Question 1
Given that a 0, determine which of these expressions is not equivalent to the others.
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
Given that a 0, determine which of these expressions is not equivalent to the others.
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
Given y ekx, where k is a constant, find
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
The diagram below shows a sector of a circle.
The radius of the circle is 4 cm and
0
8 radians.
Find the area of the sector.
Circle your answer.
2 2 2 2 1.28 cm 3.2 cm 6.4 cm 12.8 cm
[1 mark]
The point A has coordinates (1, a) and the point B has coordinates (3, b)
The line AB has equation 5x 4y
17
Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the points A and B.
[4 marks]
An arithmetic sequence has first term a and common difference d.
The sum of the first 16 terms of the sequence is 260
Show that 4a 30d
65
[2 marks]
Given that the sum of the first 60 terms is 315, find the sum of the first 41 terms.
[3 marks]
Sn is the sum of the first n terms of the sequence.
Explain why the value you found in part (b) is the maximum value of Sn
[2 marks]
The function f is defined by
Find the range of f.
[1 mark]
f 1 x 6 (b) (i) Find ()
[3 marks]
State the range of f 1(x)
[1 mark]
State the transformation which maps the graph of y f (x) onto the graph of
[1 mark]
Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the graphs of y f (x) and
[2 marks]
equation
has exactly one solution for x 0
[3 marks]
By considering a suitable change of sign, show that the solution to the equation lies between 0.4 and 0.6
[2 marks]
Show that the equation can be rearranged to give
[2 marks]
Use the iterative formula
with x 0
4, to find x, x and x, giving your answers to four decimal places. 1 2 3 4
[2 marks]
On the graph below, draw a cobweb or staircase diagram to show how convergence takes place, indicating the positions of x, x and x.
[2 marks]
Find P (3) and P (10)
[2 marks]
Solve the equation P(n) 1
25
108
[2 marks]
Prove that the sum of a rational number and an irrational number is always irrational.
[5 marks]
The volume of a spherical bubble is increasing at a constant rate.
Show that the rate of increase of the radius, r, of the bubble is inversely proportional
[4 marks]
Jodie is attempting to use differentiation from first principles to prove that the gradient
Jodie’s teacher tells her that she has made mistakes starting in Step 4 of her working.
Step 4 For gradient of curve at A,
Step 5 Hence the gradient of the curve at A is given by
Complete Steps 4 and 5 of Jodie’s working below, to correct her proof.
Step 4 For gradient of curve at A,
Step 5 Hence the gradient of the curve at A is given by
[4 marks]
Show that the equation
can be written in the form
[2 marks]
Hence, given x is obtuse and
find the exact value of tan x
Fully justify your answer.
[5 marks]
A curve, C, has equation
Show that C has exactly one stationary point.
Fully justify your answer.
[7 marks]
Caroline is attempting to approximate the shaded area, A, under the curve using the trapezium rule by splitting the area into n trapezia.
When n 4
State the number of ordinates that Caroline uses.
[1 mark]
Calculate the area that Caroline should obtain using this method.
Give your answer correct to two decimal places.
[3 marks]
Show that the exact area of A is
Fully justify your answer.
[5 marks]
Explain what would happen to Caroline’s answer to part (a)(ii) as n
[1 mark]
At time t hours after a high tide, the height, h metres, of the tide and the velocity, v knots, of the tidal flow can be modelled using the parametric equations
High tides and low tides occur alternately when the velocity of the tidal flow is zero.
A high tide occurs at 2 am.
Use the model to find the height of this high tide.
[1 mark]
Find the time of the first low tide after 2 am.
[3 marks]
Find the height of this low tide.
[1 mark]
Use the model to find the height of the tide when it is flowing with maximum velocity.
[3 marks]
Comment on the validity of the model.
[2 marks]
y ex x x 16 (a)
(sin
cos)
Simplify your answer.
[3 marks]
Hence, show that
where a is a rational number.
[2 marks]
The areas of the finite regions bounded by the curve and the x-axis are denoted by A, A,..., A,...
Find the exact value of the area A1
[3 marks]
Given that
show that the exact value of the total area enclosed between the curve and the x-axis is
[4 marks]
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