Practice exam paper

1 n ∈  and 2 ≤ n ≤ 7
= n2 + 2
A
When n = 2, A = 22 + 2 = 6
When n = 3, A = 32 + 2 = 11
When n = 4, A = 42 + 2 = 18
When n = 5, A = 52 + 2 = 27
When n = 6, A = 62 + 2 = 38
When n = 7, A = 7 2 + 2 = 51
So none of 6, 11, 18, 27, 38, 51 can be evenly divided by 4

a
2 log 6 a + log 6 b =
2 and = 144
b
log 6 ab = 2
ab = 62
ab = 36
36
a=
b
Therefore
ab = 62
ab = 36
36
= 144
b2
1
b2 =
4
1
b= ±
2
1
Since b must be positive b =
2
1
When b = , a = 72
2

3 a f ( x )= 2 x 3 − 3 px 2 + x + 4 p
Since ( x − 4 ) is a factor of f ( x ) , f ( 4 ) = 0
2 ( 4) − 3 p ( 4) + ( 4) + 4 p =
3 2
0
128 − 48 p + 4 + 4 p =0
44 p = 132
p=3

b f ( x )= 2 x3 − 9 x 2 + x + 12
f ( −2 ) = 2 ( −2 ) − 9 ( −2 ) + ( −2 ) + 12
3 2

=−16 − 36 − 2 + 12
= −42

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3 c
2 x2 − x − 3
x − 4 2 x3 − 9 x 2 + x + 12
2 x3 − 8 x 2
− x2 + x
x2 − 4 x
− 3 x + 12
3 x − 12
0
2 x − 9 x + x + 12 = ( x − 4 ) ( 2 x 2 − x − 3)
3 2

=( x − 4 )( 2 x − 3)( x + 1)

4 y= (1 + x ) 2 5

x 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

y 1.0000 1.0510 1.2167 1.5386 2.1003

b
1
∫ y=
dx h ( y0 + 2 ( y1 + y2 + ... + yn −1 ) + yn )
a
2
0.4
1
∫ (1 + x ) ( 0.1) (1 + 2 (1.0510 + 1.2167 + 1.5386 ) + 2.1003)
2 5
dx=
0
2
= 0.536 (3 d.p.)

28 76
5 a i t3 + t6 = (1) and t3 − t6 = (2)
81 405
Adding (1) and (2) gives
28 76
2=t3 +
81 405
4
t3 =
15
4 28
Substituting t3 = into t3 + t6 = gives
15 81
4 28
+ t6 =
15 81
32
t6 =
405
4 32
t3 ar
= = 2
and =
t6 ar
= 5

15 405
5
ar 32 4
= 2
÷
ar 405 15
8
r3 =
27
2
r = as required
3
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5 a ii substituting r = into ar 2 =
3 15
2
2 4
a  =
 3  15
3
a=
5

a
b S∞ =
1− r
3
= 5
2
1−
3
9
=
5

6 a i x 2 − 2 x + y 2 + 10 y − 19 =
0
( x − 1) − 1 + ( y + 5) − 25 − 19 =0
2 2

( x − 1) + ( y + 5) =
2 2
45
Centre is (1, −5)

ii r = 45

b Substituting (7, −2) into ( x − 1) + ( y + 5 ) =

2 2
45 gives
( 7 − 1) + ( −2 + 5)
2 2
LHS =
= 36 + 9
= 45 = RHS
So (7, −2) lies on the circle

c The radius between the points (1, −5) and (7, −2) has gradient
−2 − ( −5 )
m=
7 −1
1
=
2
So the tangent at (7, −2) has gradient −2
Using y − y1= m ( x − x1 ) gives
y + 2 =−2 ( x − 7 )
2 x + y − 12 =0

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7 a 3x + y =15 (1) and 4x 2 + y 2 =
S (2)
From (1) =
y 15 − 3 x
S 4 x 2 + y 2 gives
y 15 − 3 x into=
Substituting =
S = 4 x 2 + (15 − 3 x )
2

= 4 x 2 + 225 − 90 x + 9 x 2
= 13 x 2 − 90 x + 225

b S = 13 x 2 − 90 x + 225
dS
= 26 x − 90
dx
At a turning point
dS
= 26 x − 90 = 0
dx
45
x=
13
2
d S 45
=
2
26 > 0 therefore there is a minimum at x =
dx 13

c S = 13 x 2 − 90 x + 225
45
at x =
13
2
 45   45 
S = 13   − 90   + 225
 13   13 
900
=
13

 1  ( 9 )( 8 )  1  ( 9 )( 8 )( 7 )  1 
9 2 3
 x
8 a 1 −  =1 + 9  − x  + − x +  − x  + ...
 4  4  2!  4  3!  4 
9 9 21
=1 − x + x 2 − x3 + ...
4 4 16

b To calculate 0.9759 , let x = 0.1

9
9  0.1 
0.975= 1 − 
 4 
9 9 21
1 − ( 0.1) + ( 0.1) − ( 0.1) + ...
2 3
=
4 4 16
= 0.7962 (4 d.p.)

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9 a y =− x 2 + x + 13 and =
y 3 x + 10
− x 2 + x + 13 = 3 x + 10
x2 + 2x − 3 =0
( x − 1)( x + 3) =
0
x = 1 or x = −3
When x = 1, y = 13
When x = −3, y = 1
So P is the point (−3, 1) and Q is the point (1, 13)

b
1 1

∫ ( − x + x + 13) dx − ∫ ( 3x + 10 ) dx
2
A=
−3 −3
1

∫ (−x − 2 x + 3 ) dx
2
=
−3
1
 1 3 2 
=− 3 x − x + 3 x 
−3

 1 3   1 
=  − (1) − (1) + 3 (1)  −  − ( −3) − ( −3) + 3 ( −3) 
2 3 2

 3   3 
5
= − ( −9 )
3
32
=
3

10 a 2 tan ( 2 x + 30 )= 3, 0 ≤ x ≤ 180
Let X = 2x + 30
2 tan X
= 3, 30 ≤ x ≤ 390
3
tan X =
2
X = 56.3° and X = 236.3°
Since X = 2x + 30
x = 13.2° and x = 103.2°

b 6 cos 2 x + sin x − 4= 0, 0 ≤ x ≤ π
6 (1 − sin 2 x ) + sin x − 4 =0
6 − 6sin 2 x + sin x − 4 =0
6sin 2 x − sin x − 2 =0
( 3sin x − 2 )( 2sin x + 1) =
0
2 1
sin x = and sin x = −
3 2
2
When sin x = , x = 0.730 and x = 2.41
3
1
When sin x = − , x has no solutions in the interval.
2

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