HL Paper2
HL Paper2
HL Paper2
The population of mosquitoes in a specific area around a lake is controlled by pesticide. The rate of decrease of the number of mosquitoes is
proportional to the number of mosquitoes at any time t. Given that the population decreases from to in a five year period, find the
The acceleration in ms−2 of a particle moving in a straight line at time seconds, , is given by the formula . When , the
velocity is ms−1 .
An open glass is created by rotating the curve , defined in the domain , radians about the y-axis. Units on the coordinate
a. When the glass contains water to a height cm, find the volume of water in terms of . [3]
b. If the water in the glass evaporates at the rate of 3 cm3 per hour for each cm2 of exposed surface area of the water, show that, [6]
c. If the glass is filled completely, how long will it take for all the water to evaporate? [7]
a. (i) Show that the function satisfies the differential equation. [10]
(ii) Find the general solution of the differential equation. Express your solution in the form , involving a constant of integration.
(iii) For which value of the constant of integration does your solution coincide with the function given in part (i)?
b. A different solution of the differential equation, satisfying y = 2 when , defines a curve C. [12]
(i) Determine the equation of C in the form , and state the range of the function g.
A region R in the xy plane is bounded by C, the x-axis and the vertical lines x = 0 and .
The acceleration of a car is , when its velocity is . Given the car starts from rest, find the velocity of the car after 30
seconds.
A particle moves in a straight line with velocity v metres per second. At any time t seconds, , the velocity is given by the differential
equation .
It is also given that v = 1 when t = 0 .
b. Sketch the graph of v against t , clearly showing the coordinates of any intercepts, and the equations of any asymptotes. [3]
c. (i) Write down the time T at which the velocity is zero. [3]