Mathematics: analysis and approaches

Standard level
Paper 1

Monday 1 November 2021 (afternoon)

Candidate session number

1 hour 30 minutes

Instructions to candidates
Write your session number in the boxes above.
Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
You are not permitted access to any calculator for this paper.
Section A: answer all questions. Answers must be written within the answer boxes provided.
Section B: answer all questions in the answer booklet provided. Fill in your session number
on the front of the answer booklet, and attach it to this examination paper and your
cover sheet using the tag provided.
Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers should be given exactly or

A clean copy of the mathematics: analysis and approaches formula booklet is required for
this paper.
The maximum mark for this examination paper is [80 marks].

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Full marks are not necessarily awarded for a correct answer with no working. Answers must be
supported by working and/or explanations. Where an answer is incorrect, some marks may be given
for a correct method, provided this is shown by written working. You are therefore advised to show all
working.

Section A

Answer all questions. Answers must be written within the answer boxes provided. Working may be
continued below the lines, if necessary.

1. [Maximum mark: 7]

Consider the function f x 2x 1 x 3 , for x . The following diagram shows part

of the graph of f .

(a) For the graph of f

(i) find the x-coordinates of the x-intercepts;

(ii) find the coordinates of the vertex. [5]

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The function f can be written in the form f x 2x h k.

(b) Write down the value of h and the value of k . [2]

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2. [Maximum mark: 4]

dy 3
Given that cos x and y 2 when x , find y in terms of x .
dx 4 4

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3. [Maximum mark: 5]

2x + 4
The function f is defined by f ( x ) = , where x , x 3.
3− x
(a) Write down the equation of

(i) the vertical asymptote of the graph of f ;

(ii) the horizontal asymptote of the graph of f . [2]

(b) Find the coordinates where the graph of f crosses

(i) the x-axis;

(ii) the y-axis. [2]

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(Question 3 continued)

(c) Sketch the graph of f on the axes below. [1]

15

10

x
15 10 5 0 5 10 15

10

15

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4. [Maximum mark: 5]

Box 1 contains 5 red balls and 2 white balls.

Box 2 contains 4 red balls and 3 white balls.

(a) A box is chosen at random and a ball is drawn. Find the probability that the ball is red. [3]

Let A be the event that “box 1 is chosen” and let R be the event that “a red ball is drawn”.

(b) Determine whether events A and R are independent. [2]

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5. [Maximum mark: 7]

The function f is defined for all x . The line with equation y 6x 1 is the tangent to
the graph of f at x 4 .

(a) Write down the value of f 4 . [1]

(b) Find f 4 . [1]

The function g is defined for all x where g x x2 3x and h x f g x .

(c) Find h 4 . [2]

(d) Hence find the equation of the tangent to the graph of h at x 4. [3]

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6. [Maximum mark: 7]

6 2 x2 5x 3
(a) Show that 2 x 3 , x , x 1. [2]
x 1 x 1
6 π
(b) Hence or otherwise, solve the equation 2 sin 2θ − 3 − = 0 for 0 ,θ≠ . [5]
sin 2θ − 1 4

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Section B

Answer all questions in the answer booklet provided. Please start each question on a new page.

7. [Maximum mark: 16]

A particle P moves along the x-axis. The velocity of P is v m s 1 at time t seconds,

where v t 4 4t 3t 2 for 0 t 3 . When t 0 , P is at the origin O .

(a) (i) Find the value of t when P reaches its maximum velocity.

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(ii) Show that the distance of P from O at this time is metres. [7]
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(b) Sketch a graph of v against t , clearly showing any points of intersection
with the axes. [4]

(c) Find the total distance travelled by P . [5]

8. [Maximum mark: 15]

Consider the function f x ax where x , a and x 0, a 1.

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The graph of f contains the point ,4 .
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(a) Show that a 8. [2]
1
(b) Write down an expression for f x . [1]

(c) Find the value of f −1 ( )

32 . [3]

(d) Consider the arithmetic sequence log8 27 , log8 p , log8 q , log8 125 ,
where p 1 and q 1.

(i) Show that 27 , p , q and 125 are four consecutive terms in a geometric sequence.

(ii) Find the value of p and the value of q . [9]

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9. [Maximum mark: 14]

Consider a function f with domain a x b . The following diagram shows the graph of f ,
the derivative of f .

r t b x
a p q 0

The graph of f , the derivative of f , has x-intercepts at x p , x 0 and x t . There are

local maximum points at x q and x t and a local minimum point at x r .

(a) Find all the values of x where the graph of f is increasing. Justify your answer. [2]

(b) Find the value of x where the graph of f has a local maximum. [1]

(c) (i) Find the value of x where the graph of f has a local minimum. Justify your answer.

(ii) Find the values of x where the graph of f has points of inflexion. Justify your
answer. [5]

(d) The total area of the region enclosed by the graph of f , the derivative of f ,
and the x-axis is 20 .

Given that f p f t 4 , find the value of f 0 . [6]

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