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2023 Mathematics Placement Test Guide

The document is a mathematics placement test with three sections: basic, intermediate, and advanced questions. The basic section contains 6 questions about limits, roots of polynomials, derivatives, and integrals. The intermediate section contains 7 questions about sums, polynomials, absolute max/min, trigonometric identities, and inverse functions. The advanced section contains 3 proof-based questions about symmetric functions, minimum values of functions, and inequalities involving sums.

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2023 Mathematics Placement Test Guide

The document is a mathematics placement test with three sections: basic, intermediate, and advanced questions. The basic section contains 6 questions about limits, roots of polynomials, derivatives, and integrals. The intermediate section contains 7 questions about sums, polynomials, absolute max/min, trigonometric identities, and inverse functions. The advanced section contains 3 proof-based questions about symmetric functions, minimum values of functions, and inequalities involving sums.

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2023 Mathematics Placement Test

(Feb. 11, 2023, Time: 90 min.)

⋆ For questions 1-13, write answers only. ⋆ ⟨ space for scratch⟩

A. Basic (Each 3 points, total 18 points)


n2 + n + 1
A-1. lim = .
n→∞ 2n2 + 9

A-2. If α, β and γ are three roots of 2x3 − 5x2 − 6x − 1 = 0,


then αβ + βγ + γα = .

2
A-3. For f (x) = x3 + 3x 3 + e2x , f ′ (1) is .

A-4. The tangent line to the curve y = x2 − 3x + 1 at a point


(1, −1) is .

A-5. In the coordinate plane, the area enclosed by the curve


y = x2 , the line x = 2 and the x-axis is .

∫ 1
A-6. xe−x dx = .
0

B. Intermediate (Each 7 points, total 49 points)


B-7. Let ω be a non-real root of the equation x3 = 1. Evaluate

∑
2023
(−ω)n
.
n=1
ω 2n + 1

B-8. Let p(x) be a polynomial of degree 2022 satisfying p(n) =


n
for n = 0, 1, 2, . . . , 2022. Evaluate p(2023).
n+1

B-9. Find the absolute maximum and minimum of the func-


tion
x2 − x + 1
f (x) = 2 .
x +x+1

B-10. Find all possible values of sin θ − cos θ subject to the


constraint sin θ + 4 cos θ = 1.

B-11. Assume a sequence {an } satisfies

n(n + 1)an+1 = n(n − 1)an − (n − 2)an−1 , n ≥ 1,

a0 = 1 and a1 = 2. Evaluate
a0 a1 a100
+ + ··· + .
a1 a2 a101

(First of 2)
B-12. Let g(x) be the inverse function of the function f (x) = ⟨ space for scratch ⟩
cos x defined on [0, π/2]. Evaluate
∫ 1/4 √
g( x) dx.
0

B-13. Suppose that f (t) (0 ≤ t ≤ 3) is the volume of the cone


with base B and vertex (0, 0, 0), where

B = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | x2 + y 2 + z 2 ≤ 3, x + y + z = t}.

Find the absolute maximum value of f (t).

⋆ For questions 14-16, show all your works. ⋆

C. Advanced (Each 11 points, total 33 points)


C-14. For a continuous function f : R → R, suppose that the
graph of y = f (x) is symmetric about the line x = a.
Show that the graph of y = F (x) is symmetric about
the point (a, F (a)), where F ′ (x) = f (x).

C-15. For a continuous function f : [0, 1] → R, suppose that


its absolute minimum m is negative. Show that there
exists c ∈ [0, 1] such that f (c) = mc.

C-16. For each natural number n, show that


( ) ( )
1 1 1 1 1
1 + + ··· + −2 + + ··· + < 2−2 ln 2.
2 n 3 5 2n + 1

1 + t2n 2
Hint: = t2n−1 − t2n−2 + · · · + t − 1 + .
1+t 1+t

(Second of 2)

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