HSC 2013-14 MX1 Marathon (archive) (3 Viewers)

SpiralFlex · Nov 29, 2012

Thought I would start this early. Please post questions that are reasonable for Extension 1 level.

Post cool questions that you have encountered, elegant results, answers, help each other, explain, enjoy! Don't be shy boys and girls.

HeroicPandas · Nov 29, 2012

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$Car A and car B are traveling along a straight level road at constant speeds $V_A $ and $V_B$ $respectively.$ Car A is behind car B, but is traveling faster. \\ \\ $ $When car A is exactly D metres behind car B, car A applies its brakes, producing a constant deceleration of $k m/s^2$

$$ i) Using calculus, find the speed of car A after it has travelled a distance x metres under braking.$
$$ ii) Prove that the cars will collide if V_A -V_B >\sqrt{2kD}$

jyu · Nov 29, 2012

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Kurosaki · Nov 30, 2012

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Ok guys.
Given that the polynomial P(x) when divided by (x^2 + 4) gives the remainder (x + 8) and when divided by x gives by the remainder Of -4 find P(x) which is a monic cubic polynomial expressing in in the form ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d

epsilon- · Nov 30, 2012

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Kurosaki said:
Ok guys.
Given that the polynomial P(x) when divided by (x^2 + 4) gives the remainder (x + 8) and when divided by x gives by the remainder Of -4 find P(x) which is a monic cubic polynomial expressing in in the form ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d

Use "The Form".

Kurosaki · Nov 30, 2012

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epsilon- said:
Use "The Form".

What exactly do you mean by that?

Sy123 · Nov 30, 2012

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$$Find a general quadratic function such that if $ f(x) \\ $ is the quadratic function then $ \\ \\ f(f'(x))=f'(f(x))$

I feel like it belongs here more than it does in the 4U marathon.

Genero · Nov 30, 2012

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Hopefully I don't make a typo (the c's and x's are too close to each other on the keyboard). What 3u topic is Sy123's question? Here's my 2 cents:

f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c
f'(x) = 2ax + b

f[f'(x)] = f(2ax + b)
= a(2ax+b)^2 + b(2ax + b) + c
= 4a^3.x^2 + 4a^2.xb + ab^2 + 2abx + b^2 + c

f'[f(x)] = f'(ax^2 + bx + c)
= 2a(ax^2 + bx + c) + b
= 2a^2.x^2+ 2abx + 2ac + b

f[f'(x)] = f'[f(x)]

therefore,
4a^3.bx^2 + 4a^2.xb + ab^2 + b^2 + c - 2a^2.x^2 - 2ac - b = 0, which doesn't look right lol

Sy123 · Dec 1, 2012

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Genero said:
Hopefully I don't make a typo (the c's and x's are too close to each other on the keyboard). What 3u topic is Sy123's question? Here's my 2 cents:

f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c
f'(x) = 2ax + b

f[f'(x)] = f(2ax + b)
= a(2ax+b)^2 + b(2ax + b) + c
= 4a^3.x^2 + 4a^2.xb + ab^2 + 2abx + b^2 + c

f'[f(x)] = f'(ax^2 + bx + c)
= 2a(ax^2 + bx + c) + b
= 2a^2.x^2+ 2abx + 2ac + b

f[f'(x)] = f'[f(x)]

therefore,
4a^3.bx^2 + 4a^2.xb + ab^2 + b^2 + c - 2a^2.x^2 - 2ac - b = 0, which doesn't look right lol

If I were to give this a topic it would be 'Harder 2U'
However you need to use a technique that you probably would not have seen if you haven't done polynomials.

However you do not need it, if you can notice something special about f'(x), and notice how it can only take one function then you can do that too.

epsilon- · Dec 1, 2012

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Kurosaki said:
What exactly do you mean by that?

I don't know... I asked my friend and he said use "The Form".

Kurosaki · Dec 1, 2012

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epsilon- said:
I don't know... I asked my friend and he said use "The Form".

Ok......I'll post the solution if noone goes around to answering it by 7pm

Kurosaki · Dec 2, 2012

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Kurosaki said:
Ok guys.
Given that the polynomial P(x) when divided by (x^2 + 4) gives the remainder (x + 8) and when divided by x gives by the remainder Of -4 find P(x) which is a monic cubic polynomial expressing in in the form ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d

Solution. we all know that we can write P(x) as P(x)= A(x).Q(x) + R(x) (dot is multiplication)
So we write P(x)= (x^2 +4)(x+k) +(x+8), Why (x+k), with k being a constant? Its monic, so the leading term must have a coeffiecient of zero.
Then we know that when divided by x, the remainder is minus 4. but isnt (x)= (x-0)? From the remainder theorem we know that when divided by (x-a), P(a)= the remainder when you divide by P(a).
so. We sub in x=0
therefore P(0)= 4k +8.
we know that P(0)=-4
therefore
4k +8=-4
k=-3
sub k in and you get the polynomial after expanding

.
epsilon was this what your friend meant?

epsilon- · Dec 2, 2012

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Kurosaki said:
Solution. we all know that we can write P(x) as P(x)= A(x).Q(x) + R(x) (dot is multiplication)
So we write P(x)= (x^2 +4)(x+k) +(x+8), Why (x+k), with k being a constant? Its monic, so the leading term must have a coeffiecient of zero.
Then we know that when divided by x, the remainder is minus 4. but isnt (x)= (x-0)? From the remainder theorem we know that when divided by (x-a), P(a)= the remainder when you divide by P(a).
so. We sub in x=0
therefore P(0)= 4k +8.
we know that P(0)=-4
therefore
4k +8=-4
k=-3
sub k in and you get the polynomial after expanding .
epsilon was this what your friend meant?

Yeah, I think so

So I guess "The Form" is P(x)= A(x).Q(x) + R(x), forms of polynomials

Syque · Jan 2, 2013

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Keep the marathon going guys and make sure the questions are accessible to the 3 unit level

All 4 unit questions should be posted here in the link below

http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=294872

Sy123 · Jan 2, 2013

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$P(2ap, ap^2) \ \ \ $lies on the parabola with the equation$ \ \ \ x^2=4ay$

$$A tangent to the parabola is constucted at P, and the tangent intersects the x-axis at R, and the y-axis at S$

$$Prove that $ \ \ \ SR = RP$

RealiseNothing · Jan 2, 2013

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Sy123 said:
$P(2ap, ap^2) \ \ \ $lies on the parabola with the equation$ \ \ \ x^2=4ay$

$$A tangent to the parabola is constucted at P, and the tangent intersects the x-axis at R, and the y-axis at S$

$$Prove that $ \ \ \ SR = RP$

The equation of the tangent is $y=px-ap^2$

Let y=0, then the 'x' co-ordinate of R is $ap$

The 'x' co-ordinate of P is $2ap$ and of S is $0$

Therefore since P,R,S are collinear, SR=RP.

Deliriously · Jan 2, 2013

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$\\*\text{If } x+y+z=1 \text{ where } x,y,z \in \mathbb{R}, \\ \text{Prove that: } \\ \\ x^2+y^2+z^2 \geq \frac{1}{3}$

Sy123 · Jan 2, 2013

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RealiseNothing said:
The equation of the tangent is $y=px-ap^2$

Let y=0, then the 'x' co-ordinate of R is $ap$

The 'x' co-ordinate of P is $2ap$ and of S is $0$

Therefore since P,R,S are collinear, SR=RP.

Correct - this question was more about finding the quickest solution, and you had the solution that I had in mind.

RealiseNothing · Jan 2, 2013

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Sy123 said:
$P(2ap, ap^2) \ \ \ $lies on the parabola with the equation$ \ \ \ x^2=4ay$

$$A tangent to the parabola is constucted at P, and the tangent intersects the x-axis at R, and the y-axis at S$

$$Prove that $ \ \ \ SR = RP$

Suppose a point Q has co-ordinates $(0,ap^2)$

Show that:

$QP^2 + QS^2 = 4QR^2$

SpiralFlex · Jan 2, 2013

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Deliriously said:
$\\*\text{If } x+y+z=1 \text{ where } x,y,z \in \mathbb{R}, \\ \text{Prove that: } \\ \\ x^2+y^2+z^2 \geq \frac{1}{3}$

I'm sure this goes under harder 3U: Inequalities

$Equivalent of proving$

$3(x^2+y^2+z^2) \geq (x+y+z)^2$

$3x^2+3y^2+3z^2 - z^2- 2zx - x^2 - 2xy - y^2 - 2zy \geq 0$

$$LHS$\;=2x^2+2y^2+2z^2-2zx - 2zy-2xy$

$=(x-y)^2+(z-x)^2+(y-z)^2$

$\therefore (x-y)^2+(z-x)^2+(y-z)^2 \geq 0$

$$Hence,$\; x^2+y^2+z^2 \geq \frac{1}{3}$ #

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