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Maths · Edexcel 9MA0 · Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1 · June 2023

Edexcel A Level Maths Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1 June 2023 question paper 9MA0/01

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Edexcel 9MA0 · Paper 1

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Question 2

In this question you must show all stages of your working.

Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.

where a is a positive constant.

Given (x – a) is a factor of f(x),

(b)

Hence

(b)(i)

find the value of a

(b)(ii)

use algebra to find the exact solutions of the equation

f(x) = 3

(4)

Question 4

In this question you must show all stages of your working.

Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.

The curve C has equation y = f(x) where x maths symbol maths symbol

Given that

Question 4, shown as an image

• the curve has a stationary point with x coordinate α

• α is small

(a)

use the small angle approximation for cosx to estimate the value of α to 3 decimal places.

(3)

(b)

The point P(0, 3) lies on C

Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at P, giving your answer in the form y = mx + c, where m and c are constants to be found.

(2)

Question 5

A continuous curve has equation y = f(x).

The table shows corresponding values of x and y for this curve, where a and b are constants.

x33.23.43.63.84
ya16.8b20.218.713.5

The trapezium rule is used, with all the y values in the table, to find an approximate area under the curve between x = 3 and x = 4

Given that this area is 17.59

(a)

show that a + 2b = 51

(3)

(b)

Given also that the sum of all the y values in the table is 97.2

find the value of a and the value of b

(3)

Question 8

FRONT OF STAGE

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Question 8, shown as an image

Figure 1 shows the plan view of a stage.

The plan view shows two congruent triangles ABO and GFO joined to a sector OCDEO of a circle, centre O, where

• angle COE = 2.3 radians

• arc length CDE = 27.6 m

• AOG is a straight line of length 15 m

(a)

Show that OC = 12 m.

(2)

(b)

Show that the size of angle AOB is 0.421 radians correct to 3 decimal places.

(2)

(c)

Given that the total length of the front of the stage, BCDEF, is 35 m,

find the total area of the stage, giving your answer to the nearest square metre.

(6)

Question 9

The first three terms of a geometric sequence are

3 k + 4 12 – 3 k k + 16

where k is a constant.

(a)

Show that k satisfies the equation

(2)

(b)(i)

Given that the sequence converges,

find the value of k, giving a reason for your answer,

(b)(ii)

find the value of S∞

(5)

Question 11

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The value, V pounds, of a mobile phone, t months after it was bought, is modelled by

Question 11, shown as an image

where a and b are constants.

Figure 2 shows the linear relationship between log10V and t. The line passes through the points (0, 3) and (10, 2.79) as shown.

Using these points,

(a)

find the initial value of the phone,

(2)

(b)

find a complete equation for V in terms of t, giving the exact value of a and giving the value of b to 3 significant figures.

(3)

(c)

Exactly 2 years after it was bought, the value of the phone was £320

Use this information to evaluate the reliability of the model.

(2)

Question 12

y = sin x

where x is measured in radians.

Use differentiation from first principles to show that

You may

• use without proof the formula for sin(A ± B)

Question 12, shown as an image

(5)

Answer
Mark scheme for question 12

Question 13

On a roller coaster ride, passengers travel in carriages around a track.

On the ride, carriages complete multiple circuits of the track such that

• the maximum vertical height of a carriage above the ground is 60 m

• a carriage starts a circuit at a vertical height of 2 m above the ground

• the ground is horizontal

The vertical height, Hm, of a carriage above the ground, t seconds after the carriage starts the first circuit, is modelled by the equation

where a and b are positive constants.

(a)

Find a complete equation for the model.

(3)

(b)

Use the model to determine the height of the carriage above the ground whent = 40

(1)

(c)

In an alternative model, the vertical height, Hm, of a carriage above the ground, t seconds after the carriage starts the first circuit, is given by

where α and β are constants.

Find a complete equation for the alternative model.

(2)

(d)

Given that the carriage moves continuously for 2 minutes,

give a reason why the alternative model would be more appropriate.

(1)

Question 15

A curve has equation y = f(x), where

Question 15, shown as an image
(a)

Show that

Question 15, shown as an image

where A and B are constants to be found.

(5)

(b)

Hence show that the x coordinates of the turning points of the curve are solutions of the equation

Question 15, shown as an image

(2)

(c)

The equation x fraction has two positive roots α and β where β maths symbol α

A student uses the iteration formula

Question 15, shown as an image

in an attempt to find approximations for α and β Diagram 1 shows a plot of part of the curve with equation y fraction and part of the line with equation y = x

Using Diagram 1 on page 42

draw a staircase diagram to show that the iteration formula starting withx1 = 1 can be used to find an approximation for β

(1)

(d)(i)

Use the iteration formula with x1 = 1, to find, to 3 decimal places,

the value of x2

(d)(ii)

the value of β

(3)

(e)

Using a suitable interval and a suitable function that should be stated

show thatα = 0.432 to 3 decimal places.

Only use the copy of Diagram 1 if you need to redraw your answer to part (c).

Figure for question 15

Diagram 1
copy of Diagram 1

(2)

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