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JANUARY 2006
JUNE 2006
JANUARY 2007
JUNE 2007
12
JANUARY 2008
14
JUNE 2008
18
JANUARY 2009
22
MAY 2009
26
JAN 2010
30
JUN 2010
34
JAN 2011
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JUN 2011
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JAN 2012
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Trigonometric identities
sin ( A B ) = sin A cos B cos A sin B
cos ( A B ) = cos A cos B m sin A sin B
tan A tan B
( A B (k + 12 ) )
1 m tan A tan B
A+ B
A B
sin A + sin B = 2 sin
cos
2
2
A+ B
A B
sin A sin B = 2 cos
sin
2
2
A+ B
A B
cos A + cos B = 2 cos
cos
2
2
A+ B
A B
cos A cos B = 2 sin
sin
2
2
tan ( A B ) =
Differentiation
f(x)
f (x)
tan kx
k sec2 kx
sec x
sec x tan x
cot x
cosec2 x
cosec x
cosec x cot x
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f( x ) dx
sec2 kx
1
tan kx
k
tan x
ln sec x
cot x
ln sin x
cosec x
sec x
u dv dx = uv v du dx
dx
dx
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January 2006
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1.
Find an equation of the tangent to C at the point (1, 2), giving your answer in the form
ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
2.
(a) Given that y = sec x, complete the table with the values of y corresponding to x =
x
16
3
16
16 8
and
(7)
.
1.20269
(2)
(b) Use the trapezium rule, with all the values for y in the completed table, to obtain an estimate for
4
sec x dx . Show all the steps of your working and give your answer to 4 decimal places.
0
(3)
4
The exact value of sec x dx is ln (1 + 2).
0
(c)
3.
(2)
Calculate the % error in using the estimate you obtained in part (b).
3x
dx .
1 (2 x 1)
4.
(8)
Figure 1
y
y = xex
x
3
Figure 1 shows the finite region R, which is bounded by the curve y = xe , the line x = 1, the line x = 3 and the xaxis.
O
The region R is rotated through 360 degrees about the x-axis. Use integration by parts to find an exact value for
the volume of the solid generated.
(8)
5.
f(x) =
3 x 2 + 16
A
B
C
=
+
+
, x < 13 .
2
2
(1 3 x) (2 + x) (2 + x)
(1 3 x)(2 + x)
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6.
where is a parameter.
The point A has coordinates (4, 8, a), where a is a constant. The point B has coordinates (b, 13, 13), where b is a
constant. Points A and B lie on the line l1.
(a) Find the values of a and b.
(3)
Given that the point O is the origin, and that the point P lies on l1 such that OP is perpendicular to l1,
(b) find the coordinates of P.
(c) Hence find the distance OP, giving your answer as a simplified surd.
7.
4
3
(5)
(2)
r 3.
dV
.
dr
(1)
The volume of the balloon increases with time t seconds according to the formula
1000
dV
=
, t 0.
dt
(2t + 1) 2
dr
.
(2)
dt
1000
dV
(c) Given that V = 0 when t = 0, solve the differential equation
=
, to obtain V in terms of t.
dt
(2t + 1) 2
(b) Using the chain rule, or otherwise, find an expression in terms of r and t for
(4)
(d) Hence, at time t = 5,
(i)
(ii)
find the radius of the balloon, giving your answer to 3 significant figures,
show that the rate of increase of the radius of the balloon is approximately 2.90 102 cm s1.
(3)
(2)
8.
Figure 2
x = t 2 sin t, y = 1 2 cos t,
(a) Show that the curve crosses the x-axis where t =
and t =
5
.
3
(2)
The finite region R is enclosed by the curve and the x-axis, as shown shaded in Figure 2.
(b) Show that the area R is given by the integral
5
3
2
(1 2 cos t ) dt .
3
(c)
Use this integral to find the exact value of the shaded area.
(3)
(7)
TOTAL FOR PAPER: 75 MARKS
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June 2006
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1.
2.
f(x) =
1
2
3x 1
,
(1 2 x) 2
x <
1
2
3x 1
A
B
=
+
, where A and B are constants,
2
(1 2 x) (1 2 x) 2
(1 2 x)
3.
Figure 3
x
2
x
, 0 x 2, is shown in Figure 1. The finite region enclosed by the curve
The curve with equation y = 3 sin
2
O
(3)
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4.
Figure 2
y
0.5
0.5
0.5
+ ,
6
x = sin t, y = sin t
<t<
(a) Find an equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where t =
.
(6)
y=
3
1
x + (1 x2),
2
2
1 < x < 1.
(3)
5.
The point A, with coordinates (0, a, b) lies on the line l1, which has equation
r = 6i + 19j k + (i + 4j 2k).
(a) Find the values of a and b.
(3)
The point P lies on l1 and is such that OP is perpendicular to l1, where O is the origin.
(b) Find the position vector of point P.
(6)
Given that B has coordinates (5, 15, 1),
(c)
show that the points A, P and B are collinear and find the ratio AP : PB.
(4)
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6.
Figure 3
3
2 ln 3
(1)
Given that I =
( x 1) ln x dx ,
1
Explain, with reference to Figure 3, why an increase in the number of values improves the accuracy of the
approximation.
(1)
3
3
2
ln 3.
(6)
7.
At time t seconds the length of the side of a cube is x cm, the surface area of the cube is S cm2, and the volume of
the cube is V cm3.
The surface area of the cube is increasing at a constant rate of 8 cm2 s1.
Show that
(a)
dx k
= , where k is a constant to be found,
dt
x
(4)
(b)
1
dV
= 2V 3 .
dt
(4)
Given that V = 8 when t = 0,
(c)
solve the differential equation in part (b), and find the value of t when V = 162.
(7)
TOTAL FOR PAPER: 75 MARKS
January 2007
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1.
2
5
Find the binomial expansion of f(x), in ascending powers of x, as far as the term in x3, giving
each coefficient as a simplified fraction.
(5)
Figure 1
y
2.
1
14
0
2
1
The curve with equation y =
, x > 12 , is shown in Figure 1.
3(1 + 2 x)
1
2
(5)
Figure 2
A
B
Figure 2 shows a paperweight with axis of symmetry AB where AB = 3 cm. A is a point on the
top surface of the paperweight, and B is a point on the base of the paperweight. The
paperweight is geometrically similar to the solid in part (a).
(b) Find the volume of this paperweight.
(2)
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3.
<t<
dy
in terms of t. You need not simplify your answer.
dx
(3)
(b) Find an equation of the normal to the curve at the point where t =
(6)
4.
(a) Express
2x 1
in partial fractions.
( x 1)(2 x 3)
(3)
(b) Given that x 2, find the general solution of the differential equation
(2x 3)(x 1)
dy
= (2x 1) y.
dx
(5)
(c) Hence find the particular solution of this differential equation that satisfies y = 10 at x =
2, giving your answer in the form y = f(x).
(4)
5.
(2)
For < x < and < y < ,
(b) find the coordinates of the points where
dy
= 0.
dx
(5)
6.
(a) Given that y = 2x, and using the result 2x = ex ln 2, or otherwise, show that
dy
= 2x ln 2.
dx
(2)
(b) Find the gradient of the curve with equation y = 2 ( x
(2, 16).
(4)
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7.
The point A has position vector a = 2i + 2j + k and the point B has position vector b = i + j
4k, relative to an origin O.
(a) Find the position vector of the point C, with position vector c, given by c = a + b.
(1)
(b) Show that OACB is a rectangle, and find its exact area.
(6)
The diagonals of the rectangle, AB and OC, meet at the point D.
(c) Write down the position vector of the point D.
(1)
(d) Find the size of the angle ADC.
(6)
5
I = e ( 3 x +1) dx .
0
8.
(a) Given that y = e(3x + 1), copy and complete the table with the values of y corresponding
to x = 2, 3 and 4.
x
e1
e2
5
e4
(2)
(b) Use the trapezium rule, with all the values of y in the completed table, to obtain an
estimate for the original integral I, giving your answer to 4 significant figures.
(3)
b
(c) Use the substitution t = (3x + 1) to show that I may be expressed as kte t dt , giving
a
the values of a, b and k.
(5)
(d) Use integration by parts to evaluate this integral, and hence find the value of I correct to
4 significant figures, showing all the steps in your working.
(5)
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June 2007
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1.
2.
(5)
2x
(2 x + 1) 2 dx.
0
(6)
3.
(4)
(3)
2(4 x 2 + 1)
B
C
A+
+
.
(2 x + 1)(2 x 1)
(2 x + 1) (2 x 1)
4.
(4)
2(4 x + 1)
2
5.
6.
1
The line l1 has equation r = 0 +
1
1
1 .
0
1
The line l2 has equation r = 3 +
6
2
1 .
1
(4)
(b) Find the cosine of the acute angle between AB and l1.
(6)
x = tan2 t,
(a) Find an expression for
y = sin t,
0<t<
dy
in terms of t. You need not simplify your answer.
dx
(b) Find an equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where t =
(3)
Give your answer in the form y = ax + b , where a and b are constants to be determined.
(5)
(c) Find a cartesian equation of the curve in the form y2 = f(x).
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(4)
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7.
Figure 1
Figure 1 shows part of the curve with equation y=(tan x). The finite region R, which is
bounded by the curve, the x-axis and the line x =
(a) Given that y = (tan x), copy and complete the table with the values of y corresponding
to x =
16
x
y
and
3
, giving your answers to 5 decimal places.
16
3
0
16
8
16
0
4
1
(3)
(b) Use the trapezium rule with all the values of y in the completed table to obtain an
estimate for the area of the shaded region R, giving your answer to 4 decimal places. (4)
The region R is rotated through 2 radians around the x-axis to generate a solid of revolution.
(c) Use integration to find an exact value for the volume of the solid generated.
8.
(4)
dP
= kP,
dt
where P is the population, t is the time measured in days and k is a positive constant.
Given that the initial population is P0,
(a) solve the differential equation, giving P in terms of P0, k and t.
(4)
(3)
dP
= P cos t,
dt
where P is the population, t is the time measured in days and is a positive constant.
Given, again, that the initial population is P0 and that time is measured in days,
(c) solve the second differential equation, giving P in terms of P0, and t.
(4)
Given also that = 2.5,
(d) find the time taken, to the nearest minute, for the population to reach 2P0 for the first
time, using the improved model.
(3)
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January 2008
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1.
Figure 1
The curve shown in Figure 1 has equation ex(sin x), 0 x . The finite region R
bounded by the curve and the x-axis is shown shaded in Figure 1.
(a) Copy and complete the table below with the values of y corresponding to x =
and x =
3
4
(2)
(b) Use the trapezium rule, with all the values in the completed table, to obtain an
estimate for the area of the region R. Give your answer to 4 decimal places.
(4)
2.
(8 3 x) 3 ,
x <
8
3
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3.
1
. The finite region bounded by
(2 x + 1)
the curve, the x-axis and the lines x = a and x = b is shown shaded in Figure 2. This
region is rotated through 360 about the x-axis to generate a solid of revolution.
The curve shown in Figure 2 has equation y =
Find the volume of the solid generated. Express your answer as a single simplified
fraction, in terms of a and b.
(5)
4.
x
(i) Find ln dx .
2
(4)
2
(ii) Find the exact value of sin 2 x dx .
(5)
5.
(3)
(b) Find the gradient of the curve at each of these points.
(6)
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6.
(2)
(b) Find a vector equation for the line l1 .
(2)
A second line l 2 passes through the origin and is parallel to the vector i + k. The line
l1 meets the line l 2 at the point C.
(c) Find the acute angle between l1 and l 2 .
(3)
(d) Find the position vector of the point C.
(4)
7.
Figure 3
The curve C has parametric equations
1
, t > 1.
(t + 1)
The finite region R between the curve C and the x-axis, bounded by the lines with
equations x = ln 2 and x = ln 4, is shown shaded in Figure 3.
x = ln (t + 2),
y=
dt .
0 (t + 1)(t + 2)
(4)
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8.
Liquid is pouring into a large vertical circular cylinder at a constant rate of 1600
cm3s1 and is leaking out of a hole in the base, at a rate proportional to the square root
of the height of the liquid already in the cylinder. The area of the circular cross
section of the cylinder is 4000 cm2.
(a) Show that at time t seconds, the height h cm of liquid in the cylinder satisfies the
differential equation
dh
= 0.4 kh,
dt
where k is a positive constant.
(3)
50
dh .
0 20 h
(2)
50
dh .
(d) find the exact value of
0 20 h
(6)
(e) Hence find the time taken to fill the cylinder from empty to a height of 100 cm,
giving your answer in minutes and seconds to the nearest second.
(1)
TOTAL FOR PAPER: 75 MARKS
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June 2008
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1.
Figure 1
2
Figure 1 shows part of the curve with equation y = e 0.5 x . The finite region R, shown
shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by the curve, the x-axis, the y-axis and the line x = 2.
(a) Copy and complete the table with the values of y corresponding to x = 0.8 and x =
1.6.
x
0.4
e0
e0.08
0.8
1.2
e0.72
1.6
2
e2
(1)
(b) Use the trapezium rule with all the values in the table to find an approximate
value for the area of R, giving your answer to 4 significant figures.
(3)
2.
(3)
(3)
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3.
Figure 2
dx
when the radius of the rod is 2 cm, giving your answer to 3 significant
dt
figures.
(4)
(b) Find the rate of increase of the volume of the rod when x = 2.
(4)
4.
A curve has equation 3x2 y2 + xy = 4. The points P and Q lie on the curve. The
gradient of the tangent to the curve is 83 at P and at Q.
(a) Use implicit differentiation to show that y 2x = 0 at P and at Q.
(6)
5.
1
, where x < 43 , in ascending powers of x up to and including
(4 3x)
the term in x2. Simplify each term.
(5)
(a) Expand
x +8
as a
(4 3x)
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6.
With respect to a fixed origin O, the lines l1 and l2 are given by the equations
l1 : r = (9i + 10k) + (2i + j k)
l2 : r = (3i + j + 17k) + (3i j + 5k)
where and are scalar parameters.
(a) Show that l1 and l2 meet and find the position vector of their point of intersection.
(6)
(b) Show that l1 and l2 are perpendicular to each other.
(2)
7.
(a) Express
2
in partial fractions.
4 y2
(3)
for which y = 0 at x =
dy
= (4 y2)
dx
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8.
Figure 3
0t
y = 4 sin 2t,
The finite region R is enclosed by the curve C, the x-axis and the line x = 4, as shown
shaded in Figure 3.
2
(c) Show that the area of R is given by the integral 64 sin 2 t cos t dt .
(4)
(d) Use this integral to find the area of R, giving your answer in the form a + b3,
where a and b are constants to be determined.
(4)
TOTAL FOR PAPER: 75 MARKS
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January 2009
1.
dy
in terms of x and y.
dx
(4)
2.
Figure 1
3
. The region R is bounded by the
(1 + 4 x)
curve, the x-axis, and the lines x = 0 and x = 2, as shown shaded in Figure 1.
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3.
f(x) =
2
27 x 2 + 32 x + 16
, x < .
2
3
(3 x + 2) (1 x)
A
C
B
+
,
+
2
(3 x + 2)
(1 x)
(3 x + 2)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the series expansion of f(x), in ascending powers of x,
up to and including the term in x2. Simplify each term.
(6)
(c) Find the percentage error made in using the series expansion in part (b) to
estimate the value of f(0.2). Give your answer to 2 significant figures.
(4)
4.
With respect to a fixed origin O the lines l1 and l2 are given by the equations
11
2
l1 : r = 2 + 1
17
4
5
l2 : r = 11 +
p
q
2
2
where and are parameters and p and q are constants. Given that l1 and l2 are
perpendicular,
(a) show that q = 3.
(2)
9
The point A lies on l1 and has position vector 3 . The point C lies on l2.
13
Given that a circle, with centre C, cuts the line l1 at the points A and B,
(d) find the position vector of B.
(3)
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5.
Figure 2
A container is made in the shape of a hollow inverted right circular cone. The height
of the container is 24 cm and the radius is 16 cm, as shown in Figure 2. Water is
flowing into the container. When the height of water is h cm, the surface of the water
has radius r cm and the volume of water is V cm3.
4h 3
(a) Show that V =
.
27
(2)
[The volume V of a right circular cone with vertical height h and base radius r is
1
given by the formula V = r 2h .]
3
Water flows into the container at a rate of 8 cm3 s1.
(b) Find, in terms of , the rate of change of h when h = 12.
(5)
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6.
(2)
1
(b) Use integration by parts to find
3 ln x dx .
x
(4)
x
2
1+ e
where k is a constant.
(7)
7.
Figure 3
y = t2
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May 2009
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1.
f(x) =
1
,
(4 + x)
x < 4.
Find the binomial expansion of f (x) in ascending powers of x, up to and including the
term in x3. Give each coefficient as a simplified fraction.
(6)
2.
Figure 1
Figure 1 shows the finite region R bounded by the x-axis, the y-axis and the curve
3
x
.
with equation y = 3 cos , 0 x
2
3
x
The table shows corresponding values of x and y for y = 3 cos .
3
x
3
8
3
4
2.77164
2.12132
9
8
3
2
0
(a) Copy and complete the table above giving the missing value of y to 5 decimal
places.
(1)
(b) Using the trapezium rule, with all the values of y from the completed table, find
an approximation for the area of R, giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
(4)
(c) Use integration to find the exact area of R.
(3)
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3.
f(x) =
4 2x
A
B
C
=
+
+
.
(2 x + 1)( x + 1)( x + 3)
(2 x + 1)
( x + 1)
( x + 3)
(4)
(3)
(3)
(5)
(b) Find the equation of the normal to C at P, giving your answer in the form ax + by
+ c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
(4)
5.
Figure 2
y = 6 sin t,
0t
.
(4)
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6.
(a) Find (5 x) dx .
(2)
Figure 3
1x5
(4)
(2)
Relative to a fixed origin O, the point A has position vector (8i + 13j 2k), the point
B has position vector (10i + 14j 4k), and the point C has position vector
(9i + 9j + 6k).
The line l passes through the points A and B.
(a) Find a vector equation for the line l.
(3)
(b) Find CB .
(2)
(c) Find the size of the acute angle between the line segment CB and the line l,
giving your answer in degrees to 1 decimal place.
(3)
(d) Find the shortest distance from the point C to the line l.
(3)
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8.
Figure 4
Figure 4 shows part of the curve C with parametric equations
x = tan ,
0<
y = 2 sin 2,
1
and
3
the x-axis. This shaded region is rotated through 2 radians about the x-axis to form a
solid of revolution.
The finite shaded region S shown in Figure 4 is bounded by C, the line x =
(b) Show that the volume of the solid of revolution formed is given by the integral
6
k sin 2 d ,
0
where k is a constant.
(5)
(c) Hence find the exact value for this volume, giving your answer in the form p 2 +
q3, where p and q are constants.
(3)
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Jan 2010
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1.
1
,
8
in ascending powers of x up to and including the term in x3, simplifying each
term.
(6)
1
23
, the exact value of (1 8x) is
(b) Show that, when x =
.
(2)
100
5
1
(c) Substitute x =
into the binomial expansion in part (a) and hence obtain an
100
(1 8x),
x <
(3)
2.
Figure 1
Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with equation y = x ln x, x 1. The finite region
R, shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by the curve, the x-axis and the line x = 4.
The table shows corresponding values of x and y for y = x ln x.
x
1.5
0.608
2.5
3.5
3.296
4.385
5.545
(a) Copy and complete the table with the values of y corresponding to x = 2 and x =
2.5, giving your answers to 3 decimal places.
(2)
(b) Use the trapezium rule, with all the values of y in the completed table, to obtain
an estimate for the area of R, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
(4)
(ii) Hence find the exact area of R, giving your answer in the form
1
(a ln 2 + b),
4
(7)
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3.
(a) Find
0 y
dy
in terms of x and y.
dx
(3)
The point P lies on C where x =
(3)
(c) Find the equation of the tangent to C at P, giving your answer in the form ax + by
+ c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
(3)
4.
6
r = 4 +
1
4
1
3
6
r = 4 +
1
3
4
1
(1)
(3)
The point X lies on l1 where = 4.
(c) Find the coordinates of X.
(d) Find the vector AX .
(1)
(2)
(2)
The point Y lies on l2. Given that the vector YX is perpendicular to l1,
(f) find the length of AY, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
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(3)
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5.
9x + 6
(a) Find
dx , x > 0.
(2)
(b) Given that y = 8 at x =1, solve the differential equation
1
dy
(9 x + 6) y 3
=
dx
x
giving your answer in the form y 2 = g(x).
(6)
6.
The area A of a circle is increasing at a constant rate of 1.5 cm2 s1. Find, to 3
significant figures, the rate at which the radius r of the circle is increasing when the
area of the circle is 2 cm2.
(5)
7.
Figure 2
Figure 2 shows a sketch of the curve C with parametric equations
x = 5t 2 4,
y = t(9 t 2)
(3)
The region R, as shown shaded in Figure 2, is enclosed by the loop of the curve.
(b) Use integration to find the area of R.
(6)
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8.
(a) Using the substitution x = 2 cos u, or otherwise, find the exact value of
2
dx .
2
2
1 x (4 x )
(7)
Figure 3
Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y =
4
1
x(4 x 2 ) 4
, 0 < x < 2.
The shaded region S, shown in Figure 3, is bounded by the curve, the x-axis and the
lines with equations x = 1 and x = 2. The shaded region S is rotated through 2
radians about the x-axis to form a solid of revolution.
(b) Using your answer to part (a), find the exact volume of the solid of revolution
formed.
(3)
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Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1.
Figure 1
Figure 1 shows part of the curve with equation y = (0.75 + cos2 x). The finite region
R, shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by the curve, the y-axis, the x-axis and the
line with equation x =
1.3229
and x =
12
1.2973
(2)
(b) Use the trapezium rule
(i) with the values of y at x = 0, x =
and x =
of R.
Give your answer to 3 decimal places.
(ii) with the values of y at x = 0, x =
12
, x=
,x=
and x =
to find a
(6)
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2.
2 cos x + 1
sin x dx = e(e 1).
e
0
(6)
3.
dy
at the point on C with coordinates (3, 2).
dx
(7)
4.
dy
in terms of t.
dx
(4)
5.
2 x 2 + 5 x 10
B
C
+
.
A+
( x 1)( x + 2)
x 1
x+2
(a) Find the values of the constants A, B and C.
(4)
2 x 2 + 5 x 10
(b) Hence, or otherwise, expand
in ascending powers of x, as far as
( x 1)( x + 2)
the term in x2. Give each coefficient as a simplified fraction.
(7)
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f() = 4 cos2 3sin2
6.
1
7
+
cos 2.
2
2
(3)
2
(b) Hence, using calculus, find the exact value of f ( ) d .
0
(7)
7.
2
1
The line l1 has equation r = 3 + 2 , where is a scalar parameter.
4
1
0
5
The line l 2 has equation r = 9 + 0 , where is a scalar parameter.
3
2
Given that l1 and l 2 meet at the point C, find
(a) the coordinates of C.
(3)
The point A is the point on l1 where = 0 and the point B is the point on l 2 where =
1.
(b) Find the size of the angle ACB. Give your answer in degrees to 2 decimal places.
(4)
(c) Hence, or otherwise, find the area of the triangle ABC.
(5)
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8.
Figure 2
dh
= (4 5h).
dt
(5)
When t = 0, h = 0.2
(b) Find the value of t when h = 0.5
(6)
TOTAL FOR PAPER: 75 MARKS
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Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1.
2
Use integration to find the exact value of x sin 2 x dx .
0
(6)
2.
I = 16 16(0.5)t,
dI
when t = 3 .
dt
Give your answer in the form ln a, where a is a constant.
Use differentiation to find the value of
(5)
3.
(a) Express
5
in partial fractions.
( x 1)(3 x + 2)
(3)
dy
= 5y,
dx
x > 1,
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4.
Relative to a fixed origin O, the point A has position vector i 3j + 2k and the point B
has position vector 2i + 2j k. The points A and B lie on a straight line l.
(a) Find AB .
(2)
5.
x <
2
,
3
in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in x3. Give each coefficient
as a simplified fraction.
(5)
f(x) =
a + bx
,
(2 3x) 2
x <
2
, where a and b are constants.
3
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6.
y = t2 2,
t > 0.
Find
(a) an equation of the normal to C at the point where t = 3,
(6)
Figure 1
The finite area R, shown in Figure 1, is bounded by C, the x-axis, the line x = ln 2 and
the line x = ln 4. The area R is rotated through 360 about the x-axis.
(c) Use calculus to find the exact volume of the solid generated.
(6)
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5
I=
dx .
2 4 + ( x 1)
7.
1
, copy and complete the table below with values of y
4 + ( x 1)
corresponding to x = 3 and x = 5 . Give your values to 4 decimal places.
0.2
0.1745
(2)
(b) Use the trapezium rule, with all of the values of y in the completed table, to
obtain an estimate of I, giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
(4)
(c) Using the substitution x = (u 4)2 + 1, or otherwise, and integrating, find the exact
value of I.
(8)
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Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1.
A
C
9x 2
B
+
.
=
+
2
2
( x 1)
(2 x + 1)
( x 1) (2 x + 1)
( x 1)
Find the values of the constants A, B and C.
(4)
2.
f (x) =
1
,
(9 + 4 x 2 )
|x| <
3
.
2
Find the first three non-zero terms of the binomial expansion of f(x) in ascending
powers of x. Give each coefficient as a simplified fraction.
(6)
3.
Figure 1
A hollow hemispherical bowl is shown in Figure 1. Water is flowing into the bowl.
When the depth of the water is h m, the volume V m3 is given by
V=
(a) Find, in terms of ,
1
h2(3 4h),
12
0 h 0.25.
dV
when h = 0.1.
dh
(4)
800
m3 s1.
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4.
Figure 2
2
4
2
2
3 2
4
0.3240
3.9210
(a) Complete the table above giving the missing values of y to 4 decimal places.
(2)
(b) Use the trapezium rule, with all the values of y in the completed table, to obtain
an estimate for the area of R, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
(3)
(c) Use the substitution u = x2 + 2 to show that the area of R is
4
1
(u 2) ln u du .
2
2
(4)
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5.
x > 0,
y > 0,
at the point on the curve where x = 2. Give your answer as an exact value.
(7)
6.
With respect to a fixed origin O, the lines l1 and l2 are given by the equations
6
l1 : r = 3 +
2
1
2 ,
3
5
l2: r = 15 +
3
2
3 ,
1
5
The point B has position vector 1 .
1
(c) Show that B lies on l1.
(1)
(d) Find the shortest distance from B to the line l2, giving your answer to 3 significant
figures.
(4)
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7.
Figure 3
y = sin ,
0 <
The line l is a normal to C at P. The normal cuts the x-axis at the point Q.
(b) Show that Q has coordinates (k3, 0), giving the value of the constant k.
(6)
The finite shaded region S shown in Figure 3 is bounded by the curve C, the line
x = 3 and the x-axis. This shaded region is rotated through 2 radians about the
x-axis to form a solid of revolution.
(c) Find the volume of the solid of revolution, giving your answer in the form p 3
+ q 2, where p and q are constants.
(7)
(a) Find (4 y + 3) 2 dy .
8.
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1.
(b) Hence find the equation of the normal to C at P, giving your answer in the form
ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
(3)
2.
(3)
(3)
3.
(a) Expand
1
,
(2 5 x) 2
x <
2
,
5
in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in x2, giving each term as a
simplified fraction.
(5)
Given that the binomial expansion of
2 + kx
2
, x < , is
2
5
(2 5 x)
1
7
+ x + Ax2 + . . .,
2
4
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4.
Figure 1
2x
2
, x 0.
3x + 4
The finite region S, shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by the curve, the x-axis and
the line x = 2.
The region S is rotated 360 about the x-axis.
Use integration to find the exact value of the volume of the solid generated, giving
your answer in the form k ln a, where k and a are constants.
(5)
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5.
Figure 2
y = 3 cos 2t,
0 t < 2.
dy
in terms of t.
dx
(3)
dy
= 0.
dx
(5)
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6.
Figure 3
2 sin 2 x
, 0x .
(1 + cos x)
2
The finite region R, shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by the curve and the x-axis.
The table below shows corresponding values of x and y for y =
2 sin 2 x
.
(1 + cos x)
3
8
1.17157
1.02280
(a) Complete the table above giving the missing value of y to 5 decimal places.
(1)
(b) Use the trapezium rule, with all the values of y in the completed table, to obtain
an estimate for the area of R, giving your answer to 4 decimal places.
(3)
(c) Using the substitution u = 1 + cos x, or otherwise, show that
2 sin 2 x
dx = 4 ln (1 + cos x) 4 cos x + k,
(1 + cos x)
where k is a constant.
(5)
(d) Hence calculate the error of the estimate in part (b), giving your answer to 2
significant figures.
(3)
7.
Relative to a fixed origin O, the point A has position vector (2i j + 5k),
the point B has position vector (5i + 2j + 10k),
and the point D has position vector (i + j + 4k).
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(c) Show that the size of the angle BAD is 109, to the nearest degree.
(4)
The points A, B and D, together with a point C, are the vertices of the parallelogram
ABCD, where AB = DC .
(d) Find the position vector of C.
(2)
(e) Find the area of the parallelogram ABCD, giving your answer to 3 significant
figures.
(3)
(f) Find the shortest distance from the point D to the line l, giving your answer to 3
significant figures.
(2)
8.
(a) Express
1
in partial fractions.
P(5 P)
(3)
A team of conservationists is studying the population of meerkats on a nature reserve.
The population is modelled by the differential equation
dP
1
=
P(5 P), t 0,
dt
15
t
3
50