CHINHOYI 2 HIGH SCHOOL

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

PURE MATHEMATICS 6042/1

PAPER 1

MARCH 2019 UPPER SIXTH END OF TERM EXAMS 3 hours

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
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Answer all questions

If a numerical answer cannot be given exactly, and the accuracy required is not specific 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 to 2 significant figures.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The number of marks is given in [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 120
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1. Given that 2𝐼𝑛(𝑥 + 4) − 𝐼𝑛𝑥 = 𝐼𝑛(𝑥 + 𝑎), show that 𝑥 = . [4]
𝑎−8

2. The least value of the function 𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 is −5 and this occurs when

𝑥 = 3. Find the values of b and c. [4]

𝑥−1
3. (i) Given that 𝑦 = , show that
𝑥 2 +𝑥+2

𝑦𝑥 2 + (𝑦 − 1)𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 1 = 0. [1]
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(ii) Hence show that 𝑦 cannot take values less than −1 or greater than 7
for all real values of 𝑥. [4]

3𝑥 2 +6𝑥+7 𝐴
4. (i) Express in the form + 𝐶 where A, B and C are constants.
𝑥 2 +2𝑥+1 (𝑥+𝐵)2

(ii) Hence state the sequence of transformations by which the graph of

3𝑥 2 +6𝑥+7 1
𝑦= may be obtained from the graph of 𝑦 = . [6]
𝑥 2 +2𝑥+1 𝑥2

5. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the points (−1; 0), (1; 2)
and (−5; 4). [6]

6. (i) If sin(𝑥 + 𝜃) = 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥 − 𝜃) ,

𝑝+1
show that 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 . [4]
𝑝−1

(ii) Hence or otherwise solve the sin(𝑥 + 30°) = 2sin(𝑥 − 30°),

for 0° ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 360°. [3]

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7. The equation 𝑥 = has one positive real root, denoted by 𝛼.
𝑒 2𝑥 −1

(i) Show that 𝛼 lies between 𝑥 = 1 and 𝑥 = 2. [3]

(ii) Show that if a sequence of positive values given by the iterative formula

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𝑥𝑛+1 = 𝐼𝑛(1 + )
2 𝑥𝑛

converges, then it converges to 𝛼. [3]

(iii) Use this iterative formula to determine 𝛼 correct 2 decimal places. [3]

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8. The variables 𝑥 and 𝜃 satisfy the differential equation

𝑑𝑥
2𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 = √2𝑥 + 1
𝑑𝜃

𝜋
And 𝑥 = 0 when 𝜃 = . Solve the differential equation and obtain an expression
4
for 𝑥 in terms of 𝜃. [7]

6+6𝑥
9. Let 𝑓(𝑥) =
(2−𝑥)(2+𝑥 2 )

(i) Express 𝑓(𝑥) in partial fractions. [3]

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(ii) Hence show that ∫−1 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 = 3𝐼𝑛3 . [4]

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10. (a) Show that ∑𝑛 2
𝑟=1(2𝑟 − 1)(2𝑟 + 3) = 𝑛(4𝑛 + 12𝑛 − 1). [6]
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(b) Hence evaluate ∑35

𝑟=5(2𝑟 − 1)(2𝑟 + 3). [3]

11. (a) U se the trapezium rule with 5 ordinates to evaluate

1 4
∫0 𝑑𝑥 correct to 4 decimal places. [4]
1+𝑥 2

(b) (i) By using the substitution 𝑥 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃, find

1 4
∫0 𝑑𝑥 .
1+𝑥 2

(ii) Hence find, correct to 2 decimal places the percentage error in using the
trapezium rule as an approximation to the integral. [5]

12. (a) The complex numbers 𝑢 and 𝑣 satisfy the equations

𝑢 + 2𝑣 = 2𝑖 and 𝑖𝑢 + 𝑣 = 3.

Solve the equations for 𝑢 and 𝑣, giving both answers in the form 𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦, where 𝑥
and 𝑦 are real. [5]

(b) Find, in the form 𝑥 + 𝑦𝑖, the roots of the equation 𝑧 3 − 1 = 0. Where 𝑧 is a
complex number. [5]
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13. The parametric equations of a curve are

𝑥 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃

𝑑𝑦
(i) Show that = 2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃. [4]
𝑑𝑥

(ii) Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the curve at the point Q
𝜋
where 𝜃 = 6 . [6]

(iii) If the tangent and the normal meet the y-axis at points A and B
respectively, state the coordinates of A and B. [2]

14. (a) A circle is divided into 6 sectors in such a way that the angles of the sectors
are in arithmetic progression. The angle of the largest sector is 4 times the angle of
the smallest sector. Given that the radius of the circle is 5 cm, find the perimeter
of the smallest sector. [6]

(b) The first, second and third terms of a geometric progression are
2𝑘 + 3, 𝑘 + 6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘 respectively. Given that all the terms of the geometric
progression are positive, calculate

(i) The value of the constant 𝑘. [3]

(ii) The sum to infinity of the progression. [2]

15. (a) Relative to the origin O, the position vectors of points A and B are given by

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 5𝑖 + 𝑗 + 2𝑘 and 𝑂𝐵
𝑂𝐴 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 2𝑖 + 7𝑖 + 𝑝𝑘, where 𝑝 is a constant.

(i) Find the value of 𝑝 for which the angle 𝐴𝑂𝐵 = 90°. [3]
(ii) In the case where 𝑝 = 4, find the vector which has magnitude 28 and is
in the same direction as ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐵 . [4]

(b) The position vectors of the points P, Q and R are given by

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⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑂𝑃 = (3), ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = (2) ,
𝑂𝑄 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = ( 0 ).
𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑅
5 3 6

(i) Find angle PQR. [4]

(ii) The point S is such that PQRS is a parallelogram, find the position
vector of S. [3]

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