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Cambridge International AS & A Level

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MATHEMATICS 9709/11
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1 hour 50 minutes

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(a) Expand 1 −
1
1 . [1]
2x

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(b) Find the first four terms in the expansion, in ascending powers of x, of 1 + 2x6 . [2]

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(c) Hence find the coefficient of x in the expansion of 1 − 1 + 2x6 .
1 2
[2]
2x

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2 A curve has equation y = kx2 + 2x − k and a line has equation y = kx − 2, where k is a constant.

Find the set of values of k for which the curve and line do not intersect. [5]

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3 Solve, by factorising, the equation

6 cos 1 tan 1 − 3 cos 1 + 4 tan 1 − 2 = 0,
for 0Å ≤ 1 ≤ 180Å. [4]

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4 The first term of an arithmetic progression is a and the common difference is −4. The first term
of a geometric progression is 5a and the common ratio is − 14 . The sum to infinity of the geometric
progression is equal to the sum of the first eight terms of the arithmetic progression.

(a) Find the value of a. [4]

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The kth term of the arithmetic progression is zero.

(b) Find the value of k. [2]

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y

8 y = a cos bx + c

x
0 π 2π
−2

−4

The diagram shows part of the graph of y = a cos bx + c.

(a) Find the values of the positive integers a, b and c. [3]

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(b) For these values of a, b and c, use the given diagram to determine the number of solutions in the
interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π for each of the following equations.

(i) a cos bx + c =

6
π
x [1]

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(ii) a cos bx + c = 6 −

6
π
x [1]

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C

A 6 cm B

The diagram shows a metal plate ABC in which the sides are the straight line AB and the arcs AC
and BC. The line AB has length 6 cm. The arc AC is part of a circle with centre B and radius 6 cm,
and the arc BC is part of a circle with centre A and radius 6 cm.

(a) Find the perimeter of the plate, giving your answer in terms of π. [3]

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(b) Find the area of the plate, giving your answer in terms of π and 3.

[4]

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7 A circle with centre 5, 2 passes through the point 7, 5.

(a) Find an equation of the circle. [2]

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The line y = 5x − 10 intersects the circle at A and B.

(b) Find the exact length of the chord AB. [7]

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8 (a) Express −3x2 + 12x + 2 in the form −3 x − a2 + b, where a and b are constants. [2]

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The one-one function f is defined by f : x → −3x2 + 12x + 2 for x ≤ k.

(b) State the largest possible value of the constant k. [1]

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It is now given that k = −1.

(c) State the range of f. [1]

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(d) Find an expression for f −1 x. [3]

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−3
@ A
The result of translating the graph of y = f x by is the graph of y = g x.
1

(e) Express g x in the form px2 + qx + r , where p, q and r are constants. [3]

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A curve has equation y = f x, and it is given that f ′ x = 2x2 − 7 −

4
9 .
x2

(a) Given that f 1 = − 13 , find f x. [4]

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(b) Find the coordinates of the stationary points on the curve. [5]

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(c) Find f ′′ x. [1]

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(d) Hence, or otherwise, determine the nature of each of the stationary points. [2]

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∞
(a) Find Ô
1
10 dx. [4]
3x − 2 2
3
1

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y
1
y= 3
3x − 2 2

x
O 1 2

The diagram shows the curve with equation y =

1
. The shaded region is bounded by the
3x − 2 2
3

curve, the x-axis and the lines x = 1 and x = 2. The shaded region is rotated through 360Å about the
x-axis.

(b) Find the volume of revolution. [4]

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The normal to the curve at the point 1, 1 crosses the y-axis at the point A.

(c) Find the y-coordinate of A. [4]

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MATHEMATICS 9709/12
Paper 1 Pure Mathematics 1 October/November 2021

1 hour 50 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

You will need: List of formulae (MF19)

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This document has 20 pages.

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1 Solve the equation 2 cos 1 = 7 − for −90Å < 1 < 90Å. [4]
cos 1

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2 The graph of y = f x is transformed to the graph of y = f 2x − 3.

(a) Describe fully the two single transformations that have been combined to give the resulting
transformation. [3]

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The point P 5, 6 lies on the transformed curve y = f 2x − 3.

(b) State the coordinates of the corresponding point on the original curve y = f x. [2]

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3 The function f is defined as follows:

x+3
f x = for x > 1.
x−1

(a) Find the value of ff 5. [2]

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(b) Find an expression for f −1 x. [3]

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4 A curve is such that = 2
. The curve passes through the point 2, 5 23 .
dx 3x + 2

Find the equation of the curve. [4]

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5 The first, third and fifth terms of an arithmetic progression are 2 cos x, −6 3 sin x and 10 cos x
respectively, where 21 π < x < π.

(a) Find the exact value of x. [3]

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(b) Hence find the exact sum of the first 25 terms of the progression. [3]

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6 The second term of a geometric progression is 54 and the sum to infinity of the progression is 243.
The common ratio is greater than 21 .

Find the tenth term, giving your answer in exact form. [5]

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15 c m P B
Q
A

9 cm

15
cm

In the diagram the lengths of AB and AC are both 15 cm. The point P is the foot of the perpendicular
from C to AB. The length CP = 9 cm. An arc of a circle with centre B passes through C and meets
AB at Q.

(a) Show that angle ABC = 1.25 radians, correct to 3 significant figures. [2]

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(b) Calculate the area of the shaded region which is bounded by the arc CQ and the lines CP and
PQ. [4]

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8 (a) It is given that in the expansion of 4 + 2x 2 − ax5 , the coefficient of x2 is −15.

Find the possible values of a. [4]

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(b) It is given instead that in the expansion of 4 + 2x 2 − ax5 , the coefficient of x2 is k. It is also
given that there is only one value of a which leads to this value of k.

Find the values of k and a. [4]

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9 The volume V m3 of a large circular mound of iron ore of radius r m is modelled by the equation
V= 3 r − 1 3 − 1 for r ≥ 2. Iron ore is added to the mound at a constant rate of 1.5 m3 per second.
2 2

(a) Find the rate at which the radius of the mound is increasing at the instant when the radius is 5.5 m.
[3]

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(b) Find the volume of the mound at the instant when the radius is increasing at 0.1 m per second.
[3]

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10 The function f is defined by f x = x2 + + 2 for x > 0.
x
(a) Given that the curve with equation y = f x has a stationary point when x = 2, find k. [3]

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(b) Determine the nature of the stationary point. [2]

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y
1
y = 12 x + 7
10 − 1
x − 2 3
A 3, 65

x
O 5
2

7 − 1
The diagram shows the line x = 52 , part of the curve y = 12 x + 10 1
and the normal to the curve
x − 2 3

at the point A 3, 65 .

(a) Find the x-coordinate of the point where the normal to the curve meets the x-axis. [5]

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(b) Find the area of the shaded region, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [6]

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y

B
P

A
x
O

The diagram shows the circle with equation x2 + y2 − 6x + 4y − 27 = 0 and the tangent to the circle at
the point P 5, 4.

(a) The tangent to the circle at P meets the x-axis at A and the y-axis at B.

Find the area of triangle OAB, where O is the origin. [5]

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(b) Points Q and R also lie on the circle, such that PQR is an equilateral triangle.

Find the exact area of triangle PQR. [3]

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CANDIDATE
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NUMBER NUMBER
*5896421517*

MATHEMATICS 9709/13
Paper 1 Pure Mathematics 1 October/November 2021

1 hour 50 minutes

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INFORMATION
³ The total mark for this paper is 75.
³ The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 20 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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1 The graph of y = f x is transformed to the graph of y = 3 − f x.

Describe fully, in the correct order, the two transformations that have been combined. [4]

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2 (a) Find the first three terms, in ascending powers of x, in the expansion of 1 + ax6 . [1]

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(b) Given that the coefficient of x2 in the expansion of 1 − 3x 1 + ax6 is −3, find the possible values
of the constant a. [4]

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3 (a) Express 5y2 − 30y + 50 in the form 5 y + a2 + b, where a and b are constants. [2]

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(b) The function f is defined by f x = x5 − 10x3 + 50x for x ∈ >.

Determine whether f is an increasing function, a decreasing function or neither. [3]

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4 The first term of an arithmetic progression is 84 and the common difference is −3.

(a) Find the smallest value of n for which the nth term is negative. [2]

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It is given that the sum of the first 2k terms of this progression is equal to the sum of the first k terms.

(b) Find the value of k. [3]

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B

9 cm

11 cm
X C

In the diagram, X and Y are points on the line AB such that BX = 9 cm and AY = 11 cm. Arc BC is
part of a circle with centre X and radius 9 cm, where CX is perpendicular to AB. Arc AC is part of a
circle with centre Y and radius 11 cm.

(a) Show that angle XYC = 0.9582 radians, correct to 4 significant figures. [1]

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(b) Find the perimeter of ABC. [6]

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y

x
O

y = f x

The diagram shows the graph of y = f x.

(a) On this diagram sketch the graph of y = f −1 x. [1]

x
It is now given that f x = − where −2 < x < 2.
4 − x2

(b) Find an expression for f −1 x. [4]

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The function g is defined by g x = 2x for −a < x < a, where a is a constant.

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(d) Assuming that fg can be formed, find and simplify an expression for fg x. [2]

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tan x + cos x
7 (a) Show that the equation = k, where k is a constant, can be expressed as
tan x − cos x
k + 1 sin2 x + k − 1 sin x − k + 1 = 0. [4]

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tan x + cos x
(b) Hence solve the equation = 4 for 0Å ≤ x ≤ 360Å. [4]
tan x − cos x

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y

1
A 4, 2

5 1
y= 2 − x2

1 B 4, 21
y = x− 2
x
O

− 12 1
The diagram shows the curves with equations y = x and y = 52 − x 2 . The curves intersect at the points

A 14 , 2 and B 4, 21 .

(a) Find the area of the region between the two curves. [6]

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− 12
(b) The normal to the curve y = x at the point 1, 1 intersects the y-axis at the point 0, p.

Find the value of p. [4]

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9 The line y = 2x + 5 intersects the circle with equation x2 + y2 = 20 at A and B.

(a) Find the coordinates of A and B in surd form and hence find the exact length of the chord AB.
[7]

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A straight line through the point 10, 0 with gradient m is a tangent to the circle.

(b) Find the two possible values of m. [5]

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10 A curve has equation y = f x and it is given that

−2
f ′ x = 12 x + k − 1 + k−2 ,

where k is a constant. The curve has a minimum point at x = 2.

(a) Find f ′′ x in terms of k and x, and hence find the set of possible values of k. [3]

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It is now given that k = −3 and the minimum point is at 2, 3 12 .

(b) Find f x. [4]

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CANDIDATE
NAME

CENTRE CANDIDATE
NUMBER NUMBER
*3833777133*

MATHEMATICS 9709/21
Paper 2 Pure Mathematics 2 October/November 2021

1 hour 15 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

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³ The total mark for this paper is 50.
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2 2x
1 Find the exact value of Ó 4e − 2e−x dx. [4]
−1

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(b) Find the coordinates of the point where the two graphs intersect. [3]

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(c) Deduce the solution of the inequality 3x < x − 3. [1]

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y

2.58, 9.00

1.03, 6.36

ln x
O

The variables x and y satisfy the equation ay = kx, where a and k are constants. The graph of y against
ln x is a straight line passing through the points 1.03, 6.36 and 2.58, 9.00, as shown in the diagram.

Find the values of a and k, giving each value correct to 2 significant figures. [5]

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4 The curve with equation y = xe2x + 5e−x has a minimum point M .

(a) Show that the x-coordinate of M satisfies the equation x = 13 ln 5 − 13 ln 1 + 2x. [5]

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(b) Use an iterative formula, based on the equation in part (a), to find the x-coordinate of M correct
to 3 significant figures. Use an initial value of 0.35 and give the result of each iteration to
5 significant figures. [3]

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y

x
O B

The diagram shows the curve with parametric equations

2t − 3
x = ln 2t + 3, y= .
2t + 3
The curve crosses the y-axis at the point A and the x-axis at the point B.

dy 6
(a) Show that = . [4]
dx 2t + 3

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(b) Find the gradient of the curve at A. [2]

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(c) Find the gradient of the curve at B. [2]

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f x = 4x3 + ax2 + 8x + 15 and g x = x2 + bx + 18,

where a and b are constants.

(a) Given that x + 3 is a factor of f x, find the value of a. [2]

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(b) Given that the remainder is 40 when g x is divided by x − 2, find the value of b. [2]

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(c) When a and b have these values, factorise f x − g x completely. [3]

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(d) Hence solve the equation f cosec 1 − g cosec 1 = 0 for 0 < 1 < 2π. [3]

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7 (a) By first expanding cos 21 + 1, show that cos 31 4 cos3 1 − 3 cos 1. [3]

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5 3 5
(b) Find the exact value of 2 cos3 18 π − 2 cos 18 π . [2]

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(c) Find Ó 12 cos3 x − 4 cos3 3x dx. [4]

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MATHEMATICS 9709/22
Paper 2 Pure Mathematics 2 October/November 2021

1 hour 15 minutes

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1 The polynomial p x is defined by

p x = ax3 + bx − 10,

where a and b are constants. It is given that x + 2 is a factor of p x and that the remainder is −55
when p x is divided by x + 3.

(a) Find the values of a and b. [5]

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(b) Hence factorise p x completely. [3]

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2 (a) Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of y = x + 3 and y = 2x − 1. [2]

(b) Solve the equation x + 3 = 2x − 1. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

. .
(c) Find the value of y such that 5 2 + 3 = 2 × 5 2 − 1 . Give your answer correct to 3 significant
1y 1y

figures. [2]

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3 The curve with equation

y = 5x − 2 tan 2x
has exactly one stationary point in the interval 0 ≤ x < 14 π.

Find the coordinates of this stationary point, giving each coordinate correct to 3 significant figures.
[6]

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a+14
Given that Ô dx = ln 2, find the value of the positive constant a.
1
4 [5]
3x
a

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5 A curve has equation x2 + 4x cos 3y = 6.

2, 12 π .
1
Find the exact value of the gradient of the normal to the curve at the point [6]

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6 (a) By sketching a suitable pair of graphs on the same diagram, show that the equation
ln x = 2e−x
has exactly one root. [2]

(b) Verify by calculation that the root lies between 1.5 and 1.6. [2]

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−xn
xn+1 = e2e
converges, then it converges to the root of the equation in part (a). [1]

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(c) Find the smallest positive value of y satisfying the equation

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2 (a) Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of y = 3x and y = x − 3. [2]

(b) Find the coordinates of the point where the two graphs intersect. [3]

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(c) Deduce the solution of the inequality 3x < x − 3. [1]

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3
y

2.58, 9.00

1.03, 6.36

ln x
O

Find the values of a and k, giving each value correct to 2 significant figures. [5]

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4 The curve with equation y = xe2x + 5e−x has a minimum point M .

(a) Show that the x-coordinate of M satisfies the equation x = 13 ln 5 − 13 ln1 + 2x. [5]

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5
y

x
O B

The diagram shows the curve with parametric equations

2t − 3
x = ln2t + 3, y= .
2t + 3
The curve crosses the y-axis at the point A and the x-axis at the point B.

dy 6
(a) Show that = . [4]
dx 2t + 3

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(b) Find the gradient of the curve at A. [2]

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(c) Find the gradient of the curve at B. [2]

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6 The polynomials fx and gx are defined by

fx = 4x3 + ax2 + 8x + 15 and gx = x2 + bx + 18,

where a and b are constants.

(a) Given that x + 3 is a factor of fx, find the value of a. [2]

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(b) Given that the remainder is 40 when gx is divided by x − 2, find the value of b. [2]

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(d) Hence solve the equation fcosec � − gcosec � = 0 for 0 < � < 2π. [3]

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7 (a) By first expanding cos2� + �, show that cos 3� � 4 cos3 � − 3 cos �. [3]

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5 3 5
(b) Find the exact value of 2 cos3 18 π − 2 cos 18 π . [2]

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(c) Find � 12 cos3 x − 4 cos3 3x dx. [4]

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1 Solve the equation 45x − 1 = 5x , giving your answers correct to 3 decimal places. [4]

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2 (a) Express 5 sin x − 3 cos x in the form R sin x − !, where R > 0 and 0 < ! < 12 π. Give the exact
value of R and give ! correct to 2 decimal places. [3]

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(b) Hence state the greatest and least possible values of 5 sin x − 3 cos x2 . [2]

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(a) Find the coordinates of this point. [4]

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Using the substitution u = x, find the exact value of

4
∞
Ô
1
x + 1 x
dx. [6]
3

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5 (a) Show that the equation

cot 21 + cot 1 = 2
can be expressed as a quadratic equation in tan 1. [3]

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(b) Hence solve the equation cot 21 + cot 1 = 2, for 0 < 1 < π, giving your answers correct to 3 decimal
places. [3]

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When a + bx 1 + 4x, where a and b are constants, is expanded in ascending powers of x, the

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coefficients of x and x2 are 3 and −6 respectively.

Find the values of a and b. [6]

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7 (a) Given that y = ln ln x, show that

=
dy 1
. [1]
dx x ln x

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The variables x and t satisfy the differential equation

x ln x + t = 0.
dx
dt
It is given that x = e when t = 2.

(b) Solve the differential equation obtaining an expression for x in terms of t, simplifying your
answer. [7]

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a
The constant a is such that Ô dx = 6.
ln x
8
x
1
A @
(a) Show that a = exp + 2 .
1
[5]
a

[exp x is an alternative notation for ex .]

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(b) Verify by calculation that a lies between 9 and 11. [2]

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(c) Use an iterative formula based on the equation in part (a) to determine a correct to 2 decimal
places. Give the result of each iteration to 4 decimal places. [3]

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9 Two lines l and m have equations r = 3i + 2j + 5k + s 4i − j + 3k and r = i − j − 2k + t −i + 2j + 2k

respectively.

(a) Show that l and m are perpendicular. [2]

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(b) Show that l and m intersect and state the position vector of the point of intersection. [5]

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10 The complex number 1 + 2i is denoted by u. The polynomial 2x3 + ax2 + 4x + b, where a and b are
real constants, is denoted by p x. It is given that u is a root of the equation p x = 0.

(a) Find the values of a and b. [4]

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(b) State a second complex root of this equation. [1]

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(c) Find the real factors of p x. [2]

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(d) (i) On a sketch of an Argand diagram, shade the region whose points represent complex
numbers z satisfying the inequalities z − u ≤ 5 and arg z ≤ 4 π.
1 [4]

(ii) Find the least value of Im z for points in the shaded region. Give your answer in an exact
form. [1]

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ln a
1 Find the value of x for which 3 21−x = 7x . Give your answer in the form , where a and b are
ln b
integers. [4]

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2 Solve the inequality 3x − a > 2 x + 2a , where a is a positive constant. [4]

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3 (a) Given the complex numbers u = a + ib and w = c + id , where a, b, c and d are real, prove that
u + w* = u* + w*. [2]

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(b) Solve the equation z + 2 + i* + 2 + iz = 0, giving your answer in the form x + iy where x and
y are real. [4]

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4x2 − 13x + 13
4 Express in partial fractions. [5]
2x − 1 x − 3

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5 (a) On a sketch of an Argand diagram, shade the region whose points represent complex numbers z
satisfying the inequalities z − 3 − 2i ≤ 1 and Im z ≥ 2. [4]

(b) Find the greatest value of arg z for points in the shaded region, giving your answer in degrees.
[3]

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6 (a) Using the expansions of sin 3x + 2x and sin 3x − 2x, show that
1
2
sin 5x + sin x sin 3x cos 2x. [3]

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1π

(b) Hence show that Ó sin 3x cos 2x dx = 15 3 − 2.
4
[3]
0

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7 The variables x and y satisfy the differential equation

dy
e2x = 4xy2 ,
dx
and it is given that y = 1 when x = 0.

Solve the differential equation, obtaining an expression for y in terms of x. [7]

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8 (a) By first expanding cos2 1 + sin2 1 , show that

cos4 1 + sin4 1 1 − 12 sin2 21. [3]

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(b) Hence solve the equation

cos4 1 + sin4 1 = 59 ,
for 0Å < 1 < 180Å. [4]

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9 The equation of a curve is ye2x − y2 ex = 2.

dy 2yex − y2
(a) Show that = . [4]
dx 2y − ex

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(b) Find the exact coordinates of the point on the curve where the tangent is parallel to the y-axis.
[4]

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` a
−−¿ 1
10 With respect to the origin O, the position vectors of the points A and B are given by OA = 2 and
` a −1
−−¿ 0
OB = 3 .
1

(a) Find a vector equation for the line l through A and B. [3]

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−−¿ −−¿
(b) The point C lies on l and is such that AC = 3AB.

Find the position vector of C. [2]

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(c) Find the possible position vectors of the point P on l such that OP = 14. [5]

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11 The equation of a curve is y = tan x, for 0 ≤ x < 12 π.

dy dy
(a) Express in terms of tan x, and verify that = 1 when x = 14 π. [4]
dx dx

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dy
The value of is also 1 at another point on the curve where x = a, as shown in the diagram.
dx

x
O a 1 1
4π 2π

(b) Show that t3 + t2 + 3t − 1 = 0, where t = tan a. [4]

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(c) Use the iterative formula

!
an+1 = tan−1 1
3
1 − tan2 an − tan3 an

to determine a correct to 2 decimal places, giving the result of each iteration to 4 decimal places.
[3]

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1 Find the quotient and remainder when 2x4 + 1 is divided by x2 − x + 2. [3]

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2 (a) Sketch the graph of y = 2x − 3. [1]

(b) Solve the inequality 2x − 3 < 3x + 2. [3]

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3 Solve the equation 4x−2 = 4x − 42 , giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places. [4]

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5
π
4 Find the exact value of Ó x sin 12 x dx. [5]
1π
3

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5 Solve the equation sin 1 = 3 cos 21 + 2, for 0Å ≤ 1 ≤ 360Å. [5]

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6 (a) By first expanding cos x − 60Å, show that the expression

2 cos x − 60Å + cos x
can be written in the form R cos x − !, where R > 0 and 0Å < ! < 90Å. Give the exact value of R
and the value of ! correct to 2 decimal places. [5]

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(b) Hence find the value of x in the interval 0Å < x < 360Å for which 2 cos x − 60Å + cos x takes its
least possible value. [2]

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7 The equation of a curve is ln x + y = x − 2y.

dy x+y−1
(a) Show that = . [4]
dx 2 x + y + 1

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D

k
C
j B

O M
i
A

In the diagram, OABCD is a pyramid with vertex D. The horizontal base OABC is a square of side
4 units. The edge OD is vertical and OD = 4 units. The unit vectors i, j and k are parallel to OA, OC
and OD respectively.

The midpoint of AB is M and the point N on CD is such that DN = 3NC.

(a) Find a vector equation for the line through M and N . [5]

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(b) Show that the length of the perpendicular from O to MN is 31 82. [4]

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9 Let f x = .
9 − x x

(a) Find the x-coordinate of the stationary point of the curve with equation y = f x. [4]

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(b) Using the substitution u = x, show that Ó f x dx = 13 ln 5. [6]
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10 A large plantation of area 20 km2 is becoming infected with a plant disease. At time t years the area
infected is x km2 and the rate of increase of x is proportional to the ratio of the area infected to the
area not yet infected.

dx
When t = 0, x = 1 and = 1.
dt

(a) Show that x and t satisfy the differential equation

dx 19x
= . [2]
dt 20 − x

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(b) Solve the differential equation and show that when t = 1 the value of x satisfies the equation
x = e0.9+0.05x . [5]

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(c) Use an iterative formula based on the equation in part (b), with an initial value of 2, to determine
x correct to 2 decimal places. Give the result of each iteration to 4 decimal places. [3]

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(d) Calculate the value of t at which the entire plantation becomes infected. [1]

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11 The complex number − 3 + i is denoted by u.

(a) Express u in the form r ei1 , where r > 0 and −π < 1 ≤ π, giving the exact values of r and 1. [2]

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(b) Hence show that u6 is real and state its value. [2]

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(c) (i) On a sketch of an Argand diagram, shade the region whose points represent complex
numbers z satisfying the inequalities 0 ≤ arg z − u ≤ 14 π and Re z ≤ 2. [4]

(ii) Find the greatest value of z for points in the shaded region. Give your answer correct to
3 significant figures. [2]

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MATHEMATICS 9709/41
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1 A bus moves from rest with constant acceleration for 12 s. It then moves with constant speed for 30 s
before decelerating uniformly to rest in a further 6 s. The total distance travelled is 585 m.

(a) Find the constant speed of the bus. [2]

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(b) Find the magnitude of the deceleration. [1]

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2 Two small smooth spheres A and B, of equal radii and of masses km kg and m kg respectively, where
k > 1, are free to move on a smooth horizontal plane. A is moving towards B with speed 6 m s−1
and B is moving towards A with speed 2 m s−1 . After the collision A and B coalesce and move with
speed 4 m s−1 .

(a) Find k. [3]

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(b) Find, in terms of m, the loss of kinetic energy due to the collision. [2]

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24 N

!
1 PN
20 N
!

36 N

Coplanar forces of magnitudes 24 N, P N, 20 N and 36 N act at a point in the directions shown in the
diagram. The system is in equilibrium.

Given that sin ! = 35 , find the values of P and 1. [6]

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4 A particle of mass 12 kg is stationary on a rough plane inclined at an angle of 25Å to the horizontal.
A force of magnitude P N acting parallel to a line of greatest slope of the plane is used to prevent the
particle sliding down the plane. The coefficient of friction between the particle and the plane is 0.35.

(a) Draw a sketch showing the forces acting on the particle. [1]

(b) Find the least possible value of P. [5]

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5 A car of mass 1600 kg travels at constant speed 20 m s−1 up a straight road inclined at an angle of
sin−1 0.12 to the horizontal.

(a) Find the change in potential energy of the car in 30 s. [3]

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(b) Given that the total work done by the engine of the car in this time is 1960 kJ, find the constant
force resisting the motion. [3]

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(d) Given that this power is suddenly decreased by 15%, find the instantaneous deceleration of the
car. [3]

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6 A particle P moves in a straight line starting from a point O and comes to rest 14 s later. At time t s
after leaving O, the velocity v m s−1 of P is given by
v = pt2 − qt 0 ≤ t ≤ 6,
v = 63 − 4.5t 6 ≤ t ≤ 14,
where p and q are positive constants.

The acceleration of P is zero when t = 2.

(a) Given that there are no instantaneous changes in velocity, find p and q. [3]

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A 2 kg
3 kg

B 0.45 m
18Å

Two particles A and B of masses 2 kg and 3 kg respectively are connected by a light inextensible
string. Particle B is on a smooth fixed plane which is at an angle of 18Å to horizontal ground. The
string passes over a fixed smooth pulley at the top of the plane. Particle A hangs vertically below the
pulley and is 0.45 m above the ground (see diagram). The system is released from rest with the string
taut. When A reaches the ground, the string breaks.

Find the total distance travelled by B before coming to instantaneous rest. You may assume that B
does not reach the pulley. [8]

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1
v (m s−1 )

0 t (s)
0 5 25 30 T 50 60

The diagram shows a velocity-time graph which models the motion of a car. The graph consists of
six straight line segments. The car accelerates from rest to a speed of 20 m s−1 over a period of 5 s,
and then travels at this speed for a further 20 s. The car then decelerates to a speed of 6 m s−1 over a
period of 5 s. This speed is maintained for a further T − 30 s. The car then accelerates again to a
speed of 20 m s−1 over a period of 50 − T s, before decelerating to rest over a period of 10 s.

(a) Given that during the two stages of the motion when the car is accelerating, the accelerations are
equal, find the value of T . [2]

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(b) Find the total distance travelled by the car during the motion. [2]

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2 A van of mass 3600 kg is towing a trailer of mass 1200 kg along a straight horizontal road using a
light horizontal rope. There are resistance forces of 700 N on the van and 300 N on the trailer.

(a) The driving force exerted by the van is 2500 N.

Find the tension in the rope. [4]

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The driving force is now removed and the van driver applies a braking force which acts only on the
van. The resistance forces remain unchanged.

(b) Find the least possible value of the braking force which will cause the rope to become slack. [2]

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A C

1.8 m

The diagram shows a semi-circular track ABC of radius 1.8 m which is fixed in a vertical plane. The
points A and C are at the same horizontal level and the point B is at the bottom of the track. The
section AB is smooth and the section BC is rough. A small block is released from rest at A.

(a) Show that the speed of the block at B is 6 m s−1 . [2]

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The block comes to instantaneous rest for the first time at a height of 1.2 m above the level of B. The
work done against the resistance force during the motion of the block from B to this point is 4.5 J.

(b) Find the mass of the block. [3]

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4 A cyclist starts from rest at a point A and travels along a straight road AB, coming to rest at B. The
displacement of the cyclist from A at time t s after the start is s m, where

s = 0.004 75t2 − t3 .

(a) Show that the distance AB is 250 m. [4]

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(b) Find the maximum velocity of the cyclist. [3]

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5 A railway engine of mass 75 000 kg is moving up a straight hill inclined at an angle ! to the horizontal,
where sin ! = 0.01. The engine is travelling at a constant speed of 30 m s−1 . The engine is working
at 960 kW. There is a constant force resisting the motion of the engine.

(a) Find the resistance force. [3]

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The engine comes to a section of track which is horizontal. At the start of the section the engine is
travelling at 30 m s−1 and the power of the engine is now reduced to 900 kW. The resistance to motion
is no longer constant, but in the next 60 s the work done against the resistance force is 46 500 kJ.

(b) Find the speed of the engine at the end of the 60 s. [4]

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XN
5 kg
60Å

A block of mass 5 kg is held in equilibrium near a vertical wall by two light strings and a horizontal
force of magnitude X N, as shown in the diagram. The two strings are both inclined at 60Å to the
vertical.

(a) Given that X = 100, find the tension in the lower string. [4]

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P
m kg

6.4
m
Q
2m kg

Particles P and Q have masses m kg and 2m kg respectively. The particles are initially held at rest
6.4 m apart on the same line of greatest slope of a rough plane inclined at an angle ! to the horizontal,
where sin ! = 0.8 (see diagram). Particle P is released from rest and slides down the line of greatest
slope. Simultaneously, particle Q is projected up the same line of greatest slope at a speed of 10 m s−1 .
The coefficient of friction between each particle and the plane is 0.6.

(a) Show that the acceleration of Q up the plane is −11.6 m s−2 . [4]

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(b) Find the time for which the particles are in motion before they collide. [5]

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(c) The particles coalesce on impact.

Find the speed of the combined particle immediately after the impact. [4]

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A metal post is driven vertically into the ground by dropping a heavy object onto it from above. The
mass of the object is 120 kg and the mass of the post is 40 kg (see diagram). The object hits the post
with speed 8 m s−1 and remains in contact with it after the impact.

(a) Calculate the speed with which the combined post and object moves immediately after the impact.
[2]

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(b) There is a constant force resisting the motion of magnitude 4800 N.

Calculate the distance the post is driven into the ground. [3]

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angles of 60Å and 45Å above the horizontal.

(a) Draw a diagram showing the forces acting on the particle. [1]

(b) Find the tensions in the strings. [6]

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3 A ball of mass 1.6 kg is released from rest at a point 5 m above horizontal ground. When the ball hits
the ground it instantaneously loses 8 J of kinetic energy and starts to move upwards.

(a) Use an energy method to find the greatest height that the ball reaches after hitting the ground.
[3]

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(b) Find the total time taken, from the initial release of the ball until it reaches this greatest height.
[3]

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4 A car of mass 1400 kg is moving on a straight road against a constant force of 1250 N resisting the
motion.

(a) The car moves along a horizontal section of the road at a constant speed of 36 m s−1 .
(i) Calculate the work done against the resisting force during the first 8 seconds. [2]

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(ii) Calculate, in kW, the power developed by the engine of the car. [2]

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(iii) Given that this power is suddenly increased by 12 kW, find the instantaneous acceleration
of the car. [3]

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(b) The car now travels at a constant speed of 32 m s−1 up a section of the road inclined at 1Å to the
horizontal, with the engine working at 64 kW.

Find the value of 1. [2]

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5 A particle P moves in a straight line, starting from rest at a point O on the line. At time t s after
leaving O the acceleration of P is k 16 − t2 m s−2 , where k is a positive constant, and the displacement
from O is s m. The velocity of P is 8 m s−1 when t = 4.

1 t 2 96 − t2 .
(a) Show that s = 64 [5]

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(c) Find the maximum displacement of the particle from O. [3]

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The diagram shows a particle of mass 5 kg on a rough horizontal table, and two light inextensible
strings attached to it passing over smooth pulleys fixed at the edges of the table. Particles of masses
4 kg and 6 kg hang freely at the ends of the strings. The particle of mass 6 kg is 0.5 m above the
ground. The system is in limiting equilibrium.

(a) Show that the coefficient of friction between the 5 kg particle and the table is 0.4. [2]

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The 6 kg particle is now replaced by a particle of mass 8 kg and the system is released from rest.

(b) Find the acceleration of the 4 kg particle and the tensions in the strings. [5]

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Find the time that elapses after the 8 kg particle hits the ground before the other two particles
come to instantaneous rest. (You may assume this occurs before either particle reaches a pulley.)
[5]

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1 Two fair coins are thrown at the same time. The random variable X is the number of throws of the
two coins required to obtain two tails at the same time.

(a) Find the probability that two tails are obtained for the first time on the 7th throw. [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Find the probability that it takes more than 9 throws to obtain two tails for the first time. [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

2 A summary of 40 values of x gives the following information:

Σ x − k = 520, Σ x − k2 = 9640,

where k is a constant.

(a) Given that the mean of these 40 values of x is 34, find the value of k. [2]

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(b) Find the variance of these 40 values of x. [2]

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3 For her bedtime drink, Suki has either chocolate, tea or milk with probabilities 0.45, 0.35 and 0.2
respectively. When she has chocolate, the probability that she has a biscuit is 0.3. When she has tea,
the probability that she has a biscuit is 0.6. When she has milk, she never has a biscuit.

Find the probability that Suki has tea given that she does not have a biscuit. [5]

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4 A fair spinner has edges numbered 0, 1, 2, 2. Another fair spinner has edges numbered −1, 0, 1. Each
spinner is spun. The number on the edge on which a spinner comes to rest is noted. The random
variable X is the sum of the numbers for the two spinners.

(a) Draw up the probability distribution table for X . [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Find Var X . [3]

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5 Raman and Sanjay are members of a quiz team which has 9 members in total. Two photographs of
the quiz team are to be taken.

For the first photograph, the 9 members will stand in a line.

(a) How many different arrangements of the 9 members are possible in which Raman will be at the
centre of the line? [1]

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(b) How many different arrangements of the 9 members are possible in which Raman and Sanjay are
not next to each other? [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

For the second photograph, the members will stand in two rows, with 5 in the back row and 4 in the
front row.

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(d) For a random division into a group of 5 and a group of 4, find the probability that Raman and
Sanjay are in the same group as each other. [4]

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6 The weights, in kg, of 15 rugby players in the Rebels club and 15 soccer players in the Sharks club
are shown below.

Rebels 75 78 79 80 82 82 83 84 85 86 89 93 95 99 102
Sharks 66 68 71 72 74 75 75 76 78 83 83 84 85 86 92

(a) Represent the data by drawing a back-to-back stem-and-leaf diagram with Rebels on the left-hand
side of the diagram. [4]

(b) Find the median and the interquartile range for the Rebels. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

A box-and-whisker plot for the Sharks is shown below.

Sharks

60 70 80 90 100 110

Weight (kg)

(d) Make one comparison between the weights of the players in the Rebels club and the weights of
the players in the Sharks club. [1]

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7 The times, in minutes, that Karli spends each day on social media are normally distributed with
mean 125 and standard deviation 24.

(a) (i) On how many days of the year (365 days) would you expect Karli to spend more than
142 minutes on social media? [5]

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(ii) Find the probability that Karli spends more than 142 minutes on social media on fewer than
2 of 10 randomly chosen days. [3]

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(b) On 90% of days, Karli spends more than t minutes on social media.

Find the value of t. [3]

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1 Each of the 180 students at a college plays exactly one of the piano, the guitar and the drums. The
numbers of male and female students who play the piano, the guitar and the drums are given in the
following table.

Piano Guitar Drums

Male 25 44 11
Female 42 38 20

A student at the college is chosen at random.

(a) Find the probability that the student plays the guitar. [1]

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(b) Find the probability that the student is male given that the student plays the drums. [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

(c) Determine whether the events ‘the student plays the guitar’ and ‘the student is female’ are
independent, justifying your answer. [2]

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2 A group of 6 people is to be chosen from 4 men and 11 women.

(a) In how many different ways can a group of 6 be chosen if it must contain exactly 1 man? [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

Two of the 11 women are sisters Jane and Kate.

(b) In how many different ways can a group of 6 be chosen if Jane and Kate cannot both be in the
group? [3]

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3 A bag contains 5 yellow and 4 green marbles. Three marbles are selected at random from the bag,
without replacement.

5.
(a) Show that the probability that exactly one of the marbles is yellow is 14 [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

The random variable X is the number of yellow marbles selected.

(b) Draw up the probability distribution table for X . [3]

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(c) Find E X . [1]

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4 (a) In how many different ways can the 9 letters of the word TELESCOPE be arranged? [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) In how many different ways can the 9 letters of the word TELESCOPE be arranged so that there
are exactly two letters between the T and the C? [4]

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5 In a certain region, the probability that any given day in October is wet is 0.16, independently of other
days.

(a) Find the probability that, in a 10-day period in October, fewer than 3 days will be wet. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Find the probability that the first wet day in October is 8 October. [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

(c) For 4 randomly chosen years, find the probability that in exactly 1 of these years the first wet day
in October is 8 October. [2]

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6 The times taken, in minutes, to complete a particular task by employees at a large company are
normally distributed with mean 32.2 and standard deviation 9.6.

(a) Find the probability that a randomly chosen employee takes more than 28.6 minutes to complete
the task. [3]

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(b) 20% of employees take longer than t minutes to complete the task.

Find the value of t. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

(c) Find the probability that the time taken to complete the task by a randomly chosen employee
differs from the mean by less than 15.0 minutes. [4]

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7 The distances, x m, travelled to school by 140 children were recorded. The results are summarised in
the table below.

Distance, x m x ≤ 200 x ≤ 300 x ≤ 500 x ≤ 900 x ≤ 1200 x ≤ 1600

Cumulative frequency 16 46 88 122 134 140

(a) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph to represent these results. [2]

(b) Use your graph to estimate the interquartile range of the distances. [2]

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1 The 26 members of the local sports club include Mr and Mrs Khan and their son Abad. The club is
holding a party to celebrate Abad’s birthday, but there is only room for 20 people to attend.

In how many ways can the 20 people be chosen from the 26 members of the club, given that Mr and
Mrs Khan and Abad must be included? [2]

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2 Lakeview and Riverside are two schools. The pupils at both schools took part in a competition to see
how far they could throw a ball. The distances thrown, to the nearest metre, by 11 pupils from each
school are shown in the following table.

Lakeview 10 14 19 22 26 27 28 30 32 33 41
Riverside 23 36 21 18 37 25 18 20 24 30 25

(a) Draw a back-to-back stem-and-leaf diagram to represent this information, with Lakeview on the
left-hand side. [4]

(b) Find the interquartile range of the distances thrown by the 11 pupils at Lakeview school. [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

3 The times taken, in minutes, by 360 employees at a large company to travel from home to work are
summarised in the following table.

Time, t minutes 0≤t<5 5 ≤ t < 10 10 ≤ t < 20 20 ≤ t < 30 30 ≤ t < 50

Frequency 23 102 135 76 24

(a) Draw a histogram to represent this information. [4]

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(b) Calculate an estimate of the mean time taken by an employee to travel to work. [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

4 Raj wants to improve his fitness, so every day he goes for a run. The times, in minutes, of his runs
have a normal distribution with mean 41.2 and standard deviation 3.6.

(a) Find the probability that on a randomly chosen day Raj runs for more than 43.2 minutes. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Find an estimate for the number of days in a year (365 days) on which Raj runs for
less than 43.2 minutes. [2]

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(c) On 95% of days, Raj runs for more than t minutes.

Find the value of t. [3]

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5 A security code consists of 2 letters followed by a 4-digit number. The letters are chosen from
{A, B, C, D, E} and the digits are chosen from {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}. No letter or digit may appear more
than once. An example of a code is BE3216.

(a) How many different codes can be formed? [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Find the number of different codes that include the letter A or the digit 5 or both. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

A security code is formed at random.

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6 In a game, Jim throws three darts at a board. This is called a ‘turn’. The centre of the board is called
the bull’s-eye.

The random variable X is the number of darts in a turn that hit the bull’s-eye. The probability
distribution of X is given in the following table.

x 0 1 2 3
P X = x 0.6 p q 0.05

It is given that E X = 0.55.

(a) Find the values of p and q. [4]

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(b) Find Var X . [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

Jim is practising for a competition and he repeatedly throws three darts at the board.

........................................................................................................................................................

(d) Find the probability that Jim first succeeds in hitting the bull’s-eye with all three darts on his 9th
turn. [1]

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7 Box A contains 6 red balls and 4 blue balls. Box B contains x red balls and 9 blue balls. A ball is
chosen at random from box A and placed in box B. A ball is then chosen at random from box B.

(a) Complete the tree diagram below, giving the remaining four probabilities in terms of x. [3]

Box A Box B

Red

Red
6
10
Blue

Red
4
10
Blue

Blue

4
(b) Show that the probability that both balls chosen are blue is . [2]
x + 10

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It is given that the probability that both balls chosen are blue is 61 .

(c) Find the probability, correct to 3 significant figures, that the ball chosen from box A is red given
that the ball chosen from box B is red. [5]

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1 It is known that the height H , in metres, of trees of a certain kind has the distribution N 12.5, 10.24.
A scientist takes a random sample of 25 trees of this kind and finds the sample mean, H , of the heights.

(a) State the distribution of H , giving the values of any parameters. [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Find P 12 < H < 13. [3]

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2 The number of enquiries received per day at a customer service desk has a Poisson distribution with
mean 45.2. If more than 60 enquiries are received in a day, the customer service desk cannot deal
with them all.

Use a suitable approximating distribution to find the probability that, on a randomly chosen day, the
customer service desk cannot deal with all the enquiries that are received. [4]

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3 A random sample of 75 students at a large college was selected for a survey. 15 of these students
said that they owned a car. From this result an approximate !% confidence interval for the proportion
of all students at the college who own a car was calculated. The width of this interval was found to
be 0.162.

Calculate the value of ! correct to 2 significant figures. [5]

................................................................................................................................................................

4 A random variable X has probability density function given by

T 1
9 − x2 0 ≤ x ≤ 3,
f x = 18
0 otherwise.

(a) Find P X < 1.2. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Find E X . [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

The median of X is m.

(c) Show that m3 − 27m + 27 = 0. [3]

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5 (a) The proportion of people having a particular medical condition is 1 in 100 000. A random sample
of 2500 people is obtained. The number of people in the sample having the condition is denoted
by X .
(i) State, with a justification, a suitable approximating distribution for X , giving the values of
any parameters. [2]

................................................................................................................................................

(ii) Use the approximating distribution to calculate P X > 0. [2]

................................................................................................................................................

(b) The percentage of people having a different medical condition is thought to be 30%. A researcher
suspects that the true percentage is less than 30%. In a medical trial a random sample of 28 people
was selected and 4 people were found to have this condition.

Use a binomial distribution to test the researcher’s suspicion at the 2% significance level. [5]

........................................................................................................................................................

6 The random variable T denotes the time, in seconds, for 100 m races run by Tania. T is normally
distributed with mean - and variance 32 . A random sample of 40 races run by Tania gave the following
results.
n = 40 Σ t = 560 Σ t2 = 7850

(a) Calculate unbiased estimates of - and 32 . [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

The random variable S denotes the time, in seconds, for 100 m races run by Suki. S has the independent
distribution N 14.2, 0.3.

(b) Using your answers to part (a), find the probability that, in a randomly chosen 100 m race, Suki’s
time will be at least 0.1 s more than Tania’s time. [5]

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7 The masses, in grams, of apples from a certain farm have mean - and standard deviation 5.2. The
farmer says that the value of - is 64.6. A quality control inspector claims that the value of - is actually
less than 64.6. In order to test his claim he chooses a random sample of 100 apples from the farm.

(a) The mean mass of the 100 apples is found to be 63.5 g.

Carry out the test at the 2.5% significance level. [5]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Later another test of the same hypotheses at the 2.5% significance level, with another random
sample of 100 apples from the same farm, is carried out.

Given that the value of - is in fact 62.7, calculate the probability of a Type II error. [5]

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1 The mass, in kilograms, of a block of cheese sold in a supermarket is denoted by the random variable M .
The masses of a random sample of 40 blocks are summarised as follows.

n = 40 Σ m = 20.50 Σ m2 = 10.7280

(a) Calculate unbiased estimates of the population mean and variance of M . [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) The price, $P, of a block of cheese of mass M kg is found using the formula P = 11M + 0.50.

Find estimates of the population mean and variance of P. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

2 Andy and Jessica are doing a survey about musical preferences. They plan to choose a representative
sample of six students from the 256 students at their college.

(a) Andy suggests that they go to the music building during the lunch hour and choose six students
at random from the students who are there.

Give a reason why this method is unsatisfactory. [1]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Jessica decides to use another method. She numbers all the students in the college from 1 to 256.
Then she uses her calculator and generates the following random numbers.
204393 162007 204028 587119 207395

From these numbers, she obtains six student numbers. The first three of her student numbers are
204, 162 and 7.

Continue Jessica’s method to obtain the next three student numbers. [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

3 The probability that a certain spinner lands on red on any spin is p. The spinner is spun 140 times
and it lands on red 35 times.

(a) Find an approximate 96% confidence interval for p. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

From three further experiments, Jack finds a 90% confidence interval, a 95% confidence interval and
a 99% confidence interval for p.

(b) Find the probability that exactly two of these confidence intervals contain the true value of p.
[3]

........................................................................................................................................................

4 A certain kind of firework is supposed to last for 30 seconds, on average, after it is lit. An inspector
suspects that the fireworks actually last a shorter time than this, on average. He takes a random sample
of 100 fireworks of this kind. Each firework in the sample is lit and the time it lasts is noted.

(a) Give a reason why it is necessary to take a sample rather than testing all the fireworks of this
kind. [1]

........................................................................................................................................................

It is given that the population standard deviation of the times that fireworks of this kind last is 5 seconds.

(b) The mean time lasted by the 100 fireworks in the sample is found to be 29 seconds.

Test the inspector’s suspicion at the 1% significance level. [5]

........................................................................................................................................................

5 In a certain large document, typing errors occur at random and at a constant mean rate of 0.2 per page.

(a) Find the probability that there are fewer than 3 typing errors in 10 randomly chosen pages. [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Use an approximating distribution to find the probability that there are more than 50 typing errors
in 200 randomly chosen pages. [4]

........................................................................................................................................................

In the same document, formatting errors occur at random and at a constant mean rate of 0.3 per page.

(c) Find the probability that the total number of typing and formatting errors in 20 randomly chosen
pages is between 8 and 11 inclusive. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

6 A machine is supposed to produce random digits. Bob thinks that the machine is not fair and that
1 . In order to test his suspicion he notes the
the probability of it producing the digit 0 is less than 10
number of times the digit 0 occurs in 30 digits produced by the machine. He carries out a test at the
10% significance level.

(a) State suitable null and alternative hypotheses. [1]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Find the rejection region for the test. [4]

........................................................................................................................................................

(c) State the probability of a Type I error. [1]

........................................................................................................................................................

It is now given that the machine actually produces a 0 once in every 40 digits, on average.

(d) Find the probability of a Type II error. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

(e) Explain the meaning of a Type II error in this context. [1]

........................................................................................................................................................

7 (a) The probability density function of the random variable X is given by

T
kx 4 − x 0 ≤ x ≤ 2,
f x =
0 otherwise,
where k is a constant.
3.
(i) Show that k = 16 [3]

................................................................................................................................................

(ii) Find E X . [3]

................................................................................................................................................

(b) The random variable Y has the following properties.

• Y takes values between 0 and 5 only.
• The probability density function of Y is symmetrical.

Given that P Y < a = 0.2, find P 2.5 < Y < 5 − a illustrating your method with a sketch on the
axes provided. [3]

y
0 5

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MATHEMATICS 9709/63
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1 hour 15 minutes

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³ The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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(a) State the distribution of H , giving the values of any parameters. [2]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Find P 12 < H < 13. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

Use a suitable approximating distribution to find the probability that, on a randomly chosen day, the
customer service desk cannot deal with all the enquiries that are received. [4]

................................................................................................................................................................

Calculate the value of ! correct to 2 significant figures. [5]

................................................................................................................................................................

4 A random variable X has probability density function given by

T 1
9 − x2 0 ≤ x ≤ 3,
f x = 18
0 otherwise.

(a) Find P X < 1.2. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Find E X . [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

The median of X is m.

(c) Show that m3 − 27m + 27 = 0. [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................................

(ii) Use the approximating distribution to calculate P X > 0. [2]

................................................................................................................................................

Use a binomial distribution to test the researcher’s suspicion at the 2% significance level. [5]

........................................................................................................................................................

(a) Calculate unbiased estimates of - and 32 . [3]

........................................................................................................................................................

The random variable S denotes the time, in seconds, for 100 m races run by Suki. S has the independent
distribution N 14.2, 0.3.

(b) Using your answers to part (a), find the probability that, in a randomly chosen 100 m race, Suki’s
time will be at least 0.1 s more than Tania’s time. [5]

........................................................................................................................................................

(a) The mean mass of the 100 apples is found to be 63.5 g.

Carry out the test at the 2.5% significance level. [5]

........................................................................................................................................................

(b) Later another test of the same hypotheses at the 2.5% significance level, with another random
sample of 100 apples from the same farm, is carried out.

Given that the value of - is in fact 62.7, calculate the probability of a Type II error. [5]

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