January 2005

6663 Core Mathematics C1

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1. (a) 4 (or ± 4) B1
3 3
 1
(b) 16 2
 3
and any attempt to find 16 2
M1
16 2

1 1
(or exact equivalent, e.g. 0.015625) (or ± ) A1 (3)
64 64
3

2. (i) (a) 15 x 2  7 M1 A1 A1 (3)

(i) (b) 30x B1ft (1)
3 3
1
(ii) x  2 x  x  C 2
A1: x  C , A1: + 2x , A1: + x 1
2
M1 A1 A1 A1(4)
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3. Attempt to use discriminant b 2  4ac Should have no x’s M1

(Need not be equated to zero) (Could be within the quadratic formula)
144 – 4  k  k = 0 or 144  4  k  k  0 A1
Attempt to solve for k (Could be an inequality) M1
k=6 A1 (4)
4

4. x 2  2(2  x)  12 or (2  y ) 2  2 y  12 (Eqn. in x or y only) M1

x2  2x  8  0 or y2  2 y  8  0 (Correct 3 term version) A1

(Allow, e.g. x 2  2 x  8 )
( x  4)( x  2)  0 x = … or ( y  4)( y  2)  0 y = … M1
x = 4, x = –2 or y = 4, y = –2 A1
y = –2, y = 4 or x = –2, x = 4 (M: attempt one, A: both) M1 A1ft (6)
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5. (a) –3, –1, 1 B1: One correct B1 B1 (2)

(b) 2 (ft only if terms in (a) are in arithmetic progression) B1ft (1)
1 1
(c) Sum = n2(3)  (n  1)(2) or n(3)  (2n  5) M1 A1ft
2 2
1
= n2n  8  n(n  4) (Not just n 2  4n ) (*) A1 (3)
2
6

6. (a) Reflection in x-axis, cutting x-axis twice. B1

(3, 2) 2 and 4 labelled (or (2, 0) and (4, 0) seen) B1
2 4 Image of P (3, 2) B1 (3)

(b)
Stretch parallel to x-axis M1
1 and 2 labelled (or (1, 0) and (2, 0) seen) A1
1 2 Image of P (1½, –2) A1 (3)
(1½, –2) 6

5 x 5 x  5
7. (a)

   1   5 x 1

1 M1
x x x  x 
dy
 8 x,5 x  2 M1 A1, A1
dx
dy
When x = 1, 3 (*) A1 cso (5)
dx

(b) At P, y = 8 B1
Equation of tangent: y  8  3( x  1) ( y  3x  5 ) (or equiv.) M1 A1ft (3)
5
(c) Where y = 0, x   (= k) (or exact equiv.) M1 A1 (2)
3
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8. (a) p = 15, q = –3 B1 B1 (2)

5 1  7
(b) Grad. of line ADC: m =  , Grad. of perp. line =    B1, M1
7 m  5
7
Equation of l: y  2  ( x  8) M1 A1ft
5
7 x  5 y  46  0 (Allow rearrangements, e.g. 5 y  7 x  46 ) A1 (5)
(c) Substitute y = 7 into equation of l and find x = … M1
81 4
or 11 (or exact equiv.) A1 (2)
7 7
9

1  1
9. (a) Evaluate gradient at x = 1 to get 4, Grad. of normal =     B1, M1
m  4
1
Equation of normal: y  4   ( x  1) ( 4 y   x  17 ) M1 A1 (4)
4
(b) (3 x  1) 2  9 x 2  6 x  1 (May be seen elsewhere) B1

9 x3 6 x 2
Integrate:   x ( C ) M1 A1ft
3 2
Substitute (1, 4) to find c = …, c=3 ( y  3 x 3  3 x 2  x  3) M1, A1cso (5)
(c) Gradient of given line is –2 B1
Gradient of (tangent to) C is  0 (allow >0), so can never equal –2. B1 (2)
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10. (a) x 2  6 x  18  ( x  3) 2 ,  9 B1, M1 A1 (3)

(b)  y
“U”-shaped parabola M1

Vertex in correct quadrant A1ft
P: (0, 18) (or 18 on y-axis) B1


x
      
Q: (3, 9) B1ft (4)
(c) x 2  6 x  18  41 or ( x  3) 2  9  41 M1
Attempt to solve 3 term quadratic x = … M1
6  36  (4  23)
x (or equiv.) A1
2
128 = 64  2 (or surd manipulation 2a  2 a ) M1
3 + 42 A1 (5)
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