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1 A particle P is moving in a circle of radius 2 m. At time t seconds, its velocity is t − 12 m s−1 . At a
particular time T seconds, where T > 0, the magnitude of the radial component of the acceleration of
P is 8 m s−2 . Find the magnitude of the transverse component of the acceleration of P at this instant.
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A uniform square lamina ABCD of side 4a and weight W rests in a vertical plane with the edge AB
inclined at an angle 1 to the horizontal, where tan 1 = 13 . The vertex B is in contact with a rough
horizontal surface for which the coefficient of friction is -. The lamina is supported by a smooth peg
at the point E on AB, where BE = 3a (see diagram).
(i) Find expressions in terms of W for the normal reaction forces at E and B. [5]
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(ii) Given that the lamina is about to slip, find the value of -. [3]
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3 Three uniform small spheres A, B and C have equal radii and masses 5m, 5m and 3m respectively.
The spheres are at rest on a smooth horizontal surface, in a straight line, with B between A and C.
The coefficient of restitution between each pair of spheres is e. Sphere A is projected directly towards
B with speed u.
(i) Show that the speed of A after its collision with B is 21 u 1 − e and find the speed of B. [3]
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Sphere B now collides with sphere C. Subsequently there are no further collisions between any of the
spheres.
(ii) Find the set of possible values of e. [6]
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4 A particle P of mass m is attached to one end of a light inextensible string of length a. The other end
of the string is attached to a fixed point O and P is held with the string taut and horizontal. The particle

P is projected vertically downwards with speed 2ag so that it begins to move along a circular path.
The string becomes slack when OP makes an angle 1 with the upward vertical through O.
(i) Show that cos 1 = 23 . [5]
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(ii) Find the greatest height, above the horizontal through O, reached by P in its subsequent motion.
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A thin uniform rod AB has mass ,M and length 2a. The end A of the rod is rigidly attached to the
surface of a uniform hollow sphere (spherical shell) with centre O, mass 3M and radius a. The end
B of the rod is rigidly attached to the surface of a uniform solid sphere with centre C, mass 5M and
radius a. The rod lies along the line joining the centres of the spheres, so that CBAO is a straight
line. The horizontal axis L is perpendicular to the rod and passes through the point of the rod that is
a distance 12 a from B (see diagram). The object consisting of the rod and the two spheres can rotate
freely about L.
A @
408 + 7,
(i) Show that the moment of inertia of the object about L is Ma2 . [6]
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The period of small oscillations of the object about L is 50 .
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(ii) Find the value of ,. [6]
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6 A random sample of 9 members is taken from the large number of members of a sports club, and
their heights are measured. The heights of all the members of the club are assumed to be normally
distributed. A 95% confidence interval for the population mean height, - metres, is calculated from
the data as 1.65 ≤ - ≤ 1.85.
(i) Find an unbiased estimate for the population variance. [3]
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(ii) Denoting the height of a member of the club by x metres, find Σ x2 for this sample of 9 members.
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7 The time, T days, before an electrical component develops a fault has distribution function F given by
T
1 − e−at t ≥ 0,
F t =
0 otherwise,
where a is a positive constant. The mean value of T is 200.
(i) Write down the value of a. [1]
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(ii) Find the probability that an electrical component of this type develops a fault in less than 150 days.
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A piece of equipment contains n of these components, which develop faults independently of each
other. The probability that, after 150 days, at least one of the n components has not developed a fault
is greater than 0.99.
(iii) Find the smallest possible value of n. [4]
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8 A random sample of 8 elephants from region A is taken and their weights, x tonnes, are recorded.
(1 tonne = 1000 kg.) The results are summarised as follows.
Σ x = 32.4 Σ x2 = 131.82
A random sample of 10 elephants from region B is taken. Their weights give a sample mean of
3.78 tonnes and an unbiased variance estimate of 0.1555 tonnes2. The distributions of the weights of
elephants in regions A and B are both assumed to be normal with the same population variance. Test
at the 10% significance level whether the mean weight of elephants in region A is the same as the
mean weight of elephants in region B. [9]
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9 A random sample of five pairs of values of x and y is taken from a bivariate distribution. The values
are shown in the following table, where p and q are constants.
x 1 2 3 4 5
y 4 p q 2 1
The equation of the regression line of y on x is y = −0.5x + 3.5.
(i) Find the values of p and q. [7]
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(ii) Find the value of the product moment correlation coefficient. [3]
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10 The random variable X has probability density function f given by

d @8 A
1 + 3 x 2
− 14 2 ≤ x ≤ 4,
f x = 30 x2
0 otherwise.
(i) Find the distribution function of X . [3]
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The random variable Y is defined by Y = X 2 .
(ii) Find the probability density function of Y . [4]
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(iii) Find the value of y such that P Y < y = 0.8. [3]
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11 Answer only one of the following two alternatives.
EITHER
The points A and B are a distance 1.2 m apart on a smooth horizontal surface. A particle P of mass
2 kg is attached to one end of a light spring of natural length 0.6 m and modulus of elasticity 10 N.
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The other end of the spring is attached to the point A. A second light spring, of natural length 0.4 m
and modulus of elasticity 20 N, has one end attached to P and the other end attached to B.
(i) Show that when P is in equilibrium AP = 0.75 m. [3]
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The particle P is displaced by 0.05 m from the equilibrium position towards A and then released from
rest.
(ii) Show that P performs simple harmonic motion and state the period of the motion. [6]
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(iii) Find the speed of P when it passes through the equilibrium position. [2]
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(iv) Find the speed of P when its acceleration is equal to half of its maximum value. [3]
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The number of puncture repairs carried out each week by a small repair shop is recorded over a period
of 40 weeks. The results are shown in the following table.
Number of repairs in a week 0 1 2 3 4 5 ≥6

Number of weeks 6 15 9 6 3 1 0
(i) Calculate the mean and variance for the number of repairs in a week and comment on the possible
suitability of a Poisson distribution to model the data. [3]
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Records over a longer period of time indicate that the mean number of repairs in a week is 1.6. The
following table shows some of the expected frequencies, correct to 3 decimal places, for a period of
40 weeks using a Poisson distribution with mean 1.6.
Number of repairs in a week 0 1 2 3 4 5 ≥6

Expected frequency 8.076 12.921 10.337 5.513 2.205 a b
(ii) Show that a = 0.706 and find the value of the constant b. [3]
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(iii) Carry out a goodness of fit test of a Poisson distribution with mean 1.6, using a 10% significance
level. [8]
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(ii) Find the set of possible values of e. [6]

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(i) Show that cos 1 = 23 . [5]

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(i) Write down the value of a. [1]

(iii) Find the smallest possible value of n. [4]

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The equation of the regression line of y on x is y = −0.5x + 3.5.

(i) Find the values of p and q. [7]

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10 The random variable X has probability density function f given by

(i) Find the distribution function of X . [3]

The random variable Y is defined by Y = X 2 .

(ii) Find the probability density function of Y . [4]

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11 Answer only one of the following two alternatives.

(i) Show that when P is in equilibrium AP = 0.75 m. [3]

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