02 8MA0 01 AS Pure Mathematics Practice Set 2 - Merged

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NAME:

Set 2
Date to be handed in:

MARK (out of 100):

Qu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Practice Set 2:
Time 2 hours

Questions to revise:

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1. Prove that, for all values of x,
1
x 2 + 6 x + 18 > 2 - x.
2
(Total 4 marks)
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2. (a) Find an equation of the straight line passing through the points with coordinates (4, −7)
and (−6, 11), giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0,where a, b and c are
integers.
(3)

The line crosses the x-axis at point A and the y-axis at point B and O is the origin.

(b) Find the area of triangle AOB.


(3)
(Total 6 marks)
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3. Find, to 1 decimal place, the values of θ in the interval 0 ⩽ θ ⩽ 180° for which

4Ö3 sin (3q + 20°) = 4 cos (3q + 20°).


(Total 6 marks)
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4. log11 (2x – 1) = 1 – log11(x + 4).

Find the value of x showing detailed reasoning.


(Total 6 marks)
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5. Given that the resultant of the vectors a = 2pi – 5j and b = 6i – 3pj is parallel to the vector
c = 4i – 5j,

(a) find the value of p,


(4)

(b) find the resultant of the vectors a and b.


(2)
(Total 6 marks)
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6. The population, P, of bacteria in an experiment can be modelled by the formula P = 100e0.4t,
where t is the time in hours after the experiment began.

(a) Use the model to estimate the population of bacteria 7 hours after the experiment began.
(2)

(b) Interpret the meaning of the constant 100 in the model.


(1)

(c) How many whole hours after the experiment began does the population of bacteria first
exceed 1 million, according to the model?
(3)
(Total 6 marks)
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7. The line with equation mx – y – 2 = 0 touches the circle with equation x2 + 6x +y2 – 8y = 4.

Find the two possible values of m, giving your answersin exact form.
(Total 7 marks)
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8. Given that point A has the position vector 4i + 7j and point B has the position vector 10i + qj,
where q is a constant, find

(a) the vector AB in terms of q.
(2)

(b) Given further that AB = 2 13 , find the two possible values of q showing detailed
reasoning in your working.
(5)
(Total 7 marks)
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9. (a) Find the first four terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of (2 + px)9.
(4)

Given that the coefficient of the x3 term in the expansion is −84.

(b) (i) Find the value of p.


(2)

(ii) Find the numerical values for the coefficients of the x and x2 terms.
(2)
(8 marks)
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10. The diagram shows the position of three boats, P, Q and R. Boat Q is 7 km from boat P on a
bearing of 327°. Boat R is 15 km from boat P on a bearing of 041°.

(a) Find the distance between boats Q and R to 1 decimal place.


(5)

(b) Find the 3 figure bearing of boat R from boat Q.


(5)
(10 marks)
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11. A fish tank in the shape of a cuboid is to be made from 1600 cm2 of glass.
The fish tank will have a square base of side length x cm, and no lid. No glass is wasted.
The glass can be assumed to be very thin.

x3
(a) Show that the volume, V cm3, of the fish tank is given by V = 400 x - .
4
(5)

(b) Given that x can vary, use differentiation to find the maximum or minimum value of V.
(4)

(c) Justify that the value of V you found in part b is a maximum.


(2)
(Total 11 marks)
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12. The graph shows part of the curve C with equation y = - x3 + 2 x 2 + 8 x.

Figure 1

The curve C crosses the x-axis at the origin O and at points A and B.

(a) Using an appropriate algebraic method, find the coordinates of A and B.


(3)

(b) The finite region shown shaded is bounded by the curve C and the x-axis.
Use calculus to find the total area of the shaded region.
(8)
(Total 11 marks)
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1
13. p( x) = 3 - x, q( x) = x 2 - 10 x - 20 .
2

(a) Solve the equation q(x) = 0. Write your answer in the form a ± 3 b , where a and b are
integers to be found.
(2)

(b) Sketch the graphs of y = p(x) and y = q(x) on the same set of axes.
Label all points where the curves intersect the coordinate axes.
(4)

(c) Use an algebraic method to find the coordinates of any point of intersection of the graphs
y = p(x) and y = q(x).
(4)

(d) Write down, using set notation, the set of values of x for which p(x) < q(x).
(2)
(Total 12 marks)
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END OF PAPER (TOTAL: 100 MARKS)

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Practice Paper 1

Candidates may use any calculator allowed by the regulations of the


Joint Council for Qualifications. Calculators must not have the facility
for symbolic algebra manipulation, differentiation and integration, or
have retrievable mathematical formulae stored in them.

Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate
number.
• Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly
labelled.
• You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear. Answers without working
may not gain full credit.
• Answers should be given to three significant figures unless otherwise stated.

Information
• A booklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
• The total mark for this part of the examination is 100. There are 15 questions.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Answer ALL questions.

1. (a) Given that 4 = 64n, find the value of n.


(1)

(b) Write √50 in the form k√2 where k is an integer to be determined.


(1)

(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)


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2. Find the equation of the line parallel to 2x − 3y + 4 = 0 that passes through the point (5, 6).

Give your answer in the form y = ax + b where a and b are rational numbers.

(Total for Question 2 is 3 marks)


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2
ó æ 3 ö
3. A student is asked to evaluate the integral ô çç x 4 - + 2 ÷÷ dx .
õ1 è x ø

The student’s working is shown below.

(a) Identify two errors made by the student.


(2)

(b) Evaluate the definite integral, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(2)

(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)


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2
4. Find all the solutions in the interval 0 £ x £ 180° of

2 sin2 (2x) − cos (2x) − 1 = 0,

giving each solution in degrees.

(Total for Question 4 is 7 marks)


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5. A rectangular box has sides measuring x cm, x + 3 cm and 2x cm.

Figure 1

(a) Write down an expression for the volume of the box.


(1)

Given that the volume of the box is 980 cm3,

(b) show that x3 + 3x2 − 490 = 0.


(2)

(c) Show that x = 7 is a solution to this equation.


(1)

(d) Prove that the equation has no other real solutions.


(4)

(Total for Question 5 is 8 marks)


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6. f(x) = x3 − 5x2 − 2 + .
x2

The point P with x-coordinate −1 lies on the curve y = f(x).

Find the equation of the normal to the curve at P.


Give your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 where a, b and c are positive integers.

(Total for Question 6 is 7 marks)


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7. The population, P, of a colony of endangered Caledonian owlet-nightjars can be modelled by
the equation P = abt where a and b are constants and t is the time, in months, since the
population was first recorded.

Figure 2

The line l shown in figure 2 shows the relationship between t and log10P for the population
over a period of 20 years.

(a) Write down an equation of line l.


(3)

(b) Work out the value of a and interpret this value in the context of the model.
(3)

(c) Work out the value of b, giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
(2)

(d) Find the population predicted by the model when t = 30.


(1)

(Total for Question 7 is 9 marks)


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8. Prove that 1 + cos4 x − sin4 x º 2 cos2 x.

(Total for Question 8 is 4 marks)


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9. Relative to a fixed origin, point A has position vector 6i − 3j and point B has position vector
4i + 2j.

Find the magnitude of the vector AB and the angle it makes with the unit vector i.

(Total for Question 9 is 5 marks)


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10. A triangular lawn ABC is shown in figure 3.

Figure 3

Given that AB = 7.5 m, BC = 10.6 m and AC = 12.7 m,

(a) find angle BAC.


(3)

Grass seed costs £1.25 per square metre.

(b) Find the cost of seeding the whole lawn.


(5)

(Total for Question 10 is 8 marks)


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11. g(x) = (x − 2)2(x + 1)(x − 7)

(a) Sketch the curve y = g(x), showing the coordinates of any points where the curve meets
or cuts the coordinate axes.
(4)

(b) Write down the roots of the equation g(x + 3) = 0.


(1)

(Total for Question 11 is 5 marks)


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-5
12. Given that 92x = 27 x , find the possible values of x.

(Total for Question 12 is 6 marks)


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13. f(x) = (1 − 3x)5.

(a) Expand f(x), in ascending powers of x, up to the term in x2, giving each term in its
simplest form.
(3)

(b) Hence find an approximate value for 0.975.


(2)

(c) State, with a reason, whether your approximation is greater or smaller than the true value.
(2)

(Total for Question 13 is 7 marks)


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x - x2 -1
14. f ′(x) = , x > 0.
x2

x2 + 2 x -1
(a) Show that f(x) can be written as f(x) = − + c, where c is a constant.
x
(5)

Given that f(x) passes through the point (3, −1),

(b) find the value of c.

Give your answer in the form p + q√r where p, q and r are rational numbers to be found.
(4)

(Total for Question 14 is 9 marks)


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15. A circle, C, has equation x2 + y2 − 4x + 6y = 12

(a) Show that the point A(5, 1) lies on C and find the centre and radius of the circle.
(5)

(b) Find the equation of the tangent to C at point A. Give your answer in the form y = ax + b
where a and b are rational numbers.
(4)

(c) The curve y = x2 − 2 intersects this tangent at points P and Q. Given that O is the origin,
find, as a fraction in simplest form, the exact area of the triangle POQ.
(7)

(Total for Question 15 is 16 marks)


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TOTAL FOR PURE MATHEMATICS 1 IS 100 MARKS

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NAME:
Set 5
Date to be handed in:

MARK (out of 100):

Qu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Practice Set 5:
Time 2 hours

Questions to revise:

1
1. f(x) = x3 – 3x – 2.

The figure below shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = f(x).

(a) On a separate set of axes, sketch the curve with equation y = f(2x) showing the location
and coordinates of the images of points A, B, C and D.
(2)

(b) On a separate set of axes, sketch the curve with equation y = f(–x) showing the location
and coordinates of the images of points A, B, C and D.
(2)
(Total 4 marks)
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ó
2. Find ô (5 - 3 x ) 2 dx .
õ
(Total 5 marks)
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2
3. Solve algebraically, showing each step of your working, the equation

(8x – 1)2 – 18(8x – 1) + 32 = 0.


(Total 5 marks)
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4 A buoy is a device which floats on the surface of the sea and moves up and down as waves
pass.

For a certain buoy, its height, above its position in still water, y in metres, is modelled by a
1
sine function of the form y = sin 180t°, where t is the time in seconds.
2

(a) Sketch a graph showing the height of the buoy above its still water level for 0 ⩽ t ⩽ 10
showing the coordinates of points of intersection with the t-axis.
(3)

(b) Write down the number of times the buoy is 0.4 m above its still water position during
the first 10 seconds.
(1)

(c) Give one reason why this model might not be realistic.
(1)

(Total 5 marks)
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5. f(x) = x3 – 4x2 – 35x + 20.

Find the set of values of x for which f(x) is increasing.


(Total 5 marks)
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6. The speed, v ms−1, of a rollercoaster at time t s is given by v(t) = 1 (50 t +20t2 − t3), where
20
0 ⩽ t ⩽ 20.

20
The distance, s m, travelled by the rollercoaster in the first 20 s is given by s = ò v ( t ) dt.
0

Find the value of s, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.


(Total 5 marks)
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7. f(x) = x2 – (k + 8)x + (8k + 1).

(a) Find the discriminant of f(x) in terms of k giving your answer as a simplified quadratic.
(3)

(b) If the equation f(x) = 0 has two equal roots, find the possible values of k.
(2)

(c) Show that when k = 8, f(x) > 0 for all values of x.


(3)

(Total 8 marks)
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8. The equations of two circles are x2 + 10x + y2 – 12y = 3 and x2 – 6x + y2 – 2qy = 9.

(a) Find the centre and radius of each circle, giving your answers in terms of q where
necessary.
(6)

(b) Given that the distance between the centres of the circles is Ö80, find the two possible
values of q.
(3)

(Total 9 marks)
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9. The graph of y = abx passes through the points (2, 400) and (5, 50).

(a) Find the values of the constants a and b.

(5)
æ 1600 ö
log ç ÷
(b) Given that abx < k, for some constant k > 0, show that x > è k ø , where log means
log 2
log to any valid base.
(4)

(Total 9 marks)
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10. (a) Calculate the value of −2 tan (−120°).
(1)

(b) On the same set of axes sketch the graphs of y = 2 sin (x −60°) and y = −2 tan x, in the
interval −180° ⩽ x ⩽ 180°, showing the coordinates of points of intersection with the
coordinate axes in exact form.
(7)

(c) Explain how you can use the graph to identify solutions to the equations

y = 2 sin (x − 60°) + 2 tan x = 0 in the interval −180° ⩽ x ⩽ 180°.


(1)

(d) Write down the number of solutions of the equation

y = 2 sin (x − 60°) + 2 tan x = 0 in the interval −180° ⩽ x ⩽ 180°.


(1)

(Total 10 marks)
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11. A curve C has equation y = x3 – x2 – x + 2.

The point P has x-coordinate 2.

dy
(a) Find in terms of x.
dx
(2)

(b) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve C at the point P.
(4)

The normal to C at P intersects the x-axis at A.

(c) Find the coordinates of A.


(4)

(Total 10 marks)
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12. f(x) = x3 + x2 + px + q, where p and q are constants.

Given that f(5) = 0 and f(−3) = 8,

(a) find the values of p and q,


(7)

(b) factorise f(x) completely.


(5)

(Total 12 marks)
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 
13. OACB is a parallelogram. OA = a and OB = b .

The points M, S, N and T divide OB, BC, CA and AO in the ratio 1 : 4 respectively.

The lines ST and MN intersect at the point D.


(a) Express MN in terms of a and b.
(2)

(b) Express ST in terms of a and b.
(2)

(c) Show that the lines MN and ST bisect one another.


(9)

(Total 13 marks)
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END OF PAPER (TOTAL: 100 MARKS)

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