Worked Solutions

Edexcel C3 Paper J
1.

2.

5.

(2x 5)(2x + 5)
(x + 2)(x + 1)
2x + 5

=
x(x + 1)
(2x 5)(x + 2)
x
(a)

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dx
= sec2 y = 1 + x 2
dy

1
tan 2x =
3

1
dy
=
dx
1 + x2
(b)

d2 y
dx 2

(4)

x = 75, 165

2
1 + x2
6.

(2x)
1
=0
2 + 2x
1 + x2
1 + x2

(3)

(a)

(3)
C2

(a) n = 1, T1 = ln p

(2)

f(2) = 4 + ln 6 5 = 0.79

(d) = 1.689(3 d.p.)

1 1
dy
= e 2 x , at x = 0,
dx
2

1
dy
=
dx
2

root in interval

1
x = (5 ln 3x)
2
x2 = 1.67147,

(b) A is at (0, 1)
(c) C1 :

(2)

(c) x1 = 1.74796,

C2 is steeper than C1
(3)


f(1) = 2 + ln 3 5 = 1.901 change in sign

(b) 5 ln 3x = 2x

C1

(0, 1)

d = ln pq ln p = ln q

n
(c) Sn =
ln p + ln pqn1
2
n
n
= (ln p + ln p + (n 1) ln q) = (2 ln p + (n 1) ln q)
2
2
(a)

(1)

(b) T2 = ln(pq) = ln p + ln q

4.

(5)

(b) 2x = 150, 330

2x

=

(1 + x 2 )

3.

(a) cos 2x cos 60 + sin 2x sin 60 = 2 sin 2x cos 30 + 2 cos 2x sin 30

1
3
3
1
= 2 sin 2x
+ 2 cos 2x
cos 2x + sin 2x
2
2
2
2

cos 2x = 3 sin 2x

x3 = 1.69384,

(2)
x4 = 1.68719

(2)
(1)

dy
dy
= 2e2x , at x = 0,
= 2
dx
dx
1
gradient of normal to C2 = + (product = 1)
2

C2 :

gradient of tangent to C1 =

1
= gradient of normal to C2
2

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7.

(a) 7(3x + 1)6 3





d 1
1
4
(b)
ln(4x + 1) =
dx 2
2 4x + 1

(3)

9.

(a) (i) 9 cos 40 sin

= R cos cos R sin sin

(3)

R 2 = 92 + 402 R = 41

(c) 7 sin 7x

(3)
tan =

8.

(a)

y = |2x1|

(ii) cos( + 1.35) =

6
41

= 0.07c

(3)

(b) 13 +

3
4

10
= 3 tan
tan

3 tan2 13 tan 10 = 0

(2)

(3 tan + 2)(tan 5) = 0

(b) |2x 1| 4 = 3
2x 1 4 = 3, x = 4 or 2x + 1 4 = 3
(c) g(x) = x 2 8x + 16 + 1
(d) f(3) = 5 4 = 1

(4)

+ 1.35 = 1.42

y = |2x1|4
1
2

40
= 1.35c
9

x = 3

g(x) = (x 4)2 + 1

g(x) 1

gf(3) = g(1) = 10

Ed

(3)

tan = 5

(3)

or

(2)

tan = 5 = 1.37c

C3 paper J

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