Question 1
Identify the graph of y 1
x
2
from the options below.
Tick () one box.
[1 mark]
Identify the graph of y 1
x
2
from the options below.
Tick () one box.
[1 mark]
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
Each of these functions has domain x
Which function does not have an inverse?
Circle your answer.
3 2 x
[1 mark]
x2 bx
c and x2
dx
e have a common factor (x
2)
Fully justify your answer.
[4 marks]
Solve the differential equation
Write your answer in the form t2 f (x)
[7 marks]
A curve has equation
where a and b are constants. The maximum value of y is 4 and the curve passes through the point 2
3
as shown in the diagram.
Find the exact values of a and b.
[6 marks]
Sketch the graph of any cubic function that has both three distinct real roots and
[2 marks]
The function f (x) is defined by
Show that there is a turning point where the curve crosses the y-axis.
[3 marks]
The equation f (x) 0 has three distinct real roots.
By considering the positions of the turning points find, in terms of p, the range of possible values of q.
[5 marks]
Theresa bought a house on 2 January 1970 for £8000.
The house was valued by a local estate agent on the same date every 10 years up to 2010.
The valuations are shown in the following table.
| Year | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
| Valuation price | £8 000 | £19 000 | £36 000 | £82 000 | £205 000 |
The valuation price of the house can be modelled by the equation
where V pounds is the valuation price t years after 2 January 1970 and p and q are constants.
Show that V pqt can be written as log10 V
log10 p
t log10 q
[2 marks]
The values in the table of log 10 V against t have been plotted and a line of best fit has been drawn on the graph below.
Using the given line of best fit, find estimates for the values of p and q.
Give your answers correct to three significant figures.
[4 marks]
Determine the year in which Theresa’s house will first be worth half a million pounds.
[3 marks]
Explain whether your answer to part (c) is likely to be reliable.
[2 marks]
Show that the first two terms of the binomial expansion of 4
2x2 are
[2 marks]
State the range of values of x for which the expansion found in part (a) is valid.
[2 marks]
Hence, find an approximation for
giving your answer to five decimal places.
Fully justify your answer.
[4 marks]
A student decides to use this method to find an approximation for
Explain why this may not be a suitable method.
Turn over for Section B
Section B
all questions in the spaces provided.
[1 mark]
The diagram below shows a velocity-time graph for a particle moving with velocity
Which statement is correct?
Tick () one box.
The particle was stationary for 9 t
12
The particle was decelerating for 12 t
20
The particle had a displacement of zero when t 6
The particle’s speed when t 4 was
12 m s
1
[1 mark]
A wooden crate rests on a rough horizontal surface.
The coefficient of friction between the crate and the surface is 0.6
A forward force acts on the crate, parallel to the surface.
When this force is 600 N, the crate is on the point of moving.
Find the weight of the crate.
Circle your answer.
1000 N 100 kg 360 N 36 kg
[1 mark]
A particle, under the action of two constant forces, is moving across a perfectly smooth horizontal surface at a constant speed of 10 m s1
The first force acting on the particle is (400i 180j) N.
The second force acting on the particle is (pi 180j) N.
Find the value of p.
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
In a school experiment, a particle, of mass m kilograms, is released from rest at a point h metres above the ground.
At the instant it reaches the ground, the particle has velocity v m s1
A student correctly used h 18 and measured v as 20
The student’s teacher claims that the machine measuring the velocity must have been faulty.
Determine if the teacher’s claim is correct.
Fully justify your answer.
[3 marks]
A metal rod, of mass m kilograms and length 20 cm, lies at rest on a horizontal shelf.
The end of the rod, B, extends 6 cm beyond the edge of the shelf, A, as shown in the diagram below.
The rod is in equilibrium when an object of mass 0.28 kilograms hangs from the midpoint of AB.
[3 marks]
The object of mass 0.28 kilograms is removed.
A number, n, of identical objects, each of mass 0.048 kg, are hung from the rod all at a distance of 1 cm from B.
Find the maximum value of n such that the rod remains horizontal.
[4 marks]
State one assumption you have made about the rod.
[1 mark]
Four buoys on the surface of a large, calm lake are located at A, B, C and D with position vectors given by
All values are in metres.
Prove that the quadrilateral ABCD is a trapezium but not a parallelogram.
[5 marks]
A speed boat travels directly from B to C at a constant speed in 50 seconds.
Find the speed of the boat between B and C.
[4 marks]
An elite athlete runs in a straight line to complete a 100-metre race.
where t is the time, in seconds, after the starting pistol is fired.
Find the maximum value of v, giving your answer to one decimal place.
Fully justify your answer.
[8 marks]
Find an expression for the distance run in terms of t.
[6 marks]
The athlete’s actual time for this race is 9.8 seconds.
Comment on the accuracy of the model.
[2 marks]
Lizzie is sat securely on a wooden sledge.
The combined mass of Lizzie and the sledge is M kilograms.
The sledge is being pulled forward in a straight line along a horizontal surface by means of a light inextensible rope, which is attached to the front of the sledge.
This rope stays inclined at an acute angle above the horizontal and remains taut as the sledge moves forward.
The sledge remains in contact with the surface throughout.
The coefficient of friction between the sledge and the surface is and there are no other resistance forces.
Lizzie and the sledge move forward with constant acceleration, a m s2
The tension in the rope is a constant T Newtons.
It is known that when M 30,
30
, and T
40, the sledge remains at rest.
Lizzie uses these values with the relationship formed in part (a) to find the value for
Explain why her value for may be incorrect.
[2 marks]
The paper as printed
Spotted a mistake on this page?Report a problem