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Given that 5, denotes the sum of the first r positive integers, prove by maltiema- Lical induction, thas ‘ Se= frre) 16 marks] ‘Hence, find the sura Ser S28 ‘intemsofn. 19 marks) “The fimction, g. is given by a) () ©) @ es 6—4r—2. Show ual (gis everywhere strictly decreasing (3 marks] Gi) the equation 6 — 42 —2° = 0 has a reat root, fy in the interval (1, 2) [3 marks] Gi) Bis the ONLY real root of the equation marks] Using x, = 2 a8 a first approximation to B. illustrate by means of a diagram how tbe ‘Newton-Raphson method ean be used 10 obtaim a sebond approximation, 2,, 10 B. (S marks] Show that fx, is the 2" approximation to B, then tx}+6 Rij [6 marks! 3a2 +4 Use the New1on-Raphson method to oblain an approximation to fi giving your answer correct to two decimal places. [4 marks) ‘Total 28 marks 5 A Iecent study of how a representative swmple of West Indians travel to work revealed the information shown in the lable below. ‘Type of Transportation ‘Type of Worker Urban | Rural Private 400 200 Public 0, 20 Ia warker is selected at random from this sample, what is the probability that the wairker (a), (b) () @ ©) (0 (g) is a rural worker? [2 marks] uses public transportation? [2 marks] uses private transportalion? {2 marks} is a rural worker or uses public transportation? [5 marks) is a rural worker, given he/she uses public transportation? [5 marks} uses public transportation, given he/she is an urban worker? [5 marks] uses pubtic transportavon, given hefshe is aural worket? [4 marks] Total 25 marks 12,500 copics of a new CD withgaca music are sald during the first week of iis relegee ina certain ‘Caribbeait island. Sales reached a peak 10 weeks later bofore dwindling to zero sales in 25 weeks. @ o Determine the continuous quadratic function, $(@), to represent weekly sales, 1 weeks after the release of this CD. [1S marks] Use this function to calculate: (i) ‘The total number of CDs sold in the 25-weck perind 16 marks! Gi) ‘The average number of CDs sold per week [2 marks] Gili) The peak weekly sates 12 marks] Total 25 marks i: In acertain chemical reaction, the rate of production of a substance is directly proportional to the amoumd, x grams, already produced, @ (2) Write down a differential equation relating x and the time t, measured in seconds, [Lmark | (iH) By solving the differential equation in (3), show that x = Ac", where A. and k are constants. [4 marks} (ii) Given that k = 0.005, caleulme the time taken for the amount of the substance 10 tiple, (3 marks] ‘The substance is now removed at 2 constant rate of h grams per second, () © (@) Show that the differential equation for this present condition is given by dxfdt = kx - h, where bisa constant. (mark (ii) Given that at the beginning of the reaction there were p grams of the substance, determine the amount of the substance al time t seconds. [6 marks} Tn one sentence, writs whai happens to the amount of substance if kpsh {Lmark Sketch graphs on the game rectangular coordinates system showing the variation with respect fo time t, of the amount of substance x, for the cases, dd) kpsh (2 marks} (i) kp>h. (2 marks} (a) Letsinu=x and cos v =x, where u and v are acule angles. (i) Provethau+y aR. [3 marks} fet (i) = Show thar = {4 marks)} Gi) Hence, find S . [2 marks] (b) @_ Sketch, on the same rectangular coordinates system, the exponential and logarith- mic functions £ and g, respectively, given by fixe" and g(x) = inx. Label and name the coordinates of poims where the graphs intersect the axes. (4 marks] (i) State the relationship beiwoen f and g, (2 marks] Given thar the derivative at x of the exponential function c* ise", Gil) find the derivative at x of ube logarithmic function In x {3 marks} Gv) hence, find the derivative at x of the function f(x)g(x), [2 marks]

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