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Question 34
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The sensitivity S S\,S of a precision transducer depends on the frequency ω \omega\,ω of pressure oscillations according to the model

S(ω)=(1+kω)−12,∣kω∣<1 S(\omega) = (1 + k\omega)^{-\frac{1}{2}}, \quad |k\omega| < 1 S(ω)=(1+kω)−21​,∣kω∣<1

where k k\,k is a constant. Given that the binomial expansion of S(ω)S(\omega)S(ω) in ascending powers of ω \omega\,ω up to the term in ω3 \omega^3\,ω3 is

1+0.6ω+Pω2+Qω3 1 + 0.6\omega + P\omega^2 + Q\omega^3 1+0.6ω+Pω2+Qω3
a.

(i) find the value of kkk,

(ii) find the value of the constant P P\,P and the constant QQQ.

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b.

Use the expansion to find an approximate value to 10.88\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{0.88}}0.88​1​.

Show your working and give your answer to 6 decimal places.

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