Cambridge International AS & A Level: Further Mathematics 9231/13
Cambridge International AS & A Level: Further Mathematics 9231/13
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INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 75.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
DC (LK) 187467/2
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(a) Find a cubic equation whose roots are a -1, b -1, c -1 . [3]
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Let Sn = 2 2 + 6 2 + 10 2 + f + `4n - 2j .
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3
(a) Use standard results from the List of Formulae (MF19) to show that S n = 43 n (4n 2 - 1) . [4]
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N
(b) Express
n
Sn
in partial fractions and find / Sn in terms of N.
n
[4]
n =1
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(c) Deduce the value of / Sn . n
[1]
n =1
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1 1 -k
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0 -3
B = f- 1 3p and C = e
-3 -1 1
o.
1 1 2
0 0
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(c) Find the equations of the invariant lines, through the origin, of the transformation in the x-y plane
represented by CAB. [5]
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5 The curve C has polar equation r = a tan i , where a is a positive constant and 0 G i G 14 r .
(a) Sketch C and state the greatest distance of a point on C from the pole. [2]
(b) Find the exact value of the area of the region bounded by C and the half-line i = 14 r . [4]
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x2
(c) Show that C has Cartesian equation y = . [3]
a2 - x2
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1
2a 2
x2
(d) Using your answer to part (b), deduce the exact value of y 0 a2 - x2
dx. [2]
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10 + x - 2x 2
6 The curve C has equation y = .
2x - 3
(a) Find the equations of the asymptotes of C. [3]
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(c) Sketch C, stating the coordinates of the intersections with the axes. [3]
10 + x - 2x 2
(d) Sketch the curve with equation y = and find in exact form the set of values of x for
2x - 3
10 + x - 2x 2
which 1 4. [6]
2x - 3
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(a) Find the equation of P, giving your answer in the form ax + by + cz = d . [4]
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The point P on l1 and the point Q on l2 are such that PQ is perpendicular to both l1 and l2 .
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(c) Show that P has position vector 27 i - 5j + 27 k and state a vector equation for PQ. [8]
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