Paper collated from year 2014
Content Pure Chapters 1-13
Marks 100
Time 2 hours
Q1.
Factorise fully 25x − 9x3
(3)
Q2.
Solve the equation
10 + x√8 =
Give your answer in the form a√b where a and b are integers.
(4)
Q3.
(a) Write √80 in the form c√5, where c is a positive constant.
(1)
A rectangle R has a length of (1 + √5) cm and an area of √80 cm . 2
(b) Calculate the width of R in cm. Express your answer in the form p + q√5, where p and q are integers to
be found.
(4)
Q4.
Find the set of values of x for which
(a) 3x − 7 > 3 − x
(2)
(b) x2 − 9x ≤ 36
(4)
(c) both 3x − 7 > 3 − x and x − 9x ≤ 36
2
(1)
Q5.
f(x) = 2x3 − 7x2 + 4x + 4
(a) Use the factor theorem to show that (x − 2) is a factor of f(x).
(2)
(b) Factorise f(x) completely.
(4)
Q6.
Figure 1
Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve C with equation
y = 1⁄x + 1, x≠0
The curve C crosses the x-axis at the point A.
(a) State the x coordinate of the point A.
(1)
The curve D has equation y = x2(x − 2), for all real values of x.
(b) Add a sketch a graph of curve D to Figure 1.
Show on the sketch the coordinates of each point where the curve D crosses the coordinate axes.
(3)
(c) Using your sketch, state, giving a reason, the number of real solutions to the equation
x2(x − 2) = 1⁄x + 1.
(1)
Q7.
Figure 2
Figure 2 shows a right angled triangle LMN.
The points L and M have coordinates (−1, 2) and (7, −4) respectively.
(a) Find an equation for the straight line passing through the points L and M.
Give your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
(4)
Given that the coordinates of point N are (16, p), where p is a constant, and angle LMN = 90°,
(b) find the value of p.
(3)
Given that there is a point K such that the points L, M, N, and K form a rectangle,
(c) find the y coordinate of K.
(2)
Q8.
The circle C, with centre A, passes through the point P with coordinates (−9, 8) and the point Q with
coordinates (15, −10).
Given that PQ is a diameter of the circle C,
(a) find the coordinates of A,
(2)
(b) find an equation for C.
(3)
A point R also lies on the circle C.
Given that the length of the chord PR is 20 units,
(c) find the length of the shortest distance from A to the chord PR.
Give your answer as a surd in its simplest form.
(2)
(d) Find the size of the angle ARQ, giving your answer to the nearest 0.1 of a degree.
(2)
Q9.
Differentiate with respect to x, giving each answer in its simplest form.
(a) (1 − 2x)2
(3)
(b)
(4)
Q10.
Figure 4
Figure 4 shows the plan of a pool.
The shape of the pool ABCDEFA consists of a rectangle BCEF joined to an equilateral triangle BFA and a
semi-circle CDE, as shown in Figure 4.
Given that AB = x metres, EF = y metres, and the area of the pool is 50 m2,
(a) show that
(3)
(b) Hence show that the perimeter, P metres, of the pool is given by
(3)
(c) Use calculus to find the minimum value of P, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
(5)
(d) Justify, by further differentiation, that the value of P that you have found is a minimum.
(2)
Q11.
Use integration to find
giving your answer in the form a + b√3, where a and b are constants to be determined.
(5)
Q12.
Figure 3
Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve C with equation
The curve C has a maximum turning point at the point A and a minimum turning point at the origin O.
The line l touches the curve C at the point A and cuts the curve C at the point B.
The x coordinate of A is −4 and the x coordinate of B is 2.
The finite region R, shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by the curve C and the line l.
Use integration to find the area of the finite region R.
(7)
Q13.
(i) Solve, for 0 ≤ θ < 360°, the equation
9sin(θ + 60°) = 4
giving your answers to 1 decimal place.
You must show each step of your working.
(4)
(ii) Solve, for − π ≤ x < π, the equation
2tan x − 3sin x = 0
giving your answers to 2 decimal places where appropriate.
[Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.]
(5)
Q14.
A rare species of primrose is being studied. The population, P, of primroses at time t years after the study
started is modelled by the equation
P= t ≥ 0, t
(a) Calculate the number of primroses at the start of the study.
(2)
(b) Find the exact value of t when P = 250, giving your answer in the form a ln(b) where a and b are
integers.
(4)
Q15.
Find the exact solution, in its simplest form, to the equation
2 ln (2x + 1) − 10 = 0
(2)
Q16.
Relative to a fixed origin O, the point A has position vector
and the point B has position vector
The line l1 passes through the points A and B.
(a) Find the vector .
(2)
Q17
Calculate the derivative of g(x)=2x−3 from first principles.
(4)
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