Problems

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Solution: \(y = (-\tan \theta)(x-1)+k\) so when \(x = 0\), \(y = k + \tan \theta\), so \(Y = (0, k+\tan \theta)\). When \(y = 0\), \(x = 1 + \frac{k}{\tan \theta}\)

1. \(A = \frac12 (k+\tan \theta)\left ( 1 + \frac{k}{\tan \theta} \right) = k + \frac12 \left (\tan \theta + \frac{k^2}{\tan \theta} \right)\) Notice that \(x + \frac{k^2}{x} \geq 2 k\) by AM-GM, so the minimum is \(k + \frac12 \cdot 2k = 2k\)
2. \(\,\) \begin{align*} L &= k + \tan \theta + 1 + k \cot \theta + \sqrt{(k + \tan \theta)^2 + \left (1 + \frac{k}{\tan \theta} \right)^2} \\ &= k + \tan \theta + 1 + k \cot \theta + \sqrt{k^2 + 2 k \tan \theta +\tan^2 \theta + 1 + 2k \cot \theta + k^2\cot^2 \theta} \\ &= k + \tan \theta + 1 + k \cot \theta + \sqrt{\sec^2 \theta+ 2k \sec\theta\cosec \theta + k^2\cosec^2 \theta} \\ &= k + \tan \theta + 1 + k \cot \theta +\sec \theta + k\cosec \theta\\ &= 1 + \tan \theta + \sec \theta + k (1 + \cot \theta + \cosec \theta) \end{align*} \begin{align*} && \frac{\d L}{\d \theta} &= \sec^2 \theta + \tan \theta \sec \theta + k(-\cosec^2 \theta - \cot \theta \cosec \theta ) \\ \Rightarrow && 0 &=\sec^2 \alpha+ \tan \theta \sec \alpha+ k(-\cosec^2 \alpha- \cot \alpha\cosec \alpha) \\ \Rightarrow && k &= \frac{\sec^2 \alpha+ \tan \alpha\sec \alpha}{\cosec^2 \alpha+ \cot \alpha\cosec \alpha} \\ &&&= \frac{\sin^2 \alpha(1 + \sin \alpha)}{\cos^2 \alpha (1+ \cos \alpha)} \\ &&&= \frac{(1-\cos^2 \alpha)(1 + \sin \alpha)}{(1-\sin^2 \alpha )(1+ \cos \alpha)} \\ &&&= \frac{1-\cos \alpha}{1-\sin \alpha} \\ \Rightarrow && L &= 1 + \tan \alpha + \sec \alpha + \frac{1-\cos \alpha}{1-\sin \alpha} \left (1 + \cot \alpha + \cosec \alpha \right) \\ &&&= \frac{1+\tan \alpha + \sec \alpha -\sin \alpha-\sin \alpha \tan \alpha-\tan \alpha}{1-\sin \alpha} + \\ &&&\quad \quad \frac{1+\cot \alpha + \cosec \alpha-\cos \alpha-\cos \alpha \cot \alpha -\cot \alpha}{1-\sin \alpha} \\ &&&= \frac{2+\sec \alpha(1-\sin^2 \alpha)-\sin \alpha + \cosec \alpha(1-\cos^2 \alpha)-\cos \alpha}{1-\sin \alpha} \\ &&&= \frac{2+\cos\alpha-\sin \alpha + \sin\alpha-\cos \alpha}{1-\sin \alpha} \\ &&&= \frac{2}{1-\sin \alpha} \end{align*}

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Solution: \begin{align*} && \frac{\d y}{\d x} &= \frac{\frac{\d y}{\d t}}{\frac{\d x}{\d t}} \\ &&&= \frac{6t^2}{6t} = t \\ \Rightarrow && \frac{y-2p^3}{x - 3p^2} &= p \\ \Rightarrow && y &= px-3p^3+2p^3 \\ && y &= px - p^3 \end{align*} The two lines will be \begin{align*} && y &= px - p^3 \\ && y &= qx - q^3 \\ \Rightarrow && p^3-q^3 &= (p-q)x \\ \Rightarrow && x &= p^2+pq+q^2 \\ && y &= p(p^2+pq+q^2)-p^3 \\ &&&= pq(p+q) \\ && (x,y) &= (p^2+pq+q^2,pq(p+q)) \\ \end{align*} If the tangents are \(\perp\) then \(pq=-1\), so we have \begin{align*} && (x,y) &= (p^2+2pq+q^2-pq, pq(p+q)) \\ &&&= ((p+q)^2-1, -(p+q)) \\ &&&= (u^2-1, -u) \end{align*} We have \(x = y^2+1\) and \(\left ( \frac{x}{3} \right)^3 = \left ( \frac{y}{2}\right)^2 \Rightarrow y^2 = \frac{4}{27}x^3\) so \begin{align*} && 0 &= \frac{4}{27}x^3-x+1 \\ &&0&=4x^3-27x+27 \\ &&&= (x+3)(2x-3)^2 \end{align*} So we have the points \((x,y) = \left (\frac32, \pm\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)\)

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Solution: \begin{align*} \int_0^{\frac{1}{4}\pi} \frac{1}{1 + \sin x} dx &= \int_0^{\frac{1}{4}\pi} \frac{1-\sin x}{1 - \sin^2 x} dx \\ &= \int_0^{\frac{1}{4}\pi} \frac{1-\sin x}{\cos^2 x} dx \\ &= \int_0^{\frac{1}{4}\pi} \sec^2 x - \sec x \tan x dx \\ &= \left [\tan x-\sec x \right]_0^{\frac{1}{4}\pi} \\ &= 2 - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \end{align*} \begin{align*} \int_{\frac{1}{4}\pi}^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} \frac{1}{1 + \sec x} \d x &= \int_{\frac{1}{4}\pi}^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} \frac{1-\sec x}{1 - \sec^2 x} \d x \\ &= \int_{\frac{1}{4}\pi}^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} \frac{\sec x-1}{\tan^2 x} \d x \\ &= \int_{\frac{1}{4}\pi}^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} \cot x \cosec x-\cot^2 x\d x \\ &= \left [ -\cosec x +x+\cot x\right]_{\frac{1}{4}\pi}^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} \\ &= \l -\frac{2}{\sqrt3}+\frac{\pi}{3}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\r - \l-\sqrt{2}+\frac{\pi}{4}+1 \r \\ &= \frac{\pi}{12}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}+\sqrt{2}-1 \end{align*} \begin{align*} \int_0^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} \frac{1}{(1 + \sin x)^2} \d x &= \int_0^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} \frac{1-2\sin x+\sin^2x}{(1-\sin^2 x)^2} \d x \\ &= \int_0^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} \frac{1-2\sin x+\sin^2x}{\cos^4 x} \d x \\ \end{align*} Splitting this up into: \begin{align*} \int_0^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} \frac{-2\sin x}{\cos^4 x} \d x &= -\frac23 \left [ \frac{1}{\cos^3 x}\right]_0^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} \\ &= -\frac{16}3+\frac23 \\ &= -\frac{14}3 \end{align*} and \begin{align*} && \int_0^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} \frac{1+\sin^2x}{\cos^4 x} \d x &= \int_0^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} (\sec^2 x + \tan^2 x) \sec^2 x \d x \\ &&&= \int_0^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} (1+ 2\tan^2 x) \sec^2 x \d x \\ u = \tan x, \d u = \sec^2 x \d x&&&= \int_0^{\sqrt{3}}(1+2u^2) \d u \\ &&&= \left [u + \frac23 u^3 \right]_0^{\sqrt{3}} \\ &&&= \sqrt{3} + 2\sqrt{3} \\ &&&= 3\sqrt{3} \end{align*} And so our complete integral is: \[ \int_0^{\frac{1}{3}\pi} \frac{1}{(1 + \sin x)^2} \d x = 3\sqrt{3} - \frac{14}3\]

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Solution:

1. \((1+\sqrt{2})^2 = 3 + 2\sqrt{2}\) so \(\sqrt{3 + 2\sqrt{2}} = 1 + \sqrt{2}\)
2. We can always factorise any quartic in the form \((x^2+ax+b)(x^2+cx+d)\), since \(x^3\) has a coefficient of \(a+b\) we must have \(a = -b\), ie the form in the question. \begin{align*} && 0 &= (x^2+sx+p)(x^2-sx+q) \\ &&&= x^4+(p+q-s^2)x^2+s(q-p)x+pq \\ \Rightarrow && pq &= -2 \\ && s(q-p) &= 12 \\ && p+q-s^2 &= -10 \\ \\ && p+q &= s^2-10 \\ && (p+q)^2 &= (s^2-10)^2 \\ && (q-p)^2 &= \frac{12}{s^2} \\ \Rightarrow && (s^2-10)^2 &= \frac{12}{s^2} + 4pq \\ && (s^2-10)^2 &= \frac{144}{s^2} -8 \\ && 0 &= s^2(s^2-10)^2+8s^2-144 \\ &&&= s^6-20s^4+108s^2-144 \\ &&&= (s^2-2)(s^2-6)(s^2-12) \end{align*} Suppose \(s = \sqrt{2}\), and we have \begin{align*} && q-p &= 6\sqrt{2} \\ && p+q &= -8 \\ \Rightarrow && q &= 3\sqrt{2}-4 \\ && p &= -4-3\sqrt{2} \end{align*} Solving our quadratic equations, we have \begin{align*} && 0 &= x^2-\sqrt{2}x-4+3\sqrt{2} \\ \Rightarrow && x &= \frac{\sqrt{2}\pm \sqrt{2-4\cdot(-4+3\sqrt{2})}}{2} \\ &&&= \frac{\sqrt{2}\pm \sqrt{18-12\sqrt{2}}}{2} \\ &&&= \frac{\sqrt{2}\pm (2\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{6})}{2} \\ \\ && 0 &= x^2+\sqrt{2}x-3\sqrt{2}-4 \\ && x &= \frac{-\sqrt{2} \pm \sqrt{2-4\cdot(3\sqrt{3}-4)}}{2}\\ && &= \frac{-\sqrt{2} \pm \sqrt{18+12\sqrt{2}}}{2}\\ && &= \frac{-\sqrt{2} \pm (\sqrt{6}+2\sqrt{3})}{2}\\ \end{align*}

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Solution:

1. If \(\vec{PQ} = \vec{SR}\) we have a parallelogram. \(\vec{PQ} = \vec{SR}\) and \(|\vec{PQ}| = |\vec{PS}|\) then we have a rhombus.
2. If the four points lie in a plane then \((\vec{RS} \times \vec{RP}) \cdot \vec{RQ} =0\), so \begin{align*} && 0 &=\left ( \begin{pmatrix}-r\\ s-1 \\ 0 \end{pmatrix} \times \begin{pmatrix}p-r\\ -1 \\ -1 \end{pmatrix}\right) \cdot \begin{pmatrix}1-r\\ q-1 \\ -1 \end{pmatrix} \\ && &= \begin{pmatrix}1-s \\ -r \\r+(p-r)(1-s) \end{pmatrix} \cdot \begin{pmatrix}1-r\\ q-1 \\ -1 \end{pmatrix} \\ &&&= (1-s)(1-r)-r(q-1)-r-(p-r)(1-s) \\ &&&=(1-s)(1-r-p+r)-rq \\ \Rightarrow && rq &= (1-s)(1-p) \end{align*}
   1. \(\,\) \begin{align*} && \vec{PQ} &= \vec{SR} \\ \Leftrightarrow && \begin{pmatrix}1-p\\q \\ 0 \end{pmatrix} &= \begin{pmatrix}r\\1-s \\ 0 \end{pmatrix} \\ \Leftrightarrow && 1-p = r & \quad ; \quad q = 1-s\\ \Leftrightarrow && 1= r+p & \quad ; \quad 1 = q+s\\ \end{align*} The centroid is \(\frac14 (p+1+r, q+s+1, 2)\) which is clearly \(\frac12(1,1,1)\) iff those equations are true.
   2. \(\,\) \begin{align*} && |\vec{PQ}| &= |\vec{PS}| \\ \Leftrightarrow && (1-p)^2+q^2+ 0^2 &= p^2+s^2+1)\\ \Leftrightarrow && 1-2p+p^2+q^2 &= p^2 + s^2 + 1 \\ \Leftrightarrow && -2p+q^2 &= s^2 \end{align*} From the previous equations we have \(r = 1-p\), and \(-2p+(1-s)^2 = s^2 \Rightarrow -2p + 1 -2s = 0 \Rightarrow s = \frac12 - p\) and \(q = \frac12 + p\) \begin{align*} && \cos PQR &= \frac{\vec{QP}\cdot \vec{QR}}{|\vec{QP}||\vec{QR}|} \\ &&&= \frac{ \begin{pmatrix}p-1\\ -q \\ 0 \end{pmatrix} \cdot \begin{pmatrix}r-1\\ 1-q \\ 1 \end{pmatrix}}{\sqrt{(p-1)^2+q^2}\sqrt{(r-1)^2+(1-q)^2+1^2}} \\ &&&= \frac{ \begin{pmatrix}p-1\\ -\frac12-p \\ 0 \end{pmatrix} \cdot \begin{pmatrix}-p\\ \frac12-p \\ 1 \end{pmatrix}}{\sqrt{(p-1)^2+(-\frac12-p)^2}\sqrt{p^2+(\frac12-p)^2+1^2}} \\ &&&= \frac{ p-p^2-\frac14+p^2}{\sqrt{p^2-2p+1+\frac14+p+p^2}\sqrt{p^2+\frac14-p+p^2+1}} \\ &&&= \frac{4p-1}{\sqrt{8p^2-4p+5}\sqrt{8p^2-4p+5}}\\ &&&= \frac{4p-1}{8p^2-4p+5}\\ \end{align*} For \(PQRS\) to be a square \(\cos PQR = 0\), ie \(p = \frac14\) and so \((p,q,r,s) = (\frac14, \frac34, \frac34, \frac14)\) and \(|PQ| = \sqrt{(1-p)^2+q^2} = \sqrt{\left ( \frac34 \right)^2 + \left ( \frac34 \right)^2 } = \frac{3\sqrt{2}}4\), notice that \(\left ( \frac{21}{20} \right)^2 = \frac{441}{400} < \frac{9}{8}\) (\(441 < 450\)) therefore the sides are at least as long as \(\frac{21}{20}\)

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Solution:

1. \(\,\) \begin{align*} && y &= 9x^2 - 12x \cos \theta + 4 \\ &&&= (3x-2\cos \theta)^2+4-4\cos^2 \theta \\ &&&= (3x-2\cos \theta)^2 + 4 \sin^2 \theta \end{align*} Therefore the minimum is \(4\sin^2 \theta\) when \(x = \frac23 \cos \theta\). \begin{align*} && y &= 12x^2 \sin \theta - 9x^4 \\ &&&=4\sin^2 \theta -(3x^2-2\sin\theta)^2 \end{align*} Therefore the maximum is \(4\sin^2 \theta\) when \(x^2 = \frac23\sin \theta\) Therefore \begin{align*} && 0 &= 9x^4 + (9 - 12 \sin \theta)x^2 - 12x \cos \theta + 4 \\ && \underbrace{-9x^4+12x^2\sin \theta}_{\leq 4\sin^2 \theta } &= \underbrace{9x^2 - 12x \cos \theta + 4 }_{\geq 4 \sin^2 \theta} \end{align*} Therefore the equality cases must be achieved in both cases, ie \(x = \frac23 \cos \theta\) and \(x^2 = \frac23 \sin \theta\) \begin{align*} && x^2 &= \frac49\cos^2 \theta \\ &&&= \frac49(1-\sin^2 \theta) \\ &&&= \frac49(1-\frac94 x^2) \\ \Rightarrow && 2x^2 &= \frac49 \\ \Rightarrow && x &= \pm \frac{\sqrt{2}}3\\ \Rightarrow && \cos \theta &=\pm \frac32 \frac{\sqrt{2}}3 \\ &&&= \pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \\ \Rightarrow && \theta &= \frac{\pi}{4}, \frac{3\pi}{4} \\ \Rightarrow && (x, \theta) &= \left (\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}, \frac{\pi}{4} \right), \left (-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}, \frac{3\pi}{4} \right) \end{align*}
2. Sketching we obtain, noticing we can find the turning point by: \begin{align*} && \frac{x^2}{x-\theta} &= \lambda \\ \Leftrightarrow && x^2 - \lambda x +\theta \lambda &= 0 \\ \Leftrightarrow && 0 &\leq \Delta = \lambda^2 -4\lambda \theta \\ \Leftrightarrow && \lambda &\geq 4 \theta, \lambda \leq 0 \end{align*}
   

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   Notice that \(\sin^2 \theta \cos^2 x \leq 1\) and \(1 + cos^2 \theta \sin^2 x \geq 1\) and therefore we must have the inequality desired. \begin{align*} && \underbrace{\frac{x^2}{4\theta(x - \theta)}}_{\geq 1 \text{ or } \leq 0} &= \underbrace{\frac{\sin^2 \theta \cos^2 x}{1 + \cos^2 \theta \sin^2 x}}_{\in [0,1]} \\ \text{both}=0: && x = 0 &, \sin \theta = 0 \\ \text{both}=1: && x = 2\theta &, \sin^2 \theta = 1,\cos^2 x = 1 \\ && 1 &= \cos^2 2 \theta \\ &&&= (1-2 \sin^2 \theta)^2 \\ &&&= 1 \\ \Rightarrow && (x, \theta) &= \left(\frac{\pi}{2}, \pi\right) \end{align*}

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Solution:

1. Step 1: There are only three possibilities for the remainder of \(a\) when divided by \(3\), (\(0\), \(1\), \(2\)). \(a = 3m+r\). If \(r = 0\) we are done, if \(r = 1\) take \(k = m\), and \(r=2\) take \(k=(m+1)\) and we have \(a = 3k-1\) as required. Then \(a^2 = (3k\pm1)^2 =9k^2\pm6k+1 = 3(3k^32\pm2k)+1\) which is clearly \(1\) more than a square. Step 3: \begin{align*} && \frac{a}{b} &= \sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3} \\ \Rightarrow && \frac{a^2}{b^2} &= 5+2\sqrt{6} \\ \Rightarrow && \frac{a^2}{b^2}-5 &= 2\sqrt{6} \\ \Rightarrow && 24 &= \left ( \frac{a^2}{b^2}-5 \right)^2 \\ &&&= 25 + \frac{a^4}{b^4}-10\frac{a^2}{b^2} \\ \Rightarrow && -b^4 &= a^4-10a^2b^2 \\ \Rightarrow && a^4+b^4 &= 10a^2b^2 \end{align*} Step 4: If \(a\) is divisible by \(3\) then \(b^4 = 10a^2b^2-a^4\) is a multiple of \(3\), but if \(b\) was not a multiple of \(3\) then \(b^2\) would be \(1\) more than a multiple of \(3\) (by Step 3) and \(b^4\) would also be \(1\) more than a multiple of \(3\), and we would have a contradiction. Step 5: Follows since either \(a,b\) are both divisible by \(3\) (contradicting Step 2), or neither is, but then \(a^2\) and \(b^2\) are both one more than a multiple of \(3\) and the RHS is one more than a multiple of \(3\) but the LHS is \(2\) more than a multiple of \(3\) which is a contradiction.
2. Step 1: If \(a\) is not divisible by \(5\) then \(a^2 \equiv \pm 1 \pmod{5}\) Step 2: Suppose \(\frac{a}{b} = \sqrt{6}+\sqrt{7}\) Step 3: \begin{align*} && \frac{a}{b} &= \sqrt{6}+\sqrt{7} \\ \Rightarrow && \frac{a^2}{b^2} &= 13 + 2\sqrt{42} \\ \Rightarrow && 168 &= \left (\frac{a^2}{b^2} - 13 \right)^2 \\ &&&= 169 - 26 \frac{a^2}{b^2} + \frac{a^4}{b^4} \\ \Rightarrow && a^4+b^4 &= 26a^2b^2 \end{align*} Step 4: If \(a\) is a multiple of \(5\) then so is \(b^4\) and hence so is \(b^2\) and \(b\). Step 5: But the left hand side is always \(2 \pmod{5}\) and the right hand side is never \(2 \pmod{5}\) contradiction. Divisibility by \(3\) doesn't work here since mod \(3\) we can have \(a = 1, b = 1\) and have a valid solution.

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Solution:

1. Let \(2t = u\), \begin{align*} \int_2^x \sqrt{\frac{u-2}{u+2}} du &= \int_{t=1}^{t=x/2} \sqrt{\frac{2t-2}{2t+2}}2 \d t \\ &= 2\int_{t=1}^{x/2} \sqrt{\frac{t-1}{t+1}} \d t \\ &= 2f\l\frac{x}{2}\r \end{align*}
2. Let \(v = u-2\), \begin{align*} \int_0^x \sqrt{\frac{u}{u+4}} du &= \int_{v = 2}^{x+2} \sqrt{\frac{v-2}{v+2}} \d v \\ &= 2 f \l \frac{x+2}{2} \r \end{align*}
3. Let \(v = u-2, \d v = \d u\) \begin{align*} \int_5^x \frac{u-5}{u+1} du &= \int_3^{x-2} \frac{v-3}{v+3} \d v \\ &= \int_1^{\frac{x-2}{3}} \frac{3t - 3}{3t+3} 3 \d t \\ &= 3 f \l \frac{x-2}{3} \r \end{align*}
4. Let \(v = u^2, \d v = 2u \d u\)\begin{align*}\int_1^2 \frac{u^2}{\sqrt{u^2+4}} du &= \int_1^2 \sqrt{\frac{u^2}{u^2+4}} u \d u \\ &= \int_1^4 \sqrt{\frac{v}{v+4}} \frac12 \d v \\ &= f \l \frac{4+2}{2} \r - f \l \frac{3}{2} \r \\ &= f(3) - f(\frac32) \end{align*}

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Solution:

At the point we are about to topple, reaction and friction forces will be acting at \(C\)

1. \(\,\) \begin{align*} \overset{\curvearrowright}{X}:&& kW \cdot \lambda h\cos \alpha - R h &= 0 \\ \Rightarrow && R &= k\lambda W \cos \alpha \\ \end{align*}
2. \(\,\) \begin{align*} \overset{\curvearrowright}{C}:&& R \sin \alpha \cdot h-R\cos \alpha \cdot b-W\frac{b}{2} &= 0 \\ && k\lambda W \cos \alpha \sin \alpha \cdot b \tan \alpha- k\lambda W \cos \alpha\cos \alpha \cdot h-W\frac{b}{2} &= 0 \\ && k \lambda (\cos^2 \alpha - \sin^2 \alpha) +\frac12 &= 0 \\ \Rightarrow && 2k \lambda \cos 2\alpha + 1 &= 0 \end{align*}
3. \(\,\) \begin{align*} \text{N2}(\uparrow): && R_b -W-R\cos \alpha &= 0 \\ \Rightarrow && R_b &= W + k\lambda W \cos^2 \alpha\\ \text{N2}(\rightarrow): && R\sin \alpha - F_b &= 0 \\ \Rightarrow && F_b &= R \sin \alpha \\ \\ && F_b &\leq \mu R \\ \Rightarrow && k\lambda W \cos \alpha \sin \alpha &= \mu (W + k\lambda W \cos^2 \alpha) \\ \Rightarrow && \mu &\geq \frac{k\lambda \cos \alpha \sin \alpha}{1 + k\lambda \cos^2 \alpha} \\ &&&= \frac{k\lambda \sin 2\alpha}{2 + 2k\lambda cos^2 \alpha} \\ &&&= \frac{k\lambda \sin 2\alpha}{2 + k\lambda (\cos 2 \alpha+1)} \\ &&&= \frac{k\lambda \sin 2\alpha}{-4k\lambda \cos 2 \alpha + k\lambda (\cos 2 \alpha+1)} \\ &&&= \frac{\sin 2 \alpha}{1 -3 \cos 2\alpha} \end{align*}

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Solution:

1. The horizontal position of the particle at time \(t\) is \(u \sin\alpha t\), so \(T = \frac{h \tan \beta}{u \sin \alpha}\) The vertical position of the particle at this time \(T\) satisifes: \begin{align*} && h &= u \cos\alpha \frac{h \tan \beta}{u \sin\alpha} - \frac12 g \left ( \frac{h \tan \beta}{u \sin\alpha} \right)^2 \\ &&&= h\cot \alpha \tan \beta - \frac{gh^2}{2u^2} \tan^2 \beta \cosec^2 \beta \\ \Rightarrow && 1 &= c \tan \beta - \frac{1}{k} \tan^2 \beta (1 + c^2) \\ \Rightarrow && k \cot^2 \beta &= kc\cot \beta -1-c^2 \\ \Rightarrow && 0 &= c^2 -ck \cot \beta + 1 + k \cot^2 \beta \end{align*}
   1. As a quadratic in \(c\) the sum of the roots is \(k \cot \beta\), therefore \(\cot \alpha_1 + \cot \alpha_2 = k \cot \beta\). We also have that \(\cot \alpha_1 \cot \alpha_2 = 1 + k \cot^2 \beta\), so \begin{align*} && \cot (\alpha_1 + \alpha_2) &= \frac{\cot \alpha_1 \cot \alpha_2-1}{\cot \alpha_1 + \cot \alpha_2} \\ &&&= \frac{1 + k \cot^2 \beta - 1}{k \cot \beta} \\ &&&= \cot \beta \\ \Rightarrow && \beta &= \alpha_1 + \alpha_2 \pmod{\pi} \end{align*} but since \(\alpha_i \in (0, \frac{\pi}{2})\) the equation must hold exactly.
   2. Since it has two real roots we must have \begin{align*} && 0 &<\Delta = k^2 \cot^2 \beta - 4 (1 + k \cot^2 \beta) \\ &&&= k^2 \cot^2 \beta-4k \cot^2 \beta -4 \\ &&&= \cot^2 \beta (k^2 - 4k - 4(\sec^2 \beta - 1)) \\ &&&= \cot^2 \beta ( (k-2)^2 -4\sec^2 \beta) \\ \Rightarrow && k &> 2 + 2\sec \beta = 2(1+\sec \beta) \end{align*}
2. The greatest height will satisfy \(v^2 = u^2 + 2as\) so \(0 = u^2 \cos^2 \alpha - 2gh_{max} \Rightarrow 4\sec^2 \alpha = \frac{2u^2}{gh_{max}} = k_{max}\), but this decreases with \(h\), so the smallest \(k\) can be is \(4\sec^2 \alpha\), ie \(k \geq 4 \sec^2 \alpha\)