1. The following diagram represents a large Ferris wheel, with a diameter of 100 metres.

Let P be a point on the wheel. The wheel starts with P at the lowest point, at ground level. The
wheel rotates at a constant rate, in an anticlockwise (counterclockwise) direction. One
revolution takes 20 minutes.

(a) Write down the height of P above ground level after

(i) 10 minutes;

(ii) 15 minutes.
(2)

Let h(t) metres be the height of P above ground level after t minutes. Some values of h(t) are
given in the table below.

t h(t)
0 0.0
1 2.4
2 9.5
3 20.6
4 34.5
5 50.0

(b) (i) Show that h(8) = 90.5.

(ii) Find h(21).

(4)

(c) Sketch the graph of h, for 0 ≤ t ≤ 40.

(3)

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 (d) Given that h can be expressed in the form h(t) = a cos bt + c, find a, b and c.
(5)
(Total 14 marks)

2. The following diagram shows triangle ABC.

diagram not to scale

AB = 7 cm, BC = 9 cm and AB̂C = 120°.

(a) Find AC.

(3)

(b) Find BÂC .

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

3. Consider g (x) = 3 sin 2x.

(a) Write down the period of g.

(1)

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 (b) On the diagram below, sketch the curve of g, for 0 £ x £ 2p.
y
4
3
2
1
0 x
π π 3π 2π
–1 2 2
–2
–3
–4
(3)

(c) Write down the number of solutions to the equation g (x) = 2, for 0 £ x £ 2p.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

π 12
£ £ π 
4. Given that 2 and that cosθ = 13 , find

(a) sin θ;
(3)

(b) cos 2θ;

(3)

(c) sin (θ + π).

(1)
(Total 7 marks)

2
5. (a) Given that 2 sin θ + sinθ – 1 = 0, find the two values for sin θ.
(4)

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 (b) Given that 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360° and that one solution for θ is 30°, find the other two possible
values for θ.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

6. The diagram below shows a quadrilateral ABCD with obtuse angles AB̂C and AD̂C .

diagram not to scale

AB = 5 cm, BC = 4 cm, CD = 4 cm, AD = 4 cm, BÂC = 30°, AB̂C = x°, AD̂C = y°.

(a) Use the cosine rule to show that AC = 41 40 cos x .

(1)

(b) Use the sine rule in triangle ABC to find another expression for AC.
(2)

(c) (i) Hence, find x, giving your answer to two decimal places.

(ii) Find AC.

(6)

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 (d) (i) Find y.

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find the area of triangle ACD.

(5)
(Total 14 marks)

π 1
2x
tan 
7. Let f(x) = 3e 2x
sin x + e cos x, for 0 ≤ x ≤ π. Given that 6 3 , solve the equation
f(x) = 0.
(Total 6 marks)

8. Let f(x) = 3sinx + 4 cos x, for –2π ≤ x ≤ 2π.

(a) Sketch the graph of f.

(3)

(b) Write down

(i) the amplitude;

(ii) the period;

π

(iii) the x-intercept that lies between 2 and 0.
(3)

(c) Hence write f(x) in the form p sin (qx + r).

(3)

(d) Write down one value of x such that f′(x) = 0.

(2)

(e) Write down the two values of k for which the equation f(x) = k has exactly two solutions.
(2)

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 (f) Let g(x) = ln(x + 1), for 0 ≤ x ≤ π. There is a value of x, between 0 and 1, for which the
gradient of f is equal to the gradient of g. Find this value of x.
(5)
(Total 18 marks)

9. The circle shown has centre O and radius 3.9 cm.

diagram not to scale

Points A and B lie on the circle and angle AOB is 1.8 radians.

(a) Find AB.

(3)

(b) Find the area of the shaded region.

(4)
(Total 7 marks)

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