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This document contains 9 multi-part questions about calculus, vectors, and other mathematical topics. The questions involve finding areas, derivatives, tangents, maxima/minima, and integrating functions. Diagrams are provided to supplement some of the questions. The level of detail and mathematical operations required ranges from basic calculations to more complex proofs and integrations.

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c34 Revision

This document contains 9 multi-part questions about calculus, vectors, and other mathematical topics. The questions involve finding areas, derivatives, tangents, maxima/minima, and integrating functions. Diagrams are provided to supplement some of the questions. The level of detail and mathematical operations required ranges from basic calculations to more complex proofs and integrations.

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Questions

Q1.
 

Figure 6
Figure 6 shows a sketch of the curve C with parametric equations

Given that the point P lies on C and has parameter


(a)  find the coordinates of P.
(2)
The line l is the normal to C at P.
(b)  Show that an equation of l is y = x + 3.5
(5)
The finite region S, shown shaded in Figure 6, is bounded by the curve C, the line l, the y-axis and the x-
axis.
(c)  Show that the area of S is given by

(6)
(d)  Hence, by integration, find the exact area of S.
(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)
(3)
 
(Total for question = 16 marks)
 

Q2.
 
A curve C has equation
3x2 + 2xy − 2y2 + 4 = 0
Find an equation for the tangent to C at the point (2, 4), giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0
where a, b and c are integers.
(6)
 
(Total for question = 6 marks)
 

Q3.
 

Figure 5
A colony of ants is being studied. The number of ants in the colony is modelled by the equation

where P is the number of ants, measured in thousands, t years after the study started.
A sketch of the graph of P against t is shown in Figure 5
(a)  Calculate the number of ants in the colony at the start of the study.
(2)

(b)  Find
(3)
The population of ants initially decreases, reaching a minimum value after T years, as shown in Figure 5
(c)  Using your answer to part (b), calculate the value of T to 2 decimal places.
(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)
(4)
 
(Total for question = 9 marks)
 

Q4.
 

(a)  Find the exact value of x when y = 0


(1)

Given that when x = α,


(b)  show that

(6)
The iterative formula

can be used to find an approximation for α.


(c)  Taking x1 = 0.7, find the values of x2 and x3, giving each answer to 4 decimal places.
(2)
(d)  By choosing a suitable interval, show that α = 0.7283 to 4 decimal places.
(2)
 
(Total for question = 11 marks)
 

Q5.
 

Use integration by parts to find the exact value of

Write your answer in the form a + , where a and b are integers.


(6)
 
(Total for question = 6 marks)
 

Q6.
 
(a)  Prove that

(3)
(b)  Hence, or otherwise, solve, for −90° < θ < 90°,

Give your answers in degrees to one decimal place.


(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)
(6)
 
(Total for question = 9 marks)
 

Q7.
 
(a)  Write 2sinθ − cosθ in the form Rsin(θ − α), where R and α are constants, R > 0 and 0 < α ≤ 90°. Give
the exact value of R and give the value of α to one decimal place.
(3)

Figure 3
Figure 3 shows a sketch of the graph with equation y = 2sinθ − cosθ,   0 ≤ θ < 360°
(b)  Sketch the graph with equation

stating the coordinates of all points at which the graph meets or cuts the coordinate axes.
(3)
The temperature of a warehouse is modelled by the equation

where f(t) is the temperature of the warehouse in degrees Celsius and t is the time measured in hours
from midnight.
State
(c)  (i)  the maximum value of f(t),
(ii)  the largest value of t, for 0 ≤ t < 24, at which this maximum value occurs. Give your answer to one
decimal place.
(3)
 
(Total for question = 9 marks)
 

Q8.
 
Figure 1

Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation


The finite region R, shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by the curve, the line with equation x = 2, the x-
axis and the line with equation x = 7

The table below shows corresponding values of x and y for

(a)  Use the trapezium rule, with all the values of y in the table, to find an estimate for the area of R, giving
your answer to 3 decimal places.
(3)
The region R is rotated 360° about the x-axis to form a solid of revolution.
(b)  Use calculus to find the exact volume of the solid of revolution formed. Write your answer in its
simplest form.
(4)
 
(Total for question = 7 marks)
 

Q9.
 
Figure 2
Figure 2 shows a sketch of a triangle ABC.

Given = 2i + 3j − 2k and = 5i − 6j + k,
(a)  find the size of angle CAB, giving your answer in degrees to 2 decimal places,
(3)
(b)  find the area of triangle ABC, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
(2)
Using your answer to part (b), or otherwise,
(c)  find the shortest distance from A to BC, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
(3)
 
(Total for question = 8 marks)
 

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