PA/CORE/5/REVISION/04.
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REVISION MATERIAL
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Pearson Edexcel
International
Advanced Level
PURE MATHEMATICS P3
Advanced/Advanced Subsidiary
March 2020 Paper Reference
1 HOUR
WFM02/01
You must have: Total Marks
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Blue)
Candidates may use any calculator allowed by the regulations of the
Joint Council for Qualifications. Calculators must not have the facility
for symbolic algebra manipulation, differentiation and integration, or
have retrievable mathematical formulae stored in them.
Instructions
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If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
Coloured pencils and highlighter pens must not be used.
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Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are
labelled.
• – there may
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be more space than you need.
• without
You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear. Answers
working may not gain full credit.
• degree of accuracy.is used, the answer should be given to an appropriate
When a calculator
Information
•• The
The total mark for this paper is 75.
marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Question 1 (***)
Given that
4 x 4 + 4 x3 − 23x 2 − 4 C
2
≡ Ax 2 + Bx + C − ,
x + x−6 x+E
find the value of each of the constants A , B , C , D and E . (5)
Question 2 (***)
cos 2 x + sin 2 x ≡ 1 .
a) Starting with the above identity prove that
1 + tan 2 x ≡ sec 2 x . (1)
b) Hence, or otherwise, solve the following trigonometric equation
2 tan 2 x + sec2 x = 5sec x , 0° ≤ x < 360° . ( 6)
Question 3 (***)
Given that
8x2 + 8x + 3
y= , x≠−1 ,
2 2
( 2 x + 1)
show that
dy 4 (5)
=− 3
.
dx ( 2 x + 1)
Question 4 (***)
y = arctan x
O
x
The diagram above shows the graph of
y = arctan x .
a) Write down the equations of the two horizontal asymptotes. (1)
b) Copy the diagram above and use it to show that the equation
3 x − arctan x = 1
has only one positive real root. ( 2)
c) Show that this root lies between 0.45 and 0.5 . ( 3)
d) Use the iterative formula
xn+1 = 1 (1 + arctan xn ) , x0 = 0.475
3
to find, to 3 decimal places, the value of x1 , x2 and x3 . ( 2)
Question 5 (****)
The curve has equation
y = e 2 x − 4e x − 16 x .
a) Show that the x coordinates of the stationary points of the curve satisfy the
following equation
e2 x − 2 e x − 8 = 0 . ( 2)
b) Hence determine the exact coordinates of the stationary point of the curve,
giving the answer in terms of ln 2 . ( 5)
Question 6 (***+)
A curve C is defined by the equation
y = − arcsin ( x − 1) , 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 .
a) Describe the 2 geometric transformations that map the graph of arcsin x onto
the graph of C . ( 4)
b) Sketch the graph of C .
The sketch must include the coordinates of any points where the graph of C
meets the coordinate axes and the coordinates of the endpoints of C . ( 4)
Question 7 (***)
A curve has equation
x = y 2 ln y , y > 0 .
Show that an equation of the normal to the curve at the point where y = e is
(
y + 3ex = e 3e2 + 1 .) (7)
Question 8 (***+)
f ( y ) = 6 + 3cos y + 4sin y , 0 < y < 2π .
π
a) Express 3cos y + 4sin y in the form a cos ( y − b ) , a > 0 , 0 < b < . ( 4)
2
It is further given that for 0 < y < 2π
A ≤ 2 f (2y) ≤ B .
b) Determine the value of each of the constants A and B . ( 2)
Question 9 (****)
The functions f and g are defined as
f ( x) = x − a , x ∈ ℝ ,
g ( x ) = 2 x + 4a , x ∈ ℝ ,
where a is a positive constant.
a) Sketch in the same diagram the graph of f ( x ) and the graph of g ( x ) .
The sketch must include the coordinates of any points where the graphs meet
the coordinate axes. ( 5)
b) Find the solutions of the equation
x − 3 = 2 x + 12 . ( 5)
Question 10 (****)
The functions f and g satisfy
1x
f ( x) = 2 e2 , x ∈ ℝ
g ( x ) = ln 4 x x ∈ ℝ , x > 1 .
4
a) Find fg ( x ) in its simplest form. (4)
b) Find the domain and range of fg ( x ) . ( 2)
c) Solve the equation
fg ( x ) = 3x + 1 . ( 6)
