Yr6/5/MATAA/HP3/Aug2021

Year 6 Mathematics: analysis and approaches

Higher Level
Paper 3
Preliminary Examinations

Tuesday 31 August 2021

1 hour

Insructions to candidates

• Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.

• A graphic display calculator is required for this paper.
• Answer all questions on the answer sheets provided. Write your name and class on each
answer sheet, and attach them to this examination paper.
• Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers should be given exactly
or correct to three significant figures.
• A clean copy of the mathematics: analysis and approaches formula booklet is
required for this paper.
• The maximum mark for this examination paper is [55 marks].

Question Marks
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correct method, provided this is shown by written working. You are therefore advised to show all
working.

1. [Maximum mark: 26]

The continuous random variable X has the probability density function given by

⎧⎪ nx n−1 ,0 ≤ x ≤ 1
f ( x) = ⎨
0 ,elsewhere
⎩⎪
where n > 1, n ∈Z .

(a) Let n = 7 .

(i) (
Find P −2 < X < 3 . )
(ii) (
Find the value of a for which P X < a = 0.75 . )
(iii) State what this value of a represent.

(iv) Find Var X . ( ) [10]

(b) ( )
Let µ = E X .

(i) Find an expression for µ in terms of n.

1
⎛ 1⎞ n
(ii) Show that Q1 = ⎜ ⎟ and find Q2 , where Q1 is the lower quartile
⎝ 4⎠

and Q2 is the median.

(iii) ( )
Write down the first three terms and the k + 1 th term in the expansion of

(1+ x )
n
in ascending powers of x, where 0 ≤ k ≤ n .

n
1 ⎛ 1⎞
(iv) By letting x = , show that 2 < ⎜ 1+ ⎟ < 4 .
n ⎝ n⎠

1 1 1
[You may assume that 1+ + + + ... < 4 ]
1! 2! 3!
(v) Hence, deduce that Q1 < µ < Q2 . [16]
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2. [Maximum mark: 29]

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This question asks you to investigate the expansion of the function g(x) = and
x (x − k)2
n

+
its integral, where n ∈! and k ≠ 0 .

(a) (i) Write down the first three terms and the last two terms of the expansion
n

∑x n−r
y r−1 , n ∈!+ .
r=1

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, show that

n
x n − y n = (x − y)∑ x n−r y r−1 . [5]
r=1

1
(b) Consider F(x) = , x ≠ 0, k where n ∈!+ , k ≠ 0 .
x (x − k)
n

A f (x)
(i) Given that F(x) = + n , where A is a constant to be
x−k x
determined, show that
1 ⎡ ⎛ x⎞ ⎤
n

f (x) = ⎢1− ⎥.
x − k ⎢ ⎜⎝ k ⎟⎠ ⎥
⎣ ⎦

(ii) Hence deduce that

1 1 n 1
F(x) = − ∑
k n (x − k) k r=1 k n−r x r
. [7]

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(c) (i) For F(x) = , differentiate x n F(x) .
x (x − k)
n

1 1 n 1
(ii) For F(x) = − ∑
k n (x − k) k r=1 k n−r x r
,

d d
use
dx
∑ g(x) = ∑ g(x) to differentiate x n F(x) .
dx

(iii) Hence , prove that

1 1 n n
n−r
x (x − k)
n 2
= − + ∑
k (x − k) xk (x − k) r=1 k
n 2 n n+1−r r+1
x
. [7]

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(d) (i) Show that

N 1 1 2 1 17
∫2 x (x − 1)
3 2
dx = 3ln N − 3ln(N − 1) − − −
N − 1 N 2N 2
− 3ln 2 + .
8

N 1
(ii) Hence evaluate lim ∫
N→∞ 2 x (x − 1)2
3
dx , justifying your answer. [10]

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