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P4 2022 Oct Q4

A Level / Edexcel / P4

IAL 2022 Oct Paper · Question 4

题目

Problem

g(x)=14−x2\mathrm{g}(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{4-x^2}}

(a) Find, in ascending powers of xx, the first four non-zero terms of the binomial expansion of g(x)\mathrm{g}(x). Give each coefficient in simplest form.

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(b) State the range of values of xx for which this expansion is valid.

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(c) Use the expansion from part (a) to find a fully simplified rational approximation for 3\sqrt{3}

Show your working and make your method clear.

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题目中文翻译 g(x)=14−x2\mathrm{g}(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{4-x^2}}

(a) 按 xx 的升幂展开,求 g(x)\mathrm{g}(x) 的前四个非零项。将每个系数化为最简形式。

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(b) 写出该展开式成立时 xx 的取值范围。

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(c) 利用 (a) 中的展开式,求 3\sqrt{3} 的一个完全化简的有理近似值。

请写出过程,并清楚说明你的方法。

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解答

(a)

解法一

思路

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先从括号中提出 44,把函数写成 12(1−x24)−1/2\frac12(1-\frac{x^2}{4})^{-1/2}。再对指数 −12-\frac12 使用二项式展开,保留常数项以及 x2,x4,x6x^2,x^4,x^6 三项。

答题过程

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First rewrite

g(x)=12(1−x24)−12.\mathrm{g}(x) =\frac12\bigg(1-\frac{x^2}{4}\bigg)^{-\frac12}.

Let n=−12n=-\frac12. The required binomial coefficients are

b1= n=−12,b2= n(n−1)2!=38,b3= n(n−1)(n−2)3!= −516.\begin{align*} b_1=&\,n=-\frac12,\\[4mm] b_2=&\,\frac{n(n-1)}{2!}=\frac38,\\[4mm] b_3=&\,\frac{n(n-1)(n-2)}{3!}\\[4mm] =&\,-\frac5{16}. \end{align*}

Hence

 (1+u)−1/2 =1−12u+38u2 −516u3+⋯ .\begin{align*} &\,(1+u)^{-1/2}\\[4mm] &\,=1-\frac12u+\frac38u^2\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}-\frac5{16}u^3+\cdots. \end{align*}

Substitute u=−x24u=-\frac{x^2}{4} and multiply by 12\frac12. The non-constant terms are

T2= 12(−12)(−x24)= x216,T3= 12⋅38(−x24)2= 3x4256,T4= 12(−516)(−x24)3= 5x62048.\begin{align*} T_2=&\,\frac12\bigg(-\frac12\bigg) \bigg(-\frac{x^2}{4}\bigg)\\[4mm] =&\,\frac{x^2}{16},\\[4mm] T_3=&\,\frac12\cdot\frac38 \bigg(-\frac{x^2}{4}\bigg)^2\\[4mm] =&\,\frac{3x^4}{256},\\[4mm] T_4=&\,\frac12\bigg(-\frac5{16}\bigg) \bigg(-\frac{x^2}{4}\bigg)^3\\[4mm] =&\,\frac{5x^6}{2048}. \end{align*}

Therefore,

 g(x)=12+x216 +3x4256+5x62048+⋯ .\begin{align*} &\,\mathrm{g}(x)=\frac12+\frac{x^2}{16}\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}+\frac{3x^4}{256} +\frac{5x^6}{2048}+\cdots. \end{align*}

解法二

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也可以直接展开 (4−x2)−1/2(4-x^2)^{-1/2}。使用 (a+u)n(a+u)^n 的二项式系数,取 a=4a=4、u=−x2u=-x^2、n=−12n=-\frac12;先分别算出常数项及 u,u2,u3u,u^2,u^3 的系数,再代回 u=−x2u=-x^2,避免把所有未化简乘积写在同一长行。

答题过程

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Use the direct binomial expansion

 (a+u)n=C0+C1u +C2u2+C3u3+⋯ ,\begin{align*} &\,(a+u)^n=C_0+C_1u\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}+C_2u^2+C_3u^3+\cdots, \end{align*}

where

C0= an,C1= nan−1,C2= n(n−1)2!an−2,C3= n(n−1)(n−2)3! ×an−3.\begin{align*} C_0=&\,a^n,\\[4mm] C_1=&\,na^{n-1},\\[4mm] C_2=&\,\frac{n(n-1)}{2!}a^{n-2},\\[4mm] C_3=&\,\frac{n(n-1)(n-2)}{3!}\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}\times a^{n-3}. \end{align*}

For a=4a=4 and n=−12n=-\frac12, these give

C0= 4−1/2=12,C1= −12⋅4−3/2= −116,C2= 38⋅4−5/2= 3256,C3= −516⋅4−7/2= −52048.\begin{align*} C_0=&\,4^{-1/2}=\frac12,\\[4mm] C_1=&\,-\frac12\cdot4^{-3/2}\\[4mm] =&\,-\frac1{16},\\[4mm] C_2=&\,\frac38\cdot4^{-5/2}\\[4mm] =&\,\frac3{256},\\[4mm] C_3=&\,-\frac5{16}\cdot4^{-7/2}\\[4mm] =&\,-\frac5{2048}. \end{align*}

Substituting u=−x2u=-x^2 gives

 g(x)=12+x216 +3x4256+5x62048+⋯ .\begin{align*} &\,\mathrm{g}(x)=\frac12+\frac{x^2}{16}\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}+\frac{3x^4}{256} +\frac{5x^6}{2048}+\cdots. \end{align*}

解法三

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先用平方差分解 4−x2=(2−x)(2+x)4-x^2=(2-x)(2+x)。令 z=x2z=\frac{x}{2},分别展开 (1−z)−1/2(1-z)^{-1/2} 与 (1+z)−1/2(1+z)^{-1/2},相乘后再乘 12\frac12。为了得到 x6x^6,两个展开式都必须保留至 z6z^6;只各写到三次再相乘,会漏掉影响六次项的乘积。两式的奇次项符号相反,乘积的奇次项成对抵消。

答题过程

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Factorise the difference of two squares:

4−x2=(2−x)(2+x).4-x^2=(2-x)(2+x).

Let z=x2z=\frac{x}{2}. Then

 g(x)=12(1−z)−1/2 ×(1+z)−1/2.\begin{align*} &\,\mathrm{g}(x)=\frac12(1-z)^{-1/2}\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}\times(1+z)^{-1/2}. \end{align*}

The binomial expansions, retaining terms through z6z^6, are

 (1−z)−1/2 =1+12z+38z2 +516z3+35128z4 +63256z5 +2311024z6+⋯ ,\begin{align*} &\,(1-z)^{-1/2}\\[4mm] &\,=1+\frac12z+\frac38z^2\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}+\frac5{16}z^3+\frac{35}{128}z^4\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{4pt}+\frac{63}{256}z^5\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{6pt}+\frac{231}{1024}z^6+\cdots, \end{align*}

and

 (1+z)−1/2 =1−12z+38z2 −516z3+35128z4 −63256z5 +2311024z6+⋯ .\begin{align*} &\,(1+z)^{-1/2}\\[4mm] &\,=1-\frac12z+\frac38z^2\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}-\frac5{16}z^3+\frac{35}{128}z^4\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{4pt}-\frac{63}{256}z^5\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{6pt}+\frac{231}{1024}z^6+\cdots. \end{align*}

In their product, odd-power terms cancel in pairs: for an odd total power, reversing the two factors gives the opposite sign. For example, the coefficient of z3z^3 is

 516−38⋅12 +12⋅38−516=0.\begin{align*} &\,\frac5{16}-\frac38\cdot\frac12\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}+\frac12\cdot\frac38-\frac5{16}=0. \end{align*}

Let h2,h4,h6h_2,h_4,h_6 be the coefficients of z2,z4,z6z^2,z^4,z^6 in the product. Collecting the terms of each degree,

h2= 2⋅38−(12)2= 12,\begin{align*} h_2=&\,2\cdot\frac38-\bigg(\frac12\bigg)^2\\[4mm] =&\,\frac12, \end{align*}  h4=2⋅35128 −2⋅12⋅516 +(38)2=38,\begin{align*} &\,h_4=2\cdot\frac{35}{128}\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}-2\cdot\frac12\cdot\frac5{16}\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{4pt}+\bigg(\frac38\bigg)^2=\frac38, \end{align*}

and

 h6=2⋅2311024 −2⋅12⋅63256 +2⋅38⋅35128 −(516)2=516.\begin{align*} &\,h_6=2\cdot\frac{231}{1024}\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}-2\cdot\frac12\cdot\frac{63}{256}\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{4pt}+2\cdot\frac38\cdot\frac{35}{128}\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{6pt}-\bigg(\frac5{16}\bigg)^2=\frac5{16}. \end{align*}

Thus

 g(x)=12(1+12z2 +38z4+516z6+⋯).\begin{align*} &\,\mathrm{g}(x)=\frac12\bigg(1+\frac12z^2\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}+\frac38z^4+\frac5{16}z^6+\cdots\bigg). \end{align*}

Finally, substituting z=x2z=\frac{x}{2},

 g(x)=12+x216 +3x4256+5x62048+⋯ .\begin{align*} &\,\mathrm{g}(x)=\frac12+\frac{x^2}{16}\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}+\frac{3x^4}{256} +\frac{5x^6}{2048}+\cdots. \end{align*}

(b)

解法一

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二项式展开要求变量部分的绝对值小于 11。这里变量部分是 −x24-\frac{x^2}{4},解对应不等式即可。

答题过程

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The expansion is valid when

∣−x24∣<1.\bigg|-\frac{x^2}{4}\bigg|<1.

Thus

x2<4,x^2<4,

so the required range is

−2<x<2.\boxed{-2<x<2}.

(c)

解法一

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取 x=1x=1,则 g(1)=13\mathrm{g}(1)=\frac1{\sqrt3},所以 3=3g(1)\sqrt3=3\mathrm{g}(1)。把 x=1x=1 代入 (a) 的截断展开式,再乘以 33,即可得到完全化简的有理近似值。

答题过程

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At x=1x=1,

g(1)=13,\mathrm{g}(1)=\frac{1}{\sqrt3},

and hence

3=3g(1).\sqrt3=3\mathrm{g}(1).

Using the first four terms of the expansion,

 g(1)≈12+116 +3256+52048 =11812048.\begin{align*} &\,\mathrm{g}(1)\approx\frac12+\frac1{16}\\[4mm] &\,\hspace{2pt}+\frac3{256}+\frac5{2048}\\[4mm] &\,=\frac{1181}{2048}. \end{align*}

Therefore,

3≈ 3(11812048)= 35432048.\begin{align*} \sqrt3 \approx&\,3\bigg(\frac{1181}{2048}\bigg)\\ =&\,\boxed{\frac{3543}{2048}}. \end{align*}

也可以对同一代入结果直接取倒数:

3= 1g(1)≈ 20481181.\begin{align*} \sqrt3=&\,\frac1{\mathrm{g}(1)}\\[4mm] \approx&\,\boxed{\frac{2048}{1181}}. \end{align*}