UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education

Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level

MATHEMATICS 9709/13
Paper 1 Pure Mathematics 1 (P1) October/November 2012
1 hour 45 minutes
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Find the coefficient of x3 in the expansion of 2 − 12 x
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1 [3]

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2 It is given that f (x) = − x3 , for x > 0. Show that f is a decreasing function. [3]
x3

3 Solve the equation 7 cos x + 5 = 2 sin2 x, for 0◦ ≤ x ≤ 360◦ . [4]

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A

D
2 cm

B C
2 Ö3 cm

In the diagram, D lies on the side AB of

√ triangle ABC and CD is an arc of a circle with centre A and
radius 2 cm. The line BC is of length 2 3 cm and is√perpendicular to AC. Find the area of the shaded
region BDC, giving your answer in terms of π and 3. [4]

5 The first term of a geometric progression is 5 13 and the fourth term is 2 41 . Find
(i) the common ratio, [3]
(ii) the sum to infinity. [2]

6 The functions f and g are defined for − 12 π ≤ x ≤ 12 π by

f (x) = 12 x + 16 π ,
g(x) = cos x.

Solve the following equations for − 12 π ≤ x ≤ 12 π .

(i) gf (x) = 1, giving your answer in terms of π . [2]

(ii) fg(x) = 1, giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places. [4]

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y

y = 11 – x 2

A (p, q)

x
O

y=5–x

(i) The diagram shows part of the curve y = 11 − x2 and part of the straight line y = 5 − x meeting at
the point A (p, q), where p and q are positive constants. Find the values of p and q. [3]

(ii) The function f is defined for the domain x ≥ 0 by

f (x) = 
11 − x2 for 0 ≤ x ≤ p,
5−x for x > p.
Express f −1 (x) in a similar way. [5]

8 A curve is such that

dy 3
= 2(3x + 4) 2 − 6x − 8.
dx

d2 y
(i) Find . [2]
dx2
(ii) Verify that the curve has a stationary point when x = −1 and determine its nature. [2]

(iii) It is now given that the stationary point on the curve has coordinates (−1, 5). Find the equation
of the curve. [5]

9 The position vectors of points A and B relative to an origin O are given by

p 4
1! 2!,
−−→ −−→
OA = and OB =
1 p
where p is a constant.

(i) In the case where OAB is a straight line, state the value of p and find the unit vector in the
−−→
direction of OA. [3]

(ii) In the case where OA is perpendicular to AB, find the possible values of p. [5]

(iii) In the case where p = 3, the point C is such that OABC is a parallelogram. Find the position
vector of C. [2]

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10 A straight line has equation y = −2x + k, where k is a constant, and a curve has equation y = .
x−3
(i) Show that the x-coordinates of any points of intersection of the line and curve are given by the
equation 2x2 − (6 + k)x + (2 + 3k) = 0. [1]

(ii) Find the two values of k for which the line is a tangent to the curve. [3]

The two tangents, given by the values of k found in part (ii), touch the curve at points A and B.

(iii) Find the coordinates of A and B and the equation of the line AB. [6]

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y

2
y = x(x – 2)

O x
b a

The diagram shows the curve with equation y = x(x − 2)2 . The minimum point on the curve has
coordinates (a, 0) and the x-coordinate of the maximum point is b, where a and b are constants.

(i) State the value of a. [1]

(ii) Find the value of b. [4]

(iii) Find the area of the shaded region. [4]

dy
(iv) The gradient, , of the curve has a minimum value m. Find the value of m. [4]
dx

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