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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL General Certificate of Education Advanced Level MATHEMATICS 9164/1 PAPER 1 PURE MATHEMATICS JUNE 2017 SESSION 3 hours ‘Additional materials: ‘Answer paper Graph paper List of Formulae Non-programmable electronic calculator TIME 3 hours INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Name, Centre number and Candidate number in the spaces provided on the answer paper/answer booklet. Answer all questions. Ifa numerical answer cannot be given exactly, and the accuracy required is not specified in the question, then in the case of an angle it should be given correct to the nearest degree, and in other cases it should be given correct to 2 significant figures. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES ‘The number of marks is given in brackets { ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 120. ‘Questions are printed in the order of their mark allocations. You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers. This question paper consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages. Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, 2017. @2MseC nor (Turn over } BEE Ce ee a a aaa aeaseinseisateittsittda eile! z (a) On the same axis, sketch the graphs of y =[x~1] and y = x. 2) (b) Hence or otherwise solve the inequality |x - 1] , om the same axes, x-1 >__. has exactly two real roots. BI show that the equation Inx = x (&) Show by calculation that one of the roots, in (a) lies between 0.3 and 0.45, GI (©) Taking 0.45 asthe first approximation to the root, use the Newton- Raphson method twice to find the root correct to 4 decimal places. 4) ‘The circle with equation x? +y?-4x+6y =12 meets the line3y «x44 at points A and B. Find the (a) coordinates of the centre and radius ofthe circle. 2] (b) length of the line AB, 14] (© _ length of the perpendicular of the line AB from the centre ofthe circle, [2] (@) the area of the triangle ABC where Cis the centre of the circle with equation x? +y?-4x+6y =12. pI (a) @_ Write down the first 3 terms of the sequence U, where voli (i) Find the value of n for which SA) = s (5) (b) The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progression is 3a ~2n. Find the (first 3 terms of the progression, (i) nth term of the progression. 61 61 2017 14 (a)_ Sketch the graph of f(x) = x(x +1)(2— x), clearly showing the intercepts with the axes. 3} (b) Hence solve the inequality f(x) <0 (2) (Find the () area bounded by the x-axis, the curve y = f(x) and the lines x=-1 and x =0. BI (ii) exact volume generated when the area bounded by the curve, the x-axis, the lines x =0 and x =I is rotated completely about the x-axis, (5) 15 Atany time sata college, the number of people infected with disease A is x and the number infected with disease B is y, The sum of the infected people with disease A and those infected with disease B is p. At any time f, the rate at which x is increasing is proportional to the product of x and y. (a) Show that the situation can be modelled by the differential equation & = cx(p - x) where c is a constant. (3) (b) Solve the differential equation expressing x in terms of c, p and another constant k. (61 © Ifxe ra at time = 0, find, in terms of ¢ and p, the time when y 5 6) s164ft 2017

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