Math BNJ Sample Test # 1 February 19, 2016

1. Simplify each of the following (write in the form a bi )

(3 2i )(2 4i)
a)
5 3i

b) (1 3i ) 7

c) Find all roots of the polynomial equation z 3 5 z 2 9 z 5 0

2. Find the area of the region that lies inside both of the curves r 2cos and r 2sin

3. Prove that 2 divides n 2 n for all positive integers n, using Mathematical Induction.

4. Find xn in closed form if

xn1 xn 3n 1 , x0 2

13 1
5. For the dynamical system X k 1 AX k X k , find the eigenvalues and
1 2 3
eigenvectors of the matrix A. Then find the matrices P, P 1 and C such that C P 1 AP
where C is the product of a rotation matrix and a scaling matrix.