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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ia Paper 4 6E d Solution by
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The class of isso its size is Euler's totient functionThe unit group acts freely on every pair in : if and , multiplying the Bezout identity by gives . Hence every equivalence class has size . Dividing the answer from part (a) by this size gives
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ia Paper 4 6E c Solution by
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Assume and choose as in part (b). Put . Multiplying by and using givesSimilarly, multiplication by gives .
Moreover, is a unit modulo n: if a prime divided both and , the two congruences would make it divide , contrary to . Thus means precisely that two pairs differ by multiplication by a unit modulo . Reflexivity, symmetry using , and transitivity using products of units now show that is an equivalence relation.
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The condition says that the ideal of generated by is all of . The multi-integer Bezout identity therefore supplies integers such thatEquivalently, first apply Bézout's identity to and then to .
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The inclusion-exclusion principle states that for finite sets ,For each prime , exclude pairs whose two coordinates are divisible by . For a set of distinct prime divisors , exactly pairs have both coordinates divisible by their product. Inclusion-exclusion therefore gives
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We prove both identities by mathematical induction. They hold at . Assume they hold at . Using ,Adding this to and using givesThese are precisely the two assertions with replaced by , completing the induction.
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Fermat's little theorem states that for a prime and integer ,if , equivalently . For the latter form, multiplication by permutes the nonzero residue classes modulo . Multiplying the congruences and cancelling gives . The first form also covers .
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ia Paper 4 12A b Solution by
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Apply part (a) first to the position :Applying it again to both terms on the right giveswhere because . Substituting the first formula into the last term produces
In the Earth-fixed rotating reference frame, the sideways apparent force is the Coriolis acceleration multiplied by the ski-doo's mass:At the South Pole, is vertical and antiparallel to the local outward normal, while is horizontal, soThe force points to the left of the direction of travel, which is westward when the ski-doo is moving north after crossing the pole.
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Let be an orthonormal basis fixed in and write . A basis vector rotating with angular velocity satisfiesDifferentiating the components and the basis vectors in therefore gives the rotating-frame derivative formula
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ia Paper 4 11A c Solution by
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At time , the accelerated proton has momentum and, by the relativistic energy-momentum relation, energyThe incident cosmic microwave background photon adds energy . Since the final state contains only the Delta-plus baryon, conservation of relativistic energy gives its laboratory-frame Lorentz factorIts rest-frame decay time is a proper time, so time dilation gives the laboratory decay time
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Write and . The constant electric force gives momentumCombining with the relativistic energy-momentum relation givesThe dimensional analysis from part (a) confirms that has the dimensions of momentum, so is dimensionless and the expression has the dimensions of velocity.
The speed increases monotonically from zero and approaches the speed of light asymptotically:Integrating in the direction of the field givesAt small times, the Taylor expansion of the square root gives the nonrelativistic limitwhich is motion from rest with the constant acceleration .
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The Lorentz force and Newton's second law giveWriting , the component equations areThe initial velocity therefore givesand integration with the initial position givesThis is helical motion in a uniform magnetic field: a helix of radius around the line , , with its axis parallel to the magnetic field.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ia Paper 3 6D d Solution by
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A three-cycle is an even permutation, as is a product of two disjoint three-cycles. Thus every element counted in part (c) lies in , and every order-three element of was already counted there. The answer remains .
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An element of order three in has cycle type or . There aresingle three-cycles. For two disjoint three-cycles, choose the two unordered three-element supports and an orientation on each:Hence contains elements of order three.
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