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Answer all the questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly labelled.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need.
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Inexact answers should be given to three significant figures unless otherwise stated.
Information
A booklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
There are 11 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 100.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to
spend on each question.
Calculators must not be used for questions marked with a * sign.
Advice
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
If you change your mind about an answer, cross it out and put your new answer and any working
underneath.
1. The curve C has equation y = f (x) where
4x + 1
f ( x) = , x>2
x-2
(a) Show that
-9
( x) =
f�
( x - 2)
2
(3)
Given that P is a point on C such that f ʹ(x) = –1,
(b) find the coordinates of P.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)
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2. The curve C has equation
y = (2x − 3)5
The point P lies on C and has coordinates (w, –32).
Find
(a) the value of w,
(2)
(b) the equation of the tangent to C at the point P in the form y = mx + c , where m and c are
constants.
(5)
(Total 7 marks)
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3. The curve C has equation x = 8y tan 2y.
� p�
p , �.
The point P has coordinates �
� 8�
(a) Verify that P lies on C.
(1)
(b) Find the equation of the tangent to C at P in the form ay = x + b, where the constants
a and b are to be found in terms of π.
(7)
(Total 8 marks)
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p
4. (i) Given that x = sec 2 2 y , 0< y<
4
dy 1
show that =
dx 4 x ( x - 1)
(4)
(ii) Given that ( )
y = x 2 + x 3 ln 2 x
dy e
find the exact value of at x = , giving your answer in its simplest form.
dx 2
(5)
3cos x
(iii) Given that f ( x) = , x �-1
( x + 1)
1
3
g( x)
show that ( x) =
f� , x �-1
( x + 1)
4
3
where g(x) is an expression to be found.
(3)
(Total 12 marks)
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5. The point P lies on the curve with equation
x = (4y – sin 2y)2.
p
Given that P has (x, y) coordinates p, , where p is a constant,
2
(a) find the exact value of p.
(1)
The tangent to the curve at P cuts the y-axis at the point A.
(b) Use calculus to find the coordinates of A.
(6)
(Total 7 marks)
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6. (i) Find, using calculus, the x coordinate of the turning point of the curve with equation
p p
y = e3x cos 4x, �x < .
4 2
Give your answer to 4 decimal places.
(5)
p dy
(ii) Given x = sin2 2y, 0 < y < , find as a function of y.
4 dx
Write your answer in the form
dy p
= p cosec(qy), 0<y< ,
dx 4
where p and q are constants to be determined.
(5)
(Total 10 marks)
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7. (i) Given y = 2x(x2 – 1)5, show that
dy
(a) = g(x)(x2 – 1)4 where g(x) is a function to be determined.
dx
(4)
dy
(b) Hence find the set of values of x for which ⩾0
dx
(2)
(ii) Given
π
x = ln(sec2y), 0<y<
4
find dy as a function of x in its simplest form.
dx
(4)
(Total 10 marks)
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4x - 5 2x 1
8. f(x) = – 2 , x 3, x – .
(2 x + 1)( x - 3) x -9 2
(a) Show that
5
f(x) = .
(2 x + 1)( x + 3)
(5)
5
The curve C has equation y = f (x). The point P - 1, - lies on C.
2
(b) Find an equation of the normal to C at P.
(8)
(Total 13 marks)
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9.
Figure 1
Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation
g(x) = x2(1 – x)e–2x, x 0.
(a) Show that g' (x) = f(x)e–2x, where f(x) is a cubic function to be found.
(3)
(b) Hence find the range of g.
(6)
(c) State a reason why the function g–1(x) does not exist.
(1)
(Total 10 marks)
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10. Given that k is a negative constant and that the function f(x) is defined by
( x - 5k )( x - k )
f (x) = 2 – , x 0,
x 2 - 3kx + 2k 2
x+k
(a) show that f (x) = .
x - 2k
(3)
(b) Hence find f ' (x), giving your answer in its simplest form.
(3)
(c) State, with a reason, whether f (x) is an increasing or a decreasing function.
Justify your answer.
(2)
(Total 8 marks)
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x 4 + x 3 - 3x 2 + 7 x - 6
11. f(x) = , x > 2, x ℝ.
x2 + x - 6
(a) Given that
x 4 + x3 - 3x 2 + 7 x - 6 B
�x 2 + A + ,
x + x-6
2
x-2
find the values of the constants A and B.
(4)
(b) Hence or otherwise, using calculus, find an equation of the normal to the curve with
equation y = f(x) at the point where x = 3.
(5)
(Total 9 marks)
TOTAL FOR PAPER: 100 MARKS
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