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1. g(x) = 3x3 – 20x2 + (k + 17) x + k
where k is a constant.
Given that (x – 3) is a factor of g(x), find the value of k.
(3)
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)
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2. (a) Find, in ascending powers of x, the first four terms of the binomial expansion of

1
(1 − 9x ) 2
giving each term in simplest form.
(3)
2
(b) Give a reason why x = – should not be used in the expansion to find an
9
approximation to 3
(1)
(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)
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1  3
3. f ( x) = x + tan  x   x
2  2
Given that the equation f(x) = 0 has a single root α
(a) show that α lies in the interval [3.6, 3.7]
(2)
(b) Find f ′(x)
(2)
(c) Using 3.7 as a first approximation for α, apply the Newton–Raphson method once to
obtain a second approximation for α. Give your answer to 3 decimal places.
(2)
(Total for Question 3 is 6 marks)
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dy
4. Given that y = x2, use differentiation from first principles to show that = 2x
dx
(3)
(Total for Question 4 is 3 marks)
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5. The function f is defined by

2x − 3
f ( x) = x
x2 + 4
(a) Show that

ax 2 + bx + c
f ( x) =
(x + 4)
2 2

where a, b and c are constants to be found.

(3)
(b) Hence, using algebra, find the values of x for which f is decreasing.
You must show each step in your working.
(3)
(Total for Question 5 is 6 marks)
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6.

Figure 1 shows a sketch of the graph with equation

y =3 x−2 +5

The vertex of the graph is at the point P, shown in Figure 1.

(a) Find the coordinates of P.
(2)
(b) Solve the equation

16 – 4x = 3 x − 2 + 5
(2)
A line l has equation y = kx + 4 where k is a constant.
Given that l intersects y = y = 3 x − 2 + 5 at 2 distinct points,

(c) find the range of values of k.

(2)
(Total for Question 6 is 6 marks)
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7.

Figure 2 shows a cylindrical tank of height 1.5 m.

Initially the tank is full of water.
The water starts to leak from a small hole, at a point L, in the side of the tank.
While the tank is leaking, the depth, H metres, of the water in the tank is modelled by
the differential equation
dH
= −0.12e−0.2t
dt
where t hours is the time after the leak starts.
Using the model,
(a) show that
H = Ae −0.2t + B

where A and B are constants to be found,

(3)
(b) find the time taken for the depth of the water to decrease to 1.2 m. Give your answer
in hours and minutes, to the nearest minute.
(3)
In the long term, the water level in the tank falls to the same height as the hole.
(c) Find, according to the model, the height of the hole from the bottom of the tank.
(2)

(Total for Question 7 is 8 marks)

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8. The functions f and g are defined by

f ( x) = 4 − 3 x 2 x
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g( x) = x , x 
2x − 9 2
(a) Find fg(2)
(2)
(b) Find g–1
(3)
(c) (i) Find gf(x), giving your answer as a simplified fraction.
(ii) Deduce the range of gf(x).
(3)
The function h is defined by

h(x) = 2x2 – 6x + k x∈ℝ

where k is a constant.
(d) Find the range of values of k for which the equation
f(x) = h(x)
has no real solutions.
(3)
(Total for Question 8 is 11 marks)
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9. The first 3 terms of a geometric sequence are

34k –5 97 –2k 32(k –1)

where k is a constant.
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(a) Using algebra and making your reasoning clear, prove that k =
2

(3)
(b) Hence find the sum to infinity of the geometric sequence.
(3)
(Total for Question 9 is 6 marks)
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10.

In this question you must show all stages of your working.

Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation

5
y = 8x – x 2 x≥0

The curve crosses the x‑axis at the point A.

(a) Verify that the x coordinate of A is 4
(1)
The line l1 is the tangent to the curve at A.
(b) Use calculus to show that an equation of line l1 is

12x + y = 48
(3)
The line l2 has equation y = 8x
The region R, shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by the curve, the line l1 and
the line l2
(c) Use algebraic integration to find the exact area of R.
(5)
(Total for Question 10 is 9 marks)
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Figure 4 shows the design of a badge.

The shape ABCOA is a semicircle with centre O and diameter 10 cm.
OB is the arc of a circle with centre A and radius 5 cm.
The region R, shown shaded in Figure 4, is bounded by the arc OB, the arc BC and the
line OC.
Find the exact area of R.
Give your answer in the form (a 3 + bπ ) cm2, where a and b are rational numbers.
(4)
(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)
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12. (a) Express 140 cos θ – 480 sin θ in the form K cos(θ + α)
where K > 0 and 0 < α < 90°
State the value of K and give the value of α, in degrees, to 2 decimal places.
(3)
A scientist studies the number of rabbits and the number of foxes in a wood for
one year.
The number of rabbits, R, is modelled by the equation
R = A + 140 cos(30t)° – 480 sin (30t)°
where t months is the time after the start of the year and A is a constant.
Given that, during the year, the maximum number of rabbits in the wood is 1500
(b) (i) find a complete equation for this model.
(ii) Hence write down the minimum number of rabbits in the wood during the year
according to the model.
(2)
The actual number of rabbits in the wood is at its minimum value in the middle of April.
(c) Use this information to comment on the model for the number of rabbits.
(2)
The number of foxes, F, in the wood during the same year is modelled by the equation
F = 100 + 70 sin(30t + 70)°
The number of foxes is at its minimum value after T months.
(d) Find, according to the models, the number of rabbits in the wood at time T months.
(4)
(Total for Question 12 is 11 marks)
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13. (a) Given that a is a positive constant, use the substitution x = a sin2 θ to show that

a
1
1 2 2 2
0
x 2
a − x dx = a  sin 2 d
2 0

(4)
(b) Hence use algebraic integration to show that

1
a
0
x 2
a − x dx = k a 2

where k is a constant to be found.

(4)
(Total for Question 13 is 8 marks)
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14. A balloon is being inflated.
In a simple model,
• the balloon is modelled as a sphere
• the rate of increase of the radius of the balloon is inversely proportional to the
square root of the radius of the balloon
At time t seconds, the radius of the balloon is r cm.
(a) Write down a differential equation to model this situation.
(1)
At the instant when t = 10
• the radius is 16 cm
• the radius is increasing at a rate of 0.9 cm s–1
(b) Solve the differential equation to show that

3
r 2 = 5.4t + 10
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(c) Hence find the radius of the balloon when t = 20
Give your answer to the nearest millimetre.
(2)
(d) Suggest a limitation of the model.
(1)
(Total for Question 14 is 9 marks)
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15. (i) Show that k2 – 4k + 5 is positive for all real values of k.
(2)
(ii) A student was asked to prove by contradiction that
“There are no positive integers x and y such that (3x + 2y)(2x – 5y) = 28 ”
The start of the student’s proof is shown below.

Show the calculations and statements needed to complete the proof.

(4)
(Total for Question 15 is 6 marks)
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