UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

FURTHER MATHEMATICS 9231/01

Paper 1
May/June 2006

3 hours
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1 Express
1
un =
4n 2 −1
N
in partial fractions, and hence find ∑ un in terms of N . [4]
n=1

Deduce that the infinite series u1 + u2 + u3 + . . . is convergent and state the sum to infinity. [2]

2 Draw a diagram to illustrate the region R which is bounded by the curve whose polar equation is
r = cos 2θ and the lines θ = 0 and θ = 16 π . [2]

Determine the exact area of R. [4]

3 Prove by induction, or otherwise, that

232n + 312n + 46

is divisible by 48, for all integers n ≥ 0. [6]

4 The linear transformation T : 4 → 4 is represented by the matrix

1 −1 2 3
⎛2 −3 4 5⎞
A=⎜
⎝5
⎜
⎟.
−6 10 14 ⎟
⎠
4 −5 8 11
Show that the dimension of the range space of T is 2. [3]

Let M be a given 4 × 4 matrix and let S be the vector space consisting of vectors of the form MAx,
where x ∈ 4 . Show that if M is non-singular then the dimension of S is 2. [4]

5 The curve C has equation

3(x − 1)
y = 2x + .
x+1

(i) Write down the equations of the asymptotes of C. [2]

(ii) Find the set of values of x for which C is above its oblique asymptote and the set of values of x
for which C is below its oblique asymptote. [3]

(iii) Draw a sketch of C, stating the coordinates of the points of intersection of C with the coordinate
axes. [4]

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6 (a) The equation of a curve is

√
2 3 32
y= x .
3
Find the length of the arc of the curve from the origin to the point where x = 1. [4]

(b) The variables x and y are such that

dy 3
y3 +   = x4 + 6.
dx
d2 y
Given that y = −1 when x = 1, find the value of when x = 1. [5]
dx2

7 Given that
1
2
π
In =  sinn x dx,
0

where n ≥ 0, prove that

n+1
In+2 =  I . [4]
n+2 n

The region bounded by the x-axis and the arc of the curve y = sin4 x from x = 0 to x = π is denoted
by R. Determine the y-coordinate of the centroid of R. [5]

8 Obtain the general solution of the differential equation

d2 y dy
2
+ 6 + 25y = 80e−3t . [5]
dt dt

dy
Given that y = 8 and = −8 when t = 0, show that 0 ≤ ye3t ≤ 10 for all t. [5]
dt

9 Given that  = eiθ and n is a positive integer, show that

1 1
n + = 2 cos nθ and n − = 2i sin nθ . [2]
n n

Hence express cos7 θ in the form

p cos 7θ + q cos 5θ + r cos 3θ + s cos θ ,

where the constants p, q, r , s are to be determined. [4]

Find the mean value of cos7 2θ with respect to θ over the interval 0 ≤ θ ≤ 14 π , leaving your answer in
terms of π . [5]

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10 The equation of the plane Π is

2x + 3y + 4 = 48.
Obtain a vector equation of Π in the form

r = a + λ b + µ c,

where a, b and c are of the form pi, qi + rj and si + tk respectively, and where p, q, r , s, t are integers.
[6]

The line l has vector equation r = 29i − 2j − k + θ (5i − 6j + 2k). Show that l lies in Π . [3]

Find, in the form ax + by + c = d , the equation of the plane which contains l and is perpendicular
to Π . [4]

11 Answer only one of the following two alternatives.

EITHER

Obtain the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation

x4 + 3x3 + 5x2 + 12x + 4 = 0. [2]

Deduce that this equation does not have more than 2 real roots. [3]

Show that, in fact, the equation has exactly 2 real roots in the interval −3 < x < 0. [5]

2
Denoting these roots by α and β , and the other 2 roots by γ and δ , show that | γ | = | δ | = √ . [4]
(αβ )

OR

The square matrix A has λ as an eigenvalue with corresponding eigenvector x. The non-singular matrix
M is of the same order as A. Show that Mx is an eigenvector of the matrix B, where B = MAM−1 ,
and that λ is the corresponding eigenvalue. [3]

It is now given that

1 0 0 1 0 1
A = a −3 0
and M = 0 1 0
.
b c −5 0 0 1

(i) Write down the eigenvalues of A and obtain corresponding eigenvectors in terms of a, b, c. [4]

(ii) Find the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors of B. [4]

(iii) Hence find a matrix Q and a diagonal matrix D such that Bn = QDQ−1 . [3]
[You are not required to find Q−1 .]

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