged relative to the same eigenvectors. Equivalently, for one can choose the eigenvector . Pairing each eigenvalue with its eigenvector matters in the next part.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 18 d Solution by
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For an eigenvector , the equation readsA nonzero solution requires . Write the three roots of unity in the requested polar form of a complex number:Indeed satisfies all three equations. These eigenvectors are unnormalized; any nonzero scalar multiples are equally valid.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 18 c Solution by
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The preceding cycles show the action on a full basis, not only on one direction: sends , and reverses each arrow. Therefore either composition fixes every basis vector, and by linearity fixes every vector. ThusIn particular is an orthogonal matrix, , and .
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Interchanging the rows and columns gives the matrix transposeIt cycles the three basis vectors in the opposite direction. Hence
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Let be the Cartesian basis vectors, with the given vector . The permutation matrix cycles them forward:Thus three applications return the original vector.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 17 c Solution by
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First apply integration by parts with and :For , integrate the remaining integral by parts once more. Its boundary term is zero, soAt , direct integration gives , agreeing with the same formula; the coefficient of vanishes and that integral is finite. Now follow the odd chain:This is the sine-weighted power integral recurrence.
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For , split the interval into equal widths . Since increases on this interval, the left and right rectangles give lower and upper Riemann sums:Using the finite sum of squares,The rectangle bounds differ by . The squeeze theorem therefore gives, directly from elementary areas,For the result is zero. If negative is allowed, reverse the integration limits and use the reflection ; the same signed formula holds. No antiderivative is needed for this first-principles calculation.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 16 b Solution by
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Distinguish the balls by labels. For a fixed position , each label appears there in exactly of the equally likely permutations. Since labels are black,This is the same marginal law at every position, even the last one. The argument averages over earlier draw outcomes; it does not assert that a conditional probability after a specified history remains . The original PDF uses , correcting the transcription's uppercase subscript .
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