Worked Solutions
Edexcel C3 Paper F
1.
3.
(a)
y
y = f(x)
1
2
(a)
x + 3 (x + 3)(x + 4)
y = |f(x)|
2(x + 4) 1
(x + 3)(x + 4)
2x + 7
(x + 3)(x + 4)
(b) 2x + 7 = 0 x = 3 21
2.
2
(a) f 1 : x + 3,
x
let y =
(4)
(2)
(3)
x R,
x = 0
(b) The line y = x only cuts the graph once.
(1)
ln(2 + 2) 2 = 0.6137
(c)
change of sign root lies in interval [1, 2]
ln(1 + 2) 1 = 0.098
2
x3
yx 3y = 2
(2)
(d) x1 = 1.0986, x2 = 1.1309, x3 = 1.1413, x4 = 1.1446, x5 = 1.1457
yx = 2 + 3y
x=
2
+3
y
f 1 : x
(b) f(4) =
solution 1.146 (3 d.p.).
2
+ 3, x R, x = 0
x
(4)
2
=2
43
ff1 (7) = 7
(2)
4.
(3)
1
+ 2x ln x = x(1 + 2 ln x)
x
(4)
(b) 2 cos 3x ( sin 3x) 3 = 6 sin 3x cos 3x
(3)
(a) x 2
(c)
x cos x sin x
x2
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5.
(a) R.H.S =
1 tan2
2 tan
( tan2 )
7.
1
tan 2
(a) 25
6.
5
,
8
24
= 73.7 (1 d.p.)
7
(4)
3
5
x + 73.7 = 36.9, 143.1, 360 + 36.9
sin(x + 73.7) =
cot 2 = 1 tan 2 = 1
= ,
8
R(cos sin x + sin cos x)
(b) 25 sin(x + 73.7) = 15
(5)
(b) cot 2 1 = 2 cot
5
,
4
R = 25 and tan =
cot 2
2 = ,
4
7
24
sin x +
cos x
25
25
9
,
4
x = 69.4 , 323.2
13
4
9
,
8
(c) 15 sec x 7 tan x = 24
15 7 sin x = 24 cos x.
13
8
(4)
(a) e2x + 6 = 5ex
(d) 25, x = 16.3
8.
e2x 5ex + 6 = 0
(ex 3)(ex 2) = 0
(3)
(b) ex = 3 x = ln 3 (or 1.0986 4 d.p.)
and ex = 2
x = ln 2 (or 0.6931 to 4 d.p.)
(c) e2(x+1) 5ex+1 + 6 = 0
ex+1 = 3
ex+1 = 2
(4)
(4)
x = ln 3 1 (or 0.0986
4 d.p.)
x = ln 2 1
4 d.p.)
(or 0.3069
(a)
(2)
dx
= cos y
dy
(2)
1
cos y = grad. of tgt = 2
2
(c) y = 2 x
4
2
(d) y = 0, = 2x 1
4
2x = 1
4
(b) y =
1 4
4
=
2
4 2
(e) area =
8
4 2
x=
(4)
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