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2018 WAEC Further Mathematics Theory (a) Solve : \(2^{3y + 2} - 7(2^{2y + 2}) - 31(2^{y}) - 8 =...

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WAEC 2018

(a) Solve : \(2^{3y + 2} - 7(2^{2y + 2}) - 31(2^{y}) - 8 = 0, y \in R\).

(b) Find \(\int (\sqrt{x^{2} + 1}) xdx\).

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Explanation

(a) \(2^{3y + 2} - 7(2^{2y + 2}) - 31(2^{y}) - 8 = 0\)

\(\equiv (2^{2})(2^{y})^{3} - 7(2^{2})(2^{y})^{2} - 31(2^{y}) - 8 = 0\)

Let \(2^{y} = x\),

\(4x^{3} - 28x^{2} - 31x - 8 = 0\)

If x = 8, \(4(8^{3}) - 28(8^{2}) - 31(8) - 8 = 2048 - 1792 - 248 - 8\)

= \(0\)

\(\therefore (x - 8) \text{is a factor}\)

Dividing \(\frac{4x^{3} - 28x^{2} - 31x - 8}{x - 8}\), we get

= \(4x^{2} + 4x + 1 \)

= \((2x + 1)^{2}\)

Therefore, \(x = -\frac{1}{2}, -\frac{1}{2}, 8\)

Recall, \(x = 2^{y}\)

\(2^{y} = -\frac{1}{2}\) has no real solution.

\(2^{y} = 8 = 2^{3} \implies y = 3\)

(b) \(\int (\sqrt{x^{2} + 1}) xdx\)

Let \(u^{2} = x^{2} + 1; 2\frac{\mathrm d u}{\mathrm d x} = 2x\)

\(\mathrm d u = x \mathrm d x\)

\(\therefore \int (\sqrt{x^{2} + 1}) xdx = \int (\sqrt{u^{2}}) \mathrm d u\)

= \(\int u \mathrm d u\)

= \(\frac{u^{2}}{2} + c\)

= \(\frac{x^{2} + 1}{2} + c\)


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