LOXLEY HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST TERM EXAMINATIONS 2017

A-LEVEL PURE MATHEMATICS: PAPER 1

TIME: 3hours

Instruction

Answer all questions.

Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1

decimal place in the case of angles , unless a different level of accuracy
is specified in the question.
The use of an electronic calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question
or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 100.

1.a) A curve is defined by the parametric equations y= t2 and y= , find

[5]

b) The root x0 = 0.5 is an approximation to the function f(x) = 2x2-1. Use Newton-
Raphson method to find the first and second iteration to 2d.p [5]

2 Find the gradient and equations of the tangent and normals to y =5X3-7X2+ 3x-3
at the point (1,-2) ` [8]

3. Given that y= cos2x , find [3]

4. The radius r of a circle is 10cm. Find the increase in the area A of circle when
the radius expands by 0.02. [6]
5) A curve has the equation x3 +x2y +y3 = 3.Show that at the point (2,-1), the slope
of the curve is - and the equation of the slope is 8y = 7x -22 [8]

6. The equation of a curve is y = tanx , for 0 ≤ x ˂

Obtain an expression for and show that it can be written in the form
2
, where a and b are constants [5]

8.Given that y= (a) Epress y in partial fractions [5]

(b) Evaluate [4]

9. Evaluate the following

a) [4]

b) by the trapezium rule with 9 ordinates(8strips) [8]

10. a) Find the area bounded by the curve y = x2 + 2 (x≥0) , the y-axis and the
lines y= 3 and y=5 [5]

b) Find the volume of the solid formed when the area between the x-axis, the
lines x=2 and x=4 and the curve y= x2 is ratated once about the x-axis. Leave your
answer as a multiple of π. [5]

11a) Given that x2-3xy+2y2-2x = 4,find the value of at the point (1,-1) [5]

b) If x= and y = , find the value of [5]

c) The parametric equation of an ellipse is x= acos , y= bsin , where a and b are

constants. Find as a function of [5]

12. Differentiate the following with respect to x

a) x2x [4]

b) lny = cos5x-x3 + 7x [5]

 c) y = (x5 + 3)10 [4]

13.Express the complex numbers z = +i and w = -3+ i in modulus-

argument form and hence write down the modulus and argument of each of the
following:

a) b) zw c) [9]

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